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2014/68/EU

High Performance 26 GHz

Pulse Burst Radar

Level Transmitter

Installation and Operating

Manual for Pulsar

Model R86

with HART

output

Software Version 1.x

Summary of Contents for Pulsar R86

Page 1: ...2014 68 EU High Performance 26 GHz Pulse Burst Radar Level Transmitter Installation and Operating Manual for Pulsar Model R86 with HART output Software Version 1 x...

Page 2: ...C rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may ca...

Page 3: ...sion Proof 19 2 6 Configuring the Transmitter 20 2 6 1 Bench Configuration 20 2 6 2 Menu Traversal and Data Entry 21 2 6 2 1 Navigating the Menu 21 2 6 2 2 Data Selection 21 2 6 2 3 Entering Numeric D...

Page 4: ...y Approvals 52 3 5 1 Agency Drawing Entity Parameters 54 3 6 Parts 56 3 6 1 Replacement Parts 56 3 7 Specifications 57 3 7 1 Functional Transmitter 57 3 7 2 Functional Environmental 58 3 7 2 1 Safe Op...

Page 5: ...Complete Installation Section 2 0 for detailed installa tion instructions 1 1 Getting Started Before beginning the QuickStart Installation procedures have the correct equipment tools and information...

Page 6: ...antenna _____________ Antenna What is maximum nozzle length for Extension which the antenna can be used Select 8th digit of antenna model number See nameplate on side of antenna _____________ Antenna...

Page 7: ...l ready to install the transmitter NOTE Do not use sealing compound or TFE tape on antenna connec tion to transmitter This connection is sealed by a Viton O ring 1 2 2 Transmitter 1 Remove the protect...

Page 8: ...sted the PULSAR Model R86 transmitter is shipped fully pre configured for the application and can be installed immediately Otherwise the unit is shipped config ured with default factory values and can...

Page 9: ...ess ENTER with the WIZARDS menu item high lighted 6 Press ENTER with the SETUP WIZARD menu item highlighted The Setup Wizard shows the basic parameters along with Help Text to guide the procedure One...

Page 10: ...l refer to antenna nameplate NPT National Pipe Thread BSP British Standard Pipe Flange ANSI or DIN Dielectric Range Enter the Dielectric Range for the material to be measured Below 1 7 light hydrocarb...

Page 11: ...ost position then the screen is exited without changing the previously saved value ENTER Moves the cursor to the right If the cursor is located at a blank character position the new value is saved Scr...

Page 12: ...eplaced with a cable gland Record the model and serial numbers for future reference when ordering parts 2 2 Electrostatic Discharge ESD Handling Procedure MAGNETROL electronic instruments are manufact...

Page 13: ...2 3 2 Equipment and Tools No special tools are required The following items are recommended Threaded antenna and process connection 2 50 mm Transmitter antenna connection 13 4 44 mm wrench Transmitter...

Page 14: ...eavily cluttered with false targets mixers pumps ladders pipes etc During times of very low liquid levels of low dielectric media the metal tank bottom may be detected which can deterio rate performan...

Page 15: ...m from the sensor reference point whichever is greater 2 4 1 1 Location Ideally the Radar transmitter should be mounted providing an unobstructed signal path to the liquid surface where it should illu...

Page 16: ...hin the vessel 2 4 1 5 Standpipes and Stillwells The PULSAR Model R86 can be mounted in a standpipe or stillwell but certain items must be considered Metal stillwells only Sizes 11 2 4 inches 38 100 m...

Page 17: ...ecific point in the vessel it is usually a symptom of multipath side wall reflections causing cancellation by returning to the transmitter exactly 180 out of phase with the actual Level signal This ca...

Page 18: ...For the same reason cable gland and plugs should be properly installed in the cable entries 2 5 1 General Purpose or Non incendive Cl I Div 2 A general purpose installation does not have flammable me...

Page 19: ...shield to an earth ground at power supply 5 Connect an earth ground wire to the nearest green ground screw not shown in illustration 6 Connect the positive supply wire to the terminal and the negative...

Page 20: ...ides a convenient and efficient way to set up the transmitter before going to the tank site to complete the installation Before configuring any transmitter collect all operating parameters information...

Page 21: ...labels or parameter names Menu labels are presented in all capital letters Parameters are capital words 2 6 2 1 Navigating the Menu UP moves to the previous item in the menu branch DOWN moves to the...

