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Galvanic Applied Sciences ViscoSite VL800 manual available for free PDF download: Operating Manual
Galvanic Applied Sciences ViscoSite VL800 Operating Manual (133 pages)
Viscometer
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Galvanic Applied Sciences
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
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1 Introduction to the Viscosite VL800 Viscometer
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Contents
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Figure 3.15: Transmitter
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Figure 8.1: Transmitter
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Overview
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Principle of Operation
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Figure 1.1: Anatomy of the Figure 2.1: Blockd
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Features of the Viscosite Viscometer
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Operational Control
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2 System Components
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Overview
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Viscosity Transducer - Overview
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VL800 Transducer - Construction
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Operating Temperature Range and Cooling Requirements
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Transducer Cable
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Figure 2.2: Vl800 T
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Intrinsically Safe (Is) Barriers
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Figure 2.3: Intrinsically
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Safe (Is) Barriers
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Viscosite Transmitter
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Figure 2.4: Visco Sitet
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Figure 2.5: Swingp
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LCD, Status Leds, Keypad, and Swing Panel
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Transmitter Enclosure
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Figure 2.6: Visco Sitet
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Ransmitter Motherboard
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Transmitter Motherboard
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Power Supply
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3 Receipt, Unpacking, Proper Handling, and Installation
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Receiving the System
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Unpacking the System
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Proper Handling of the Viscosite Transducer
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Figure 3.1: Transducer
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Figure 3.2: Handling the Figure 3.3: Vibrationt
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Installation Requirements
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Electrical Requirements
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Selecting the Installation Location of the Transducer
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Sample Temperature and Environmental Considerations
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Vibration Considerations
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Flow Considerations
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Installation Considerations for the Transmitter
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Installation Considerations and Space Requirements for the Transmitter Enclosure
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Hazardous Area Classification Information
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Transducer Installation
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Flange Mount Installation
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To Install the Transducer
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Using the Transducer Position Indexing Mark During Installation and Removal
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Sanitary Mount Installation
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Threaded Transducer Mount
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Installing a Thread Mount Transducer
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Transmitter Enclosure Installation
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Transducer Cable Installation
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Cable Installation at the Transducer
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Transducer Cable Connection at the Transmitter (no IS Barriers)
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Connecting the Transducer Cable at the Transmitter (no IS Barriers)
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Transducer Cable Connection at the Transmitter (with IS Barriers)
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Connecting the Transducer Cable at the Transmitter (IS Barriers: Intrinsically Safe Side)
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Grounding of the Intrinsically Safe Barriers
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Figure 3.10: Standard
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Figure 3.11: Is Barrier
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Transducer Cooling Requirements
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Transducer Cooling - Air / Inert Gas
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Installing the 1/8" NPT Air / Inert Gas Cooling Fittings
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Figure 3.12: Location of
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Transducer Cooling - Water
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Figure 3.13: Installation of
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Viscosite Transducer
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Installing the 1/8" NPT Water Cooling Fittings
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Figure 3.14: Installation of
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Enclosure Feedthroughs / (Glands) and External Ports
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Transducer Cable at Thet
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Table 3.2: Wiring Glands
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Transmitter Connections: Isolated Analog Outputs, Isolated Analog Input (Density), and Digital Relays
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Isolated Analog Outputs
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Connecting the Isolated Analog Output Wiring
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Isolated Analog Input (Density)
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Table 3.3: Isolateda
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Connecting the Isolated Analog Input (Density) Wiring
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Digital Relay Outputs
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Table 3.4: Isolateda
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Connecting the Digital Relay Output Wiring
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Transmitter Connections: Communications Wiring - RS232C/RS485, USB, and Ethernet
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Rs232C/Rs485
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Connecting the Serial Communications Port Wiring
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Table 3.5: Relay Terminal
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USB Connection to a Local PC
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Table 3.6: Rs232C/Rs485 T
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Communications with the Viscosite Transmitter Via USB Using a Virtual COM Port (Local PC)
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Ethernet Port LAN Connection to a Remote PC
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Communications with the Viscosite Transmitter Via Ethernet (LAN) Using a Virtual COM Port (Remote PC)
