Global Water FL16, User Manual

Page 1: ...obalw com 1 FL16 Flow Logger Covers USB FL16U and Serial FL16S Versions Global Water Instrumentation Inc 11390 Amalgam Way Gold River CA 95670 T 800 876 1172 Int l 916 638 3429 F 916 638 3270 globalw...

Page 2: ...ts I Checklist 3 II Inspection 3 III Warranty 3 IV FL16 Specifications 4 V Introduction 6 VI Software Compatibility 7 VII System Requirements 7 VIII Software Installation 8 IX Direct Connection 11 X M...

Page 3: ...Inc warrants that its products are free from defects in material and workmanship under normal use and service for a period of one year from date of shipment from factory Global Water s obligations und...

Page 4: ...ttery voltage monitor Sensor Warm up Time Programmable 0 15 Seconds Sample Modes Fixed Interval Programmable from 1 Sec to 1 Year High Speed 10 Samples per second Logarithmic Sample Rate Approximation...

Page 5: ...at full scale Optional Temperature 0 10mA 1mA FS Supply Voltage 10 36VDC Current Draw Sum of sensor outputs Warm Up Time 10mS Min 3 sec recommended Operating Temperature 0 Not Frozen to 185 F Compensa...

Page 6: ...in the logger and are downloaded each time you connect up to the logger These features allow any gravity fed channel to be monitored using one easy to use product The Manning s equation first proposed...

Page 7: ...one will generate various warning messages and certain features will not function The unit and calibration information can be changed in the setup menu as described later in this manual If a data log...

Page 8: ...er to open the ADD New Hardware Wizard The menus that follow will look different for different operation systems but the procedure is the same Do not allow the Hardware Wizard to automatically search...

Page 9: ...e CD drive and click Search removable media only Click Next FL16U Only 4 The Hardware Wizard searches for the driver If Windows advises that the software is not certified click Continue Anyway This on...

Page 10: ...re c tell Windows to search from removable media CDROM 7 The installation is complete Click Finish 8 To confirm the installation look in the Device Manager and find the USB Serial Port The COM setting...

Page 11: ...cannot connect to the logger and suspect that the logger may be using a fixed rate mode try each connection speed separately especially 38400 which is required when using the Global Access software Th...

Page 12: ...ms are not supported as an interface to the logger therefore the FL16U logger cannot be accessed by modem Also some switch settings must be made to the remote modem and an initialization file may be r...

Page 13: ...T H1 R2 h w flow control Connect 19200 AT I0 disable s w flow control AT K0 disable compression AT M4 normal error control Select the COM port for your modem and the baud rate Type in the phone number...

Page 14: ...ired cables are available from Global Water The remote modem is configured by setting DIP switches They should be set to auto answer on DTR Normal carrier detect normal and smart mode Global Water can...

Page 15: ...battery life Interface cables may remain connected To disconnect click on the Disconnect button This label on this button will change to Connect and clicking on it will return you to the connection sc...

Page 16: ...urrent connection status Logger Name The logger name is a user defined name associated with a particular logger to identify one from another It is programmed in the Setup menu as described later and i...

Page 17: ...er software to take and display a single reading as well as update the rest of the fields on the screen This data reading is not stored in the historical record and does not affect the normal recordin...

Page 18: ...larm 2 This field shows the time that the logger is set to stop logging The stop alarm is a 24 hour timer which will halt logging when enabled at the next occurrence of that time after the logger has...

Page 19: ...scussion of that subject and links to related topics underlined in blue Clicking on the link will bring up a new window with specific information on that topic In this case Sensor Warm up time in the...

Page 20: ...and battery voltage are displayed as well as the calculated flow and velocity At the top of the screen is shown the name assigned to the logger and the number of recordings that have been retrieved At...

Page 21: ...appear is General Setup At the top of the setup screen is a toolbar with three options File Action and Help File The File option allows you to exit the setup screen but most importantly it allows all...

Page 22: ...nged the data logger must still be programmed with the new default values A warning message will appear before this action is taken Help The Help menu provides access to the on line help files and Glo...

Page 23: ...dically Sampling at regular intervals is the most common recording mode Click the Sample Periodically option select the units from the pull down menu and click the numerical field to enter the number...

Page 24: ...to log only when a reading exceeds the previous on by 0 5 feet set the deviation to about 1638 Click the numeric field to enter the desired range Wrap records If the Wrap records at End of Storage box...

Page 25: ...efore it is adjusted by the following calibration parameters These parameters are used to adjust the stored data for display and storage purposes only at the time the data is downloaded If they are ch...

Page 26: ...uring the calibration process in this case a water level of zero High Raw This is the raw data value as measured by the FL16 Data Logger that corresponds to the High EU value and is automatically set...

Page 27: ...In this example of water level a depth of 8 feet used to calibrate the logger even though the sensor can measure up to 15 feet Click Next Place the sensor in the condition that will cause it to output...

Page 28: ...ed the others will be dimmed No Flow Calculation In this mode no flow calculations are done The main screen will show level temperature and battery voltage only as will the downloaded historical recor...

Page 29: ...much friction there is between the water flow and the inside pipe wall While all surfaces are different and the roughness changes over time a look up table is provided by clicking the arrow to the ri...

Page 30: ...t be increasing as the lines of the file progress and it is assumed that if there is no level of zero in the table it will correspond to a flow of zero The path and file name of this table are stored...

Page 31: ...ll of the time so that incorrect readings near zero do not introduce errors Sensor Installed Horizontally The level sensor supplied with the FL16 has an outer diameter of one inch and the sensing elem...

Page 32: ...ck to the main screen If no settings have changed Exit will occur immediately If settings have changed but not saved yet a message will appear that asks the user if they would like to save them now If...

Page 33: ...in feet Flow is calculated in cubic feet per second Flumes and weirs not appearing in the pull down lists can be added by modifying the flumes lst and weirs lst files These are text files stored in t...

Page 34: ...0 876 1172 globalw com 34 XX Modem Cable Diagram FL16S Only The following wiring diagram is used to make a cable to connect the FL16S Data Logger to an external modem A pre wired cable is available fr...

Page 35: ...5 volts indicate that the batteries need replacing b Check the logger and sensor calibration numbers in the Setup Menu Recalibrate the logger if necessary As a precaution save the setup file first as...

Page 36: ...specific problems relating to the product Be prepared to describe the problem you are experiencing including specific details of the application installation and any additional pertinent information I...

Page 37: ...ctrical equipment operating within certain voltage ranges According to the following standards EN61010 1 2001 Electro Magnetic Directives 2004 108 EC Requirements to prevent electrical and electronic...