Rosemount 5300 Series User manual

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Rosemount™5300 Series
Superior Performance Guided Wave Radar

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1Section 1: Introduction
1.1 Using this manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
1.2 Product recycling/disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
2Section 2: Transmitter Overview
2.1 Theory of operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
2.2 Applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
2.3 Components of the transmitter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
2.4 System architecture. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
2.5 Probe selection guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
2.6 Measuring range. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
2.7 Process characteristics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
2.7.1 Contamination/product build-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
2.7.2 Bridging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
2.7.3 Foam. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
2.7.4 Vapor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
2.7.5 Boiling hydrocarbons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
2.7.6 Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
2.8 Vessel characteristics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
2.8.1 Heating coils, agitators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
2.8.2 Tank shape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
2.9 Installation procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
3Section 3: Mechanical Installation
3.1 Safety messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
3.2 Mounting considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
3.2.1 Process connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
3.2.2 Installation in non-metallic tanks and open-air applications . . . . . . . . . . .22
3.2.3 Installation in concrete silos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
3.2.4 Considerations for solid applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
3.2.5 Mounting in chamber/still pipe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
3.2.6 Replacing a displacer in an existing displacer chamber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
3.2.7 Free space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
3.2.8 Recommended mounting position for liquids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
3.2.9 Recommended mounting for solids. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
3.2.10Insulated tanks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
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3.2.11Installation and configuration considerations for ESD systems. . . . . . . . .34
3.3 Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
3.3.1 Flange connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
3.3.2 Threaded connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
3.3.3 Tri Clamp connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
3.3.4 Bracket mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
3.3.5 Shortening the probe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
3.3.6 Using a segmented probe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
3.3.7 Anchoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
3.3.8 Mounting a centering disc for pipe installations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
4Section 4: Electrical Installation
4.1 Safety messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
4.2 Cable/conduit entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
4.3 Grounding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
4.4 Cable selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
4.5 Hazardous areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
4.6 Connecting the transmitter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
4.7 HART® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
4.7.1 Power requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
4.7.2 Maximum loop resistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71
4.7.3 Non-intrinsically safe output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
4.7.4 Intrinsically safe output. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
4.8 FOUNDATION™Fieldbus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
4.8.1 Power requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
4.8.2 Non-intrinsically safe output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
4.8.3 Intrinsically safe output. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
4.9 Optional devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
4.9.1 Tri-Loop™HART to analog converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
4.9.2 751 Field Signal Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
5Section 5: Configuration
5.1 Safety messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
5.2 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
5.2.1 Basic configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
5.2.2 Echo tuning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
5.2.3 LCD configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
5.2.4 Advanced configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82

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5.2.5 Configuration tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
5.3 Host system integration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
5.3.1 Confirm system readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
5.3.2 Set alarm limits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
5.4 Basic configuration parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88
5.4.1 Measurement units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88
5.4.2 Tank and probe geometry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88
5.4.3 Tank environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
5.4.4 Volume configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
5.4.5 Analog output (HART). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94
5.5 Basic configuration using a Field Communicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95
5.6 Basic configuration using Rosemount Radar Master . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98
5.6.1 System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98
5.6.2 Help in RRM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98
5.6.3 Installing the RRM software for HART communication. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
5.6.4 Specifying the COM port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
5.6.5 To set the COM port buffers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
5.6.6 Installing the RRM software for FOUNDATION Fieldbus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
5.6.7 Specifying measurement units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
5.6.8 Using the setup functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
5.6.9 Guided setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
5.7 Basic configuration using AMS Suite (HART). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
5.8 Basic configuration using DeltaV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
5.9 FOUNDATION Fieldbus overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
5.9.1 Assigning device tag and node address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
5.9.2 Foundation Fieldbus block operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
5.10 Configure the AI block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
5.10.1Application example 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
5.10.2Application example 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
5.10.3Application example 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
5.11 Tri-Loop™HART-to-Analog converter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
5.12 HART multi-drop configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
6Section 6: Operation
6.1 Safety messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
6.2 Viewing measurement data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
6.2.1 Using the display panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
6.2.2 Specifying display panel variables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

