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MicroTrans

Operation & Maintenance Manual

Paragon Controls Incorporated

Revision Level 012

2.2.

NEMA 4 MECHANICAL DIMENSIONS

PG21(3/4")

PG13.5(1/2")

MOUNTING SCREW DIA. UP TO 1/4".

8.2"

(TYP OF 2)

PG13.5(1/2")

STANDARD 1/4"

COMPRESSION

OPTION

5.0"

I.D./DATA LABEL

PARAGON

INCORPORATED

CONTROLS

PCI

MicroTrans

SIGNAL PROCESSOR

1,225

75 F

ACFM

7.0"

3.12"

9.56"

Summary of Contents for MicroTrans EQ

Page 1: ...MicroTransEQ Signal Processor Operation Maintenance Manual Engineered for accuracy applicability durability and simplicity in HVAC air systems and industrial process control loops ...

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Page 3: ...nsmitter 6 3 2 2 0 10VDC Output 24VAC Power 3 Wire Temperature Transmitter 6 3 2 3 0 10VDC Output 24VDC Power 3 Wire Temperature Transmitter 7 3 2 4 0 10VDC or 4 20mA from a Building Management System BMS 7 4 INPUT OUTPUT SET UP 8 4 1 PROCESS OUTPUT 8 4 2 TEMPERATURE INPUT OPTION 8 5 COMMON STARTUP CONFIGURATION CHANGES 9 5 1 AREA FACTOR 9 5 2 OPERATING RANGE 10 5 3 TEMPERATURE COMPENSATION FOR AI...

Page 4: ...Y FORMAT 25 8 12 FACTORY DEFAULTS 26 9 TECH CONFIGURATION MENUS 27 9 1 AREA FACTOR 27 9 2 MINIMUM CALIBRATION 28 9 3 50 CALIBRATION 29 9 4 SPAN CALIBRATION 29 9 5 TEMPERATURE FIXED VALUE 29 9 6 ALTITUDE 30 9 7 PROCESS OUTPUT CALIBRATION 31 9 7 1 Minimum Calibration 31 9 7 2 Span Calibration 31 9 8 CORRECTION COEFFICIENT 31 9 8 1 Probe Coefficient 32 9 8 2 Piezometer Ring Coefficient 32 9 9 FOUR PO...

Page 5: ...o High Low Remote Alarms Temperature Compensation and LonWorks BACnet MS TP Master and Modbus Slave communication 1 2 BASIC OPERATION The transducer receives a differential pressure signal from the pressure or flow sensing element This signal is scaled and linearized before being displayed and transmitted out as a 4 20mA 0 5VDC or 0 10VDC signal The AutoZero option detects and corrects any zero of...

Page 6: ... Connections Before any electrical connections are made ensure the POWER SWITCH is in the OFF position 1 4 2 Static Electricity The circuit board contains components which are susceptible to damage caused by static electrical discharge Should it be necessary to remove the circuit board from the enclosure appropriate precautions must first be taken to ensure that the operator and the circuit board ...

Page 7: ...rporated 3 Revision Level 012 2 PRODUCT DIMENSIONS 2 1 NEMA 1 MECHANICAL DIMENSIONS 2 265 7 625 PG21 3 4 PG13 5 1 2 TYP OF 3 1 225 CONTROLS INCORPORATED PARAGON PCI ACFM SIGNAL PROCESSOR MicroTrans 4 625 75 F EQ 3 500 8 250 0 20 DIA TYP OF 4 I D DATA LABEL 1 4 1 2 ...

Page 8: ...ision Level 012 2 2 NEMA 4 MECHANICAL DIMENSIONS PG21 3 4 PG13 5 1 2 PG13 5 1 2 MOUNTING SCREW DIA UP TO 1 4 8 2 TYP OF 2 PG13 5 1 2 STANDARD 1 4 COMPRESSION OPTION 5 0 I D DATA LABEL PARAGON INCORPORATED CONTROLS PCI MicroTrans SIGNAL PROCESSOR 1 225 75 F ACFM EQ 7 0 3 12 9 56 ...

Page 9: ...cal connections must be made with the MicroTransEQ power switch in the OFF position J1 1 2 3 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 4 5 6 7 8 J3 ALARM OPTION J2 ON OFF POWER SWITCH ENTER ESC 10 9 LON INPUT TEMP mA V PROC OUTPUT mA V 10V 5V 24VAC DC POWER SUPPLY ANALOG RECEIVING DEVICE PROCESS OUTPUT S1 S2 S4 24VDC OUTPUT POWER TEMPERATURE INPUT GND TEMPERATURE INPUT NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS ...

