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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    RFnivo Level limit switch ® Series RF 3000 Technical Information / Instruction manual Table of contents Page Safety notes / Technical support -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Introduction -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Applications -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Technical data: Dimensions Electrical data Mechanical data Operating conditions Transport and Storage --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------...

  • Page 2: Safety Notes / Technical Support

    RFnivo Level limit switch ® Series RF 3000 Technical Information / Instruction manual Safety notes / Technical support Notes • Installation, maintenance and commissioning may be accomplished only by qualified technical personnel. • The product must be used only in the manner outlined in this instruction manual.

  • Page 3: Introduction

    Mechanical engineering An auto recalibration is done when the probe becomes uncovered. The RFnivo is normally screwed into the lateral container wall at a position, where the material shall be measured. • Manual recalibration to uncovered state can be done by simply pressing a push button.
  • Page 4 RFnivo Level limit switch ® Series RF 3000 Technical Information / Instruction manual Applications RF 3100 RF 3200 RF 3300 Inactive length to reach distance from silo wall • • • Inactive length due to long mounting nozzle • •...

  • Page 5: Technical Data

    RFnivo Level limit switch ® Series RF 3000 Technical Information / Instruction manual Technical data - Dimensions Housing versions Aluminium Plastics PA6 reinforced Standard Explosionproof with increased safety terminal box Aluminium Flameproof / explosionproof Aluminium Remote version electronics inside no electronics...
  • Page 6 RFnivo Level limit switch ® Series RF 3000 Technical Information / Instruction manual Technical data - Dimensions Probes RF 3100 Standard version Rod version Rod version Rope version Rope version Shortest length Inactive extension Shortest length Inactive extension * Active shield Only units with rod version are avaliable with EHEDG Certificate.
  • Page 7 RFnivo Level limit switch ® Series RF 3000 Technical Information / Instruction manual Technical data - Dimensions RF 3200 Heavy Duty version Rod version Rod version Rope version Rope version Shortest length Inactive extension Inactive extension Shortest length * Active shield...
  • Page 8 RFnivo Level limit switch ® Series RF 3000 Technical Information / Instruction manual Technical data - Dimensions RF 3300 High temperature version Rod version Rod version Rope version Rope version Shortest length Inactive extension Inactive extension Shortest length * Active shield...

  • Page 9: Electrical Data

    RFnivo Level limit switch ® Series RF 3000 Technical Information / Instruction manual Technical data - Electrical data Electrical data Connection terminals 0.14 - 2.5mm (AWG 26-14) Cable entry M20 x 1.5 screwed cable gland NPT 1/2“ conduit connection NPT 3/4” conduit connection Clamping range (diameter) of the factory provided cable glands: M20 x 1.5: 6 ..

  • Page 10: Mechanical Data

    RFnivo Level limit switch ® Series RF 3000 Technical Information / Instruction manual Technical data - Mechanical Data Mechanical data Housing Aluminium, powder coated RAL 5010 gentian blue Optional: Plastics PA6 reinforced Seal between housig and lid: NBR Seal between housing and process connection: NBR...

  • Page 11: Operating Conditions

    RFnivo Level limit switch ® Series RF 3000 Technical Information / Instruction manual Technical data - Operating conditions Operating conditions Ambient temp. (housing) -40°C.. +70°C (-40 .. +158°F) Standard housing. Plastics housing without Ex approvals -20°C.. +70°C (-4 .. +158°F) Plastics housing with Ex approvals -40°C..

  • Page 12: Transport And Storage

    RFnivo Level limit switch ® Series RF 3000 Technical Information / Instruction manual Technical data - Operating conditions Vibration 1.5 (m/s /Hz according to EN 60068-2-64 Relative Humidity 0-100%, suitable for outdoor use Altitude max. 2.000m (6.562ft) Expected product lifetime Following parameters have a negative influence on the expected product lifetime: High ambient- and process temperature, corrosive environment, high vibration, high flow rate of abrassive bulk material passing the sensor element.

  • Page 13: Approvals

    RFnivo Level limit switch ® Series RF 3000 Technical Information / Instruction manual Approvals / Options Approvals General Purpose * EN 61010-1 (Ordinary Locations) FM / FMc TR-CU Hazardous ATEX Dust explosion Protection by enclosure II 1/2D Ex ia/tb IIIC T! Da/Db...
  • Page 14 RFnivo Level limit switch ® Series RF 3000 Technical Information / Instruction manual Mounting General Safety Instructions Improper installation may result in loss of process pressure. Process pressure Seal the process thread with Teflon tape in case of process pressure A plastic sealing must be used to tighten the flange.

