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Model BERT-E

Installa  on and Opera  on Manual

BI-BERT| Revision 01  

Engineered for Accuracy

Summary of Contents for BERT-E

Page 1: ...Model BERT E Installa on and Opera on Manual BI BERT Revision 01 Engineered for Accuracy...

Page 2: ...lica on are presented for informa onal purposes only and while every e ort has been made to ensure their accuracy they are not to be construed as warran es or guarantees expressed or implied regarding...

Page 3: ...e to follow installation guidelines could result in death or serious injury Make sure only qualified personnel perform the installation Never remove the meter cover in explosive environments when the...

Page 4: ...MENU OPTIONS Three programmable password selections can be used for the following restrict modification of settings prevent resetting the total or grand total without the password or permanently lock...

Page 5: ...g Dimensions on page 82 OVERALL DIMENSIONS 5 67 x 5 24 x 4 88 W x H x D 144 mm x 133 mm x 124 mm WEIGHT 5 00 lbs 80 oz 2 27 kg WARRANTY 3 years parts and labor Rate Input PULSE TRANSISTOR CONTACT CLOS...

Page 6: ...POINT Up to six decimal places or none 6 666666 55 55555 444 4444 3333 333 22222 22 111111 1 or 0000000 Total and grand total decimal points are independently programmed and are independent of rate de...

Page 7: ...al alarms ALARM DEADBAND 0 100 FS user selectable ALARM ACKNOWLEDGE Front panel ACK button resets output and screen indication PULSE OUTPUT K FACTOR COUNT K factor couNT programmable from 0 000001 to...

Page 8: ...C IECEx Certificate IECEx SIR 13 0012X Special Conditions for Safe Use Use suitably certified and dimensioned cable entry device and or plug The equipment shall be installed such that the supply cabl...

Page 9: ...N WARNINGS Read complete instructions prior to installation and operation of the meter Installation and service should be performed only by trained service personnel Service requiring replacement of i...

Page 10: ...any part is missing or the meter malfunctions please contact your supplier or the factory for assistance Pre Installed Conduit Stopping Plug The BERT E typically includes three NPT threaded conduit op...

Page 11: ...voltage may be present on any lead or terminal To access the connectors loosen the cover jam screw if tightened with an M2 hex wrench remove the enclosure cover and unscrew the two captive screws tha...

Page 12: ...to a barrier terminal mounted in the base of the enclosure Input level and type are configured using the slide switches on the bottom of the display module as shown in the lower right of the followin...

Page 13: ...nal Pullup NPN SENSOR COM RST P S S INPUT LEVEL mV V ISO Figure 5 NPN Open Collector Input NPN 100 kOhm Internal Pull Down PNP SENSOR Power Supply COM RST P S S INPUT LEVEL mV V ISO Figure 6 PNP Senso...

Page 14: ...DC Power Connections External Total Reset Connection External total reset connections are made between RST and COM Connect to a contact closure source such as a relay or a pushbutton as shown in Figur...

Page 15: ...Connections Open collector output 1 and 2 connections are made to terminals labeled OC1 and OC1 and OC2 and OC2 Connect the alarm or pulse input device as shown in Figure 11 Figure 11 Open Collector...

Page 16: ...disassemble heat above 100 C 212 F incinerate or expose contents to water Battery disposal should be in accordance with applicable regulations which vary by location In many locations trashing of use...

Page 17: ...ove finger to at least 4 inches away from the glass in between button activations Through Glass and mechanical buttons may be held to cycle through menus or digits in place of repeatedly pushing a but...

Page 18: ...over has not been installed and secured tightly it may take a moment for the Through Glass buttons to properly self calibrate when the cover is tightened After all connections have been completed and...

Page 19: ...hing Low Battery Indicator Steady Powered by Battery Backup Menu Button Hold the Menu Through Glass button when in power save mode display will show to awaken Through Glass buttons Press the Menu butt...

