Siargo MF5900 Series User manual

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Gas Mass Flow Meter

VA.1

Model MF5900

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Gas Mass Flow Meter

withMEMSthermaltime‐of‐flighttechnology

MF5900Series

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User Manual

DocumentNo. 12‐2021‐MF59EN

Issuedate:  2021.12

Revision:  VA.1

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Pleasecarefullyreadthismanualpriortooperatingthisproduct.

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Donotopenormodifyanyhardwarewhichmayleadtoirrecoverable

damage.

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Donotusethisproductifyoususpectanymalfunctionsordefection.

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Donotusethisproductforcorrosivemediaorinastrongvibration

environment.

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Usethisproductaccordingtothespecifiedparameters.

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Onlythetrainedorqualifiedpersonnelshallbeallowedtoperform

productservices.

Becautiousfortheelectricalsafety,evenitoperatesatalowvoltage,

anyelectricalshockmightleadtosomeunexpecteddamages.

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Thegastobemeasuredshouldbecleanandfreeofparticles.Donotapply

thismeterforliquidmedium.

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Donotapplyforanyunknownornon‐specifiedgasesthatmay

damagetheproduct.

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MF5900UserManual

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TableofContents

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1.Overview..................................................................................................5

2.Receipt/unpackoftheproducts................................................................6

3.Knowingtheproducts...............................................................................7

3.1.Productdescription...............................................................................................7

3.2.LCDdescription.....................................................................................................7

3.3.Poweranddatacabledescription...........................................................................8

3.4.Mechanicaldimensions..........................................................................................8

4.Installation...............................................................................................9

5.OperationandMENUdescription..............................................................12

5.1Checktheproductspecifications...........................................................................12

5.2Checktheleakage...............................................................................................12

5.3Powerthemeteranddigitaldataconnection.........................................................12

5.4MeterMENUdescription......................................................................................13

5.4.1Startingthemeasurement............................................................................................13

5.4.2MENUentrywithaverifiedpassword............................................................................13

5.4.3SettheRS485Modbusaddress......................................................................................14

5.4.4SettheRS485communicationbaudrate........................................................................14

5.4.5Resetorcalibratetheoffset..........................................................................................15

5.4.6Gasconversionfactor(GCF)fordifferentgasmeasurement.............................................15

5.4.7Selectthedisplaylanguage...........................................................................................16

5.4.8Selectthetotalizeroraccumulatedflowrateunit...........................................................16

5.4.9Selecttheinstantflowrateunit.....................................................................................16

5.4.10Setanalarm:upperinstantflowratelimit.....................................................................17

5.4.11Setanalarm:lowerinstantflowratelimit.....................................................................17

5.4.12Setanalarm:totalizeroraccumulatedflowratelimit.....................................................18

5.4.13Changethedefaultpassword........................................................................................18

5.4.14Resetthetotalizeroraccumulatedflowrate..................................................................19

5.4.15ExittheMENU..............................................................................................................19

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5.4.16MENUkeysequenceforthesettings..............................................................................20

5.5RS485Modbuscommunicationprotocol...............................................................21

5.5.1.Hardwareconnection......................................................................................................21

5.5.2.Communicationparameters............................................................................................21

5.5.3.Frame............................................................................................................................22

5.5.4.Functioncodes...............................................................................................................22

5.5.5.Registers........................................................................................................................22

5.64~20mAAnaloginterface....................................................................................26

6.Productselectionandorderinformation....................................................27

6.1Productselection................................................................................................27

6.2Ordercontactandcustomersupport.....................................................................27

7.Technicalspecifications...........................................................................28

8.Technicalnotesfortheproductperformance............................................29

8.1Measurementprinciple........................................................................................29

8.2Precautionsforthebestperformanceoftheproduct..............................................29

8.2.1Comparisonwithathirdpartyreferencemeter...............................................................29

8.2.2Particlecontaminationandfluidiccleanness..................................................................30

8.2.3Applytoadifferentgasmedium....................................................................................30

9.Troubleshooting......................................................................................31

10.WarrantyandLiability..............................................................................32

11.Servicecontact........................................................................................34

AppendixI:Productevaluationkit..................................................................35

AppendixII:Documenthistory.......................................................................36

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1. Overview

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Allcontactinformationcanbefoundattheendofthismanual.

ThismanualprovidesessentialinformationfortheoperationoftheMF5900seriesofgasmassflow

metersforgeneral‐purposegasmetrologyapplications.Theproductperformance,maintenance,

andtrouble‐shootingaswellastheinformationforproductorder,technicalsupport,andrepairare

alsoincluded.

TheMF5900massflowmeterisourfirstmassflowmeterutilizingthethermaltime‐of‐flightsensing

technologymadeonamicromachinedsiliconchip.Thetechnologyprovidesunprecedentedlinearity

andoffersthegascompatibilityoflimitedgasessuchasair,argon,nitrogen,oxygen,methane.Itis

thefirsttimethatanaircalibratedthermalmassflowmetercanbeappliedtothosegaseswithout

losingaccuracy.Thetechnologyalsooptsforadditionalflowandmediumparameterdetection.

Pleasestaytunedforournextupgrade.Siargoiscommittedtocontinuingproductinnovationwhile

offeringthebestvaluetoourcustomers.

