RS Aqua WaveRadar Rex Series Installation guide

WaveRadarRex
RSAquaLtd.46HurstBarns,Privett,Alton,Hampshire,GU343PL
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FREQUENTLYASKEDQUESTIONS
WehavecompiledalistingofFrequentlyAskedQuestions(FAQ)regardingWaveRadarRexand
WaveViewsoftware.Thislistingisdividedintofivesubsectionscoveringdistinctareasofinterest.
Weupdatethislistingatregularintervalsandtheissueversionanddateisdisplayedalongwithupdate
details.Pleasesendusyourquestionsorcomments.
A.SpecificationDescriptionCapabilities.
A1. WhatarethedifferencesbetweenWaveRadarRexMandD?
A2. DoesWaveRadarRexhaveananalogueoutput?
A3. Canweconnectourdataloggerdirectlytotheanalogueoutput?
A4. WhyistheanalogueoutputshownasbeingEEx“e”(nonintrinsicallysafe)?
A5. ClarifythedigitaloutputfromWaveRadarRex.
A6. DoweneedaRS232/RS422convertertotransmitdataoverlongdistances?
A7. IstheFieldBusModempoweredbytheWaveRadar?
A8. IwanttointegrateWaveRadartoametoceanmonitoringsystem.CanIdothat?
A9. ThebrochuresaysthatWaveRadarmeasuresat10Hzbutoutputsdataat210Hz
withadefaultof4Hz.Pleaseexplainthis.
A10. Howcanthedataoutputbechangedfrom4Hz?
A11. Aftereachdistancemeasurementismade,isanyfilteringapplied?
A12. Whereisthedatumpointforthedistancemeasurement?
A13. HowportableisWaveRadarRex?
A14. CanWaveRadarmeasuredirectionalwavedata?
A15. TheRosemountTankRadarwebsitedescribesthecommunicationonaTRL2bus
and8to10orupto16unitscanbeononeTRL2bus.DoweneedaField
CommunicationsUnit(FCU)andFBMifweareoperatingjustoneWaveRadar?
A16. IsthereanylocalvisualindicationavailabletomonitortheWaveRadaroperation?
A17. HowdoestheRDU40connecttotheWaveRadar?

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B.Installation–Commissioning.
B1. HowdoweinstallWaveRadarRex?
B2. Whatcablesshouldbeused?
B3. Whataretheintegraljunctionboxglandholesizes?
B4. WhatfittingsdoIrequiretoconnectcablingtotheWaveRadarjunctionbox?
B5. WhatarethecorrectconnectionstotheFieldBusModem?
B6. HowdowestartWaveRadar?
B7. Areanyspecialtoolsortestequipmentrequiredforassemblingandinstalling
WaveRadarRex?
B8. PleasequotepowerconsumptionfiguresforWaveRadarRexD
C.OperationServicingMaintenanceCalibration.
C1. Howoftenisrecalibrationrequiredandhowisitperformed?
C2. Whatistherecommendedservicingroutine?
C3. Whathappensifthesensoritishitbyawave.
C4. Doesvibrationaffectthesensororitsmeasurements?
C5. IsWaveRadarattitudesensitive?
C6. IsWaveRadaraffectedbyextremesoftemperature?
C7. WhatsparesshouldIorderforanewinstallation?
C8. IsthereatestunitthatIcanpurchase?
D.Documentation–Certification.
D1. WhatdocumentationissuppliedwithWaveRadarRex?
D2. Whatcertificationappliesforpotentiallyexplosiveatmospheres?
D3. CanweobtainacopyoftheWaveRadarRexoperatingmanual?
D4. CanIobtainadrawingfortheoptionalmountingframe?

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E.Software.
E1. DoIneedanyspecialsoftwaretosetupWaveRadar?
E2. WhatdataanalysissoftwareisavailableforWaveRadarRex?
E3. WhatdeliverablesdoesWaveViewoffer?
E4. IfWaveViewsoftwareisnotused,whatisthedocumentationofthehardwareand
softwareprotocol?
E5. IsadataoutputavailablefromWaveView?
E6. CanadatumoffsetbeinputtoWaveView?
E7. IstherawdistancemeasurementstoredbyWaveView?
E8. HowdoesWaveViewcalculatetidedata?
E9. Afterthe“tidelevel”isderivedwhattypeofspectralprocessingdoesWaveViewuseto
derivethewaveparameters?
E10. HowoftenareWaveViewdisplaysupdated?
E11. HowdoesWaveViewstoredata?
E12. CanweobtainaslavedisplayoftheWaveViewscreen?
E13. WhatistheWaveView“onscreeninformation”?
E14. HowdoIknowifWaveViewisreceivingdatafromtheWaveRadarRex?
E15. CanWaveViewgiveawarningifHsexceedsaparticularvalue?
E16. CanIrunWaveViewanduseotherprogramsaswell?
E17. DoesWaveViewcheckforerrorsintheWaveRadarREXdata?
E18. DoesWaveViewhavesystemstatusinformation?
E19. WhatistheminimumrequirementforrunningWaveViewsoftware?
E20. HowisWaveViewsuppliedandisamanualincluded?
E21. CanweobtainacopyoftheWaveViewsoftwaremanual?
E22. CanextracopiesofWaveViewbepurchasedatadiscountedprice?
F.Shipping.
F1. HowistheWaveRadarshipped?
F2. HowistheRSAquamountingframeshipped?

