Siemens SITRANS F Operating Instructions Manual page 16

Manual Addendum 1010FMA-58
Liquid Clamp-on Flowmeter Manuals
Replace the Digital Damping Control: (Hot Key 1 and 2) procedure in the "Detection Modes" section
(sub-paragraph: Command Modes) in the following flowmeter manuals:
FUS1010 IP 65 (NEMA 4X) Clamp-On Flowmeter manual (CQO:1010NFM-3)
FUE1010 IP 65 (NEMA 4X) Clamp-On Flowmeter manual (CQO:1010ENFM-3)
FUH1010 IP 65 (NEMA 4X) Clamp-On Flowmeter manual (CQO:1010DVNFM-3)
FUH1010 IP 65 (NEMA 4X) Clamp-On Flowmeter manual (CQO:1010PVNFM-3)
FUP1010 IP 40 (NEMA 1) Clamp-On Portable Flowmeter manual (CQO:1010PFM-3)
FUE1010 IP 40 (NEMA 1) Clamp-On Portable Flowmeter manual (CQO:1010EPFM-3)
Digital Damping Control: (Hot Key 1 and 2)
The meter permits user modification of the digital averaging used by the signal processing routines. In
general, the default damping values selected by the METER will provide optimal performance over a
wide range of transit time applications. However, in extreme cases of unstable flow, pulsating flow, low
signal levels or high electronic noise it may be necessary to override these default settings to permit
uninterrupted and reliable flow measurement.
Test Facilities Graph Screen
The Graph Screen includes the capability to access a set of command codes, which enable a user to
override a number of default meter settings. The most important parameter is the digital damping
control, which can be accessed by pressing number <1> or <2> on the keypad while in the Signal
Graph Screen mode.
[MinDamp] Command
Pressing the <1> key will cause [MinDamp #] to appear on the command line at the lower left-hand
corner of the screen. The number listed to the right of the command code represents the exponent in
the meter exponential averaging routine, where the larger the number the greater the digital averaging.
Pressing the <+> key will increase the damping value. Likewise, pressing the <-> key will decrease
the damping value. To exit this mode, press the <0> key on the keypad.
[MaxDamp] Command
Pressing the <2> key will bring up the [MaxDamp] command. The function of this parameter is similar
to the [MinDamp] command described above; however, the two parameters interact in the following
manner. The MinDamp value must not exceed the MaxDamp value, therefore increasing the MinDamp
value above the previous MaxDamp value will set both parameters to the same value. In most cases,
it is preferred that both damping parameters be set to the same value, however, in cases where rapid
response to changes in liquid sound velocity for flow rate is required, the two values may be set
differently. In this situation the meter will use the MaxDamp value when conditions are stable, but then
switch to a faster damping value (limited by MinDamp) when a significant change in sound velocity or
flow rate is perceived. To exit this mode, press the <0> key on the keypad.
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