LDP100 Optical particle monitor 1 Preliminary note You will find instructions, technical data, approvals and further information using the QR code on the unit / packaging or at documentation.ifm.com. 1.1 Symbols used Requirement Instructions Reaction, result [...] Designation of keys, buttons or indications...
Optical particle monitor LDP100 2 Safety instructions • The unit described is a subcomponent for integration into a system. – The system architect is responsible for the safety of the system. – The system architect undertakes to perform a risk assessment and to create documentation in accordance with legal and normative requirements to be provided to the operator and user of the system.
LDP100 Optical particle monitor 3 Intended use This product is a hydraulic component. This device is an optical particle monitor used to monitor the purity of hydraulic oils. It uses the principle of light extinction (attenuation of radiation) and measures particles in the fluid.
Optical particle monitor LDP100 4 Function 4.1 Measuring principle The device operates on the light-extinction principle. The particles are classified in a measuring cell with regard to their size and number using a laser. The measured value is provided according to ISO 4406:21 (factory setting) or SAE AS4059F or NAS 1638.
Take the appropriate care when performing work on the back of the device. The sensor is supplied without installation / connection accessories. Only use accessories from ifm electronic gmbh! The optimum function is not ensured when using components from other manufacturers.
Optical particle monitor LDP100 M5x5,5 Fig. 2: View of the back Pressure compensation diaphragm 5.2 Installation Connect the particle monitor to a bypass pressure line. Any direction of flow is permitted. The device should be installed in an accessible location to be able to read the display and use the keypad.
LDP100 Optical particle monitor Rule for the length of lines: The shorter, the better. With increasing length there is a higher risk that larger particles settle. Particularly when using Minimess lines, the pressure should be sufficiently high to guarantee the required flow volume (Ò Volume flow and viscosity).
Optical particle monitor LDP100 Fig. 4: Acceptable pressure characteristics Fig. 5: Unacceptable pressure characteristics 5.5 Volume flow and viscosity To ensure reliable operation, the device requires a constant volume flow between 50 and 400 ml/min. This value applies to both directions of flow; the direction can be freely selected.
LDP100 Optical particle monitor 410 mm²/s 197 mm²/s 55 mm²/s Fig. 6: Volume flow and viscosity Δp in bar Volume flow in l/min Acceptable range You can estimate the required pressure difference (Δp) for a flow volume using the diagram above.
Optical particle monitor LDP100 6 Electrical connection The unit must be connected by a qualified electrician. Observe the national and international regulations for the installation of electrical equipment. Voltage supply according to SELV, PELV. Use a screened sensor cable! u Disconnect power.
LDP100 Optical particle monitor 7 Operating and display elements 1: LED green [power] 2: LED red [alarm] 3: Display 4: Selection button [Enter] 5: “Up” [▲] / “down” [▼] button 4: Selection button [Enter] By means of the selection button you can jump to the next menu level; if values are to be set, press the selection button to jump to the next position.
Optical particle monitor LDP100 7.2 Status display Measurement running [►] flashing continuously: sensor is soiled / oil is too dark. Laser adjusting [►] flashing: at the start of each measurement for approx. 2 to 3 seconds. Device in pause mode [II].
LDP100 Optical particle monitor 8 Menu structure Start screen TIME CONTROL DELAY TIME Set time OPERATION MODE DIGITAL I/O Set time SAMPLE TIME BUTTON AUTOMATIC STD. ALARM ALARM TYPE Select cleanliness ALARM SETTINGS FILTER MODE Select cleanliness Select limit TEMPERATURE ALARM MEMORY...
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Optical particle monitor LDP100 Select type COMMUNICATION TYPE BAUDRATE CAN Set baud rate + resistance NODE-ID CAN Select node ID PDU2 INTERVAL Select interval DISPLAY SETT. LIGHTING Select lighting type Set contrast CONTRAST SENSOR PARAM. MEASUREMENT Display current measurement Display measurement history HARDWARE Display electr.
LDP100 Optical particle monitor 9 Parameter setting 9.1 Operation mode There are four operation modes which can be configured in the menu. At the start of a measurement, the internal laser adjusts automatically. This process can be identified by the [▶] symbol flashing on the screen and usually takes about 2 to 3 seconds.
Optical particle monitor LDP100 9.1.3 Button There are two ways to start or end a measurement. • By manually pressing the [↲] button. • Using a “Start” and “Stop” command via the digital communication line. This can be done via CANopen or CAN J1939.
LDP100 Optical particle monitor Standard Setting range Value for deactivation Alarm conditions ISO 4406:21 0, 1, 2…28 ON 4 μm ≥ limit value or ON 6 μm ≥ limit value or SAE AS 4059F 000, 00, 0, 1, 2...12 ON 14 μm ≥ limit value or ON 21 μm ≥ limit value NAS 1638...
