Endress+Hauser Micropilot FMR60B - About this document; Purpose of this document; Symbols

Micropilot FMR60B PROFINET with Ethernet-APL
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Function and system design
Measuring principle
The Micropilot is a "downward-looking" measuring system, operating based on the frequency
modulated continuous wave method (FMCW). The antenna emits an electromagnetic wave at a
continuously varying frequency. This wave is reflected by the product and received again by the
antenna.
D
R
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 1 FMCW principle: transmission and reflection of the continuous wave
R Reference point of measurement
D Distance between reference point and product surface
The frequency of this wave is modulated in the form of a sawtooth signal between two limit
frequencies f
1
and f
2
:
f
t
1
2
f
2
f
1
∆t
∆f
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 2 FMCW principle: result of frequency modulation
1 Transmitted signal
2 Received signal
This results in the following difference frequency at any time between the transmitted signal and the
received signal:
∆f = k ∆t
where ∆t is the run time and k is the specified increase in frequency modulation.
∆t is given by the distance D between the reference point R and the product surface: