GE TransPort PT900 User manual

GE
Oil & Gas Flow
910-315 Rev. A
February 2017
TransPort®PT900
Portable Ultrasonic Flow Meter for Liquids
User’s Manual

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Transport®PT900
Portable Ultrasonic Flow Meter for Liquids
User’s Manual
910-315 Rev. A
February 2017

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Contents
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Typographical Conventions - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - vii
Safety Issues - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - viii
Auxiliary Equipment - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ix
Product Registration - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - x
Services- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - x
Regulatory Compliance - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - xi
Chapter 1. Introduction
1.1 Product Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
1.2 System Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Chapter 2. Installation
2.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
2.2 Unpacking the PT900 System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
2.3 Installing a Battery Pack in the Transmitter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
2.4 Mounting the PT900 Transmitter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
2.5 Installing the Clamp-On Fixture and Transducers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
2.5.1 A Sample Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
2.5.2 Transducer Spacing Calculation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
2.5.3 Mounting the PT9 Clamp-On Fixture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
2.5.4 Checking the Transducer Holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
2.5.5 Installing the Transducers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2.5.6 Even and Odd-Traverse Installations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
2.6 Making the Electrical Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
2.6.1 Connecting the Line Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
2.6.2 Connecting the Transducers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
2.6.3 Connecting the Digital Output. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
2.6.4 Connecting the Analog Inputs and Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
2.6.5 Connecting the Energy Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
2.6.6 Using the USB Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
2.6.7 Using the Bluetooth Wireless Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
2.7 Caring for the PT900 Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
2.7.1 Charging and Storing the Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
2.7.2 Replacing the Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
2.7.3 Disposing of the Batteries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
2.8 Powering On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
2.9 PT900 LED Indicators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

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2.9.1 Power LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
2.9.2 Bluetooth LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
2.9.3 Status LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
2.9.4 Battery LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Chapter 3. Initial Setup
3.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
3.2 Charging the PT900 Transmitter and Tablet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
3.3 Installing or Updating the PT900 APP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
3.3.1 Checking the APP Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
3.3.2 Installing or Updating the PT900 Android APP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
3.3.3 Installing the Tablet APP from the SD Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
3.4 Pairing the Tablet and the Transmitter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
3.5 Using the APP Main Menu and the Slide Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
3.5.1 The Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
3.5.2 The Slide Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Chapter 4. Programming
4.1 Configuring the Units of Measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
4.2 Configuring a Channel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
4.3 Programming the PIPE Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
4.3.1 Pipe Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
4.3.2 Pipe Dimensions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
4.3.3 Pipe Lining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
4.4 Programming the FLUID Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
4.5 Programming the TRANSDUCERS Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
4.5.1 Programming the Transducer Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
4.5.2 Setting the Reynolds Correction Factor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
4.5.3 Programming the Meter Factor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
4.6 Programming the PLACEMENT Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
4.6.1 Viewing the Traverse Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
4.6.2 Viewing the Transducer Spacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
4.7 Configuring the Program Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
4.7.1 Programming the ENERGY Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
4.7.2 Programming the INPUTS Tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
4.7.3 Programming the OUTPUTS Tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
4.7.4 Programming the USER FUNCTIONS Tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

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Chapter 5. Measurements
5.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
5.2 Setting Up the Measurements for Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
5.3 Viewing Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
5.3.1 Displaying Multiple Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
5.3.2 Displaying a Single Measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
5.3.3 Displaying the Totalizer Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
5.3.4 Displaying the Diagnostics Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Chapter 6. Logging Data
6.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
6.2 Adding a Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
6.3 Deleting, Stopping or Editing a Log. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
6.3.1 Deleting a Log. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
6.3.2 Editing a Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
6.3.3 Viewing a Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Chapter 7. Configuring the Transmitter
7.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
7.2 Updating the PT900 Transmitter Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
7.3 Programming the Transmitter SERVICE Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
7.3.1 Programming the CALIBRATION Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
7.3.2 Programming the METER SETUP Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
7.3.3 Programming the TESTING Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
7.3.4 Programming the ERROR LIMITS Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Chapter 8. Error Codes and Troubleshooting
8.1 Error Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
8.1.1 Error Header . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
8.1.2 Flow Errors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
8.2 Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
8.2.1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
8.2.2 Fluid and Pipe Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
8.3 Diagnostic Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
8.4 Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
8.4.1 The About Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
8.4.2 The Diagnostics Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

