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About the Flow Monitor 

The Pulsar 

Flow Monitor

 has been designed to provide a simple interface to 

the Pulsar Flow Pulse Sensor. 

Housed  in  an  IP67  enclosure  the  product  is  ideally  suited  to  applications 
where velocity monitoring, reporting or control is required.  

The controller is very easy to use and may be quickly and simply setup via 
the on-board keypad and display.  

The 

Flow  Monitor

  is  designed  to  provide  you  with  highly  reliable 

measurement in a robust and functional package that is easy to use and low 
in cost.

   

 

 

Summary of Contents for Flow Monitor

Page 1: ...Flow Monitor INSTRUCTION MANUAL...

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Page 3: ...Limited cannot be held liable for any errors Pulsar Process Measurement Limited operates a policy of constant development and improvement and reserves the right to amend technical details as necessar...

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Page 5: ...de 15 LED s 15 Program Mode 16 How to Access Program Mode 16 Test Mode 18 Using the RS232 Serial Interface 19 Parameter Defaults 19 Factory Defaults 19 21 Menu System Diagrams 21 Top Level Menu 21 App...

Page 6: ...im 43 Failsafe 43 Totaliser Parameters 44 Setup 44 Totalisers 45 Tot Audit 45 System Parameters 46 Passcode 46 System Information 46 Date Time 47 Daylight Saving Time 47 Test Parameters 51 Simulation...

Page 7: ...al will ensure that your installation is as simple as possible About this Manual It is important that this manual is referred to for correct installation and operation There are various parts of the m...

Page 8: ...the product is ideally suited to applications where velocity monitoring reporting or control is required The controller is very easy to use and may be quickly and simply setup via the on board keypad...

Page 9: ...ed active output passive output optional of 4 20 mA or 0 20 mA into 1K user programmable and adjustable 0 1 resolution Display 2 x 12 alpha numeric Serial Port RS232 for programming and data extractio...

Page 10: ...Page 4 EU Declaration of Conformity...

Page 11: ...osure bear in mind the following Easy access to the enclosure is maintained The mounting surface is vibration free The ambient temperature is between 20 C and 50 C There should be no high voltage cabl...

Page 12: ...onitor should be mounted by drilling four holes suitable for size 8 screws length and type to suit your application And fix all four screws by removing the top cover to access the pre moulded mounting...

Page 13: ...m cables fitted to the base of the Flow Monitor enclosure Important Information All cable glands should be tightened to the manufacturer s specifications The terminal compartment cover screws should b...

Page 14: ...S485 Screen is connected to terminal 21 not shown on the above diagram Terminal Name Flow Monitor Terminal FlowPulse Terminal 0V GND 22 1 24V DC 23 2 RS485 SCR 26 8 RS485 24 9 RS485 25 10 Cable Screen...

Page 15: ...an be programmed to a variety of alarm control functions The relay contacts are all rated at 2A at 240V AC All connections should be such that the short circuit capacity of the circuit to which they a...

Page 16: ...5 mm of insulation from the end of each conductor Twist all exposed strands of the conductor together Insert the stripped conductor into the terminal block as far as it will go and tighten the termin...

Page 17: ...Page 11 Your Flow Monitor can be programmed directly via the integral keypad...

Page 18: ...e display is used to monitor the simulated flow or velocity and mA output 1 Main Display 12 digit alpha numeric display Run Mode current measurement displayed dependent on measurement unit s chosen an...

Page 19: ...the functions are shown below Hot Key Run Mode Program Mode System totaliser and resettable totaliser Not used with Flow Monitor Confidence level and signal strength Not used with Flow Monitor Not us...

Page 20: ...r velocity moving up and down 1 Used to confirm each action for example select a menu option or when entering a parameter number or value 2 Used to confirm questions asked by your Flow Monitor such as...

Page 21: ...by default are switched off and once the FlowPulse is initialised the display will show the current flow or velocity and the measurement unit After programming is complete any relays that are set will...

