Contrec 515 User manual

Model 515 Flow Computer
Operation Manual
Application CR02
Ratio/Blending Process Controller
for
Volumetric Analog Flowmeters
18 May 2007

Model 515 Flow Computer - Operation Manual
© Contrec Pty Ltd 2006
The instructions given herein cover the general description, installation, operation and maintenance of the subject
equipment. Contrec Pty. Ltd. reserves the right, without prior notice, to make engineering refinements that may not
be reflected in this manual.
Should any questions arise which cannot be answered specifically by this manual, they should be directed to
Contrec Pty Ltd for further detailed information and technical assistance.
Contrec Pty. Ltd. will not accept any liability for either direct or consequential damages resulting from the use or
misapplication of the contents of this manual.
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The software in this product was in part provided by Red Hat and any express or implied warranties, including, but
not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose are disclaimed. In no
event shall the author be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, exemplary, or consequential damages
(including, but not limited to, procurement of substitute goods or services; loss of use, data, or profits; or business
interruption) however caused and on any theory of liability, whether in contract, strict liability, or tort (including
negligence or otherwise) arising in any way out of the use of this software, even if advised of the possibility of such
damage.
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Safety Notice
The information in this safety notice is for the prevention of injury to personnel and
damage to the instrument.
The manufacturer assumes no liability for injury or damage caused by misuse of the
instrument or for modifications made to the instrument.
Qualified Personnel
The instrument must be installed, operated and serviced by persons who have been properly
trained and authorised. Personnel must read and understand this manual prior to installation and
operation of the instrument.
Static Hazard
The 500 series flow computer uses high speed CMOS circuitry which is sensitive to static
damage. The user should observe accepted safety practices for handling electronic devices,
especiallyduringservicing.Oncetheunitis installed, grounded and interconnected,the chances
of static damage are greatly reduced.
Voltage Hazard
Before connecting power to the instrument, ensure that the supply voltage for the AC or DC
input is suitable. The AC voltage rating is as stated on the serial number plate. Personnel should
take all due care to avoid electric shock.
Welding Hazard
Do not perform electric welding in close proximity to the instrument or its interconnecting
cables. If welding in these areas must be performed, disconnect all cables from the instrument.
Failure to do so may result in damage to the unit.
Moisture Hazard
To avoid electrical faults and corrosion of the instrument, do not allow moisture to remain in
contact with the instrument.
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1 Introduction
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Calculations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Analog Input Scaling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Displayed Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Main Menu Variables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Isolated Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Relay Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Software Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Approvals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2 Specifications
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
3 Installation
Panel Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Electrical Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Rear Panel Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Terminal Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Analog Input Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Logic Input Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
4-20mA Output Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Pulse Output Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Control Relays (Alarms) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
RC Network for Interference Suppression . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
RS-232 Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Infra-red Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
RS-485 Port (Advanced Option) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Earthing and Shielding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
4 Operation
Normal Operation Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Default Variable & Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Contents
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Status Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Front Panel Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Main Menu Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Peak Flowrates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Setpoints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Data Logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Model Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Process Control Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Logic Input Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Tuning the Control Loop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Tuning the Ratio Trim Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
5 Instrument Calibration
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Calibration View Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Calibration Set Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Changing the Instrument Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Calibration Menu Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Instrument Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Units of Measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Time Settings and Data Logging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
General Setup Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Test Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Warning Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
6 Communications
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Hardware Interconnection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Protocols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Simple ASCII Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Requests Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Instrument Responses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Corrupted or Invalid Requests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Modbus RTU Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
List of Data Registers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Printer Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Types of Printouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Printer Data Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

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Appendix A Glossary
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Appendix B Model Numbers
Product Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Custom Version Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Application Information Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Appendix C Units of Measurement
Available Units of Measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

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List of Figures
1 Typical Application Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2 500 Series Instrument Panel Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3 Rear Panel Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
4 Externally Powered Voltage Transmitter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
5 Internally Powered Voltage Transmitter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
6 Externally Powered Current Loop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
7 Internally Powered Current Loops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
8 Logic Inputs Connection Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
9 Output 4-20mA Connection Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
10 Output Pulse Connection Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
11 Relay Connection Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
12 RS-485 Interface Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
13 Logged Data Display Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
14 Calibration Menu Tree Sheet 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
15 Calibration Menu Tree Sheet 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
16 RS-232 Cable Connections to a Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
17 RS-485 Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

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