Table Of Contents - Hydronix Hydro-Probe Configuration And Calibration Manual

Chapter 1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 11
1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 11
Chapter 2 Configuration ........................................................................................................................ 15
1 Configuring the Sensor............................................................................................................... 15
2 Analogue Output Setup .............................................................................................................. 15
3 Digital Inputs/Output Setup ........................................................................................................ 17
4 Averaging Parameters................................................................................................................ 19
5 Filtering ....................................................................................................................................... 20
6 Typical Moisture Trace from a Hydronix Moisture Sensor in Flowing Material .......................... 21
7 Filtering the Signal When Used in a Mixer Application .............................................................. 22
9 Outputting the Sensor Data ........................................................................................................ 26
Chapter 3 Sensor Integration and Material Calibration ......................................................................... 29
1 Sensor Integration ...................................................................................................................... 29
2 Introduction to Material Calibration ............................................................................................ 29
3 SSD Coefficient and SSD Moisture Content .............................................................................. 31
4 Storing Calibration Data ............................................................................................................. 31
5 Calibration Procedure for Flowing Material (Linear) .................................................................. 32
6 Good/Bad Calibration ................................................................................................................. 34
7 Quadratic Calibration.................................................................................................................. 35
8 Calibrating a sensor in a mixer ................................................................................................... 36
9 Brix Calibration ........................................................................................................................... 38
Chapter 4 Best Practices ...................................................................................................................... 41
1 General to all Applications ......................................................................................................... 41
Chapter 5 Sensor Diagnostics .............................................................................................................. 43
1 Sensor Diagnostics .................................................................................................................... 43
Chapter 6 Frequently Asked Questions ................................................................................................ 49
Appendix A Document Cross Reference .............................................................................................. 51
1 Document Cross Reference ....................................................................................................... 51

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