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Introduction
1.4 Device identification
FC410 with Modbus
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Operating Instructions, 02/2016, A5E33120874-AC
Flowmeter serial number construction
The flowmeter serial number is constructed as follows:
PPPYMDDxxxxxx
where
PPP = Production factory (Siemens Flow Instruments: FDK)
Y = Production year (for encryption, see below)
M = Production month (for encryption, see below)
DD = Production date (for encryption, see below)
xxxxxx = Sequential number
Encryption:
Calendar year (Y) Code
1950, 1970, 1990, 2010 A
1951, 1971, 1991, 2011 B
1952, 1972, 1992, 2012 C
1953, 1973, 1993, 2013 D
1954, 1974, 1994, 2014 E
1955, 1975, 1995, 2015 F
1956, 1976, 1996, 2016 H (G)
1957, 1977, 1997, 2017 J
1958, 1978, 1998, 2018 K
1959, 1979, 1999, 2019 L
1960, 1980, 2000, 2020 M
1961, 1981, 2001, 2021 N
1962, 1982, 2002, 2022 P
1963, 1983, 2003, 2023 R
1964, 1984, 2004, 2024 S
1965, 1985, 2005, 2025 T
1966, 1986, 2006, 2026 U
1967, 1987, 2007, 2027 V
1968, 1988, 2008, 2028 W
1969, 1989, 2009, 2029 X
Month (M) Code
January 1
February 2
March 3
April 4
May 5
June 6
July 7
August 8
September 9