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Read this Manual Before Installing

This manual provides information on the R82 Radar transmitter. It is
important  that  all  instructions  are  read  carefully  and  followed  in
sequence. The 

QuickStart Installation

instructions are a brief guide to

the  sequence  of  steps  for  experienced  technicians  to  follow  when
installing  the  equipment.  Detailed  instructions  are  included  in  the

Complete Installation

section of this manual.

Conventions Used in this Manual

Certain conventions are used in this manual to convey specific types
of  information.  General  technical  material,  support  data,  and  safety
information are presented in narrative form. The following styles are
used for notes, cautions, and warnings.

NOTES

Notes contain information that augments or clarifies an operating
step. Notes do not normally contain actions. They follow the pro-
cedural steps to which they refer.

Cautions

Cautions  alert  the  technician  to  special  conditions  that  could
injure  personnel,  damage  equipment,  or  reduce  a  component’s
mechanical integrity. Cautions are also used to alert the technician
to unsafe practices or the need for special protective equipment or
specific materials. In this manual, a caution box indicates a poten-
tially  hazardous  situation  which,  if  not  avoided,  may  result  in
minor or moderate injury.

WARNINGS

Warnings  identify  potentially  dangerous  situations  or  serious
hazards.  In  this  manual,  a  warning  indicates  an  imminently  haz-
ardous  situation  which,  if  not  avoided,  could  result  in  serious
injury or death.

Safety Messages

The  Through-Air  Radar  system  is  designed  for  use  in  Category  II,
Pollution  Degree  2  installations.  Follow  all  standard  industry  proce-
dures for servicing electrical and computer equipment when working
with or around high voltage. Always shut off the power supply before
touching any components. Although high voltage is not present in this
system, it may be present in other systems.

Electrical components are sensitive to electrostatic discharge. To pre-
vent equipment damage, observe safety procedures when working with
electrostatic sensitive components.

Low Voltage Directive

For use in Installations Category II, Pollution Degree 2. If equipment
is used in a manner not specified by the manufacturer, protection pro-
vided by equipment may be impaired.

NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with
the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the
FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protec-
tion against harmful interference in a residential installation. This
equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy
and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions,
may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However,
there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular
installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to the

radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning
the equipment off and on, the use is encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from

that to which the receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician

for help.

Any unauthorized changes or modifications not expressly approved by
Magnetrol

®

International, Incorporated could void user’s authority to

operate this equipment.

WARNING! 

Explosion hazard. Do not connect or disconnect designs

rated  Explosion-proof  or  Non-incendive  unless  power  has  been
switched off and/or the area is known to be non-hazardous

Notice of Copyright and Limitations

MAGNETROL & MAGNETROL logotype are registered trademarks
of MAGNETROL INTERNATIONAL.

Copyright © 2016 MAGNETROL INTERNATIONAL,
INCORPORATED
All rights reserved.

Performance specifications are effective with date of issue and are sub-
ject  to  change  without  notice.  MAGNETROL reserves  the  right  to
make  changes  to  the  product  described  in  this  manual  at  any  time
without notice. MAGNETROL makes no warranty with respect to the
accuracy of the information in this manual.

Warranty

All  MAGNETROL electronic  level  and  flow  controls  are  warranted
free of defects in materials or workmanship for eighteen months from
the date of original factory shipment.

If returned within the warranty period; and, upon factory inspection of
the control, the cause of the claim is determined to be covered under
the warranty; then, MAGNETROL will repair or replace the control
at no cost to the purchaser (or owner) other than transportation.

MAGNETROL shall  not  be  liable  for  misapplication,  labor  claims,
direct or consequential damage or expense arising from the installation
or  use  of  equipment.  There  are  no  other  warranties  expressed  or
implied,  except  special  written  warranties  covering  some
MAGNETROL products.

Quality Assurance

The quality assurance system in place at MAGNETROL guarantees
the highest level of quality throughout the company. MAGNETROL
is committed to providing full customer satisfaction both in quality
products and quality service.

The MAGNETROL quality assurance system is
registered to ISO 9001 affirming its commitment
to  known  international  quality  standards
providing  the  strongest  assurance  of
product/service quality available.

58-610 Model R82 Radar Transmitter

Summary of Contents for R82

Page 1: ...Pulse Burst Radar Level Transmitter Installation and Operating Manual Model R82 R82 software v2 0a...

Page 2: ...energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a par...

