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5 Set up the sensor with the display and adjustment module
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3. Select in the menu item "
Application
" the vessel, the application
and the vessel form, for example, silo.
4. Carry out the adjustment in the menu items "
Min. adjustment
" and
"
Max. adjustment
".
The radar sensor as a distance measuring instrument measures the
distance from the sensor to the product surface. For indication of the
real level, an allocation of the measured distance to the percentage
height must be carried out.
2
1
3
100%
0%
1 m
(39.37
")
35 m (1378
")
Fig. 11: Parameterization example
1 Min. level
≙
max. meas. distance
2 Max. level
≙
min. meas. distance
For this adjustment, the distance is entered for min. and max. level.
If these values are not known, an adjustment with distances, for
example, of 10 % and 90 % is also possible. Starting point for these
distance specifications is always the seal surface of the thread or
flange.
Parameterization example