Page 20: ...ss Enter to lock this display and disable the 12 second time out Press the Up arrow button to scroll forward through the menus decimal point or to increment the value of a digit Enter Button Press the...

Page 21: ...Up and Right arrow buttons to select the digit reading and the Enter button to confirm and select the next digit Menus using this entering method will display LABEL in the upper display After selectin...

Page 22: ...nu selection Press and hold the Menu button for 1 5 seconds at any time to return to Run Mode Changes to the settings are saved to memory only after pressing Enter The display moves to the next menu e...

Page 23: ...in pulses per gallon P L Pulses liter Set K factor in pulses per liter P IGAL Pulses imp gallon Set K factor in pulses per imperial gallon P M3 Pulses meter 3 Set K factor in pulses per meter cubed P...

Page 24: ...a custom unit label character CHAR Character Set a character in a custom unit label ratCF Rate conversion factor Enter the Rate Conversion Factor menu Tot U Total units Select total display units Nmul...

Page 25: ...Grand total Display grand total GrTOT U Grand total units Display grand total and units GT TAG Grand total tag Display the grand total and custom tag GT U RU Grand total units rate units Display the...

Page 26: ...play rate total and grand total units Units 4 Rate and total decimal point position dec pt 5 Select what will appear on the lower display DSPLY Press the Enter button to access any menu or press Up ar...

Page 27: ...ated pulse inputs input selector switch must be set to ISO Active with low threshold acTLO External power supply driven pulse inputs with a low threshold NPN with low threshold NPNLO Internal 3 V pull...

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Page 29: ...versions are not performed when the K factor unit is set to custom See page 34 for information on the automatic unit conversion feature K Factor Decimal Point dec pt Set the number of decimal places n...

Page 30: ...or menu as part of the Factor Unit menu programming See K Factor Units FuNiT on page 27 for details This allows the display units to be different than the units defined by the flow meter or be changed...

Page 31: ...ters IGAL Imperial gallons Set units as imperial gallons M3 Meters cubed Set units as cubic meters BBL Barrels Set units as barrels BUSH Bushels Set units as bushels cuyD Cubic yards Set units as cubi...

Page 32: ...on rate time base and rate display units The time base is the unit of time used to calculate the rate and can be set as units per second minute hour or day Press the Enter button at any time to accept...

Page 33: ...he time base to establish the rate unit example GAL S when Units is GAL and time base is seconds The custom unit selection CUST will require the custom unit to be entered by the user See Custom Units...

Page 34: ...liers will convert the total for 1 100 1000 or 1 million units The meter will calculate the total appropriately for display with the programmed multiplier and units A custom unit may be selected CUST...

Page 35: ...liers will convert the total for 1 100 1000 or 1 million units The meter will calculate the total appropriately for display with the programmed multiplier and units A custom unit may be selected CUST...

Page 36: ...version factor to be entered to define the unit See Custom Units Total Conversion Factor on page 35 for details Fully alphanumeric values are set using the Right button to select the digit to be chang...

Page 37: ...ay units are selected for grand total Grand Total Conversion Factor is used to convert to a custom unit of total display For example to display grand total as quantity of 2 5 gallon containers when K...

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Page 39: ...lay can be programmed to display rate or total When displaying total the top display will only show the 5 least significant digits with no overflow display for a total from 0 to 99999 The total rolls...

Page 40: ...ternating total total units and rate units 5 Grand total 6 Alternating grand total and grand total units 7 Alternating grand total and custom tag 8 Alternating grant total grand total units and rate u...

Page 41: ...l may be entered for a custom tag examples RATe LINE 3 WaTER Fully alphanumeric values are set using the Right button to select the digit the Up and Right arrow buttons to select the digit reading and...

Page 42: ...ddition it may require a tag be entered as shown in the example below Enter the time in seconds for the unit or tag to display in the bottom window every 10 seconds The unit may be programmed to displ...

Page 43: ...speed inputs GATE 4 Set the input filter FILTER 5 Set low flow cutoff CUTOFF 6 Scale or live calibrate the meter and override k factor SCALCAL 7 Select method of total and grand total reset T RESET 8...

