Satron Instruments VC User manual

SATRON INSTRUMENTS INC
VC Quick Start
Guide

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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................................................... 2
VCT & VC Multichannel Transmitter...............................................................................................................................2
Process Measurement Techniques ...............................................................................................................................2
Installation........................................................................................................................................................................... 2
Transmitter Installation ..................................................................................................................................................2
Mounting the Transmitter...............................................................................................................................................3
Electrical Connections ....................................................................................................................................................3
Initial Set-up ........................................................................................................................................................................ 6
Setting the Date and Time .............................................................................................................................................6
Setting the Range for IO1...............................................................................................................................................7
Setting the Range for I02 (VCT) .....................................................................................................................................8
Setting the Range for I02 (VC Multichannel) ................................................................................................................9
Installing a Sample Toggle Switch Unless Supplied by Satron. .................................................................................10
Sample Data Collection....................................................................................................................................................10
Sample Data Collection at the RDU.............................................................................................................................11
Sample Data Collection Using a Sampling Switch......................................................................................................11
Data Collection and Data Retrieval .................................................................................................................................12
Consistency Calibration................................................................................................................................................12
Entering Laboratory Values to the Transmitter.......................................................................................................12
One Point with an Offset Correction ........................................................................................................................13
Two-point Sampling Method for Calculating Offset and Gain ................................................................................13
Sampling for VC Multichannel: An Advanced Calibration...........................................................................................14
Creating the .sif - File........................................................................................................................................................15
Entering Tuning Constants Manually into the Transmitter.............................................................................................15
Entering Consistency Tuning Parameters ...................................................................................................................15
Entering Consistency Tuning Parameters with SILogAdvisor.....................................................................................17
Entering Lab Data and Calculating Consistency Parameters with SILogAdvisor......................................................17
Entering Lab Data .....................................................................................................................................................17
Calculating Consistency Parameters.......................................................................................................................18
Entering the Second Channel Calibration Values.......................................................................................................18

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Introduction
VCT & VC Multichannel Transmitter
The VCT family of transmitters utilize the latest LED based strobe techniques
using multi-frequency light measurement. The VCT measures Consistency in the
0 to 12%CS range. The VC multichannel measures Consistency on channel one
and one of the following measurements on channel two: Ash, Brightness,
Freeness, Kappa, Fiber Length or Shives Content.
The Remote Display Unit (RDU) provides a local display of the measured values
and serves also as a simple menu-driven calibration and troubleshooting
interface.
The RDU includes two analog 4-20 mA outputs, 3 dry contact binary inputs and
3 contact outputs.
Process Measurement Techniques
The VC family of transmitters measures process parameters by transmitting
multichannel strobes of light into the pulp and measuring the back-scatter characteristics. These
measurement values are calibrated by sampling and laboratory analysis of process and the measurement
accuracy is determined by the accuracy of the laboratory analysis results.
Since the calibration is dependent on sampling and analysis, it is imperative that the sampling techniques
described in the Calibration section are carefully followed.
Installation
Transmitter Installation
The location of the transmitter should be on the high-pressure
discharge of the pump in the turbulent flow. The optimal
location is on a 45-degree angle off the centerline of the
discharge.
Drill a 34 mm diameter hole at 15°angle into the pipe so that
the nipple inserts through the pipe wall. After welding, ensure
that nothing (welding slag) obstructs the insertion path
through the pipe.
Attach the isolation ball valve to the coupling. Once this is
complete and the valve closed, the process can be restarted.
Important: while the process is down, attach the ball valve and
check that the transmitter will insert fully into the pipe and
can be locked in the place with the locking nut.
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Mounting the Transmitter
To mount the transmitter, insert the screw fitting
on the end of the transmitter into the ball valve
and tighten the screw fitting (a).
Open the ball valve and push the transmitter
through the valve and lock in place with the locking
nut (b). In some cases, under higher pressure
applications, the insertion tool may be required.
(Insertion tool is optional and is not included with the
purchase of the transmitter).
To remove the transmitter, reverse the above steps.
Warning: When removing the transmitter, do not
loosen screw fitting (a) unless the ball valve is closed!
Electrical Connections
This figure shows a combination of many of the components of
the VC family. An order will contain a combination of these
components along with any additional components associated
with special orders.
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Transmitter
Remote Display (RDU)
Connection cable for
RDU (15m)
Connection Box (K)

