Newflow

NÅNO
Liquid
Flow Computer
Application

Configuration & User

Manual
 Newflow Ltd
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Derwent Road
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Email: sales@newflow.co.uk

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Document Name: Liquid Flow Computer Configuration and User Manual

Document Identifier LFC-UM

Rev Date Changes Prepared Checked Authorized

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 Operational Overview

This application is designed for use with Volumetric or Mass pulse based meters such as Turbine, PD,
Ultrasonic or Coriolis meters.

Features
This application is expecting to receive liquid Volume or Mass flow pulses from a single meter.
• Can be integrated with the NÅNO Station Application.
• Volume correction for Crude & Refined Products, API MPMS Ch 11.1 2007 and 1980, Tables A & B,
NGL with TP27/API 11.2.4 & TP15, and water.
• Multi-product, up to 12 individual product types with MF per product.
• Baseline & Proved meter factors management per product, MF curve per product or a Reynolds
number corrected MF can be applied when used with an Endress+Hauser Promass 300 Coriolis
meter. An override value can also be selected.
• Single 10 Point K-Factor linearization with override.
• Both Pulse Fidelity and Line Integrity options can be selected.
• Support for a Fast Loop or Header density meter, with separate T & P corrections.
• PID analog output based upon either the Main flow meter flow rate or to control the Fast Loop
(slipstream or bypass) flow rate.
• Web Browser Mimic and optional Local Panel with configurable security for meter technician
interface.
• Built in data logger and graphical trending display with download capability for spreadsheet
analysis.
• Batch initiation via website, Modbus, XML comms, Local Panel display, digital input or calendar
events.
• Support for Single or Dual samplers.
• Sophisticated alarm system with critical data logging and additional user configurable Alarms.
• Densitometer interface with a range of inputs. These can be analog, period mode (with Solatron
calibration constants) or Digital Communications from a Coriolis meter.
• Snapshot report with instantaneous values and a selectable rolling average period for Density,
Temperature & Pressure (for pycnometer verification).
• Powerful diagnostic capabilities.
• QR codes on manual batch operation (ended on the Local Panel or Site Panel Mimic on the Web
Browser).
• NTP time synchronization.
• Low frequency cut off for meter input.
• Fully integrated with the Unified Prover Application.
• Modbus, XML and OPC-UA.
• Support for multiple printers, serial and networked, and reports can automatically uploaded to an
FTP site, and the optional SD Card.
• Virtually unlimited Report Storage.
• User Configurable Alarms and Auxiliary Alarms.

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 • Browser based PC interface for programming. No special software needed.
• Metrology constants checksum for validation.
• Multiple User Level logins with a hardware enforced Metrology level.
• Hourly, Daily, Monthly, Batch, Proving and Meter Tech reports.

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 Table of Contents
1 Introduction..........................................................................................................................9
1.1 Prover Integration................................................................................................................................9
2 Loading the Application....................................................................................................10
3 Configuration Overview.....................................................................................................11
3.1 Conventions used in this manual......................................................................................................15
3.1.1 Editable data points with the wrong User Permissions.......................................................................................16

4 Stage 1 of 5: Initial Application Setup.............................................................................19

4.1 Initial Flow Computer Setup..............................................................................................................21
4.2 Initial Application Setup, Site/Location Setup...................................................................................24
4.2.1 Security Modes.................................................................................................................................................... 25
4.2.2 Optional Lid Display Setup.................................................................................................................................. 26
4.3 Initial Application Setup, Time Based Settings.................................................................................27
4.4 Initial Application Setup, Meter Factor Acceptance Setup................................................................30
5 Stage 2 of 5: RTU Setup....................................................................................................32
5.1 Time / Date........................................................................................................................................33
5.1.1 The Local Time Method....................................................................................................................................... 34
5.1.2 The NTP Time Method........................................................................................................................................ 34
5.2 Number Format.................................................................................................................................37
5.3 Network.............................................................................................................................................38
5.4 User Info............................................................................................................................................42
5.5 Communications Setup.....................................................................................................................44
5.5.1 Printers / SD Card / FTP..................................................................................................................................... 44
5.5.2 Report Routing.................................................................................................................................................... 51
5.5.3 XML Comms........................................................................................................................................................ 53
5.5.4 Modbus/TCP Slave............................................................................................................................................. 54
5.5.5 OPC-UA............................................................................................................................................................... 55
5.5.6 Local Panel.......................................................................................................................................................... 55
5.5.7 Prover Link.......................................................................................................................................................... 56
5.5.8 Promass Comms Link......................................................................................................................................... 59
5.5.9 Promass Data...................................................................................................................................................... 61
5.5.10 Station Link........................................................................................................................................................ 62

6 Stage 3 of 5: Configuring the Measurement Units.........................................................65

7 Stage 4 of 5: Matching the I/O to the P&ID......................................................................67
7.1 Assignment/Settings – Digital I/O......................................................................................................68
7.2 I/O Assignments – Process Inputs....................................................................................................70
7.2.1 Auxiliary Input Setup Menu................................................................................................................................. 75
7.3 Configuring Analog Outputs..............................................................................................................77
7.4 Meter Pulse Inputs............................................................................................................................78
7.4.1 Single Pulse Mode.............................................................................................................................................. 78
7.4.2 Dual Pulse Mode................................................................................................................................................. 79
7.5 Sampler/Pulse Output.......................................................................................................................79
7.6 Period Inputs.....................................................................................................................................81
7.7 Field Calibration................................................................................................................................82
7.8 I/O Diagnostics..................................................................................................................................84
7.9 Digital I/O Debug...............................................................................................................................85

