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Page 1: ...Operating Instructions Indicating and adjustment module PLICSCOM Document ID 36433 Indication and adjustment ...

Page 2: ...pare setup 4 1 Insert indicating and adjustment module 9 4 2 Adjustment system 10 5 Set up Sensors up to SW 3 99 5 1 Adjustment menu for all signal outputs 11 5 2 Adjustment menu 4 20 mA HART 18 5 3 Adjustment menu Proﬁbus PA 21 6 Set up Sensors from HW 2 0 0 and SW 4 0 0 6 1 Adjustment menu for all signal outputs 24 6 2 Adjustment menu 4 20 mA HART 30 7 Maintenance and fault rectiﬁcation 7 1 Main...

Page 3: ... speciﬁc safety information for installation and operation in Ex areas These safety instructions are part of the operating instructions manual and come with the Ex approved instruments Indicating and adjustment module PLICSCOM 3 Contents 36433 EN 091104 ...

Page 4: ... practice by them 1 3 Symbolism used Information tip note This symbol indicates helpful additional information Caution If this warning is ignored faults or malfunctions can result Warning If this warning is ignored injury to persons and or serious damage to the instrument can result Danger If this warning is ignored serious injury to persons and or destruction of the instrument can result Ex appli...

Page 5: ...unting or adjustment 2 4 General safety instructions This is a state of the art instrument that fulﬁls the prevailing regulations and guidelines The instrument must only be operated in a technically ﬂawless and reliable condition The operator is responsible for the trouble free operation of the instrument During the entire duration of use the user is obliged to determine the compliance of the requ...

Page 6: ...s as well as the corresponding indicating and adjustment components are generally upward and downward compatible 2 7 Environmental instructions Protection of the environment is one of our most important duties That is why we have introduced an environment management system with the goal of continuously improving company environmental protection The environment management system is certiﬁed accordi...

Page 7: ...adjustment and diagnostics for the following VEGA plics sensors l VEGAPULS series 60 l VEGAFLEX series 60 l VEGASON series 60 l VEGABAR series 50 and 60 l VEGACAL series 60 The indicating and adjustment module is mounted in the sensor housing After installation the sensor as well as the indicating and adjustment module are splash proof even without housing cover Another installation possibility is...

Page 8: ...nies Transport must be carried out under consideration of the notes on the transport packaging Nonobservance of these instructions can cause damage to the device The delivery must be checked for completeness and possible transit damage immediately at receipt Ascertained transit damage or concealed defects must be appropriately dealt with Up to the time of installation the packages must be left clo...

Page 9: ...nd adjustment module onto the electronics and turn it to the right until it snaps in 4 Screw housing cover with inspection window tightly back on Removal is carried out in reverse order The indicating and adjustment module is powered by the sensor an additional connection is not necessary Fig 1 Insert indicating and adjustment module Note If you intend to retroﬁt the instrument with an indicating ...

Page 10: ...upt input Jump to next higher menu The sensor is adjusted via the four keys of the indicating and adjustment module The LC display indicates the individual menu items The functions of the individual keys are shown in the above illustration Approx 10 minutes after the last pressing of a key an automatic reset to measured value indication is triggered Any values not conﬁrmed with OK will not be save...

Page 11: ...alue temperature value With you select the diﬀerent presentations of the measured value You can reach the menu overview from any presentation with OK With ESC you return from the menu overview to the measured value display The main menu is divided into ﬁve areas with the following functions Basic adjustment Display Diagnostics Service Info To damp process dependent measured value ﬂuctuations you h...

Page 12: ... linear Linearisation curve linear Caution Note the following if the respective sensor is used as part of an overﬁll protection system according to WHG If a linearisation curve is selected the measuring signal is no longer compulsorily linear proportional to the level This must be taken into consideration by the user particularly when adjusting the switching point on the level switch In the menu i...

Page 13: ...liability of the level echo is displayed as dB value The measurement reliability equals signal strength minus noise The higher the value the more reliable the measurement With a functioning measurement the values are 10 dB In this menu item the device status is displayed If the sensor detects a fault OK will be displayed If a fault is detected a ﬂashing failure message is outputted sensor speciﬁca...