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Supply voltage to the transmitter is 24 Vdc and requires up to 200 mA
current. It is recommended that a shielded twisted-pair cable is used as a
signal cable.
The signal cable should not be installed near high- voltage cables, large
motors or frequency converters.
The shield of the cable should be grounded at the end of the power
supply or in accordance with the recommendations of the manufacturer
of the control system used and the regional electrical code. At the RDU
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The Satron VCT transmitter remote display unit (RDU) can be provided
with a wall box which can have a 20 m cable between the transmitter and
the sensor unit. Inside the RDU, there is a terminal for up to 3 binary
Inputs (DI1, DI2, DI3). 3 relay outputs (DO1, DO2, DO3) and 2 analog 4-
20 mA output signals (IO1, IO2).
The signal cable between the RDU and transmitter should not be
installed near high-voltage cables, large motors or frequency converters.
The wiring connections to the RDU are shown below.
Hint: Under the cover of the RDU there’s a small hole in the upper left
corner (2), where you can insert a screwdriver to support the cover while
making the wiring connections.
First mA loop (IO1) connection (3-wire)
First mA loop (I01) connection with external power
supply
RDU
PLC
0V VS
250Ω
+
–24V
4 –20 mA input
IN
RDU
PLC
0V IN
250Ω
+
–
24V
4 –20 mA input
VS
+–
AC
+–
24Vdc supply
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Second mA (IO2) loop connection (2-wire)
Digital input
Digital output
Device enclosure (K) connection to PLC
RDU
PLC
VS IN
250Ω
+
–
24V
4 –20 mA input
RDU
PLC
Dout DGND
Digital output(relay)
RDU
PLC
0V IN
+
–24V
Digital input
7 IO 1
8 GND
17 IO2S
18 IO 2
Connection
Box (K)
PLC
0V VS
250Ω
+
–
24V
4 –20 mA inputs
IN1 IN2
250Ω

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Initial Set-up
The initial set-up consists of three steps.
1. Set the Date and Time
2. Set the operating range for Consistency (IO1).
3. If a Sampling Switch was not purchased and a user supplied
Switch is not being added, skip this step. If a user supplied
Sampling Switch is added, you must configure the Sample Digital
Input (DI1).
The Satron RDU is the local interface and consists of a liquid crystal
display (LCD) and operating keys.
The RDU is able of displaying live operating conditions, perform diagnostic tests, view device information
and set configuration parameters for proper operation.
The 8-character LCD with backlight displays information with letters and numbers.
The operating keys (Esc, Up, Down and Enter) allow the navigation through the menus and allow the
modification of the display parameters:
•Press ENTER to accept a configuration, move to a lower menu level, accept a command or enter a
setting or parameter value into the transmitter memory.
•Use the UP arrow to move to a higher menu level or to increase a parameter value.
•Use the DOWN arrow to move lower in a menu level or to decrease a parameter value.
•Press ESC to move back towards the top of the main menu or to cancel the current action.
Setting the Date and Time
It is very important to set the correct date and time in the transmitter. The date and time are used to time
stamp the samples extracted from the process and to mark the diagnostic events that may occur during
transmitter operation.
The time and date values are set through the Configuration Menu/System Configuration Submenu.
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Starting at the default PV display value; Press the ESC button.
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Press the ENTER button to enter the Configuration sub-menu.
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Use the UP/DOWN arrows to move within the Configuration sub-menus.
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When the System Configuration sub-menu appears in the display, press
the ENTER button.
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Use the UP/DOWN arrows to move within the System Configuration sub-
menu.
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When the Clock sub-menu appears in the display, press the ENTER button.
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Use the UP/DOWN arrows to move within the Clock sub-menu.
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When the Set menu item appears in the display, press the ENTER button.

