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Operating Instructions

TDR sensor for continuous level and 
interface measurement of liquids

VEGAFLEX 83

Profibus PA
Polished rod probe

Document ID: 44223

Summary of Contents for vegaflex 83

Page 1: ...Operating Instructions TDR sensor for continuous level and interface measurement of liquids VEGAFLEX 83 Profibus PA Polished rod probe Document ID 44223...

Page 2: ...the connection 20 5 2 Connecting 20 5 3 Wiring plan single chamber housing 22 5 4 Wiring plan double chamber housing 22 5 5 Double chamber housing with DIS ADAPT 24 5 6 Wiring plan version IP 66 IP 68...

Page 3: ...repair is needed 71 10 Dismounting 10 1 Dismounting steps 72 10 2 Disposal 72 11 Supplement 11 1 Technical data 73 11 2 Communication Profibus PA 80 11 3 Dimensions 85 Safety instructions for Ex area...

Page 4: ...nnel and put into practice by them 1 3 Symbols used Information tip note This symbol indicates helpful additional information Caution If this warning is ignored faults or malfunctions can result Warni...

Page 5: ...ing with all 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 t...

Page 6: ...s the standard in field instrumentation The device fulfills the requirements of the following NAMUR recom mendations NE 21 Electromagnetic compatibility of equipment NE 43 Signal level for malfunction...

Page 7: ...class 13 ID numbers instrument documentation 14 Reminder to observe the instrument documentation 15 Notified authority for CE marking 16 Approval directives The type label contains the serial number...

Page 8: ...GSM GPRS radio module optional Supplementary instructions manual Heating for display and adjustment module optional Supplementary instructions manual Plug connector for con tinuously measuring sensor...

Page 9: ...er be detected probe end tracking is automatically activated The measurement is contin ued with the last calculated dielectric constant The accuracy thus depends on the stability of the dielectric con...

Page 10: ...ist of dielectric constants on our home page www vega com The composition of the upper medium must be stable no varying products or mixtures The upper medium must be homogeneous no stratifications wit...

Page 11: ...installation the packages must 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 followi...

Page 12: ...D 37700 The protective cover protects the sensor housing against soiling and intense heat from solar radiation You will find additional information in the supplementary instructions manual Protective...

Page 13: ...A 44223 EN 140430 If you mount the VEGAFLEX 83 in a bypass tube or standpipe you have to avoid contact to the bypass tube by using a spacer at the probe end You can find additional information in the...

Page 14: ...tective caps with ap proved cable glands or close the openings with suitable blind plugs The suitable cable glands and blind plugs come with the instrument Make sure that all parts of the instrument e...

Page 15: ...conical bottom Plastic vessel Glass vessel The guided microwave principle requires a metallic surface on the process fitting Therefore in plastic vessels etc use an instru ment version with flange fro...

Page 16: ...sockets or sockets with a bigger diameter can generally be used They can however increase the upper blocking distance dead band Check if this is relevant for your measurement In such cases always car...

Page 17: ...the filling stream Make sure that you detect the product surface not the inflowing product Fig 8 Mounting of the sensor with inflowing medium The reference plane for the measuring range of the sensors...

Page 18: ...sel wall of at least 300 mm 11 81 in You can find further information in the supplementary instructions of the rod extension In case of difficult installation conditions for example in a socket the pr...

Page 19: ...rofibus PA 44223 EN 140430 112 mm 4 84 DIN DN25 DN32 DN40 1 1 1 2 L 54 mm 2 13 w 183 mm 7 20 65 3 mm 2 57 w 50 5 DIN DN50 2 64 91 DIN DN65 3 2 1 3 Fig 9 Autoclaved version 1 Groove nut 2 Process fitti...

Page 20: ...nation of the bus is done with appropriate terminating resistors You can find detailed information of the cable specification installa tion and topology in the Profibus PA User and Installation Guide...

Page 21: ...d as follows 1 Unscrew the housing cover 2 If a display and adjustment module is installed remove it by turn ing it slightly to the left 3 Loosen compression nut of the cable entry gland 4 Remove appr...

Page 22: ...round terminal to potential equalisation 9 Tighten the compression nut of the cable entry gland The seal ring must completely encircle the cable 10 Reinsert the display and adjustment module if one wa...

Page 23: ...The connection of an external display and adjustment unit is not pos sible with this double chamber housing Bus 5 1 2 6 7 8 2 3 4 1 Fig 14 Terminal compartment double chamber housing 1 Voltage supply...

