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• ONICON Incorporated assumes no responsibilities for this product except as stated in the warranty. • If the customer or any third party is harmed by the use of this product, ONICON Incorporated assumes no responsibility for any such harm owing to any defects in the product which were not predictable, or for any indirect damages.
3.3.4 30 Series Mechanical Installation ..............................30 3.3.4.1 Preparing the Pipe for 30 Series Transducers ........................30 3.3.4.2 Two (2) Cross Mounting Installation for 30 Series Transducers .................31 3.3.4.3 One (1) Cross Mounting Installation for 30 Series Transducers ................33 ONICON Incorporated 727.447.6140 Page 3 onicon.com...
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APPENDIX A - SPEED OF SOUND IN PURE WATER TABLE ( IMPERIAL UNITS ) ............76 APPENDIX B - SPEED OF SOUND IN PURE WATER TABLE ( SI UNITS ) .................77 APPENDIX C - SPEED OF SOUND IN GLYCOL WATER TABLE ..................78 APPENDIX D - PIPE CHARTS..............................79 ONICON Incorporated 727.447.6140 Page 4 onicon.com...
1.2 TYPICAL F - 4300 FLOW METER INSTALLATION The F-4300 Ultrasonic Flow Meter utilizes clamp-on signal transducers that mount on the outside wall of the pipe. It is suitable for measuring the volumetric flow of liquids in a wide variety of applications including bi-directional flow applications.
None, Even, Odd (MODBUS® RTU only) APPROVALS 2014/30/EU EMC Directive * SPECIFICATIONS subject to change without notice. ** Installation hardware are provided separately. Refer to F-4300 Thermal Energy Measurement System Addendum for more details on BTU meter options. ONICON Incorporated 727.447.6140 Page 6 onicon.com...
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F - 4300 CLAMP - ON ULTRASONIC FLOW METER 1.3 STANDARD FEATURES AND SPECIFICATIONS* (CONTINUED) F-4300 FLOW SENSOR PERFORMANCE SENSING METHOD Ultrasonic differential transit time velocity measurement via non-wetted transducers OPERATING CONDITIONS FLUID PROPERTIES Clean liquids in full (pressurized) pipes FLUID VELOCITY RANGE 0.07 ft/s to 40 ft/s...
F - 4300 CLAMP - ON ULTRASONIC FLOW METER 1.4 MODEL NUMBERING CODIFICATION Meter Model Number Coding = F-4300-ABCD-EEFF-GG A = Electronics Enclosure 1 = NEMA 4X Polycarbonate B = Input Power 1 = 24 V AC/DC 2 = 110 - 240 VAC C = Feature Set &...
1.8 SERIAL NUMBER The serial number of your F-4300 is located outside and inside the enclosure. Transducers will be packaged inside the enclosure they were calibrated with and will bear their own unique serial numbers. You should have one of these serial numbers available when contacting ONICON for assistance regarding your meter.
F - 4300 CLAMP - ON ULTRASONIC FLOW METER SECTION 2.0 UNPACKING The F-4300 is generally shipped in one package. Notify the freight carrier and ONICON if any items are damaged in transit. 2.1 CHECKING THAT YOU HAVE RECEIVED EVERYTHING...
3.1 OVERVIEW Each F-4300 Clamp-on Ultrasonic Flow Meter is provided with a pair of matched ultrasonic transducers. The transducers are mounted (clamped) on to the outside wall of the pipe. Triaxial cables convey the transducer signals to the wall mount enclosure containing the signal processing circuitry and the user interface display.
Separation Distance Transducer Transducer 1 CROSS SEPARATION DISTANCE ( DIRECT ) 1 Cross Separation Distance (Direct) *Shown in "Setup" menu after sensor, fluid and pipe parameters are entered. See pg. 47 for more information. ONICON Incorporated 727.447.6140 Page 12 onicon.com...
