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1.1 USER MANUAL eurosens lps Fuel level sensor User manual...
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OPERATING MANUAL URPOSE AND APPLICATION OF EUROSENS Eurosens LPS (hereinafter referred to as the sensor) is designed to detect the presence of fuel residues in the drain lines. It is installed behind the drain cock. It transmits the fuel presence status "Yes/No" via the RS485 interface (LLS protocol).
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1.1 eurosens lps OPERATING MANUAL Fig.2 Install the drain valve and sensor using the sensor and two rubber gaskets (one on each side of the sensor) as a spacer between the valve and the box (Fig. 3). Fig.3 The sensor must be installed with cable entry facing down! (Fig. 4).
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1.1 eurosens LPS OPERATING MANUAL Fig.4 The chain to which the tap cover is attached is usually secured to a remote coupling, so after installing the sensor, the chain should be secured either to one of the tap flange bolts, or use a bolt, washer and one of the free threaded...
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1.1 eurosens lps OPERATING MANUAL Fig.5 To connect eurosens LPS sensors to the RS485 network, it is recommended to use T- cables (Fig. 6).
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1.1 eurosens LPS OPERATING MANUAL In Fig. 7 you can see an example of a serial connection of sensors in a fuel distribution box using T-cables. The connector pinout is standard for eurosens sensors (Fig. 8)
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1.1 eurosens lps OPERATING MANUAL ETTING UP THE SENSOR To set it up, you will need to connect the Eurosens Destination service adapter to a PC (or another USB/RS485 adapter) and switch it to RS485 mode using the button.
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1.1 eurosens LPS OPERATING MANUAL Fig.9 In the next tab “RS configuration” you can configure the main parameters (Fig. 10). Fig.10...
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1.1 eurosens lps OPERATING MANUAL "Sensor Address" - allows you to select the sensor address in the network. It is important not to forget to uncheck the “Ignore address” box, otherwise the sensor will respond to all addresses from 0 to 10 at once.
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1.1 eurosens LPS OPERATING MANUAL The first line is filled with values when the pipe is empty, the volume should be 0. The second line should contain values when there is fuel in the pipe. The volume in the second line is 1.
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1.1 eurosens lps OPERATING MANUAL SEALING OF CONNECTORS _____________________________________________________________________________________ The connectors that are not connected directly to the sensor are covered with heat shrink for vandal-proof purposes (Fig. 12). If it needs to be replaced, a heat shrink tube with a diameter of 40 mm should be used.
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1.1 eurosens LPS OPERATING MANUAL Fig.13 Fig.14 Next, using a cable and a seal, you should seal the connector as shown in Fig. 14. A different seal for the connector is allowed if it does not allow the connector to be disconnected without damaging the seal.
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