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8 Stage 5 of 5: Process Setup.............................................................................................86
8.1 Main Line...........................................................................................................................................86
8.1.1 Flow Meter........................................................................................................................................................... 87
8.1.2 K Factor Curve.................................................................................................................................................... 90
8.1.3 Pulse Integrity Checks........................................................................................................................................ 92
8.1.4 Flow Rates.......................................................................................................................................................... 93
8.1.5 Totals................................................................................................................................................................... 94
8.1.6 Meter Temperature.............................................................................................................................................. 94
8.1.7 Meter Pressure.................................................................................................................................................... 98
8.1.8 Main Line Densitometer.................................................................................................................................... 102
8.1.9 Monitor S&W...................................................................................................................................................... 110
8.2 Fast Loop.........................................................................................................................................113
8.2.1 Fast Loop Flow Meter........................................................................................................................................ 113
8.2.2 Fast Loop Flow Rates........................................................................................................................................ 114
8.2.3 Fast Loop Temperature..................................................................................................................................... 114
8.2.4 Fast Loop Pressure........................................................................................................................................... 114
8.2.5 Fast Loop Densitometer.................................................................................................................................... 115
8.3 Product Data...................................................................................................................................117
8.3.1 Product Meter Factors (Use Baseline/Proved Meter Factor)............................................................................119
8.3.2 Meter Factors (Use Meter Factor Curves)........................................................................................................120
8.3.3 Meter Factors (Use Reynolds Corrected Meter Factor)....................................................................................123
8.3.4 Product "N" Data............................................................................................................................................... 125
8.4 PID Setup........................................................................................................................................128
8.4.1 Settings............................................................................................................................................................. 128
8.4.2 Debug / Tuning.................................................................................................................................................. 129
8.4.3 PID Historical Data............................................................................................................................................ 129
8.5 Totals Reset....................................................................................................................................130
9 The Liquid Flow Computer Local Panel........................................................................132
10 Operating the Liquid Flow Computer..........................................................................135
10.1 System Overview..........................................................................................................................136
10.2 Prove Request..............................................................................................................................136
10.3 Product in Use...............................................................................................................................138
10.4 Trigger Snapshot Report...............................................................................................................139
10.5 End Batch......................................................................................................................................139
11 Reports............................................................................................................................140
11.1 Liquid Flow Computer Report Types.............................................................................................141
11.2 Last 30 Reports.............................................................................................................................143
11.3 Reports Calendar View.................................................................................................................145
11.4 SD Card.........................................................................................................................................146
12 Logs and Info..................................................................................................................147
12.1 Calculation Corrections.................................................................................................................148
12.2 Calculation Status.........................................................................................................................149
12.3 Snapshot/Live Data.......................................................................................................................150
12.4 System Information.......................................................................................................................151
12.4.1 Software Checksums...................................................................................................................................... 153
12.5 AO Data.........................................................................................................................................154
12.6 Alarm Logs....................................................................................................................................155
12.7 Event Logs....................................................................................................................................156
12.8 Constants Log...............................................................................................................................158
12.9 Trending........................................................................................................................................159
13 Diagnostic Information..................................................................................................163
14 Liquid Volume Correction Calculations......................................................................164
15 Glossary..........................................................................................................................165
16 I/O Schedules.................................................................................................................167

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 1 Introduction

This application is one of a range designed specifically for fiscal measurement of Oil & NGLs utilizing
pipelines. The list below however is not exhaustive:

► Liquid Flow Computer Application Designed for use with Volumetric or Mass pulse based
meters such as Turbine, PD, Ultrasonic and Coriolis meters
► Unified Prover Application For use with all captive piston Provers as well as Bi-
Directional Provers
► Master Meter Application Designed for use with pulse based meters for Mass to Mass,
Mass to Inferred Mass or Volume to Volume proving modes.
► LACT-Pro® Metering Application Flow Meter based Truck Loading Applications and off-loading
to day tanks with measurement of produced water
► LACT-Pro® Tank Application Loading using gauging from Bullet & Cylindrical tanks
► LACT-Pro® Scales Application Weighbridge tanker loading
► LACT-Pro® PI For pipeline injection

In addition to this manual, a range of further documentation is available, which includes:

• NÅNO Installation Manual

• NÅNO XML Comms Manual
• Liquid Flow Computer Modbus Manual
• Master Meter Modbus Manual

1.1 Prover Integration

The NÅNO Liquid Flow Computer can operate in "Standalone" mode where the meter factors for each
product are downloaded to the NÅNO from a DCS or HMI. These can either be downloaded as a single
MF per product or, if the MF Curve option is selected, can be a MF curve per product. The prover could be
a NÅNO Prover (using Small Volume Provers, Ball Provers or Master Meter Proving) or a 3rd party prover.
In "standalone" mode, the Meter Factor management will be undertaken by the DCS or HMI package, and
the NÅNO Liquid Flow Computer will accept what ever Meter Factors are downloaded to it.
It can also operate in “System” mode where baseline meter factors are programmed into the Liquid Flow
Computer application. However, when connected to a NÅNO Prover application, the product information
and live process values are passed to the Prover application via a dedicated Ethernet comms link. The link
also allows the prover to turn on the prover pulse bus on the relevant Liquid Flow Computer.
Finally once a prove is completed, as long as it was repeatable, the proved meter factor will then be
passed back to the relevant Liquid Flow Computer to allow it to either automatically accept/reject that
meter factor or to prompt the user to make that decision.

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 2 Loading the Application

If the required version of the Liquid Flow Computer Application is already loaded into the NÅNO and the IP
address of the unit is known, then skip this section and proceed to Section 3 Configuration Overview.
Loading of applications, and a host of additional tasks, can be accomplished with the NÅNOConf program.
Please refer to the NÅNOConf manual (NANOConf-UM) for further information.

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 3 Configuration Overview

This section of the manual assumes that the Liquid Flow Computer application has been installed, and the
IP address of the machine is known. This document explains how the application is configured to match
the site.
There are a number of site specific options that need to be configured before the NÅNO will provide useful
results. These options can be grouped as:
• Choose if an integrated NÅNO Prover is used, or if a DCS / HMI utilized.
• Initial Site report data, such as the Site Owner/Operator, Reference, Location and Device ID
• System Setup - these NÅNO specific items include Network Settings, Printers, Time & Date
• User Information - allows additional users & technician login details to be added / configured
• Configuring the measurement units to be used
• Matching the application to the site Piping and Instrumentation Diagram (P&ID)
• Setting the I/O assignments - these have rational default values, but may be changed to suit local
wiring requirements, or for fault diagnostic purposes
• Product Configuration - setting up the parameters for up to 12 products
• Prover Integration
• Final Field Set-up and Analog Calibration, if applicable
• Back-up the configured application and print or download the constants log

The following configuration sequence is recommended, but not obligatory. The menu structure is dynamic,
and as items are selected or deselected, associated information may appear or be hidden.
Once you had identified the physical NÅNO using the NÅNOConf deployment tool, you can right click on
the unit you wish to set-up and select "Start Web Interface". Alternatively, take a note of the IP address,
open a web browser (Firefox, Chrome or Safari are preferred), type the NÅNO's IP address into the
browser's address bar and press ENTER.

The default Login screen will be displayed, as shown above.

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Unless someone has already configured the machine, and changed the login credentials, the user name
will be admin, and the password will be 00000000 (that is the number zero repeated 8 times).
After typing the password, you can press the key on the keyboard, which works with most

browsers or click the Login button, which will work for all browsers.
If the Password and/or Username have been changed from the default, then you will see this:

NOTE: If the Password & Username combination for the machine cannot be determined, there is no
back-door method of logging into the NÅNO. The passwords cannot be recovered, but the
machine can be reset to factory defaults but this will remove the application, and stored
reports. The SD Card information is preserved.

NOTE: The maximum number of concurrent web browser connections is 4. If this is exceeded, a lock
icon will be displayed and the message "Too many users already logged in" shown.