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A.Specification–Description–Capabilities.
A1.WhatarethedifferencesbetweenWaveRadarRexMandD?
A:Theonlydifferenceisthepowersupplyrequirement.VersionMisforACmainsbetween
100to230V.VersionDrequiresa24VDCsource.
A2.DoesWaveRadarRexhaveananalogueoutput?
A:Yes.A420mAoutputisprovidedasstandard.
A3.Canweconnectourdataloggerdirectlytotheanalogueoutput?
A:Yes.
A4.WhyistheanalogueoutputshownasbeingEEx“e”(nonintrinsicallysafe)?
A: Therearetwo,separatedchambersinthejunctionbox.Theseeachcontaina
connectorblock.Thelefthandchamber/block(X12)isintrinsicallysaferatedbutisusedonly
fortheRemoteDisplayUnit(RDU40)orTankRadaroperations.WaveRadarRexusesthe
righthandchamber/block(X11).Theoutputsforthedatabusandtheanaloguesignal,along
withthepowersupplyinput,areallterminatedontotheX11connectorblock.Thischamberis
EExerated,whichconformstotherequirementsoftheBASEEFA03ATEX(andequivalent)
hazardouszonerating.
A5.ClarifythedigitaloutputfromWaveRadarRex.
A:Itcomprisesfixedlengthstringsofbinaryvaluesofmeasureddistanceplusradar
operatingstatusinformation.Theserialmessageisfrequencyshiftkeyed(FSK)and
transmittedfromthesensorviaatwowireserialdatafieldbus.Fromtheintegraljunction
box,cabling(availablefromRSAquaasanoptionalextra)willruntotheFBM,locatedin
someformof“control”location.TheFBMwillconverttheFSKmessagetoRS232.Atwo
metreRS232cableissuppliedtoconnecttheFBMtoaPC.TheoutputfromtheFBMis
4800Baud,8bits,Noparity,onestopbit.
A6.DoweneedaRS232/RS422convertertotransmitdataoverlongdistances?
A:No.Theinstalledfieldbussystemisgoodfordistancesupto4Km.
A7.IstheFieldBusModempoweredbytheWaveRadar?
A:No.TheFBMispoweredbyanexternalDC(6–12Volts).AmainstoDCadapterissupplied
withtheFBM.
A8.IwanttointegrateWaveRadartoametoceanmonitoringsystem.CanIdothat?
A:Yes.TheFBMRS232outputiseasilyintegrated.Inaddition,WaveViewsoftware
outputsatimestampedASCIIserialdatastreamofprocessedparametersandrawdistance
measurementforyourmonitoringsystem.

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A9.ThebrochuresaysthatWaveRadarmeasuresat10Hzbutoutputsdataat210Hz
withadefaultof4Hz.Pleaseexplainthis.
A: Therearetwoindependentprocesses,involvingtwoindependentprocessorslocated
withintheWaveRadarelectronicsmodule.Thefirstisthemeasuringcycle(sampling
duration)whichoperatesatafixed10Hz.Theotheristhecontrolandcommunication
processthatacquiresvaluesfromthemeasuringcyclebufferandoutputsthedataat2
10Hz,withadefaultsetat4Hz.
A10.Howcanthedataoutputbechangedfrom4Hz?
A:Thedataoutputratemaybesetfrom2to10Hzinstepsof2msbyRSAquabefore
delivery.Sucharequirementmustbespecifiedatthetimeoforderplacement.
A11. Aftereachdistancemeasurementismade,isanyfilteringapplied?
A.No.Theoutputfromthesensorisapuremeanofallthemeasurementstakenbythe
radarduringthemeasurementcycle.Anyfilteringofdataandalltideandwaveprocessing
willbeperformedbytheprocessingsoftware(WaveView).
A12.Whereisthedatumpointforthedistancemeasurement?
A:ItisatthepointwherethemainsensorhousingmateswiththeTRL/2adapter.This
coincideswiththelowestendofthewaveguide.Theoperatingmanualprovides
confirmation.
A13.HowportableisWaveRadarRex?
A:WaveRadarRexmaybedismantledintotwosections.Thesensorheadassembly
weighs14kgsandtheantennadishassembly11kgs.
A14.CanWaveRadarmeasuredirectionalwavedata?
A: Notdirectlyalthoughsystemintegratorshaveachieveddirectionalmeasurementsvia
theinstallationofmultipleWaveRadarsensors.
A15.TheRosemountTankRadarwebsitedescribesthecommunicationonaTRL2
busand8to10orupto16unitscanbeononeTRL2bus.DoweneedaField
CommunicationsUnit(FCU)andFBMifweareoperatingjustoneWaveRadar?
A: No.TheFCUisonlyusedwithTankRadar.TheFBMissuppliedandisallthatis
required.

