PCE Instruments TDS-100H Manual
PCE Instruments TDS-100H Manual

PCE Instruments TDS-100H Manual

Handhold ultrasonic flowmeter
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TDS-100H Handhold Ultrasonic Flowmeter Ver.8.08
1. Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 1
§1.1 Preface .................................................................................................................................. 1
§1.2 Features ................................................................................................................................ 1
§1.3 Principle of Measurement .................................................................................................... 2
§1.4 Parts Identification ............................................................................................................... 2
§1.5 Typical Applications............................................................................................................. 5
§1.6 Data Integrity and Built-in Time-Keeper ............................................................................. 5
§1.7 Product Identification........................................................................................................... 5
§1.8 Specifications ....................................................................................................................... 6
2. Starting Measurement....................................................................................................................... 7
§2.1 Built-in Battery..................................................................................................................... 7
§2.2 Power On.............................................................................................................................. 7
§2.3 Keypad.................................................................................................................................. 8
§2.4 Menu Windows .................................................................................................................... 8
§2.5 Menu Windows Arrangement .............................................................................................. 9
§2.6 Steps to Configure the Parameters ..................................................................................... 10
§2.7 Transducers Mounting Allocation...................................................................................... 11
§2.8 Transducers Installation ..................................................................................................... 12
§2.8.1 Transducers Spacing................................................................................................ 12
§2.8.2 V-method Installation .............................................................................................. 12
§2.8.3 Z-method Installation .............................................................................................. 13
§2.8.4 W-method Installation ............................................................................................. 13
§2.8.5 N-method Installation.............................................................................................. 14
§2.9 Installation Checkup........................................................................................................... 14
§2.9.1 Signal Strength ........................................................................................................ 14
§2.9.2 Signal Quality.......................................................................................................... 14
§2.9.3 Total Transit Time and Delta Time ......................................................................... 14
3. How To ........................................................................................................................................... 16
§3.1 How to judge if the instrument works properly ................................................................. 16
§3.2 How to judge the liquid flowing direction......................................................................... 16
§3.3 How to change between units systems............................................................................... 16
§3.4 How to select a required flow rate unit .............................................................................. 16
§3.5 How to use the totalizer multiplier..................................................................................... 16
§3.6 How to open or shut the totalizers ..................................................................................... 16
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    TDS-100H Handhold Ultrasonic Flowmeter Ver.8.08 - 1 - Contents 1. Introduction ............................1 §1.1 Preface ..........................1 §1.2 Features ..........................1 §1.3 Principle of Measurement ....................2 §1.4 Parts Identification ....................... 2 §1.5 Typical Applications......................5 §1.6 Data Integrity and Built-in Time-Keeper ................5 §1.7 Product Identification......................
  • Page 2 TDS-100H Handhold Ultrasonic Flowmeter Ver.8.08 - 2 - §3.7 How to reset the totalizers....................16 §3.8 How to restore the flow meter with default setups ............17 §3.9 How to use the damper....................... 17 §3.10 How to use the zero-cutoff function................. 17 §3.11 How to setup a zero point....................
  • Page 3: Introduction

    TDS-100H Handhold Ultrasonic Flowmeter Ver.8.08 - 1 - 1. Introduction §1.1 Preface Welcome to the TDS-100 (Version 8.xx) series ultrasonic flow meter that has been manufactured with patent technologies and is equipped with more functions and advanced performance than our previous versions.
  • Page 4: Principle Of Measurement

    TDS-100H Handhold Ultrasonic Flowmeter Ver.8.08 - 2 - * Work properly near transverters * 0.5 second totalizing period * 100 Pico-second resolution of time measurement §1.3 Principle of Measurement The TDS-100 ultrasonic flow meter is designed to measure the fluid velocity of liquid within a closed conduit.
  • Page 5 TDS-100H Handhold Ultrasonic Flowmeter Ver.8.08 - 3 - u p s t r e a m t r a n s d u e r d o w n s t r e a m t r a n s d u e r...
  • Page 6 TDS-100H Handhold Ultrasonic Flowmeter Ver.8.08 - 4 - T r a n s d u c e r s : S t a n d a r d - H M ( 5 0 m m - 7 0 0 m m )
  • Page 7: Typical Applications

    TDS-100H Handhold Ultrasonic Flowmeter Ver.8.08 - 5 - C o n v e r t e d T e r m i n a l a n d A C / D C A d a p t e r C a b l e o f R S - 2 3 2 C i n t e r f a c e §1.5 Typical Applications...
  • Page 8: Specifications

