P26 Instruction Manual Purpose of instruction manual This instruction manual describes the features of the P26 and provides guidelines for its use. Improper use of this instrument or failure to follow these instructions may cause injury or equipment damage. Every person who uses this device must therefore read the manual and understand the possible risks.
Although the P26 pressure transducer is highly robust, it is nevertheless a precision instrument and should be handled with care. Avoid mounting the P26 in the direct vicinity of any sources of heat or radiation. Ideally, the instrument should be mounted vertically on a wall not subject to vibration.
P26 Instruction Manual 2.3 Troubleshooting, maintenance, repairs, disposal The individual responsible for the electrical connections must be notified if the instrument is damaged or if errors occur that cannot be corrected as indicated in Section 10. This individual must take the instrument out of service until the error has been corrected and ensure that it cannot be used unintentionally.
P26 Instruction Manual Instrument description 3.1 Functions The P26 is controlled by a microprocessor and can measure pressure and vacuum measure differential pressure measure volume flow, mass flow and flow rate display a measured value ...
P26 Instruction Manual 3.2 User interfaces The following four keys are available: Menü Right Enter Meaning (Measurement Mode) Meaning (Menu) Menu Start Menu Go back a menu level Enter Start zero-point calibration Confirm Up arrow Max. display Increases a value or scrolls up Right Min.
P26 Instruction Manual 3.3 Internal connections and buttons Standard version Version with external zero-point calibration...
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P26 Instruction Manual Standard version Output signal Relay1 Relay2 Power supply RS232 interface for PC Reset Version with external zero-point calibration Output signal Relay1 Relay2 Power supply External zero-point calibration RS232 interface for PC Reset...
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P26 Instruction Manual Output signal: Port designation Description current output earth voltage output N (optional) +24 V starts external zero-point calibration Relay 1: Port designation Description 4 CLOSING CONTACT active position 5 CENTRE CONTACT middle position 6 OPENING CONTACT rest position ...
P26 Instruction Manual 3.4 Front view USB (optional) C a b l e g l a n d s: Signal Relay Power supply Pressure ports: RS-232: Port designation Description receive send earth USB: Port designation Description Power power supply via USB port of...
In this case, it doesn’t matter if the zero-point calibration is deactivated or the P26 is in the menu. Overpressure protection The P26 has an internal overpressure safeguard that protects the precision pressure measurement capsule from damage. (Overload range: 200 x [max. 600 kPa]) Display (optional) The measured values and the menu are shown on the display.
P26 Instruction Manual Menu (optional) If the P26 includes a display, you can use the menu to adjust various settings. Press the Menu key to bring up the menu. In Menu mode, the parent menu item always appears in the top display line. The middle line always shows the current sub-menu item or value to be changed.
7.2.1.2 Bottom With this menu item, you can set the pressure at which the output will achieve its minimum value. Any value within the P26’s measuring range can be selected. 7.2.1.3 Units Use this menu item to select the pressure unit. The following pressure units can be selected: ...
P26 Instruction Manual 7.2.2.1 Value This is used to set the volume flow value displayed at the maximum scaled pressure. 0 is always used as the lower scale value on the volumetric flow display (root-extracted measured value). The maximum pressure is the larger of the two scale values, which is used as a basic calculation.
P26 Instruction Manual 7.3 Air consumption function (option available from firmware version 3.0) The air consumption function is only available if you have selected one of the following units as the display unit: m³/s, m³/h, ft³/h, kg/s, kg/min or kg/h.
P26 Instruction Manual Mass/Pulse or Vol./Pulse The recorded consumption values are signalled to the connected control module by a relay. Every pulse corresponds to a defined volume or a definable mass. This menu item can be used to set this volume or mass. The parameter displayed depends on the display units selected.
P26 Instruction Manual 7.4 Warning Use this menu item to influence the behaviour of the relays. The first menu item that appears here is Select Relay. The settings for this relay should then be changed. Use the “▲” and “►”...
1000 ms. With firmware Rev 2.21 and later, the warning signal can be switched of by pressing any of the front key of the P26. It will be reactivated if the pressure will pass any of the the warning levels again.
P26 Instruction Manual Language The menu language can be selected with this menu item. You can choose from the following languages: English German Italian French Make your choice with the “▲” or "►" keys. Press Enter to confirm your selection.
P26 Instruction Manual Illumination This parameter can be used to select the backlighting colour for the LCD display in the menu or when the colour change function has been switched off. You can choose from the following three options: ...
P26 Instruction Manual Interfaces (optional) 8.1 Settings of the serial interface The serial interface (RS 232) has the following settings: 9600 baud 8 data bits no parity one stop bit 8.2 Settings of the USB port The USB interface incorporates a USB socket with an integrated USB-to-serial converter.
P26 Instruction Manual 8.3 List of commands Command Description Model Rev. Displays the current pressure in the floating selected unit (see command UnitD) Displays the status: 8-digit Bit6: Relay1 switched Bit5: Relay1 switched Bit5: Pressur overload Bit1: zeroing activated Reserve bits: 7, 4, 3, 0...
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P26 Instruction Manual Parameters Description Model ARelai2 Dropout delay for relay 2 [ms] (from Rev. 2.11) unsigned int (0 .. 30000) Filter Time constant filter [ms] unsigned int (25 .. 60000) Lang Language unsigned int (1=GB, 2=GER, 3=I, 4=F) AutoNull...
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P26 Instruction Manual Parameters Description Model ?LVF_Stat Status LVF_Funktion Bit 0 = LVF function available Bit 1 = LVF capable display unit is selected Bit 2 = LVF data is correct Bit 3 = LVF data is read-out Bit 7 = entered LVF code is correct...
P26 Instruction Manual Troubleshooting Problem Cause Corrective Action Instrument does not work; No power Check the terminal connections nothing on display and supply voltage Only m³/s,m³/h, ft3/h, kg/s, Air consumption function Delete consumption sum and kg/min and kg/h may be activated.
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