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Installation & Maintenance Instructions

PULSAR® MODEL R86

26 GHz Pulse Burst Radar Level Transmitter

Summary of Contents for Pulsar R86

Page 1: ... 0 118 9311188 Email info able co uk Registered Address ABLE Instruments Controls Ltd Cutbush Park Danehill Lower Earley Reading Berkshire RG6 4UT UK Registered in England No 01851002 VAT No GB 417 2481 61 Installation Maintenance Instructions PULSAR MODEL R86 26 GHz Pulse Burst Radar Level Transmitter ...

Page 2: ...High Performance 26 GHz Pulse Burst Radar Level Transmitter Pulsar Model R86 FOUNDATION fieldbus Operating Manual Software Version 1 x 2014 68 EU ...

Page 3: ...e manufacturer protection provided by equipment may be impaired Notice of Copyright and Limitations Copyright 2019 Magnetrol International All rights reserved MAGNETROL MAGNETROL logotype and PULSAR are registered trademarks of Magnetrol International Performance specifications are effective with date of issue and are subject to change without notice MAGNETROL reserves the right to make changes to...

Page 4: ...Input Selector Block IS 29 3 4 Signal Characterizer Block SC 30 4 0 Model R86 Transmitter Configuration 4 1 Configuration Information 32 4 2 Menu Traversal and Data Entry 33 4 2 1 Navigating the Menu 33 4 2 2 Data Selection 33 4 2 3 Entering Numeric Data Using Digit Entry 34 4 2 4 Entering Numerical Data Using Increment Decrement 34 4 2 5 Enter Character Data 35 4 3 Password Protection 35 4 4 Mode...

Page 5: ...wo wires carry a single variable the varying 4 20 mA current a dig ital communications scheme such as FOUNDATION fieldbus considers the two wires as a network The network can carry many process variables as well as other information The PULSAR Model R86 FF transmitter is a FOUNDATION fieldbus registered device that communicates with the H1 FOUNDATION fieldbus protocol operating at 31 25 kbits sec ...

Page 6: ... FOUNDATION fieldbus DD Revision Table 1 3 Link Active Scheduler LAS The default operating class of the PULSAR Model R86 FF with FOUNDATION fieldbus is a Basic device However it is capable of being configured as a Link Active Scheduler LAS The LAS controls all communication on a FOUNDATION fieldbus segment It maintains the Live List of all devices on a segment and coordinates both the cyclic and a...

Page 7: ...g its entire length Therefore the stored energy during a fault will be less and more devices are permitted on a pair of wires Instead of the conservative entity model which only allows about 90 mA of current the FISCO model allows a maxi mum of 110 mA for Class II C installations and 240 mA for Class II B installations FISCO certifying agencies have limited the maximum seg ment length to 1000 mete...

Page 8: ...ts and outputs and a user defined Block Tag The Transducer Block TB output is available to the net work through the Analog Input AI blocks Refer to Section 2 3 for additional information on the Transducer Blocks The AI blocks take the TB values and make them available as an analog value to other function blocks The AI blocks have scaling conversion filtering and alarm functions Refer to Section 2 ...

Page 9: ...tual mode the target mode the permitted mode s and the normal mode of operation of a block Target The mode to go to Actual The mode the block is currently in Permitted Allowed modes that target may take on Normal Most common mode for target NOTES 1 It may be required to change the MODE_BLK target parameter to OOS out of service to change configuration parameters in that specific function block Whe...

Page 10: ...which is 0x000156 DEV_TYPE The model number of the PULSAR Model R86 FF transmitter 0x0008 It is used by the Host System and other fieldbus interface devices to locate the Device Descriptor DD file DEV_REV Contains the device revision of the PULSAR Model R86 FF transmitter and is used by the Host System and other fieldbus interface devices to correctly select the associated DD DD_REV Contains the r...

Page 11: ...wnload allow several seconds before removing power from the PULSAR Model R86 FF transmitter to ensure that all data has been saved FREE_SPACE Shows the amount of available memory for further configuration The value is zero percent in a precon figured device FREE_TIME The amount of the block processing time that is free to process additional blocks SHED_RCAS The time duration at which to give up co...