IMPORTANT NOTE The maximum allowable distance between the wall-mount enclosure and the transducers installed on the pipe is 100 feet. Only ONICON furnished cable may be used between wall-mount enclosure and the transducers. ONICON Incorporated 727.447.6140 Page 13...
• Mounting on a vertical pipe iis the recommended installation method if flow is in the upward direction. When mounting on a vertical pipe flowing in a downward direction, make sure there is sufficient back pressure in the system to maintain a full pipe. ONICON Incorporated 727.447.6140 Page 14 onicon.com...
2 to 4 or 8 to10 o'clock position on horizontal pipes Transducer face to be perpendicular to pipe surface Ensure transducers are parallel with pipe axis and flush to the pipe surface ONICON Incorporated 727.447.6140 Page 15 onicon.com...
1.34" 3X D = 0.875" END VIEW CONDUIT HOLE AND DIMENSIONS CAUTION Do not drill additional holes in this enclosure. Doing so may damage the electronic circuitry contained within and will void all warranties. ONICON Incorporated 727.447.6140 Page 16 onicon.com...
1.25" SIDE VIEW 1.20" 2.10" 4.25" Dimension (A) varies based on pipe material, wall thickness, and shown in "Setup" menu after sensor, fluid and pipe parameters are entered. See pg. 47 for more information. ONICON Incorporated 727.447.6140 Page 17 onicon.com...
2.60" 1.60" IMPERIAL SIDE 4.50" Dimension (B) varies based on pipe material, wall thickness, and shown in "Setup" menu after sensor, fluid and pipe pa- rameters are entered. See pg. 47 for more information. ONICON Incorporated 727.447.6140 Page 18 onicon.com...
IMPORTANT NOTE The 10 Series transit-time transducers should be installed with the cable connections pointed away from each other, as shown in the drawing below. Adjustable Stainless Steel Strap ONICON Incorporated 727.447.6140 Page 19 onicon.com...
Site Installation Details document. Tighten the transducer down using the built-in tightening bracket. DO NOT over-tighten the screw. 5. Make any fine adjustments (±0.1”) to the spacing at this point by loosening the tightening screw slightly, sliding the second transducer, then re-tightening it. ONICON Incorporated 727.447.6140 Page 20 onicon.com...
Always install hardware at the 2:00 to 4:00 or 8:00 to 10:00 position on horizontal pipes. This prevents the flow meter from being affect by air trapped at the top of the pipe. Transducer Pipe Adjustable Stainless Steel Strap Transducer Mounting Bracket Transducer Mounting Bracket Pipe END VIEW 2" pipe minimum ONICON Incorporated 727.447.6140 Page 21 onicon.com...
4. Move the hardware assembly to its final position on the pipe. Align the brackets with the prepared surface for each transducer, ensuring that the entire assembly is properly oriented along the axis of the pipe. ONICON Incorporated 727.447.6140 Page 22...
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3.3.3.2 Two (2) or Four (4) Cross Mounting Installation for 20 Series Transducers (Continued) 5. Apply a small amount of coupling compound to the transducers. A packet of acoustic coupling compound was supplied with the transducers. Contact ONICON if you need more compound. Compound...
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Transducer Installation Procedure: 1. Apply a generous amount of acoustic coupling compound dielectric grease inside the rubber boot. 2. Slide the protective rubber boot over the BNC connector. 3. Repeat procedure for the second transducer. ONICON Incorporated 727.447.6140 Page 24 onicon.com...
2" pipe minimum IMPORTANT NOTE Mount the mounting bracket as illustrated on pipes 2" (50 mm) od or larger. Stainless steel bands are included for mounting on pipes up to 10" (250 mm) nominal pipe size. ONICON Incorporated 727.447.6140 Page 25 onicon.com...
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7. Wrap the mylar sleeve around the pipe so that the left edge is against the transducer edge mark. Arrange so that one end overlaps the other. Ensure that it is snug around the pipe and mark along the overlapping edge. Draw the guide tightly around the pipe and mark at the overlapping edge Spacing guide ONICON Incorporated 727.447.6140 Page 26 onicon.com...
