7
.
2
P
arameter adjustment with
PACT
ware
A
s an alternative to the integrated indicating and adjustment unit
,
the
adjustment can be also carried out via a
W
indows
PC
.
F
or this
,
the
con
fi
guration software
PACT
ware and a suitable instrument driver
(
DTM
)
according to the
FDT
standard are required
.
T
he current
PACT
ware version as well as all available
DTM
s are compiled in a
DTM C
ollection
.
F
urthermore
,
the
DTM
s can be integrated into other
frame applications compliant with the
FDT
standard
.
N
ote
:
T
o ensure that all instrument functions are supported
,
you should
always use the latest
DTM C
ollection
.
F
urthermore
,
not all described
functions are included in older
fi
rmware versions
.
Y
ou can download
the latest instrument software from our homepage
.
A
description of the
update procedure is also available in the
I
nternet
.
F
urther setup steps are described in the operating instructions manual
"
DTM C
ollection
/
PACT
ware
"
attached to each
DTM C
ollection and
which can also be downloaded from the
I
nternet
.
A
detailed
description is available in the online help of
PACT
ware and the
DTM
s
as well as in the supplementary instructions manual
"
RS
232
/
E
thernet
connection
"
.
I
nformation
:
T
o access the connected sensors
,
the addressing must be already
carried out
,
see chapter
"
S
etup procedure
-
S
et
HART
address
"
.
I
f the
addressing should be carried out now via
PACT
ware
,
then also only
one sensor must be connected
.
W
hen connecting via
E
thernet
,
VEGAMET
625
must be provided with
a suitable
IP
address and subnet mask
.
I
f the project setup is carried
out without assistant
(
online mode
),
IP
address and subnet mask must
be entered additionally in the
DTM
.
C
lick in the project window with the
right mouse key to the
E
thernet
DTM
and choose
"
A
dd
.
functions
-
M
odify
DTM
addresses
"
.
A
ll device
DTM
s are available as a free
-
of
-
charge standard version
and as a full version that must be purchased
.
I
n the standard version
,
all functions for complete setup are already included
.
A
n assistant for
simple project con
fi
guration simpli
fi
es the adjustment considerably
.
S
aving
/
printing the project as well as import
/
export functions are also
part of the standard version
.
I
n the full version there is also an extended print function for complete
project documentation as well as a save function for measured value
and echo curves
.
I
n addition
,
there is a tank calculation program as
well as a multiviewer for display and analysis of the saved measured
value and echo curves
.
P
rerequisites
C
onnection via
E
thernet
S
tandard
/
F
ull version
40
VEGAMET
625
•
D
ouble channel
HART
signal conditioning instrument
7
S
etup with
PACT
ware
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