Operation
Tankvision Gauge Link
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• Add a gauge
• Edit gauge properties
– GPU Gauge address (Example 02)
– FlexConn address (Example 0101)
• Once ENG=ENGAUGE in TVGL scan for boards within the actual gauges and use the
ENgauge commands.
ENG=WINSETUP(return)
This is a similar command to the Ensite and Engauge mode, in that it will drop back after 2
or 4 minutes, if the RS232 port sees no data. When Winsetup is NOT polling for data,
Tankvision Gauge Link will start polling for data until the Winsetup then starts polling for
data. The COMMUNICATIONS LED does not light up when Winsetup polls for data. If the
Tankvision Gauge Link is powered down and back up, the unit will default back to normal,
terminal emulation software. The baud rate for this port when in Winsetup mode is always
set to 4800 and no other baud rate can be used.
DEBUG(return)
This command is used to print the data transmitted and received on the Field bus port. This
feature can be useful when commissioning a system. To cancel the debug mode, press the
‘return’ key a few times or power the Tankvision Gauge Link down and back up.
If the Field bus port is a BPM port, then the data printed will be the raw ASCII data, generally
the transmitted and received data will be printed on the same line per gauge, a new line will
be printed for a different gauge.
If the Field port is a TRL/2 port, then the data printed will be the raw decimal data. If a long
message is received, then serial port may not be able to handle all the data so quickly, so the
received data can be shorted, so only the address, function and CRC is viewed, all the rest of
the viewed data will be replaced with a #. To set this command type
S(return)
when in debug
mode. This feature is only supported for the TRL/2 field bus mode.
7.1.5
Quick list of commands
INFO(return)
FTS=XXXX(return)
HTS=XXXX(return)
HPA=X(return)
GPUGAIN=X(return)
CONFIG(return)
ZZZZ=XXX(return)
DEVICES(return)
ALLDEVICES(return)
BLANKX(return)
FULLBLANK(return)
ENG=ZZZZZ(return)
DEBUG(return)
S(return)
Where X and Z represent letters or numbers.
7.1.6
Configuration practices
Configuring the Tankvision Gauge Link using terminal emulation software is straight
forward to do but a few practices need to be carried out.
When configuring the Tankvision Gauge Link to communicate with Honeywell Enraf, the
type of gauge must be setup in the 1100 block of holding registers, if the type of gauge isn’t
configured, the Tankvision Gauge Link will treat the gauge as a basic Honeywell Enraf 811
gauge.
No type of gauge is required to be configured if connection to Emerson SAAB gauges.
