Flow Tool; Initial Commissioning Via Flow Tool - Siemens SITRANS F Series Operating Instructions Manual

Flow Tool

C.1 Flow Tool
Condition
In order to commission the water meter, it is necessary to install the Flow Tool program/
software on your computer and connect the IrDA communication adaptor in the built-in IrDA
communication interface on transmitter. The Flow Tool software is compatible with Windows
2000, Windows XP, and Windows 7 32/64 bit.
Read Flow Tool FAQ and Release Note installed with the Flow Tool software.
Go to Siemens Industry Online Support
dtp=Download&mfn=ps&pnid=17328&lc=en-US) to download the latest version of the Flow
Tool.
Device driver
The Device Drivers are related to meter version and is automatically selected in "Automatic"
mode. In "Manual" mode, meter version is manually selected and version check is
automatically made when data is uploaded or downloaded.
Data backup
Meter information is stored in an internal data prom that secures data in case of power failure.
Information like totalizer 1 and 2, date and time, and the statistic data in Advanced version is
stored every 10 minutes. Every 4 hours battery consumption is calculated and remaining
battery capacity is updated together with "operation time since first power up" and "battery
operation time".
C.2

Initial commissioning via Flow Tool

This chapter describes how to start up commissioning via Flow Tool software.
SITRANS FM MAG 8000
Operating Instructions, 03/2020, A5E03071515-AH
(https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/products?
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