Page 24: ...ons PLICSMOBILE GSM GPRS radio module 5 5 Double chamber housing with DIS ADAPT 3 1 2 Fig 16 View to the electronics compartment with DISADAPT for connection of the external display and adjustment uni...

Page 25: ...1 USB Status Test SIM Card 1 2 Fig 19 Radio module PLICSMOBILE integrated in the connection compart ment 1 Voltage supply You can find detailed information on connection in the supplementary instruct...

Page 26: ...n 1 2 Decade of the address selection 0 to 9 3 Unit position of the address selection 0 to 9 The software addressing is only effective if address 126 or higher is adjusted on the instrument with the a...

Page 27: ...90 It is not necessary to interrupt the power supply Proceed as follows 1 Unscrew the housing cover 2 Place the display and adjustment module in the requested posi tion onto the electronics and turn t...

Page 28: ...cs compartment 2 In the connection compartment with Ex d ia version not possible Note If you intend to retrofit the instrument with a display and adjustment module for continuous measured value indica...

Page 29: ...t self test where the device software is checked The output signal transmits a fault signal during the switch on phase The following information is displayed on the display and adjustment module durin...

Page 30: ...item you can select the application You can choose between level measurement and interface measurement You can also choose between measurement in a vessel or in a bypass or standpipe Medium dielectric...

Page 31: ...eference plane seal surface of the process fitting Max adjustment Interface Carry out the max adjustment for the interface To do this enter the percentage value and the suitable distance value in m fo...

Page 32: ...ion are detected by the sensor and stored The instrument carries out an automatic false signal suppression as soon as the probe is uncovered The false signal suppression is always updated AI FB1 Chann...

Page 33: ...set correctly When the instrument is shipped address 126 is adjusted This ad dress can be used for function test of the instrument and for con nection to a Profibus PA network Then address must be ch...

Page 34: ...e distance units such as for example m mm and ft In this menu item you can enter the probe length or have the length determined automatically by the sensor system When choosing Yes then the probe leng...

Page 35: ...under the menu item Application You can choose between the following medium types Dielectric con stant Type of medium Examples 10 Water based liq uids Acids alcalis water 3 10 Chemical mix tures Chlo...

Page 36: ...tance value in m corresponding to the percentage value for the full vessel The distance refers to the sensor reference plane seal surface of the process fitting Keep in mind that the max level must li...

Page 37: ...lication If you have selected Yes in the previous menu item accept adjustment of the level measure ment the current setting will be displayed If you have selected No you can enter the adjustment for t...

Page 38: ...as soon as the probe is uncovered The false signal suppression is always updated The menu item Delete is used to completely delete an already cre ated false signal suppression This is useful if the s...

Page 39: ...cket correction For non linear vessel forms enter the vessel height und the socket correction For the vessel height you have to enter the total height of the vessel For the socket correction you have...

Page 40: ...ling of the measured level values for 0 and 100 Level measured value min Measured level value max To damp process dependent measured value fluctuations you can set a time of 0 999 s in this menu item...

Page 41: ...the display options The procedure is described in the following The following submenu points are available The submenu points described below This menu item enables the setting of the requested natio...

Page 42: ...urement are displayed in addition to the peak values of the level measurement In another window you can carry out a reset of the two peak values separately The respective min and max measured values a...

Page 43: ...item Echo curve shows the signal strength of the echoes over the measuring range in V The signal strength enables an evalua tion of the quality of the measurement With the following functions you can...

Page 44: ...he operating time With the adjustment software PACTware and the PC the high resolution echo curve can be displayed and used to compare the echo curve of the setup with the actual echo curve The functi...

Page 45: ...s the measured value memory will be deleted Basic settings Resetting of the parameter settings incl special parameters to the default values presettings of the respective instru ment Any created false...

Page 46: ...Interface Distance 0 000 m d note block ing distances Min adjustment Interface 0 Min adjustment Interface Distance Probe length take dead band into account Integration time Level 0 0 s Integration tim...

Page 47: ...ched off Status signals Maintenance Switched off Device memory Echo curve memory Stopped Device memory Measured value memory Started Device memory Measured value memory Measured values Distance level...

