Use the appropriate Personal Protec on Equipment as required for opera ng the meter within its installa on loca on. The various surfaces of the CentriFlow Meter module may have sharp edges and have the poten al to cause injury. Use the proper protec on for your hands when servicing or maintaining your CentriFlow Meter ...
SOME OR ALL OF THESE WARNINGS MAY BE ON YOUR METER. BE AWARE OF THE POSSIBLE DANGERS PRESENT. ELECTRICAL SERVICE Electrical shock or electrocu on is possible when servicing the electronics of any Eastern Instruments equipment. Be sure to disconnect power before conduc ng any repairs on the elec‐ tronics. PRODUCT FLOW The Control Valve for the CentriFeeder is used only as a control valve and does not act as an isola on valve.
Isolate both power and signal lines from each other at all mes. The CentriFlow® Meter is balanced at a specific angle and should not be subject to vibra on or movement. The mass of the mount should be at least 2 mes the mass of the meter .
LABEL ENCLOSURE DOOR WITH CIRCUIT BREAKERS GROUND CONNECTION The Digital Electronics Enclosure contains the HMI, the Digital CentriFlow® Electronics (DCE), Power Supply, Alarm Relay, Power Connec ons with Circuit Breakers, and the Customer Con‐ nec ons. Phone:(910) 392‐2490 416 Landmark Drive 416 Landmark Drive Phone:(910) 392‐2490...
A Closer Look at Your HMI The main components of your HMI Touch Screen will be the Touch Screen itself, the LED Dis‐ play, the Menu So ‐Key, and So ‐Keys 1 thru 4. By pressing the Menu So ‐Key, you will be returned to the Main Menu, or TOP page.
Powering On To power on your digital electronics, open the Digital Electronics Enclosure and close the Cir‐ cuit Breakers on the VAC Power wiring connec ons as shown below. Circuit Breakers Close the Digital Electronics Enclosure. The HMI should now be coming on. Upon startup, the HMI will display the Main Menu Screen, also called TOP, as shown below.
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If the menu page is le undisturbed for several minutes the page will automa cally switch to the TOP.Run page seen below: From the TOP.RUN page, the Plot Bu on can be pressed in order to access the Plot page which will display the standard trend plot screen, pictured below.
Security Features Your CentriFlow® HMI is equipped with a security system that allows sensi ve informa on and se ngs for your process to be protected via a password‐based security layer. The password‐ based security system is designed to protect your informa on and se ngs from unauthorized access and tampering.
A er correctly entering your username and password, you will be logged on to the system. Please note that the HMI security system is configured to me out a er 10 minutes of inac vi‐ ty, at which me you will be required to login again. You will also be required to login any me the HMI unit is powered up.
Sta c Calibra on (Sta c Cal.) Sta c Calibra on sets the Range of the Transducer in the CentriFlow Meter. This allows the meter to be versa le in a way such that it can be ranged up, known as Extended Sta c Calibra‐...
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Step 6: Hang the Test Weight provided with the Electronics Enclosure from the Calibra on Stud located under the bo om edge of the Pan as seen below. For Pans that have more than one Calibra on Stud, there should be a Test Weight for each. Some op onal pans may not have a Stud.
Site Calibra on When the CentriFlow® Meter is sent from the Factory it is set with Default values for the Sta c Calibra on and the Calibra on Voltage, which were chosen for the par cular material being measured with the meter. As described in the previous Sec on, the Sta c Calibra on is an adjustment that ranges the Transducer, the Measurement Element of the meter.
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Step 3: A er product has stopped flowing through the meter, go to the SET.FIELD page located under the SET op on on the MAIN MENU. HINT: Press the MENU so key, then press SET, and finally, FIELD DATA. Step 4: Click on the “ENTER RUN” Bu on and you should see the GREEN value (CF Meter) change from “0.000”...
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Step 9: Now return to the TOP.SET page by clicking on the TO SET shortcut key in the top right corner. Now press the FIELD CALd Bu on. Step 10: You should now be on the SET.CALd page. The newly calculated Dynamic Calibra on can be seen on the le side of the page, while the current Dynamic calibra on can be seen on the right side of the screen.
Se ng the Alarm ‐ Rate To successfully u lize the alarm func on of your Digital Electronics Package, please make sure that the alarm relay is wired according to the diagram in the Wiring Customer Connec ons‐ Alarm Outputs sec on of this manual. The relay can be used to trigger alarms which warn the operator that a batch is complete or that the rate has exceeded a set speed.