Thisserialofproductsisdesignedforgeneralpurposemassflowsensingandcontrolpurposes.The

wettedmaterialsoftheproductsarecompatiblewithmostofthecommongasessuchasoxygen,

nitrogen,air,argon,carbondioxide,etc.Siargoalsooffersawidespectrumofoff‐the‐shelfand

customizedflow,pressure,temperature/humidity,andgasconcentrationsensingproductsand

providesintegrationandturn‐keysolutionstoourcustomers.Pleasecontactthemanufacturerfor

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2. Receipt/unpackoftheproducts

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Uponreceiptoftheproducts,pleasecheckthepackingboxbeforethedismantlementofthepacking

materials.Ensurenodamagesduringshipping.Ifanyabnormalityisobserved,pleasecontactand

notifythecarrierwhoshippedtheproductandinformthedistributorsorsalesrepresentativesifthe

orderisnotplaceddirectlywiththemanufacturer,otherwise,themanufacturershouldbeinformed

aswell.Foranyfurtheractions,pleaserefertothereturnandrepairsectioninthismanual.

Ifthepackingboxisintact,proceedtoopenthepackingbox,andyoushallfindtheproduct(either

themeterorthemeterwithvalvepertheactualorder).Thepoweradapterand/ordatacableas

shownbelowmayalsobefoundaccordingtoyouractualorder.

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Flowmeterdatacable

Figure2.1:MF5900flowmeterandaccessories

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Pleasecheckimmediatelyfortheintegrityoftheproductaswellasthepoweranddatacable,ifany

abnormalisidentified,pleasenotifythedistributor/salesrepresentativeormanufacturerassoonas

youcan.Ifanydefectsareconfirmed,anexchangeshallbearrangedimmediatelyviatheoriginal

saleschannel.(Note:theLCDscreenshallnotbelighteduntilthepowercableispluggedin).This

usermanualshallalsoeitherbeincludedinthepackingboxorviaanonlinerequestforanelectronic

version.Inmostcases,thismanualshallbemadeavailabletothecustomerbeforetheactualorder.

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3.1. Productdescription

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Figure3.1:MF5900partsdescription

3.2. LCDdescription

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TheLCDprovidesallinformationthattheproduct

measures.Somesymbolsarereservedforfuture

upgrades,andwillnotbelightedduringtheoperation.

Thefollowingtabledetailsthemeaningofeachofthe

symbols.

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Figure3.2:LCDsymbolillustration.

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Table3.1:Symbolsdescription

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ACC

Thetoprow.Thedefaultdisplaysthetotalizeroraccumulatedflowratein

L(liters),m

(cubicmeters),orSCF(standardcubicfeet).Italsodisplays

pressure(ifkPalightsup)ortemperature(if°Clightsup)*.

FlowThe2

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row.DisplaysinstantflowrateinL/min(Litersperminute)

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SCFH(standardcubicfeetperhour)orm

/h(cubicmetersperhour).

*Note:Boththepressureandtemperaturesensorscanbeintegratedwiththecurrentproduct

butnotwiththedefaultmodels.Pleasecontactthemanufacturerforfurther

information.

Meterhead

Meterbody

LCDdisplay

MENUkeys

NPTorBSPP

connector

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Flow

direction

Electrical

connector

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3.3. Poweranddatacabledescription

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   Table3.2:MF5900wireassignment,withM12connector

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Figure3.3:MF5900cable

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3.4. Mechanicaldimensions

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Figure3.4:MF5900meterdimensions

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Table3.3:Meterdimensions,reference(mm)

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Wire Color Definition

1RedPowersupply(8~24Vdc)

2BlackGND,ground

3Green

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RS485A

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White

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RS485B

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5Yellow

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4~20mA

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L1L2WW1HD

MF59121701306158147NPT1/2”

MF59251701306758153NPT1”

MF59401731307568163NPT1‐1/2”

MF59502001507668165NPT2”

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4. Installation

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Donotopenoralteranypartoftheproductwhichwouldleadtomalfunctionandirrecoverable

damage.Itwillalsoforfeitthetermsofthewarrantyandcauseliability.

Theproductatthetimeofshipmentisfullyinspectedforitsqualityandmeetsallsafetyrequirements.

Additionalsafetymeasuresduringtheinstallationshouldbeapplied.Thisincludes,butisnotlimited

totheleakageverificationprocedures,standardEDS(electrostaticdischarge)precautions,DC

voltageprecautions.Othertaskssuchascalibration,partreplacement,repair,andmaintenance

mustonlybeperformedbytrainedpersonnel.Uponrequests,themanufacturerwillprovide

necessarytechnicalsupportand/ortrainingofthepersonnel.

Theproductispreferabletobeinstalledhorizontally.Flowdirectionshouldbealignedwiththearrow

markonthemeterbody.Iftheflowingfluidmayhaveparticlesordebris,afilterisstrongly

recommendedtobeinstalledupstreamofthemeter.

Pleasefollowthefollowingstepstocompletetheinstallation:

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Figure4.1:MF5900meterinstallation

a)Uponopeningthepackage,theproduct'sphysicalintegrityshouldbeinspectedtoensureno

visualdamage.

b)Beforeinstallationoftheproduct,pleaseensurethatthepipedebrisorparticlesoranyother

foreignmaterialsarecompletedremoved.

c)Cautionsduringinstallation:

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i)Itispreferabletofirstinstall/connectthemeterinletandthentheoutletendofthemeter;

Toensurethemeasurementaccuracy,anupstreamstraightpipeoflengthnolessthan

10DNandadownstreamstraightpipeoflengthnolessthan5DNshouldbeinplace.Please

refertothefollowingrecommendedinstallationconfiguration.

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