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User Manual – Arenal PCS – QA03-SDA Page 1/74 User & Maintenance MANUAL Slurry Density and Slurry Massflow Analyzer / Easidens Doc No: KWR-7QA03-901-220923-EN-C7E For Software Version KWR_7QA03_522_220902R ...
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5 kg/l, based on ultrasonic spectroscopy. Since 2011, Arenal is the first and only producer in the world of ceramic ultrasonic spectroscopy density and massflow analyzers. As the stability...
1.1 Our philosophy Thank you for purchasing and using the slurry density and slurry massflow analyzer from Arenal PCS. Our goal is to produce the most accurate ultrasonic and thermal sensors and transmitters on the market for most demanding applications in all global markets. Secondly, we aim to give you the most comprehensive calculations available for controlling most industrial processes, based on the measuring values in combination with multi parameter calculations.
User Manual – Arenal PCS – QA03-SDA Page 8/74 Interesting! This word indicates that the text that follows contains comments or interesting points of information. 1.4 Abbreviations All abbreviations in the manual are listed here. QA03‐SDA Slurry Density Analyzer QA03‐SMA Slurry Massflow Analyzer QT016‐UDT...
User Manual – Arenal PCS – QA03-SDA Page 9/74 1.5 Document updates Name KWR‐7QA03‐901‐221007‐EN Revamp for C7E HMI screens KWR‐7QA03‐901‐220112‐EN Complete upgrade due to new displays, new software KWR‐7QA03‐901‐191218‐EN Par.1.5 added to follow improvements in the document, according to our ISO9001:2015 KWR‐7QA03‐901‐191203‐EN...
User Manual – Arenal PCS – QA03-SDA Page 10/74 2. Technical specifications 2.1 Environmental characteristics Ingress Protection QA03: IP65 (Limited due to touch screen display on front side. We recommend mounting the analyzer inside a protective FRM or GRP cabinet) QT0161: IP66. We recommend mounting the electronics NOT in direct sunlight.
In case the HMI is not mounted in Arenal’s standard enclosure, the HMI shall be mounted in another enclosure to protect it against dust and water. Due to the lack of components on the market, Arenal offers several HMI’s. Each has different panel cut outs. Find below the panel cut‐out specification of ProFace GP4301‐TAD and GP4301‐TADW:...
User Manual – Arenal PCS – QA03-SDA Page 13/74 2.5 Spare parts Item Description 4-000-02 Spare fuse. One spare fuse is always supplied on the main PCB board. Fuse medium delay 2,5A. Farnell 1354586, model 023402.5MXP, about 0,21 Euro 4-QA03-USB-16GB Spare industrial USB stick for QA03, 16 GB.
3.2 Mounting Arenal uses AluCase enclosure from Rolec Germany (www.rolec.de). To mount the enclosure to the wall, the lid does not need to open. Just remove the aluminum panels on each side: they are clamped and easily...
User Manual – Arenal PCS – QA03-SDA Page 15/74 Fix the enclosure to the backpanel by standard available screws, like M5x25 socket head cap screws, DIN 912. 3.3 Electrical cables installation The QA03‐SDA is always supplied with four M20x1.5 threads for cable glands on the bottom side of the enclosure.
User Manual – Arenal PCS – QA03-SDA Page 16/74 3.4 Internal wiring The power AC/DC convertor is situated on the left side of the main board. In case of DC supply voltage, this module is replaced by a DC/DC convertor. The fuses are just on the top‐right of it. The 24Vdc power output of the power convertor is connected through the main board to the power supply of the HMI and the IO Module.
User Manual – Arenal PCS – QA03-SDA Page 17/74 3.5 Connecting the QT0161‐UDT Check Chapter 8 and drawings A1..A8 for the electrical connections on the main board. Connect these wires to the corresponding connections (A+, B‐, 0Vdc, 24Vdc) on the UDT.
User Manual – Arenal PCS – QA03-SDA Page 18/74 4. Configuration 4.1 First time starting the system Only power the SDA when all cables are connected and the probe is connected. Do not disconnect probes or transmitters when the system is powered up, as many transmitters are not hot‐swappable.
