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INSTRUCTION MANUAL

MAGNA ROD / CURRENT METER COUNTER

MODEL MAGD/CMC

HYQUEST SOLUTIONS PTY LTD

PO BOX 332, LIVERPOOL B.C NSW 1871, AUSTRALIA

Phone:(Int.) 612 9601 2022 Fax: :(Int.) 612 9602 6971

Phone:(Nat.) (02) 9601 2022 Fax: :(Nat.) (02) 9602 6971

Email:

[email protected]

Web:

www.hyquestsolutions.com.au

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Page 1: ...C HYQUEST SOLUTIONS PTY LTD PO BOX 332 LIVERPOOL B C NSW 1871 AUSTRALIA Phone Int 612 9601 2022 Fax Int 612 9602 6971 Phone Nat 02 9601 2022 Fax Nat 02 9602 6971 Email sales hyquestsolutions com au We...

Page 2: ...4 Current Meter Counter Operation 8 4 5 Current Meter Counter Menus 9 4 6 Indicator LEDs 12 4 7 Bluetooth Communications 12 4 7 1 Serial Communications Interface 13 4 7 2 Data Conversion Example 15 4...

Page 3: ...quations and 3 rotations sec ranges The MagnaRod counter operates with 3 x AA alkaline 1 5V batteries and comes in a robust waterproof enclosure The commands are identical to the CMCsp commands so exi...

Page 4: ...nal to determine if a contact closure has occurred and if successive signals are of the same characteristics The MagnaRod then determines contact closure conditions and either counts the signal closur...

Page 5: ...ress and hold both buttons to turn on the MagnaRod Power OFF Press and hold both buttons again to turn off the MagnaRod Left Right Button Button Bed TSR Surface Stop CMC Start Up Dn Menu Select Hold T...

Page 6: ...being measured from the surface down to the current meter The total water depth or Sounding is displayed on the bottom of the screen Depth too small indicates you have moved the rod less than 0 02ft 5...

Page 7: ...e from the river bed to the current meter shaft when the Top Set Rod is in the lowest position 3 LCD Options allows 3 more LCD selections to be chosen The contrast can vary between 6 light and 24 dark...

Page 8: ...s pulses are detected 3 When the elapsed timer exceeds the measurement interval and a meter pulse is detected the timer will be stopped The final count elapsed time and the calculated velocity are all...

Page 9: ...contacts this becomes extremely important since Cat s Whisker contacts offer the poorest quality for marking and counting rotations In Cat s Whisker mode there are 2 speed settings FAST is selected fo...

Page 10: ...tions on the screen match the equations on your Current Meter calibrations sheets 6 Select Save and Return to go back to the previous menu 7 When More Settings Test is selected 5 more selections becom...

Page 11: ...e for the magnetic head contact does not apply but can be performed 11 The Spin Test is an elapsed time measurement from the time a meter is spun to when rotation of the meter stops Press Start and th...

Page 12: ...d IEEE 802 14 that offers a transparent serial port protocol for communication When the MagnaRod is turned On the MagnaRod determines if Bluetooth is installed If available Bluetooth can be enabled an...

Page 13: ...n such as HyperTerm Commands can be sent to the MagnaRod to perform special functions or select operating modes The following describes the serial data requirements commands and data formats that are...

Page 14: ...t that is transmitted to the externally connected device can be used to display elapsed time and velocity while the measurement is being performed At the end of the measurement interval or if the T co...

Page 15: ...uously output a 1 second data display without a time limit The T or I command must be used to terminate the operation V The software version of the MagnaRod is sent in the following manner vX X Exampl...

Page 16: ...terval time is then used to compute the measured velocity For the Normal mode the 1 second output data format displays the accumulating time interval counts based on a 300 Hz sample rate The following...

Page 17: ...interface Command Function Performed N Spin Test S Start Spin Measurement subcommand in Spin Test A Stop Spin Measurement subcommand in Spin Test U Buzzer ON Z Buzzer OFF M Magnetic Head Meter C Cat...

Page 18: ...ove the batteries and any remaining water Allow the unit to dry out completely before reinstalling the batteries There are no user serviceable parts inside the MagnaRod If the unit does not function p...

Page 19: ...porary immersion Note 60 1 Meter cup width for 6 cups Water Velocity Flow absolute maximum 1 Normal Mode Price AA meter Mag 45 ft s 13 7m s 99o to 204o dwell CatW 22 ft s 6 7m s 10o to 62o dwell Pygmy...

Page 20: ...er Head 1 NOTES a Measurements and Computations based on the following Rating Table Equations Price AA Meter V 2 2048 0 0178 where V Velocity ft s T T Seconds rotation Pygmy Meter V 0 9604 0 0312 T b...

Page 21: ...f the spin test the MagnaRod sends a final data string that displays the total number of counts and total time all shown in decimal notation This format makes it easy to copy the final total number of...

Page 22: ...nds to the total number displayed 3 The maximum number of measured meter contact closures clicks is 999 If the accumulating contact closures continues beyond the maximum data form the count rolls over...

Page 23: ...in the Accessories folder listed in the Programs list on the desktop Within HyperTerminal and before spinning the meter select Capture Text found in the Windows label Transfer tab When the Capture Tex...

Page 24: ...Do not import column skip in the Column data format window This will show Skip in the column 1 heading 11 Click on column 3 where the Time data is shown in HEX ASCII and change in the Column data form...

Page 25: ...response of a current meter created from data in a Spin Test file Spin Test for Meter 1234567 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 1 6 11 16 21 26 31 36 41 46 51 56 61 66 71 76 81 86 91 96 101...

Page 26: ...wing simple formula Dwell Angle Contact time x 360 Total Time The contact time and total time shown above in the formula are expressed in terms of the number of samples measured at a sample rate of 12...

Page 27: ...e 27 4 06 INSPECTED __________________ Anthony Gemayel Mechatronics Engineer _____________________________________________________________ The above meter has been calibrated in accordance with AS 377...

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