Page 3: ...ata Entry 19 2 6 4 1 Navigating Menu 19 2 6 4 2 Data Selection 19 2 6 4 3 Entering Numeric Data Using Digit Entry 19 2 6 4 4 Entering Numeric Data Using Increment Decrement 20 2 6 4 5 Entering Charact...

Page 4: ...ete Installation Section 2 0 for detailed installa tion instructions 1 1 Getting Started Before beginning the QuickStart Installation procedures have the right equipment tools and information availabl...

Page 5: ...of the tank and the Sensor Reference point bottom of NPT thread top of BSP thread or face of flange Tank Top Is the Tank Top Flat Horizontal Cylinder Dome Irregular or Other non metallic Tank Height...

Page 6: ...a line tangent to the near est tank wall Figure 3 Do not optimize the Echo Strength at one level in the vessel Do not place insulating material around any part of the Radar transmitter including the...

Page 7: ...uring normal operation the display changes every 2 sec onds to show one of the various measured values that can be chosen for display Level Volume Distance Echo Strength Output Loop Current and Local...

Page 8: ...nds to the application Select the Foam value that corre sponds to the application Select the Rate of Change value that corresponds to the maximum rate the level will rise or fall Examine the list of r...

Page 9: ...re reference when ordering parts 2 2 Electrostatic Discharge ESD Handling Procedure The MAGNETROL electronic instruments are manufac tured to the highest quality standards These instruments use electr...

Page 10: ...ge 2 3 3 1 Maximum Distance Figure 7 at left shows the maximum measuring range Distance based on fundamental conditions of Dielectric Distance and Turbulence Maximum dis tance is calculated as Tank He...

Page 11: ...low dielectric media the metal tank bottom may be detected deteriorat ing performance 2 inch 50 mm Antenna 8 inch 200 mm Antenna 13 330 mm 7 178 mm 15 380 mm BSP 16 405 mm minimum measured from botto...

Page 12: ...rom bending or breaking Insulating material is not placed around any part of the Radar transmitter including the antenna flange Transmitter is being mounted in the optimal location See following secti...

Page 13: ...reads or face of the flange The related distance as measured from the end of the antenna varies depending on the antenna extension chosen See Figure 13 The narrow beam width of the 26 GHz R82 does all...

Page 14: ...e of the flume throat or weir crest in the location defined by the manufacturer of the primary measuring device The unit should also be aligned with the longitudinal axis of the flume or weir Open cha...

Page 15: ...ransmitter display when the adjustment mechanism is in the 11 position factory default See Figures 16 and 17 2 4 2 2 Launcher Orientation Level Application Ideally the transmitter should be mounted ha...

Page 16: ...f the Level signal is lost repeatedly at a specific point in the vessel it is usually a symptom that multipath side wall reflections are causing cancellation by returning to the transmitter exactly 18...

Page 17: ...power supply and leave floating at the transmitter 4 Connect an earth ground wire to the nearest green ground screw per local electrical code not shown in illustration 5 Connect the positive supply wi...

Page 18: ...24 VDC power supply directly to the trans mitter terminals The connections are illustrated in the accompanying diagrams An optional digital multimeter is shown if current measurements are desired When...

Page 19: ...new selection ENTER arrow to confirm selection Use BACK Escape key at any time to abort the proce dure and escape to previous branch item 2 6 4 3 Entering Numeric Data Using Digit Entry Use this meth...

Page 20: ...hen the screen is exited without changing the original tag characters Enter Moves the cursor forward to the right If the cursor is at the rightmost position then the new tag is saved Push button Keyst...

Page 21: ...to determine the actual password 2 6 6 Menu Step By Step Procedure The following tables provide a complete explanation of the software menus displayed by the Radar transmitter Use these tables as a st...

Page 22: ...xxx x units Transmitter Display Transmitter display showing Level and Echo Strength of signal reflection Good values are 20 99 5 Output xx x Transmitter Display Transmitter displays Output measurement...

Page 23: ...often lost or Echo Strength is 20 17 Foam select Select amount of Foam None Light Medium Heavy Increase selection if Echo is often lost or Echo Strength is 20 18 Rate of Change select Select Rate of C...

Page 24: ...Select a value 0 1000 30 is default 26 Safe Zone Fault select Select the Safe Zone Fault Safe Zone is a user defined area just below the Blocking Distance Set this Fault if it necessary to ensure saf...

Page 25: ...ti drop HART network 35 New Password enter Enter new Password Enter the desired Password value between 0 and 255 O No Password During normal operation an encrypted password is shown Consult factory to...