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The date sub-menu will appear first and is in the format of DDMMYYYY.
Use the UP/DOWN arrows to set the day. then press ENTER to move to the
month. Use the UP/DOWN arrows to set the month, then press ENTER to
move to the year. Use the UP/DOWN arrows to set the year. Press ENTER
to move to the Time.
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The time sub-menu will appear in the format HH-MM-SS. Use the
UP/DOWN arrows to set the hour, then press ENTER to move to the
minutes. Use the UP/DOWN arrows to set the minutes, then press ENTER
to move to the seconds. Use the UP/DOWN arrows to set the seconds if
desired and press ENTER or simply press ENTER to accept the seconds as
they appear.
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The Clock sub-menu will appear in the display. Press the ESC button until
the PV reading in the main menu is displayed.
Setting the Range for IO1
By default. the factory setting for the range is 4 mA = 0%CS and 20 mA = 7%Cs. However, this is
configurable to match the operating range of the specific application for this example, the range will be
changed to 2%CS to 4%CS.
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Starting at the default PV display value; Press the ESC button.
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Press the ENTER button to enter the Configuration sub-menu.
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Use the UP/DOWN arrows to move within the Configuration sub-menus.
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When the MA Output sub-menu appears, press the ENTER key and MA 1 ?
text will appear in the display.
,
Select MA 1 pressing ENTER key and lower range value (LRV) menu item
will appear.
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Press the ENTER button to display the current LRV.
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Use the UP/DOWN arrows to place the decimal separator in the proper
location and press ENTER. A separator will appear to Indicate the digit that
will be modified. Use the UP/DOWN arrows to change the number and
press ENTER. The separator will move to the right position. Press ENTER
until the right-hand digit is indicated and press ENTER one more time.
,
When SAVE? appears in the display, press ENTER to accept or ESC to exit
without saving.
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Use the DOWN arrow to move to the upper range value (URV).
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Press the ENTER button to display the current URV.

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Use the UP/DOWN arrows to place the decimal separator in the proper
location and press ENTER. A separator will appear to indicate the digit that
will be modified. Use the UP/DOWN arrows to change the number and
press ENTER. The separator will move to the right position. Press ENTER
until the right-hand digit is indicated and press ENTER one more time.
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When SAVE? appears in the display, press ENTER to accept or ESC to exit
without saving.
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Press the Esc button until the PV reading in the main menu is displayed.
Setting the Range for I02 (VCT)
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Starting at the default PV display value; Press the ESC button.
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Press the ENTER button to enter the Configuration sub-menu.
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Use the UP/DOWN arrows to move within the Configuration sub-menus.
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When the I/O CONF sub-menu appears, press the ENTER key to enter the
submenu.
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Use the UP/DOWN arrows to move within the I/O CONF sub-menu.
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When IO2 menu item appears, press ENTER key and IO2 source (IO2 SRC)
menu item will appear.
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Use UP/DOWN arrows to select source for IO2, when item MA appears,
press ENTER to select.
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When SAVE? appears in the display, press ENTER to accept or ESC to exit
without saving. After pressing ENTER you will return to I/O CONF submenu.
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Within I/O CONF menu use UP/DOWN arrows to find IO2 lower range
setting. When IO2 LRV menu item appears, press ENTER.
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Use the UP/DOWN arrows to place the decimal separator in the proper
location and press ENTER. A separator will appear to Indicate the digit that
will be modified. Use the UP/DOWN arrows to change the number and
press ENTER. The separator will move to the right position. Press ENTER
until the right-hand digit is indicated and press ENTER one more time.
,
When SAVE? appears in the display, press ENTER to accept or ESC to exit
without saving. After pressing ENTER you will return to I/O CONF submenu.
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Within I/O CONF menu use UP/DOWN arrows to find IO2 upper range
setting. When IO2 URV menu item appears, press ENTER.

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Use the UP/DOWN arrows to place the decimal separator in the proper
location and press ENTER. A separator will appear to indicate the digit that
will be modified. Use the UP/DOWN arrows to change the number and
press ENTER. The separator will move to the right position. Press ENTER
until the right-hand digit is indicated and press ENTER one more time.
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When SAVE? appears in the display, press ENTER to accept or ESC to exit
without saving.
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Press the Esc button until the PV reading in the main menu is displayed.
Setting the Range for I02 (VC Multichannel)
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Starting at the default PV display value; Press the ESC button.
,
Press the ENTER button to enter the Configuration sub-menu.
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Use the UP/DOWN arrows to move within the Configuration sub-menus.
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When the MA Output sub-menu appears, press the ENTER key and MA 1 ?
menu item will appear in the display.
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Use the UP/DOWN arrows to move within the MAOUTPUT sub-menu.
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When MA 2 ? menu item appears, press ENTER key and lower range value
(LRV) menu item will appear.
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Press the ENTER button to display the current LRV.
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Use the UP/DOWN arrows to place the decimal separator in the proper
location and press ENTER. A separator will appear to Indicate the digit that
will be modified. Use the UP/DOWN arrows to change the number and
press ENTER. The separator will move to the right position. Press ENTER
until the right-hand digit is indicated and press ENTER one more time.
,
When SAVE? appears in the display, press ENTER to accept or ESC to exit
without saving.
,
Use the DOWN arrow to move to the upper range value (URV).
,
Press the ENTER button to display the current URV.
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,
Use the UP/DOWN arrows to place the decimal separator in the proper
location and press ENTER. A separator will appear to indicate the digit that
will be modified. Use the UP/DOWN arrows to change the number and
press ENTER. The separator will move to the right position. Press ENTER
until the right-hand digit is indicated and press ENTER one more time.
,
When SAVE? appears in the display, press ENTER to accept or ESC to exit
without saving.