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User Manual – Arenal PCS – QA03-SDA Page 19/74 MENU BAR → Parameter values → (example display) FUNCTION BAR → The picture above shows the main measurement screen. It consists of three parts: the MENU BAR on the top is for navigation through all setup and information menu's. The FUNCTION BAR on the bottom is for checking the status of important settings and offers special functions in specific menu's.
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User Manual – Arenal PCS – QA03-SDA Page 20/74 Go to the next page. In some cases, there is no following page: then it stays on this page or returns to the main page where you originally came from. To configure one of the four parameters, you can press the corresponding value button.
User Manual – Arenal PCS – QA03-SDA Page 21/74 4.4 Graph Setup Procedure Pressing the graph icon brings you to the time graph of the parameters. For each parameter, a graph is available. Currently all 4 graphs are highlighted. Press the setting button (first from the right) to select or deselect certain parameters.
User Manual – Arenal PCS – QA03-SDA Page 22/74 4.5 Configure Menu Pressing the configure icon brings you to the configure menu: 4.5.1 Ultrasonic Density Transmitter Setup Procedure To check and setup the performance of connected ultrasonic density transmitters, press the corresponding bar.
User Manual – Arenal PCS – QA03-SDA Page 23/74 4.5.4.1 User Settings After pressing the User Settings bar, the following screen appears: Change the language by pressing the green button (and after that press “X”) to change to English, Dutch, French, German.
User Manual – Arenal PCS – QA03-SDA Page 24/74 For a list of available Modbus TCP/IP addresses, see chapter 12. If specific values are needed, ask the Arenal R&D team. 4.7 Alarm Menu Alarms in the SDA are generated when the values are outside of the range that is set.
Arenal after consultation. Costs are involved to create new calibration files. This file shall be added to the USB stick and shall be selected by the user. Alternatively, Arenal can handle this procedure when the RMM is installed.
The communication protocol is from manufacturer Schneider Electric SA. It communicates according to IEC61131, syntax=off, low word first. The IP address is predefined by Arenal and are part of the 192.168.9.x network, sub‐mask 255.255.255.000. But they can be changed in the Pro‐Face menu, see chapter 5.
User Manual – Arenal PCS – QA03-SDA Page 27/74 4.9.2 File Manager Press the File Manager icon to go to the File Manager. If there is no USB recognized, check if the USB is inserted correctly and restart the system or wait for a minute for the system to recognize the USB.
User Manual – Arenal PCS – QA03-SDA Page 28/74 By pressing the next page, the logging data of the raw measurements and then auto water calibration log is shown. 4.9.4 Alarm When the alarm flashes in the function menu, an alarm is active. Press this button to go to the alarm screen, see 3.7.1.
User Manual – Arenal PCS – QA03-SDA Page 29/74 5) When you finished taking a sample (advise is that this takes at least 30 seconds), press STOP. 6) The following screen pops up: 7) Press OK when you wrote down the ID number, date and time on the sample bottle. The ID can be found in the screen and this is the same date and time as in the logged data.
User Manual – Arenal PCS – QA03-SDA Page 30/74 Service Engineer Calibration Settings SERVICE Arenal Engineer Advanced Settings ARENAL **** Factory Software Settings DEVELOPER **** 4.9.7 Screen Shot Press this button to make a screen shot in BMP format of the current screen. The file is saved to folders on the USB per hour.
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User Manual – Arenal PCS – QA03-SDA Page 31/74 On the home page, press next screen twice to get to the screen above.
Before installation measure internal diameter (ID) of existing pipe. ID of existing pipe must be equal to ID of wafercell or spoolpiece! If not contact Arenal! ‐In case of horizontal pipe make sure probe is placed at 4‐5 or 7‐8 o’clock.
User Manual – Arenal PCS – QA03-SDA Page 33/74 PULSE and the shielding of the Coax cable to SIG GND. Make sure to wear electronic static dis‐ charge (ESD) protection! ‐Make sure all cable glands, lids and screws are tightened firmly.
‐The massflow transmitter (TMT) uses 24VDC from Modbus cable. ‐The massflow probe requires its own additional 24VDC 150W power supply. ‐Power for massflow probe cannot be drained from analyzer PSU power. ‐Use DC:DC converter for stable power supply when not using Arenal PSU’s.