Page 14: ... being shipped It must be started by the user via the menu item Start trend curve A comparison of echo and false echo curve allows a more detailled speciﬁcation on the measurement reliability The selected curve is updated permanently With the OK key a submenu with zoom functions is opened The following functions are available with Echo and false echo curve l X Zoom Zoom function for the meas dista...

Page 15: ...imulation variable with and conﬁrm with OK 3 Set the requested numerical value with and 4 Push OK The simulation is now running with 4 20 mA HART a current is outputted and with Proﬁbus PA or Foundation Fieldbus a digital value How to interrupt the simulation à Push ESC Information The simulation is terminated automatically 10 minutes after the last key has been pushed Simulation Start simulation ...

Page 16: ...its are available They are described in the operating instructions manual of the respective sensor in the menu Basic adjustments Unit of measurement m d The sensor is already set to the ordered national language In this menu item you can change the language The following languages are available e g in software version 3 50 l Deutsch l English l Français l Espanõl l Pycckuu l Japanese l Italiano l ...

Page 17: ...riggered or the function is blocked When writing data into the sensor you will see from which instrument type the data originate and which TAG no this sensor had The following items are checked l Software version l WHG approval l SIL activated l Measuring principle l Radar C band K band l Radar measuring range 30 m or 30 m l Signal output l Pressure measuring range Copy sensor data Copy sensor dat...

Page 18: ...ition of the sensor software e g 3 50 Date of manufacture 10 January 2008 Software version 3 50 l Date of last change using PC Date of the last change of sensor parameters via PC e g 10 January 2008 Last change using PC 10 January 2008 l Sensor details e g approval process ﬁtting seal measuring cell measuring range electronics housing cable entry plug cable length etc Sensor characteristics Displa...

Page 19: ...d value There is the following relation between the indication value in the menu Display and the adjustment unit in the menu Basic adjustment l With radar guided microwave and ultrasonics displayed value Distance means presentation of the measured value in the selected adjustment unit e g m d l With pressure displayed value Pressure or Height means presentation of the measured value in the selecte...

Page 20: ...ting and adjustment module The SIL factory setting cannot be deactivated by the user The activation of SIL has the following impact l In the menu item Failure mode under Current output the parameters Hold value and 20 5 mA are blocked l In the menu item HART mode the function Multidrop is blocked Note For such applications it is absolutely necessary to take note of Safety Manual HART oﬀers standar...

Page 21: ...nsor address 126 The channel is the input selector switch for function block FB of the sensor Within the function block additional scalings Out Scale are carried out In this menu item the value ﬁr the function block is selected l SV1 Secondary Value 1 Percent with radar guided microwave and ultrasonic sensors Pressure or height with pressure transmitters l SV2 Secondary Value 2 Distance with radar...

Page 22: ...d be presented on the display Displayed value PA Out Proﬁbus transmits two values cyclically The ﬁrst value is determined in the menu item Channel The selection of the additional cyclical value is made in the menu item Additional PA value The following values are available with radar guided microwave and ultrasonic sensors l SV1 Secondary Value 1 Percentage value after the adjustment l SV2 Seconda...

Page 23: ...ing displayed values are available in Out Scale unit l Pressure only with pressure transmitters l Height l Mass l Flow l Volume l Others no unit mA In the menu item PV Out Scale the requested numerical value with decimal point is entered for 0 and 100 of the measured value Out Scale Unit Service Determine Out Scale Indicating and adjustment module PLICSCOM 23 5 Set up Sensors up to SW 3 99 36433 E...

Page 24: ...can reach the menu overview from any presentation with OK With ESC you return from the menu overview to the measured value display The main menu is divided into ﬁve areas with the following functions Setup Contains settings for medium application vessel adjustment signal output as well as device TAGs Display Contains language changeover settings to the indicated measured value as well as for light...

Page 25: ...ns you have to set an integration time of 0 999 s in this menu item Depending on the sensor type the factory setting is 0 s or 1 s In the delivery status the sensor is set to the ordered national language This menu item enables the setting of another national language The optionally integrated background lighting can be adjusted via the adjustment menu The function depends on the height of the sup...

Page 26: ...rmation With Proﬁbus PA sensors the selection of the simulated value is made via the Channel in the menu Basic adjustments How to start the simulation 1 Push OK 2 Select the requested simulation variable with and conﬁrm with OK 3 Set the requested numerical value with and 4 Push OK The simulation is now running with 4 20 mA HART a current is outputted and with Proﬁbus PA or Foundation Fieldbus a d...