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Press the Esc button until the PV reading in the main menu is displayed.
Installing a Sample Toggle Switch Unless Supplied by Satron.
An external Sample Toggle Switch simplifies the automatic collection of transmitter readings when a sample
is being collected. It is simple on/off operation so that when the switch is on, the transmitter readings are
averaged until the switch is toggled off. When toggled off, the data collected during the sample period is
time stamped and stored as an event in the transmitter memory.
If the unit purchased has a Sample Toggle Switch attached, skip this section. If a Sample Toggle Switch is
being added follow these steps.
Connect a toggle switch to the first digital input (DI1) as shown in the wring schematic in the normally open
position so that when the switch is toggled on, the contact is closed.
The DI1 input is then configured as follows:
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Starting at the default PV display value; Press the ESC button.
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Press the ENTER button to enter the Configuration sub-menu.
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Use the UP/DOWN arrows to move within the Configuration sub-menus.
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When the I/O CONF sub-menu appears, press the ENTER button and the
first digital input (DI1) will appear in the display.
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Press the ENTER button to enter the DI1 sub-menu. Press the ENTER
button again and to enter FUNCTION sub-menu.
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NONE item will appear. Use the UP/DOWN arrows to move to the SAMPLE
selection item. Press the ENTER button to make the selection.
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When SAVE? appears in the display, press Enter to accept or Esc to exit
without saving.
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The display will return to the FUNCTION sub-menu item. Press the Esc
button until the PV reading in the main menu is displayed.
Sample Data Collection
The key to a good regression analysis is the correct time correlation of the transmitter measurement values
and the lab sample. To ensure an accurate time correlation, one of two procedures needs to be followed:
1. Sample data collection at the RDU
2. Sample data collection using a Sample Toggle Switch

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Sample Data Collection at the RDU
To ensure an accurate time correlation, use the following procedure using the Remote Display Unit (RDU):
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Starting at the default PV display value; Press the ESC button.
,
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Use the UP/DOWN arrows to move to the New Sample sub-menu and
press ENTER.
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The START? appears in the display. When you are ready to collect the
sample press the ENTER Key.
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The display will blink the Sampling message during the sampling period.
Collect the sample as quickly as possible and after the sample is
complete, press the ENTER key. The sample time stamp, average, min and
max values will scroll across the display.
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The SAVE? will appear in the display. Press the ENTER key to store the
event or ESC to cancel.
An OK message and the Sample Number will appear. Record the Sample
number, time stamp and Average value as a reference. Internally the
sample number is automatically incremented by the transmitter each time
a new sample is saved.
The display will automatically return to the New Sample sub-menu. Press
the ESC key until the PV reading in the main menu is displayed. After the
lab testing is completed, record the lab data with the appropriate Sample
Number and time stamp in an Excel spreadsheet.
Sample Data Collection Using a Sampling Switch
This is best performed by two people. When the sample person is ready to take a sample, the other person
activates the switch by moving it to the sampling position. The Remote Display Unit (RDU) inside the
enclosure will flash SAMPLING. The person operating the sample valve then extracts the sample from the
process into a container. After the sample has filled the container the switch person turns the switch
immediately back to its original position trying to time the switch movement with the close of the sample
valve. The RDU will display the sample number (SAMPL 01) and a message that the sample was OK
It is important to make the sampling time as short as possible because the transmitter is averaging all the
readings while the switch is activated. After the sample is complete, mark with the date/time and the
sample number that appears to the RDU window. Also mark the primary reason for the sample. For example,
if the transmitter measures both consistency and kappa, note that sample 2 was for consistency and
samples 3 through 6 are for kappa etc.
Consider setting up a spreadsheet for recording the lab values. The key is recording the correct time for the
sample. When the sample data is extracted from the .sif file (see Creating a .sif File section) the samples
numbers do not appear, therefore the date and time are used to correlate the lab data to the internally
stored averages.
In some cases, the same sample may be used for consistency and a complex variable. Enter both lab values
with the same time stamp in the Excel spreadsheet.
This spreadsheet along with the sif-file that is extracted from the transmitter should be sent to Satron for
analysis. Satron will send back the calibration coefficients to insert into the VC multichannel for this
application.