Page 10: ... TEMPERATURE INPUT NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS PROCESS OUTPUT GND PROCESS OUTPUT 8 10 9 4 6 7 5 J2 TEMPERATURE S1 SET TO mA POSITION 3 2 2 0 10VDC Output 24VAC Power 3 Wire Temperature Transmitter J1 1 2 3 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 4 5 6 7 8 J3 ALARM OPTION J2 ON OFF POWER SWITCH ENTER ESC 10 9 LON INPUT TEMP mA V PROC OUTPUT mA V 10V 5V S1 S2 S4 O 24VDC OUTPUT POWER TEMPERATURE IN...

Page 11: ...8 10 9 4 6 7 5 J2 TEMP TRANSMITTER 24VDC POWERED 0 10VDC OUTPUT S1 SET TO V POSITION 3 2 4 0 10VDC or 4 20mA from a Building Management System BMS J1 1 2 3 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 4 5 6 7 8 J3 ALARM OPTION J2 ON OFF POWER SWITCH ENTER ESC 10 9 LON INPUT TEMP mA V PROC OUTPUT mA V 10V 5V S1 S2 S4 24VDC OUTPUT POWER TEMPERATURE INPUT GND TEMPERATURE INPUT NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK COMMUNICATION...

Page 12: ... Input Output configuration for the application If input or output configuration changes are required refer to the tables in the sections below and the figure in Section 3 1 4 1 PROCESS OUTPUT To change the output configuration set the S2 S4 switches as follows Process Output Range S2 S4 Current 4 20mA NA mA Voltage 0 10VDC 10V V Voltage 0 5VDC 5V V 4 2 TEMPERATURE INPUT OPTION To change the input...

Page 13: ...tep 6 Press the ESC key twice Step 7 The active display should now be displayed Tech Config Password 1000 Area Factor Area Factor Min Calibration FT2 Span Calibration Altitude 001 000 If the new Area Factor causes the existing Operating Range Value to be outside the new calculated Minimum or Maximum Full Scale Value the below Warning Message will appear and the Operating Range will be reset to the...

Page 14: ...0vdc or 20mA Area Factor Example 2 2 5 2 OPERATING RANGE The Operating Range allows the user to enter a value which will represent 100 of the process output signal 5VDC 10VDC or 20mA The menu will display the Maximum Full Scale Value possible for the user to enter as the Operating Range The Operating Range can be changed using the following steps Step 1 From the active display enter the Field Menu...

Page 15: ...change the input configuration set the S1 switch as follows Refer to Section 3 1 for S1 location on board Temperature Input S1 Switch Selection 4 20mA mA 0 10VDC V 5 3 2 Temperature Units The Temperature Units Menu allows the user to select the appropriate temperature units for the job Field Setup Menu Flow Correction Temperature Units Units AutoZero Temperature Values ºF ºC Temp Comp Temperature ...

Page 16: ...nge Example below Warning Message Op Range Outside Allowable Value Reset to MAX F S Press Enter Minimum Value 000 Maximum Value 000 Op Range Outside Allowable Value Reset to Max F S Press Enter Op Range value within New Min Max values Op Range value exceeds New Min Max values Entering a new Min Max Temperature value and pressing the Enter button will calculate new Min Max Op Range values Warning M...

Page 17: ... through network communications The Net option is only available if one of the communication options is ordered see Sections 9 11 through 9 13 The temperature value is only displayed on the LCD screen if the Temperature Input is set to Variable or Net Field Setup Menu Flow Correction Temperature Units Temp Input AutoZero Temperature Values Fix Var Net Temp Comp Temperature Input Display Filter Fix...

Page 18: ...ay depending upon the options purchased 75 F 75 F 0 0000 000 000 000 000 AutoZero Inch w c High Alarm ACFM Low Alarm ACFM Pressure Monitoring with an Auto Zero Cycle Flow Monitoring with a High Alarm Condition Flow Monitoring with a Low Alarm Condition Number Description 1 Process value 2 Air Flow temperature units in degree F or C Temperature Compensation Option 3 Flashing Asterisk indicates the ...

Page 19: ...o user values the Right Key allows the user to scroll to the correct digit for changes 4 Down Key Allows the user to scroll down in the menu list to a selected item or decrease digits when making value changes 5 Left Key When making changes to user values the Left Key allows the user to scroll to the correct digit for changes 6 Escape Key The Escape Key allows the user to back out of the menu to t...

Page 20: ...nits Span Calibration Lockdown Temp Fixed Value Flow Correction Altitude AutoZero Optional Output Calibration Temp Comp Optional Correction Coeff Display Filter 4PT Flow Corr Output Filter MAC Address Optional Alarm Options Optional Instance Number Optional Factory Defaults Modbus ID Optional Baud Rate Optional MicroTransEQ Setup for Pressure Field Setup Menu Press ENTER Key Tech Configuration Men...

