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RedyCompact

™ Series

 

Thermal Mass Flow Meters and Manual Regulators for Gases 

 

RedyCompact

™ Meter (G

CM) 

RedyCompact

™ 

Regulator (GCR) 

RedyCompact

™

 Meter with Alarm Module (GSC) 

RedyCompact

™

 Regulator with Alarm Module (GCA) 

 

Instruction Manual 

 

 

 

 

Part Number: IM-RedyCompact 

V1.Compact.EN A2-2

 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for RedyCompact Meter

Page 1: ...w Meters and Manual Regulators for Gases RedyCompact Meter GCM RedyCompact Regulator GCR RedyCompact Meter with Alarm Module GSC RedyCompact Regulator with Alarm Module GCA Instruction Manual Part Num...

Page 2: ...ight 2020 and Liability Disclaimer All rights reserved No part of this publication may be copied or distributed transmitted transcribed stored in a retrieval system or translated into any human or com...

Page 3: ...cause personal injury Caution Caution indicates that failure to comply with stated instructions may result in damage or faulty operation of the meter Note Note indicates that ignoring the relevant req...

Page 4: ...Sierra Instruments standard mass flow meters or controllers for oxygen gas You are responsible for determining if this mass flow meter or controller is appropriate for your oxygen application You are...

Page 5: ...settings and adjustments are consistent with factory recommendations Installation and troubleshooting information can be found in this manual See Chapter 3 for installation and Chapter 6 for troubles...

Page 6: ...full scale occurs over the sensor s lifetime the sensor and or entire instrument will be repaired or replaced and recalibrated free of charge This warranty applies to all MEMS CMOS thermal mass flow...

Page 7: ...anges air 16 2 13 USB Interface 17 2 14 Battery 17 2 15 Optional Modules 18 2 16 Calibration 19 2 17 Operation with Other Gases 19 2 18 Pressure Loss 20 2 19 Temperature Compensation 20 2 20 Pressure...

Page 8: ...ensional Drawings In Inches 59 6 13 Dimensional Drawings In mm 60 6 14 Dimensional Drawings In Inches 61 6 15 Type Code Overview 62 6 16 Wetted Parts RedyCompact Series 63 6 17 Overview Default Settin...

Page 9: ...rs In developing and manufacturing the devices we have focused primarily on customers and their applications Our aim is to implement customers requirements in the form of new developments or enhanceme...

Page 10: ...ed personnel 1 12 1 Installation It is recommended that the user check the devices on a regular schedule to ensure that it is leak free as both metal and elastomer seals gaskets o rings and valve seat...

Page 11: ...the measurement and control of clean and dry gaseous media The most significant advantage is that the measurement process measures the real mass flow and is largely independent of temperature and pre...

Page 12: ...nd Other units This separation is not only there to find the unit you want to select quicker it also separated the Normalized flow from the Standardized flow Figure 3 Units Menu The RedyCompact has ba...

Page 13: ...na Standardized Volumetric Flow Standardized means that the units are translated to predefined pressure and temperature conditions Standardized or Standard conditions refers to 20 C 68 F and 1013 25 m...

Page 14: ...e The block diagram does not show the optional manual control needle valve model GCR that would normally be placed on the outlet of the unit Turbulence filter By pass Touch Display dotmatrix 128x64 Px...

Page 15: ...si of reading typical N2 Working Pressure Range 0 2 11 bara 3 160 psia Test Pressure 16 bara 232 psia Storage Conditions 20 to 80 C 4 to 176 F 0 95 RH non condensing Temperature Range 0 50 C 32 bis 12...

Page 16: ...ower supply 2 12 Measurement Ranges air The RedyCompact has four different flow elements available Each element has a defined maximum operating flow range that will be defined during calibration The f...

Page 17: ...asts for about 3 6 months under non continuous use see Notes below We recommend to use external power USB micro B or 24 VDC if you application needs continuous measurement like measuring totalized flo...

Page 18: ...2 meter fly lead cable and needs to be powered by 8 30 VDC which also powers the RedyCompact flow meter Each of the 3 alarm contacts can be configured as high low window and totalizer alarm Once the...

Page 19: ...is Lifetime 5 million Inputs 1 2 Opto couplers Voltage Range polarity sensitive 5 30 VDC 5mA max Min Recommended Pulse Width 100 msec Sample interval 20 msec 2 16 Calibration Each measuring device is...