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Data Collection and Data Retrieval
The mill's standard for collecting consistency samples should be enough. The TAPPI T 240 standard is a
good reference.
Note: The sample extraction location should be located as close as possible to the transmitter for the best
results. Normally located 0,5 meters downstream of the transmitter.
The first component to accurately calibrate the transmitter is to employ consistent sampling and laboratory
techniques. It is valuable if the sampling can be scheduled so that the same person collects and tests the
samples during the data gathering period (consistency). This minimizes sample variability.
The second component to successful data collection is the accurate time correlation between when the
sample is taken, and the internal raw readings made by the transmitter. It is recommended that two people
work together to collect the samples. One person is the sampler/tester that will physically collect the sample
and the second person is at the RDU (or Sampling switch) to initiate the transmitter data collection period
and time stamp the sampling and meter readings made while the sample is extracted.
Consistency Calibration
There are two methods to perform successful consistency calibration via RDU (these methods automatically
store new consistency parameters to current recipe):
1. One-point/offset method to match probe to current sample
2. Two-point sampling method for calculating offset and gain
Entering Laboratory Values to the Transmitter
In order to utilize calibration functions in the transmitter, the corresponding laboratory values for samples need to
be entered into the transmitter. Use the following procedure to enter the laboratory values:
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Starting at the default PV display value; Press the ESC button.
,
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Use the UP/DOWN arrows to move to the Calibration sub-menu and press
ENTER.
,
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Use the UP/DOWN arrows to move to the Samples sub-menu and press
ENTER.
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Use the UP/DOWN arrows to move to the corresponding sample and press
ENTER.
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The LAB %CS will shortly appear in the display followed by the PV text.
Press the ENTER key to enter the laboratory values for the consistency.
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Use the UP/DOWN arrows to place the decimal separator in the proper
location and press ENTER. A separator will appear to Indicate the digit that
will be modified. Use the UP/DOWN arrows to change the number and
press ENTER. The separator will move to the right position. Press ENTER
until the right-hand digit is indicated and press ENTER one more time.
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When SAVE? appears in the display, press ENTER to accept or ESC to exit
without saving.

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An OK message will appear in and the display will automatically return to
the Sample sub-menu. Press the ESC key until the PV reading in the main
menu is displayed.
One Point with an Offset Correction
Use the following procedure to calibrate consistency with one sample point (you can also use the water point
stored in the transmitter as the first sample point):
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Starting at the default PV display value; Press the ESC button.
,
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Use the UP/DOWN arrows to move to the Calibration sub-menu and press
ENTER.
,
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Use the UP/DOWN arrows to move to the Calibrate sub-menu and press
ENTER.
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Transmitter asks you to enter first calibration data point. Use the
UP/DOWN arrows to move to the corresponding sample and press ENTER.
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An OK message shortly appears in the display followed by the request to
enter next data point and next sample item will appear in the display.
Press the ESC button to skip and perform one-point calibration.
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New gain and offset values will scroll through the display. When SAVE?
appears in the display, press ENTER to accept or ESC to exit without
saving.
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An OK message will appear in and the display will automatically return to
the Calibrate sub-menu. Press the ESC key until the PV reading in the
main menu is displayed
Two-point Sampling Method for Calculating Offset and Gain
Use the following procedure to calibrate the consistency measurement with two sample points (you can also use
the water point stored in the transmitter as the first sample point):
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Starting at the default PV display value; Press the ESC button.
,
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Use the UP/DOWN arrows to move to the Calibration sub-menu and press
ENTER.
,
,
Use the UP/DOWN arrows to move to the Calibrate sub-menu and press
ENTER.

