Endress+Hauser Tankvision Multi Scan NXA83 User manual

Products Solutions Services
BA01288G/00/EN/01.14
71244020
Valid as of software version:
3.0.10
Operating Instructions
Tankvision
Multi Scan NXA83
Local display Operation manual

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Table of Contents
1 Document information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.1 Target audience for this manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.2 Version history . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.3 Document function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.4 Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2 Basic safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.1 Requirements for the personnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.2 IT security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.3 Designated use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.4 Workplace safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.5 Operational safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.6 Product safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
3 Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3.1 Product identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3.2 Nameplate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3.3 Order code and device version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3.4 Registered trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
4 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
5 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
5.1 Starting and Stopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
5.2 Status Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
5.3 Display Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
5.4 Grid View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
5.5 Single Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
5.6 Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
5.7 Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
5.8 Scheduling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
5.9 Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
6 Return . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

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1 Document information
1.1 Target audience for this manual
This manual should support the operating personal working on a regular basis with the Tank
Gauging System understanding the possible tasks they have to perform and should serve as
encyclopedia for those tasks.
Beside basic PC operating knowledge no special training is needed to perform the Tank
Gauging System operations. Nevertheless it is recommended receiving a training on the
system by Endress+Hauser.
1.2 Version history
1.3 Document function
1.3.1 Used symbols
Safety symbols
Symbols for certain types of information
Document version Valid for SW version Changes to the previous version
BA01288G/00/EN/01.14 3.0.10 Initial version
Symbol Meaning
A0011189-EN
DANGER!
This symbol alerts you to a dangerous situation. Failure to avoid this situation will
result in serious or fatal injury.
A0011190-EN
WARNING!
This symbol alerts you to a dangerous situation. Failure to avoid this situation can
result in serious or fatal injury.
A0011191-EN
CAUTION!
This symbol alerts you to a dangerous situation. Failure to avoid this situation can
result in minor or medium injury.
A0011192-EN
NOTICE!
This symbol contains information on procedures and other facts which do not result
in personal injury.
Symbol Meaning
A0011193
Tip
Indicates additional information.
A0011195
Reference to page
Refers to the corresponding page number.
, , ... Series of steps
A0018373
Result of a sequence of actions
DANGER
WARNING
CAUTION
NOTICE
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Symbols in graphics
1.4 Documentation
1.4.1 Operating instructions
Symbol Meaning
1, 2, 3 ... Item numbers
, , ... Series of steps
A, B, C... Views
A0011187
Hazardous area
Indicates a hazardous area.
A0011188
Indicates a non-hazardous location
Safe area (non-hazardous area)
Document number Instrument Type of Document
BA01288G/00
•MultiScanNXA83
Operation manual
BA01290G/00 Installation and Maintenance manual
BA01291G/00 Configuration manual
BA01292G/00 DCC Configuration manual
BA01289G/00 OPC Tank Data Server manual
BA01297G/00 Web Client System Operation manual
BA01287G/00 Weights and Measures Additions
BA01296G/00 Redundancy manual
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2 Basic safety instructions
2.1 Requirements for the personnel
The personnel for installation, commissioning, diagnostics and maintenance must fulfill the
following requirements:
• Trained, qualified specialists: must have a relevant qualification for this specific function
and task
• Are authorized by the plant owner/operator
• Are familiar with federal/national regulations
• Before beginning work, the specialist staff must have read and understood the instructions
in the Operating Instructions and supplementary documentation as well as in the
certificates (depending on the application)
• Following instructions and basic conditions
The operating personnel must fulfill the following requirements:
• Being instructed and authorized according to the requirements of the task by the facility's
owner operator
• Following the instructions in these Operating Instructions
2.2 IT security
We only provide a warranty if the device is installed and used as described in the Operating
Instructions. The device is equipped with security mechanisms to protect it against any
inadvertent changes to the device settings.
IT security measures in line with operators' security standards and designed to provide
additional protection for the device and device data transfer must be implemented by the
operators themselves.
Endress+Hauser can be contacted to provide support in performing this task.
2.3 Designated use
2.3.1 Applications
Inventory control
By using Tankvision Multi Scan to monitor the tank level and stored volume of valuable
liquids remotely, owners or operators of tank farms or terminals for petroleum products and
chemicals (liquids) can visualize the volume of the stored medium in real time. The data can
be used to plan the inventory and distribution. The data can also be used to manage tank
farm operations like pumping or transferring products. Tankvision has its unique concept
using network technology. Without using proprietary software, the users can visualize and
manage their valuable liquids stored in the tanks by a web browser. Tankvision Multi Scan
is a flexible and cost effective solution due to its scalable architecture. The application
coverage goes from small depots with only a few tanks up to refineries.
Inventory Calculations
Tankvision Multi Scan calculates based on measured variables and tank capacity tables:
• Observed/Gross volumes,
•Netvolumesand
•Mass
of products like
• Hydrocarbons,