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8.4.3 The Service Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
8.4.4 The Spare Parts Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
8.5 Help Topics List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
8.6 The Quick-Start Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Chapter 9. Communication
9.1 Modbus Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
9.2 Modbus Register Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
9.3 Bluetooth Communication. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Appendix A. Specifications
A.1 Operation and Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
A.2 PT900 Flow Transmitter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
A.3 User Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
A.4 Software Application (PT900 APP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
A.5 Clamp-On Transducers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
A.6 Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
A.7 Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
A.8 Customer Cable Requirements for AIO/DIO Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Appendix B. Data Records
B.1 Service Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
B.2 Initial Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
B.3 Initial Diagnostic Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

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Typographical Conventions
Note: “Note” paragraphs provide additional information about the topic which is
helpful but is not essential to proper completion of the task.
Important : “Important” paragraphs provide emphasis to instructions that are
essential to proper setup of the equipment. Failure to follow these
instructions carefully may cause unreliable performance.
Paragraphes d'informations
Remarque : Ces paragraphes fournissent des informations à même de faciliter
la compréhension de la situation, mais n'est pas indispensable à la
bonne utilisation des instructions.
Important : Ces paragraphes fournissent des informations qui mettent l'accent
sur les instructions qui sont essentielles à une configuration correcte
de l'équipement. Le non-respect de ces instructions peut entraîner
une dégradation des performances.
CAUTION! “Caution” paragraphs indicate a potentially
hazardous situation which can result in minor or moderate injury
to personnel or damage to the equipment.
WARNING! “Warning” paragraphs indicate a potentially
hazardous situation which can result in serious personal injury or
death.
MISE EN GARDE!Ce symbole indique un risque potentiel
mineur de blessure aux personnes et / ou de sérieux dommages
à l'équipement, à moins que ces instructions soient
rigoureusement suivies.
AVERTISSEMENT!Ce symbole indique un risque potentiel
grave de blessures aux personnes, à moins que ces instructions
sont soient rigoureusement.

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Safety Issues
Questions de sécurité
WARNING! It is the responsibility of the user to make sure all
local, county, state and national codes, regulations, rules and
laws related to safety and safe operating conditions are met for
each installation.
WARNING! If the clamp-on fixture and transducers are installed
on a pipeline above a work area or walkway, safe work site
practices for protection from falling objects must be followed.
WARNING! It is the responsibility of the user to make sure the
PWR, Hart, Modbus and IO cables meet the cable specifications
listed in Appendix A.
AVERTISSEMENT!Il est de la responsabilité de l'utilisateur de
s'assurer que tous les règlements, codes et lois locaux, nationaux
et européens relatifs à la sécurité et aux conditions d'exploitation
en toute sécurité soient respectés pour chaque installation. La
sécurité de tout système intégrant l'équipement est de la
responsabilité de celui qui l'assemble.
AVERTISSEMENT!If the clamp-on fixture and transducers are
installed on a pipeline above a work area or walkway, safe work
site practices for protection from falling objects must be
followed.
AVERTISSEMENT!Il est de la responsabilité de l'utilisateur de
s'assurer que les câbles d'alimentation, Hart, Modbus et
Entrées / Sorties répondent à la spécification décrite à l'annexe A.

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Auxiliary Equipment
Local Safety Standards
The user must make sure that he operates all auxiliary equipment in accordance
with local codes, standards, regulations, or laws applicable to safety.
Working Area
Matériel auxiliaire
Standards de sécurité locaux
L'utilisateur doit s'assurer que les équipements auxiliaires utilisés sont en tout point
conforme aux codes, standards et réglementations relatifs à la sécurité.
Zone de travail
WARNING! Auxiliary equipment may have both manual and
automatic modes of operation. As equipment can move
suddenly and without warning, do not enter the work cell of this
equipment during automatic operation, and do not enter the
work envelope of this equipment during manual operation. If you
do, serious injury can result.
WARNING! Make sure that power to the auxiliary equipment is
turned OFF and locked out before you perform maintenance
procedures on the equipment.
AVERTISSEMENT!Les équipements auxiliaires peuvent avoir à
la fois des modes de fonctionnement manuel et automatique.
Comme l'équipement peut bouger brusquement et sans signe
préalable, ne pas entrer dans la zone de travail de ce dernier
pendant le fonctionnement automatique, et ne pas s'en
approcher de trop près pendant le fonctionnement manuel. Si
vous le faites, cela peut entraîner de graves blessures.
AVERTISSEMENT!Assurez-vous que l'alimentation de
l'équipement auxiliaire est éteinte et verrouillée avant d'effectuer
toute opération de maintenance ou d'entretien de l'équipement.

