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Do not apply for any unknown or non-specified liquids that may damage the product. x Be cautious of the debris or contamination inside the fluid, visible or invisible, that may lead to inaccuracy or erroneous outputs. www.Siargo.com FS6100 User Manual P a g e...
8.2.1 Particle contamination ....................17 8.2.2 Product calibration ....................... 17 9. Troubleshooting ..................18 10. Warranty and Liability ................19 11. Service/order contact and other information ..........21 Appendix I: RS485 Modbus communication protocol........22 www.Siargo.com FS6100 User Manual P a g e...
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A1.1 Hardware connection ..................... 22 A1.2 Communication parameters ................... 22 A1.3 Frame ........................23 A1.4 Function codes....................... 23 A1.5 Registers ....................... 23 Appendix II: Document history ...............26 www.Siargo.com FS6100 User Manual P a g e...
1. Overview All contact information can be found at the end of this manual. This manual provides essential information for the operation of the FS6100 series of flow meters for compressed air and nitrogen metering applications. The product performance, maintenance, troubleshooting, and the information for product order, technical support, and repair are also included.
This user manual shall also be included in the packing box or via an online request for an electronic version. In most cases, this manual shall be made available to the customer before the actual order. www.Siargo.com FS6100 User Manual P a g e...
Flow direction 3.2 Power and data cable description Table 3.2: M12 connector pin assignment. Color Definition Brown Power, 8~24 Vdc White RS485B (-) Blue Ground (Common) Black RS485A (+) Gray 4~20 mA output www.Siargo.com FS6100 User Manual P a g e...
3.3 Mechanical dimensions Figure 3.1: FS6340 - full scale flow 5,000 SLPM. G 1-1/2” Figure 3.2: FS6350 - full scale flow 10,000 SLPM. G 2” www.Siargo.com FS6100 User Manual P a g e...
(i) It is preferably first to install the inlet end of the meter and then the outlet end of the meter; To ensure the measurement accuracy, an upstream straight pipe of length no less than 10DN and a downstream straight pipe of length no less than 5DN should be in place. www.Siargo.com FS6100 User Manual P a g e...
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Please see the details below: (c) 3x90 degree elbows, 3 dimensions (d) Pipe diameter reduction (e) Pipe diameter expansion (f) with upstream control valve www.Siargo.com FS6100 User Manual 10 | P a g e...
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The product should avoid strong electromagnetic interference sources nearby or periodic mechanical shocks to its body or pipeline. e) Slowly open/close valves to prevent abrupt pulse flow impact, damaging the product. www.Siargo.com FS6100 User Manual 11 | P a g e...
Before connecting the product with the external power, the user must ensure the standard electrical device precautions such as EDS (electrostatic discharge) and DC voltage. Excessive electrostatic discharge may damage the product. www.Siargo.com FS6100 User Manual 12 | P a g e...
The loop resistor connection is illustrated below. The current output load depends on the power supply (the yellow area in the graph). The maximum load resistor, R , with a 24Vdc supply, will be 850Ohm. Figure 5.1: Analog output. www.Siargo.com FS6100 User Manual 13 | P a g e...
Another analog interface such as voltage 0~5.0 Vdc is optional and can be requested by directly contacting the manufacturer. 5.6 Pressure loss The current design has a much lower pressure loss compared to the other similar products on the market. www.Siargo.com FS6100 User Manual 14 | P a g e...
FS6340 -5000 with a 40mm DN and full-scale flowrate of 5000 SLPM, and FS6350 – 10000 with a 50mm DN full-scale flowrate of 10000 SLPM. The flow fluids /media apply for compressed air and nitrogen only. www.Siargo.com FS6100 User Manual 15 | P a g e...
2.5 (FS6140) / 10 (FS6150) mbar House materials Aluminum alloy Reference conditions 20°C, 101.325 kPa, air Storage temperature -10 ~ 70 °C Weight ~2.0 Protection IP65 Fluid compatibility Non-corrosive EN61326-1 www.Siargo.com FS6100 User Manual 16 | P a g e...
In normal operation, the product should maintain its status as that at the shipment. However, it is recommended that the product be re-calibrated at least once a year for heavy usage. www.Siargo.com FS6100 User Manual 17 | P a g e...
Large errors or unexpected Clogging, fluid type Check system, dry, and flush. flowrate Erroneous or large noise Unstable flow Check system Overheat, or electrical Check the system, and power Offset unstable connection. off. www.Siargo.com FS6100 User Manual 18 | P a g e...
The products returned under warranty to Siargo shall be at the user or purchaser's risk of loss and will be returned, if at all, at Siargo's risk of loss. Purchasers or users are deemed to have accepted this limitation of warranty and liability, which contains the complete and exclusive limited warranty of Siargo.
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(5) Any damages incurred by the incorrect usage of the products; (6) Siargo does not provide any warranty on finished goods manufactured by others. Only the original manufacturer's warranty applies;...
11.Service/order contact and other information Siargo Ltd. is making every effort to ensure the quality of the products. In case of questions and or product support, please contact your direct sales, or in case you need additional assistance, please contact customer service at the address listed below. We will respond to your request in a timely fashion and work with you toward your complete satisfaction.
Parameters Baud rate (Bits per second) 38400 bps Start bits Data bits Stop bits Even/Odd parity None Bits period 104.2 μsec Bytes period 1.1458 msec Maximum data length Maximum node www.Siargo.com FS6100 User Manual 22 | P a g e...
Note: At the time of shipping, the write protection function is enabled except for address and baud rate. Once the user completes the register value change, the write protection will be automatically enabled once again to prevent incidental data loss. www.Siargo.com FS6100 User Manual 23 | P a g e...
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The air (default) is 1000, normally read from register 0x0016. The product will disable this function with write protection once the Notes metering gas is confirmed with the proper GCF. For a specific GCF value, please contact the manufacturer. www.Siargo.com FS6100 User Manual 24 | P a g e...
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(write protection is disabled). After the write execution is Notes completed, the firmware will automatically re-enable the write protection. Only Address and Baud rate will not be write-protected. www.Siargo.com FS6100 User Manual 25 | P a g e...
Appendix II: Document history Revision VA.1 (July 2022) ¾ Minor changes. Revision VA.0 (January 2021) ¾ First release www.Siargo.com FS6100 User Manual 26 | P a g e...
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