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APPENDIX F:
CONFIGURING THE DCT SERIES FLOWMETER
WITH TimeGATE
™
..................................................................F-1
F.1 THE
TimeGATE
™
ENVIRONMENT...........................................................................F-1
F.1.1 DEFINITIONS......................................................................................................................................... F-1
F.1.2 MOUSE OPERATION ............................................................................................................................ F-4
F.1.3 KEYBOARD OPERATION .................................................................................................................... F-4
F.2 INSTALLING
TimeGATE
™
..........................................................................................F-4
F.3 RUNNING
TimeGATE
™
................................................................................................F-5
F.4 CONFIGURING THE FLOWMETER.........................................................................F-6
F.4.1 PIPE OPTION GROUP............................................................................................................................ F-9
F.4.2 LINER OPTION GROUP...................................................................................................................... F-11
F.4.3 FLUID OPTION GROUP...................................................................................................................... F-13
F.4.4 TRANSDUCER OPTION GROUP ....................................................................................................... F-14
F.4.5 CALIBRATION OPTION GROUP....................................................................................................... F-15
F.4.6 FLOW OPTION GROUP....................................................................................................................... F-19
F.4.7 TOTALIZER OPTION GROUP............................................................................................................ F-22
F.4.8 4-20 mA CURRENT LOOP OPTION GROUP.................................................................................... F-24
F.4.9 RELAYS OPTION GROUP .................................................................................................................. F-27
F.4.10 OPTIONS GROUP............................................................................................................................... F-29
F.4.11 DISPLAY OPTION GROUP............................................................................................................... F-30
F.5 VIEWING THE FLOW DATA IN THE GRAPH TAB ............................................F-31
F.6 RS232 COMMUNICATIONS ......................................................................................F-34
F.6.1 WHEN TimeGATE
™
CANNOT CONNECT ...................................................................................... F-34
F.6.2 CHANGING THE BAUD RATE ON THE FLOWMETER ................................................................. F-35
F.6.3 RUNNING
TimeGATE
™
IN AN OFFLINE SESSION....................................................................... F-36
F.6.4 COMMUNICATIONS TEST MESSAGE............................................................................................. F-36
F.7 MANUFACTURING DATA.........................................................................................F-37
F.8 MASTER ERASE FUNCTION....................................................................................F-38
F.9 UPGRADING THE FLOWMETER SOFTWARE....................................................F-40