Page 22: ...st digit 0 1 2 3 9 or decimal point If held down the digits scroll until the push button is released Back Moves the cursor to the left and deletes a digit If the cursor is already at the leftmost posi...

Page 23: ...d to any numerical value up to 59999 When the transmitter is programmed for password protection a password is required whenever configuration values are changed NOTE If a User Password is not known or...

Page 24: ...mitter The menu layout is similar between the local Keypad LCD interface the DD and the DTM Use these tables as a step by step guide to configure the transmitter based on the desired measurement type...

Page 25: ...t this point are NOTES 1 Items and parameters that are shown in lower level menus will depend on the Measurement Type chosen Those parameter not applicable to the present Measurement Type will be hidd...

Page 26: ...om the MAIN MENU will result in an LCD presentation as shown at left The small down arrow shown at the right hand side of the screen is the indication that more items are available below and can be ac...

Page 27: ...Horn RB4 x 4 Horn Antenna Extension 0 No nozzle 1 Nozzle 4 2 Nozzle 8 3 Nozzle 12 4 Nozzle 24 5 Nozzle 48 6 Nozzle 72 Rate of Change 5 in min 5 20 in min 20 60 in min 60 in min Display Config Advanced...

Page 28: ...ters Stillwell I D 1 6 to 19 7 inches 40 to 5000 mm Turbulance None Light Medium Heavy Foam None Light Medium Heavy Volume Config I O Config Antenna Model RB1 x 1 5 Horn RB2 x 2 Horn RB3 x 3 Horn RB4...

Page 29: ...eet 0 to 30 meters 0 to 9999999 cf Volume PV Alarm Selection High Low Hold Last Output Value Damping 0 to 10 seconds Language English French German Spanish Russian Portuguese Status Symbol Hide View L...

Page 30: ...ue Output Echo Loss Delay 1 to 1000 seconds Failure Alarm Delay 0 to 5 seconds Level Trim 10 to 10 inches 25 to 25 cm THRESHOLD SETTINGS Target Selection First Echo Largest Echo Target Thresh Mode Aut...

Page 31: ...ig I O Config Display Config Advanced Config Factory Config NAP Factory Reset FACTORY CALIBRATION Factory password required Elec Temp Offset Conversion Factor Scale Offset Window Fiducial Gain 0 255 r...

Page 32: ...necting it directly to the terminal block in the electronics housing of the PULSAR Model R86 transmitter HART uses the Bell 202 frequency shift key technique of high frequency digital signals It opera...

Page 33: ...oints 1 Manufacturer 2 Model 3 Magnetrol S N 4 Hardware Rev 5 Firmware Rev 6 Cfg chng count 7 Dev id 8 Universal Rev 9 Fld Dev Rev 10 Software Rev 11 Num Req Preams 1 Enter Password 2 Vessel Type 3 Le...

Page 34: ...bol 4 Long Tag 5 PV Bar Graph 6 Measured Values 1 Enter Password 2 Sensitivity 3 Top Blocking Distance 4 Bottom Blocking Distance 5 Safety Zone Settings 6 Echo Loss Settings 7 Failure Alarm Delay 8 Ad...

Page 35: ...ts connect via a watertight feed through 3 2 Theory of Operation 3 2 1 Pulse Burst Radar PULSAR Model R86 is a top mounted downward looking pulse burst radar operating at 26 GHz Unlike true pulse devi...

Page 36: ...h today s technology ETS is accomplished by scanning the tank to collect thou sands of samples Approximately three scans are taken per second each scan gathers more than 50 000 samples 3 3 Configurati...

Page 37: ...t Function A parameter labeled Reset Parameter is located at the end of the DEVICE SETUP ADVANCED CONFIG menu In the event a user gets confused during configuration or advanced troubleshooting this pa...

Page 38: ...f the System Configuration parameters required for volume applications that use one of the nine Vessel Types Configuration Parameter Explanation System Units A selection of Gallons Barrels Milliliters...

Page 39: ...8 603 Pulsar Model R86 Radar Transmitter SPHERICAL HORIZONTAL SPHERICAL Vessel Types VERTICAL FLAT VERTICAL CONICAL HORIZONTAL FLAT RECTANGULAR HORIZONTAL ELLIPTICAL VERTICAL ELLIPTICAL VERTICAL SPHER...

