Bronkhorst®
Instruction Manual ES-FLOW™
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3.4.2
Measurement and control
Measure
Type
Access
Range
FlowDDE
FLOW-BUS
Modbus
Unsigned int
R
0…41942
(65535*)
8
1/0
0x0020/33
This parameter indicates the flow metered by the instrument. The value of 32000 corresponds to 100%, the maximum
measured value output is 131.07%, which translates to 41942.
*In case the instrument is prepared for bi-directional measurement, the negative signals with an output range of -
73.73…-0.003% are represented by the range of 41943…65535, whereas the positive signals 0…131.07% are still
represented by the range of 0…41942. (FlowDDE converts the numbers to negative values automatically).
Setpoint
Type
Access
Range
FlowDDE
FLOW-BUS
Modbus
Unsigned int
RW
0…32000
9
1/1
0x0021/34
This parameter is used to set the required flow rate for the controller. The signals have the same range as
Measure
, but the
setpoint range is limited between 0 and 100% (0…32000).
3.4.2.1
Secondary outputs
Temperature
Type
Access
Range
FlowDDE
FLOW-BUS
Modbus
Float
R
-250…500
142
33/7
0xA138…0xA139/41273…41274
This parameter returns the internal temperature in the instrument housing in °C.
3.4.2.2
Advanced measurement and control
Fmeasure
Type
Access
Range
FlowDDE
FLOW-BUS
Modbus
Float
R
-3.4E+38…
3.4E+38
205
33/0
0xA100…0xA101/ 41217…41218
Floating point variant of
Measure
.
Fmeasure
shows the measured value in the capacity unit for which the instrument is set.
The instrument uses parameters
Capacity
,
Capacity 0%
,
Capacity Unit
and
Sensor Type
to calculate
Fmeasure
.
Fsetpoint
Type
Access
Range
FlowDDE
FLOW-BUS
Modbus
Float
RW
0…3.4E+38
206
33/3
0xA119…0xA11A/ 41241…41242
Floating point variant of
Setpoint
.
Fsetpoint
shows the setpoint in the capacity unit for which the instrument is set. Like
Fmeasure
,
Fsetpoint
is dependent of
Capacity
,
Capacity 0%
,
Capacity Unit
and
Sensor Type
.
Setpoint Slope
Type
Access
Range
FlowDDE
FLOW-BUS
Modbus
Unsigned int
RW
0…30000
10
1/2
0x0022/35
The value of this parameter represents the time it would take to adjust the setpoint if it were changed from 0 to 100%. This
feature can be used to smooth 'nervous' controller behavior, e.g. to reduce setpoint overshoot or undershoot.
The supported range corresponds to 0…3000 seconds. Default value = 0.
Example:
If
Setpoint Slope
= 100 it will take 10 seconds to adjust the setpoint if it is changed from 0 to 100%. A setpoint change of 20%
will take (20%/100%)*10 seconds = 2 seconds.