  • Page 15: Mounting

    RFnivo Level limit switch ® Series RF 3000 Technical Information / Instruction manual Mounting EHEDG Approval Metal-metal sealing: • The support must be plane and without any gap. No teflon tape (or similar) is allowed to be in between. • Fixing torque 100Nm The quality of the welding with the container wall must be according to the respective regulations (e.g.
  • Page 16 RFnivo Level limit switch ® Series RF 3000 Technical Information / Instruction manual Mounting Mounting: Rod version Active Observe distance to probe active probe Active probe CORRECT CORRECT Horizontal mounting Oblique mounting Helps remaining material to fall off Active Active...
  • Page 17 RFnivo Level limit switch ® Series RF 3000 Technical Information / Instruction manual Mounting Observe min. distance between two sensors, to metal silo wall and to protective angle. Grounding reference The inner or outer PE terminal must be connected to reach a grounding reference.
  • Page 18 RFnivo Level limit switch ® Series RF 3000 Technical Information / Instruction manual Mounting Mounting: Rope version Observe distance to WRONG CORRECT WRONG: active probe Active probe Long socket. Active probe inside inside socket. Use of inactive length. intersection between...

  • Page 19: Electrical Installation

    RFnivo Level limit switch ® Series RF 3000 Technical Information / Instruction manual Electrical installation General Safety Instructions Handling In the case of inexpert handling or handling malpractice the electric safety of the device cannot be guaranteed. Protective earthing Before any electrical installation, the terminal inside the housing must be connected to the protective earth.

  • Page 20: Electrical Installation

    RFnivo Level limit switch ® Series RF 3000 Technical Information / Instruction manual Electrical installation Relay protection Provide protection for relay contacts to protect the device against spikes with inductive loads. Protection against static The housing of the unit must be grounded in any case to avoid static charging of the unit on charging applications with pneumatic conveying and non-metallic containers .
  • Page 21 RFnivo Level limit switch ® Series RF 3000 Technical Information / Instruction manual Electrical installation Connection Standard housing d-housing de-housing Connecting Connecting Connecting terminals terminals terminals Protective Protective Protective Conductor Conductor Conductor Terminal Terminal Terminal Universal voltage Power supply: Relay DPDT 21 ..
  • Page 22 RFnivo Level limit switch ® Series RF 3000 Technical Information / Instruction manual Quickstart page RF 3000 d gi241014...

  • Page 23: User Interface

    RFnivo Level limit switch ® Series RF 3000 Technical Information / Instruction manual Quickstart User interface Display LEDs: Green = relay activated Yellow = relay idle Red = maintenance (blinking), error (on) Power up calibration at first time operation Behaviour after first time power up (factory setting).
  • Page 24 RFnivo Level limit switch ® Series RF 3000 Technical Information / Instruction manual Quickstart Quickstart menu Note: Red LED is blinking during Menu setting • When the unit is in Measurement mode, press MENU button for 3 sec to enter in Quickstart menu.
  • Page 25 RFnivo Level limit switch ® Series RF 3000 Technical Information / Instruction manual Quickstart Push button calibration - Calibration guide Push button calibration needs to be done, if "Power up calibration at first time operation" was not sucessful or unit was changed to another location or a significant change of DK was present after changing of material.
  • Page 26 RFnivo Level limit switch ® Series RF 3000 Technical Information / Instruction manual Quickstart Push button calibration - Calibration procedure - Uncovered probe only Explanation of calibration procedure: A Capacitance Uncovered probe B Sensitivity C Switchpoint Capacitance D Capacitance Covered probe 1.
  • Page 27 RFnivo Level limit switch ® Series RF 3000 Technical Information / Instruction manual Quickstart Push button calibration - Calibration procedure - Uncovered and covered probe Explanation of calibration procedure: A Capacitance Uncovered probe B Sensitivity C Switchpoint Capacitance D Capacitance Covered probe 1.
  • Page 28 RFnivo Level limit switch ® Series RF 3000 Technical Information / Instruction manual Quickstart Calibration - general items Reset to "Power up It may be required, that an already calibrated unit shall do a new Power up calibration when the calibration at first time supply voltage is switched on (e.g.

  • Page 29: Advanced Proramming

    RFnivo Level limit switch ® Series RF 3000 Technical Information / Instruction manual Advanced programming RF 3000 d page gi241014...

