
User Manual for LEVIFLOW
®
LFS Flowmeters
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PL-4502-00, Rev11, DCO# 18-107
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4.3 System Operation with Converter LFC-6C and LFC-6CIO
4.3.1 Standard Operation with PLC Interface (LFC-6CIO only)
for the analog outputs and
for the digital in/outputs shows the standard configuration of
the electrical interface (PLC). For other configurations the
LEVIFLOW
®
configuration software has to be used
(according manual is
Levitronix
Doc.#
PL-4501-00
). The hardware configuration is the same as for the PLC
of the LFC-1C. Therefore the same typical setup applies as described in
Section 4.2.2
4.3.2 Operation with RS485
Standard operation with
LFC-6C
is done with the
RS485
interface, which also can be done with the
LFC-
6CIO
. The according
MODBUS
protocol can be requested at
Levitronix
.
4.3.3 Standalone Operation with Display
The
LFC-6C/LFC-6CIO
can be used as standalone device, where the flow values can be read on the display.
The channel to be read can be chosen with the channel selection potentiometer on the display (see
).
4.3.4 Display Messages
The 6-channel converter
LFC-6C/LFC-6CIO
displays basically the same messages as the single channel
converter
LFC-1C / LFC-1C-F4
Additionally
LFC-6C/LFC-6CIO
shows on the display on the right side six LEDs (see
). LEDs
indicate which channel has measurement error active (when channel selection is set to a specific channel 1-
6) or indicates, which flow is shown in display at the moment (when channel selection is set to 0).
4.4 Operation with LEVIFLOW
®
Configuration Software
For debugging, data collection and configuration of the flowmeter system the
LEVIFLOW
®
Configuration
Software
is available at
Levitronix
®
. Contact
Levitronix
®
for a sample of the configuration software and the
according manual (
Levitronix
Doc.#
PL-4501-00
). An approved USB to RS485 adaptor with the according
connection cable can be ordered according to the information in
Note: The LFS-008 sensor with converter LFC-1C-F4 needs configuration software version V1.18 or higher.
The LFC-6CIO needs configuration software version V1.25 or higher
Figure 25: System operation with LEVIFLOW
®
configuration software
Single-Channel Converter LFC-1C
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Electrical Interface
Power Supply: 24 VDC
RS485
(MODBUS)
Analog and
Digital Outputs
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Extension
Cables LFE
Digital
Signal Processor
DSP
BUS
Converter
RS232/RS485
or
USB/RS485
LEVIFLOW
®
Configuration Software
RS232 or USB
Other RS485
Devices