KurzB‐SeriesOperationsGuide6–2
Flow Meter Configuration
Specifying Drift Check Triggers
Therearefourwaystoinitiatethezero‐mid‐spandriftcheck:
• Aspecifiedtimeinterval
• Anexternalcontactclosurethroughdigitalinput#2
• AmenuoptioninExtendedUtilitiesmode
• AModbuscommand
Thedurationoftheindividualzero,mid,orspanchecksarecontrolledbyuser‐specifiedduration
values.
Specified-Time Interval Drift Check
Thezero‐mid‐spancheckcanbetriggeredbythedriftcheckintervaltime.Toconfigurethis
option,turnONtheAutoDriftCheck.Whenitistriggered,itwillperformthezero,mid,andspan
sequence.Changethevalueofthedriftcheckintervaltochangethefrequencythatthe
drift
checkstarts.See“Option23—DriftCheck”forinformationaboutsettingupdriftcheck.
External Digital Input
Theexternaldigitalinputtriggerdoe snotrequirethatAutoDriftCheckbeturnedON.Whenthe
flowmeterdigitalinput(DI)channe l#2isgrounded,themeterinitiatesthezero‐mid‐spandrift
checksequence.Whilethesystemisbusyperformingthedriftchecksequence,itwillnotaccept
another
commandviathedigitalinput.Afterthedriftchecksequencecompletes,themeter
monitorstheDIchannelforthenextrequesttoinitiateadriftcheck.
Ifaspecifiedtimeinternaldriftcheckisunderwaywhileanexternaldriftcheckistriggered,the
externaldriftcheckwillstartafterthe
internaldriftcheckcompletes.