Example 1
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BE 58-602 Pulsar
®
Model R96 Radar Transmitter
The exact level measurement is extracted from false target
reflections and other background noise via the use of
sophisticated signal processing. The new PULSAR Model
R96 circuitry is extremely energy efficient so no duty cycling
is necessary to accomplish effective measurement.
3.2.2 Equivalent Time Sampling
ETS, or Equivalent Time Sampling, is used to measure the
high speed, low power EM (electromagnetic) energy. ETS is
a critical key in the application of Radar to vessel level
measurement technology. The high speed electromagnetic
energy (1000 ft/µs) is difficult to measure over short dis-
tances and at the resolution required in the process industry.
ETS captures the EM signals in real time (nanoseconds) and
reconstructs them in equivalent time (milliseconds), which
is much easier to measure with today’s technology.
ETS is accomplished by scanning the tank to collect thou-
sands of samples. Approximately three scans are taken per
second; each scan gathers more than 50,000 samples.
3.3
Configuration Information
This section is intended to offer additional configuration-
related details with respect to some of the parameters shown
in the Menu in Section 2.6.
3.3.1 Bottom Blocking Distance Description
The parameter referred to as Bottom Blocking Distance in
the PULSAR Model R96 DEVICE SETUP/ADVANCED
CONFIG menu is defined as the distance from the bottom
of the tank to the lowest valid level reading. (The level read-
ing will never be lower than the Bottom Blocking Distance.)
The PULSAR Model R96 transmitter is shipped from the
factory with Bottom Blocking Distance set to 0. With this
configuration, level measurements are referenced from the
bottom of the tank. See Example 1.
Example 1 (Bottom Blocking Distance = 0 as shipped
from factory):
Application calls for a Model R96 antenna in an 200-cm
tank with a flanged process connection. The process
medium is water.
The user wants the 4 mA Set Point (LRV) at 60 cm and
the 20 mA Set Point (URV) at 150 cm
as
referenced from the bottom of the tank
.
20 mA
4 mA
200 cm
150 cm
60 cm
Level Units = cm
Antenna Model = RA6
Antenna Mount = Flange
Tank Height = 200 cm
4 mA = 60 cm
20 mA = 150 cm
Bottom Blocking
Distance = 0 cm
Dielectric Range =
Above 10