Page 44: ...Assign pulse output to quadrature Test Test Assign pulse output to test mode ALrnm Alarm Assign Out 1 or Out 2 for alarm output mode rate Rate Assign alarm output to rate Set Set point Set rate alarm...

Page 45: ...Calibrate Enter the Calibrate menu Undo KFACTOR Undo k factor Undo the K Factor input programming Undo SCALCAL Undo scaling calibration Undo the scaling and calibration input programming No No Do not...

Page 46: ...ion 1 Set menu position 1 1 8 POS 8 Position 8 Set menu position 8 SYSTEM System Enter System menu SETTIME Set time Set real time clock date and time YEAR Year Set the year MONTH Month Set the month 0...

Page 47: ...le backlight AO CAL Analog output calibration Enter Analog Output Calibration menu BACKUP Backup Enter Backup menu SAvE Save Save current parameters to backup restore LOad Load Load parameters from ba...

Page 48: ...ay be used to generate a quadrature output based on any pulse menu output type An output test mode is also selectable to generate pulses at a constant programmable frequency Alarms are available based...

Page 49: ...rate of output pulses over one time base seconds minutes hours days is defined below in terms of input pulses and the input K factor and count parameters For example if the input K factor value is se...

Page 50: ...open collector output but lag by duty cycle 90 degrees out of phase For example Out 1 will follow Out 2 if Out 1 is set to quad Only one output should be set to quad If both outputs are set to quad bo...

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Page 52: ...rm will clear If Out 1 and Out 2 are set for total or grand total alarm the auto reset will be triggered on the highest of the two alarm set points For details on setting the total or grand total auto...

Page 53: ...cted for either the rate total or grand total The output may be disabled DSABL and will only output the minimum signal No equipment is needed to scale the analog output simply program two display valu...

Page 54: ...s set the high gate to 11 seconds When the signal is removed from the meter the display will show the last reading for 11 seconds then it will read zero Contact Debounce Filter FILTER The filter funct...

Page 55: ...r the scaling without a signal source Use the Calibrate menu to apply a signal from a calibrator or a flowmeter The k factor scale and calibrate functions are exclusive of each other The meter uses th...

Page 56: ...ime unit Time UNIT is seconds the units for the display values entered in the Scale menu are gallons second For instructions on how to program numeric values see page 19 Multi Point Linearization nopt...

Page 57: ...g with the desired corresponding meter reading dSP 1 32 should be entered for each linearization point Each scale point 1 32 has an input value and a display value The input value is the number of pul...

Page 58: ...UNIT is seconds the units for the display values entered in the Calibrate menu are gallons second The multi point linearization feature nopts can be used to linearize the display for non linear signa...

Page 59: ...ss Enter Enter a corresponding display value for the signal input and press Enter to accept 9 After completing calibration the save display will need to be acknowledged using the Enter key before cali...

Page 60: ...caling of the meter Multi Point Linearization nopts Up to 32 linearization points can be selected under the nopts function The multi point linearization can be used to linearize the display for non li...

Page 61: ...reset delay time in seconds Once the output alarm total set point is reached the meter waits for a programmed amount of time T DELAY and then resets the total to zero Press the Enter button at any tim...

Page 62: ...and then resets the grand total to zero Press the Enter button at any time to accept a setting otherwise press the Menu button to exit without saving changes Grand Total Alarm Time The T DELAY parame...

Page 63: ...when an attempt is made to enter the Setup menu or Advanced menu Press the Enter button while the message is being displayed and input the correct password followed by the Enter button to gain access...

Page 64: ...grand total or change the setup of the grand total including input selection rate scaling and conversion factors To configure the meter for non resettable grand total mode enter the non resettable gr...

Page 65: ...ers GTrST Grand total reset All the Grand Total Reset menu parameters Pass GT Password grand total Enter the grand total reset password Grtot ALARM Grand total alarm All grand total alarm output menu...

