FMC Technologies Proline Promass 83 E - Group SPECIAL-UNITS; Function Group ARBITRARY UNIT

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3 Block MEASURED VARIABLES Device Functions Proline Promass 83
3.3 Group SPECIAL-UNITS
3.3.1 Function group ARBITRARY UNIT
MEASURED
VARIABLES
A
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MEASURING VALUES AAA
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SYSTEM UNITS ACA
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SPECIAL-UNITS AEA
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ARBITRARY UNIT 060
Function description
MEASURED VARIABLES o SPECIAL-UNITS o ARBITRARY UNIT
Use this function group to define a free selectable unit for mass, mass flow, volume, volume flow, density and
concentration (optional).
TEXT ARBITRARY MASS
(0600)
Use this function to enter a text for the selectable mass unit / mass flow unit. You define
only the text, the unit of time is provided from a choice of options (s, min, h, day).
User input:
xxxxxxx (max. 4 characters)
Valid characters are A-Z, 0-9, +,
-, decimal point, white space or underscore
Factory setting:
“_ _ _ _” (No text)
Example:
If your text entry is “CENT” (for centner), this text string appears on the display complete
with the unit of time, e.g. “CENT/min”:
CENT = Mass (text input)
CENT / min = Mass flow as shown (on the display)
FACTOR ARBITRARY
MASS
(0601)
Use this function to define a quantity factor (without time) for the selectable mass-/
mass flow unit. The mass unit on which this factor is based is one kilogram.
User input:
7-digit floating-point number
Factory setting:
1
Reference quantity:
kg
Example:
One centner is equivalent to 50 kg o0.02 centner = 1 kg
User input: 0.02