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Toerringvej 7    Roedovre    2610    Denmark  -  Tel. +45 9244 8080   info@metricorr.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Slimline series 

 

ICL-C & MasterLink 

 

Operation Manual 

 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

Document: 102272-00 

Release date: June 2021  

Summary of Contents for Slimline ICL-C

Page 1: ...Toerringvej 7 Roedovre 2610 Denmark Tel 45 9244 8080 info metricorr com Slimline series ICL C MasterLink Operation Manual Document 102272 00 Release date June 2021...

Page 2: ...o the ICL C 16 3 2 6 Linking ER probes to your account 17 4 Line Current Sensor 18 4 1 LC input voltage range 18 4 2 Connections to steel pipe or other structure 19 4 3 DC resistance LC input 19 4 4 A...

Page 3: ...easurement campaign 48 7 4 2 Example 24h interval measurement campaign 49 7 5 App Data for satellite connected MasterLinks 49 Appendix 1 Junction Box Mounting Guide 50 Appendix 2 Solar Charger Instruc...

Page 4: ...WebService account please email support metricorr com with the following information Account Name existing or new you wish the unit s to be assigned to User email address for new users to log in to e...

Page 5: ...aired with a MasterLink control and communications module They are shipped preassembled as shown Figure 1 ICL C MasterLink as shipped Standard accessories Antenna LTE with 1m wire and adhesive pad Pro...

Page 6: ...nnectors control Table 1 MasterLink Specifications MasterLink Specifications Battery Lifetime 3 years 1h logging intervals and weekly transmissions Casing IP65 Humidity 0 100 RH condensing conditions...

Page 7: ...Target input range for DC measurements 20 mV 20 mV Resolution 0 2 V DC accuracy 1 V AC accuracy 4 V Input resistance 33 k Terminal Pipe Pipe structure connection Terminal Ref Reference Electrode conn...

Page 8: ...his signal is triggered by a short 0 5s push on the push button Figure 4 LED flash indication Mode status Description Waiting The device is active and waiting for the next measurement to be performed...

Page 9: ...ion 1 For data safety it is recommended that your assigned password should be changed on your first login This can be done in the Profile menu You should also Logout when you have completed your sessi...

Page 10: ...T communication data transfer Next wakeup UTC 13 Jan 2021 12 50 32 UTC time stamp of NEXT communication attempt Status OK 348 logger lines received OK indicates that communication went well 348 logger...

Page 11: ...WebService to update Refresh your browser page if it does not appear within 1 minute Should the unit not display on the MasterLink page restart the unit to force new communication 3 2 1 Setup of ICL C...

Page 12: ...MetriCorr Slimline series ICL C MasterLink Operation Manual 12 54 Now the Setup page will be shown In the following sections the setup page will be described in detail...

Page 13: ...ily for normal operation Sleep OK hours in order to preserve battery life The existing settings are shown under Latest Registration For a new unit this will be blank Installation mode After initial po...

Page 14: ...tup page shown below Start time HH MM UTC sets the time of the first sample to be measured Sample interval min sets the interval for the next sample to be measured The unit will continue to perform me...

Page 15: ...h of the periods specifies a measurement there will be repeated on weekly basics all setup is in UTC Time For example three periods are enabled in the weekly schedule 1 Every Monday starting at 10 15...

Page 16: ...de the unit Connected means that the ER probe is connected to the Pipe terminal Native means that the ER probe is NOT connected to the Pipe terminal which is used for corrosion measurements in free ai...

Page 17: ...ER probe configuration Click Component ICL ER Probe The landing page will now show Your Probe Certificate data Click Create Sensor The landing page is displayed to the right where a new sensor probe c...

Page 18: ...current in the pipe depends on many fluctuating factors such as soil moisture level and is therefore not calculated in WebService The LC input consists of the two terminals LC and LC which are galvan...

Page 19: ...d steel pipe only depends on the DC resistance of a given length of the steel pipe which is a fixed value Does not change with soil moisture level etc Since the DC resistance of a given length of stee...

Page 20: ...an of the pipe 100m is given by 20 20 1 45 13 8 Maximum peak current before clip 1 2 1 2 1 45 828 4 4 AC measurements for a steel pipe LC input The LC input offers an AC voltage measurement to be disp...

Page 21: ...1 Create Line Current Sensor Click on Components R LCS The landing page Your LCS Sensors is shown below The list shows all your LCS Sensors In this example there are two LCS sensors LCS FGA and min l...

Page 22: ...e Any comment that describes the pipe section or part of the structure Nominal calculations input values for online DC resistance calculator for a steel pipe Span 100 m Span or length of the pipe sect...

Page 23: ...n or structure to calculate the actual RLcs Dc value Check the Or find RLcs Dc by calculation box The online calculator takes values for currents and voltages measured both ways and sets RLcs Dc to th...

Page 24: ...CS The window to the right will be shown Click on Rho table Specific Resistivity table Your defined Specific Resistivity Table will be shown To create a new material Click on Create new entry Type in...