Page 48: ...AI FB2 Hysteresis 0 50 AI FB2 Fail Safe Mode behaviour in case of mal function Last Valid Out Value last valid measured value AI FB2 Fail Safe Value 0 00 AI FB2 Target Mode Auto AI FB3 Tag Descriptor...

Page 49: ...tten into one or more sen sors or kept as backup for a possible electronics exchange Note Before the data are stored in the sensor a check is carried out to determine if the data fit the sensor If the...

Page 50: ...pped with a display and adjustment module the data in the sensor can be saved in the display and adjustment module The procedure is described in the operating instructions manual Display and adjustmen...

Page 51: ...llec tion The DTMs can also be integrated into other frame applications according to FDT standard Note To ensure that all instrument functions are supported you should always use the latest DTM Collec...

Page 52: ...on for complete project documentation as well as a save function for measured value and echo curves In addition there is a tank calculation program as well as a multiviewer for display and analysis of...

Page 53: ...adjustment you carry out the parameter adjust ment for the instrument via the clear menu structure in the DTM Device Type Manager This enables additional and special settings over and above those offe...

Page 54: ...ess can be used for function test of the instrument and for con nection to a Profibus PA network Then address must be changed to integrate additional instruments The address setting is carried out eit...

Page 55: ...a superim posed gas phase Demonstration mode This mode is only suitable for test and demon stration purposes In this mode the sensor ignores all parameters and reacts immediately to all measured valu...

Page 56: ...ically on the level and the interface measurement You can find further linearization types in the extended adjustment If you have a non linear vessel you can select here the respective linearization c...

Page 57: ...ed from the device This procedure can last several minutes Create instrument documentation This function is used to print or create a PDF file of the current param eter adjustment To read the PDF file...

Page 58: ...EN 140430 8 Set up with other systems 8 1 DD adjustment programs Device descriptions as Enhanced Device Description EDD are available for DD adjustment programs such as for example AMS and PDM The fil...

Page 59: ...tive measured values The requested values and recording conditions are set via a PC with PACTware DTM or the control system with EDD Data are thus read out and also reset Up to 500 events are automati...

Page 60: ...tenance requirement and explained by pictographs 4 1 2 3 Fig 28 Pictographs of the status messages 1 Failure red 2 Out of specification yellow 3 Function check orange 4 Maintenance blue Failure Due to...

Page 61: ...ment according to the limit values difference between min and max 10 mm Bit 1 F025 Error in the lineariza tion table Index markers are not continuously rising for example illogical value pairs Check l...

Page 62: ...the instrument not sufficient Check or correct installation and or parameter adjustment Use an instrument with bigger measuring range Bit 11 F265 Meas urement function disturbed Sensor no longer carri...

Page 63: ...nd provides information on causes as well as corrective measures Code Text mes sage Cause Rectification M500 Error with the reset delivery status With the reset to delivery status the data could not b...

Page 64: ...Tware and the suitable DTM In many cases the reasons can be determined in this way and faults rectified The below tables show typical examples for application relevant measurement errors There are two...

Page 65: ...attern Cause Rectification 3 Measured value re mains in the area of the bottom during filling Level time 0 Echo from the probe end larger than the product echo for example with products with r 2 5 oil...

Page 66: ...signal suppression The below tables show typical examples for application relevant measurement errors with bulk solids There are two measurement errors Constant level Filling Emptying The images in co...

Page 67: ...e echo at a false echo position jumps to multiple echo In case of interferences due to installations in the close range Change polarisation direction Chose a more suitable installa tion position Trans...

Page 68: ...ium and adapt if neces sary Optimize installation position and sensor orientation Reflections from the product surface via the vessel wall deflection Depending on the reason for the fault and the meas...

Page 69: ...he sensor you can transfer these to the replacement electronics module A new setup is no more necessary 9 6 Exchanging the rod The rod meas part of the probe can be shortened if necessary To loosen th...

Page 70: ...djustment Carrying out max adjustment 9 7 Software update The following components are required to update the instrument software Instrument Voltage supply Interface adapter VEGACONNECT PC with PACTwa...

Page 71: ...s and certificates By doing 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...

Page 72: ...mpanies We use recyclable materials and have designed the parts to be easily separable Correct disposal avoids negative effects on humans and the environ ment and ensures recycling of useful raw mater...

Page 73: ...owder coated basis Polyester Stainless steel housing precision casting 316L Stainless steel housing electropol ished 316L Seal between housing and housing cover NBR stainless steel housing precision c...

