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Operating Instructions

Capacitive rod electrode for continuous

level measurement

VEGACAL 62

Profibus PA

Document ID: 30025

Summary of Contents for VEGACAL 62

Page 1: ...Operating Instructions Capacitive rod electrode for continuous level measurement VEGACAL 62 Profibus PA Document ID 30025...

Page 2: ...instructions 12 4 2 Mounting instructions 14 5 Connecting to power supply 5 1 Preparing the connection 16 5 2 Connection procedure 17 5 3 Wiring plan single chamber housing 18 5 4 Wiring plan double c...

Page 3: ...emark 59 Supplementary documentation Information Supplementary documents appropriate to the ordered version come with the delivery You can find them listed in chapter Product descrip tion Instructions...

Page 4: ...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...

Page 5: ...ate or incorrect use of the instrument can give rise to application specific hazards e g vessel overfill or damage to system components through incorrect mounting or adjustment 2 4 General safety inst...

Page 6: ...magnetic compatibility of equipment NE 43 Signal level for malfunction information from measuring transducers NE 53 Compatibility of field devices and display adjustment components For further informa...

Page 7: ...tinuously measuring sensors optional Ex specific Safety instructions with Ex versions If necessary further certificates The VEGACAL 62 consists of the components Process fitting with probe Housing wi...

Page 8: ...marking 15 Approval directives With the serial number you can access the delivery data of the instru ment via www vega com VEGA Tools and serial number search You can find the serial number on the in...

Page 9: ...and adjustment module is powered by the sensor Prerequisite is a certain level of operating voltage The data for power supply are specified in chapter Technical data The optional heating requires its...

Page 10: ...ust be left closed and stored according to the orientation and storage markings on the outside Unless otherwise indicated the packages must be stored only under the following conditions Not in the ope...

Page 11: ...ective cover protects the sensor housing against soiling and intense heat from solar radiation You will find additional information in the supplementary instructions manual Protective cover Document I...

Page 12: ...ginning the welding work remove the electronics module from the sensor By doing this you avoid damage to the electronics through inductive coupling Ground the probe before welding directly on the rod...

Page 13: ...separately e g in the form of a concentric tube If possible the capacitive probe should be mounted vertically or par allel to the counter electrode This applies particularly to applications in non con...

Page 14: ...the probe insulated 1 2 1 2 Fig 5 Fasten the probe 1 Measuring probe 2 Plastic socket In vessels with conical bottom it can be advantageous to mount the sensor in the center of the vessel as measureme...

Page 15: ...15 4 Mounting VEGACAL 62 Profibus PA 30025 EN 160331 Fig 6 Inflowing medium...

Page 16: ...t according to the Profibus specification In particular make sure that the termination of the bus is done with appropriate terminating resistors You can find detailed information of the cable specific...

Page 17: ...note of the corresponding installation regulations for Ex applica tions In particular make sure that no potential equalisation currents flow over the cable screen In case of grounding on both sides t...

Page 18: ...by lightly pulling on them 10 Connect the screen to the internal ground terminal connect the external ground terminal to potential equalisation 11 Tighten the compression nut of the cable entry gland...

Page 19: ...f all material versions Blind plug with version IP 66 IP 68 1 bar for Aluminium and stainless steel I C Display 1 2 5 6 7 8 3 4 1 2 Fig 9 Electronics and terminal compartment single chamber housing 1...

Page 20: ...Wiring plan double chamber housing The following illustrations apply to the non Ex and also to the Ex ia version 1 2 3 4 5 Fig 11 Double chamber housing 1 Housing cover connection compartment 2 Blind...

Page 21: ...VEGACONNECT I C interface 2 Internal connection cable to the connection compartment 3 Terminals for VEGADIS 81 1 2 3 Display 1 2 I2C Fig 13 Terminal compartment double chamber housing 1 Spring loaded...

Page 22: ...ge supply signal output 5 5 Wiring plan double chamber housing Ex d 1 2 3 4 5 Fig 15 Double chamber housing 1 Housing cover connection compartment 2 Blind plug or plug M12 x 1 for VEGADIS 61 optional...

