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English Instruction and operation manual S421 Thermal mass flow sensor...
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The device is designed exclusively for the described application. SUTO offers no guarantee for the suitability for any other purpose. SUTO is also not liable for consequential damage resulting from the delivery, capability or use of this device.
• Consider all regulations for electrical installations. • The system must be disconnected from any power supply during maintenance. • Any electrical work on system is only allowed by authorized qualified personal. S421...
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• Always observe the direction of the flow when installing the sensor. The direction is indicated on the housing. • Do not exceed the maximum operation temperature at the sensors tip. • Avoid condensation on the sensor element as this will affect accuracy enormously. S421...
• Avoid direct UV and solar radiation during storage. • For the storage the humidity must be <90%, no condensation. 2 Registered trademarks SUTO ® Registered trademark of SUTO iTEC MODBUS ® Registered trademark of the Modbus Organization, Hopkinton, USA HART ®...
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help 。 • This device and its antenna(s) must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. S421...
4 Application 4 Application The S421 is tge inline-type flow sensor that is designed to measure the consumption of compressed air and gases within the permissible operating parameters (see chapter 6 Technical Data The S421 can measure the following values: •...
Process pressure at 0.6 MPa Repeatability ±0.25% of reading Specified accuracy is valid only within the minimum and maximum flow rates that are indicated in section 6.5. 6.5 Volumetric flow ranges Inch S421 (m³/h) ½" DN15 0.5 ... 90 ¾" DN20 0.9 ... 170 1"...
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6 Technical Data Inch S421 (m³/h) 2" DN50 4 ... 1000 2½" DN65 6 ... 1500 3" DN80 8 ... 2500 Remarks: • Measuring ranges are stated under following conditions: • Standard flow in air • Reference pressure: 1000 hPa •...
• The sensor is for indoor use only! At an outdoor installation, the sensor must be protected from solar radiation and rain. • It is strongly recommend not to install S421 permanently in wet environment, which exists usually right after a compressor outlet.
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8 Installation considerations The S421 sensor comes with its own measuring section and a straight inlet section, nevertheless additional straight inlet sections must be added to measuring sections to fulfill the minimum inlet requirements. Please refer to the installation types below and select your additional inlet section 'LA' from the table.
A1341 ... A1348 (Flange, ANSI 16.5) 9.1 Installing the S421 The S421 is always shipped with mounted measurement section. Please make sure that the sensor is installed correctly to the flow direction in the tube. For this observe the flow direction indicated on the housing, it must match the flow direction of the compressed air or gas.
9 Sensor Installation 9.2 Removing the S421 The following steps explain the procedure of an appropriate removal of the sensor. ATTENTION! Only remove the sensor if the system is in a pressureless condition. 1. Hold the flow sensor. 2. Release the connection nut at the connection thread.
(View onto the sensor connector) Connector types: A = M12 5-pin B = M12 5-pin For the following output options: Output type A1424 Modbus/TCP Connector types: A = M12 5-pin B = M12 8-pin X-coded Ethernet connection pins, male S421...
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Negative supply voltage +VB: Positive supply voltage Positive 4 ... 20 mA signal Negative 4 ... 20 mA signal Pulse output Isolated pulse output Flow direction input Modbus/RTU data + Modbus/RTU data - M-Bus: M-Bus data N/A: Not applicable S421...
When Modbus/TCP is chosen as the sensor output, a 5 m 8-pore cable is supplied in the delivery package, which has the M12 and RJ45 plugs on both ends. RJ45 is used to connect the device to a PoE switch. Front view of the M12 plug, female S421...
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Orange (O) Rx+ / -Vb / +Vb White-Green (W-G) Pair 3 Rx- / -Vb / +Vb Green (G) NA / -Vb White-Brown (W-BR) Pair 4 NA / -Vb Brown (BR) NA/ +Vb White-Blue (W-BL) Pair 1 NA/ +Vb Blue (BL) S421...
0 to max flow. The corresponding flow rates in different pipe sizes can be calculated using the free "Flow range calculator" tool available in http://www.suto-itec.com. For more information, see section 6.5. For other ranges, please contact the manufacturer. 10.2 Pulse output The sensor outputs one pulse per a consumption unit.
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10 Sensor signal outputs If the flow rate is too high, the S421 cannot output the pulses with default settings (one pulse per consumption unit). In this case, the pulse can be set to 1 pulse per 10 consumption units or 1 pulse per 100 consumption units, using the Android service App (S4C-FS) or a connected display .
10 Sensor signal outputs 10.2.1 Pulse Connection Diagrams (A1410) Using the isolated pulse switch (Connector B Pin 2 and 3) Variant 1: Variant 2: S421...
10 Sensor signal outputs 10.2.2 Pulse Connection Diagrams (A1413) Using the isolated pulse switch (Connector B Pin 4 and 5) Variant 1: Variant 2: S421...
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10 Sensor signal outputs Using the Pulse Output P+ (Connector A Pin 5) Variant 1: Variant 2: *GND of the external pulse counter may be connected to -V of the sensor. S421...
Holding register table (Modbus/RTU and Modbus/TCP) Modbus Channel description Resolution Format Length register address Flow FLOAT 4-Byte Consumption UNIT32 4-Byte Reverse flow* FLOAT 4-Byte * Value 0 identifies the same direction and 1 identifies the reverse direction. S421...
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Data bytes Total consumption 4-byte Flow 4-byte M-Bus status 4-byte Communication parameters: Primary Address Secondary Address 8-digit serial number of the sensor Manufacturer Code 0x15C4 M-Bus version Baud rate 2400 Response delay (ms) Response timeout (ms) : Receive timeout (ms) S421...
Finally, the display enters the standard mode, showing the online values as shown below. Home page • Status bar • Moving bar to indicate flow value • Measurement values S421...
This ensures that only authorized users can access the sensor settings. For more information about instructions on S4C-FS, see the S4C-FS Instruction and Operation Manual, which is available on the SUTO iTEC Website. ATTENTION!
Coil address Hi 1 byte Coil address Hi 1 byte Coil address Lo 1 byte Coil address Lo 1 byte Data Hi 1 byte Data Hi 1 byte Data Lo 1 byte Data L 1 byte 2 bytes 2 bytes S421...
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1 byte Slave address 1 byte Function code 1 byte Function code 1 byte 2 bytes Byte count 1 byte Slave ID 2 bytes Device run 2 bytes indicator Product code 2 bytes Product name 20 bytes 2 bytes S421...
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