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Glossary Appendix B
84 Hydro-Control VI Operators Guide HD0456 Rev 1.7.1
Pre-wet Water
This is the water that is added at the start of the process before any dry mixing is done.
Probe
See Sensor.
RS485
This is the serial communication protocol that the sensors use to communicate digitally with the
control system.
RS485 Address
As more than one sensor can be on a RS485 network together, the address determines which
sensor is which. The sensors leave the factory set to address 16 by default.
Sensor
The sensor is the physical probe that is used to measure moisture in materials. The sensor
consists of a stainless steel case containing the electronic components connected to a resonator
which sits behind a ceramic faceplate.
Trim Water
This is an amount of water that is added to the mixer after the calculated amount has been added.
This can be added manually by the operator or automatically from the recipe.
Unscaled
This is the raw value of the sensor, and is a value that changes linearly with the amount of moisture
in the material being measure. It is pre-set in the factory for each sensor and is between 0 (in air)
and 100 (in water).
USB
The Universal Serial Bus is an interface that can be used to attach external devices, such as
memory sticks, to the Hydro-Control VI.
Wet Mix Time
This is the time taken for the wet mix which is the mix that occurs at the end of the mix after all the
main water has been added.
Wet Weight Moisture
This is the moisture content of the material calculated as the percentage of moisture in the wet
weight of material in the sample.