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• Liquefied gases,
• Asphalt.
They are corrected according to international standards, including API/ASTM tables 5A, 5B/
6, 53A, 53B/54, 23/24, LPG.
This includes temperature corrections at 15 °C, 60 °F and alternative temperatures.
Additionally, available pumpable volumes and water volume are calculated.
Remote configuration of measuring equipment
Some on-site operations can be avoided using remote configuration of measuring equipment
during commissioning or maintenance (the availability of this feature may depend on the
system configuration).
Application areas
• Tank farms in refineries
• Ship loading terminals
• Marketing and distribution terminals
• Pipeline terminals
• Logistic terminals for tanks storing products like crude oils, refined white and black
products, chemicals, LPG
2.4 Workplace safety
For work on and with the device:
• Wear the required personal protective equipment according to federal/national
regulations.
• Switch off the supply voltage before connecting the device.
2.5 Operational safety
Risk of injury!
• Operate the device in proper technical condition and fail-safe condition only.
• The operator is responsible for interference-free operation of the device.
Conversions to the device
Unauthorized modifications to the device are not permitted and can lead to unforeseeable
dangers
• If, despite this, modifications are required, consult with Endress+Hauser.
Repair
To ensure continued operational safety and reliability,
• Carry out repairs on the device only if they are expressly permitted.
• Observe federal/national regulations pertaining to repair of an electrical device.
• Use original spare parts and accessories from Endress+Hauser only.
2.6 Product safety
The device is designed to meet state-of-the-art safety requirements, has been tested and left
thefactory in a condition in which it is safe to operate. The device complies with the
applicable standards and regulations as listed in the EC declaration of conformity and thus
complies with the statutory requirements of the EG directives. Endress+Hauser confirms the
successful testing of the device by affixing to it the CE mark.

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3 Identification
3.1 Product identification
The following options are available for identification of the device:
• Nameplate specifications
• Order code with breakdown of the device features on the delivery note
• Enter serial numbers from nameplates in W@M Device Viewer
(www.endress.com/deviceviewer): All information about the device is displayed.
For an overview of the technical documentation provided, enter the serial number from the
nameplates in the W@M Device Viewer (www.endress.com/deviceviewer)
3.2 Nameplate
nameplate
1 Address of manufacturer
2 Device name
3Ordercode
4 Extended order code (Ext. ord. cd.)
5 Serial number (Ser. no.)
6 Degree of protection
7Barcode
8CEmark
9 Admissible ambient temperature
10 Supply voltage
250002972--
Order code:
Ext. Order code:
Ser.-No.:
Tankvision
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3.3 Order code and device version
To find out the version of your device, enter the order code indicated on the nameplate
in the search screen at the following address:
www.products.endress.com/order-ident
3.4 Registered trademarks
Microsoft®, Windows®and Internet Explorer®
Registered trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation
Modbus®
Registered trademark of the Modbus-IDA, Hopkinton, MA, USA
Java®
Registered trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Mozilla®Firefox®
Registered trademark of the Mozilla Foundation
Enraf, Honeywell, Rosemount, Emerson, Saab, L&J, VAREC, GPE are registered trademarks
and trademarks of these organizations and companies.
All other marks are property of their respective owners.