Page 21: ...rameters have been configured exit the Field Setup Menu by pressing the ESC Key The Process Display see Section 6 2 will then be displayed 8 1 OPERATING RANGE The Operating Range allows the user to enter a value which will represent 100 of the process output signal 5VDC 10VDC or 20mA The menu will display the Maximum Full Scale Value possible for the user to enter as the Operating Range Field Setu...

Page 22: ...Sm s Am s Pa SL S Am3 S KPa Sm3 S Am3 M mm w c Sm3 M Am3 HR Sm3 HR 8 4 LOCKDOWN Due to the high square root gain associated with very low delta p values the display and process output are locked to a zero value until the input value reaches the specified Lockdown Value that was entered Above the Lockdown Value the output is linear to air flow The following menus are only available if the MicroTran...

Page 23: ...error from zero to the entered Op Range Value The following menus are only available if the MicroTransEQ is configured by Paragon at the time of order for flow or velocity 8 5 1 Flow Correction K Factor If the user knows the change required to match the balancers reading select the K Factor Menu and enter this value for the K Factor The minimum and maximum allowable K Factor Value is displayed in ...

Page 24: ...s any zero offset caused by large ambient temperature changes The following menus for configuration of AutoZero are only available if the AutoZero option is purchased 8 6 1 AutoZero Status The AutoZero Status Menu allows the user to turn the AutoZero function ON or OFF Field Setup Menu Flow Correction AZ Status AZ Status AutoZero AZ Interval ON OFF Temp Comp AZ Test Interval Display Filter ON 8 6 ...

Page 25: ... Interval Display Filter 1 Min 8 7 TEMPERATURE COMPENSATION The Temperature Compensation option compensates the flow and velocity signal for density changes caused by variations in the process air temperature The following menus for configuration of Temperature Compensation are only available if the Temperature Compensation option is purchased Additionally an input signal from an external temperat...

Page 26: ...ing Enter The display will automatically jump to the Op Range Menu allowing the user to enter a new Operating Range Value This can be accomplished by performing the steps under Section 5 2 See Temperature Range Example below Warning Message Op Range Outside Allowable Value Reset to MAX F S Press Enter Minimum Value 000 Maximum Value 000 Op Range Outside Allowable Value Reset to Max F S Press Enter...

Page 27: ...ion Temperature Units Temp Input AutoZero Temperature Values Fix Var Net Temp Comp Temperature Input Display Filter Fixed Value Variable 8 7 4 Fixed Value The Fixed Value Menu allows the user to enter a temperature value other than the standard value of 68 F for the flow calculations This value will not be displayed on the LCD screen Field Setup Menu Flow Correction Temperature Units Fixed Value A...

Page 28: ...nt range is 0 to 150 Sample Counts The Process Output Filter is independent of the Display Filter Value See Section 8 8 Field Setup Menu Output Filter Sample Interval Time Alarm Options 00 5 sec DP Display Format 0 150 Sample Count Factory Defaults 010 8 10 HIGH LOW ALARM OPTIONS The following menus for configuration of High Low Alarms are only available if the High Low Alarm option is purchased 8...

Page 29: ... Alarm Options Alarm Value 000 000 DP Display Format Alarm Delay Hi Alarm Value Factory Defaults 100 000 8 10 3 Alarm Delay The Alarm Delay Menu allows the user to enter an alarm delay of 0 to 999 seconds before an alarm will be activated The alarm will be reset without a delay Field Setup Menu Output Filter Alarm Status Lo Alarm Delay Alarm Options Alarm Value 000 Seconds DP Display Format Alarm ...

Page 30: ... Field Setup Menu Output Filter Set To Verify Set To Alarm Options Factory Defaults Factory Defaults DP Display Format Factory Defaults No No FACTORY DEFAULTS ITEM SAVED SETTING ITEM SAVED SETTING 1 All Factory Calibration Points 12 14 MAC Address 2 Area Factor 15 Instance Number 3 Operating Range 16 Engineering Units 4 4 Pt Flow Correction 17 Display Filter Values 5 Altitude 18 Output Filter 6 K ...

Page 31: ... 5 After all of the required parameters have been configured exit the Tech Configuration Menu by pressing the ESC Key The Process Display see Section 6 2 will then be displayed 9 1 AREA FACTOR The Area Factor Menu allows the user to enter or modify an existing Area Factor The Area Factor Menu is only available if the MicroTransEQ is configured by Paragon at the time of order for flow or velocity a...