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6.2.3 Viewing measurement data in RRM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
6.2.4 Viewing measurement data in AMS Suite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
6.2.5 Viewing measurement data in DeltaV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
7Section 7: Service and Troubleshooting
7.1 Safety messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
7.2 Analyzing the measurement signal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
7.3 Using the echo curve analyzer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
7.3.1 Using Rosemount Radar Master . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
7.3.2 Using the echo curve analyzer with a Field Communicator . . . . . . . . . . 157
7.4 Product surface peak not found. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
7.5 Interface peak not found. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
7.6 Disturbance echo handling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
7.6.1 Amplitude threshold curve. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
7.6.2 Disturbances at the top of the tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
7.6.3 Signal quality metrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
7.7 Interface measurements with fully submerged probes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
7.8 Analog output calibration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
7.9 Level and distance calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
7.10 Logging measurement data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
7.11 Backing up the transmitter configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
7.12 Configuration report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
7.13 Reset to factory settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
7.14 Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
7.15 Using the simulation mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
7.16 Write protecting a transmitter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
7.17 Enter service mode in RRM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
7.18 Viewing input and holding registers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
7.19 Removing the transmitter head. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
7.20 Changing a probe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
7.20.1Probe and firmware compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
7.20.2Check firmware and probe version. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
7.20.3Changing the probe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
7.21 Troubleshooting guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
7.22 Diagnostic messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
7.22.1Device status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
7.22.2Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
7.22.3Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

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7.22.4Measurement status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
7.22.5Interface status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
7.22.6Volume calculation status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
7.22.7Analog output status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
7.23 LCD error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
7.24 LED error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
7.25 Foundation Fieldbus error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
7.25.1Resource block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
7.25.2Transducer Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
7.25.3Analog Input (AI) function block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
7.26 Service support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
8Section 8: Safety Instrumented Systems (4-20 mA only)
8.1 Safety messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
8.2 Terms and definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
8.3 Safety Instrumented System (SIS) Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
8.4 Safety-certified identification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
8.5 Functional specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
8.6 Installation in SIS applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
8.7 Configuring in SIS applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
8.8 SIS operation and maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
8.8.1 Suggested comprehensive proof test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
8.8.2 Suggested comprehensive, fully remote proof test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
8.8.3 Suggested partial proof test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
8.9 Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
8.10 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
AAppendix A: Specifications and Reference Data
A.1 Functional specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
A.1.1 General. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
A.1.2 Start-up sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
A.1.3 4-20 mA HART®(output option code H) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
A.1.4 Foundation™ Fieldbus
(output option code F). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
A.1.5 Modbus®(output option code M). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
A.1.6 Display and configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
A.1.7 Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
A.1.8 Process temperature and pressure rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219

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A.1.9 Ambient temperature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
A.1.10Storage temperature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
A.1.11Flange rating. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
A.1.12Tri Clamp rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
A.1.13Plate design. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
A.1.14Conditions used for flange strength calculations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
A.1.15Interface measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
A.1.16High pressure steam applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
A.2 Performance specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
A.2.1 General. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
A.2.2 Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
A.2.3 Measuring range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
A.2.4 Accuracy over measuring range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
A.3 Physical specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
A.3.1 Material selection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
A.3.2 Housing and enclosure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
A.3.3 Tank connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
A.3.4 Flange dimensions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
A.3.5 Vented flanges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
A.3.6 Pressure Equipment Directive (PED). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
A.3.7 Probes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
A.3.8 Material exposed to tank atmosphere . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
A.3.9 Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
A.3.10Engineered solutions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
A.4 Dimensional drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
A.5 Special flanges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
A.6 Flushing connection rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
A.7 Ordering information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
A.8 Spare parts and accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
BAppendix B: Product Certifications
B.1 Safety messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
B.2 European Directive information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
B.3 Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
B.4 Hazardous locations certifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
B.4.1 North-American certifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
B.4.2 European certifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
B.4.3 Technical Regulations Customs Union (EAC) certifications . . . . . . . . . . 288

