Siemens S5-100U User Manual page 289

S5-100U
Example: Display of Tank Make-Up Quantity
The make-up of a cylindrical tank holding 30 m
digits must be set in BCD.
The level of the liquid in the tank is sensed by a SONAR-BERO®, range 80 to 600 cm, with analog
output (see Catalog NS3).
SONAR-BERO
80 cm
600 cm
Tank
Figure 11.12 Schematic for "Display of Tank Make-Up Quantity"
The analog output of the SONAR-BERO delivers a constant current in the range 4 to 20 mA
proportional to the gap between sensor and liquid. This current is routed to the 4 to 20 mA
analog input module in slot 0, channel 0.
FB250 converts the range 4 to 20mA to the range 0 to 30.0 m
The value is stored in flag word 1 as a fixed-point number. Initialization takes place in the
calling block. FB241 converts the fixed-point number into a BCD number.
4 mA
0 m
3
Figure 11-13. Conversion of the Nominal Range into the Defined Range
EWA 4NEB 812 6120-02
3
PS
I=4 to 20 mA
Gap
Tank level
12 mA 20 mA
15.0 m
3
is to be shown on a 3-digit display. The individual
CPU
AI AQ DQ DQ
1 0. 5
3-digit BCD display
3
.
Nominal range of the
analog module
Range set by
user
30.0 m
3
Analog Value Processing
3
m
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