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Chapter 2. Initial Setup
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2.6.1.4 Diagnostics
The diagnostics tab allows the user to display the following real time data, and to record some of the data as well
(refer to Figure 40 on page lxi ):
• Flow Velocity: This is the un-averaged, instantaneous velocity.
• Sound Speed: This is the un-averaged, instantaneous speed of sound.
• Signal Max: This is the un-averaged instantaneous percent signal relative to the ADC reference.
• Delta T: This is the un-averaged instantaneous delta between up and down transmit time
• Delta T Offset: The Delta T Offset is an entry which belongs in the general tab. It is used to compensate for
system zero flow offset.
• Error: This display indicates the error number in the event that the meter has a error.
• Mode: There are three different regions at which the meter determines the topology for calculating the
transmit time. Each region is assigned a mode:
Mode 0: Phase mode
Mode 1: 2T to Fine/Course switch point = Chai
Mode 2: Bipolar Envelope
Mode 3: Unipolar Envelope
• % Error: The percent error indicates that the measurement system is rejecting reading due to error. It will
display the percent error which is proportion to the rejected data.
Up Stream/Down Stream:
• Signal: This is the signal strength in dB. The strength is inversely proportion to the receiver AGC gain level. The
signal strength is between 0 and 100.
• AGC: The AGC number is the DAC digital input value which controls the receiver gain control.
• Time: The transmit time is the total as seen from the DSP. It is the sum of: the time between the surface of the
two transducers, and Tw.
• P#: The P number is a point between 0 and 1024 on the receive window which is a function of the FIFO size.