Page 32: ...resent 100 of the process output value The Op Range value can be changed and will represent 100 of the process output signal 5vdc 10vdc or 20mA Area Factor Example 2 2 9 2 MINIMUM CALIBRATION The Minimum Calibration Menu allows a user to perform a minimum transducer calibration This value will be placed in a different memory location and used until a Return to Factory Defaults is selected see Sect...

Page 33: ...N The Span Calibration Menu allows the user to perform a span transducer calibration to eliminate any possible transducer drift This value will be placed in a different memory location than the Factory Span memory location and used until a Return to Factory Defaults is selected see Section 8 12 Tech Config Password 1000 Area Factor Input Value CPU Taking Min Calibration 0 0570 Inch w c Samples 50 ...

Page 34: ...jump to the Op Range Menu allowing the user to enter a new Operating Range Value This can be accomplished by performing the steps under Section 5 2 See Altitude Example below Warning Message Op Range Outside Allowable Value Reset to MAX F S Press Enter Altitude 0000 Ft Op Range Outside Allowable Value Reset to Max F S Press Enter Op Range value within New Min Max values Op Range value exceeds New ...

Page 35: ...e adjusted to the Full Scale Value shown on the side label Monitor the output and with each Up or Down key depression the output will increase or decrease by 0 01VDC or 0 01mA depending on output selection Tech Config Password 1000 Temp Fixed Value Min Calibration Use Up Down Altitude Span Calibration Buttons Output Calibration To Adjust Output Correction Coeff Press Enter 9 8 CORRECTION COEFFICIE...

Page 36: ...ferential Pressure Measured by the Pitot tube in w c Actual Density lb ft3 9 8 2 Piezometer Ring Coefficient The Piezometer Ring Coefficient Menu allows a user to enter the correction coefficient associated with the piezometer ring or amplified differential pressure flow sensor Correction coefficients should be obtained from the sensor or air handling unit manufacturer Tech Config Password 1000 Te...

Page 37: ...low Correction Menu allows the user to make corrections to the display and output signal at 20 increments between 20 and 80 of Operating Range Value entered The Displayed Value is a fixed value determined by the percentage of Operating Range The Measured Value is the value determined by an independent balancer s reading The Four Point Flow Correction Menu is only available if the MicroTransEQ is c...

Page 38: ...N When the BACnet Communication option is ordered the Instance Number Menu allows the user to set a unique device address when connecting to a BACnet network The default is 1002 For additional information refer to the Communication O M Tech Config Password 1000 4PT Flow Corr Instance Number MAC Address Default 1002 Instance Number Modbus ID 01002 9 12 MODBUS ID MODBUS COMMUNICATION OPTION When the...

Page 39: ...enu allows the user to set a unique network baud rate The current BACnet protocol supports 9 6 19 2 38 4 and 76 8 Kbps baud rate Modbus communications supports 9 6 19 2 38 4 57 6 and 115 2 Kbps baud rate The default is 38 4 Kbps For additional information refer to the Communication O M Tech Config Password 1000 Baud Rate Baud Rate 9 6 19 2 38 4 76 8 38 4 Kbps ...

Page 40: ...on menu Value entered is Outside Factory set limits Press Enter 10 3 OPERATING RANGE MESSAGE If the new values entered for Temperature Compensation Area Factor or Altitude see Sections 8 7 9 1 and 9 6 causes the Operating Range Value to exceed the new calculated Maximum Full Scale Value the following message will appear on the display Op Range Outside Allowable Value Reset to MAX F S Press Enter 5...

Page 41: ...at the MicroTransEQ ports or the sensing element 2 Use a pneumatic gauge to measure the pneumatic signal input to the MicroTransEQ Verify the signals are within the Op Range Value shown on the label located on the side of the enclosure 3 Contact Factory 5 Display does not respond to Key Pad functions 1 Reset the unit by turning the ON OFF switch to OFF and then ON 2 Contact Factory 6 CAUTION INPUT...

Page 42: ...ut signal or Incorrect Output signal Display is reading correct value 1 Verify Process Output S2 S4 switches are in the correct position for the application see Section 4 1 and the figure in Section 3 1 2 Disconnect Output signal wires and verify output signal at MicroTransEQ connector J2 is correct 3 Verify correct Operating Range see Section 5 2 4 Perform Output Cal see Section 9 7 5 Contact Fac...

Page 43: ...tenance Manual Paragon Controls Incorporated 39 Revision Level 012 TROUBLESHOOTING TABLE SYMPTOM SOLUTION 11 Continued 2 Check for a pinched tube beneath the main board Caution Remove power before removing board 3 Contact Factory ...

Page 44: ...Paragon Controls Incorporated P O Box 99 Forestville CA 95436 http www paragoncontrols com Phone 707 579 1424 Revision Level 012 ...

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