Press ‐> Ultrasonic Density Transmitter ‐> Calibration and make sure next to ‘Probe SN’ there is a file name “XXXXXX?.csv”. If it is empty, contact Arenal or Arenal appointed service provider. In case of external flow sensor, press ‐>...
User Manual – Arenal PCS – QA03-SDA Page 36/74 c) Press Water Calibration. d) The following menu will open with a prompt for a level 5 User ID and Password code in order to gain access. See par 3.9.7 for the code list.
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User Manual – Arenal PCS – QA03-SDA Page 37/74 a) Obtain a representative grab sample of the slurry in the line and to weigh it accurately. This sample has to be exactly 1 liter and is best to be drawn...
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Read the value in the right column next to “Result from model” and insert it in the High block in the left “Online value” column. That is the SG / density reading of the Arenal analyzer at that moment, based on the physical model.
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Take a high point on this fit and add this point to the “high” calibration. SAVE. f. If you have any questions, ask Arenal for assistance. Each second a new value is presented. If this interval frequency is not needed, one may choose to increase the moving average.
User Manual – Arenal PCS – QA03-SDA Page 40/74 b) Remove USB stick by Pressing ( ) and “Remove USB Stick” c) Send a complete copy of the data on the USB stick to the Arenal service team (service@arenal‐ pcs.com) by www.WeTranfer.com and add the data from the laboratory measurements (indicating date, time and SG) as well.
User Manual – Arenal PCS – QA03-SDA Page 41/74 6. Calculations In this chapter an explanation can be found on the background of our measurements. 6.1 Temperature The temperature (T) of the slurry can be measured by an ultrasonic sensor, only when the ultrasonic signals in the sensor are influenced by a temperature change.
User Manual – Arenal PCS – QA03-SDA Page 42/74 6.4 Flow calculation Assume ID of pipe DN100 = 98 mm = 0,098 m. >> Surface of the cross section = pi/4*D^2 = 3.14/4*(0,098^2) = 0,00754 m2 If velocity is 5 m/s, the flow is: 5*0,00754 = 0,0377 m3/s = 136 m3/h 6.5 Massflow calculation...
User Manual – Arenal PCS – QA03-SDA Page 43/74 7. QT01 – UDT (Ultrasonic Density Transmitter) This chapter explains all connections, functions and settings for the QT01x‐UDT. This module controls the Ultrasonic Density Probe. 7.1 General information The Ultrasonic Density Transmitter (UDT) produces an electronic high voltage pulse for the Ultrasonic...
User Manual – Arenal PCS – QA03-SDA Page 44/74 7.2 Electrical connections Connect the inner core of the coax cable to the coax connector, or to the SIGN‐IN. Connect the shielding of the coax cable to SIGN‐ GND. Different versions of UDT’s are available, but the names are the same.
User Manual – Arenal PCS – QA03-SDA Page 45/74 7.3 Advanced Setup To set up the UDT in the analyzer, go to Configuration Menu and press “Ultrasonic Density Transmitter”. 7.4.1 Echo Press “Echo” in the menu bar to show the actual echo from the probe. This echo is updated each second.
The coefficients are read by the calibration file on the USB, starting with the Serial Number of the probe, followed by a version number given by Arenal and shall be exactly filled in. This name is shown in “Probe SN”. If you change it to another probe, then change the Probe SN and press “Change sensor calibration”.
To check the communication and the serial numbers of the UDT and the UDP, choose Modbus RTU Communication in the menu. The password will separately be given by the Arenal Service team. Do not change these settings unless requested by Arenal.
8.1 General information of the QM132‐IOM The Arenal Modbus Serial I/O Module operates as a Modbus RTU slave device when connected to the baseboard of the analyzer. The IOM is a general‐purpose data acquisition or DAQ card that is multi dropped onto a serial 2‐wire RS485 link to a Modbus Master, the C7E PLC.
User Manual – Arenal PCS – QA03-SDA Page 50/74 8.2 Set‐up To set‐up the IOM, go to the Configuration Menu and press “IO Module”. 8.2.1 Menu bar: mA IN Settings Press “mA IN Settings” in the main menu. After connecting a mA to the IO module, these signals are digitized and can be read out immediately: Insert the unit and the range for the 20 mA signal.
