Configureprocessmeasurement
Table5-3OptionsforGasStandardVolumeMeasurementUnit
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Label
UnitdescriptionDisplayProLinkIIFieldCommunicator
StandardliterperhourSLPHSLPH
Notavailable
StandardliterperdaySLPDSLPD
Notavailable
SpecialmeasurementunitSPECL
special
Spcl
DefineaspecialmeasurementunitforGasStandardVolumeflow
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ProLinkII
ProLink→Conguration→SpecialUnits
FieldCommunicatorCongure→ManualSetup→Measurements→SpecialUnits→VolumeSpecialUnits
Aspecialmeasurementunitallowsyoutoreportprocessdata,totalizerdata,andinventorydataina
unitthatisnothard-codedinthetransmitter.Aspecialmeasurementunitiscalculatedfromanexisting
measurementunitusingaconversionfactor.
Restriction
Althoughyoucannotdeneaspecialmeasurementunitusingthedisplay,youcanusethedisplayto
selectanexistingspecialmeasurementunitandtoviewprocessdata.
Procedure
1.SpecifyBaseGasStandardVolumeUnit.
BaseGasStandardVolumeUnitistheexistingGasStandardVolumeunitthatthespecialunitwillbe
basedon.
2.SpecifyBaseTimeUnit.
BaseTimeUnitistheexistingtimeunitthatthespecialunitwillbebasedon.
3.CalculateGasStandardVolumeFlowConversionFactorasfollows:
a.xbaseunits=yspecialunits
b.GasStandardVolumeFlowConversionFactor=x/y
4.EntertheGasStandardVolumeFlowConversionFactor.
5.SetGasStandardVolumeFlowLabeltothelabeltobeusedfortheGasStandardVolumeowunit.
6.SetGasStandardVolumeTotalLabeltothelabeltobeusedfortheGasStandardVolumetotaland
GasStandardVolumeinventoryunit.
Thespecialmeasurementunitisstoredinthetransmitter.Youcancongurethetransmittertousethe
specialmeasurementunitatanytime.
tExample:DefiningaspecialmeasurementunitforGasStandardVolumeflow
YouwanttomeasureGasStandardVolumeowinthousandsofstandardcubicfeetperminute.
1.SettheBaseGasStandardVolumeUnittoSCFM.
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