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B.4.4 Brazilian certifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
B.4.5 Chinese certifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
B.4.6 Japanese certifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
B.4.7 IECEx certifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
B.4.8 Other certifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
B.5 Combination approvals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
B.6 Approval drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
CAppendix C: Advanced Configuration
C.1 Safety messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
C.2 User defined upper reference point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
C.3 Handling of disturbances from nozzle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
C.3.1 Use the Trim Near Zone function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
C.3.2 Changing the Hold Off Distance/Upper Null Zone (UNZ). . . . . . . . . . . . 302
C.4 Threshold settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
C.5 Probe End Projection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
C.5.1 Guided Probe End Projection setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
C.6 Echo tracking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
C.7 Dielectric constant settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
C.7.1 Static Vapor Compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
C.7.2 Lower product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
C.8 Dynamic Vapor Compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
C.8.1 Check if Dynamic Vapor Compensation function is supported. . . . . . . 316
C.8.2 Review installation guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
C.8.3 Calibrate Dynamic Vapor Compensation function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
C.9 Signal Quality Metrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
C.9.1 Viewing Signal Quality Metrics in RRM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
DAppendix D: Remote Mounting
D.1 Remote housing, new units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
D.2 Remote connection, field retrofit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
D.3 Installing remote housing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
D.4 Remote housing configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
EAppendix E: Level Transducer Block
E.1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
E.1.1 Definition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
E.1.2 Channel definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332

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E.2 Parameters and descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
E.3 Supported units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
E.3.1 Unit codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
E.4 Diagnostics device errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
FAppendix F: Register Transducer Block
F.1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
F.1.1 Register Access Transducer Block Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
GAppendix G: Advanced Configuration Transducer Block
G.1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
G.1.1 Advanced Configuration Transducer Block Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
HAppendix H: Resource Transducer Block
H.1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
H.2 Parameters and descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
H.2.1 Alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
H.2.2 Alarm Priority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
H.2.3 Process Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
H.2.4 Recommended actions for Alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
IAppendix I: Analog-Input Block
I.1 Simulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
I.2 Damping. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
I.3 Signal Conversion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
I.4 Block Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
I.5 Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
I.6 Alarm Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370
I.6.1 Status Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370
I.7 Advanced Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
I.8 Configure the AI Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372
JAppendix J: Rosemount 5300 Series with HART®to Modbus®
Converter
J.1 Safety messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
J.2 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
J.3 Workflow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377
J.4 Mechanical installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377

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J.5 Electrical installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
J.5.1 Connection terminals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
J.5.2 RS-485 bus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
J.5.3 Installation cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
J.5.4 External HART devices (slaves) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382
J.6 Establish HART communication. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383
J.6.1 Connect to the MA/MB terminals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383
J.6.2 Connect to the HART terminals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385
J.7 Transmitter configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
J.8 Modbus communication protocol configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
J.8.1 Using RRM to change communication parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387
J.8.2 Using a Field Communicator to change communication parameters . 388
J.8.3 Modbus RTU communication setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388
J.8.4 Levelmaster communication setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390
J.8.5 Modbus ASCII communication setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392
J.9 Alarm handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394
J.9.1 Verify alarm output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396
J.9.2 Use status information to evaluate measurement validity. . . . . . . . . . . 396
J.9.3 Use Heartbeat to detect errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396
J.10 Common Modbus host configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397
J.10.1 Input registers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397
J.11 Specific Modbus host configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401
J.11.1 Emerson Process Management ROC800 Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402
J.11.2 Emerson Process Management FloBoss 107. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403
J.11.3 ABB TotalFlow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404
J.11.4 Thermo Electron Autopilot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404
J.11.5 Bristol ControlWave Micro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405
J.11.6 ScadaPack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406
J.11.7 Kimray Inc. DACC 2000/3000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406
J.12 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407
J.13 HMC firmware upgrade in Rosemount Radar Master . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408
J.14 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412