Page 22: ...owed by the ENTER key The default passcode is 1997 so you would press the following Note There is a time out period of 15 minutes when in program mode after which time run mode will be resumed if you...

Page 23: ...to run mode This is done by pressing ENTER at the display prompt Directly Editing Parameters If you already know the number of the parameter that you wish to look at or edit simply type the number in...

Page 24: ...ram mode Then using the menu system select menu item Test then sub menu item Simulation Simply change the value of the parameter P980 to one of the following 1 Manual soft simulation 2 Automatic soft...

Page 25: ...ing the unit on a new application before proceeding to program the unit for its intended application it is recommended that you ensure that all parameters are at their default values by completing a F...

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Page 27: ...ur Flow Monitor in the order they appear in the menu system Menu System Diagrams Shown below is a set of charts to show you how all the various parts can be found using the menu system Top Level Menu...

Page 28: ...10 Pipe ID P111 Noise Adapt P113 Step Resp P104 Damping P115 Step Thresh P141 Protocol P143 Device Baud P144 Parity P145 Stop Bits P146 Format P147 Tx Delay P148 Poll Int P142 Device Addr Operation De...

Page 29: ...y 2 P210 R1 Type P220 R2 Type P211 R1 Function P212 R1 I D P213 R1 Setpoint 1 P214 R1 Setpoint 2 P217 R1 Closures P218 R1 Failsafe P221 R2 Function P222 R2 I D P223 R2 Setpoint 1 P224 R2 Setpoint 2 P2...

Page 30: ...isplay Menu Options P800 Display Source Failsafe P808 Fail Mode P809 Fail Time P801 Dec Places P803 Volume Unit P802 Meas Unit P804 Time Unit P805 Display Offset P806 Displ Converter Auxiliary P815 Au...

Page 31: ...High Value Limits P836 Low Limit P837 High Limit Trim P838 Low Trim P839 High Trim Operation P831 mA Mode Setup P822 Tot Enable Totaliser P820 System Tot Tot Audit P460 Tot Date 1 P823 Tot Decimal P8...

Page 32: ...le P971 DST Difference Pass Code P921 Enable Code P922 Passcode Sys Info Date Time Daylight Save P928 Serial No P929 Site Ident P930 Factory Def P933 Date Format P972 DST Start Time P973 Start Day P97...

Page 33: ...Page 27 Test Menu Simulation P980 Simulate P981 Increment P982 Rate Hardware P991 Hard Test P992 mA Out Test P993 Relay Test P983 Test Max P984 Test Min...

Page 34: ...lue of the damping sets the amount of flow readings it uses to create an average flow The default is set to 24 meaning the average of 24 readings will be used as the flow value Default 24 P105 Averagi...

Page 35: ...required for the normal damping to be bypassed The range of the step response threshold is Min 22 Max 426 Default 60 426 relates to the Flow High value The higher the step response threshold the large...

Page 36: ...n can be applied Min 20 Max 2000 Default 400 P134 Particle Density This parameter is used to set the type of material being measured in the pipe that the FlowPulse is attached to Option Description 0...

Page 37: ...cted to Default 126 P143 Device Baud This parameter determines the baud rate that the processor uses to communicate with the FlowPulse sensor Default 19200 baud P144 Parity This parameter determines t...

Page 38: ...Signed integer data 2 Float Motorola Format Motorola floating point format 3 Float IEEE Format IEEE 754 floating point format P147 Tx Delay This parameter determines the transmission delay that the p...

Page 39: ...lay 1 210 to 218 Relay 2 220 to 228 Relay Type P210 P220 Relay Type This parameter defines what type each relay should be see the table below or available options Option Description 0 Not In Use Defau...

Page 40: ...ity alarm P212 222 and two setpoints must be set P213 223 P214 224 3 Loss of Echo Alarm is raised if the Failsafe Timer P809 expires No setpoints are required 4 Loss of Clock Alarm is raised if the re...