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Assuming that the user limit has not been exceeded and you login correctly, then the home screen will be
displayed.
NOTE: The home screen below is just an example screen used to highlight the various screen areas
and icons. For any particular application, the System ID or Device ID will be different, as will
the Hierarchical Menu Items. However the position and layout of the home screen will be
similar.

System ID / The System ID / Device ID is configured in the application. The Device ID is initially
Device ID unset, so the System ID (the MAC Address) is shown to ensure each machine is
unique, but can be changed by administrator level users in the Home ‣ System ‣
Initial Setup ‣ Site/Location Setup Menu.

Left Banner These areas are used to give information to the user of modes or operation. In the
and example above, the left banner is showing that a prove is in progress and the right
Right Banner banner is showing that some settings and operational control is being performed by
a NÅNO running the station application.
Alarm Clicking on this item will take you to the Alarms page.
Notification
The color of the alarm indicator shows the current alarm status:
Flashing red - there are unaccepted alarms.
Solid red - there are only accepted but not cleared alarms.
Grey - there are no alarms present.
Time / Date This area of the screen displays the current machine time. Clicking on this item will
jump to the Time / Date settings page (see Section 5.1 Time / Date).
Site Map Clicking this icon takes you to a page showing all of the displays. The menu
structure is dynamic and as items are selected or deselected, associated
configuration information may appear or be hidden. This enables rapid navigation of
the display tree, for users who are familiar with the layout of the data and sub
menus. It is possible to get all menu entries in no more than two clicks, using the
site-map feature.

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Breadcrumb This navigation aid shows the hierarchical location of the current page:
Bar

Clicking on any of the breadcrumb items will jump to the relevant page.
User Logout Clicking this icon immediately logs out the current user and returns you to the
default login screen.
Sub Menu A line on the menu with a leading triangle►is the entry to the next sub menu.
Clicking on a sub menu line will take you to the next level in the Hierarchical Menu.
The browser "back" button will take you back up a level.
Data Point The left hand side will show the name of the display point and the right hand side
will show the current value of this data.
NOTE: The home screen does not have any Data Points, only Sub Menus.
Gear Icon A blue gear icon indicates that the value of the Display Point can be edited by the
current user. If the gear icon is gray, this indicates that the display point can be
edited, but the current user does not have the required user level. If no icon is
show, the display point is read-only and shown for information only.

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 3.1 Conventions used in this manual

The browser can show a range of different screen types, such as menus, items names and associated
value or status, dialog boxes for editing parameters, previews of reports, and other types of pages.
When a data point is being described in this manual, it will be shown in Bold Italics, as is Application
Type in the next paragraph.
Menu locations will be shown as Home ‣ System ‣ Initial Setup in this manual.

Any line which has a gear icon at the end of the line, is an editable line.

Clicking anywhere on a line with the gear icon will open an edit dialog box. The original web page is now
grayed out and the appropriate dialog box overlays the background.
The type of dialog depends upon the context. For example, If you navigate to Home ‣ System ‣ Initial
Application Setup and click the top line Application Type will open a Radio Button dialog box, which only
allows one choice from several options. This type of dialog box is shown below.

This radio button type dialog box only has two choices, click the line that matches your requirement and
click on the Apply button, to make the selection, or Cancel to lose any change made.

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There are a range of other dialog boxes, for example the Edit value dialog box shows the name of the item
being edited (Item name) and it has a large data entry entry area. In the screenshot below, the value "Old
Company Name" is being replaced with "New Corporation Name".

The user can now accept the new value by clicking the green Apply button, or reject the changes by
clicking the red Cancel button, at which point the Edit value dialog box closes and the main screen is
displayed as normal.
NOTE: If you have changed the Device ID, you will need to refresh the page view before the System
ID/Device ID Name on the top Left Hand Side of the screen will be updated.

NOTE: The format of the data entered is checked, but not the validity of that data. In the case of the
Device ID, the format is free and you can enter any numbers, characters or Unicode Symbols
as you wish, up to the equivalent of 32 ASCII characters.

3.1.1 Editable data points with the wrong User Permissions

The Liquid Flow Computer application uses 3 different User Permissions, Technician, Admin and
Metrology.

3.1.1.1 Technician

The Technician login level is used for the Digital I/O Debug facility and also the analog Bias values.

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 3.1.1.2 Admin (Administrator)

An Admin level user login is provided by default with a default password. Many organizations will require
the default password to be changed but note that if the Admin Password is lost, there is NO backdoor into
the machine, nor will you be able to backup or retrieve either the metering data or the configuration. See
Section 5.4 User Info for more information on User configuration.
An administrator can change all data points that are not critical to the measurement integrity. These points
are Alarm Levels, Location Names, Meter serial number and similar information. In addition and
administrator is able to perform the routine tasks, such as ending a batch, changing the product type,
requesting a prove (when a system Prover is configured) as well as retrieval of reports, alarms and log.

3.1.1.3 Metrology

A user running at the Metrology level (with the hardware enforcement switch bit 1 ON) is able to change
both the Metrology sensitive data and any data points accessible to an Administrator.
Since an Administrator can create users with the Metrology level, at first sight it may appear that the
Metrology level does not offer any additional security. This however is not true, because in addition to the
login level, Switch 1 Bit 1 labelled as NMI (or MET) must be in the ON position (upwards) as shown in the
photographs below.

Or

Once the application has been configured, a Metrology Officer is able to set SW1 Bit 1 to the OFF position
(downwards in the images above). The enclosure lid can then be replaced and sealed. Logging in as
Metrology with the switch off gives Admin level properties, and data points that needed Metrology level
access will show a gray gear icon as shown in the screenshot below.

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NOTE: If logged in at Metrology level but the NMI/MET switch (Switch 1 Bit 1) is in the OFF position
(downwards) a warning will be shown in the right banner as shown below. If in Station Mode
and the NMI/MET switch is OFF, the banner will alternate between the Station Mode status
and Met. Switch OFF notification

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4 Stage 1 of 5: Initial Application Setup

NOTE: The following configuration sequence is recommended, but not mandatory. The menu structure
is dynamic, and as items are selected or deselected, associated information may appear or be
hidden. The Initial Setup screen is sub-menu of the System screen.

The default or home page that will be displayed in the browser is shown below:

Site Panel Mimic This is a mimic of the Local Panel and can be used to support and train operators. In
addition it will also mimic the Technician menus and any other Local Panel screens.
Operation This is where the routine functions performed by an operators are grouped, such as
changing product in-use and setting a batch end.
System This is the entry point to the system configuration sub-menus.
Reports This section will contain all of the reports produced by the Application.
Logs & Info All the information supplementary to the reports will be found in the section.

To start the configuration, click the line containing the ‣ System sub menu. This will take you to the top of
the System menu page Home ‣ System.
This menu is shown on the next page.

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If Metrology Mode in Home ‣ System ‣ Initial Setup is set to API an additional menu entry (shown below)
is added to allow the totalisers to be reset (additional security can be enabled for a reset to take place).