Page 74: ...medium r 1 6 2 4 5 3 1 Fig 48 Measuring ranges VEGAFLEX 83 1 Reference plane 2 Probe length L 3 Measuring range default setting refers to the measuring range in water 4 Upper dead band see diagrams un...

Page 75: ...installation process fitting flush with the vessel ceiling Medium Water Oil dielectric constant 2 0 2 Installation Probe end does not touch the vessel bottom Sensor parameter adjustment No gating out...

Page 76: ...9 0 2 mm 0 079 15 mm 0 591 15 mm 0 591 10 mm 0 394 0 35 m 13 78 0 15 m 5 906 0 1 m 3 937 0 05 m 1 969 1 1 Fig 50 Deviation VEGAFLEX 83 in rod version in oil 1 Dead band no measurement possible in this...

Page 77: ...56 F 0 17 2 1 264 C 507 F 0 12 1 44 9 2 366 C 691 F 0 07 1 01 5 7 Characteristics and performance data Measuring cycle time 500 ms Step response time5 3 s Max filling emptying speed 1 m min Ambient co...

Page 78: ...200 Hz according EN 60068 2 6 vibration at resonance with rod length 50 cm 19 69 in Shock resistance Instrument housing 100 g 6 ms according to EN 60068 2 27 mechanical shock Rod probe 25 g 6 ms acco...

Page 79: ...rotection rating unassembled IP 20 mounted into the housing without cover IP 40 Materials Housing ABS Inspection window Polyester foil Integrated clock Date format Day Month Year Time format 12 h 24 h...

Page 80: ...NEMA 6P Double chamber IP 66 IP 67 IP 66 IP 68 0 2 bar IP 68 1 bar NEMA 4X NEMA 6P NEMA 6P Overvoltage category III6 Protection class III7 Approvals Instruments with approvals can have different techn...

Page 81: ...used the sensor must be set to the profile specific ident number via the DTM software By default the sensor operates with the manufacturer specific ID number When using the instruments on a segment c...

Page 82: ...the AI FB3 after scaling Free Place This module must be used if a value in the data telegram of the cyclical data traffic should not be used e g replacement of temperature and Additional Cyclic Value...

Page 83: ...re not used in this example Data format of the output signal Byte4 Byte3 Byte2 Byte1 Byte0 Status Value IEEE 754 Fig 53 Data format of the output signal The status byte corresponds to profile 3 02 Pro...

Page 84: ...lue Failsafe replacement value Failsafe Mode Last val ue and already valid measured value since switching on 0 x 48 uncertain substitute set Switch on simulation Failsafe replacement value Failsafe Mo...

Page 85: ...41 M20x1 5 NPT 1 2 79 mm 3 11 Fig 55 Housing versions in protection IP 66 IP 68 0 2 bar with integrated display and adjustment module the housing is 9 mm 0 35 in higher 1 Single chamber version 2 Doub...

Page 86: ...the housing is 9 mm 0 35 in higher 1 Single chamber version 2 Double chamber version Stainless steel housing 69 mm 2 72 79 mm 3 11 117 mm 4 61 M20x1 5 NPT 59 mm 2 32 80 mm 3 15 112 mm 4 41 M20x1 5 NPT...

Page 87: ...1 M20x1 5 NPT 3 2 1 Fig 59 Housing versions in protection IP 66 IP 68 1 bar with integrated display and adjustment module the housing is 9 mm 0 35 in higher 1 Single chamber version electropolished 2...

Page 88: ...mm 0 315 in polished autoclaved version 112 mm 4 84 DIN DN25 DN32 DN40 1 1 1 2 L 54 mm 2 13 w 183 mm 7 20 65 3 mm 2 57 w 50 5 DIN DN50 2 64 91 DIN DN65 3 2 1 3 Fig 61 VEGAFLEX 83 rod version 8 mm 0 3...

Page 89: ...he Schutzrechte N here Informationen 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...

Page 90: ...ced Device Description 58 Error codes 62 Event memory 59 F Factory calibration date 50 False signal suppression 37 Fault rectification 64 Functional principle 8 G Gas phase 35 GSD file 81 H Hardware a...

Page 91: ...or characteristics 50 Sensor status 42 Service hotline 68 Simulation 43 Software addressing 26 33 Special parameters 49 Status bytes PA output value 84 Status messages NAMUR NE 107 60 T Telegram confi...

Page 92: ...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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