Page 12: ...erated by clearing the write lock WRITE ALM Write Alarm The alert generated if the write lock parameter is cleared ITK_VER ITK Version Contains the version of the Interoperability Test Kit ITK used by the FieldComm Group during their interoperability testing 2 2 2 Additional Resource Block Parameters Additional parameters are available within the resource block for use with NE 107 to aid in commun...

Page 13: ...r single or multiple conditions that are active in the CHECK alarm category FD_FAIL_ALM Used to broadcast a change in the associ ated active conditions which are not masked for the FAIL alarm category FD_OFFSPEC_ALM Used to broadcast a change in the associated active conditions which are not masked for the OFFSPEC alarm category FD_MAINT_ALM Used to broadcast a change in the associated active cond...

Page 14: ...PATIBILITY_REV value of the replacing device 2 3 Transducer Block The three TRANSDUCER blocks TB contained within the PULSAR Model R86 FF transmitter are custom blocks containing parameters pertinent to the transmitter itself TRANSDUCER Block 1 used for level only operation contains information such as the Configuration Diagnostics Calibration data output level and Status information TRANSDUCER Bl...

Page 15: ...n level Refer to the DD Revision Table Section 1 2 1 Refer to Appendix B for a complete list of the three Transducer Block parameter sets 2 3 2 Password Parameters To change a parameter at the local user interface host or fieldbus interface a value matching the user password must be entered Default 0 If a static parameter is changed from the local user interface the Associated Transducer Block goe...

Page 16: ...el of the static data associated with the block This para meter will be incremented each time a static parameter attribute value is written and is a vehicle for tracking changes in static parameter attributes TAG_DESC a user assigned parameter that describes the intended application of any given block STRATEGY a user assigned parameter that identifies groupings of blocks associated with a given ne...

Page 17: ... value and status Refer to Section 2 4 5 for additional information XD_SCALE The high and low scale values Engineering Units and number of digits to the right of the decimal point used with the value obtained from the transducer for a specified channel OUT_SCALE The high and low scale values Engineering Units and number of digits to the right of the decimal point to be used in displaying the OUT p...

Page 18: ..._OPTION Selection of whether alarms associated with the function block will be automatically acknowl edged ALARM_HYS Amount the PV must return within the alarm limits before the alarm condition clears Alarm hysteresis expressed as a percent of the span of the PV HI_HI_PRI Priority of the high high alarm HI_HI_LIM The setting for high high alarm in engineer ing units HI_PRI Priority of the high ala...

Page 19: ... SIMULATE parameter is active 4 AI block MODE is O S out of service NOTE This can be caused by the Resource Block being OOS or the AI Block not scheduled for execution 5 L TYPE not set or set to Direct with improper OUT_SCALE The AI block uses the STATUS_OPTS setting and the LIMIT ALARM PARAMETERS value to modify the AI PV and OUT QUALITY A Damping Filter is a feature of the AI block The PV_FTIME ...

Page 20: ...splayed will be 0 with BAD OUT OF SERVICE indicated It will not reflect the transducer measurement 2 4 3 1 AI Out Display Screens The Analog Input Block Out values can be conditionally displayed as part of the rotating home menu screens A representative example is shown at left The screens will be formatted as shown with Physical Device Tag Selectable Measured Value Status Bad Good Uncertain Bar G...

Page 21: ...er Block LCD Level AI Block Output To FF segment 85 cm 0 cm 85 cm 0 cm Configuration Tank Height TH Bottom Blocking Distance 0 XD Scale EU at 0 0 XD Scale EU at 100 60 XD Scale Units in cm Out Scale EU at 0 0 Out Scale EU at 100 100 Out Scale Units L Type Indirect Example 1 standard configuration for transmitter with tank height TH inches or cm setup by factory as part of final assem bly procedure...

Page 22: ...ate the BLOCK_ERR and placed back in the Run position 2 5 PID Block The PID Function Block contains the logic necessary to perform Proportional Integral Derivative PID control The block provides filtering set point and rate limits feed forward support output limits error alarms and mode shedding Although most other function blocks perform functions specific to the associated device the PID block m...