On this menu, click the top line, ‣ Initial Setup to start the configuration process.

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 4.1 Initial Flow Computer Setup

If set to System Prover;

If set to Standalone Prover;

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Metrology Mode There are two options, API or Strict MID, selectable using the radio buttons.
API: The application will meet the API requirements and
have the following additional features available:
- DCF/DMF input
- Single point bias adjustment for Analog values
- Field Calibration to allow loop calibration to be M
performed on site
- An S&W Input
- Ability to reset the Cumulative Totalisers
Strict MID: The Application can be configured to be suitable for
European MID compliance.
Prover Type There are two options, Standalone Prover or System Prover, selectable using
radio buttons:
Standalone Prover: With this option selected the application does not
expect the presence of a prover computer. If proving
is performed the meter data such as product type,
product name, meter temperature and pressure, etc
will need to be transferred to the prover by another
means, such as manually entered at the prover or via
a supervisory computer. Resulting data such as a new
Meter Factor will also need to be manually entered in A
this application or passed via the supervisory
computer. Checks on the validity of the new Meter
Factor will need to be performed externally.
System Prover: With this option selected, the application uses an
inter-NÅNO communications link to pass all
necessary meter data to the NÅNO prover application.
Resulting data such as a new Meter Factor are
passed back via the same link for processing in this
application.
Enable Promass This is only selectable when the Prover Type is set to Standalone Prover.
Communications When enabled various debug information is retrieved (and is available for
? transfer to a supervisory computer via the OPC-UA link). The data available is
shown under Home ‣ System ‣ RTU Setup ‣ Comms ‣ Promass Data. The
following variables can also be used in the application directly;
Mass Rate: Used together with the calculated flow rate from the
incoming pulses and electronically checked against
each other for deviation and raise an alarm if A
necessary.
Flowing Density: With this option selected the application allows for the
density to be brought in via comms from the Coriolis
meter and used in the flow calculations.
Reynolds Number: With communications good, the Reynolds Number
can be used with a % Error lookup table to show a
calculated Meter Factor.

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Meter Factor With the Prover Type set to System Prover, the only option of Meter Factor is
Method Use Baseline/Proved Meter Factor.
With the Prover Type set to Standalone Prover, there are options of Use
Baseline/Proved Meter Factors, Use Meter Factor Curve or Use Reynolds
Corrected Meter Factor.
The option of Use Reynolds Corrected Meter Factor is only available if the
Enable Promass Communications? option is also set to Yes.

The choices are;

Use Baseline/Proved This uses a baseline value (typically 1.0) or, if
Meter Factors: proved previously, the Proved Meter Factor. There is
a separate Meter Factor for each product.
Use Meter Factor This uses an independent Meter Factor curve for
Curve: each product on the meter. The curves can be
entered and modified in Section 8.3 Product Data of
the manual.
Use Reynolds This uses a fixed Meter Factor for the meter along
Corrected Meter with a % Error lookup table to calculate a live,
Factor: calculated Meter Factor. This is product independent.
‣ Site/Location This menu is described below in Section 4.2 Initial Application Setup,
Setup Site/Location Setup of the manual.
‣ Time Based This menu is described below in Section 4.3 Initial Application Setup, Time
Settings Based Settings of the manual.
‣ Meter Factor If System Prover is selected, then the Flow Computer can be tightly integrated
Acceptance with the NÅNO Prover application. The system prover option allows proves to
Setup be launched from the Meter Run, and the acceptance criteria to be specified.
The screenshot on the previous page has System Prover selected, so the
Meter Factor Acceptance Setup menu is shown. See Section 4.4 Initial
Application Setup, Meter Factor Acceptance Setup
Averaging The averaging blocks within the application can be set to;
Method
Flow Based: Depending on K Factor Type, this uses the incoming
Volume or Mass flow to calculate the Flow Weighted
A
Averages (FWA).
Time Based: This uses the elapsed time, regardless of flow rate, to
calculate the Flow Weighted Averages (FWA).

Now choose the Home ‣ System ‣ Initial Setup ‣ Site/Location Setup sub-menu to continue the
configuration.

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4.2 Initial Application Setup, Site/Location Setup

Site Owner/ This is an alphanumeric text field of up to 32 ASCII characters. Unicode

Operator characters can be used, but this will reduce the total number of characters A
supported. The Site Owner/Operator is printed on all reports.
Site Reference This is an alphanumeric text field of up to 32 ASCII characters. Unicode
characters can be used, but this will reduce the total number of characters A
supported. The Site Reference is printed on all reports.
Site Location This is an alphanumeric text field of up to 32 ASCII characters. Unicode
characters can be used, but this will reduce the total number of characters A
supported. The Site Location is printed on all reports.
Device ID This is a text field, like the entries above, and appears on all reports but the
Device ID is also shown on the top left of all web browser pages if configured.
A
NOTE: If no Device ID name is set then the hardware unique System ID
will be used instead.
Local This data point allows the user to set the default Local Atmospheric Pressure, in
Atmospheric absolute pressure units determined in the Measurement Units setup page. M
Pressure
‣ Security Setup This is a sub menu, described below in Section 4.2.1 Security Modes. The
security setup is only applicable to the Local Panel display. The Web security is
enforced through the User Info menus accessible here: Home ‣ System ‣ RTU
Setup ‣ User info.
‣ Optional Lid This is a sub menu, described below in Section 4.2.2 Optional Lid Display
Display Setup Setup.

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 4.2.1 Security Modes

Security Mode There are four choices for the security mode:
None There are no checks on the user of the Local Panel.
PIN Only If this option is selected, before the user can operate the
Liquid Flow Computer, they will have to enter the PIN,
specified in the PIN Code value field, which will appear
below.. The PIN Code can be any positive number
between 1 and 999,999,999. The Pin Code value can also
A
be downloaded via XML comms.
ID Only If this option is selected, the operator must match one of
the IDs on the ID List which appears below this option.
ID and PIN If this option is selected, the user must first match one of
the IDs in the ID List which appears below this option.
Then second, supply the matching PIN Code associated
with the ID from the ID PIN List.

If Pin Only is selected, the menu will change to show:

If ID Only or ID and PIN is selected, the ID List and ID PIN List will be shown. The image below shows the
first four of the 20 line items.

The Application can support up to 20 different IDs. The associated PIN can be any positive number
between 1 and 999,999,999. The ID and the PIN can be downloaded to the application using XML
Communications.
If ID Only is selected, the associated PIN values are ignored but will be shown in the setup screen.

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 4.2.2 Optional Lid Display Setup

Clicking on each entry allows it to be Enabled or Disabled from being shown on the lid display. The display
automatically cycles round each entry every 10 seconds and is read only.