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Step 6: should I/O.RATE.SP page. The Rate Target Bu on is highlighted in Yellow. You can change the Rate Target by pressing the current Rate Target value twice. The first press will outline the value in black, as shown. The second press will bring up a numeric keypad and the Target Rate can be changed.
Se ng the Alarm ‐ Totaliza on To successfully u lize the alarm func on of your Digital Electronics Package, please make sure that the alarm relay is wired according to the diagram in the Wiring Customer Connec ons‐ Alarm Outputs sec on in Chapter 1 of this manual. The relay can be used to trigger alarms which will either hold for a period of me a er a set Total has been reached, or will latch in‐...
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Step 6: should I/O.WEIGHT.SP page. The WEIGHT TARGET Bu on is highlighted in Yellow. You can change the Weight Target by pressing the current Weight Target value twice. The first press will outline the value in black, as shown. The second press will bring up a numeric keypad and the Target Weight can be changed.
Setup of Remote Reset & Zero Capability What is Remote Reset? Remote Reset allows you to remotely trigger a reset of the Totaliza on on your Digital Electronics. This feature is similar to pressing the RESET Bu on from the TOP.RUN page. The Remote Reset can be u lized by installing a remote push bu on on/off...
Setup of Weighted Count Output (Op onal) What is Weighted Count? Weighted Count is an output op on that will allow you to generate a count much slower than the 500 Hz Frequency, flow rate propor onal signal. It is derived mathema cally by dividing the totaliza on output by a scale factor.
Pulsed Air System (Op onal) ® *If the CentriFlow Meter was shipped with the Pulsed Air op on please con nue with the following direc ons.* TYPE II INLET PURPOSE: The Pulsed Air System was designed to deliver TANGENTIAL a pulsed blast of air to the area in front of the...
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INSTALLATION DIRECTIONS 1. Install the Pulsed Air Manifold into the CentriFlow® Pan Cover so that the Flange on the Pulsed Air Manifold lines up with the Cut Out on the Pan Cover. If the meter was shipped with the Pulsed Air System, the Pulsed Air Manifold will already be installed.
USB (Op onal) The USB Op on allows users to save a variety of run data (this data is customizable) to a USB drive as well as the standard Compact Flash Card. Custom Run Screens are also available and the data from the custom run screens can be wri en to the USB as well. Rate Indicator (Bar Graph) Time/Date Display...
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Rate Indicator (Bar Graph) Time/Date Display USB Textual Status Container/ID Bu on Indicator Reset Bu on USB LED Status Indicator Total Display Save Data to Totals File on CF Card Bu on Format USB Bu on Copy Totals File to USB Clear CF File Bu on Bu on USB Graphical Status...
4‐20 mA Filtering Filtering of the 4‐20 mA signal allows smoothing of the otherwise instantaneous output delivered by the CentriFlow Meter’s electronics. The 4‐20 mA signal can be filtered from 1/4s up to 10s incre‐ ments, however the mathema cal method of filtering...
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So ware Setup of the 4‐20 mA Filter The 4‐20 mA filter allows local filtering of the 4‐20 mA flow rate signal and can be filtered in 1/4s up to 10s increments. Please note that the 4‐20 mA Filter can not be transmi ed via Re‐ mote Communica ons Protocol.
Filtering of the rate, as seen on the TOP.RUN allows smoothing of the otherwise instantaneous output delivered by the CentriFlow Meter’s electronics. The filtering method is similar to the 4 ‐20 mA Simple Moving Average filter with some specific differences. Whereas the 4‐20 mA filter is a local filter only, the Rate Filter allows filtering of the output that is transmi ed via...
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Configura on of Fixed (Rate) Filter The Fixed Rate Filter must both be enabled and must also be configured by entering a me interval in the appropriate loca on. To enable the Fixed Rate Filter, please follow the below instruc‐ ons from the PRF.FILTER page.
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Configura on of Adap ve (Rate) Filter The Adap ve Rate Filter must both be enabled and must also be configured to your specific installa on. In order to do so, a single calibra on point (the length of pulsa ons at a specified VFD output) must be entered.
Using the Compact Flash Using the Compact Flash Card A 2 Gigabyte Compact Flash card is pre‐installed inside the Digital Electronics Enclosure and is located inside the enclosure on the reverse side of the HMI touch screen. Run data is stored on the Flash Drive but only when the TOP.RUN page is currently displayed.