    TDS-100H Handhold Ultrasonic Flowmeter Ver.8.08 - 6 - hardware failure, please provide this number which is located on menu window number M61 when contacting the manufacture. §1.8 Specifications Linearity 0.5% Repeatability 0.2% Accuracy ±1% of reading at rates>0.2 mps Response Time...
  • Page 9: Starting Measurement

    TDS-100H Handhold Ultrasonic Flowmeter Ver.8.08 - 7 - 2. Starting Measurement §2.1 Built-in Battery The instrument can operate either from the built-in Ni-H rechargeable battery, which will last over 10 hours of continuous operation when fully recharged, or from an external AC/power supply from the battery charger.
  • Page 10: Keypad

    TDS-100H Handhold Ultrasonic Flowmeter Ver.8.08 - 8 - amplification. By this step, the flow meter is going to find the best threshold of receiving signal. The user will see the progress by the number 1, 2, or 3, which are indicated on the right lower corner of the LCD display.
  • Page 11: Menu Windows Arrangement

    TDS-100H Handhold Ultrasonic Flowmeter Ver.8.08 - 9 - There are three different types of menu windows: (1) Menu windows for number entering, like M11 for the entering of pipe outer diameter. (2) Menu windows for option selection/selecting options, like M14 for the selection of pipe materials.
  • Page 12: Steps To Configure The Parameters

    TDS-100H Handhold Ultrasonic Flowmeter Ver.8.08 - 10 - The major reason why the menu windows are arranged in this way is that the software programmer hopes that the menu window arrangement for this version has the most/high ???? compatibility with the previous versions of the flow meter software. This will make it easier for the former version users with this flow meter series.
  • Page 13: Transducers Mounting Allocation

    TDS-100H Handhold Ultrasonic Flowmeter Ver.8.08 - 11 - The first-time users may need some time to get familiar with the operation. However, the user friendly interface of the instrument makes the operation quite easy and simple. Before long, the user will configure the instrument with very little key pressing, since the interface allows the user to go to the desired operation directly without any extra steps.
  • Page 14: Transducers Installation

    TDS-100H Handhold Ultrasonic Flowmeter Ver.8.08 - 12 - examples of optimum locations. Principles to selection of an optimum location Install the transducers on a longer length of the straight pipe. The longer the better, and make sure that the pipe is completely full of liquid.
  • Page 15: Z-Method Installation

    TDS-100H Handhold Ultrasonic Flowmeter Ver.8.08 - 13 - method. T O P V I E W O F P I P E S e n s o r s S p a c i n g §2.8.3 Z-method Installation Z-method is commonly used when the pipe diameter is between 300 millimeters and 500 millimeters.
  • Page 16: N-Method Installation

    TDS-100H Handhold Ultrasonic Flowmeter Ver.8.08 - 14 - §2.8.5 N-method Installation Rarely used method. §2.9 Installation Checkup Through the checkup of the installation, one can: check the receiving signal strength, the signal quality Q value, the traveling time difference of the signals, the estimated liquid speed, the measured traveling time of the signals and the calculated traveling time ratio.
  • Page 17: Time Ratio Between The Measured Total Transit Time And The Calculated Time

    TDS-100H Handhold Ultrasonic Flowmeter Ver.8.08 - 15 - respectively. They are the primitive data for the instrument to calculate the flow rate inside the pipe. So the flow rate indication will vary accordingly with the total time and delta time.
  • Page 18: How To

    TDS-100H Handhold Ultrasonic Flowmeter Ver.8.08 - 16 - 3. How To §3.1 How to judge if the instrument works properly When ‘R’ is displayed in the lowest right corner of LCD display, the instrument is working properly, generally speaking. If an ‘H’ flashes on that place, there could be poor signal received. Please refer to the chapters on diagnosis.
  • Page 19: How To Restore The Flow Meter With Default Setups

    TDS-100H Handhold Ultrasonic Flowmeter Ver.8.08 - 17 - §3.8 How to restore the flow meter with default setups Use M37, when the ‘selection’ message is displayed. Press the dot key first and the message ‘Master Erase’ will display, then press the backspace key ◄...
  • Page 20: How To Use The Built-In Data Logger

    TDS-100H Handhold Ultrasonic Flowmeter Ver.8.08 - 18 - If the password is forgotten, please contact the factory. §3.14 How to use the built-in data logger The data logger has a space of 24K bytes of memory, which will hold about 2000 lines of data.
  • Page 21: How To Produce An Alarm Signal

    TDS-100H Handhold Ultrasonic Flowmeter Ver.8.08 - 19 - so that with every 0.1 cubic meter of flow the BUZZER will beep for a while. The following setups should be taken/performed: Select the unit Cubic Meter under window M32. Select the Multiplier as ‘2.
  • Page 22: How To Adjust The Lcd Contrast