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Simultaneous Communication Sessions - USB and Ethernet
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4 Viscosite Transmitter Configuration Via the Integral Keypad and LCD
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Introduction
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Lcd Screen
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Figure 4.1: Defaultt
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Integral Keypad and Status Leds
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Figure 4.2: Visco Sitet
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Integral Keypad
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Table 4.1: Transmitter
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Front Panel Status Leds
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Table 4.2: Front Panel
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Display Setup Menu
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Accessing the Display Setup Menu
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Main Display Submenu
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Accessing the Main Display Submenu
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Figure 4.3: Display Setup
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Figure 4.4: Main Display
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Editing a Main Display Submenu Parameter Using the Keypad
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Alarms Display Submenu
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Accessing the Alarms Display Submenu
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Table 4.3: Parameters
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Default Alarms Display Behavior
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Figure 4.5: Alarmsd
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Editing an Alarms Display Submenu Parameter Using the Keypad
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Display Units Submenu
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Accessing the Display Units Submenu
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Galvanic Applied Sciences, Inc
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Figure 4.6: Display Units
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Editing a Display Units Submenu Parameter's Units Using the Keypad
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Output Configuration Menu
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Accessing the Output Configuration Menu
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Accessing an Analog Output Configuration Submenu
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Figure 4.7: Outputc
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Submenu
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Onfiguration Menu (Partial )
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Utput Configuration Submenu
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Onfiguration Submenu
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Ubmenu (Partial )
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Editing an Isolated Analog Output Configuration Using the Keypad
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Figure 4.8: Analogo
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Table 4.6: Analog Output
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Accessing a Digital Relay Output Submenu
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Figure 4.9: Relayc
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Editing a Relay Output Configuration Using the Keypad
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Table 4.7: Relayc
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Option Setup Menu
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Accessing the Option Setup Submenu
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Density Mode, Nominal Process Temperature (Temp Comp), Time Averaging Mode, Averaging Time
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Figure 4.10: Options
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Etup Sub Menu
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Editing Density, Nom Temp, Time Avg, Avg Time Option Setup Submenu Parameters Using the Keypad
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Table 4.8: Option Submenu
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Network Configuration
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Accessing the Network Configuration Setup Submenu
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Figure 4.11: Networks
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Ubmenu
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Editing a Network Configuration Submenu Parameter Using the Keypad
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COM Setup
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Accessing the COM Setup Submenu
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Editing a COM Setup Submenu Parameter Using the Keypad
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Figure 4.12: Com Setup
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5 Transmitter Configuration Using the Viscosite Software for PC
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Introduction
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Viscosite Software Home Screen
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Connect, Enter Password, Change Password
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Figure 5.1: Visco Sites
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Toolbar (Operator Level)
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Software Access Levels and Changing Passwords
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Figure 5.2: Toolbar
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Accessing the Operator Level (Read Only)
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Accessing the Technician and Factory Levels
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Accessing the Technician and Factory Levels (Edit Parameters and Configuration)
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Figure 5.3: Toolbar
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Figure 5.4: Enterp
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Changing a Password (Technician)
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Changing Passwords (Technician)
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Figure 5.5: Invalidp
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Figure 5.6: Changep
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Clearing Passwords for Password Protected Access Levels
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Clearing the Technician Access Level Password
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Figure 5.7: Changep
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Reinstating a Password after the Technician Level Password Has Been Cleared
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Reinstating Passwords for Password Protected Access Levels
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Technician and Factory Level Permissions
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Technician Level (Edit Parameters and Configuration)
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Factory Level (Edit Parameters and Configuration, Calibration, Engineering)
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Figure 5.8: Toolbar
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Connecting to the Transmitter Via the Viscosite Software
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Establishing a Communications Session with a Viscosite Transmitter Via the Viscosite Software
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Virtual COM Port Setup for Local Connection Via USB
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Establishing a Communications Session (Connection) to a Viscosite Transmitter Via the Viscosite Software
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Figure 5.9: Toolbar
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Loopback
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Figure 5.10: "Selectp
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Figure 5.11: Toolbars