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A16.IsthereanylocalvisualindicationavailabletomonitortheWaveRadar
operation?
A:ThereisnointegralindicatoronWaveRadarbutanoptionallocaldisplayunit,the
RDU40,isavailableforinstallingcloseby.TheRDU40displaysrangeanddistancedata
andisBASEEFA03ATEXhazardouszonerated.AdditionallytheFBM2180isfittedwith
LEDsthatflashwhenreceivingdatafromtheWaveRadar.
A17.HowdoestheRDU40connecttotheWaveRadar?
A:TheRDU40canbeconnectedviaathreewirecabletotheX12terminal(theEExirated
terminalblock)ontheWaveRadar.
B. Installation–Commissioning.
B1.HowdoweinstallWaveRadarRex?
A: Theunitisnormallyinstalledbyextendingthesensoroverthesideoftheplatformor
structure.AmountingframeassemblyisavailablefromRSAqua.Itisdesignedtofitwithina
gapintheplatformhandrails,projectingoutwardstooffertheWaveRadaranunobstructed
beamtotheseasurface.Itcanbeverticallyrotatedforeaseofdeploymentandrecovery.
Wheninthedeploymentpositionitprovidesabarrieracrossthegapinthehandrails.This
applicationisparticularlysuitablefortemporary/semiandpermanentinstallations.
AnalternativemethodofmountingtheWaveRadaristoinstallitthroughthedeckingofthe
hostplatform,orotherstructure,alignedverticallytothewater.Thetechniqueusedisto
removeasectionofthedecking/grating,cutanopeningtosuitthemountingplateandthen
assembletheWaveRadarREXaroundthesection.Itissecuredviastainlesssteelnutsand
boltsthroughthemountingflangeplate.Themountingplateismadefromstainlesssteeland
itisrecommendedthatinsulatingbushesbefittedtothemountingboltstopreventelectrolytic
corrosionofthecarbonsteeldecking.
Itisstronglyrecommendedthatagrillorgratingbeusedwiththismethodandnota
solidmetalplate.Useofasolidmetalplatemayresultintheintroductionofspurious
echoes.
B2.Whatcablesshouldbeused?
A:Therecommendedcablesare:PowercabletoESIstandard,twocore1.5sqmm.
PVC/SWA/PVCBLACK.DatacablesforbothdigitalandanalogueoutputsaretoBS5308,
onetwistedpair0.5sqmm.PVC/SCREEN/PVC/SWA/PVC.Thesecanbepurchasedfrom
RSAquaLtd.
B3.Whataretheintegraljunctionboxglandholesizes?
ATherearethreeentryholeswithintheEExesectionofthejunctionbox,being2xM25
and1xM20.