Page 26: ...set where the Level value is clamped 5 Echo Strength xx xxx x units Transmitter Display Transmitter display showing Level and Echo Strength of signal reflection Good values are 20 99 6 Output xx x Tra...

Page 27: ...the Level Offset Level Offset defines an area at the bottom of the vessel where reflections can not be measured effectively due to angled bottoms heating coils reflections from flat metal tank bottoms...

Page 28: ...vessels Width is only used for Rectangular vessels Length is only used for Rectangular and the three Horizontal vessels Ellipse End is only used for Horiz Ellip vessels 17 Volume Custom Table Enter in...

Page 29: ...exit at any time NOTES ECHO REJECTION should run with vessel at or near empty when all targets are exposed Re run this routine if intial calibration is done with significant liquid in vessel The Echo...

Page 30: ...nfirmed as correct 24 to 24 inches 61 to 61 cm 34 Stillwell I D xx x units Enter Pipe I D For measuring in a stillwell Enter a value for inside diameter of the pipe presently only 2 50mm is acceptable...

Page 31: ...Number for reference 44 Model R82 version Transmitter Display Base Model Number with Communication type HT HART Firmware Version and Date 45 Factory Params Enter to display Factory Parameters Enter to...

Page 32: ...e measurement includes Sensor Offset value This value may not represent reciprocal of Level if the liquid level is within the Blocking Distance or Level Offset where the Level value is clamped 6 Echo...

Page 33: ...reflections from flat metal tank bottoms in low dielectric applications etc It is the distance from the bottom of the tank to the lowest valid level reading Level reading will never be lower than Leve...

Page 34: ...e or weir before the flow equation is no longer valid The Maximum Head is expressed in the user selected Level Units The R82 will default to the largest Maximum Head value that is allowed for any give...

Page 35: ...Totalizer NR is non resettable Since this action will permanently lose this data a second chance is provided with an Are you sure screen 18 Flow Generic Equation Enter Flow Information Using Generic E...

Page 36: ...P4 P5 and at transition point P7 and points on either side P6 P8 P5 P4 P6 P8 P9 Average flow rate Custom Table Values A maximum of 20 points can be used in building the Custom Table Each pair of value...

Page 37: ...el value 3 To run a new Echo Rejection Profile a Choose the echo that corresponds to the actual liquid level b Press ENTER and confirm a new Echo Rejection profile should be run If necessary Press ESC...

Page 38: ...22 mA Latch 3 6 or Latch 22 If Latch 3 6 or Latch 22 is chosen the loop current will remain in alarm until it it cleared by customer in SZ Latch below refer to 34 33 Safe Zone Height xx x units Enter...

Page 39: ...multi drop HART network 41 New Password enter Enter new Password Enter the desired Password value between 0 and 255 O No Password During normal operation an encrypted password is shown Consult factor...

Page 40: ...None do not adjust Diagnostic factory setting 13 TVG Minimum None do not adjust Diagnostic factory setting 14 TVG Maximum None do not adjust Diagnostic factory setting 15 Peak Detect Ref None do not...

Page 41: ...block in the electronics housing of the ModelR82 transmitter HART uses the Bell 202 frequency shift key technique of high frequency digital signals It operates on the 4 20 mA loop and requires 250 loa...

Page 42: ...evel Only 2 Volume Level 3 Flow Level 1 SV is 2 TV is 3 4V is 1 Enter Password 2 Reset Temperatures 3 Echo Profile 4 Target Algorithm 5 TVG Minimum 6 TVG Maximum 7 Peak Detect Ref 8 Peak Detect Thresh...

Page 43: ...ct Thresh 51 Min Threshold 52 Run Average 53 Adapt Average 54 Scatter High Limit 55 Rate High Limit 56 Max Rate 57 Max Distance Jump 58 Empty State Delay 59 Window 60 Target Distance 61 Conversion Fac...

Page 44: ...t 19 Echo Loss Fault 20 Echo Loss Delay 21 Safe Zone Fault 22 Safe Zone Height 23 Trim Level 24 Pipe ID 1 SV is 2 TV is 3 4V is 1 Enter Password 2 Reset Temperatures 3 Echo Profile 4 Target Algorithm...

Page 45: ...k Detect Ref 50 Peak Detect Thresh 51 Min Threshold 52 Run Average 53 Adapt Average 54 Scatter High Limit 55 Rate High Limit 56 Max Rate 57 Max Distance Jump 58 Empty State Delay 59 Window 60 Target D...

