LB 470 Level 3 System Description
56925BA2 Rev. 03, 11/2017
3 System Description
3.1 Overview
The level measuring device LB 470 is an industrial measuring system for the con-
tactless and continuous determination of the level of a product in a container.
A complete measuring system consists of the following components:
• Evaluation unit DuoXpert LB 470
• Source
• Shields
• Point detector / rod detector(s)
These instructions concern the operation of the evaluation unit DuoXpert LB 470
(Fig. 1, item 6). The operation of other system components is part of the independ-
ent instructions of the respective system components.
The EVUs are standard equipment in switch rooms with 19" subracks or switch-
boards.
Point source shield
Mounting base
Radiation beam
Rod detector
Measurement line to master EVU
Master EVU
Product
1 Example measurement arrangement