User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Safety information
- Note Ex area
- Quick start
- Quick start with the PC
- Quick start with adjustment module MINICOM
- 1 Product description
- 1.1 Function
- 1.2 Application features
- 1.3 Adjustment
- 1.4 Antennas
- 2 Types and versions
- 2.1 Survey
- 2.2 Configuration of measuring systems
- 3 Technical data
- 3.1 Technical data
- 3.2 Approvals
- 3.3 Dimensions
- 4 Mounting and installation
- 4.1 General installation instructions
- 4.2 Measurement of liquids
- 4.3 Measurement in standpipe (surge or bypass tube)
- 4.4 False echoes
- 4.5 Common installation mistakes
- 5 Electrical connection
- 5.1 Connection and connection cable
- 5.2 Connection of the sensor
- 5.3 Connection of the external indicating instrument VEGADIS 50
- 6 Setup
- 6.1 Adjustment methods
- 6.2 Adjustment with PC
- 6.3 Adjustment with adjustment module MINICOM
- 6.4 Adjustment with HART® handheld
- 7.2 Error codes
- 7 Diagnostics
- 7.1 Simulation
VEGAPULS 42 and 44 – 4 … 20 mA 57
Setup
VEGA signal conditioning instr Rx
VEGAMET 513, 514, 515, 602 50 … 100 Ohm
VEGAMET 614 no additional
VEGADIS 371 resistor
necessary
VEGAMET 601 200 … 250 Ohm
VEGASEL 643 150 … 200 Ohm
VEGAMET 513 S4, 514 S4
515 S4, VEGALOG EA card 100 … 150 Ohm
6.2 Adjustment with PC
PC on the sensor
For connection of the PC to the sensor, the
interface converter VEGACONNECT 2 is
required. It is plugged into the provided
CONNECT socket in the sensor.
Make sure that the pins of VEGACONNECT 2
are completely inserted into the sensor sock-
ets, as the new pins have a slightly increased
resistance to insertion. The pins should be
inserted up to a depth of approx. 13 mm to
15 mm.
PC on the signal cable
Connect the two-wire cable of
VEGACONNECT 2 to the signal cable of the
sensor. If the resistance of the systems (PLC,
current source etc.) connected to the signal
cable is less than 250 W, a resistor of
250 … 350 W must be connected to the signal
cable during adjustment (next page). The
digital signals superimposed on the signal
cable would otherwise be considerably
damped or even short-circuited due to insuf-
ficient system resistance, resulting in faulty
communication with the PC.
When using a sensor in conjunction with a
VEGA signal conditioning instrument, use a
communication resistor according to the
following schedule:
6 Setup
6.1 Adjustment methods
The radar sensors can be adjusted with
- PC (adjustment program VVO)
- with detachable adjustment module
MINICOM
- with HART
®
handheld.
The adjustment must be carried out with only
one adjustment device. If, for example, you
try the parameter adjustment with the MINI-
COM and the HART
®
handheld, the adjust-
ment will not work.
PC
The adjustment program VVO
(VEGA Visual
Operating System) on the PC enables quick
and easy adjustment of radar sensors. The
PC communicates via the interface adapter
VEGACONNECT 2 with the sensor. During
the process, a digital adjustment signal is
superimposed on the signal and supply
cable. The adjustment can be carried out
directly on the sensor or at any desired loca-
tion along the signal cable.
Adjustment module MINICOM
With the adjustment module MINICOM you
adjust in the sensor or in the external indicat-
ing instrument VEGADIS 50. With a dialogue
text display and 6 keys, the module offers
the same adjustment functionality as the
adjustment software VVO.
HART
®
handheld
VEGAPULS 42 and 44 radar sensors, like
other HART
®
protocol-compatible instruments,
can be adjusted with the HART
®
handheld. A
manufacturer-specific DDD (Data-Device-
Description) is not required. The radar sen-
sors are adjusted with the HART
®
standard
menus. All main functions are accessible.
Functions that are rarely used, such as, for
example, the scaling of the A/D converter for
the signal output or the adjustment with me-
dium, are not possible or are blocked with
the HART
®
handheld. These functions must
be carried out with the PC or the MINICOM.