Page 23: ...Plug connector for VEGACONNECT I C interface 2 Internal connection cable to the connection compartment 3 Terminals for VEGADIS 81 1 2 1 2 Fig 17 Connection compartment Ex d ia double chamber housing 1...

Page 24: ...18 Wiring plan Ex d ia double chamber housing 1 Voltage supply signal output 5 6 Wiring plan version IP 66 IP 68 1 bar 1 2 Fig 19 Wire assignment connection cable 1 brown and blue to power supply or t...

Page 25: ...splay and adjustment module The display and adjustment module can be inserted into the sensor and removed again at any time It is not necessary to interrupt the power supply Proceed as follows 1 Unscr...

Page 26: ...module Note If you intend to retrofit the instrument with a display and adjustment module for continuous measured value indication a higher lid with an inspection glass is required 6 3 Adjustment sys...

Page 27: ...tomatic reset to measured value indication is triggered Any values not confirmed with OK will not be saved 6 4 Setup steps After VEGACAL 62 is connected to voltage supply or after voltage recurrence t...

Page 28: ...nu items should be selected one after the other and provided with the correct parameter values Tip If the display and adjustment module remains on the probe as a display we recommend saving the sensor...

Page 29: ...cursor jumps to the capacitance value 5 Enter the current capacitance value in pF displayed below for the empty vessel corresponding to the percentage value 6 Save the settings with OK and move to Max...

Page 30: ...with corresponding approval is used as part of an overfill protection system according to WHG Water Resources Act If a linearisation curve is selected the measuring signal is no longer necessarily lin...

Page 31: ...Menu section display Radar guided microwave and ultrasonic sensors deliver the following measured values SV1 Secondary Value 1 Percentage value after the adjustment SV2 Secondary Value 2 Distance valu...

Page 32: ...s the clear text indication are also carried out in the measured value display Meas certainty Sensor status Up to 3000 measured values are recorded depending on the sensor when starting a Trend curve...

Page 33: ...ed value PA Out was selected The following displayed values are available in Out Scale unit Pressure only with pressure transmitters Height Ground Flow Volume Others no unit mA In the menu item PV Out...

Page 34: ...er the last pressing of a key Simulation Start simulation Basic adjustment If the function Reset is carried out the sensor resets all settings to default The following values will be reset Function Re...

Page 35: ...re even in case of power failure From there they can be written into one or several sensors or kept as backup for a possible sensor exchange The type and the volume of the copied data depend on the re...

Page 36: ...play and adjustment mod ule In this menu item the most important sensor information can be displayed Instrument type Serial number 8 digit number e g 12345678 Instrument type Serial number 12345678 Da...

Page 37: ...justment 1 3 100 00 1000 0 pF 327 4 pF Linearisation curve 1 4 linear Channel 1 5 PV lin perc Damping 1 6 0 s Sensor TAG 1 7 Sensor Display Basic adjustment 2 Display Diagnostics Service Info Displaye...

Page 38: ...012 Sensor characteristics 5 4 Display now 6 10 Saving the parameter adjustment data We recommended noting the adjusted data e g in this operating instructions manual and archiving them afterwards The...

Page 39: ...a VEGACONNECT directly to the sensor 1 USB cable to the PC 2 VEGACONNECT 3 Sensor 1 2 3 4 O P E N TWIST USB L O C K Fig 23 Connection via VEGACONNECT externally 1 I C bus com interface on the sensor 2...

Page 40: ...instrument software from our homepage A description of the update procedure is also available in the Internet Further setup steps are described in the operating instructions manu al DTM Collection PAC...

Page 41: ...PDM For VEGA sensors instrument descriptions for the adjustment programs AMS and PDM are available as DD or EDD The instru ment descriptions are already implemented in the current versions of AMS and...

Page 42: ...way Should these measures not be successful please call in urgent cases the VEGA service hotline under the phone no 49 1805 858550 The hotline is manned 7 days a week round the clock Since we offer t...

