FlowLine EchoSonic II Series User manual

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EchoSonic®II
UltrasonicLevelTransmitter
LU23,LU28&LU29SeriesQuickStart
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QS300480RevB
©2013Flowline,Inc.
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WelcometotheEchoSonic®IIQuickStart
TheEchoSonic®IIquickstartismeanttoshowsomeofthemorecommonsetup
solutionstogettingtheEchoSonic®IIupandrunningquickly.Ifyourunintoanissue
thatisnotaddressedhereorwishtoinstallorsetupwithanon‐standardconfiguration,
pleaseaddresstheEchoSonic®IIManualorrefertotheFlowlinewebsiteat
www.flowline.com.
WeDoYourLevelBest
ThankyouforpurchasingFlowline’sEchoSonic®II.Thisgeneralpurposeultrasonicsensor
providesnon‐contactdetectionupto32.8”(10m)poweredbythe4‐20mAloop.This
quickstartincludeseverythingyou’llneedtogetthesensorupandrunning.Forcomplete
information,pleaserefertoEchoSonic®IIdocumentationlocatedatwww.flowline.com.
Components
Dependingonhowthesensormodelthatwasshipped,youshouldhavetheEchoSonic®II
andViton®gasketwhicharerequiredtoinstalltheEchoSonic®II.Somemodelswillhave
theUSB®KeyFob(LI99‐1001)includedwiththeEchoSonic®II.Otherwillrequirethe
separatepurchaseoftheFob.ALI99‐1001FobisrequiredtointerfacetoWebCal®and
configurethesensor.
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EchoSonic®II
LU23‐40,LU23‐41
LU23‐50,LU23‐51
LU28‐40,LU28‐41
LU28‐50,LU28‐51
LU29‐40,LU29‐41
LU29‐50,LU29‐51
Viton®gasket(2”)
P/N:200129
USB®KeyFob
P/N:LI99‐1001
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ConfiguringtheEchoSonic®II
Configurationofyoursensorshouldbeperformedpriortomounting,sinceitrequires
connectiontoyourPC.
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Step1:InstalltheWebCal™Software
DownloadWebCal™fromwww.flowline.comontoaPCwiththefollowingminimum
specifications:
Windows®2000/XP/Vista/7/8,10MBstoragespace,256MBRAM,1USB2.0port
Double‐clicktheWebCal™icontoinstallbeforeproceedingtoStep2.Youmusthavean
activeInternetconnectiontoinstallWebCal™,asitwillautomaticallyverifydriverupdates.
Step2:ConnecttheUSBFob
NOTE:DonotconnecttheFobuntilafteryou’veinstalledWebCal™.
ThesensorcommunicatestoitsconfigurationsoftwarethroughtheUSBFob.Priorto
connectingtheFob,ensurethatallexternalpowerisdisconnectedfromtheEchoSonic®II
aspowerisprovidedthroughthePC’sUSB2.0port.Donotuseacableconnectingthe
sensortotheFobanylongerthan15feet.
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1) Connectthered,green,white,andblackwiresfromtheEchoSonic®IItothe
correspondingcoloredterminalsontheFob(asshowninthediagram).
2) Tightentheterminalscrewswithaslottedscrewdriver.
3) PlugtheFobintoyourPC’sUSBport.
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Step3:ConfigurethroughWebCal™
TheseinstructionswillwalkyouthroughconfigurationofthesensorthroughWebCal™.For
moreinformation,clicktheWebCal™HELPbuttoninthelowerrightcorneroranywhereon
theWebCal™screenorrefertotheEchoSonic®IImanualfoundatwww.flowline.com.
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WebCal™ConfigurationScreen
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Usingthedrop‐downmenusontheleftoftheWebCal™ screen
settheconfigurationforyourapplicationrequirements.Whena
selectiondoesnotapplytoyourapplication,“NotApplicable”
willappearinthedrop‐down.Makesurealldrop‐downsareset
appropriatelyforyourapplicationbeforemovingtotheTank
Levelsection.
LoopFailSafe.Usethissettingtochoosetheoutputlevel
shouldthesensornotreceiveanecho.
OutputatEmpty.Usethissettingtochangethe4‐20mA
settingfromitsdefault.
StartupCondition.Duringthe15‐20secondsduringwhichthe
EchoSonic®IIstartsup,thisdescribesthelevelatwhichitwill
beginsearchingforthecontentsofthetank.
NOTE:Ifyouwouldliketostartover,clicktheClearScreen
buttonontheright.
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ANewfeatureofWebCal™6.0istheabilitytoconfigurethesensorinvolumetricunits
(GallonsorLiters)orintheexistingDistance(HeightofLiquid)units(inches,cm,feetor
meters).TochangetheactualunitsortochangefromDistancetoVolume,presstheTanks
buttonlocatednearthecenterofthewindow.
ShapeSelectionWindow:DimensionalEntryWindow:
Thiswindowwillshowthe
differentoptionsfortank
shapesavailableinWebCal™.
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Enterthedimensional
informationforthe
tank.Youmustenter
allofthefieldsshown.
SensorHeight:
FillHeight:
RiserHeight:
TankHeight:
Diameter:
Note:Notallofthe
fieldsapplyforevery
tankconfiguration.
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Entertheappropriatetanklevelsetpointsforyourapplication.