Page 40: ...Type The Custom Table points can be a Linear straight line between adjacent points or Spline can be a curved line between points relationship See drawing below for more information Cust Table Vals A...

Page 41: ...the weir is related to the Head at a specified measurement location The Model R86 is the secondary measuring device which measures the Head of the liquid in the flume or weir Open channel flow equati...

Page 42: ...ee page 43 for flow calculation Weir Crest Length The Weir Crest Length screen only appears when the chosen Flow Element is Cipoletti or one of the Rectangular weirs Input this length in the user sele...

Page 43: ...the values of K L C H and n See example below NOTE The Generic Equation parameters must be entered in Cu Ft Second units The resultant flow is converted by the Model R86 into whatever Flow Units are...

Page 44: ...e capability of using a Generic Equation see page 44 for flow calculation Custom Table The Custom Table points can be a Linear straight line between adjacent points or Spline can be a curved line betw...

Page 45: ...shooting tool that can aid in the resolution of any diagnostic indicators that may appear Refer to Section 4 0 Advanced Configuration Troubleshooting Techniques for additional information 3 4 1 Diagno...

Page 46: ...l categories Failure Function Check Out of Specification and Maintenance Required In the FOUNDATION fieldbus version of the transmitter diagnostic indicators can be mapped to multiple categories e g a...

Page 47: ...highest MAGNETROL priority active diagnostic indicator numer ically lowest in Table 3 4 is displayed on the bottom LCD line Pressing the ENTER key moves the active diagnostic indicator to the top lin...

Page 48: ...CED DIAGNOSTICS This menu displays parameters related to some of the advanced diagnostics available within the Model R86 INTERNAL VALUES Displays read only internal parameters ELEC TEMPERATURES Displa...

Page 49: ...eak to detect Torque HF nut Clean gold pin on transmitter and socket on antenna Check settings Fiducial Gain Window Increase Fid Gain Contact MAGNETROLTechnical Support 12 Too Many Echoes Failure Exce...

Page 50: ...Spec Echo Rejection inoperative May report erroneous Level readings Upr Echo may be lost Save a fresh Echo Rejection Curve 27 Spare Indicator 7 OK Reserved for future use 28 Inferred Level Out of Spe...

Page 51: ...ion Descriptive information relevant to the highlighted parameter in the menu will be accessible via the local display and remote host interfaces This will most often be a parameter related screen but...

Page 52: ...14ATEX0058X II 3 G Ex nA IIC Gc T6 Ta 15 C to 70 C IP67 IEC IECEx FMG 15 0034X Ex nA IIC Gc T6 Ta 15 C to 70 C IP67 Intrinsically Safe US Canada Class I II III Div 1 Group A B C D E F G T4 Class I Zon...

Page 53: ...r peripheral the instructions furnished the user shall include the following or similar statement placed in a prominent location in the text of the manual Note This equipment has been tested and found...

Page 54: ...54 58 603 Pulsar Model R86 Radar Transmitter 3 5 1 Agency Drawing and Entity Parameters...

Page 55: ...55 58 603 Pulsar Model R86 Radar Transmitter 3 5 1 Agency Drawing and Entity Parameters...

Page 56: ...placement Part 8 Heat Extension 032 6922 001 6 Housing Cover Digit 7 Digit 8 Digit 9 Replacement Part 0 all 1 004 9225 002 2 004 9225 003 A all 1 036 4413 013 all 2 036 4413 016 7 Housing Cover Digit...

Page 57: ...hic Liquid Crystal Display Digital Communication HART Version 7 with Field Communicator FOUNDATION fieldbus AMS or FDT DTM PACTware EDDL Menu Languages Transmitter LCD English French German Spanish Ru...

Page 58: ...1 inch or 1mm Repeatability 0 1 inch 3 mm or 0 05 of tank height whichever is greater Response Time 2 seconds configuration dependent Initialization Time 30 seconds Ambient Temperature Effect Digital...

Page 59: ...r chlorosulfuric acids sour HCs Kalrez 4079 2 400 F 232 psi 200 C 16 bar 750 psi 70 F 51 7 bar 20 C 40 F 40 C Inorganic and organic acids including HF and nitric aldehydes ethylene glycols organic oil...

Page 60: ...lwells 0 500 250 40 70 750 1000 1500 1250 2000 2250 1750 2500 100 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 Pressure psig 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 50 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 Pressure bar Tempera...