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4Introduction
The Multi Scan NXA83 is a configurable system designed for tank gauging and tank
inventory management systems. It has been designed to fulfill a number of requirements
some of which are listed below:
• Act as a foreign device gateway allowing old legacy equipment and devices with
proprietary interfaces to interface with modern devices using OPC and Ethernet
Technology.
• To provide a complete tank gauging and tank inventory management system for small
sites. It can interface directly with a wide variety of tank gauging devices and provide a
number of communication links to host devices. The Multi Scan NXA83 polls the field
instruments maintaining an in-memory database of live and calculated data whilst also
being able to service host computers for data.
• Up to 8 serial interfaces can be provided, capable of supporting a range of different
electrical interfaces such as RS232, RS485, BPM, Current Loop etc.
• An Ethernet port and two USB ports are also provided.
Two versions of the Multi Scan NXA83 are available, Wall Mount and 19 in Rack Mount.
Both versions have the option to have a 7 in touch screen built into the front of the device to
view and navigate through the different display options.
NXA83_Wall-Mount
Wall Mount
NXA83_Rack-Mount
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5Operation
This section will describe the normal operation of the Multi Scan NXA83 and the
interactions with the user screens.
The screens shown on the LCD display are highly configurable. Whilst those shown in this
section are only examples of what can be displayed, the basic navigation between screens
will remain the same.
For more information on configuring the displays refer to the Multi Scan NXA83
Configuration manual (BA01291G).
5.1 Starting and Stopping
When power is applied to the Multi Scan NXA83 the Green power LED will be illuminated
and the Windows XPe operating system will start to boot.
This will take around three minutes, during which time a number of windows boot messages
will be displayed before automatically logging into the user account, at which point the
Endress+Hauser wait message will be displayed.
NXA83_E+H_Wait_Message
The boot will be complete when the GridView display is shown. At this point the system is
fully operational, with all interfaces active (master and slaves).
NXA83_Display_Grid-View
It is perfectly safe to switch off the power without shutting down the operating system. The
Multi Scan NXA83 contains an Enhanced Write Filter which protects the system from being
corrupted due to a loss of power (see configuration document for description).

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5.2 Status Bar
At the bottom of the Multi Scan NXA83 display screen is a status bar which will display the
following information:
5.3 Display Navigation
There are a number of screen types that may be displayed:
•GridView
•SingleTank
•MultiTank
• Report
Navigation between these screens is via two buttons, in the top left of the screen
will open the Tanks menu and in the top right of the screen will open the Screens
menu.
Click on a button to display the menu list. Clicking on the button again will remove the list.
NXA83_Display_Grid-View_Both-Menus
Each drop down list will display up to five items.
Field Description
NXA83_Display_Field_User
This field will show the currently logged in user account
NXA83_Display_Field_Info
This field shows any information that is current to the system. This could include
such messages as:
•WatchdogDisabled
•W&MApproved
• W&M Unsealed (i.e. no longer approved)
NXA83_Display_Field_Time
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Clicking on the or button will display the next five items, if any more are
available.
The right hand list allows user to select a different display. Clicking on one of the items will
display a pop-up menu with all displays of that type that have been configured for the Multi
Scan NXA83.
Various different displays can be configured.
For example clicking on the Single Tank screens button will display a list of all
configured single tank screens available.
NXA83_Display_Grid-View_Single-Tank-Overview-Menus
Click on the or buttons to select more display items.
Click on the item in the pop-up menu to change the main display.

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NXA83_Display_Single-Tank
The left hand drop down list displays all tanks in the database, and allows the user to select
a tank to show in the single tank display.
NXA83_Display_Single-Tank_Tank-Menu

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5.4 Grid View
The GridView screens display data in a tabular format. The layout of the grid is fully
configurable using the Tankvision Multi Scan Configurator tool, but cannot be changed by
the user during normal operation.
The configurator can be used to set such things as:
• Title
• Data columns
•Columnwidths
•ColumnHeadertext
•FontUnits
Grid views can also be configured for functions such as:
• Totalize all columns that contain volume, mass or weight values.
• Show moving tanks with a coloured background.
• Show only tanks with a defined product.
• Show only selected tanks.
A default gridview is supplied as standard with the Multi Scan NXA83, called "GridView" in
the pop-up list of Grid View Screens.
Various different grid view screens may be defined, so for instance a grid view may be
configured for each product in the Multi Scan NXA83, or for different views of the data.
NXA83_Display_Grid-View
A single tank display can be selected by clicking on the row for that tank in the grid. This will
immediately display the single tank details for the selected tank.
The GridView may be optionally set to display any moving tanks with a different background
colour. These colours will be:
• Brown: For those tanks that have a falling level
• Blue: For those tanks that have a rising level
The GridView may also be configured to display column totals for certain field types. The
fields totalized will be:
• Volume fields
• Mass fields