Units.Displaymeasurementsininches
orcentimeters.
SensorHeight.Distancemeasuredfrom
thebottomoftheemptytanktothe
bottomofthetransducer.Underfactory
configuration,thisbecomesthe4mAset
point.
FillHeight.Distancemeasuredfromthe
bottomoftheemptytanktothe
maximumfillheightwithinthetank.
Underfactoryconfiguration,this
becomesthe20mAsetpoint.
TankLevelSettings
TheoptionsontherightoftheWebCal™ screentofinalizethe
configuration.
WritetoUnit.SendyourconfigurationintoEchoSonic®II.
WiringDiagram.OpenPDFwiringschematicofyour
configuration.
Advanced.Configureadvancedsettings.Readthesection
belowonadvancedsettingoptions
FactoryConfig.ReturnEchoSonic®IItotheoriginalfactory
configuration.
ClearScreen.Clearsthescreenofconfigurationsettings.
ConfigFile.Name,save,openorprintyourconfigurationfor
lateruse.
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FinalizeSettings
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TheAdvancedbuttonisusedforoptionsavailablewhensettingupthesensorwithspecial,
non‐standardfeatures.Manyofthesefeaturesareavailableforspecificapplicationsthat
maychangefromtimetotime.ConsultWebCal™'sHELPfileforthelatestinformationon
theuseofanyofthesefeatures.
ThemorecommonlyusedAdvancedfeatures
aretheInvertRelayandIncreaseOutput
Filteringdescribedbelow.
IncreaseOutputFiltering.Selectthisradio
buttontoaddadditionalfilteringtothe4‐
20mAoutput.
DecreaseOutputFiltering.Selectthis
radiobuttontoremovealloutputfiltering
onthe4‐20mAoutput.
AdvancedSettings
Beforeconfigurationcanbecompleted:
YoumustclicktheWritetoUnitbuttontosavethesettingstotheunit.
Then,clickWiringDiagramforahardcopyofthesensor’ssettings.
Finally,enterthefilenameunderwhichyouwishtosavetheconfigurationfileand
clickSaveConfigFile.
Configurationisnowcomplete.
DisconnecttheUSBFobbeforecontinuingtothenextstep:MountingtheEchoSonic®II.
ForupdatestoWebCal™,ortomakesureyou’reusingthemostup‐to‐dateversion
available,clicktheUpdatetabonthetopoftheWebCal™screen.
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MountingtheEchoSonic®II
Thesensorshouldalwaysbemountedperpendiculartotheliquidsurfaceusingthe
providedViton®mountinggasket.Insurethattherearenorestrictionsorobstaclesinthe
pathoftheultrasonicsignal.FurthermountinginformationcanbefoundontheFlowline
websiteatwww.flowline.com.
MountingwithaTankAdapter:
Selectatankadapterfitting,suchastheLM52‐2890.
MountingwithaRiser:
Asinstallationswithtall,narrowriserscanimpedetheacousticsignal.2"diameterrisers
shouldbenotallerthan5".Largerdiameterrisersshouldbenotallerthan12".
MountingwithaSideMountBracket:
UseFlowline'sLM50‐1001sidemountbracket.
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RiserMounting
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SideMounting
withLM50‐1001
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MountingwithaStand‐Pipe:
Astand‐pipemaybeusedtodampenturbulence,separatesurfacefoamfromthepointof
measurementorincreaseperformanceinheavyvapor.Whenmountingthesensorina
stand‐pipe,theminimumdiameterofthepipeis3”.Largerdiameterpipescanbeused.The
pipeshouldbeattachedwithacouplingandreducerbushing.Thepipelengthshouldrun
themeasurementspanandthebottomofthepipeshouldremainsubmergedatalltimesto
preventfoamfromenteringthepipe.Cutthebottomendofthepipeat45°anddrilla
1/4”pressureequalizationholehighinthedeadband.Thepumpsshouldnotdriveliquid
pasttheopenendofthestandpipewhichcausestheliquidinthepipetooscillate.
Stand‐PipeMounting
IMPORTANTMOUNTINGGUIDELINES:
1) Nevermountthesensoratanangle.
2) Liquidshouldneverenterthedeadband.
3) Mountatleast3”fromthesidewall.
4) Nevermountinavacuum.
5) Donotobstructthesensor’sbeamwidth.
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WiringtheEchoSonic®II
Aftermountingthesensor,makethenecessaryelectricalconnections.Awiringdiagram
withspecificrecommendationsforthesensor’sconfigurationcanbeprintedfromthe
WebCal™program.Atypicalwiringdiagramisshownonthenextpage.
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Red(+)&Black(‐):Red(R/+)andBlack(BLK/‐)leadsareforconnectiontoa24VDCpower
supplyortoa4‐20mAlooppowersource.Theredandblackwirescanbeextendedupto
1,000feetusinga22gaugeorlargerwire;howeverdonotextendthegreenandwhite
wires.
White(T)&Green(R):White(W/T)andGreen(G/R)leadsarereservedforusewith
WebCal™andshouldnotbeconnectedduringusageintheapplication.Thesewiresshould
notbeconnectedtoWebCal™whilepowerissuppliedfromanysourceotherthantheLI99
seriesFob.
Neverallowthewhiteorgreenwirestotouchanypowersupply.
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