Accessories

Electronic Display Unit

Display

General

The Unit has a two-line LCD-Display with 16 characters per line; Character height: 7.5 mm. The brightness of the characters can be adjusted using the Control Buttons in Set-up-Mode or over a connected PC (please refer to Points 6.2 / 6.3). The display languages of English or German are also selectable/programmable in the Set-up-Mode.

Display Modes

Various alternating Display modes can be selected by use of the "MODE" button (when operated in measurement mode). Each press of this button switches the Display to the next selection choice (Toggle Principle).

Display Mode 1
(=Initial Display when the Unit is switched on):

1st Line: Gas Meter Type + Power Status
2nd Line: Volume in Liters

TG 1 Mains
VOL 00000,00 LTR

Example: Gas Meter Type TG 1
Mains operated,
Language English

Display Mode 2

1st Line: Gas Meter Type + Power Status
2nd Line: Flow Rate in Liters/hour

TG 1 Mains
FLOW 000,00 L/h

Example (as before):

Display Mode 3

1st Line: Flow Rate in Liters/hour
2nd Line: Volume in Liters

FLOW 000,00 L/h
VOL 00000,00 LTR

Example (as before):

After a further press of the MODE button, the first Display Mode again appears.

Display of "Power Status"

The Power Status shown in the Display will be indicated by one of the following:

  • "Mains": Unit is connected to Mains Supply
  • "Battery": Unit is battery operated
  • "Low Batt": Battery charge is down to 10% capacity (see Point 3.3 "Battery Operation"). The display “Low Batt blinks.

List of Decimal Places and Increments in Volume and Flow Displays

The resolution and the number of decimal places displayed for Volume [ltr] and Flow Rate [ltr/h] varies, depending on the Gas Meter type for which the Unit is programmed and the serial no. of the connected Gas Meter. These are listed in the following Tables 1 and 2.

Gas Meter Type

Volume [ltr]

Flow Rate [ltr/h]  Time Window for Average Calculation [sec]
TG 05, TG 1 00000,00 000,00 30
TG 3, TG 5, TG 10 000000,0 0000,0 30
TG 20, TG 50 0000000 00000 30
BG 4 000000,0 0000,0 6
BG 6 0000000 00000 8
BG 10 0000000 00000 12
BG 16 0000000 00000 15
BG 25 0000000 00000 9
BG 40 0000000 00000 6

Table1: List of Decimal Places and Duration of Time Windows for Calculation of Average Flow Rate for connected Gas Meters up to and including Serial No. 17.105 which are equipped with a Pulse Generator with a 100-slit-disk.

Gas Meter Type Volume [ltr] Flow Rate [ltr/h]  Time Window for
Average Calculation [sec]
Decimals Resolution Decimals Resolution
TG 01 ,0000 0,0005 0.000,0 0,2 10
TG 05 000,0000 0,0025 000,00 0,3 10
TG 1 0.000,000 0,005 000,00 0,6 10
TG 3 0.000,000 0,015 0.000,0 1,8 10
TG 5 0.000,000 0,025 0.000,0 3,0 10
TG 10 00.000,00 0,05 0.000,0 6,0 10
TG 20 000.000,0 0,1 00.000 12 10
TG 25 0.000,000 0,125 0.000,0 32,2 10
TG 50 00.000,00 0,25 00.000 75 10
BG 4 00.000,00 0,05 0.000,0 30 10
BG 6 000.000,0 0,1 00.000 45 10
BG 10 00.000,00 0,25 00.000 75 10
BG 16 000.000,0 0,5 00.000 120 10
BG 40 000.000,0 0,5 00.000 300 10
BG 100 000.000,0 0,5 00.000 900 10

Table 2: List of Decimal Places and Duration of Time Windows for Calculation of Average Flow Rate for connected Gas Meters with Serial No. 17.106 and following which are equipped with a Pulse Generator with a 200-slit-disk.

Display-Overflow from too high a Flow Rate

When the connected Gas Meter type is selected on the EDU, the maximum flow rate according to the Data Sheet for that Meter will be automatically defined as such. For custom-made Gas Meters, the appropriate maximum flow rate can be programmed in (See Point 6).

If the connected Gas Meter is operated with a flow rate that is higher than the maximum indicated for it in its Data Sheet, the announcement “Too Fast will appear in the Display.

Resetting the Display Values

All displayed values can be returned to zero using the RESET button. As protection against the RESET button being pressed by mistake, it has a short response delay built-in. It must be held pressed for about 0.5 sec. to activate it. After resetting, the Initial Announcement (with the identification name EDU 32 FP and the Program Version Number) will be displayed again for about 3 seconds.

Subject to alterations

 



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