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14. Apply a small amount of coupling compound to the transducers and install them in the brackets. A packet of acoustic coupling compound was supplied with the transducers. Contact ONICON if you need more compound. Compound...
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17. Make any fine adjustments (±0.25”) to the spacing at this point by loosening the tightening screw slightly, sliding the brackets while transducers are installed inside them, then re-tightening the screws when done. Separation Distance Transducer Transducer ONICON Incorporated 727.447.6140 Page 28 onicon.com...
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Transducer Installation Procedure: 1. Apply a generous amount of acoustic coupling compound dielectric grease inside the rubber boot. 2. Slide the protective rubber boot over the BNC connector. 3. Repeat procedure for the second transducer. ONICON Incorporated 727.447.6140 Page 29 onicon.com...
IMPORTANT NOTE The 30 Series transit-time transducers should be installed with the cable connections pointed away from each other at installation. Transducer Imperial Side END VIEW Adjustable Stainless Pipe Steel Strap ONICON Incorporated 727.447.6140 Page 30 onicon.com...
5. Apply a small amount of coupling compound to the transducers. A packet of acoustic coupling compound was supplied with the transducers. Contact ONICON if you need more compound. 6. Insert and tighten the transducers into the brackets. DO NOT over-tighten the screw.
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7. Repeat procedure for the second transducer. IMPORTANT NOTE For use with conduit, carefully remove the strain relief fitting from the pre-terminated end of the cable. Connect the 1/2" conduit directly to the transducer. ONICON Incorporated 727.447.6140 Page 32 onicon.com...
4. Tighten the assembly in place with the tightening screws. For horizontal pipe positions, hold the level up to the top of the bracket to ensure the angle is correct. Imperial Side Adjustable Stainless Pipe Steel Strap ONICON Incorporated 727.447.6140 Page 33 onicon.com...
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8. Remove the mylar and lay it out on a flat surface. Either measure the exact distance half-way between the overlap edge and the mark at the overlap or fold the guide from the overlap edge to overlap mark and draw a line at the fold or halfway point. Overlap edge mark ONICON Incorporated 727.447.6140 Page 34 onicon.com...
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The bracket is centered on the pipe when the bottom edges of both stainless steel side plates on the bracket are in full contact with the pipe surface. For horizontal pipe positions, hold the level up to the top of the bracket to ensure the angle is correct. Separation Distance Pipe ONICON Incorporated 727.447.6140 Page 35 onicon.com...
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14. Apply a small amount of coupling compound to the transducers. A packet of acoustic coupling compound was supplied with the transducers. Contact ONICON if you need more compound. 15. Insert and tighten the transducers into the brackets. DO NOT over-tighten the screw.
3.4 CONNECTING THE TRANSDUCER SIGNAL CABLES ONICON F-4300 transducer cables are special purpose triaxial cables. Care must be taken when installing the cables to ensure that electrical noise will not affect the performance of the meter. The cables must NOT be bundled or run in conduit with any other signal or power cables.
110-240 VAC, 50/60 Hz, 10 VA max WARNING Conduit openings in the F-4300 enclosure must be closed with UL listed fittings applicable to NEMA 4X enclosures. WARNING The protective earth connection must be made as shown in Section 3.5.2. Failure to do so will result in an increased risk of injury.
3.5.2 Power and Output Signal Wiring Details WARNING Turn off mains power at the source prior to making power connections to the F-4300. Contact with exposed live wiring may result in electric shock, burns and/or serious injury. F-4300 FLOW METER INPUT POWER AND OUTPUT CONNECTION DETAIL...
1. Transducer (triaxial) cables must not be bundled or run in conduit with any other signal or power cables 2. When using conduit, run transducer cables from transducers through conduit into electronics enclosure. DO NOT cut or splice triaxial cable termination ONICON Incorporated 727.447.6140 Page 40 onicon.com...