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• Weight fields
Remember that the moving colours and totals features are optional and may not always be
configured for every gridview.
If the displayed GridView is larger than the screen size, scroll bars will be automatically
enabled.
The tank data displayed in each field in the grid will have the following formatting:
•Valid Data: Will be displayed on a white background.
•Invalid Data: Will be displayed on a red background. The appropriate diagnostic number
will be shown preceded by "DN".
•Manual Data: Will be displayed on a white background. An "M" will be displayed after the
data value.
If the data value is too long to be displayed in the column it will be replaced by "#" characters.
5.5 Single Tank
The Single Tank screens display the data for one tank only and can show an extensive range
of data for the selected tank. The layout of the screen is fully configurable using the
Tankvision Multi Scan Configurator tool, but cannot be changed by the user during normal
operation.
The configuration details for single tank screens are extremely extensive and are covered in
the Multi Scan NXA83 Configuration Manual. However certain features will be shown in this
section.
A Single Tank screen is a template for the data to be displayed. The user may select the
actual tank to be shown in that screen using the drop down list on the left of the screen.
A default screen will be supplied as standard with the Multi Scan NXA83, called "Inventory"
in the pop-up list of Single Tank Screens. Various additional screens may be configured.
NXA83_Display_Single-Tank_2
The formatting of the data displayed in a Single Tank display, with regard to validity of data
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The default formatting in the screens as shipped from Endress+Hauser is as follows:
•Invalid Data: The appropriate diagnostic number will be shown preceded by "DN" and will
be displayed with a red background.
•Manual Data: The data will be displayed in green, with a black background.
•Valid Data : The data is displayed in yellow with a black background.
It is recommended that these formatting styles are maintained for all user configured Single
Tank screens.
If an alarm item has been configured for a Single tank screen the alarm icon will be
displayed on any tanks that have one or more currently active alarms.
Clicking on the icon will display the Alarm Summary screen.
NXA83_Display_Alarm-Summary
Any alarms that are active will be ticked and be displayed in red. Click on the Exit button to
close the screen.
5.5.1 Commands
Certain data fields may be configured so that clicking on the displayed value will show the
gauge commands pop-up menu. These fields are usually items such as Level, Position,
Temperature etc.
NXA83_Display_Menu_Gauge-Commands
Click on the and buttons to select more commands.

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Click on the command to send it to the connected gauge. Gauges that are not following level
are shown in the tank mimic with a red line representing the Displacer position.
NXA83_Display_Single-Tank_Displacer-Position
5.5.2 Manual Data
Certain data fields may be configured so that they are in manual mode (i.e. displayed with
the green colour). Clicking on the displayed value will reveal the manual entry window.
NXA83_Display_Manual-Entry-Window
This allows a new value to be entered via the touchscreen. When the OK button is touched,
the window will close and the value will be updated on the screen in a few seconds. The value
is permanently saved, so that if the NXA83 is rebooted the new value will remain.
Calculated fields, such as Volumes, Mass etc., cannot be manually entered. If they are
displayed in green it is because one (or more) of the calculation parameters is in
manual mode.

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5.5.3 Multi-Element Display
In the default configuration there is a second Single Tank screen available, called "Multi
Elements", which can be used to view multi-element temperatures from gauges that support
that function.
NXA83_Display_Grid-View_Single-Tank-Overview-Menus_Multi-Elements
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5.6 Reports
A range of reports may be configured using the Tankvision Multi Scan Configurator tool,
which are then available to be viewed or printed on demand by a user during normal
operation.
The reports are fully configurable using the same layout as gridviews, refer to the Multi Scan
NXA83 Configuration Manual (BA01291G) for details.
There are some extra configuration items that apply only to reports, such as:
• Select Orientation as Landscape or Portrait.
• Set the Margins for the printed document.
Reports can be manually printed or viewed by clicking on the icon. This will display
a pop-up menu containing all configured reports. Various different reports may be created,
however by default the Multi Scan NXA83 will have one report called "Inventory Report" and
a screen print facility.
If there is no printer configured for the Multi Scan NXA83, the Reports menu item will be
greyed out and reports may not be printed.
If a printer has been installed and configured in the Multi Scan NXA83 the report may be
printed. The printer must be set as the default printer within the operating system.
Otherwise a report may be viewed on screen using the Preview option.
Clicking on a report will display the "Print Report" menu.
NXA83_Display_Single-Tank_Print-Inventory-Report
Clicking the Preview button will display the report on the Multi Scan NXA83 screen whereas
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NXA83_Display_Print-Preview
Reports may also be configured to be printed automatically (→ä21).
5.7 Alarms
When an alarm occurs in the system a pop-up window will be displayed. Where multiple
alarms are active they are displayed in order of severity, Critical first then High and finally
Low level alarms. Within the severity groupings the alarms are arranged in the order that
they occurred with the oldest unacknowledged alarm first.
NXA83_Display_Alarm-Event-Viewer
This window will remain in front of the other screens and cannot be closed until all active
alarms have been acknowledged. After all active alarms have been acknowledged the
window can be closed by clicking on the button.
To acknowledge the currently displayed alarm click .
To acknowledge all alarms click .
To scroll through all active alarms, use the and buttons.
The alarm buffer holds a maximum of 100 active alarms. If this is exceeded the oldest alarms
will be lost.
To display the alarm window at any time, click on the icon in the Screens menu.