FlowPulse Handheld
Instruction Manual
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Страница 3: ...ability in respect of any loss injury or damage whatsoever arising out of the application or use of any product or circuit described herein Every effort has been made to ensure accuracy of this docume...
Страница 4: ...13 Key Guide 13 Connecting to a Flow Pulse 15 Chapter 3 How To Use The Handheld Controller 16 Safety Precaution 16 Charging the Controller 16 User Interface Structure 17 Flow Window 18 Diagnostic Trac...
Страница 5: ...arameter File onto Flow Pulse 33 System Information 34 Internal Storage 34 Upgrading Firmware on the Flow Pulse Handheld 34 Chapter 4 Parameter Listing and Descriptions 37 Parameter System 37 Paramete...
Страница 6: ...is important that this manual is referred to for correct installation and operation There are various parts of the manual that offer additional help or information as shown Tips TIP Look for this icon...
Страница 7: ...ses a RS485 link for communication with the sensor enabling the use of a long cable The Flow Pulse Handheld has 4 GB of on board storage This offers logging capacity of up to 1 year at 10 seconds inte...
Страница 8: ...ttery charging 0 to 40 C 32 F to 104 F for charging batteries CE and Radar Approval See EU Declaration of Conformity DATA LOGGING Storage Media Internal Flash Memory Storage Capacity 3 8GB 3 2 million...
Страница 9: ...5 hours Charging methods Mains charger 12 VDC 2A In car charger Power supply DC 12 18V Power Consumption 3 5W 12V not charging 15W 12V when charging Pulsar Measurement operates a policy of constant d...
Страница 10: ...FlowPulse Handheld INSTRUCTION MANUAL 10 EU Certificate of Conformity...
Страница 11: ...e controller side Power up the Flow Pulse Handheld and verify each cable core by measuring its voltage CABLE COLOUR CABLE DETAILS Red 12 VDC to power FlowPulse Black Ground to the FlowPulse Yellow RS4...
Страница 12: ...FlowPulse Handheld are shown below The table describes the connections between the two The FlowPulse connector to the FlowPulse Handheld above and the Terminal diagram to the FlowPulse below FLOWPULS...
Страница 13: ...PULSAR MEASUREMENT 13 Dimensions 190mm 7 48 124mm 4 88 50mm 1 97 2mm 0 08 2mm 0 08 USB SENSOR DC IN CHARGE...
Страница 14: ...Pulse setting menu Increase screen brightness when pressed repeatedly Jump to Handheld setting menu Decrease screen brightness when pressed repeatedly Resets resettable totaliser on totaliser window S...
Страница 15: ...d is correctly wired refer to Cabling to a Flow Pulse section 2 Secure the lead to the sensor connector and switch on the handheld 3 If the sensor is being connected to the controller for the first ti...
Страница 16: ...hargers may be used but the power rating must be within 12 18 VDC and fused 2A max The battery indicator icon provides indication of the available charge on the Flow Pulse Handheld During charging the...
Страница 17: ...held and taper charging rate when temperature rises beyond the specified threshold User Interface Structure Important Information Due to the risk of the batteries igniting under no circumstances shoul...
Страница 18: ...hown The units of flow rate can be changed in Setting1 FlowPulse Setup F3 shortcut key The S bar shows the strength of flow signal received on the sensor A high value will indicate a suitable applicat...
Страница 19: ...the sensor Use F1 key to enable or disable traces from the Flow Pulse Trace function is enabled by default upon connection The trace icon will appear to indicate when traces are being polled The trac...
Страница 20: ...ow Pulse parameters Please refer to the Flow Pulse instruction manual for detailed description of the individual items The menu can be navigated by using the up down arrow keys and confirming with Ent...
Страница 21: ...parameters using parameter addresses This is useful for setting less frequently used parameters or any parameters that are not listed on the menu Settings 1 64 Parameter Cur Value New Value Info Sens...
Страница 22: ...ual Param Relay Alarm Setup mA Output Pipe I D Sensitivity Damping Cal Factor Vol Time Step Resp Step Thresh Step Limit Averaging Track Method Density Min mA Max mA mA Trim Min Flow Max Flow AlmMode L...