Save Se ngs You can also save your se ngs and configura‐ ons to your Flash Card and restore them if your se ngs have been uninten onally changed. To save your HMI se ngs to a Flash Card (provided you have one installed), press the COM Bu on from the TOP Menu to enter the TOP.COM page (seen on right).
Remote Ethernet Access Capabili es The preferred method for transferring data from the Compact Flash card is to link the Digital Electronics to a PC or Laptop using an Ethernet Cable. The main advantage of the remote viewing capability is that run histories can be viewed and saved from the Electronics itself to a hard drive or other desired external storage device.
Entering the Digital Electronics IP Address will bring up a web page en tled “G3 Web Server”. This page will allow you access to three op ons, View Data, View Logs, and Remote View. Remote View Selec ng the Remote View op on will allow you to access the various pages of the HMI touch screen from a remote loca on.
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Clicking on any of the file names will open up the data file. These files are CSV files and typi‐ cally open into an Excel spreadsheet. Once open, the spreadsheet can be saved to another loca on such as a hard drive. A typical entry would look like the file below. The TIME column indicates the specific me, using a 24 hr clock, the count data was taken.
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The User Se ngs Log indicates each me that the user se ngs have been changed and what the new se ngs are. A typical Userset page can be seen below. The MTR Setup Sheet allows data to be loaded to it and to calculate the Standard Devia on and the Percent Error of the Electronics’...
Changing the Ethernet/IP Address (Op onal) If you have purchased the Ethernet/IP Op on read on for the procedure to set up your IP Address to communicate with your exis ng PLC. The Ethernet/IP op on allows you to output both the flow rate and the totaliza on signals via an Ethernet connec on, directly to your PLC.
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Step 3: Enter the IP Address for your HMI by double clicking on the Address sec on. To switch between numbers and le ers, press the SYMBOL Bu on that is located next to the IP Address display. *Please note that pressing the PREVIOUS and NEXT Arrow Keys will scroll between your Address, NetMask and Gateway Fields un l you have begun entering your IP Address numerically.
Configura on data is not supported by the HMI. However, enter 1 for the Configura on Assembly Instance and 0 for the Configura on Size. For more detailed instruc ons, please contact Eastern Instruments for Technical Note TNOI17. 416 Landmark Drive 416 Landmark Drive Phone:(910) 392‐2490...
Read back for Remote Product (Number of Product: Mul ple Cal. Op on) I.Data[4]: Read back register for Remote Target I.Data[5]: Temperature of CentriFlow Meter near Transducer I.Data[10]: Auxiliary 4‐20 mA Output I.Data[11]: Dynamic Cal. Value Readback (Value of dCal: Mul ple Cal. Op on) NOTE: Reset output func ons I.Data[12]:...
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Once the op on has been unlocked that allows data to be transmi ed both from the HMI to the PLC and from the PLC to the HMI, the communica on can be toggled from the PLC control page. This page can be accessed from the op ons page, TOP.OPT (right), accessed from the TOP page, or Main Menu.
Setup of Mul ple Calibra on Screens (Op onal) The Mul ple Calibra on Screens op on allows you to run more than one product through your meter without having to recalibrate each me the product is switched. This op on allows you to store up to 8 product calibra ons at one me.
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Step 1: The first step is to enter names and posi ons for each of your products. press NAME Bu on. You should now see this screen (Right). Select the product you would like to name if none have been previously selected, select Product 1.
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If you have named your products, then you should see them listed on this page. Select the product that you would like to assign a calibra on voltage and press the corresponding bu on. You should now see this page (Right). Your Digital Electronics’...
SCREEN GUIDE Every HMI page has a unique name that includes the previous page name combined with a de‐ scrip on of the current page. A period separates the names. When the DCE is first powered on, or when you press the so ‐key labeled MENU, the TOP page is displayed. TOP is the Main Menu Screen.
TOP.RUN TOP.RUN is the main display mode. Access this screen by pressing the RUN Bu on from the TOP screen. A Horizontal Bar Graph is used for a graphical indica on of flow rate. The length of the green colored horizontal bar is propor onal to the flow rate. To determine the flow rate use the scale just below the horizontal bar.
TOP.CAL TOP.CAL is the Main Calibra on Page. Access this screen by pressing the CAL Bu on from the TOP page. There are eight bu ons on the TOP.CAL page. They are ZERO, CALs, CALd, SETTINGS, RANGE, INHIBIT, FILTER, and E‐UNITS. Press the ZERO bu on to go to the CAL.ZERO page.
