3 adjustment with adjustment module minicom, Adjustment steps, Measurement in a standpipe – VEGA VEGAPULS 43 4 … 20 mA; HART compact sensor User Manual

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VEGAPULS 43 – 4 … 20 mA

26626-EN-041227

Error codes:

E013

No valid measured value
- Sensor in the warm-up phase
- Loss of the useful echo

E017

Adjustment span too small

E036

Sensor program not operating
- Sensor must be reprogrammed

(service)

- Fault signal also appears during

programming

E040

Hardware failure, electronics
defective

Adjustment steps

On the following pages you will find the com-
plete menu schematic of the adjustment mod-
ule MINICOM.
Set up the sensor in the numbered se-
quence:
1. Measuring tube adjustments (only for

measurement in a standpipe)

2. Operating range
3. Adjustment
4. Conditioning
5. Meas. conditions
6. False echo storage (only required when

errors occur during operation).

7. Indication of the useful and noise level
8. Outputs
Short explanations to the setup steps 1 … 8
follow.

1. Measurement in a standpipe

Adjustment is only necessary if the sensor is
mounted in a standpipe (surge or bypass
tube). When measuring in a standpipe, do a
sounding of the distance and correct the
measured value display (which can differ
several percent from the sounded value)
according to the sounding. From then on, the
sensor corrects the running time shift of the
radar signal and displays the correct value of
the level in the standpipe (measuring tube).

4 ... 20 mA

2

4

-

+

ESC

OK

Tank 1

m (d)
12.345

-

+

ESC

OK

Tank 1

m (d)
12.345

5.3 Adjustment with adjustment

module MINICOM

Much like with the PC, you can set up and
operate the sensor with the small, detachable
adjustment module MINICOM. The adjust-
ment module is simply plugged into the sen-
sor or into the external indicating instrument
(optional).

The adjustment module, like the adjustment
program VVO on the PC, provides adjust-
ment options for all sensor versions. There
are some differences with MINICOM, how-
ever. It is not possible to enter your own
linearisation curve.

You carry out all adjustment steps with the 6
keys of the adjustment module. A small dis-
play shows you, apart from the measured
value, a short message on the menu item or
the value entered in a menu item.

The volume of information of the small display,
however, cannot be compared with that of the
adjustment program VVO, but you will soon
get used to it and be able to carry out your
adjustments quickly and efficiently with the
small MINICOM.

Set-up

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