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Qualification of Personnel
Make sure that all personnel have manufacturer-approved training applicable to the
auxiliary equipment.
Personal Safety Equipment
Make sure that operators and maintenance personnel have all the safety equipment
applicable to the auxiliary equipment. Examples include safety glasses, protective
headgear, safety shoes, etc.
Unauthorized Operation
Make sure that unauthorized personnel cannot gain access to the operation of the
equipment.
Product Registration
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Services
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ready to respond to technical inquiries, as well as other remote and on-site support
needs. To complement our broad portfolio of industry-leading solutions, we offer
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Regulatory Compliance
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive
GE Measurement & Control is an active participant in Europe’s Waste Electrical
and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) take-back initiative (Directive 2012/19/EU).
The equipment that you bought has required the extraction and use of natural
resources for its production. It may contain hazardous substances that could impact
health and the environment.
In order to avoid the dissemination of those substances in our environment and to
diminish the pressure on the natural resources, we encourage you to use the
appropriate take-back systems. Those systems will reuse or recycle most of the
materials of your end life equipment in a sound way. The crossed-out wheeled bin
symbol invites you to use those systems.
If you need more information on the collection, reuse and recycling systems, please
contact your local or regional waste administration. Visit
http://www.gemeasurement.com/environmental-health-safety-ehs for take-
back instructions and more information about this initiative.
RoHS
The TransPort®PT900 fully complies with RoHS regulations
(Directive 2002/95/EC).

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FCC Rules/Industry Canada License
Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for
compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B
digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to
provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential
installation. This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy
and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause
harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that
interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause
harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by
turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one or more of the following measures:
•Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
•Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
•Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to
which the receiver is connected.
•Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
CAUTION! This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules /
Industry Canada licence-exempt RSS standard(s). Operation is
subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not
cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any
interference received, including interference that may cause
undesired operation.
MISE EN GARDE!Le présent appareil est conforme aux CNR
d'Industrie Canada applicables aux appareils radio exempts de
licence. L'exploitation est autorisée aux deux conditions
suivantes : (1) l'appareil ne doit pas produire de brouillage, et (2)
l'utilisateur de l'appareil doit accepter tout brouillage
radioélectrique subi, même si le brouillage est susceptible d'en
compromettre le fonctionnement.

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FCC Rules/Industry Canada License (cont.)
Under Industry Canada regulations, this radio transmitter may only operate using
an antenna of a type and maximum (or lesser) gain approved for the transmitter by
Industry Canada. To reduce potential radio interference to other users, the antenna
type and its gain should be so chosen that the equivalent isotropically radiated
power (e.i.r.p.) is not more than that necessary for successful communication.
Conformément à la réglementation d'Industrie Canada, le présent émetteur radio
peut fonctionner avec une antenne d'un type et d'un gain maximal (ou inférieur)
approuvé pour l'émetteur par Industrie Canada. Dans le but de réduire les risques
de brouillage radioélectrique à l'intention des autres utilisateurs, il faut choisir le
type d'antenne et son gain de sorte que la puissance isotrope rayonnée équivalente
(p.i.r.e.) ne dépasse pas l'intensité nécessaire à l'établissement d'une communication
satisfaisante.
This device complies with Industry Canada's licence-exempt RSSs. Operation is
subject to the following two conditions:
1. This device may not cause interference; and
2. This device must accept any interference, including interference that may
cause undesired operation of the device.
MPE Reminding
To satisfy FCC/IC RF exposure requirements, a separation distance of 20 cm or
more should be maintained between the antenna of this device and persons during
device operation. To ensure compliance, operations at closer than this distance is
not recommended.
Les antennes installées doivent être situées de facon à ce que la population ne
puisse y être exposée à une distance de moin de 20 cm. Installer les antennes de
facon à ce que le personnel ne puisse approcher à 20 cm ou moins de la position
centrale de l' antenne. La FCC des éltats-unis stipule que cet appareil doit être en
tout temps éloigné d'au moins 20 cm des personnes pendant son functionnement.

