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rticle numbers
,
documentation
W ith the serial number , you can access the delivery data of the
instrument via www . vega . com , " VEGA T ools " and " serial number
search " . I n addition to the type label outside , you can also fi nd the
serial number on the inside of the instrument .
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P rinciple of operation
VEGAFLEX
61
is a level sensor with cable or rod probe for continuous
level measurement .
I t is designed for industrial use in all areas of process technology and
can be used equally well in liquids or solids .
H igh frequency microwave pulses are guided along a steel rope or a
rod . U pon reaching the product surface , the microwave pulses are
re fl ected . T he running time is evaluated by the instrument and
outputted as distance .
P ower supply via the P ro fi bus DP / PA segment coupler or VEGALOG
571
EP cards . A two - wire cable according to P ro fi bus speci fi cation
serves as carrier of both power and digital data transmission for
multiple sensors
. T he instrument pro fi le of VEGAFLEX
61
corresponds
to pro fi le speci fi cation version
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.
T he backlight of the indicating and adjustment module is powered by
the sensor
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rerequisite is a certain level of operating voltage
.
T he data for power supply are speci fi ed in chapter " T echnical data " .
T he optional heating requires its own operating voltage . Y ou can fi nd
details in the supplementary instructions manual
"
H eating for indicat -
ing and adjustment module
"
.
T his function is generally not available for approved instruments .
T he GSD ( instrument master fi les ) and bitmap fi les necessary for
planning your P ro fi bus - DP -( PA ) communication network are available
from the download section on the
VEGA
homepage www
.
vega
.
com
under " S ervices - D ownloads - S oftware - P ro fi bus " . T here you can
also fi nd the appropriate certi fi cates . I n a PDM environment , an EDD
( E lectronic D evice D escription ) is also required to enable the full range
of sensor functions ( also available as a download ). A CD with the
appropriate fi les can be ordered via e - mail under info
@
de . vega . com or
by phone from one of the VEGA agencies under the order number
" DRIVER . S " .
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O peration
VEGAFLEX
61
can be adjusted with di ff erent adjustment media
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with indicating and adjustment module
A pplication area
F unctional principle
P ower supply and bus
communication
GSD / EDD
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VEGAFLEX
61
• P ro fi bus PA
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P roduct description
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