Page 61: ...8 3 211 3 12 12 305 12 305 12 4 315 14 4 366 4 24 24 610 24 610 24 610 24 610 5 48 48 1219 48 1219 48 1219 48 1219 6 72 72 1829 72 1829 72 1829 72 1829 Dim D 1 56 40 1 89 48 2 95 75 3 74 95 HORN ANTE...

Page 62: ...20 mA with HART 2 Foundation fieldbus H1 6 SAFETY OPTIONS 0 None FOUNDATION fieldbus only 5th digit 2 1 SIL 2 Hardware HART only 5th digit 1 7 ACCESSORIES MOUNTING 0 No Digital Display and Keypad Inte...

Page 63: ...EN 1092 1 Type A 45 2 600 ANSI raised face flange DD DN 50 PN 63 EN 1092 1 Type B2 53 3 150 ANSI raised face flange EA DN 80 PN 16 EN 1092 1 Type A 54 3 300 ANSI raised face flange EB DN 80 PN 25 40...

Page 64: ...AL OF CONSTRUCTION MFG NUT ROD INSULATION 9 FUTURE 0 10 O RING MATERIALS SEAL OPTIONS 0 Viton GFLT 2 Kalrez 4079 8 Simriz SZ485 formerly Aegis PF128 NACE A Kalrez 6375 N None Quartz seal 0 None 1 For...

Page 65: ...ns are best suited for use with PACTware and the Model R86 DTM and should be implemented only after contacting Magnetrol Technical Support 4 1 Echo Rejection After choosing a proper mounting location...

Page 66: ...ge On the next screen enter the actual location of the level to be measured and then click on NEXT A password window will then appear unless the password was previously entered Enter the password and...

Page 67: ...he loop can be returned to automatic control At this point the echo rejection curve can be viewed by selecting Rejection Curve as Curve 2 in the lower left corner of the Echo Curve screen The Rejectio...

Page 68: ...rejection Since the local display does not have the ability to concurrently display the live and rejection echo curves the manipulation of the echo rejection curve will be done in the DD and DTM only...

Page 69: ...re echo rejection curve would result in a lower portion of the rejection curve being lost Therefore it is beneficial in that circumstance to be able to add the echo to the existing custom curve so tha...

Page 70: ...he Rejection echo list along with a display of the present level the user selects the desired echo to be modified The distance to the echo must be smaller than the distance to the level echo 3 The use...

Page 71: ...tank For example some processes may only operate in a smaller range 6 The increments can be set as a percentage of the Start Stop range Increment by or in Level Distance units Increment by Unit 7 The...

Page 72: ...ases but the Echo Margin decreas es a False Target is reaching closer to the Threshold see drawing above If the False Target reaches above the Threshold it will be detected as a valid Level echo and w...

Page 73: ...e transmitter has the ability to store a number of echo curves in its on board memory These echo curves can then be downloaded to a laptop running software such as PACTware and reviewed in Diagnostics...

Page 74: ...f the DTM 4 x Event History Although Event History has been included and found to be very useful in other Magnetol devices it has been improved in the Model R86 Event History becomes the main reposito...

Page 75: ...rocedure used when accessing the Event Hisotry from the DTM Although Event History can be viewed via the Local User Interface the DTM offers a more complete view of the information Press Refresh Event...

Page 76: ...3 1 9 Echo Reject State 2017 01 08 15 51 05 000 00 00 0 2 0 8 Echo Curve 2017 01 08 15 32 46 000 00 00 7 29 5 7 Low Echo Margin 2017 01 08 15 32 16 000 00 00 5 29 5 6 BC Level 2017 01 08 15 31 10 028...

Page 77: ...Echoes Number of Echoes found Level value when captured Event Value1 Value2 Run Average Old value New Value 4mA LRV Old value New value 20mA URV Old value New value Base Threshold Old value New value...

Page 78: ...lue Turbulence 0 None 1 Light 2 Medium 3 Heavy Corresponding Echo Strength TVG End Location Old value New value TVG End Value Old value New value TVG Start Location Old value New value TVG Start Value...

Page 79: ...Inferred Level Typically this is caused when the Level target has been lost or has entered either the Top or Bottom Blocking Distance zones If in the Top or Bottom Blocking Distance zones the transmi...

Page 80: ...turn This is available through a MAGNETROL local representative or by contacting the factory Please supply the following information 1 Company Name 2 Description of Material 3 Serial Number 4 Reason f...

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