WaveRadarRex
RSAquaLtd.46HurstBarns,Privett,Alton,Hampshire,GU343PL
Tel:+44(0)1730828222Fax:+44(0)1730828128Email:waveradar@rsaqua.co.ukWeb:www.rsaqua.co.uk
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A.SpecificationDescriptionCapabilities.
A1. Whatarethedifferen cesbetweenWaveRadarRexMandD?
A2. DoesWaveRadarRexhaveananalogueoutput?
A3. Canweconnectourdataloggerdirectlytotheanalogueoutput?
A4. Whyisthean alogueoutputshownasbeingEEx“e”(nonintrinsicallysafe)?
A5. ClarifythedigitaloutputfromWaveRadarRex.
A6. DoweneedaRS232/RS422conver terto transmitdataoverlongdistances?
A7. IstheFieldBusModempoweredbytheWaveRadar?
A8. Iwanttointegr ateWaveRad artoametoceanmonitoringsystem.CanIdothat?
A9. Thebrochuresays thatWaveRadarmeasuresat10Hzbutoutputsdataat210Hz
withadefaultof4Hz.Pleaseexplainthis.
A10. Howcanthedataoutputbechangedfrom4Hz?
A11. Aftereachdistancemeasurementismade,isanyfilteringapplied?
A12. Whereisthedatumpoint forthedistancemeasurement?
A13. HowportableisWaveRadarRex?
A14. CanWaveRadarmeasuredirectional wavedata?
A15. TheRosemountTankRadarwebsitedescribesthecommunicationonaTRL2bus
and8to10orupto16unitscanbeononeTRL2bus.Dowenee daFiel d
Communicati onsUnit(FCU)andFBMifweareoperatingjustoneWaveRadar?
A16. Isther eanylocalvisualindicationavailabletomonitortheWaveRadaroperation?
A17. HowdoestheRDU40connecttotheWaveRadar?