4.1 NAVIGATING THE RUN MODE & PROGRAMMING PAGES The diagram on the next page shows the F-4300 menu system. Arrows show the four directions to navigate between menu boxes. Pressing a corresponding keypad arrow will move to the next item in the direction shown.
Average 34.82 USG/m Up to 365 days are stored, and after that date, the oldest data is removed to Maximum 52.20 USG/m make room for the newest. Max Time 11:08:00 Minimum 0.000 USG/m Min Time 9:15:00 ONICON Incorporated 727.447.6140 Page 44 onicon.com...
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See section 4.5 for instructions on changing this value. If the password has been changed from the default, use the directional buttons to change the digit values, then the to accept the password and move into the programming menu. ONICON Incorporated 727.447.6140 Page 45 onicon.com...
Any changes made in these menus are automatically saved and take effect immediately. Your meter should have arrived pre-programmed by ONICON, so please use caution when changing any parameters which affect the setup of the meter, such as the pipe material or pipe size.
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All of these settings are pre-configured by ONICON before shipment. These Temp 77.0 F settings should only be adjusted if the process conditions provided to ONICON Pipe at time of order were incorrect, or different transducers were supplied for field 4.5000 in...
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This distance is defined as the measurement between the inside of both transducers. Because the meter comes pre-programmed from ONICON, this number is already defined for you on the Site Installation Details sheet. However, if any of the factors listed above are changed in the field, you will need to change the transducer spacing to the new number provided here.
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Example: Systems with high concentrations of undissolved gasses will cause fluctuations in signal strength when the gasses move past the ultrasonic signal. If a complete loss of signal is experienced, the F-4300 will hold the last valid reading for the duration of the LOS Time.
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The Data Logging page allows configuration of the data logger. Options include Log Site ID what is being logged, how often it is being logged, and the date settings. The F-4300's internal log memory can be saved up to 128MB, 26 million data Mode Flow points.
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File Format – Define how you will want the data presented when downloaded. Interval 30sec Choose .LG2 when you will be looking at the log data with the ONICON Logger Data Log Logging Utility software. Choose .CSV when you will be loading the data directly into an Excel spreadsheet for manipulation and graphing.
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4.5 PROGRAMMING MENU PAGES (Continued) Retrieving Log File --Data Logging------- Plug a USB Flash Memory Drive (one is included with the F-4300) into the Log Site ID USB Type-A output port on the panel of the meter. The instrument display will show the data download icon until the log file is transferred to the memory card.
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Restore Defaults – Selecting YES will cause all of the programming settings to revert to the factory default. These defaults are different than the programming ONICON performed at the factory before the meter was shipped. New Password – This function allows a new password to be set. This password protects the programming menu access from the Main Display.
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F-4300. All of the values in this menu are read-only. Utility 1.26.0.5 Serial # - Serial number of the F-4300. This value is also present on the outside of Transit Time 1.38.1 the enclosure, and inside the door.
Device Address Binding: Is static device binding supported Networking Options: Not supported Character Sets Supported: ISO 10646 (UTF-8) Gateway Options: Not supported Network Security Options: Non-secure Device – is capable of operating without BACnet Network Security ONICON Incorporated 727.447.6140 Page 56 onicon.com...
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Description Customer Description 32 char. Max. Local Time Device current time Location Customer location 32 char. Max. Local Date Device current date UTC Offset -300 Daylight Savings Status False Max Master Max Info Frames ONICON Incorporated 727.447.6140 Page 57 onicon.com...
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Out of Service FALSE Units Various Property List Optional Properties Supported Description Analog-value #, Name {NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, Priority Array NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL} Relinquish Default ONICON Incorporated 727.447.6140 Page 58 onicon.com...