Page 23: ...tegy options DV_HI_ALM The DV HI alarm data DV_HI_LIM The setting for the alarm limit used to detect the deviation high alarm condition DV_HI_PRI The priority of the deviation high alarm DV_LO_ALM The DV LO alarm data DV_LO_LIM The setting for the alarm limit used to detect the deviation low alarm condition DV_LO_PRI The priority of the deviation low alarm FF_GAIN The feedforward gain value FF_SCA...

Page 24: ...T_SCALE The high and low scale values associated with OUT PV The process variable use in block execution PV_FTIME The time constant of the first order PV filter PV_SCALE The high and low scale values associated with PV RATE The derivative action time constant RCAS_IN Target set point and status that is provided by a supervisory host RCAS_OUT Block set point and status that is provided to a supervi...

Page 25: ... integrated or accumulated value to pre trip and trip limits and generates discrete output signals when the limits are reached ST_REV The revision level of the static data associated with the function block TAG_DESC The user description of the intended applica tion of the block STRATEGY The strategy field can be used to identify grouping of blocks ALERT_KEY The identification number of the plant u...

Page 26: ...ate time units in seconds UNIT_CONV Factor to convert the engineering units of IN_2 into the engineering units of IN_1 PULSE_VAL1 Determines the mass volume or energy per pulse PULSE_VAL2 Determines the mass volume or energy per pulse REV_FLOW1 Indicates reverse flow when true 0 Forward 1 Reverse REV_FLOW2 Indicates reverse flow when true 0 Forward 1 Reverse RESET_IN Resets the totalizers STOTAL I...

Page 27: ...ator command RESET Resets the totalizer OUTAGE_LIMIT The maximum tolerated duration for power failure RESET_CONFIRM Momentary discrete value with can be written by a host to enable further resets if the option Confirm reset in INTEG_OPTIONS is chosen UPDATE_EVT This alert is generated by any changes to the static data BLOCK_ALM Used for all configuration hardware con nection failure or system prob...

Page 28: ...l Most common mode for target BLOCK_ERR This parameter reflects the error status associated with the hardware or software components associ ated with a block It is a bit string so that multiple errors may be shown PV The primary analog value for use in executing the function or a process value associate with it OUT The analog output value and status PRE_OUT Displays what would be the OUT value if ...

Page 29: ...ion input COMP_LO_LIM Determines the low limit of the com pensation input ARITH_TYPE The set of nine arithmetic functions applied as compensation to or augmentation of the range extended input BAL_TIME Specifies the time for a block value to match an input output or calculated value or the time for dissipa tion of the internal balancing bias BIAS The bias value is used to calculate the output GAIN...

Page 30: ...actual target permitted and normal modes of the block Target The mode to go to Actual The mode the block is currently in Permitted Allowed modes that target may take on Normal Most common mode for target BLOCK_ERR This parameter reflects the error status associated with the hardware or software components associ ated with a block It is a bit string so that multiple errors may be shown OUT The bloc...

Page 31: ...ble parameter to force a given input to be used UPDATE_EVT This alert is generated by any change to the static data BLOCK_ALM The block alarm is used for all configura tion hardware connection failure or system problems in the block BLOCK_ERR_DESC Reports more specific details regard ing some errors reported through BLOCK_ERR 3 4 Signal Characterizer Block SC The Signal Characterizer SC function b...

Page 32: ... correspond ing to the x axis for display It has no effect on the block Y_RANGE The display scaling of the variable correspond ing to the y axis for display It has no effect on the block GRANT_DENY Options for controlling access of host computers and local control panels to operating tuning and alarm parameters of the block IN1 The block input value and status IN2 The block input value and status ...

Page 33: ...urement What is the intended measurement Type type Level Volume or Flow _____________ System What units of measurement will be Units used _____________ Antenna What type of antenna is being used Model Select first 3 digits of model number See nameplate on side of antenna _____________ Antenna What is maximum nozzle length for Extension which the antenna can be used Select 11th digit of antenna mod...

Page 34: ... UP moves to the previous item in the menu branch DOWN moves to the next item in the menu branch BACK moves back one level to the previous higher branch item ENTER enters into the lower level branch or switches to the entry mode Holding the ENTER down on any highlighted menu name or parameter will show help text for that item 4 2 2 Data Selection This method is used for selecting configuration dat...