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Taiwan Warning Letter
低功率電波輻射性電機管理辦法
第十二條 經型式認證合格之低功率射頻電機，非經許可，公司、商號
或使用者均不得擅自變更頻率、加大功率或變更原設計之特性及功
能。
第十四條 低功率射頻電機之使用不得影響飛航安全及干擾合法通信；
經發現有干擾現象時，應立即停用，並改善至無干擾時方得繼續使
用。
Korean KCC Warning
1. EMC (B Type) Warning
2. RF Warning
당해 무선설비는 전파혼신 가능성이 있으므로 인명안전과
관련된 서비스는 할 수 없음
기종별사용자안내문
B급기기
(가정용 정보통신기기 )
이기기는 가정용 (B 급) 전자파적합기기
로서 주
로가정에서 사용하는 것을 목적으로 하며
, 모든지역에서 사용할 수있습니다.

Chapter 1. Introduction
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Chapter 1. Introduction
1.1 Product Registration
Thank you for purchasing a TransPort®PT900 from GE. Please register your
product at www.gemeasurement.com/productregistration for product support
such as the latest software/firmware upgrades, product information and special
promotions.
1.2 System Description
The PT900 is a portable flow transmitter for the measurement of liquid products. It
utilizes a new electronics platform and a simplified industrial design to make it
extremely easy to install and use. The system includes a tablet with the Android®
operating system, a transmitter, a pair of transducers, a new clamp-on fixture and a
transducer cable (see Figure 1 below).
Optional accessories for the PT900 include a thickness gauge, clamp-on
temperature transmitters and a clamp-on mounting fixture for pipes up to 48” in
diameter. The PT900 system communicates with its remote display tablet via
Bluetooth®.
Figure 1: A PT900 System Mounted on a Pipe

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Chapter 2. Installation
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Chapter 2. Installation
2.1 Introduction
To ensure safe and reliable operation of the PT900, the system must be installed in
accordance with established GE guidelines. Those guidelines are explained in
detail in this chapter and include the following topics:
•Unpacking the PT900 System (see page 4)
•Mounting the PT900 Transmitter (see page 7)
•Installing the Clamp-On Fixture and Transducers (see page 7)
•Making the Electrical Connections (see page 33)
WARNING! The PT900 flow transmitter can measure the flow
rate of many fluids, some of which are potentially hazardous.
The importance of proper safety practices cannot be
overemphasized.
WARNING! Be sure to follow all applicable local safety codes
and regulations for installing electrical equipment and working
with hazardous fluids or flow conditions. Consult company safety
personnel or local safety authorities to verify the safety of any
procedure or practice.
ATTENTION EUROPEAN CUSTOMERS! To meet CE Mark and UL
Mark requirements, all cables must meet the specifications in
“Customer Cable Requirements for AIO/DIO Connections” on
page 155.

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2.2 Unpacking the PT900 System
Before removing the PT900 system from its carrying case (see the optional hard
shell carrying case in Figure 2 on page 5), inspect the contents of the case carefully.
Before discarding any of the packing materials, account for all components and
documentation listed on the packing slip. If anything is missing or damaged,
contact GE Customer Care immediately for assistance.
Because the PT900 system may be ordered in many different configurations, the
following packing list is shown only as a typical example:
In addition to the standard components, the following optional components are
available for use with the PT900 system:
•Energy kit with an RTD module and an RTD cable for connection to the
PT900 transmitter
•An AIO cable with cabling box
•A DIO cable with cabling box
•A battery charger
•A transducer extension cable up to 100 ft long
•A 48" chain for the clamp-on fixture
1. Transducers (2) 9. PT900 Power Supply
2. Clamping Fixture 10. OD Tape
3. Transducer Cables 11. Couplant
4. Transmitter 12. PT900 Mounting Strap w/Magnet
5. Tablet 13. Temperature Transmitter
6. Tablet Power Cord 14. Thickness Gauge
7. SD Card 15. Documentation
8. Case