9.2.3 Low-pass filter In a hydraulic system, short-term concentration increases (peaks) can occur, which are not representative of the entire system, e.g. by operating a hand valve. The LDP100 detects these changes and displays them correctly. The low-pass filter ensures that if an alarm limit has been set, the alarm will not be triggered at each peak.
LDP100 Optical particle monitor 9.3 Analogue setting The measurement results can be output via the analogue current output (4..20 mA). The table below provides an overview of the setting options. For measuring the current and conversions see: Analogue current output (Ò / 29) Menu selection Analogue current output 4 μm...
Optical particle monitor LDP100 9.6.1 Type Here you define the configuration of the digital interface. Only one type can be chosen. The physical connection is always the same. The following types are available: • CANopen • CAN J1939 CAN J1939 is available from device status AB.
LDP100 Optical particle monitor 9.8 Display settings A variety of display setting options are available. • Lighting: Selection whether the background lighting should be permanently active or whether it should be deactivated automatically after 10 seconds. • Contrast: Adjust the contrast via a bar display.
Optical particle monitor LDP100 9.9.2 Hardware Shows internal sensor parameters. This cannot be changed by the user. • Laser current: The current which operates the internal laser. The value should be between 1 mA and 2.8 mA. If the value is outside this range, there is a risk of malfunction.
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LDP100 Optical particle monitor Hexadecimal Binary 0001 0010 0011 0100 0101 0110 0111 1000 1001 1010 1011 1100 1101 1110 1111 The binary code in the table describes the states of the 16 error bits of the device. Below is an error information decoding example.
LDP100 Optical particle monitor 10 Calibration The measuring device is calibrated in accordance with ISO 11943. The equipment used for the calibration is primary calibrated according to ISO 11171 and is thus traceable to NIST SRM 2806. The sign μm (c) indicates particle size calibration using ISO-MTD test dust.
Optical particle monitor LDP100 11 Analogue current output 11.1 Measurement without load resistance Perform the current measurement with a suitable current measuring device. Pin 6 Pin 8 Fig. 11: Current measurement without load resistance For the calculation of the ordinal numbers for the various standards, see:...
LDP100 Optical particle monitor 11.4 Conversion of analogue current output to ordinal number The analogue current output supplies a signal from 4 to 20 mA. The conversions to the respective ordinal numbers are described below. Comparison table current output to ordinal number - ISO and SAE...
Optical particle monitor LDP100 4 µm 6 µm 14 µm 21 µm start sequence current in mA time in seconds 11.5.2 Sequential 2 If the analogue current output is configured to “SEQUENTIAL 2”, the four ordinal numbers and three error messages are sequentially output via the analogue interface (4...20 mA) using a predefined time pattern.
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LDP100 Optical particle monitor Bar 1 Bar 2 Bar 3 Below is an example of an entire sequence illustrating how to read the table and current values for the sequences Bar 1-Bar 3. The precondition is a powered, empty device with no flow passing through it.
Optical particle monitor LDP100 12 Switching inputs and switching outputs 12.1 Digital input The digital input is required for the Digital I/O measurement mode. To start and stop a measurement, pin 5 must be connected to either L- or L+. For further information see: Ò Digital I/O 12.2 Switching output...
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LDP100 Optical particle monitor With voltage measure- When consumer con- Alarm Explanation ment nected Present (true) Internal transistor connects pin 7 to pin 2. = L+ Alarm The voltage is measured against L-. = 4 W = 0.5 A Not present (false) Pin 7 is not connected internally (floating) = L- = 0 V...
Optical particle monitor LDP100 13 CAN communication The CAN interface corresponds to “CAN 2.0B Active Specification”. The sensor supports a limited number of transmission speeds on the CAN bus. Transmission rate Supported CiA Draft 301 Bus length per CiA Draft Standard 301...
LDP100 Optical particle monitor 13.1.1 “CANopen Object Dictionary” in general The CANopen Object Dictionary (OD) is an object dictionary in which each object can be addressed with a 16-bit index. Each object can consist of several data elements which can be addressed via an 8-bit subindex.
Optical particle monitor LDP100 Com. Object Initializing Pre-Operational Operational Stopped Synch BootUp 13.1.3 Service Data Object (SDO) Service Data Objects enable write and read access to the sensor’s object directory. Each SDO is acknowledged and transmission only takes place between two participants, a so-called client/server model.
LDP100 Optical particle monitor The example below is an SDO query of the sensor’s serial number from the object dictionary at index 0x1018, subindex 4, with a data length of 32 bits. The client (controller) sends a read request to the sensor with the ID “NodeID”.
