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SoFtware Manual
RetuRn to toC
MaCe HydRoMaCe 3000
Product Manual
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RetuRn to toC
1.
From the
“HM3000 Settings”
dialogue box
click
“Configure modules”
and a dialogue box
will appear as shown.
2.
Click
“Add”
and the available modules will be
listed in the
“Select module”
dialogue box.
3.
Each MACE card available is referenced in the
list by its type and slot number. (eg. I/O module
in card slot 3). Highlight the module you wish
to add and click
“Add module”
. A
“Configure
modules”
dialogue box will appear if a I/O
module is added.
A module is defined in FloCom
+
as a MACE
I/O card.
20.0 Configure modules
NOte: Once a module has been
added it will no longer appear on the
available modules list
NOte: Derived channels, those that are calculated based on the values
of two or more measured channels are not displayed.
20.1 adding a module
By clicking
“View configuration”
the user
is able to see a tree view of all configured
modules and their respective measured
channels.
For example, in the
“Module details”
dialogue box opposite, the I/O module in
card slot 2 has three measured channels. The
first is named Weir Level and the sensor is
wired into the 4-20mA input number 1.
NOte: there is no tree view available until
at least one channel is configured.
WarNINg: Use “reset configuration”
with care.
Clicking
“Reset configuration”
causes
all configured modules, channels and
outputs to be removed.
19.3 View configuration
19.4 reset configuration
4.
The
“Configure modules”
dialogue box will
appear with a listing of the configured modules.
When enabled (via the check box), this function instructs the HM 3000 to
switch the 12VDC (switched) power line ON for sensors wired to I/O card/s
(refer to chapters 12-14 for wiring details).
A warmup time must be set by the user, suitable for the sensor/s application.
For example, a 4-20mA output downward looking ultrasonic depth sensor
may require a 20 second warm up prior to recording a stable depth reading.
19.2 Sensor power
WarNINg: the maximum system current available for powering sensors
attached to aLL I/O cards is 1.25 amps at 12VDC
20.2 removing a configured module
1.
Highlight the module that you wish to
remove. Click
“Remove”
and you will be
prompted to confirm your action. Click
“Yes”
and the module will be removed.