  • Page 30: Advanced Menu

    RFnivo Level limit switch ® Series RF 3000 Technical Information / Instruction manual Advanced programming - Advanced menu Advanced menu Note: Red LED is blinking during Menu setting • When the unit is in Measurement mode, press MENU button for 10 sec to enter in Advanced menu (keep pressed, ignore when unit goes after 3 sec to Quickstart Menue and A.FSx is displayed).
  • Page 31 RFnivo Level limit switch ® Series RF 3000 Technical Information / Instruction manual Advanced programming - Advanced menu Switchpoint covered -> uncovered Explanation of switchpoints: Capacitance A Capacitance uncovered probe C Switchpoint covered -> uncovered (Menu item K) D Hysteresis (Menu item L) E Switchpoint uncovered ->...
  • Page 32 RFnivo Level limit switch ® Series RF 3000 Technical Information / Instruction manual Advanced programming - Manual calibration Manual calibation - Calibration guide Manual calibration is recommended for special purposes. The numbers in the table below are applicable for most applications. Some critical applications (e.g. excessive buildup, special mounting) may be considered different.
  • Page 33 RFnivo Level limit switch ® Series RF 3000 Technical Information / Instruction manual Advanced programming - Manual calibration Manual calibration - Calibration procedure - Uncovered probe only Note: Manual calibration must be set to ON (Advanced menu, item G) Explanation of calibration procedure:...
  • Page 34 RFnivo Level limit switch ® Series RF 3000 Technical Information / Instruction manual Advanced programming - Manual calibration Manual calibration - Calibration procedure - Uncovered and covered probe Note: Manual calibration must be set to ON (Advanced menu, item K)

  • Page 35: Probe Modifications

    RFnivo Level limit switch ® Series RF 3000 Technical Information / Instruction manual Probe modifications • Modifications on units with explosion approvals (Hazardous Locations) are not permitted. Consult factory. • Modifications may change the technical data (mechanical stability). CAUTION: • Never do modifications on other than the active part of the probe. This will destroy the probe.

  • Page 36: Assembly - Remote Version / Fm, Fmc Control Drawing

    RFnivo Level limit switch ® Series RF 3000 Technical Information / Instruction manual Assembly - Remote version / FM Control drawing All cable glands used for the remote cable d- and de- must be closed tightly to reach ingress housing protection.

  • Page 37: Troubleshooting

    RFnivo Level limit switch ® Series RF 3000 Technical Information / Instruction manual Troubleshooting Maintenance and error messages Display Explanation Possible Reason / Solution In Measurement Mode: Under Range. • Excessive buildup is present on uncovered probe. This is o.k.
  • Page 38 RFnivo Level limit switch ® Series RF 3000 Technical Information / Instruction manual Troubleshooting General items Situation Behavoiur of the electronic Possible Reason Possible Solution Signal output states The actual measured Unit not properly calibrated • Recalibrate (4) coverered while...

  • Page 39: Maintenance

    RFnivo Level limit switch ® Series RF 3000 Technical Information / Instruction manual Maintenance General items Opening the lid (cover) Before opening the lid for maintenance reasons observe following items: • Do not remove the lid while circuits are alive.
  • Page 40 RFnivo Level limit switch ® Series RF 3000 Technical Information / Instruction manual Maintenance Change of electronic board • Opening the lid (cover): see safety notes on page before • Hazardous Locations: The unit must have always an electronic board inserted and conneted to the probe. If the electronic board is not connected to the probe, the probe acts as an isolated capacitance.

  • Page 41: Notes For Use In Hazardous Locations

    RFnivo Level limit switch ® Series RF 3000 Technical Information / Instruction manual Notes for use in Hazardous Locations Zone classification IEC-Ex usable in zone ATEX Equipement category Protection Level (EPL) * in case of conductive dust additional Dust applications...
  • Page 42 RFnivo Level limit switch ® Series RF 3000 Technical Information / Instruction manual Notes for use in Hazardous Locations Max. Surface Temperature and Temperature Class The temperature marking on the name plate refers to the instruction manual. On the following tables the relevant temperature ratings are shown.

  • Page 43: Disposal

    RFnivo Level limit switch ® Series RF 3000 Technical Information / Instruction manual Disposal The product consists of materials which can be recycled, details of the used materials see chapter "Technical data - Mechanical data". Recycling must be done by a specialised recycling company. Since the product is not subject to the WEEE directive 2002/96/EG, it is not permitted to bring it to a public recycling station.

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