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4.3 Initial Application Setup, Time Based Settings

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Day End Hour The accounting end of day time can be set to any whole hour of the day. The
minutes and seconds are always set as zero. Clicking the line opens a table
with radio buttons, showing the times in both 24 Hour / Military time and 12
Hour am/pm times. A
NOTE: If in Station Mode this value will be read-only and will be set by the
NÅNO station application.
Month Start Day There are two options: First Day Of Month or Last Day Of Month.
NOTE: If in Station Mode this value will be read-only and will be set by the A
NÅNO station application.
Batch End There are four options:
Trigger Mode
First Day Of Month: As the Month Start Day setting, allows the user to
select auto Batch End at the Day End Hour on the
first day of the month.
Last Day Of Month: As the Month Start Day setting, allows the user to
select auto Batch End at the Day End Hour on the
last day of the month.
A
Start Date + Interval: If this option is selected, two more menu items will
appear, Start Date and Interval, as described below.
No Date Trigger: No auto Batch End is performed.

NOTE: If in Station Mode this value will be read-only and will

be set by the NÅNO station application.
Start Date Only shown if the Batch End Trigger Mode is set to Start Date + Interval.
The date format is expected to be the same as set under Home ‣ System ‣
RTU Setup ‣ Time/Date.
In this mode a batch report is generated at the Day End Hour on this date then A
at regular intervals set by the Interval setting below.
NOTE: If in Station Mode this value will be read-only and will be set by the
NÅNO station application.
Interval Only shown if the Batch End Trigger Mode is set to Start Date + Interval.
In this mode, the Interval sets the number of days between Batch Ends being
triggered. A
NOTE: If in Station Mode this value will be read-only and will be set by the
NÅNO station application.
Generate Hourly There are two options for this field:
Report at Batch
No: An hourly report will NOT be generated immediately a Batch End is
End
triggered.
Yes: An hourly report will be generated immediately a Batch End is
triggered.
A
NOTE: If this option is set to Yes and several Batch Ends are triggered
during an hour, you can have hourly reports which neither start nor
stop on an hour boundary.

NOTE: If in Station Mode this value will be read-only and will be set by the
NÅNO station application.

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Generate Daily There are two options for this field:
Report at Batch
No: A Daily report will NOT be generated immediately a Batch End is
End
triggered.
Yes: A Daily report will be generated immediately a Batch End is
triggered.
A
NOTE: If this option is selected and several Batch Ends are triggered
during a day, you can have daily reports which neither start nor stop
on a day boundary.

NOTE: If in Station Mode this value will be read-only and will be set by the
NÅNO station application.
Auto Web By default, if you do not interact with the website for 10 minutes the user will be
Logout logged out and you will have to re-enter the User Name and Password. This
(0 = Disabled) auto-logout is a safety feature to ensure that if a user forgets to logout, it will be
less likely that someone else can take control of the machine. On occasion,
such as configuring a machine for the first time, the auto-logout feature can be
an annoyance so you can either change the period by selecting a different
number of minutes for the timeout or, if you enter zero, the timeout is disabled. A
NOTE: In this instance only a number can be typed into the Edit Value
Dialog box.

NOTE: It is recommended that a reasonable number is used once the

machine is commissioned, to limit unauthorized access.
AO Screen If set to zero, the AO screen is only shown when the associated Digital Input is
Active Time active. This works perfectly for a toggle switch but if a push button is being
used, it is inconvenient to hold the button in. This setting stretches the time for A
the period entered so, after a momentary push, the AO screen stays active for
the entered time.
Metering Data - This sets the interval between trend data points being recorded in zone
Trend Sample ‣ Metering Data. The period can be set to 5, 15, 30 seconds, or once every A
Period minute, every 5, 15 or 30 Minutes. One minute is the default.
Auxiliary Data - This sets the interval between trend data points being recorded in zone
Trend Sample ‣ Auxiliary Data. The period can be set to 5, 15, 30 seconds, or once every A
Period minute, every 5, 15 or 30 Minutes. One minute is the default.
Pycnometer This sets the length of the rolling average. It is used to smooth out the
Rolling Average temperature, pressure and density values needed for performing a pycnometer
Time verification. The values are only used on the Local Panel displays as detailed in A
Section 9 The Liquid Flow Computer Local Panel. The period can be set to 5,
10, 15, 20, 25 or 30 seconds. A sample is taken every 500ms.

This completes the ‣ Time Based Settings.

If in System Prover mode, proceed to Section 4.4 Initial Application Setup, Meter Factor Acceptance Setup
If in Standalone Prover mode, proceed to Section 5 Stage 2 of 5: RTU Setup

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4.4 Initial Application Setup, Meter Factor Acceptance Setup

NOTE: This menu is only visible when Prover Type is set to System Prover.

Auto Accept There are three options on the radio buttons for this selection:
Meter Factor
Manually Accept/Reject MF After every prove requested from the Flow
Mode
Computer has completed, a menu is
presented to the operator showing the results,
and asking if the new MF should be accepted
or rejected. This is shown under Home ‣
Operation ‣ Prove Request.
Auto Accept MF if The new MF will be compared to the previous
Reproducibility is OK proved MF, and if it deviates less than the
Meter Factor Reproducibility Limit shown
below, it will be automatically accepted. A
Always Accept MF The new MF will be accepted regardless of
the deviation from the Previous proved MF.

NOTE: If in Station Mode this value will not be shown and will be controlled
by the NÅNO station application.
NOTE: If Reynolds Corrected Meter Factor has been chosen in Section
4.1 Initial Flow Computer Setup, this value should be set to
Manually Accept/Reject MF and any adjustments to constants be
applied manually.
Meter Factor Sets the maximum value, in percentage, of deviation between the current and
Reproducibility previously proved MF that can be automatically accepted. A
Limit
Meter Factor This option has two values: Disabled or Enabled. If Enabled is selected and the
Reproducibility new proved MF exceeds the Reproducibility factor, a ‘Proved Meter Factor A
Alarm Outside Reproducibility Limits’ Alarm will be raised.

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Force Batch End There are two values for this selection: No and Yes. If Yes is selected then a
when Accepting Batch End will be triggered when a new MF is accepted.
a New Meter A
NOTE: If the application has Station Communications enabled and it is Up
Factor
and Running/Enabled, this option is hidden as it is then handled
by the NÅNO station application.
Maximum Sets the maximum value, in percentage, of allowable deviation between the
Baseline Change current MF and the MF defined for the selected product. A
Limit
Baseline Change If the Proved MF exceeds the allowable deviation as defined above in
Limit Exceeded Maximum Baseline Change Limit this option allows the user to select what
Alarm should happen. The two options are:
A
Event Log Only: An entry will be made in the Application Event Log.
Alarm & Event Log: An entry will be made in the Application Event Log
and an alarm will also be raised.

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 5 Stage 2 of 5: RTU Setup

The RTU setup configures the computer aspects of the NÅNO. The screenshot below shows the five sub-
menus.

