
1 Design and principle of operation
The Media 6 Differential Pressure Meters
measure and indicate the differential pres-
sure or measured variables derived from
the differential pressure. They are designed
for gases and liquids, for example, for liq-
uid level measurement in pressurized
vessels.
The measuring device consists of a dp cell
and an indicating unit. The cell has a
measuring diaphragm and measuring
springs designed for a certain measuring
span, and the indicating unit is equipped
with either an LCD (liquid crystal display) or
an LED (light-emitting diode) to indicate
important operating conditions.
The differential pressure ∆p = p1– p2acts
on the measuring diaphragm (1.1) which is
counterbalanced by the measuring springs
(1.2). The movement made by the measur-
ing diaphragm and lever (1.3) which is pro-
portional to the differential pressure is led
by the elastic disc (1.4) out of the pressure
chamber and converted by the displace-
ment sensor (2) into an electric signal.
This signal is compared with the data stored
in the EEPROM (4) and processed in the
microprocessor (3) which controls both the
display (7, LCD or LED) and the D/A con-
verter (9) for the output signal which is is-
sued at connector Aas a two-wire 4 to
20 mA transmitter signal.
The SERIAL INTERFACE (10) enables the
device to be configured using a special
memory pen or a connecting cable and a
PC with SAMSON’s TROVIS-VIEW Configu-
ration and Operator Interface.
The user-specific data is saved in the
EEPROM (4). Data can also be saved in this
manner and kept until it is overwritten
again. The operating data of Media 6 can
also be uploaded to the memory pen and
downloaded to the device on site.
The memory pen can be programmed on a
PC with the corresponding TROVIS-VIEW
software, using the operating data, e.g.
type of gas, gas density, tank design and
position of the limit switches. This data is
used to convert the differential pressure into
a value proportional to the tank contents
then used to display and issue the direct cur-
rent signal from 4 to 20 mA.
Four types of gas and various write protec-
tion functions for stored data can be se-
lected using the DIL switches (6).
Several operating functions (zero and span
calibration, filling limit during operation,
limit switches and test function settings, etc.)
as well as operating status (load/save oper-
ating values) can be set using three keys (5).
6EB 9527-1 EN
Design and principle of operation