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B4.WhatfittingsdoIrequiretoconnectcablingtotheWaveRadarjunctionbox?
A:AsetofEExdIIC,EExeIIcableglandsissuppliedwitheachWaveRadar(fittedtothe
junctionbox).AdditionalHawkExdglands,M20–type501/453sizeOSandaHawkExd
reducerM25toM20–type25M20FcanbepurchasedfromRSAquaLtd.Refertotheprice
listforcosts.
B5.WhatarethecorrectconnectionstotheFieldBusModem?
A:Thefieldbuscableisconnectedtoterminals2and3ofthescrewterminalblock.The
FBM–PCcableshouldhavetheDSR,DTR,RTSandCTSconnectedinadditiontotheTx,
RxandGNDwires.Thefullhandshakeisneeded.TheRTSlineisusedforFBMTx/Rx
control.
B6.HowdowestartWaveRadar?
A:OncethesensorisconnectedtotheFBM,itwillautostartassoonaspowerisapplied.
Theunitthenperformsstartupandinitialisationprocedures,oncompletionofwhichitenters
thefirstmeasuringcycleandcommencesacontinuousoutputofdata.WhenWaveRadaris
operatingitshouldnotbeinterrupted.Anymessagesenttotheradarwillbeinterpretedasa
queryandthecontinuousoutputofdataonthebuswillcease.Thecommunications
processorwillwaitforacommandmessage.Ifnomessageisreceivedwithin60secondsthe
dataoutputstringwillrecommencebutif,withinthisperiod,afurtherqueryissenttothe
radar,the60secondperiodwillbereactivatedfromthetimeofthatquery.
B7.Areanyspecialtoolsortestequipmentrequiredforassemblingandinstalling
WaveRadarRex?
A:No,althoughasmallspiritlevelwouldassistincheckingverticalalignmentofthe
assembledRex.
B8.PleasequotepowerconsumptionfiguresforWaveRadarRexD.
A.Between460and610mAdependingonsetupconfiguration.
C.OperationServicingMaintenanceCalibration.
C1.Howoftenisrecalibrationrequiredandhowisitperformed?
A:Periodiccalibrationisnotrequired.Themicrowaveandelectronicsmodulesare
designedwithstabilitycontrolcircuits.Inadditionanintegraldigitalreferenceoscillator
checksmeasurementaccuracy6timespersecond.Anyerrors,dependingontheirsource
andnature,areeitherselfcorrectedorflaggedintheoutputmessage.

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C2.Whatistherecommendedservicingroutine?
A:Anannual(orbiannual)serviceisrecommendedwhentheantennaassemblyandwave
guideshouldbeinspectedforcorrosion.Ifpossible,monthlyinspectionsshouldbe
undertakenbutthesearenotessential.Theywouldcoverwashingdownthesensorwith
freshwaterplusroutinechecksfordamage,corrosionandsecurityoffixings.
C3.Whathappensifthesensoritishitbyawave.
A:Unlessthereisphysicaldamagetherewillbenoeffect.Theantennaisdesignedto
deflectandshedwater/sprayquickly.Ifawaveenterstheinvalidzone(03metresfromthe
sensorhead)onlytheminimumdistancewillbeoutputie.3metres,untilthedistancefrom
thesensorincreasesagain.
C4.Doesvibrationaffectthesensororit’smeasurements?
A:No.WaveRadarRexisasolidstatedeviceandmeetsEuropeanvibrationstandards.
Vibrationhasnoeffectonmeasurementroutinesbutifthemountingorhostplatformsways
ormovesthismayincreaseordecreasethemeasureddistancedata.Inheavyvibration
climates,themountingsandfixingsshouldbecheckedregularly.
C5.IsWaveRadarattitudesensitive?
A:Yes,butcommonsensewillobviateanyproblems.Thereisnotiltsensorintheradar
unit.TheRexshouldbeassembledandcheckedtoaverticalalignmentatinstallation.The
verticalaccuracyofthemountingorframeshouldbetowithin+/3degrees.Assumingthat
thisisachieved,thesensoritselfcanbeleveledto+/1.5degreesbymeansofthe3
engravedalignmentringsontheflangeballassembly.Aspiritlevelshouldbeusedtocheck
levelalignment.
C6.IsWaveRadaraffectedbyextremesoftemperature?
A:No.Theweatherprotectioncoverprovidessolarprotection.Athermostaticallycontrolled
heaterisincorporatedintheelectronicstoprovidestabilityinoperation.
C7.WhatsparesshouldIorderforanewinstallation?
A:TheWaveRadarisnotsuppliedwithanyspares.Howeveriftheclient’soperational
proceduresrequirethatsparesaretobestocked,themainitemtobeconsideredisaspare
FBMwithit’sRS232PCcableandmains/DCadapter.
C8.IsthereatestunitthatIcanpurchase?
A:No.ThereliabilityandsimplicityofsetupoftheWaveRadarRexissuchthatthereisno
needforatestunit.Asimplecheckoftheoperationalaccuracycanbemadebypointingthe
radarataflatsurfaceandphysicallymeasuringthedistancefromtheMeasuringDatumto
thatsurface.