Page 35: ...amount may increase by a factor of 10 after the value has been incremented 10 times Down Decrements the displayed value If held down the digits scroll until the push button is released Depending on which screen is being revised the decrement amount may increase by a factor of 10 after the value has been decremented 10 times Back Returns to the previous menu without changing the original value whic...

Page 36: ...he transmitter is not password protected and any value in the basic user menus can be adjusted without entering a confirming password NOTE If a User Password is not known or has been misplaced the menu item New Password in the DEVICE SETUP ADVANCED CONFIG menu displays an encrypted value representing the present password Contact Technical Support with this encrypted password to retrieve the origin...

Page 37: ...de to configure the transmitter based on the desired measurement type from the following selections Level Only Volume Level Flow HOME SCREEN The Home Screen consists of a slide show sequence of Measured Values screens which are rotated at 2 second intervals Each Home Measured Value screen can present up to four information items physical device tag measured value Label Numerical Value Units presen...

Page 38: ...rsor is highlighted over a parameter or menu will provide additional information about that item DEVICE SETUP Choosing DEVICE SETUP from the MAIN MENU will result in an LCD presentation as shown at left The small down arrow shown at the right hand side of the screen is the indication that more items are available below and can be accessed by pressing the DOWN key Section 4 5 shows the entire tree ...

Page 39: ...1 x 1 5 Horn RB2 x 2 Horn RB3 x 3 Horn RB4 x 4 Horn RBE x Encapsulated RBH x Hygienic RBF x Faced Flange Antenna Extension 0 No nozzle 1 Nozzle 4 2 Nozzle 8 3 Nozzle 12 4 Nozzle 24 5 Nozzle 48 6 Nozzle 72 Display Config Advanced Config Factory Config Tank Height 20 inches to 130 feet 50 cm to 40 meters Heat Extension No Yes Foam None Light Medium Heavy Turbulence None Light Medium Heavy Dielectric...

Page 40: ...e Config CUSTOM TABLE SETUP Custom Table Type Linear Spline Basic Config Level Input Source Keypad Sensor CUSTOM TABLE VALUES Antenna Mount NPT BSP Flange Stillwell I D 1 3 to 19 7 inches 32 to 500 mm Antenna Model RB1 x 1 5 Horn RB2 x 2 Horn RB3 x 3 Horn RB4 x 4 Horn RBE x Encapsulated RBH x Hygienic RBF x Faced Flange Antenna Extension 0 No nozzle 1 Nozzle 4 2 Nozzle 8 3 Nozzle 12 4 Nozzle 24 5 ...

Page 41: ...Antenna Model RB1 x 1 5 Horn RB2 x 2 Horn RB3 x 3 Horn RB4 x 4 Horn RBE x Encapsulated RBH x Hygienic RBF x Faced Flange Antenna Extension 0 No nozzle 1 Nozzle 4 2 Nozzle 8 3 Nozzle 12 4 Nozzle 24 5 Nozzle 48 6 Nozzle 72 Tank Height 20 inches to 130 feet 50 cm to 40 meters Heat Extension No Yes Foam None Light Medium Heavy Turbulence None Light Medium Heavy Dielectric Range 1 7 to 3 0 3 0 to 10 Ab...

Page 42: ...36 inches 48 inches 60 inches 72 inches 96 inches 120 inches 144 inches V notch Weir V notch Weir Angle 22 5 30 45 60 90 120 Rect Weir with Ends 0 to 215 0 feet 0 to 65 m Rect Weir w o Ends 0 to 215 0 feet 0 to 65 m Cipolletti Weir 0 to 215 0 feet 0 to 65 m Generic Equation K L C n Custom Table Custom Table Type Linear Spline CUSTOM TABLE VALUES Up to 30 Pairs of Head Flow Data Reference Distance ...

Page 43: ...ench German Spanish Russian Portuguese Physical Dev Tag Hide View Level Hide View Volume Volume and Level mode only Hide View Flow Flow mode only Hide View Head Flow mode only Hide View Distance Hide View NR Totalizer Flow mode only Hide View R Totalizer Flow mode only Hide View Echo Strength Hide View Echo Margin Hide View Elec Temp Hide View AI1 Hide View AI2 Hide View AI3 Hide View AI4 Hide Vie...

