Configureprocessmeasurement
Table5-1OptionsforMassFlowMeasurementUnit
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Label
UnitdescriptionDisplayProLinkIIFieldCommunicator
Shorttons(2000pounds)
perhour
ST/HsTon/hrSTon/h
Shorttons(2000pounds)
perday
ST/DsTon/daySTon/d
Longtons(2240pounds)
perhour
LT/HlTon/hrLT on/h
Longtons(2240pounds)
perday
LT/DlTon/dayLT on/d
SpecialunitSPECL
special
Spcl
Defineaspecialmeasurementunitformassflow
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ProLinkII
ProLink→Conguration→SpecialUnits
FieldCommunicatorCongure→ManualSetup→Measurements→SpecialUnits→MassSpecialUnits
Aspecialmeasurementunitallowsyoutoreportprocessdata,totalizerdata,andinventorydataina
unitthatisnothard-codedinthetransmitter.Aspecialmeasurementunitiscalculatedfromanexisting
measurementunitusingaconversionfactor.
Restriction
Althoughyoucannotdeneaspecialmeasurementunitusingthedisplay,youcanusethedisplayto
selectanexistingspecialmeasurementunitandtoviewprocessdata.
Procedure
1.SpecifyBaseMassUnit.
BaseMassUnitistheexistingmassunitthatthespecialunitwillbebasedon.
2.SpecifyBaseTimeUnit.
BaseTimeUnitistheexistingtimeunitthatthespecialunitwillbebasedon.
3.CalculateMassFlowConversionFactorasfollows:
a.xbaseunits=yspecialunits
b.MassFlowConversionFactor=x/y
4.EnterMassFlowConversionFactor.
5.SetMassFlowLabeltothelabeltobeusedforthemassowunit.
6.SetMassTotalLabeltothelabeltobeusedforthemasstotalandmassinventoryunit.
Thespecialmeasurementunitisstoredinthetransmitter.Youcancongurethetransmittertousethe
specialmeasurementunitatanytime.
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