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D. Documentation–Certification.
D1.WhatdocumentationissuppliedwithWaveRadarRex?
A:AdocumentpackconsistingofCertificateofConformity,DeliveryTestCertificate,
IP66/67Certificate,UKRadioCommunicationsAgencyexemptionnotice(UKclientsonly),
BASEEFA03ATEXCertification(orULCertification),DeclarationofConformity(EMC
Directive),SpecialSafetyInstructionandanOperatingManual,accompanieseach
WaveRadarRex.
D2.Whatcertificationappliesforpotentiallyexplosiveatmospheres?
A. BASEEFA03ATEXCertification–EX111/2G,EExd[ia]IIbT6Class1,Div1,
GroupsC&D.
B.UnderwritersLaboratory(UL)standard,listed939UintheUSA.
C.Othercountriescertificationisavailable,pleasecontactRSAquaforadvise.
D3.CanweobtainacopyoftheWaveRadarRexoperatingmanual?
A:Yes,pleaseapply.AnoperatingmanualisdeliveredwitheachWaveRadar.
D4.CanIobtainadrawingfortheoptionalmountingframe?
A:Yes.Drawingsofthemountingframearepublishedintheoperatingmanual.Drawings
arealsoavailableinelectronicform(CAD/Sketch/pdf/Worddocument)orashardcopyinA4
size.
E.Software.
E1.DoIneedanyspecialsoftwaretosetupWaveRadar?
A:No.Allsetupandconfiguration(todefaultvalues)proceduresareperformedbyRS
Aquapriortodispatch.
E2.WhatdataanalysissoftwareisavailableforWaveRadarRex?
A:WaveViewprocessingsoftwareisaWindows98/2000/NT/XPprogramavailablefrom
RSAqua.
E3.WhatdeliverablesdoesWaveViewoffer?
A:WaveViewprovidescomprehensiveprocessinganddisplayfunctionsforrawdistance
measurement(Range),waterlevel(Tide),significantwaveheight(Hs),meanzerocrossing
point(Tz),maximumwaveheight(Hmax),maximumwavecrestheight(HCrest),crestperiod
(TC)andpeakwaveperiod(TP).Dataarepresentedinnumericalandgraphicalformatona
singlescreendisplay.Spectralanalysisisalsoperformedtoprovidecalculatedresultsof
energyandfrequencydatawhicharestored.PleaserefertotheWaveViewbrochure,which
youcandownloadfromourwebsite.

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E4.IfWaveViewsoftwareisnotused,whatisthedocumentationofthehardwareand
softwareprotocol?
A:ThemessagefromWaveRadarRexisafixedlengthstringofbinaryvaluesthatmainly
containsaddressandcommandcodes,bytecounter,distancemeasurementofvaluesin
1/10mmsteps,radarstatus,otherbyteallocateddataplusatwobyteCRCchecksum
sequence.TheoutputfromtheFBMisRS232withabaudrateof4800,8databits,noparity
and1stopbit.AfulldescriptionisgivenintheWaveRadarRexOperatingManual.
E5.IsadataoutputavailablefromWaveView?
A:Yes.AnASCIIserialdatastreamoutputisprovidedforremoteapplications.Thisone
lineofdatacomprisesadateandtimestamp,rawdistance(Range),waterlevel(Tide),
significantwaveheight(Hs),meanzerocrossingpoint(Tz),maximumwaveheight(Hmax),
maximumwavecrestheight(HCrest),crestperiod(TC)andpeakwaveperiod(TP). Itis
availablefromthePCsecondCOMportandisupdatedeveryminute.
E6.CanadatumoffsetbeinputtoWaveView?
A.Yes.Adatumoffsetcanbeenteredbytheuserviatheonscreendisplaycontrols.
E7.IstherawdistancemeasurementstoredbyWaveView?
A:Rawdataintheformofdistancemeasurements,withnooffsetforradardatum
positioningandradarstatusdatafromtheWaveRadar,arestoredinafilecreatedhourly.
Controlofstorageisoperatorselected.
E8.HowdoesWaveViewcalculatetidedata?
A:TheincomingdatastreamfromtheWaveRadarRex(default4Hz)iscollectedfor256
values(60secondsapproximately)andprocessedtoderiveatidalvalue.Thevalueis
updatedeveryminute.Thetidalvalueiswrittentofile.
E9.Afterthe“tidelevel”isderivedwhattypespectralprocessingdoesWaveViewuse
toderivethewaveparameters?
A.DistancemeasurementsarecollectedinanarrayandaFastFourierTransformis
appliedtoproduceHsandTz.AlsofromthisarrayHmaxisproduced.
E10.HowoftenareWaveViewdisplaysupdated?
A:Rangeandtideareupdatedeveryminute.Oncompletionoftheprocessingofthefirst
wavearray,approximately30minutesafterstartup,thewavedisplaysareupdatedevery
minute.