Страница 23: ...e Info 6 Totaliser 7 Service Access 2 System SYSTEM 2 Dim Bright 10 3 Auto Dim 90 4 Time 10 47 5 Date 04 05 2017 6 Region 1 7 Factory Reset 1 Norm Bright 10 Service Access Device Info Totaliser Manual...
Страница 24: ...ile connected to the computer all other functions that require access to the internal storage such as data logging and log file replay will be disabled The controller is not rechargeable via USB Syste...
Страница 25: ...ault logging interval is one log per 4 seconds This can be changed from 2 to 3600 seconds interval between logs in Settings 2 Data Logger Logging Interval menu A new log file is always generated when...
Страница 26: ...The Sleep Wake logging function is used for longer term unattended data logging This feature is setup via the Setting 2 Data Logger menu 1 Change site name if required 2 Check logging interval default...
Страница 27: ...is more than 10 seconds and the Wake Time is more than 20 seconds the FlowPulse Handheld will be powered down during sleep mode However if these two requirements are not met neither unit will be power...
Страница 28: ...g file extension To replay a log file using the controller go to Settings 2 Tools Replay Data File this will bring up a File Explorer window The folder icon indicates available data folders which corr...
Страница 29: ...le log files Select a file to display During charting the FlowPulse will be powered down The replay icon is displayed in place of the sensor icon to indicate charting in progress Connection to FlowPul...
Страница 30: ...value of the non resettable totaliser During run mode the system totaliser is viewed at the bottom of the Totaliser screen Unlike the resettable totaliser this can only be reset by accessing the Setti...
Страница 31: ...crement every 1 1 000 000th units of flow 1 100 000 Totaliser will increment every 1 100 000th units of flow 1 10 000 Totaliser will increment every 1 10 000th units of flow 1 1 000 Totaliser will inc...
Страница 32: ...se is connected parameters will be automatically retrieved from the sensor and stored in an fpr file Older parameters from the same day are overwritten onto the same fpr file to keep the number of par...
Страница 33: ...ed back onto a FlowPulse The parameter file must be in the fpr or csv format If in doubt connect to a computer and open the csv parameter file in Excel or any text editor to confirm Press F4 to Settin...
Страница 34: ...are required A PC with FlowPulse PC installed which can be found on the FlowPulse PC CD or downloaded from the Pulsar website using the following link https pulsarmeasurement com downloads software T...
Страница 35: ...slightly avoid sudden force as critical cables are connected between the front and back plates 6 Connect the serial to USB cable to the RJ11 socket located on the top end of the internal Flow Pulse H...
Страница 36: ...and wait for completion when a Verification Successful message will be displayed then click Run Firmware 12 Disconnect serial lead and then reassemble the unit and screws ensuring that all rubber wash...
Страница 37: ...0 to 65535 please refer to individual parameter for individual range The terms parameter and register are used interchangeably as the parameter number is the actual address of the storage register Pa...
Страница 38: ...e a new file is created during logging in hours Note A new file is always created when logging is started including when logging was stopped and restarted Sleep Duration 79 5 28800 30 Sleep duration e...
Страница 39: ...s activated Auto Dim 73 0 2400 60 Time duration after a key press before screen is dimmed Set to 0 to deactivate dimming Time HHMM HH hour in 24 hour format MM minute Date DDMMYY DD day MM month YY ye...
Страница 40: ...umber 96 97 The serial number is equal to p96 65535 p97 Controller Type 95 1 1 Controller for FlowPulse Firmware Version 98 A 4 digit firmware version number larger is newer Hardware Version 99 A 4 di...
Страница 41: ...USB Function 70 2 0 USB off 1 SD card only 2 SD Serial port 3 Serial port only Low Power Warning Threshold 81 7 Battery level below which a low power warning is shown Temperature Warning Threshold 82...
Страница 42: ...5 needs to be set to PC 485 mode This can be done via the handheld controller check that all wires are connected press F4 select Tools select Modbus to PC 485 enter 126 default Modbus ID on Flow Pulse...
Страница 43: ...or operated for prolonged period under an ambient temperature of below 0 degree Celsius the total operating duration may be reduced Damaged battery If the battery is less than 6 months old and the nor...
Страница 44: ...d dispose of cable and Transducer in accordance with regional environmental regulations for electrical electronic products Controllers Remove power disconnect the Controller and remove battery if fitt...
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