Page 66: ...t of the available menu selections for each position Custom Menu Parameters Display Parameter Menu Action NONE None Set no menu position display INPUT Input Set to show Input menu KFACTOR K Factor Set...

Page 67: ...am password to prevent grand total reset May permanently lock out grand total related parameters and reset OUTPUT Output Set to show Output menu OUT 1 Out 1 Assign function of pulse output 1 OUT 2 Out...

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Page 69: ...36 seconds The display date will toggle with the year The year month day hour and minute may all be set by the user The real time clock will need to be reset if external power and battery power are l...

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Page 71: ...nd set the log time for the hours and minutes the log is to be recorded The time is set in real time based on the real time clock setup The Log Time feature will roll over deleting the oldest data log...

Page 72: ...ith momentary backlight This feature is not available for models with a loop output powered backlight Analog Output Calibration AO CAL This feature is only used at the factory for diagnostic purposes...

Page 73: ...d the battery symbol will appear whenever the meter is powered as a battery backup This is detected when the meter being powered from DC or loop power experiences power loss subsequently switching ove...

Page 74: ...consumption and increase battery life when the meter is not in use It may take up to 3 seconds for the meter to enter standby mode after confirming the flashing display with the Enter button Wakeup t...

Page 75: ...alues displayed in the bottom display grand total max or min Press Enter after Reset to confirm the reset Press Display when in Run mode to display the grand total again to display the maximum and aga...

Page 76: ...he MENU button is monitored in this mode To activate the Through Glass buttons press and hold the menu button for up to five seconds The display will read AWAKE and the Through Glass buttons will be f...

Page 77: ...over has not been installed and secured tightly it may take a moment for the Through Glass buttons to properly self calibrate when the cover is tightened After all connections have been completed and...

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Page 79: ...aximum and minimum readings use Up Display button to cycle the bottom display Maximum and minimum are displayed after the grand total Press the Enter button to remain in Max Min display mode If Enter...

Page 80: ...lts will restore most meter parameters to their factory default setting When the parameters have been changed in a way that is difficult to determine what s happening it might be better to start the s...

Page 81: ...er Nmult x1 Rate Decimal Point 1111 1 1 place Total Decimal Point 111111 1 1 place Grand Total Decimal Point 111111 1 1 place Total Conversion Factor TotCF N A Only valid with custom units Grand Total...

Page 82: ...rd PASS 00000 unlocked Total Reset Password PASS T 00000 unlocked Grand Total Reset Password PASS GT 00000 unlocked Output 1 OUT 1 Off Output 2 OUT 2 Off Low Gate LO GATE 1 High Gate HI GATE 2 Filter...

Page 83: ...h the sensors It is recommended to shield the window while operating the buttons by standing so as to block direct sunlight Rate display unsteady Increase low gate setting in Advanced menu Meter displ...

Page 84: ...Mounting Dimensions All units inches mm Figure 14 Enclosure Dimensions Front View 82...

Page 85: ...3 35 85 0 4 15 105 5 3 22 81 9 4 86 123 5 Figure 15 Enclosure Dimensions Side Cross Section View 83...

Page 86: ...nd Max Min on Lower Display While in Run Mode pressing Display will cycle the rate total grand total and max min display In this mode the display will show the rate total grand total maximum or minimu...

Page 87: ...r CH4 9JN England EC Type Examination Certificate Sira 13ATEX1010X Quality Assurance Notification No ITS08ATEXQ5980 Compliance with Standards Product Markings EN 60079 0 2009 II 2 G EN 60079 1 2007 Ex...

Page 88: ...be obligated to pay any costs or charges incurred by Buyer or any other party except as may be agreed upon in wri ng in advance by an authorized Brodie representa ve All costs of dismantling reinstall...

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Page 94: ...es described herein or their use or applicability Brodie Meter Co LLC reserves the right to modify or improve the designs or specifica ons of such products at any me without no ce Engineered for Accur...

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