Page 46: ...f Operation 3 2 1 Pulse Burst Radar The Model R82 is a top mounted downward looking pulse burst radar operating at 26 GHz Unlike true pulse devices that transmit a single sharp fast rise time waveform...

Page 47: ...level measurement technology The high speed electromagnetic energy 1 ft nS is difficult to measure over short distances and at the resolution required in the process industry ETS captures the EM sign...

Page 48: ...ct Measurement engine finding a reflection it believes is level signal 1 Is high dielectric 10 foam present 2 Run Echo Rejection routine with Level below this point or with Empty tank to eliminate fal...

Page 49: ...WARNING MESSAGE The second level in the hierar chy of Diagnostics annunciating conditions that are not fatal but may affect measurement The highest priority Warning will be placed on the main rotatin...

Page 50: ...oices i 22 mA loop driven to 22 mA while detected level remains within SZ Height of Blocking Distance point ii 3 6 mA loop driven to 3 6 mA while detected level remains within SZ Height of Deadband ii...

Page 51: ...ctronics temperature presently above 80 C Reduce exposure of transmitter to high tempera ture to avoid damage Elec Temp Lo Electronics temperature presently below 40 C Reduce exposure of transmitter t...

Page 52: ...o EN 61326 and are in compliance with the EMC Directive 2004 106 EC COMMUNICATIONS APPROVALS IEC ATEX Entity Parameters Region Agency Frequency US FCC 26 GHz Canada IC Europe RTTE Ui 28 4 VDC 28 VDC l...

Page 53: ...53 58 610 Model R82 Radar Transmitter 3 4 1 Agency FM CSA Drawing and Entity Parameters...

Page 54: ...xan Housing 89 9124 002 O ring Aluminum Housing Viton 012 2201 237 Lexan Housing Buna N 012 2616 237 Housing Cover Aluminum GP IS 036 4410 010 Housing Cover Lexan GP IS 003 1226 003 3 5 2 Recommended...

Page 55: ...RT digital signal Range Analog 3 8 to 20 5 mA useable Namur NE43 Digital 0 to 999 0 to 9999 cm Resolution Analog 0 01 mA Digital 0 1 Loop Resistance GP IS 400 24 VDC 20 mA 350 24 VDC 22 mA Diagnostic...

Page 56: ...uirements EN 50081 2 EN 50082 2 Surge Protection Meets CE Requirements EN 61326 1000 volts Shock Class ANSI ISA S71 03 Class SA1 Vibration Class ANSI ISA S71 03 Class VC2 3 6 1 Functional Transmitter...

Page 57: ...hygienic flanges Maximum Process Temperature 40 to 200 F atmos 40 to 93 C atmos Maximum Process Pressure Vacuum to 200 psig 70 F 1 to 13 8 bar 20 C Minimum Dielectric application dependent 1 7 50 46 0...

Page 58: ...0 102 4 50 114 4 00 102 3 31 84 4 06 103 2 98 76 5 82 148 8 98 228 2 27 58 3 25 83 2 98 76 5 04 128 8 98 228 3 78 96 3 6 5 Physical Inches mm Aluminum Housing Top View Lexan Housing Top View Aluminum...

Page 59: ...ia IIC T4 Ga AGENCY CLASSIFICATION A Digital display and keypad ACCESSORIES 0 Cast Aluminum Single Compartment 3 4 NPT 1 Cast Aluminum Single Compartment M20 6 Lexan Plastic Single Compartment 3 4 NPT...

Page 60: ...Multimeter Electromagnetic Energy The radiation that travels through space as electric and magnetic fields varying with position and time Examples in increasing frequency radio waves microwave infrar...

Page 61: ...e Level Offset value Linearity The worst case error calculated as a deviation from a perfect straight line drawn between two calibration points Line Powered See Four Wire LOE Loss of Echo Condition wh...

Page 62: ...ower number assists in ignoring nearby objects Status The current state of the transmitter s diagnostics screen updates every 10 seconds Targets Objects in the vessel that create reflections of the ra...

Page 63: ...t Max Temperature Damping Min Temperature System Fault VDC Check Midpoint LOE Fault Antenna Mount LOE Delay Target Algorithm SZ Fault TVG Minimum SZ Height TVG Maximum SZ Alarm Reset Peak Detect Refer...

Page 64: ...will be determined on the basis of the applicability of our warranty No claims for misapplication labor direct or consequen tial damage will be allowed Return Material Procedure So that we may efficie...

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