Vessel form
Damping
Linearisation curve
LEVEL TRANSMITTER 8177 • 4 ... 20 mA/HART
6 Set up with the indicating and adjustment module
Liquid
With solids, you can also choose between "Powder/Dust", "Granular/
Pellets" or "Ballast/Pebbels".
Through this additional selection, the sensor is adapted perfectly to the
product and measurement reliability, particularly in products with bad
reflective properties, is considerably increased.
Enter the requested parameter via the appropriate keys, save your
settings and jump to the next menu item with the [->] key.
Apart from the medium, the vessel shape can also influence the
measurement. To adapt the sensor to these measuring conditions, this
menu item offers different options depending on whether liquid or solid
is selected. With "Liquids" these are "Storage tank", "Stilling tube",
"Open vessel" or "Stirred vessel", with "Solid", "Silo" or "Bunker".
Vessel form
Storage tank
Enter the requested parameter via the appropriate keys, save your
settings and jump to the next menu item with the [->] key.
To suppress fluctuations in the measured value display, e. g. caused
by an agitated product surface, a damping can be set. This time can
be between 0 and 999 seconds. Keep in mind that the reaction time of
the entire measurement will then be longer and the sensor will react to
measured value changes with a delay. In general, a period of a few
seconds is sufficient to smooth the measured value display.
Damping
0 s
Enter the requested parameter via the appropriate keys, save your
settings and jump to the next menu item with the [->] key.
A linearization is necessary for all vessels in which the vessel volume
does not increase linearly with the level - e. g. with a cylindrical or
spherical tank - and the indication or output of the volume is required.
Corresponding linearization curves are preprogrammed for these
vessels. They represent the correlation between the level percentage
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