Clicking the ‣ Time / Date sub-menu will show the screen on the next page.
NOTE: Clicking on the time and date shown on the top-right of the browser screen is a shortcut to the
Time / Date menu.

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 5.1 Time / Date

The NÅNO has a very high stability clock source which is used for a variety of measurement tasks, such as
period measurement, as well as driving the internal time & date system. The internal clock will have an
error of less than one second per day when running from a DC power source.
The time facilities in the NÅNO can be used in two ways.

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 5.1.1 The Local Time Method

The Administrator can decide to use a very simple time setting method. Ignore the TimeZone setting, and
set the Time Offset (HH:MM) to 00:00. Note that the TimeZone value will now state UK.
The Date and Time fields should then be set to the local time.
The Daylight Saving Time option may still be used if required. If not required, set the Start Date to be the
same as the End Date and this feature will be disabled.

5.1.2 The NTP Time Method

Alternatively, to synchronize the NÅNO to the Internet time using the Network Time Protocol (NTP) you
must input a time offset which represents your geographical timezone, as Internet time is always
expressed in UTC (Coordinated Universal Time - see Section 15 Glossary). This is because the NTP
server has no knowledge of where the client resides and local time is derived from adding or subtracting
the local timezone time offset. The timezone offset can be input manually, for example, during the winter
months in Houston, you would set the Time Offset (HH:MM) as -06:00 (subtract 6 hours from UTC time).
Similarly in Mumbai, India, you would set the Time Offset (HH:MM) as +05:30 (add 5 Hours and 30
minutes to UTC time). For convenience, the US timezones have been built in so in most of Texas, for
example, click on TimeZone and select Central, and the Time Offset (HH:MM) value will be set to
-06:00.

The following system settings are shown:

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TimeZone The dialog box above shows the options available:
Alaskan zone is -9 Hours
Pacific is -8 Hours
Mountain is -7 Hours
Central is -6 Hours
Eastern is -5 Hours
UK has no offset from UTC
Central Europe is +1 Hour
Eastern Europe is +2 Hours
Moscow is +3 Hours
Clicking an option pre-loads the Time Offset (HH:MM) item with the relevant timezone
offset.
Time Offset This shows the current time offset (in hours:minutes). Clicking on the line will open the
(HH:MM) Time Offset dialog box which allows the user to input the time offset associated with
the local timezone. The : (colon) character is used to separate hours and minutes. The
minutes is optional hence if only whole hours are needed. For example, you can just
enter -6 for US Central time during the winter.
Date Format Shows the current date format. The three following formats are available and each
shows an example of the date for Christmas Day for the year 2015:
YYYY/MM/DD Example: 2015/12/25
DD/MM/YYYY Example: 25/12/2015
MM/DD/YYYY Example: 12/25/2015
Clicking on the line opens a selection box with the three options, clicking any of the
lines selects the appropriate option and indicates the selection with the radio style
button. As usual, select Apply or Cancel to exit the selection box.
Date Shows the current date (using the format defined above). Clicking on the line
containing the gear icon allows the user to enter a date, in the format specified above.
The / (slash or forward-slash character) is used to separate the day, month and year.
Time Shows the current local time in 24 hour military time format.
Clicking on the line takes you to the Edit Value screen where the user can enter the
time.
NOTE: The : (colon) symbol must be used to separate the hours from the minutes
and the minutes from the seconds.
Daylight Saving Time - This is the heading for the Daylight Savings options. This bar also indicates if
Daylight Saving Time is in effect.
Start Date This should be the date in the Spring when the hour is moved forward. Once the start
(MM/DD) date is reached, at either 1am or 2am (as set in the Changeover Hour), the NÅNO time
will jump forward by one hour to 2am or 3am.
NOTE: The format to enter this information is determined by the Date Format
above, so could be in MM/DD or DD/MM format. The expected format will
be displayed in the name.
NOTE: It is not recommended that you load during this period as report times and
averaged data may be confusing. However, no pulses will be lost and the
accumulators and totals will be correct.

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End Date This is the date in the Fall, when the hour moves back. At the changeover hour, the
(MM/DD) time will go back from say 2am to 1am and appear to repeat for an hour. When it
reaches 2am for the second time, it will NOT jump back another hour.
NOTE: The format to enter this information is determined by the Date Format
above, so could be in MM/DD or DD/MM format. The expected format will
be displayed in the name.
Changeover This can be either 1am or 2am, and determines the time of the day, on the selected
Hour date, that the time will spring forward by one hour or back by one hour in the Fall.
NTP - This is the heading for the NTP options
Mode Four NTP operating modes are available:
Disabled No NTP synchronization will be performed.
Automatic Sync At a pseudo-random time within the minute
around 03:33 (local time), an NTP sync will be
performed.
Sync On Startup An NTP sync will be performed when the unit is
powered on or restarted.
Sync On Startup & Automatic An NTP sync will be performed when the unit is
powered on or restarted and at a pseudo-random
time within the minute around 03:33 (local time).
Whenever an NTP sync is performed, if the time difference is less than 15 minutes and
greater than 0.5 seconds, the machine time will be adjusted accordingly (with the Time
Offset applied). Otherwise no action takes place.
NOTE: Time changes are logged in the System Event Log.
Server IP Specifies the IP address of the NTP Server to use. The IP address must be entered in
Address IPv4 human readable quad-dotted format. There are large numbers of time servers,
from government bodies and larger companies. A number of oil companies have their
own time server.
The NIST time server list can be found at http://tf.nist.gov/tf-cgi/servers.cgi
For example: NIST, Boulder is 132.163.96.1
Google also has a series of time servers at 216.239.35.0, 216.239.35.4, 216.239.35.8
and 216.239.35.12
Last Sync This field records the time & date of the last NTP synchronization, and the time offset
between the computer and Network time.
NTP Manual Clicking the Manual Sync line will force the NTP server to request an immediate time
Sync update. The time will be applied directly.
NOTE: No checking is provided on a manual sync, so it is the operator's
responsibility to sanity check the result. We advise clicking the NTP
Manual Sync a second time, checking that the Last Sync message shows
a very small correction, and check that the Date and Time information
looks correct.

This completes the ‣ Time / Date settings.

For the next phase, click RTU Setup on the breadcrumb bar to go back (or the browser back button) and
select ‣ Number Format.

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 5.2 Number Format

Decimal Two options are available:

Separator
Point [.] This will show the separator between the whole and
fractional part of the number as a point. As an example
1234.567
Comma [,] This will show the separator between the whole and
fractional part of the number as a comma. As an example
1234,567
Thousands Four options are available:
Separator
None This will not show any separator between the thousands
part of a number. As an example 1234567
Comma [,] This will show the separator between the thousands part of
a number as a comma. As an example 1,234,567
Point [.] This will show the separator between the thousands part of
the number as a point. As an example 1.234.567
Space [ ] This will show the separator between the thousands part of
the number as a space. As an example 1 234 567

This completes the ‣ Number Format settings.