Page 20: ...n to the fundamental principle an internal sensor measures the gas temperature and with the help of a 3 dimensional table of interpolation values a correction factor is calculated automatically The fl...

Page 21: ...ows It can be set through the set up menu Higher filter settings will slow down the response time of the unit Please always first try to find and remove the cause of your noisy or pulsating flow e g a...

Page 22: ...ondensation inside the unit Please take precautions to avoid this 3 11 Requirements for Pipework The most common causes of faults concern the way that devices are connected to the gas supply Please no...

Page 23: ...he flow direction The sealing rings O rings must not be damaged during assembly For more information see the data sheet for the fittings 3 13 Filters Gas Cleanliness We always recommend that a filter...

Page 24: ...battery when used in the RedyCompact flow meter It is also possible to use rechargeable batteries but the unit will however not charge the battery if powered by the USB micro B We strongly recommend t...

Page 25: ...splay Using your other hand grab the notches and pull the battery compartment out of the housing Replace the battery and push the battery compartment back into place Note that this will not automatica...

Page 26: ...26 3 16 Warm up time All instruments of red y line are ready for use within seconds of connecting the power There is no significant warm up time 5 sec...

Page 27: ...27 4 Operation Figure 7 Horizontal Mode Warning In case of incorrect handling of the flow meter the measurement function can be impaired Figure 8 Vertical Mode...

Page 28: ...ve touch screen You can either press the screen or swipe the screen swipe control A short press means touching the screen for about 0 5 seconds while a long press means touching the screen for at leas...

Page 29: ...are different home screens A short press or swipe control swipe left or swipe right is used to switch between these home screens A short press switches to the next home screen available Repeatedly doi...

Page 30: ...ays warnings e g overflow and errors e g sensor error If the optional alarm module is installed the alarm status and enable state of the individual alarms A1 A2 A3 is displayed The individual home scr...

Page 31: ...The menu is organized in a hierarchical way containing submenus Each menu is a list of menu items Within each list one menu item is selected printed in a bold font The menu headline contains the name...

Page 32: ...ntrol swipe right Leaving a menu causes its parent menu to be activated again one level up in hierarchy Otherwise if there is no parent menu the entire menu is left jumping back to home screens A long...

Page 33: ...larm and notification area Flow value too big If the flow value is too large Out of range is displayed In that case flow measurement is still operational but the flow value is not displayed anymore Se...

Page 34: ...faults Air 300 ln min N2 300 ln min N A Reset Configure Read Reset totalizer Reset on start Storage interval Home screen use Reset source Configuration Device Totalizer Flow Air 0 60 mln min 0 0 C 101...

Page 35: ...alarm has been enabled the corresponding alarm name is shown underlined see picture on the right Reset If applicable you can manually reset an alarm here The other reset location is on the alarm home...

Page 36: ...his function the alarm gets activated if the flow is under a predefined value set in the threshold by the customer Flow window With this function the alarm gets activated if the flow is outside a Wind...

Page 37: ...an E If you press this you can enter the scientific notation for instance 1 0E 3 0 001 or 2 2E2 220 Threshold Threshold is the activation value If you for instance selected a high alarm the alarm wil...

Page 38: ...The alarm duration is minimum time that the alarm is active after it is activated It can be set from 100 to 9999999 msec 2 777 hr Reset source Default Manual The alarm can be reset in different ways B...

Page 39: ...zers Each can display a maximum of 8 digits The totalizer value will be stored internally as an IEEE 754 floating point number The internal totalizer will never roll over the maximum value far exceeds...

Page 40: ...play the value within the 8 digits for instance m3 n or kg See section 4 12 3 Units Read Read the totalizers for instance in case you only activated the flow screen N is the non resettable totalizer R...

Page 41: ...nput kept in reset Low level Low level on selected alarm input kept in reset More information on how to work with the Alarm module inputs can be found in Chapter 2 15 Optional modules Home Screen Use...

Page 42: ...instance select Software under the Info menu you can see the current firmware version and the date that this version was released Other fields provide similar information Under Configuration you see t...

Page 43: ...operating on the battery the display shows PERF If the measurement setting is forced to Economy and you use an external power supply the display shows ECO Please note that in ECO mode the backlight i...

Page 44: ...sure you respect the flow direction of the gas indicated by an arrow on the rear of the instrument 4 12 2 4 Display Auto Off The display can be set to switch off after a defined time following your l...