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Rosemount™5300 Series
Guided Wave Radar Level and
Interface Transmitters
NOTICE
Read this manual before working with the product. For personal and system safety, and
for optimum product performance, make sure you thoroughly understand the
contents before installing, using, or maintaining this product.
Within the United States, Emerson Process Management has two toll-free assistance
numbers.
Customer Central: 1-800-999-9307 (7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. CST)
Technical support, quoting, and order-related questions.
North American Response Center:
Equipment service needs.
1-800-654-7768 (24 hours a day – Includes Canada)
For equipment service or support needs outside the United States, contact your local
Emerson Process Management representative.
Failure to follow safe installation and servicing guidelines could result in death or
serious injury.
Make sure only qualified personnel perform the installation.
Use the equipment only as specified in this manual. Failure to do so may impair
the protection provided by the equipment.
Do not perform any services other than those contained in this manual unless you
are qualified.
Explosions could result in death or serious injury.
Verify the operating environment of the transmitter is consistent with the
appropriate hazardous locations certifications.
Before connecting a Field Communicator in an explosive atmosphere, make sure
the instruments in the loop are installed in accordance with intrinsically safe or
non-incendive field wiring practices.
Do not remove the gauge cover in explosive atmospheres when the circuit is alive.
To prevent ignition of flammable or combustible atmospheres, disconnect power
before servicing.
Process leaks could result in death or serious injury.
Make sure that the transmitter is handled carefully. If the process seal is damaged,
gas might escape from the tank if the transmitter head is removed from the
probe.

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High voltage that may be present on leads could cause electrical shock.
Avoid contact with leads and terminals.
Make sure the main power to the Rosemount 5300 Transmitter is off and the lines
to any other external power source are disconnected or not powered while wiring
the gauge.
Probes covered with plastic and/or with plastic discs may generate an
ignition-capable level of electrostatic charge under certain extreme conditions.
Therefore, when the probe is used in a potentially explosive atmosphere,
appropriate measures must be taken to prevent electrostatic discharge.
Eliminate the risk of Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) discharge prior to dismounting
the transmitter head. Probes may generate an ignition-capable level of
electrostatic charge under extreme conditions. During any type of installation or
maintenance in a potentially explosive atmosphere, the responsible person
should make sure that any ESD risks are eliminated before attempting to separate
the probe from the transmitter head.
Electrical shock could cause death or serious injury.
Use extreme caution when making contact with the leads and terminals.
Any substitution of non-authorized parts or repair, other than exchanging the
complete transmitter head or probe assembly, may jeopardize safety and is
prohibited.
Unauthorized changes to the product are strictly prohibited as they may
unintentionally and unpredictably alter performance and jeopardize safety.
Unauthorized changes that interfere with the integrity of the welds or flanges,
such as making additional perforations, compromise product integrity and safety.
Equipment ratings and certifications are no longer valid on any products that have
been damaged or modified without the prior written permission of Emerson
Process Management. Any continued use of product that has been damaged or
modified without prior written authorization is at the customer's sole risk and
expense.
The products described in this document are NOT designed for nuclear-qualified
applications.
Using non-nuclear qualified products in applications that require nuclear-qualified
hardware or products may cause inaccurate readings.
For information on Rosemount nuclear-qualified products, contact your local Emerson
Process Management Sales Representative.
This product is designed to meet FCC and R&TTE requirements for a non-intentional
radiator. It does not require any licensing whatsoever and has no tank restrictions
associated with telecommunications issues.
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. 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.