For the next phase, click RTU Setup on the breadcrumb bar to go back (or the browser back button) and
select ‣ Network.

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 5.3 Network

The NÅNO has two 10/100 MHz Ethernet ports. These ports are connected to two independent network
controllers. These can be connected to entirely separate networks (for highest reliability systems) or the
same physical network. However, in either case, each controller must be configured so that they are on
entirely separate subnets.
The Network page shows the current network settings for both network ports.
The settings can be changed only by administrator users. The operation of this page is slightly different to
other pages, in that each line is NOT actioned as it changed. The user pre-loads a consistent set of
information (IP address, Netmask & Gateway) and all the information gets applied together, when the
Apply line is clicked.
If you wish to cancel a setting before the Apply is clicked, simply change page by clicking on the
breadcrumb bar.
Pre-loaded but not yet applied information is shown in RED text.
In addition to being able set up the Ethernet interfaces, this page has information on the connections made
to the machine and allows a System Administrator to close links if required.

NOTE: When configuring the Ethernet IP addresses, the following MUST be carefully noted:

The IP address for each port must NOT be in the same subnet. Due to the fundamental design
of the routing mechanism, Ethernet cannot work reliably if two separate controllers share the
same subnet.

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IP Method This line indicates that either a Static (manually configured) address or a DHCP
(Port 1) (automatic) address setting method has been selected for Ethernet Port 1 (ETH1).
Clicking on the line containing the gear icon allows the administrator to select between
the two options.
NOTE: If DHCP is chosen as the IP Method, the current in-use IP address,
Netmask and Gateway values are shown but grayed out as they are for
information only.
IP Address If DHCP has been selected, then this field will show, in gray text, the IP address that
(Port 1) has been allocated to the unit by the DHCP server.
If Static IP method has been selected then the line will contain the gear icon and, if the
line clicked, the Edit Value dialog box will be opened so the manual IP address to be
entered. The IP address must be entered in commonly used IPv4 quad-dotted decimal
representation, as shown by the example screen on the previous page.

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Netmask If DHCP has been selected, then this field will show, in gray text, the Netmask that has
(Port 1) been allocated to the unit by the DHCP server.
If Static IP method has been selected then the line will contain the gear icon and can
be changed by clicking the line and the Edit Value dialog box will be opened so the
manual Netmask can be input. The Netmask must be entered in IPv4 quad-dotted
decimal representation, like an IP address.
Gateway If DHCP has been selected, then this field will show, in gray text, the gateway that has
(Port 1) been allocated to the unit by the DHCP server.
If Static IP method has been selected then the line will contain the gear icon and, if the
icon is clicked, the Edit Value dialog box will be opened so the manual Gateway
address can be set. The Gateway address must be entered in IPv4 quad-dotted
decimal representation.
IP Method Ethernet Port 2 (ETH2) does not allow DHCP to be used. This eliminates a potential
(Port 2) problem where both ports are allocated addresses in the same subnet.
The second port is always set to Static.
IP Address Clicking this line allows the user to input the IP address for the second port.
(Port 2)
Netmask Clicking this line allows the user to input the Netmask for the second port.
(Port 2)

Apply Clicking Apply line will accept and action any of the changes highlighted in red on the
Network page. Once the changes are accepted, the lines changed will revert to blue
colored text.
SSL Certificate (Generated : xxxxxxxxxx yyyyyyyy)
Generate Clicking on this link will force the NÅNO to generate a new Self Certified SSL
Certificate Certificate. Once generated, the NÅNO will automatically add the generated time and
date into its subheading above, where xxxxxxxxxx is the system formatted date and
yyyyyyyy is the system formatted time.
The SSL Certificate is used by some communications links (for example the OPC-UA
link).
Connection Info
XML Link In the previous screenshot the XML link information shows that 192.168.1.130 Port 592
(the NÅNO unit) is connected to a SCADA system with an IP address of 192.168.1.75
using port 50343. Up to 10 simultaneous XML links can be supported. Clicking on this
line opens a "Close Connections?" dialog box. Selecting Confirm will close ALL the
XML links.

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The screen below shows an example Network setup screen that is modified. The items shown in red are
changes and when the Apply line is clicked, Ethernet Port 1 will change to the settings currently highlighted
in red.
At this point, the browser will no longer appear to function. The user will have to type the new address into
the browser address bar, and login once again, to continue configuration.

This completes the ‣ Network settings.

For the next phase, click RTU Setup on the breadcrumb bar to go back (or the browser back button) and
select ‣ User Info.

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 5.4 User Info

The User Info page shows a list of currently configured users.

User details can be viewed by clicking on the relevant line containing the gear icon. Clicking on the admin
line opens the Edit Value dialogue box, and you can change the name and password, but not the user
level. Note that if you change the
admin name to something else, you
need to record the new name since
you will need this name to log back
into the machine.
The second line in the example
above has the user details for a
manually added ‘met’ user and the
third line for a manually added
'tech' user. The fourth line in the
example only shows if you are
logged in at Admin or Metrology
level and is called “Add new
user ...”. Clicking on the text opens
the Add new user dialog box, as shown on the right.
The following details can be changed:-

Username Sets the username. All usernames must be unique.

Level Sets the access level of the user, as follows:
Metrology Used for sensitive data such as the units of measure, scaling values,
etc.
Admin Can change all parameters except those designated as Metrology or as
Technician only. One user at Admin level is mandatory.
Technician The technician can change the Field Calibration and the Digital I/O
Diagnostics in this mode.
Operator Not used in this application.
Management Not used in this application.
Anyone The display of all data on the website and the local panel
Password To change the password, enter the new password into both password boxes.

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Administrator users can edit any user's details or delete a user by selecting the line and clicking the red
Delete button.
Non-administrator users can only edit their own username or password.

Adding a new user or clicking on an existing user opens the Edit user dialog box.
NOTE: At least one user MUST be set at Admin level and it is not possible to delete the last remaining
Administrator account.

We recommend user names use the following characters only:

• Upper and Lower case letters (A..Z) and (a..z)
• Numbers (0..9)
• Hyphen (-)
• Full-stop (.)
• Space

NOTE: As stated previously, there is no back-door to the security. If you lose the Administrator
password, it cannot be recovered and the only course of action is reset to factory default,
which will clear all reports and data.

This completes the ‣ User Info settings.

For the next phase, click RTU Setup on the breadcrumb bar to go back (or the browser back button) and
select ‣ Comms.

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 5.5 Communications Setup

The Comms menu is used to configure the printers and the mapping of the various reports to the printers
available, setting the serial port for the Local Panel, as well as the communications to SCADA and
Enterprise systems. An example menu is shown below however this may change as options are enabled
or disabled.