Page 27: ...lies to the measured value indication and the current output By activating the appropriate curve the volume percentage of the vessel is displayed correctly If the volume should not be displayed in percent but e g in l or kg a scaling can be also set in the menu item Display Caution Note the following if the respective sensor is used as part of an overﬁll protection system according to WHG If a lin...

Page 28: ...odule In delivery status the PIN is 0000 The instrument has an internal clock With this function the sensor settings are copied The following functions are available l Store data from the sensor into the indicating adjustment module l Store data from the indicating and adjustment module in the sensor The following data or settings for adjustment of the indicating and adjustment module are saved l ...

Page 29: ...e function is blocked When data are being written into the sensor the display shows which instrument type the data originate from and which TAG no this sensor had In this menu you read out the instrument name and the instrument serial number In this menu item the hardware and software version of the sensor is displayed In this menu item the date of factory calibration of the sensor as well as the ...

Page 30: ...rent output Min Max you determine the reaction of the current output during operation and in case of failure In this menu item you deﬁne how the measured value is displayed There is the following relationship between the indication value in the menu Display and the adjustment unit in the menu Device settings Sensor characteristics Setup Current output mode Setup Current output Min Max Display Disp...

Page 31: ...n the display The sensor oﬀers the HART modes standard and Multidrop In this menu item you determine the HART modes and enter the address with Multidrop The mode standard with the ﬁxed address 0 means output of the measured value as 4 20 mA signal In Multidrop mode up to 63 sensors can be operated on one two wire cable An address between 1 and 126 must be assigned to each sensor 8 The default sett...

Page 32: ...pair form By doing this you help us carry out the repair quickly and without having to call back for needed information l Print and ﬁll out one form per instrument l Clean the instrument and pack it damage proof l Attach the completed form and if need be also a safety data sheet outside on the packaging l Please ask the agency serving you for the address of your return shipment You can ﬁnd the res...

Page 33: ...y separable WEEE directive 2002 96 EG This instrument is not subject to the WEEE directive 2002 96 EG and the respective national laws Pass the instrument directly on to a specialised recycling company and do not use the municipal collecting points These may be used only for privately used products according to the WEEE directive Correct disposal avoids negative eﬀects to persons and environment a...

Page 34: ... supply and data transmission through the sensor Indication LC display in dot matrix Adjustment elements 4 keys Protection rating unassembled IP 20 mounted into the sensor without cover IP 40 Materials Housing ABS Inspection window Polyester foil Display light Power supply through the sensor voltage range see sensor operating instructions manual 34 Indicating and adjustment module PLICSCOM 9 Suppl...

Page 35: ...9 2 Dimensions 27 6mm 1 09 ø 66 3mm 2 61 45 1mm 1 78 9 7mm 0 38 Fig 3 Dimensions PLICSCOM Indicating and adjustment module PLICSCOM 35 9 Supplement 36433 EN 091104 ...

Page 36: ...elle Pour plus d informations on pourra se référer au site http www vega com VEGA lineas de productos están protegidas por los derechos en el campo de la propiedad industrial Para mayor información revise la pagina web http www vega com Линии продукции фирмы ВЕГА защищаются по всему миру правами на интеллектуальную собственность Дальнейшую информацию смотрите на сайте http www vega com VEGA系列产品在全球...

Page 37: ...nstrument type 29 Instrument versions 7 K Key function 10 L Language 16 25 Lighting 13 25 Linearisation 27 Linearisation curve 11 M Main menu 11 24 Meas reliability 13 Measured value indication 11 24 Measured value presentation 18 Measured variable of the system 27 Measurement loop name 25 O Out Scale with Proﬁbus PA 23 P PIN 17 28 Pointer 13 26 Power supply 7 R Reset 15 S Scaling measured value f...

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Page 40: ... vega com Printing date ISO 9001 All statements concerning scope of delivery application practical use and operating conditions of the sensors and processing systems correspond to the information avail able at the time of printing VEGA Grieshaber KG Schiltach Germany 2009 Subject to change without prior notice 36433 EN 091104 ...

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