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or
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Transmitter asks you to enter first calibration data point. Use the
UP/DOWN arrows to move to the corresponding sample and press ENTER.
You can also use the water point stored inside the transmitter as the first
calibration point (SAMPLH2O).
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An OK message shortly appears in the display followed by the request to
enter next data point and next sample item will appear in the display. Use
UP/DOWN arrows to select second calibration point and press the ENTER.
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New gain and offset values will scroll through the display. When SAVE?
appears in the display, press ENTER to accept or ESC to exit without
saving.
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An OK message will appear in and the display will automatically return to
the Calibrate sub-menu. Press the ESC key until the PV reading in the
main menu is displayed
Sampling for VC Multichannel: An Advanced Calibration
Unlike consistency, the best calibration of the VC multichannel requires much more complex analysis and
close coordination of transmitter information to the exact time that the sample is extracted from the
process. There are two output channels in the VC multichannel, one for Consistency of the stock and the
other for the specific parameter being measured. Kappa, Ash, Freeness. Brightness etc. must be carefully
determined in the laboratory and the results correlated to the transmitters measured variables. The result is
that the parameters measured and displayed on the second channel are non-linear in nature and the
calibration is significantly more complex to accomplish. Therefore, more process analysis data is needed to
complete these calibrations. It is recommended that twenty-five to thirty samples and lab analyses must be
collected for the calibration purposes.
The same range of operation applies; the samples need to cover at least fifty percent of the operating range
of the variable. The same two-person data collection procedure should be followed. The key to accurate
results is to correctly record the date and time stamp when the sample is taken. The external sampling
switch helps to improve the accuracy of the sampling and time stamping that is necessary for good results.
Once the data is collected, a multi-variable polynomial regression analysis is performed to determine the
unique calibration curve for each application. The transmitter uses a linear equation in three variables as
the calibration curve for the application.