Page 41: ...fier 4 Low Relay goes ON when the value lowers to the ON setpoint and goes OFF when the value rises to the OFF setpoint ON OFF Relay Setpoints P213 223 and P214 224 Setpoints can be set in any order a...

Page 42: ...s of Clock This parameter has no function and will not be displayed When P211 P221 1 or 2 P213 P223 Relay Setpoint 1 Determines the ON or OFF point for the alarm according to the ID selected P214 P224...

Page 43: ...s OFF de energises as set in Relay Setpoint 2 P214 224 Important Information A control relay is started and stopped at the ON and OFF setpoints To control down reduce level then set ON higher than OFF...

Page 44: ...relay pulse Default 0 00 secs Common Parameters P217 P227 Relay Closures This parameter displays the number of times the relay has activated since the relay has been in use It can be reset with any v...

Page 45: ...urement Unit This parameter determines the measurement units showed on the reading during run mode Option Description 1 metres Default Measurement in metres 2 cm Measurement in centimetres 3 mm Measur...

Page 46: ...lt 1 0 Failsafe P808 Fail safe Mode By default if a fail safe condition occurs then the display and the output are held at their last known values until a valid reading is obtained If required you can...

Page 47: ...lay flow reading 2 Velocity Display velocity reading 3 Totaliser Display resettable totaliser mA Output Parameters Range P830 Output Range This parameter determines the range of the mA output from the...

Page 48: ...uld be set to 0 00 m s and P835 High Setpoint should be set to 5 m s P834 Output Low Level This parameter sets the measurement value at which the low mA output will occur 0 or 4mA dependant on P830 Ou...

Page 49: ...until you get the expected result on the device that is connected Failsafe P840 Output Fail safe Mode This parameter determines what happens to the output in the event of the unit going into fail safe...

Page 50: ...ll state Units are L 1000 and the totaliser will be incremented every 1000 litres Option Description 1 1 1000 Totaliser will increment every 1 1000th units of flow 2 1 100 Totaliser will increment eve...

Page 51: ...e Totaliser Displays the current value of the resettable totaliser This totaliser can be allocated to appear during run mode on the auxiliary display line P815 or alternatively via the Totaliser hot k...

Page 52: ...current software revision P927 Hardware Revision This parameter will show details of the current hardware revision P928 Serial Number This parameter will show the serial number of the unit P929 Site...

Page 53: ...Y MM DD The default is DD MM YY Daylight Saving Time P970 DST Enable When Enabled set to 1 the internal clock will be automatically adjusted to compensate for the difference between standard time and...

Page 54: ...Sunday Default DST will start on a Sunday P974 Start Week This parameter will determine the week of the month P975 in which Daylight Saving Time is to start Option Description 1 Week 1 DST will start...

Page 55: ...tart during the month of September 10 October DST will start during the month of October 11 November DST will start during the month of November 12 December DST will start during the month of December...

Page 56: ...P979 End Month This parameter is used to select the month in which Daylight Saving Time is to end Option Description 1 January DST will end during the month of January 2 February DST will end during t...

Page 57: ...ammed setpoints if you wish to change the direction of the velocity movement at any time this can be done by using the arrow keys In manual simulation using the arrow keys will allow you to move the v...

Page 58: ...en the test will end Segments All the segments on the LCD are lit up so you can see if they all work Press ENTER to end the test Keys You should press each key to confirm it works with a counter showi...

Page 59: ...ed Check that the correct Device Address Modbus ID for the FlowPulse has been entered into P142 of the Flow Monitor Current velocity reads zero but you know there is flow movement Ensure FlowPulse sen...

Page 60: ...nsducer in accordance with regional environmental regulations for electrical electronic products Controllers Remove power disconnect the Controller and remove battery if fitted Dispose of Controller i...

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