Page 44: ...LD SETTINGS Target Selection First Echo Largest Echo First Moving Echo Target Thresh Mode Automatic Fixed Value Target Thresh Value 0 99 Auto Mode 0 253 Fixed Mode Base Threshold 0 99 ESU TIME VARIABLE GAIN TVG Start Value TVG Start Location TVG End Value TVG End Location Run Average Max Surface Velocity Max Level Jump Empty State Delay Compound Peak Logic New User Password 0 to 59 999 CONFIG CHAN...

Page 45: ...R Model R86 DTM PACTware PC Program The PULSAR Model R86 offers the ability to perform more advanced diagnostics such as Trending and Echo Curve analysis using a PACTware DTM This is a powerful trou bleshooting tool that can aid in the resolution of any diag nostic indicators that may appear 5 1 Diagnostic Parameters As mentioned above the PULSAR Model R86 measure ment engine runs through a series...

Page 46: ...ncludes an exhaus tive list of Diagnostic Indicators which follow the NAMUR NE 107 guidelines NAMUR is an international user association of automation technology in process industries whose goal is to promote the interest of the process industry by pooling experiences among its member companies In doing so this group promotes international standards for devices systems and technologies The objecti...

Page 47: ...ommended Status Signal categories Failure Function Check Out of Specification and Maintenance Required The FOUNDATION fieldbus version of the Model R86 trans mitter was implemented according to the Field Diagnostics Profile which is consistent with the objectives of NE 107 In the FOUNDATION fieldbus version diagnostic indicators can be mapped to multiple categories an example is shown in the diagr...

Page 48: ...cted equipment a user can manually change any indicator in the Resource Block to and from the active state 5 1 3 Diagnostic Indicator Table Below is a listing of the Model R86 diagnostic indicators showing their priority explanations and recommended remedies Priority 1 is highest priority Priority Indicator Name Default Category Explanation Remedy Context Sensitive Help 1 Software Error Failure Un...

Page 49: ...e Alarm Failure Volume calculated from Level reading exceeds capacity of vessel or custom table Check settings Vessel Dimensions Custom Table entries 18 High Flow Alarm Failure Flow calculated from Distance reading exceeds capacity of flow element or custom table Check settings Flow Element Reference Distance Gen Eqn Factors Custom Table entries 19 Spare Indicator 5 OK Reserved for future use 20 I...

Page 50: ...netrol Technical Support 31 Spare Indicator 13 OK Reserved for future use 32 Spare Indicator 8 OK Reserved for future use 33 Max Jump Exceeded Maintenance Required A potential valid level target has been detected which is further away from the last known valid level target than the Max Distance Jump parameter value derived from the selected rate of change Check settings Dielectric Range Sensitivit...

Page 51: ...nation pairs exceeds the available space a appears in the rightmost column of the last line indicating more text below In this situation the DOWN key scrolls the text up Similarly while text exists above the upper line of the text field a appears in the rightmost column of the top text line In this situation the UP key scrolls the text down Otherwise the DOWN and UP keys are inoperative In all cas...

Page 52: ...nd Limit The following table assigns the proposed values of these characteristics in order of decreasing priority for each of the diagnostic conditions and or device configurations NOTES 1 Only the highest priority status will be indicated for a given process variable 2 If a process variable is not listed for a given diagnostic con dition and or device configuration the status of that process vari...

Page 53: ...g Error Constant limited MeasType Flow Flow Head NR Totalizer R Totalizer Bad Config Error Constant limited MeasType Flow and R Totalizer Mode off R Totalizer Bad Config Error Constant limited High Volume Alarm Volume Bad Config Error High limited HIgh Flow Alarm Flow Head Bad Non specific High limited Safety Zone Alarm Level Distance Volume Head Flow Bad Non specific Not limited Initializing All ...

Page 54: ...itter FOUNDATION fieldbus Instruction Manual Appendix A Block Mode Operation OOS Screens such as shown below which can be from a 475 Field Communicator NI Configurator AMS DTMs etc can be an indication that the block should be set to Out of Service OOS ...