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Creating the .sif - File
The SILogAdvisor software provided by Satron Instruments is used to create the
.sif (Satron Information File) file. This software is downloaded from the Satron
website and installed on a laptop that can be connected to the mini USB
connector inside the transmitter cap (1). See the instructions in the Satron
Operating Manual to locate, download and install this software. The manual also
includes instructions for using all features of the software.
Connect a USB cable (Standard-A and Mini-B connectors, this cable is not
provided with the transmitter) to the connector under the transmitter cover
using the Mini-B plug end and the Standard-A end to an USB port on the laptop.
Start the SILogAdvisor application on the laptop.
After the opening window appears, verify the port connection.
If the Port window appears blank, click the DOWN arrow and
select the COMx-port that is connected to the Satron
transmitter. Click the CONNECT button in the Connection
dialog.
A connection will be established to the transmitter and the
buttons in the Events & Data dialog box will become active.
Select the All option button and click the Read button.
The data will be downloaded from the transmitter to the
SILogAdvisor. This may take some time. While data is being
read, the File and Erase data buttons are deactivated and the
Read button changes to Cancel. When the data download is
complete, the File and Erase data buttons will become active
again and the Read button will replace the Cancel button. This
is the indication that the download is complete.
Click the File button and select the Save Sl file (*.sif). Give
the file a name and select a location on the laptop to save the
data.
This file along with any other related data files (i.e. lab data
results) are essential information for technical support of the
VC product.
Entering Tuning Constants Manually
into the Transmitter
There are separate methods for entering tuning constants. Tuning PV for consistency (IO1) are entered using
the RDU. Tuning for the second variable (PV2) is recommended to enter using the SILogAdvisor laptop
Interface.
Entering Consistency Tuning Parameters
Once the gain and offset parameters are known, enter them into the transmitter at the RDU panel as shown
below:
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Starting at the default PV display value; Press the ESC button.
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Use the UP/DOWN arrows to move to the Calibration sub-menu and press
ENTER button and the RECIPE sub-menu Will appear.
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Press ENTER to enter the sub-menu.
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The MA 1? menu Item will appear Press ENTER and the OFFSET sub-menu
will appear.
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Press ENTER to enter the OFFSET sub-menu.
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Use the UP/DOWN arrows to place the decimal separator in the proper
location and press ENTER. Note: the first digit on the left can be set to a (-)
sign so remember to account for this when entering the decimal. A
separator will appear to indicate the digit that will be modified. Use the
UP/DOWN arrows to change the number and press ENTER. The separator
will move right to the next position. After entering the offset, if any zeros
are left in the display press ENTER until the item right-hand is indicated
and press ENTER one more time. The SAVE? item will appear.
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Press ENTER to save the value or ESC to cancel out of the operation. The
OFFSET sub-menu item will reappear.
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Press the DOWN arrow to move down the menu to the GAIN sub-menu and
press ENTER to enter the GAIN sub-menu.
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Use the UP/DOWN arrows to place the decimal separator in the proper
location and press ENTER. A separator will appear to indicate the digit that
will be modified. Use the UP/DOWN arrows to change the number and
press ENTER. The separator will move right to the next position. After
entering the gain, if any zeros are left in the display press ENTER until the
right-hand digit is indicated and press ENTER one more time. The SAVE?
Item will appear.
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Press ENTER to save the value or Esc to cancel out of the operation. The
GAIN sub-menu Item will reappear.
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Entering Consistency Tuning Parameters with
SILogAdvisor
It is also possible to enter the consistency tuning parameter to
the transmitter using the SILogAdvisor software.
First attach the laptop to the transmitter, start the
SILogAdvisor software and connect as directed previously.
Click the File - drop down button and select VC Consistency
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On the device section of the VC Consistency calibration
simulation window, you can select recipe to edited from drop
down menu (1) and retrieve the current gain and offset values
from the transmitter by clicking the Read button (2). Values for
the gain and offset together with URV and LRV values can be
typed into the corresponding input windows (3). Values will be
stored into the transmitter by clicking the Writebutton (4).
A write warning will appear and simply click es.
After the operation is complete, a successful write message
will appear. Click OK
Entering Lab Data and Calculating Consistency
Parameters with SILogAdvisor
First attach the laptop to the transmitter, start the SILogAdvisor software and connect as directed previously.
Read event data from the transmitter as described Creating the .sif File
if you have only few sample points in the transmitter: 10 latest samples are stored in the EEPROM memory of
transmitter, and those are automatically retrieved on the next step.
Enter VC Consistency calibration
simulationwindow from Filedrop down
menu (see previous chapter).
Entering Lab Data
To enter laboratory value, click first
column (Runtime) (1) on the sample line
you want to edit. Information of the
sample will appear on the ample
section of the window (2). Type in the
laboratory value into the Labinput
window (3) and press Set Labbutton
(4). If the selected sample is in the
EEPROM memory of the transmitter,
software will automatically ask if you want
to store the value to the transmitter. If
you click Yes, lab value will be stored
into the transmitter and pressing Nowill
use the value only in the SILogAdvisor
software. If the sample is in the Event
memory of the transmitter, lab value is
only used in the software and storing it
into the transmitter is not possible.
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Calculating Consistency Parameters
After the lab value is set for a sample, it
can be active as a sample to be used to
calculate consistency parameters by
clicking Enablebutton (5). With same
button you can also remove sample from
calculation (text on the button will change
to Disablewhen sample is enabled). On
the graph (6) you can see all the samples
which have lab value: green ones are
enabled for the calculation and black
ones disabled. The blue line is the line
defined by the current consistency
parameters on the selected recipe and
line is the fitted line for the selected
sample points. Corresponding consistency
parameters (Offset and Gain) are visible
on the Simulationsection of the window
(7). If you want to store these values to
transmitter, press Copybutton (8),
check that correct recipe is selected and
click Writebutton (9). A write warning
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Entering the Second Channel Calibration Values
The calibration constants for the second channel form a linear
equation in three variables. Rather than entering the
constants individually at the RDU, they can be entered all at
once using the SILogAdvisor software.
Attach the laptop to the transmitter and connect as directed
previously.
Click the Filedrop down button and select VC Regression
Simulationat the bottom of the menu.
The VC Regression simulation window will open. There are
three channels for entering parameters. PV is for channel
one (IO1). Note: it is only active when channel one has
been configured as a second variable. When IO1 is
consistency, these parameters should not be changed -
the gain and offset must be entered from the RDU or using
SILogAdvisor as described in previous chapter.
PV2 is channel two (IO2) and FTV3 is reserved for a future
channel and is presently inactive. Also. In PV and PV2, the
variables with a Din the name are associated with the
future capability and are currently inactive.
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The constants are typed into the windows associated with FuN2 (intercept) and the three measurement
components (FuAM2, FuBM2 and FuCM2) (1). Once the values are entered in the input windows, click the
Writebutton (2) above the PV2 column and select the recipe where store
coefficients. A write warning will appear and simply click es.
After the operation is complete, a successful write message will appear. Click OK
If you wish to verify that the values were written, click the Disconnectbutton and
then reconnect to the transmitter, reopen the VC regression simulation window click
on the Readbutton (3) above the PV2 column and the values stored in the
transmitter will be displayed in the window.