Onicon F-1000 SERIES Operating instructions

ON I CON
Flow and Energy Measurement
F-1000 SERIES
Turbine Flow Meter Conguration
Utility Installation and Operation Guide

F-1000 SERIES TURBINE METER CONFIGURATION UTILITY AND INSTALLATION GUIDE
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1.0 ACQUIRING, INSTALLING, AND UPDATING THE CONFIGURATION UTILITY..................... 3
1.1 Acquiring the Conguration Utility.............................................................................................................3
1.2 Installing the Conguration Utility..............................................................................................................3
1.3 Updating the Conguration Utility .............................................................................................................5
2.0 USB CABLE AND DRIVER INSTALLATION ............................................................................... 6
2.1 Driver Installation...............................................................................................................................................6
2.2 USB Cable Connection to the Insertion Turbine Meter ......................................................................8
3.0 HOW TO USE THE CONFIGURATION UTILITY ........................................................................ 9
3.1 Opening the Software......................................................................................................................................9
3.2 Connection, Status, and Mode Indicators ................................................................................................9
3.2.1 Connection Indicator.........................................................................................................................9
3.2.2 Status Indicator .................................................................................................................................10
3.2.3 Mode Indicator..................................................................................................................................10
3.3 Programming/Informational Tabs.............................................................................................................11
3.3.1 Meter Data ..........................................................................................................................................11
3.3.2 Pipe Selection.....................................................................................................................................13
3.3.3 Flow Settings......................................................................................................................................17
3.3.4 Frequency Output ............................................................................................................................19
3.3.5 Scaled Pulse Output ........................................................................................................................21
3.3.6 Turbine Rotation Test .....................................................................................................................22
3.3.7 Real Time Data...................................................................................................................................25
3.3.8 Statistics ...............................................................................................................................................27
3.3.9 Status.....................................................................................................................................................29
3.3.10 Firmware Update ..............................................................................................................................31
TABLE OF CONTENTS

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SECTION 1.0
ACQUIRING, INSTALLING, AND UPDATING THE CONFIGURATION UTILITY
1.2 INSTALLING THE
CONFIGURATION UTILITY
The ONICON Insertion Turbine Meter Conguration Utility was designed to
operate with the Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8, or Windows 10 operating
systems. The utility is available for download from ONICON’s website at
https://www.onicon.com/products/f1000-series-turbine-ow-meters.
Locate and open the folder which was downloaded. Within the folder, locate and
open the le named “TurbineMeter_Conguration_XXX_XXX_XXX.exe.” The
“XXX_XXX_XXX” in the le name will appear as numbers. The specic numbers
you see are based on the revision of the software provided by ONICON.
Once this .exe le is opened, please follow the on-screen prompts to complete
the installation of the program on your computer.
1. Click “Next” to continue the installation.
1.1 ACQUIRING THE
CONFIGURATION UTILITY
2. Accept the terms and click “Next” to accept the agreement.

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3. Complete the user information and click “Next.”
4. Select the installation location and click “Next.”
5. Click “Install” to proceed with the installation. The installation may take a
few minutes, and once complete, a new screen will appear.

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You will now have an ONICON “Smart Turbine Meter” Icon on your
desktop which can be used to quickly open the utility. You can also
locate the conguration utility in the le location specied during
the installation process as shown in the installation sequence.
6. Click “Finish” to close the installation wizard.
1.3 UPDATING THE
CONFIGURATION UTILITY
If at any point you wish to update the Conguration Utility to a newer version,
please use the following process.
1. Acquire the newest version of the software from ONICON - https://www.
onicon.com/products/f1000-series-turbine-ow-meters.
2. Uninstall any current versions of the Conguration Utility from your
computer. Use your computer’s Add/Remove Programs feature in the
Control Panel to remove the Congurator.
The software will be listed with the name “SmartTurbineMeter” and
Publisher “ONICON” in the program list.
3. Install the Conguration Utility per the procedure in the “Installing the
Conguration Utility” section above.