User Manual – Arenal PCS – QA03-SDA Page 51/74 8.2.2 Menu bar: mA OUT Settings Maximum 2 mA output signals can be configured in the IOM. Select the parameter of interest for the selected output channel, like SG connected to the AO‐1. Flow to AO‐2.
The cure is called “isolation” and “filtering”. Isolating each single mA in‐ and output is not always needed but very costly, so Arenal isolated only the mA signals from the Modbus convertor, so that big failures on the mA lines cannot harm...
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DC Volts scale and measure between earth ground on the recorder and the disconnected, freestanding positive wire from a transmitter. Do the same for the negative leg. Report back to Arenal PCS. Then select a "loop isolator" or “analog isolation amplifier/barrier” from the list below: 1.
User Manual – Arenal PCS – QA03-SDA Page 54/74 9. QM146-RMM – Remote Monitoring Module This chapter is left open intentionally. Will be filled with information about the RMM shortly.
User Manual – Arenal PCS – QA03-SDA Page 55/74 10 TCP/IP Register The HMI can be approached via a TCP‐IP connection. Via the Modbus register, the user can obtain measurement values and interact with the HMI. 10.1 Results of parameters For the C7E HMI, measurement values are available as floats.
Besides this software, the firmware in the transmitter is sometimes improved. The firmware can only be updated at Arenal R&D Facility. As the SDA read and writes to these transmitters, a software update of the SDA may be required as well.
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User Manual – Arenal PCS – QA03-SDA Page 57/74 Download the zip file from WeTransfer.com that we have send you. Extract the zip file to the root of the USB stick. The size is about 20 MB. Insert the USB stick in the SDA. Now you need to go to the C7E ethernet loader. Go to the user settings and shutdown the system: 4.
2) By VPN connection 3) By AnyDesk 11.3.1 QM146‐RMM When the QM146‐RMM is connected to the HMI, Arenal is able to take over control of the HMI. Download the quick set up manual from the internet to learn more. 11.3.2 VPN Remote Control ...
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User Manual – Arenal PCS – QA03-SDA Page 59/74 Your laptop must have installed Anydesk and A VNC Viewer client like VNCViewer. Ask Arenal PCS for assistance. 1. Connect the laptop to the C7E HMI by a LAN cable. Start‐up VNC viewer client.
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User Manual – Arenal PCS – QA03-SDA Page 60/74 If Arenal takes over your PC, only the echo’s cannot be transmitted: if asked, please make a picture and send by WhatsApp. If the session is finished, do not forget to restore the LAN IP setting of your PC to the automatic mode.
User Manual – Arenal PCS – QA03-SDA Page 61/74 11.4 FAQ and Troubleshooting Find a solution for FAQ’s: 11.6.1 The screens do not show a language or a wrong language This can happen after an update of the software, as in this case the internal memory is reset. But how to find the language settings, if no words are displayed in the menu bars? In that case we advised to compare the actual display with the manual.
When the electronics of the UDT are damaged by moist, dust or electrostatic discharge, or shortage caused by wrong handling. 11.3 Analyzers Analyzers are warranted for 24 months after invoice date. However is some cases Arenal does not give warranty: ...
The slurry density analyzer suits most or all mineral processing slurries. In case the application does not work well, a service request can be filed via https://www.arenal‐pcs.com/service‐request.html. If the issue is related to a manufacturing defect and Arenal cannot solve the issue, the system can be returned for 75% money return within 24 months after supply.
User Manual – Arenal PCS – QA03-SDA Page 64/74 A1 Declaration of Conformity Date: April 20, 2016 Application of Council Directives: EMC Directive (2004/108/EC) Low Voltage Directive (2006/95/EC) Standards to Which Conformity is Declared: EN61010‐1:2010 Manufacturer’s Name: Arenal Process Control Solutions BV Manufacturer’s Address: Boezemweg 23H 2641 KG Pijnacker The Netherlands ...
Page 65/74 A2 Service support rates Arenal offers remote monitoring service support and local assistance. Some of these services are free of charge, most are against our service rate tariff. For remote commissioning work, the first 4 hours are free of charge. This work includes: ...
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