Optical particle monitor LDP100 PDOs are ideally suited for transferring data from sensors to the controller or from the controller to actuators. PDO attributes of the sensor at a glance: • The sensor supports three Transmit PDOs (TPDOs), no Receive PDOs (RPDOs). The level sensors support four TPDOs.
LDP100 Optical particle monitor Principle of mapping multiple OD objects in a TPDO: TPDO2 Kommunikationsparameter im OD, an Index 0x1801 Betriebszeit- Objekt TPDO2 SAE4µm SAE6µm SAE14µm SAE21µm stempel Highest Subindex Byte in U 32 COB-ID CAN- Transmission Type Msg. n. a.
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Optical particle monitor LDP100 Mapped SIdx Name Type Attr. Default Notes auf PDO 1800h transmit record PDO1 Param- eter Number of en- unsigned largest sub index tries COB-ID unsigned 180h+N COB-ID used by PDO, (bit 30 must always be odeID range: 181h..1FFh, can...
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LDP100 Optical particle monitor Mapped SIdx Name Type Attr. Default Notes auf PDO 1803h event timer unsigned 1F4h event timer in ms for asynchronous TPDO3 range: 0..65535, multi- ple of 10ms 1A00h TPDO1 Map- record ping Parame- Number of en-...
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Laser operat- unsigned Operating hours of the ing time in laser hours reserved unsigned Time to next calibra- tion - disabled for LDP100 Time to threshold to S1 2001h ISO measure- record ment Number of en- unsigned largest sub index tries ISO4 µm...
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6: C <= ISO 9 Time reached 5 Autoparts not reached 6 Concentration too low reserved unsigned reserved unsigned Calibration hint - disa- bled for LDP100 Bit 0: Threshold S1 reached Bit 1: Threshold S5 reached reserved unsigned reserved unsigned reserved unsigned...
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Optical particle monitor LDP100 Mapped SIdx Name Type Attr. Default Notes auf PDO 2003h Measurement unsigned Bit0: Measurement run- Bit 6 and 7: corre- info ning sponds to the alarm LED being switched Bit1: Measurement on and the open col- mode: Time controlled...
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LDP100 Optical particle monitor Mapped SIdx Name Type Attr. Default Notes auf PDO 2030h operation unsigned 0 = time Control mode 1 = digital I/O 2 = button 3 = automatic History disable unsigned 0 = history enabled 1 = history disabled...
Optical particle monitor LDP100 Mapped SIdx Name Type Attr. Default Notes auf PDO 2032h unsigned alarm threshold NAS Own storage location, offset using the same method as for reading out the data (0 = NAS 00; 1 = NAS 0; etc.) 2100h readmem record control func-...
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LDP100 Optical particle monitor SPN length (Bit) Name Description Units 0xFF03 520206 Sensor status bits Bit 0: Laser current high (I > 2,8 mA) Bit 1: Laser current low (I <1 mA) Bit 2: Photodiode voltage high (U > 4 V) Bit 3: Photodiode voltage low (U < 4 V) Bit 4: Temperature high (T > 80 °C) Bit 5: Temperature low (T < -20 °C)
LDP100 Optical particle monitor 14 Operation After power-on the device is in the operating mode. It carries out the measurement and evaluation functions and generates output signals according to the set parameters. LED operation indicators: Operating status LED green (power) LED red (alarm)
Optical particle monitor LDP100 15 Classification systems The automatic particle counter (APC) used to calibrate the device is primary calibrated according to ISO 11171. The ordinal numbers of the device are displayed according to ISO 4406. They are determined from the detected particle concentrations for 4, 6, 14 and 21 µm(c).
Optical particle monitor LDP100 16 Maintenance / repair ATTENTION Ensure utmost cleanliness when working on the hydraulic system. Ingress of dirt and liquids causes malfunctions. The safe function of the device is then no longer guaranteed. Never use solvents or aggressive cleaning agents, as they damage the seals of the device, causing premature ageing.
LDP100 Optical particle monitor 17 FAQs Question Answer Why is there a warning triangle in the display? An internal alarm has been triggered. Why is the red LED lit? Compare the settings in the menu under “ALARM SETTINGS”. What is the measuring principle of the particle monitor? The particle monitor uses the principle of light extinction.
Optical particle monitor LDP100 18 Troubleshooting Error Possible causes Recommended actions • Unable to communicate via the CAN Cable not correctly connected. First check the correct electrical connec- bus. tion of the sensor, the data cable and the power cable. • Current output < 4 mA Observe the specified wiring.
LDP100 Optical particle monitor 19 Transport and disposal u After use, dispose of the unit in an environmentally friendly way in accordance with the applicable national regulations. u In case of return shipment, ensure that the unit is free from soiling, especially from dangerous and toxic substances.
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