    TDS-100H Handhold Ultrasonic Flowmeter Ver.8.08 - 20 - need no modification. §3.21 How to adjust the LCD contrast Use M70 to the LCD contrast. The adjusted result will be stored in the EEPROM so that the MASTER ERASE will make no effect on the contrast.
  • Page 23: Menu Window Details

    TDS-100H Handhold Ultrasonic Flowmeter Ver.8.08 - 21 - 4. Menu Window Details Menu window Function Display three positive negative net totalizers, signal strength, signal quality and working status Display POS totalizer, flow rate, velocity, signal strength, signal quality and working...
  • Page 24 TDS-100H Handhold Ultrasonic Flowmeter Ver.8.08 - 22 - (7) Butane at 0C (8)Other liquids (9) Diesel Oil (10)Caster Oil (11)Peanut Oil (12) #90 Gasoline (13) #93 Gasoline (14) Alcohol (15) Hot water at 125C Window for entering the fluid sonic velocity only for non-standard liquids...
  • Page 25 TDS-100H Handhold Ultrasonic Flowmeter Ver.8.08 - 23 - pressing the dot key followed by the backspace key. Take care or make note on the parameters before doing the restoration Press-a-key-to-run or to stop totalizer for easier calibration Operational interface language selection in Chinese and English. This selection makes it possible that more than 2 billions of people on the world can read the menu.
  • Page 26 TDS-100H Handhold Ultrasonic Flowmeter Ver.8.08 - 24 - Not used Not used Not used Not used Input the frequency range for the frequency output. The biggest range is 0Hz-9999Hz. Default value is 1-1001 Hz Enter a flow rate value that corresponds to lower frequency Enter a flow Rate value that corresponds to higher frequency LCD display backlight control.
  • Page 27 TDS-100H Handhold Ultrasonic Flowmeter Ver.8.08 - 25 - with the actual fluid sound speed, pipe parameters entered and the transducer installation should be checked again. Displays total transit time and delta time(transit time difference) Displays the Reynolds number and the pipe factor used by the flow rate program.
  • Page 28: Troubleshooting

    TDS-100H Handhold Ultrasonic Flowmeter Ver.8.08 - 26 - 5.Troubleshooting §5.1 Power-on Error Displays and Counter-Measures The TDS-100 series ultrasonic flow meter provides an automatic power-on diagnosis for the hardware problems. When any message (with the power on) in the following table displays, counter-measures should be taken.
  • Page 29: Other Problems And Solutions

    TDS-100H Handhold Ultrasonic Flowmeter Ver.8.08 - 27 - improperly (3)Check the cords (3)Too much fouling (4)Check the coupler (4)The pipe liners are too thick. (5)Problem with transducers cords Frequ OutputOver The actual frequency for the Check the value entered at...
  • Page 30 TDS-100H Handhold Ultrasonic Flowmeter Ver.8.08 - 28 - times halfway. There is indeed a time difference between the actual working time and the estimated one, especially when the terminal voltage is in the range 3.70 and 3.90 volt. Please refer to battery voltage for a closer estimated working time.
  • Page 31: Communication Protocol

    TDS-100H Handhold Ultrasonic Flowmeter Ver.8.08 - 29 - 6. Communication Protocol §6. 0 General The TDS-100 series ultrasonic flow meter integrates a standard RS-232C communication interface and a complete set of communication protocols that are compatible with that of the Fuji’s ultrasonic flow meter.
  • Page 32: Protocol Prefix Usage

    TDS-100H Handhold Ultrasonic Flowmeter Ver.8.08 - 30 - FOdddd(CR) Force the FO output with a frequency in dddd Hz ESN(CR) Return the ESN for the instrument Dddddddd(CR)(LF) RING(CR) Handshaking Request by a MODEM OK(CR) Response from a MODEM No action...
  • Page 33: Codes For The Keypad

    TDS-100H Handhold Ultrasonic Flowmeter Ver.8.08 - 31 - Prefix W The prefix W should be used in the network environment. The usage format is W + digit string which stands for the IDN + basic command. The digit string should have a value between 0 and 65534 except 13(0DH), 10 (0AH), 42(2AH,*), 38(26H, &).
  • Page 34: Warranty And Service

    TDS-100H Handhold Ultrasonic Flowmeter Ver.8.08 - 32 - 7. Warranty and Service §7.1 Warranty The manufacturer provides one year warranty on all products, free of charge, but the users should be responsible for the one-way transportation fee from the customer to the factory.

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