TOP.COM TOP.COM is the Main Communica on Page. Access this page by pressing the COM Bu on from the TOP page. There are five bu ons on the TOP.COM page. They are INFORMATION, IP CONFIG, FACTORY, REMOVE CF and FORMAT CF. Press the INFORMATION Bu on to view informa on concerning your So ware’s version, your IP Address, whether you have a Compact Flash Card installed and how much Free Space your Compact Flash currently has.
TOP.SET TOP.SET is the Main Data Entry menu. Access this page by pressing the SET Bu on from the TOP page. There are five bu ons on the TOP.SET page. They are C/W RATIO. FIELD DATA, FIELD CALd, FIELD SAVE and FS MODIFY. From the SET Menu, seen below, you can enter values for your Count to Weight Ra o (Calculate Default Bu on), enter Field Data such as is taken during Site Calibra on (FIELD DATA Bu on), change your Dynamic Calibra on Se ngs based on your Dynamic Calibra on data (FIELD CALd Bu on), modify your Full Scale value (FS...
TOP.I/O TOP.I/O is the Main Input/Output Menu page. Access this screen by pressing the I/O Bu on from the TOP page. This page is for accessing all op ons associated with se ng all inputs and outputs in your process including the Alarm, Weighted Count, Remote Reset and Zero and Start and Stop Logic.
TOP.PRF The TOP.PRF page allows access to several features that offer greater flexibility during the opera on of the CentriFlow® HMI. From the Top Menu page, select the PRF Bu on (Preferences) to go to the TOP.PRF (Preferences) page. The features accessed from this page are listed below.
CAL.ZERO CAL.ZERO is the Zero Calibra on page. Access this screen by pressing the ZERO Bu on on the TOP.CAL screen a er pressing the CAL Bu on from the TOP page. This page is for conduc ng Zero Calibra ons. The procedure for a Zero Calibra on can be found under the Sta c Calibra‐ on Sec on.
CAL.CALs CAL.CALs is the Sta c Calibra on page. Access this screen by pressing the CALs Bu on on the TOP.CAL page a er pressing the CAL Bu on from the TOP page. This page is for conduc ng Sta c Calibra ons. The procedure for a Sta c Calibra on can be found under the Sta c Cali‐ bra on Sec on.
CAL.CALd CAL.CALd is the Dynamic Calibra on page. Access this screen by pressing the CALd Bu on on the CAL Screen a er pressing the CAL Bu on from the TOP page. This page is for conduc ng Dynamic Calibra on. Please see the Dynamic Calibra on (or Site Calibra on) procedure in this manual.
CAL.RANGE CAL.RANGE is the Calibra on Range page. Access this screen by pressing the RANGE Bu on on the TOP.CAL page a er pressing the CAL Bu on from the TOP page. This page is for changing the Range of you electronics. The Range can be changed to the desired value by clicking on the appropriate bu on.
CAL.INHIBIT CAL.INHIBIT is the Inhibit page. Access this screen by pressing the INHIBIT Bu on on the TOP.CAL page a er pressing the CAL Bu on from the TOP page. This page is for changing the Inhibit that sets a threshold which the Flow Rate Output must rise above in order for the elec‐ tronics to begin coun ng.
CAL.FILTER CAL.FILTER is the Filter page. Access this screen by pressing the FILTER Bu on on the TOP.CAL page a er pressing the CAL Bu on from the TOP page. This page is for selec ng the number of points used in the 4‐20mA moving average filter. The filter will be a simple moving average filter for filtering up to three seconds and will be an exponen al moving average for filtering three seconds or over.
CAL.EUNITS CAL.EUNITS is the Unit Display page. Access this screen by pressing the EUNITS Bu on on the TOP.CAL page a er pressing the CAL Bu on from the TOP page. This page displays the Elec‐ tronic Full Scale, the mass and me units, and the C/W Ra o. The C/W Ra o, or Count per Weight Ra o, is determined by the factory.
SET.RATIO SET.RATIO is the page that allows you to calculate your count per weight ra o. The C/W Ra o, or Count per Weight Ra o, is determined by the factory. This value is the divisor used to calcu‐ late the engineering count (total) from the raw count. Your Full Scale value can be changed, the units of your Full Scale value can be modified and the number and size of your Transducers can be modified from this page.
SET.FIELD SET.FIELD is the page that allows you to collect and verify your site calibra on data. This page is used extensively in Site Calibra on as shown in the Site Calibra on sec on of Chapter 3 of this manual. This screen allows you to compare the metered weight of material run through the meter versus the actual weight of the material, o en weighed by a sta c scale a er being diverted.