Page 55: ... RATE_OF_CHANGE Rate Of Change 28 ECHO_REJECT_TYPE Echo Reject Type 29 ECHO_REJECT_STATE Echo Reject State 30 ECHO_LIST_MODE Echo List Mode 31 SAVED_REJECT_LOCATION Saved Reject Location 32 NEW_REJECT_LOCATION New Reject Location 33 ECHO_REJECT_MATURITY Echo Reject Maturity 34 SENSITIVITY Sensitivity 35 TOP_BLOCKING_DISTANCE Top Blocking Distance 36 BOTTOM_BLOCKING_DISTANCE Bottom Blocking Distanc...

Page 56: ...itial Gain 83 TVG_DIVISOR TVG Divisor 84 FACTORY_PARAMETER_1 Factory Parameter 1 85 FACTORY_PARAMETER_2 Factory Parameter 2 86 FACTORY_PARAMETER_3 Factory Parameter 3 87 FACTORY_PARAMETER_4 Factory Parameter 4 88 MAGNETROL_SERIAL_NUMBER Magnetrol S N 89 DATE_CODE Date Code 90 CONFIG_CHANGED_MODE TB Config Chgd Mode 91 RESET_CONFIG_CHANGED Reset Config Changed 92 USER_PASSWORD New User Password 93 ...

Page 57: ...RY_LOG4 Echo History 4 142 ECHO_HISTORY_LOG5 Echo History 5 143 ECHO_HISTORY_LOG6 Echo History 6 144 ECHO_HISTORY_LOG7 Echo History 7 145 ECHO_HISTORY_LOG8 Echo History 8 146 ECHO_HISTORY_LOG9 Echo History 9 147 DELETE_ECHO_HISTORY Delete Echo History 148 SAVE_ECHO_CURVE Save Echo Curve 149 VIEW_ECHO_CURVE View Echo Curve 150 WAVEFORM_SUMMARY Waveform Summary 151 ECHO_CURVE_DATA Echo Curve Data 15...

Page 58: ...r Type 11 XD_ERROR Transducer Error 12 COLLECTION_DIRECTORY Collection Directory 13 MEAS_TYPE Measurement Type 14 VOLUME Volume 15 VOLUME_UNIT Volume Unit 16 LEVEL_VALUE Level 17 LEVEL_UNIT Level Unit 18 VESSEL TYPE Vessel Type 19 VESSEL_RADIUS Vessel Radius 20 VESSEL_ELLIPSE_DEPTH Vessel Ellipse Depth 21 VESSEL_CONICAL_HEIGHT Vessel Conical Height 22 VESSEL_WIDTH Vessel Width 23 VESSEL_LENGTH Ves...

Page 59: ...t Status 63 STATUS_INDICATORS_1 Indicators Group 1 64 STATUS_INDICATORS _2 Indicators Group 2 65 STATUS_INDICATORS _3 Indicators Group 3 66 STATUS_INDICATORS _4 Indicators Group 4 67 STATUS_INDICATORS _5 Indicators Group 5 68 TREND_VOLUME_VALUE Volume Item Parameter Name Parameter Label 0 BLOCK_STRUCTURE BLOCK STRUCT 1 ST_REV Static Revision 2 TAG_DESC Tag Description 3 STRATEGY Strategy 4 ALERT_K...

Page 60: ...Pt 06 51 FLOW_TABLE_PT_07 Flow Table Pt 07 52 FLOW_TABLE_PT_08 Flow Table Pt 08 53 FLOW_TABLE_PT_09 Flow Table Pt 09 54 FLOW_TABLE_PT_10 Flow Table Pt 10 55 FLOW_TABLE_PT_11 Flow Table Pt 11 56 FLOW_TABLE_PT_12 Flow Table Pt 12 57 FLOW_TABLE_PT_13 Flow Table Pt 13 58 FLOW_TABLE_PT_14 Flow Table Pt 14 59 FLOW_TABLE_PT_15 Flow Table Pt 15 60 FLOW_TABLE_PT_16 Flow Table Pt 16 61 FLOW_TABLE_PT_17 Flow...

Page 61: ...plicability of our warranty No claims for misapplication labor direct or consequen tial damage will be allowed Return Material Procedure So that we may efficiently process any materials that are returned it is essential that a Return Material Authorization RMA number be obtained from the factory prior to the material s return This is available through Magnetrol local representative or by contactin...

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