Operator's Manual
Issue 14
/
Mar 2016 / UMC0071
Mercury
iPS
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Page
126
The procedure for fitting a daughter board has already been described in section 7.2.
11.2.2 Basic check of board operation
1 Power up the
Mercury
iPS. If fitted correctly, the iPS will detect the board and may request
permission to use it.
2 Put the iPS in Local mode by tapping the local/remote toggle button on the iPS
Home
page.
3 Tap
Settings,
scroll to and tap the
Devices
tab.
4 Scroll down the list of devices and find the level meter board. Also, scroll to the right to read
the firmware version.
11.3 Circuit description of the temperature sensor
board
Depending on the sensor, the circuit can be configured to measure either resistance or voltage.
11.3.1 Voltage measurement mode
Voltage measurement mode is used with diode sensors or thermocouples. The following block
diagram summarises the principles.