SET.CALd SET.CALd is a page used in conjunc on with SET.FIELD page in order to adjust your Dynamic Calibra on using recently collected field data. Once the field data is entered, open this page and you should see the new calculated Dynamic Calibra on value under the CALCULATED DYNAMIC CALIBRATION SETTINGS sec on.
I/O.WCOUNT (Op onal) The I/O.WCOUNT page allows you to set up the weighted count op on. This op on allows you to set a target weight that will trigger a pulsed signal each me that target weight passes over the meter. The TARGET Bu on allows you to determine when the pulse will trigger by se‐...
I/O.ALARM I/O.ALARM is the Alarm page. Access this screen by pressing the ALARM Bu on from TOP.I/O page. This page is for changing the op ons of the alarm. The alarm can be turned on and off using the ENABLE Bu on. Press the ENABLE Bu on un l the desired result is displayed in the Blue display box to the right of the ENABLE Bu on.
I/O.ALARM.SP I/O.ALARM.SP is the Alarm Target Entry page. Access this screen by pressing the TARGET Bu on from the I/O.ALARM page. This page is for changing the values that will trip the alarm. You can enter a weight by pressing the WEIGHT ALARM Bu on or enter a rate by pressing the RATE ALARM Bu on.
I/O.WEIGHT.OUT I/O.WEIGHT.OUT is the page that allows you to define the type of Weight of Totaliza on alarm that you will be u lizing. Access this screen by first pressing the I/O Bu on from the TOP.MENU page. Then, press the ALARM Bu on, followed by the TARGET Bu on, and finally, the WEIGHT OUTPUT Bu on.
COM.INFO This screen is accessed when the INFORMATION Bu on is pushed from the TOP.COM page. This page can be accessed to view informa on regarding the so ware version for your par cu‐ lar unit as well your current communica on protocol informa on. You will also no ce an indi‐ cator displaying whether you currently have a Flash Card Installed.
COM.FACTORY This screen is accessed when the FACTORY Bu on is pushed from the TOP.COM page. To revert back to factory se ngs, press the FACTORY/CURRENT Bu on and you will be prompted to press “Yes” or “No” if you would like to proceed. Press the YES Bu on to revert to the factory se ngs.
OPT.PLC (Op onal) This screen is accessed when the PLC bu on is pushed from the TOP.OPT page. The TOP.OPT page is accessed by pushing the OPTIONS Bu on from the Main Menu. Pushing the bu ons on this menu allow you to Enable or Disable local control of the electronics and allows you to both set up and view the data that is both transmi ed to the HMI by a PLC and to a PLC from the HMI.
OPT.PLC.WRITE (Op onal) This screen is accessed when the VIEW WRITE Bu on is pushed on the OPT.PLC page. The OPT.PLC page is accessed when the PLC bu on is pushed from the TOP.OPT page. The TOP.OPT page is accessed by pushing the OPTIONS Bu on from the Main Menu. This page allows you to view the informa on regarding PLC to HMI communica on.
OPT.PLC.READ (Op onal) This screen is accessed when the VIEW READ Bu on is pushed on the OPT.PLC page. The OPT.PLC page is accessed when the PLC bu on is pushed from the TOP.OPT page. The TOP.OPT page is accessed by pushing the OPTIONS Bu on from the Main Menu. This page allows you to view the informa on regarding PLC to HMI communica on.
OPT.PULSEDAIR (Op onal) This screen is accessed when the PULSED AIR Bu on is pushed from the TOP.OPT page. The TOP.OPT page is accessed by pushing the OPTIONS Bu on from the Main Menu. This screen enables you to able and disable the pulsed air op on, change the frequency of the blasts of air, set Lock Out Time and to perform a manual test of the Pulsed Air System.
REFERENCE Defini on of Terms Dynamic Calibra on: Se ng that adjusts the Calibra on of the Electronics so that 100% Out‐ put is equal to the Electronic Full Scale Flow Rate (Mass). This number ranges from a minimum of 4 to a maximum of 10. Electronic Full Scale Flow Rate (Mass): Flow Rate that Electronics is calibrated at such that the Electronics output is 100%.
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Sta c Calibra on (Sta c Cal): Voltage se ng that Ranges Transducer in a STATIC State. This se ng is made while the Test weight is hung from the Calibra on Stud on the Pan End and no product is on the Pan. Weighted Count: The weighted count is the engineering unit count divided by a scale factor to generate a much slower count (i.e.
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