TRICON
®
SmartTrol
™
Installation and Maintenance Guide
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Chapter 9: Using the Worksheet
The worksheet is an aid to help in setting the operating configuration of the SmartTrol™.
Fill out the worksheet first, to have all the data needed to program the unit in front of you
during programming. This makes programming the unit as simple as selecting items from
a menu. The following function definitions aid in the proper selection of setup values for
the application. Refer to the TRICON/E
®
specification sheet (See Page 47) as necessary for
pulse output constants.
Counter
The counter takes up to two pulse inputs, A and B, scales each using separate K Factors,
and sums the resulting scaled counts into a single Total. If only one input is active, then
only the counts from that input are used. The scaled counts update the Total and Grand
Total values in the SmartTrol. Set up the counter by entering selections for five
parameters.
K Factor A and K Factor B (Counter)
These factors are divided into the associated incoming pulses to develop the overall Total
in the desired units of volume. The K Factor is the number of TRICON/E output pulses per
unit of volume. The SmartTrol uses the K Factor for the following calculation:
Using the 4” Trident Turbine as an example, the TRICON/E produces a pulse output for
each 1.6 gallons through the meter (reference the TRICON/E specification sheet). Using 1.6
as the K Factor, Total, and Grand Total values are then displayed as gallons.
Fractional Units of Volume
You may want to display Total and Grand Total in fractional quantities such as tenths or
hundredths of gallons. To change the display, divide the K Factor by 10 or 100 respectively
and enter the new value, including the new decimal point. You set the physical location of
the display decimal point in a later step, see "Decimal Location" on page 27. In the previous
example, suppose you wanted Total Grand Total to display in tenths of gallons. Use the
following formula to accomplish that.