Page 45: ...low the instructions on the screen To calibrate the unit use a precise tool and touch the upper left crosshair Keep the Touch Display touched until the progress bar has run to completion Repeat the st...

Page 46: ...ter 1 15 Real Standardized and Normalized flow of this manual 4 12 4 Filter With the filter settings you adjust the reading of quickly changing flows The filter basically averages the readings from th...

Page 47: ...mber of digits in the readout can change a lot In automatic resolution mode the required number of digits is automatically calculated depending on the range and selected units This resolution is howev...

Page 48: ...e When selecting the other settings you would see Resolution setting Flow Displayed Remarks 0 0001 189 673 189 673 The display cannot show more than 6 digits 0 001 189 673 0 01 189 67 0 1 189 6 auto 1...

Page 49: ...unit is powered by USB or the external 24 VDC Once the unit is switched off it no longer totalizes the flow Note When we supply the unit the auto power off will be set to 15 minutes 4 12 8 Factory Res...

Page 50: ...plitter can be removed The removal should only be done by trained service personnel Removal and Assembly can potentially shift the calibration of a unit Disassembly is different for the different devi...

Page 51: ...Factory Service Center and will ensure that your order is processed promptly Prices may vary depending on the flow range type of gas and operating pressure of your unit To request detailed pricing co...

Page 52: ...to install the required driver If you see arrows continue with 5 5 Start the Service Tool software and follow the instructions Do not disconnect USB cable during the firmware update Once the firmware...

Page 53: ...53 Note Alarm configurations set in a previous firmware version will not be affected by a firmware update...

Page 54: ...ated with a different gas from its calibration For multi gas instruments you can set the appropriate gas type Offset due to mounting position Particularly with small measurement ranges heavy gases and...

Page 55: ...larm contacts An external magnet can unintentionally influence the alarm contacts Please remove the interfering magnet Touch display does not work properly Calibration issue with touch screen Apply ca...

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Page 58: ...the optional fittings length Fittings are options only Standard process connection is female BSPP tread You can find detailed information for the individual products on our homepage www sierrainstrum...

Page 59: ...to the optional fittings length Fittings are options only Standard process connection is female BSPP tread You can find detailed information for the individual products on our homepage www sierrainstr...

Page 60: ...he optional fittings length Fittings are options only Standard process connection is female BSPP tread You can find detailed information for the individual products on our homepage www sierrainstrumen...

Page 61: ...the optional fittings length Fittings are options only Standard process connection is female BSPP tread You can find detailed information for the individual products on our homepage www sierrainstrum...

Page 62: ...62 6 15 Type Code Overview...

Page 63: ...on silicon oxide silicon nitride Silizium Siliziumoxid Siliziumnitrit Epoxy Sensor packaging 1 4305 Abbreviation Kurzbezeichnung Designation Bezeichnung Remarks Bemerkungen EPDM Ethylene propylene die...

Page 64: ...f 20 40 60 80 100 Max 6 Settings Display Orientation Auto 0 degree 90 degree 180 degree 270 degree 7 Settings Display Display auto off Disabled 1 minute 3 minutes 5 minutes 15 minutes 30 minutes 8 Set...

Page 65: ...range and dynamics all these 3 gasses will be programmed The gas is set default on the customer ordered gas 2 The reference condition of all units under Real and Norm are always 0 C and 1013 25 mbara...

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Page 67: ...high Maximum Disabled 5 seconds 10 seconds 30 seconds 60 seconds 120 seconds Disabled 1 minute 3 minutes 5 minutes 15 minutes 30 minutes 0 off 20 40 60 80 100 Max Overview Flow Totalizer Alarm A1 Ala...

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Page 69: ...Alarm duration Reset trigger Reset source Output driver Function Configure Enable A1 High flow Flow high Flow low Flow window Totalizer Inverted Normal Always low Always high Manual Automatic Input 1...

Page 70: ...or sensor The use of MEMS techniques allows both electronic circuits and mechanical devices to be manufactured on a silicon chip similar to the process used for integrated circuits To assure warranty...

Page 71: ...al or which have been subjected to unusual physical or electrical stress alteration or tampering or upon which the original identification marks have been removed or altered Whenever the design of the...

Page 72: ...meters and controllers 9 filter fittings 23 filter settings 46 Filters Gas cleanliness 23 Firmware upgrade 52 Flow splitter disassembly 50 H home screens 43 Hysteresis 38 I Installation 10 Installatio...

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