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At the end of the attempt to automatically install the driver, you will receive
either a “Successful” or “Unsuccessful” message. If you received a “Successful”
installation, you are ready to proceed to the next section of the manual, “How to
Use the Conguration Utility.”
If the automatic driver installation was “Unsuccessful”, the steps below outline the
procedure to manually install the driver for the turbine meter.
Open your Control Panel and access the Device Manager. Once in the Device
Manager, open the “Other devices” tree, right-click on the “Turbine Meter,” and
select “Update Driver Software…”:
SECTION 2.0.
DRIVER INSTALLATION AND USB CABLE
2.1 DRIVER INSTALLATION
In the “Update Driver Software” screen, click “Browse…” and select the folder for
the Conguration Tool which was provided by ONICON. Make sure the “Include
Subfolder” check box is enabled and click “Next”.
Driver Location
Selection
Once the location of the driver is specied, it will install. You will likely be asked
by Windows Security to accept the installation, which you must do in order to
proceed. Once the driver installation is complete, there will no longer be an error
under the Turbine Meter Device in the Device Manager:

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1. Driver Installing
2. Accept Installation
3. Driver Installation
Successful
4. “ONICON Smart
Turbine Meter” is
now installed and
assigned a COM
port number.
This completes the process to get your computer ready to run the Conguration
Utility and interface with the insertion turbine meter.
Please do not hesitate to contact ONICON Technical Support at 727-447-6140, or
email at [email protected], if problems persist with the driver installation.

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2.2 USB CABLE CONNECTION
TO THE INSERTION
TURBINE METER
The physical interface to the insertion turbine meter is a USB Micro Type B Jack.
Most computers feature one or more USB Type A Jacks. If your computer has
a USB Type A Jack, utilize an “A Male to Micro B Male” cable to connect to the
meter.
The maximum allowable USB cable length, before a powered hub or extender
would need to be utilized, is 5 meters, or 16 feet 5 inches.
The USB Micro connection is made at the female connector inside the meter’s
electronics enclosure.
A Male to Micro B Male USB Cable
WARNING
The micro USB connection inside the turbine meter enclosure can be easily
damaged if the cable is not plugged straight into the connector – such that
a moment force is applied to the connector. Please be sure the cable is only
pushed straight in or pulled straight out.

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SECTION 3.0.
HOW TO USE THE CONFIGURATION UTILITY
3.1 OPENING THE SOFTWARE
First screen which appears after opening the Congurator
Open the “Smart Turbine Meter” software by double-clicking the logo on your
computer’s desktop or through the .exe located in the folder the program was
installed in earlier.
The “ONICON FLOW AND ENERGY MEASUREMENT” splash screen will appear
followed by the Conguration Utility opening on the Meter Data tab.
3.2 CONNECTION, STATUS, AND
MODE INDICATORS
Three indicators are available on the top portion of the congurator window.
Their color and text will change depending on the current operating status of the
meter.
A QR code is also available which will link your cellphone to ONICON’s website
3.2.1 CONNECTION INDICATOR
This indicator provides information about the current status of the hardware
connection to the turbine meter. Three variations exist.
“Connected” text with green background
This status is telling the user that the meter is connected and
there are no errors.
“Initializing” text with yellow background
This status appears when the USB cable is re-connected after
being disconnected. Once the initialization process ends,
either a “connected” or “missing” status will appear.

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“Missing” text with red background
This status appears when the USB cable to the turbine meter
is disconnected. If the cable is connected and the fault is
still present, check the Device Manager as explained in the
“Driver Installation” section, and make sure there is no error
with the port used for the turbine meter connection. Re-
install the driver if there is a fault.
If there is no error with the port in the Device Manager, close the Conguration
Utility, remove and re- install the USB cable, and then re-open the Conguration
Utility. The meter should initialize and connect normally.
3.2.2 STATUS INDICATOR
This indicator provides information about the current status of the alarms and
warnings in the “Status” tab.
“Normal” text with green background
This status indicates that the meter does not have any
warnings or alarms.
“ALARM” text with ashing orange background
This status indicates that an alarm is present on the meter. If
you open the “Status” tab, you will nd a complete list of the
current alarms.
“Warning” text with ashing yellow background
This status indicates that a warning is present on the meter. If
you open the “Status” tab, you will nd a complete list of the
current warnings.
More information about the dierent warnings and their meanings can be found
in the “Status” section on pages 30-32.
3.2.3 MODE INDICATOR
The mode indicator noties the user if the meter is in
“Running” mode or “Calibration” mode. “Calibration” mode
is only used by ONICON during a factory calibration. If you
receive a meter which states the mode is “Calibration,” please
contact ONICON immediately.