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Display Configuration Page
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Main Display Configuration/Editing
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Figure 5.12: Displayc
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Figure 5.13: Main Display
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Selecting/Changing Primary and Secondary Display Parameters
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Display Units - Configuration/Editing
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Selecting/Changing the Display Units
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Figure 5.14: Defaultd
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Table 5.2: Availabled
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Alarms Display - Configuration/Editing
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Figure 5.16: Alarmsd
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Table 5.3: Alarm Settings
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Selecting and Editing a Display Alarm Configuration
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Selecting and Editing a Display Alarm Upper or Lower Limit
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Output Configuration Page
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Figure 5.17: Outputc
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Analog Outputs
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Figure 5.18: Analogo
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Selecting and Editing an Output Type And/Or Measurement Parameter for Analog Outputs
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Table 5.4: Parameters
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To Change/Edit Min And/Or Max Numerical Values for Analog Outputs
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Figure 5.19: Relayo
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Relay Outputs
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Selecting and Changing Lower And/Or Upper Limit Numerical Values
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Selecting and Editing Measurement And/Or Active Relay Condition Parameters
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Options Setup Page
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Density Options
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Figure 5.20: Optionsp
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Ptions
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Automatic Density
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Enabling and Configuring Auto Density
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Figure 5.21: Densityo
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Manual Density
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Enabling and Configuring Manual Density
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Temperature Compensation
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Configuring Temperature Compensation
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Figure 5.22: Temperature
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Compensation
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Disabling Temperature Compensation
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Miscellaneous Options
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Time Average Viscosity
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Enabling and Using the Time Average Viscosity Feature
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Figure 5.23: Miscellaneous
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Selecting an Appropriate Time Averaging Span for Your Process
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Other
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Understanding the "Unsaved Changes" Prompt
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Monitoring System Performance Via the LCD Screen
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Figure 5.24: Unsavedc
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Hanges Prompt
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6 Preventative Maintenance
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Preventative Maintenance Guidelines
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Removal and Cleaning of the Transducer Probe
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Figure 6.3: Bent
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Transducer
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Checking the Transducer Calibration
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Figure 6.4: Viscositys
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Iscosity
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Setting up the Transducer for the Calibration Check
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Mounting the Transducer for the Calibration Check
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Figure 6.5: Setting up
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Performing the Calibration Check
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Figure 6.6: Setting up
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7 Troubleshooting the Viscosite Viscometer
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Introduction to Troubleshooting
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Changes in Viscosite Behavior - Process Related
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Visco Site Troubleshooting Guide -- Commonly Observed Issues
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Observed Issues
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Table 7.1: Visco Sitet
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Contact Galvanic Applied Sciences Inc
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Table 7.2: Transducer
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Transducer Cable Continuity Test
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8 Viscosite System Diagrams
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System Diagrams
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Transmitter, Transmitter Enclosure, and IS Barriers (6)- no Block/Dome RTD
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Transmitter, Transmitter Enclosure, and IS Barriers (7)- with Block/Dome RTD
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Transmitter, Transmitter Enclosure- no IS Barriers, With/Without Block/Dome RTD
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9 Viscosite System Technical Specifications
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Performance Specifications
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Ommunications Nterface
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Table 9.1: Performance
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Table 9.2: Communications
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Instrument Specifications
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Table 9.3: Instruments
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10 Viscosite Spare Parts
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Viscosite Spare Parts List
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Table 10.1: Visco Sites
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11 Visco Site Modbus Registers
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Introduction
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Filtering the Modbus Register List
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To Filter the Modbus Register List
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Clearing All Currently Applied Filters
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Modbus Data Types
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Figure 5.15: Viscosity
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Table 5.1: Parameters
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Table 11.1: Modbus Data
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Values
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Editing Modbus Values
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Modbus Register Map
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Table 11.2: Modbusr
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