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Section 1 Introduction
1.1 Using this manual
This manual provides installation, configuration and maintenance information for the
Rosemount™5300 Series Radar Transmitter.
Section 2: Transmitter Overview contains an introduction to theory of operation a and
description of the transmitter. Information on applications, process and vessel characteris-
tic, and a probe selection guide are also included.
Section 3: Mechanical Installation contains mounting considerations and mechanical
installation instructions.
Section 4: Electrical Installation contains electrical installation instructions.
Section 5: Configuration provides instructions on configuration of the transmitter using the
Field Communicator, the Rosemount Radar Master software, AMS™Device Manager, and
DeltaV™. Information on software functions and configuration parameters are also
included.
Section 6: Operation contains operation techniques such as viewing measurement data and
display functionality.
Section 7: Service and Troubleshooting provides troubleshooting techniques for the most
common operating problems, as well as diagnostic and error messages, and service
instructions.
Section 8: Safety Instrumented Systems (4-20 mA only) contains identification,
commissioning, maintenance, and operations information for safety-certified transmitter
used in Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) applications.
Appendix A: Specifications and Reference Data supplies reference and specification data, as
well as ordering information.
Appendix B: Product Certifications contains hazardous locations certifications and approval
drawings.
Appendix C: Advanced Configuration provides procedures for advanced transmitter
configuration such as handling of disturbances from nozzle and threshold settings.
Instructions on how to use the functions Dynamic Vapor Compensation, Signal Quality
Metrics, and Probe End Projection are also included.
Appendix D: Remote Mounting contains mechanical installation instructions and
configuration for remote housing.
Appendix E: Level Transducer Block describes the operation and parameters of the Level
transducer block.
Appendix F: Register Transducer Block describes the operation and parameters of the
register transducer block.

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Appendix G: Advanced Configuration Transducer Block describes the operation and
parameters of the advanced configuration transducer block.
Appendix H: Resource Transducer Block describes the operation and parameters of the
resource transducer block.
Appendix I: Analog-Input Block describes the operation and parameters of the analog input
transducer block.
Appendix J: Rosemount 5300 Series with HART® to Modbus® Converter describes the
operation of the HART to Modbus Converter (HMC).
1.2 Product recycling/disposal
Recycling of equipment and packaging should be taken into consideration and disposed of
in accordance with local and national legislation/regulations.

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Section 2 Transmitter Overview
Theory of operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 4
Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 5
Components of the transmitter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 8
System architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 10
Probe selection guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 12
Measuring range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 14
Process characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 15
Vessel characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 17
Installation procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 18

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2.1 Theory of operation
The Rosemount™5300 Series Radar Transmitter is a smart, two-wire continuous level
transmitter based on Time Domain Reflectometry (TDR) principles. Low power nano-sec-
ond-pulses are guided along an immersed probe. When a pulse reaches the surface, part of
the energy is reflected back to the transmitter, and the time difference between the
generated and reflected pulse is converted into a distance, which calculates the total level
or interface level (see Figure 2-1).
The reflectivity of the product is a key parameter for measurement performance. The
reflection intensity depends on the dielectric constant of the product. Media with a high
dielectric constant gives better reflection (signal amplitude) and a longer measuring range.
Signal amplitude thresholds are used to separate the measurement signal from disturbing
echoes and noise. The dielectric constant of the product is used for setting the
automatically calculated amplitude thresholds. See “Analyzing the measurement signal” on
page 151 for more information about threshold principle.
For interface measurements the dielectric constant of the upper product is essential for
calculating the interface level.
Figure 2-1. Measurement Principle
Time
Reference pulse
Level
Interface level
Signal amplitude

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2.2 Applications
The Rosemount 5300 Series Radar Transmitter series is suited for aggregate (total) level
measurements on most liquids, semi-liquids, solids, and liquid/liquid interfaces.
Guided microwave technology offers the highest reliability and precision to ensure
measurements are virtually unaffected by temperature, pressure, vapor gas mixtures,
density, turbulence, bubbling/boiling, low level, varying dielectric media, pH, and viscosity.
Guided wave radar technology in combination with advanced signal processing makes the
Rosemount 5300 Transmitters suitable for a wide range of applications:
Figure 2-2. Application Examples
The Rosemount 5300 Transmitter
works well in boiling conditions
with vapor and turbulence. If there
are disturbing objects in the
vicinity of the transmitter, the
coaxial probe is particularly
suitable.
The Rosemount 5300 Series is well
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The Rosemount 5302 measures
both level and interface level in a
separator tank.
The Rosemount 5300 Series is a
good choice for underground
tanks. It is installed on the top of
the tank with the radar pulse
concentrated near the probe. It
can be equipped with probes that
are unaffected by high and narrow
openings or nearby objects.
Guided wave radar technology
provides reliable measurements in
ammonia, LNG and LPG tanks.
Oil
Oil Water