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Object Identifier Object Name Description BV 1 Reset Volume Total Reset volume total BV 2 Relay 1 State Indicates current state of relay 1 BV 3 Relay 2 State Indicates current state of relay 2 ONICON Incorporated 727.447.6140 Page 59 onicon.com...
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0 – sensor good 1 – low signal 2 – sensor open MSV 1 Flow Sensor Status 3 – sensor short 4 – sensor check calibration 5 – sensor relay fault 6 – sensor system fault ONICON Incorporated 727.447.6140 Page 60 onicon.com...
F - 4300 CLAMP - ON ULTRASONIC FLOW METER 6.2.1 IP Address Setting (IPv4) Changing the IP address of the F-4300 requires the use of a PC with an Ethernet card and an available port. The default IP configuration of the F-4300 is as follows: IP Address 192.168.255.1...
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After pressing the update button, if you need to access these settings again, you must go back into your PC’s IP setting page and change the IP address and subnet to match the network the F-4300 is set for.
Relay # 1 closed. Turn coil to OFF (0) to latch Pulse/Relay # 3 open. Aux Output 3 Coil Read/Write Pulse/Relay # 3 must have been programmed for "MODBUS Coil" in the commissioning menu. ONICON Incorporated 727.447.6140 Page 65 onicon.com...
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10005 Output 5 Discreet Input Only 2-Indicates Pulse/Relay #2 is OFF (Open) Status Pulse/Relay Read 1-Indicates Pulse/Relay #1 is ON (Closed) 10006 Output 6 Discreet Input Only 2-Indicates Pulse/Relay #2 is OFF (Open) Status ONICON Incorporated 727.447.6140 Page 66 onicon.com...
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Flow Rate - ft³/s Input Register Register (2 of 2) Floating Point 30117 Flow Rate - ft³/hr Input Register Register (1 of 2) Floating Point 30118 Flow Rate - ft³/hr Input Register Register (2 of 2) ONICON Incorporated 727.447.6140 Page 67 onicon.com...
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Last 24 Hour Average Flow Floating Point 30139 Input Register Rate - USG/sec Register (1 of 2) Last 24 Hour Average Flow Floating Point 30140 Input Register Rate - USG/sec Register (2 of 2) ONICON Incorporated 727.447.6140 Page 68 onicon.com...
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Input Register Rate - L/min Register (2 of 2) Floating Point 30301 Volume Total - Gallons Input Register Single mode for Onicon Register (1 of 2) Floating Point 30302 Volume Total - Gallons Input Register Register (2 of 2) ONICON Incorporated 727.447.6140 Page 69 onicon.com...
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Sensor Echo Too Close Sensor Echo Loss Sensor Open Sensor Short 30923 Sensor A Status Input Register Index (0-9) Sensor Check Calib Sensor Relay Fault Sensor System Fault Sensor Check Sensor (PSL) Sensor Not Tracking (PSL) ONICON Incorporated 727.447.6140 Page 70 onicon.com...
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US Gallons US Million Gallons Imperial Gallons 30950 Volume Units Input Register Index (0 to 7) Imperial Million Gallons Cubic Meters Litre Barrel Second Minute 30951 Time Units Input Register Index (0 to 3) Hour ONICON Incorporated 727.447.6140 Page 71 onicon.com...
The MODBUS implementation of the F-4300 supports the use of function code 17, Report Slave ID. When a message is sent to the F-4300 requesting to report the slave ID, the following information is returned after converting the HEX meter response to ASCII: “Transit-Time Flowmeter - XXXXXX”...
Please read these helpful hints before proceeding with the commissioning procedure on the next page. 1. ONICON flow meters are individually calibrated for a particular application. Be sure to verify the pipe size and location. 2. The ultrasonic flow sensing systems will not work with an empty pipe.
• Ensure triax cable shield is properly connected to ground. to electrical noise or poor • Ensure correct power input ground connection. signal quality. • Double-check sensor separation distance and contact ONICON for further assistance. • Adjust Calibration Menu / Min Flow setting. Variable speed drive •...
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