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FLOW‐BUSinterface9.17.024
6.2 TROUBLESHOOTINGHINTSANDTIPS
Symptom Possiblecause Action
NooutputsignalonFLOW‐BUSinterface BadcommunicationwithFLOW‐BUS Checkcommunicatione.g.withlocal
readoutmoduleorPC‐testprogram
Noorslowresponsetosetpointchanges Slopevaluecouldbesettoohigh(ramp
functionforsetpointsignal)
Checkand/orchangeslopevaluewith
readoutmoduleorPC‐softwareprogram
Controlmode/setpointsourcefor
instrumentcouldpointtoadifferent
setpointsource
Checkifcorrectcontrolmode/setpoint
sourceisselectedfortheinstrument
Otherinstrument(orPC)connectedto
FLOW‐BUScouldchangethesetpoint
Makesurewhoisinchargetochange
setpoints
Polynomialfactorscouldbewrong Checkifrightfluidhasbeenselectedand
checkpolynomialfactorsA..Dwiththose
onyourcalibrationcertificate
Inaccuracyofmeasurement Wrongfluid(andthuscalibrationsettings)
couldbeselected(upto8fluidspossible)
Checkifcorrectfluidisselectedforthis
instrument
Checkifpoweringofinstrumentisdone
correctly
Analogoutputrangeistoolow/high Wrongoutputrangecouldbeselected Checkifwantedoutputrange(analog)is
selected
No/badconnectiontoFLOW‐BUS Wrongcableused
Checkcabling
BadterminationofRS485bus‐line Checkbustermination
Othermodule(s)onthebuscouldcause
trouble
Checkcorrectfunctioningfromother
module(s)onthebus(PC‐programswith
interfacemodulesincluded)
NocommunicationpossiblewithPC‐
softwareprogram
Interfacesettingscouldbewrong Checksettingse.g.forRS232(COM‐port
andbaudrate)
InterfacehasbadconnectiontoFLOW‐
BUS
Checkcablingofinterface
RedorgreenLED’sareblinkingontopof
theinstrument
Instrumentisinaspecialoperationmode
orisindicatingsomekindof
error/warning
Seemanual9.17.023formoredetails
No/badreactiontomanualinstructionsby
meansofmicropush‐buttonswitchontop
Someactionscanonlybeusedunder
specialconditions
Seemanual9.17.023formoredetails
Master‐slavecontrollingdoesn’tfunction
well
Connectiontomastersignalcouldbelost Checkifmasteroutputisgivencorrectly
Settingsforthisspecialcontrollingmode
couldbewrong
Checkifsettingsarecorrect(controlmode,
slave‐factor)
Controllerdoesn’tfunctionaswanted Settingsforcontrollerareforother
behaviourthanyouwant
Undercertainconditionsyoucouldrunan
auto‐tuneforcontrolleroptimisation.
(seemanual9.17.023)
Changeresponsefactorsettingsfor
controller(seemanualofreadout/control
moduleor
PC‐software)
Othertroubles Oneormoreparametersettingscouldbe
wrong
Getbackoriginalfactorysettingsbymeans
ofmicropush‐buttonontop(seemanual
9.17.023)
Contactsalesrepresentativeforassistance
iftheabovedoesn’thelp
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