Commissioning Proline Promass E 100 Modbus RS485
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10.3.2 Selecting and setting the medium
The Medium selection submenu contains parameters that have to be configured for
selecting and setting the medium.
Navigation path
"Setup" menu → Medium selection
Structure of the submenu
Medium selection
→
Select medium
Select gas type
Reference sound velocity
Temperature coefficient sound velocity
Pressure compensation
Pressure value
External pressure
Parameter overview with brief description
Parameter Prerequisite Description Selection/
User entry
Factory setting
Medium
selection
– Select the medium
type.
• Liquid
• Gas
Liquid
Select gas type The following option is
selected in the Medium
selection parameter:
Gas
Select the gas type
for the
measurement
application.
Gas type choose list Air
Reference sound
velocity
The following option is
selected in the Select
gas type parameter:
Others
Enter the sound
velocity of the gas at
0°C (32°F).
0 to 99 999 m/s 0 m/s
Temperature
coefficient
sound velocity
The following option is
selected in the Select
gas type parameter:
Others
Enter the
temperature
coefficient of the
sound velocity of the
gas.
Max. 15-digit, positive
floating-point number
0 (m/s)/K
Pressure
compensation
The following option is
selected in the Medium
selection parameter:
Gas
Enable the
automatic pressure
correction.
• Off
• Fixed value
Off
Pressure value The following option is
selected in the Pressure
compensation
parameter:
Fixed value
Enter a value for the
process pressure to
be used for pressure
correction.
0 to 99 999 [bar, psi] Country-
dependent:
• 1.01325 bar
• 14.7 psi
External
pressure
The following option is
selected in the Pressure
compensation
parameter:
External value
External value 0 to 99 999 [bar, psi] Country-
dependent:
• 1.01325 bar
• 14.7 psi