Page 43: ...s Check and correct if necessary In Ex applications the regulations for the wiring of intrinsically safe circuits must be observed Error Cause Rectification E013 no measured val ue available Short cir...

Page 44: ...needed The serial num bers are stated on the type label of the instrument or on the delivery note Information When loading on site first of all the order data must be downloaded from the Internet see...

Page 45: ...g this you help us carry out the repair quickly and without hav ing to call back for needed information If a repair is necessary please proceed as follows Print and fill out one form per instrument Cl...

Page 46: ...es We use recyclable materials and have designed the parts to be easily separable WEEE directive 2002 96 EG This instrument is not subject to the WEEE directive 2002 96 EG and the respective national...

Page 47: ...316L Stainless steel housing electropol ished 316L Seal between housing and housing lid NBR stainless steel housing precision casting silicone aluminium plastic housing stainless steel housing electr...

Page 48: ...to DIN EN 60770 1 Reference conditions according to DIN EN 61298 1 Temperature 18 30 C 64 86 F Relative humidity 45 75 Air pressure 860 1060 mbar 86 106 kPa 12 5 15 4 psig Temperature error 120 pF 1...

Page 49: ...x closing cap NPT 1 x blind plug NPT or 1 x plug depending on the version 1 x blind stopper M20 x 1 5 Double chamber housing 1 x cable entry M20 x 1 5 cable 5 9 mm 1 x blind plug M20 x 1 5 1 x blind...

Page 50: ...15 in Colour standard PE Black Colour standard PUR Blue Colour Ex version Blue Display and adjustment module Voltage supply and data transmission through the sensor Indication LC display in dot matrix...

Page 51: ...Tools and Instrument search as well as in the general download area 10 2 Profibus PA Instrument master file The instrument master file GSD contains the characteristic data of the Profibus PA instrume...

Page 52: ...ing modules AI PA OUT PA OUT value of the FB1 after scaling Additional Cyclic Value Additional cyclical value depending on the source Free Place This module must be used if a value should not be used...

Page 53: ...asured value OK is coded as 80 hex Bit7 1 Bit6 0 0 The measured value is transferred as a 32 bit floating point number in the IEEE 754 format Byte n Byte n 1 Bit 7 VZ Exponent Bit 6 2 Bit 5 2 Bit 4 2...

Page 54: ...Mode Fsafe value 0x4c uncertain initial value Failsafe replacement value Failsafe Mode Last valid value and no valid measured value since switching on 0x51 uncertain sensor conversion not accurate low...

Page 55: ...M20x1 5 NPT 116 mm 4 57 84 mm 3 31 116 mm 4 57 M20x1 5 M20x1 5 NPT 59 mm 2 32 80 mm 3 15 112 mm 4 41 M20x1 5 NPT 1 5 3 6 2 4 Fig 31 Housing versions with protection rating IP 66 IP 68 0 2 bar with in...

Page 56: ...5 M20x1 5 1 Fig 32 Housing version with protection rating IP 66 IP 68 1 bar with integrated display and adjustment module the housing is 9 mm 0 35 in higher 1 Aluminium housing 2 Stainless steel housi...

Page 57: ...s PA 30025 EN 160331 108 mm 4 25 40 mm 1 58 Fig 34 Temperature adapter 16 mm 0 63 27 mm 1 06 L 7 mm 0 28 Fig 35 VEGACAL 62 screening tube for example against strong condensation L Length of the screen...

Page 58: ...plement VEGACAL 62 Profibus PA 30025 EN 160331 27 mm 1 06 L Fig 36 VEGACAL 62 concentric tube for example with small dielectric constant or for linearization L Concentric tube length see chapter Techn...

Page 59: ...unter www vega com Les lignes de produits VEGA sont globalement prot g es par des droits de propri t intellec tuelle Pour plus d informations on pourra se r f rer au site www vega com VEGA lineas de p...

Page 60: ...of delivery application practical use and operat ing conditions of the sensors and processing systems correspond to the information available at the time of printing Subject to change without prior n...

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