Page 25: ...Current Sensor LC Sensor LC Sensor performs measurements of both the LC inputs and the Pipe Ref voltage input simultaneously Click DATA I LCS to view the LCS sensors linked to your account To view th...

Page 26: ...hown Graphs 1 ILcs is the Line Current measurement LC and LC 2 Edcon Eoff is the simultaneous DC voltage measurement Pipe Ref 3 Uac is the simultaneous AC voltage measurement Pipe Ref Click Download V...

Page 27: ...potential in microvolts Edc V 0 000 DC voltage measurement in volts Eoff V Off DC voltage measurement in volts LC and LC terminals Ion Lcs mA On state current in milliamps Ioff Lcs mA Off state curren...

Page 28: ...embly are described in the relevant sections below 5 1 Solar Junction Box Installation The junction box itself can be installed on a stable wooden pole metal tube or test station pipe such as a big fi...

Page 29: ...MetriCorr Slimline series ICL C MasterLink Operation Manual 29 54 ICL C module Figure 7 Interior of Solar Junction Box as Battery and solar connected...

Page 30: ...e cable and wires to LC input NOT shown 1 ICL C RMU Unit 2 Solar Charge Controller 3 Antenna 4 Power from solar panel 5 Battery 6 Power connector to Slimline VL100 7 Input Pipe black reference yellow...

Page 31: ...3 Installation of wires cable to LC and LC shall be done according to the same procedure as for the Pipe and Ref connections Note Connectors for LC and LC not shown Important Please follow the sequen...

Page 32: ...ctor blue wire from solar panel insert it into the solar panel terminal marked Panel and tighten the screw terminal 6 Finally check that the circular power connector are connected to the power socket...

Page 33: ...e a Big Fink type test post with probe or sensor as shown in the general illustration Please note the illustration below is depicted with a ICL MasterLink from the slimline series with two ER probe ch...

Page 34: ...g brackets and Clips for Slimline Installation in Big Finks 1 The reference electrode cable and the pipe connection s should be available at the top of the Big Fink as shown NB if installing in an exi...

Page 35: ...anana plugs depending on the existing setup making off the cable ends with banana plugs before installation of the logger may be necessary 4 LC input Connect the two wires from the pipe to LC and LC T...

Page 36: ...y bent or trapped between the logger and the side of the test post 7 Brackets The logger should be lowered until the Big Fink top attached to the bracket can be correctly seated on top of the pole Tig...

Page 37: ...e g in test stations with the battery solution Connections to the existing standard terminal board in the solar solution are possible These additional connections are NOT necessary for the installatio...

Page 38: ...the power supply socket on the MasterLink module as per step 5 above Once power is connected ensure that the logger is ON and set up correctly see Section 3 Secure the hat onto the top of the pole usi...

Page 39: ...only that power cord connected to connector E Figure 2 as per step 3 above Once power is connected ensure that the logger is ON and set up correctly see Section 3 Secure the hat onto the top of the po...

Page 40: ...nce your unit s have logged and sent the first set of data you can view it by clicking the Data heading and selecting the type of data you wish to see in the case of the ICL C this will be I LCS This...

Page 41: ...Download View 6 2 Unit Pipeline Location Assignment A sensor probe can be assigned to a pipeline and specific tag location for easy data identification You can define the specific information regardi...

Page 42: ...on the main Data or landing page by clicking Alert Settings 1 Set alert for all probes shown for this parameter 2 Set Alert for this parameter for this specific probe sensor only 3 View triggered aler...

Page 43: ...ine series ICL C MasterLink Operation Manual 43 54 6 4 Reports It is possible to generate a chainage graph for a specific pipeline with average minimum and maximum values over a specified period in th...

Page 44: ...housed in a 40cm x 40cm x 20cm cabinet as shown below Similar to the Solar Junction Box described in section 5 The satellite modem is mounted under the top of the cabinet and is connected to the Maste...

Page 45: ...tworks the microwave L band can t penetrate solid objects Operating RockBLOCK through windows not recommended Apart from causing long session timeouts windows with UV protection films will also block...

Page 46: ...n it is ready to operate When the relay is switched off the modem will stay on indicated by the red LED for a while until the super capacitor has been discharged 7 3 Webservice Subscription In WEBserv...

Page 47: ...ll do measurements once an hour which is stored in the MasterLink memory to be manually transferred using the Metricorr App Press Setup for the Masterlink you want to configure to enter the setup page...

Page 48: ...MM UTC 12 00 Sets time for daily measurement If the interval between measurements set in the row below is set to be longer than 24h the time set here will be valid for the first measurement only Time...

Page 49: ...urements for monitoring to allow for immediate action if for example the corrosion rate has accelerated Hourly measurements can then be collected for example once a year using the Metricorr app to get...

Page 50: ...MetriCorr Slimline series ICL C MasterLink Operation Manual 50 54 Appendix 1 Junction Box Mounting Guide...

Page 51: ...MetriCorr Slimline series ICL C MasterLink Operation Manual 51 54 Appendix 2 Solar Charger Instructions MetriCorr installed Genasun models GV 4P Pb 12V in Solar Junction Box...

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