5.5.1 Printers / SD Card / FTP

The application supports up to 3 physical printers, a virtual printer on the SD Card and remote "push" FTP
printer. The FTP printer can push data in both Spreadsheet compatible TSV format in addition to text
format, as a physical printer replacement.
TSV is Tab Separated Value format, which is identical to CSV, except it allows commas to be used in data.
One physical printer may be serial or networked (PostScript) and the other two physical printers may be
network addressed PostScript printers. The screenshot overleaf shows a configured machine.
In the example, Printer 1 has the default name and Printers 2 & 3 have been renamed. Printer 2 has been
named Management Office and Printer 3 named Oklahoma Accounts Dept.
Printer 1 has been configured to be a serial printer, using COM1 (the RS232 port) with 9600 baud. Printers
2 and 3 are configured as Networked printers. The relevant IP address has been added and the default
TCP port of 9100 used.
The Printer / SD Card configuration page is a long page, so the screenshot of this menu has been split
over two pages.

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Print spool This will show Empty if files generated have all been printed but will show the number
of files in the printer spool, if the generated file(s) have not been printed.
Clicking on the number of files, lists the possible printers and the number of items
queued to be printed. Clicking on each printer then shows the details of each item,
along with a Rubbish/Trash Bin icon at the right of each item. Clicking on this icon
removes it from the list.
Printer 1
Name Clicking on the line opens the Edit dialog box, and default printer name can be
changed.
Type Printer 1 can be disabled by selecting None, or set as a Serial or Networked
(PostScript) printer. In this example, Serial has been selected. Serial Port and Baud
Rate is only shown for Serial printing.
Serial Port The Serial printer can be connected to Serial Port 1, 3 or 4.
This setting is only shown if the Type above has been set to Serial.
Baud Rate This settings allows you to specify the baud rate for the Serial Port.
The list of valid values is set by the application.
This setting is only shown if the Type above has been set to Serial.
Network The IP address must be entered in IPv4 human readable quad-dotted format, as
Address shown in the screenshot above.
This setting is only shown if the Type above has been set to Network.
Network Port This is the TCP port number and depends upon the printer used. Port 9100 is the TCP
port number reserved for Page Description Language Data Streams and is the most
common.
This setting is only shown if the Type above has been set to Network.
Zoom (%) Many postscript printers render data slightly differently so, to accommodate this
possible variation, a percentage scaling factor can be applied. This is defaulted to
100% but a different scaling factor can be applied if the test print does not fill the paper
correctly.
This setting is only shown if the Type above has been set to Network.
Print Test Page Clicking this line with the Apply/Accept Icon forces an immediate test page to be
printed. The test print is 64 lines by 80 characters, and is made up of a grid of asterisk
(*) characters, with line number and column numbers. The zoom factor can be used to
adjust for the printer page size.
This setting is only shown if the Type above has been set to Network.
Printer 2
Name Clicking on the line opens the Edit dialog box, and default printer name can be
changed.
Type This printer can only be set as a Networked (PostScript) printer or disabled. In this
example, Network (Postscript) has been selected so the Network information and
Zoom (%) options are displayed.
Network The IP address must be entered in IPv4 human readable quad-dotted format, as
Address shown in the screenshot above.
Network Port This is the TCP port number and depends upon the printer used. Port 9100 is the TCP
port number reserved for Page Description Language Data Streams and is the most
common.

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Zoom (%) Many postscript printers render data slightly differently so, to accommodate this
possible variation, a percentage scaling factor can be applied. This is defaulted to
100% but a different scaling factor can be applied if the test print does not fill the paper
correctly.
Print Test Page Clicking this line with the Apply/Accept Icon forces an immediate test page to be
printed. The test print is 64 lines by 80 characters, and is made up of a grid of asterisk
(*) characters, with line number and column numbers. The zoom factor can be used to
adjust for the printer page size.
Printer 3
This section is setup as Printer 2 above.

The SD Card is a versatile extension to the on-board non-volatile memory, and can be used as a virtual
printer, see Home ‣ System ‣ RTU Setup ‣ Comms ‣ Report/Printer Routing as well as being able to
extend the Archive & Events and the Data Logging almost indefinitely.

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SD Card
Status This will state No Card Inserted, if no SD Card is present or has been dismounted.
When the NÅNO is turned off, SD Cards may be inserted or removed at any time.
When power is applied, the NÅNO will automatically mount a card if available. When
installed, the status line will show the free space and the total card size in GiB
(GibiBytes) or MiB (MibiBytes).
If a card needs to be removed from a running system, the status line should be clicked,
the SD Card Install or Remove dialog box will then be presented. Ensure the Remove
option is selected and press Apply. Once the Status has changed, you can take out the
SD Card.
To fit a card to a running machine, put the card into the card slot beneath the Ethernet
ports, click the SD Card Status line, select Install and click Apply. The status line will
now show the SD Card information.
Archive In addition to being able to use the SD Card as a 4th virtual printer, the Alarms and
Alarms/Events Events can also be "archived" to the SD Card at regular intervals. In essence, this
means that all Alarms & Events over the lifetime of the machine could be stored within
the NÅNO. The archive can be turned-off by selecting the Disabled option, or the time
period between archives can be selected from Daily, Weekly or Monthly, depending
upon how often information is generated. The file generated is a ZIP archive file
containing six .TSV files containing the Alarm Log, Application Event Log, Metrology
Event Log, Operator Event Log, Security Event log and the System Event log.
Archive The Historical Data Logger collects data which can be viewed graphically in a browser
Historicals by navigating to Home ‣ Logs & Info ‣ Trending , and selecting which data to view. The
data from each data logging zone can be viewed or downloaded as a .TSV for viewing
in a spreadsheet, but the archive module will generate the TSV for each logging zone
and will ZIP these files and place them onto the SD Card. The time period between
archives can be selected from Daily, Weekly or Monthly, depending upon how often
information is generated.
FTP
Server IP The IP address of the remote FTP server must be entered in IPv4 human readable
Address quad-dotted format, as shown in the screenshot above.
Port This is the TCP port number, and depends upon the FTP server settings. Port 21 is the
usual TCP port number reserved for the File Transfer Protocol (FTP).
Username The username and password will be allocated by the FTP server administrator.
Password See above.
Upload The upload directory can be a fixed path, for example /Site1123/Unit-AB12, and when
Directory a report is generated it is placed within this fixed directory path, using a "report name"
+ "datestamp" filename format so in the FTP server it appears as:
Hourly Report-05052017092716.tsv
Alternatively a very flexible, dynamic path method is available using a %TAG format.
This method is exceedingly powerful but may require factory support to implement. If
you need additional options, ask your distributor for MiniSpec18.

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Upload Format Clicking this line gives the choice of one of two options selected with a radio button.
The two options are:
Plain Text If this Option is selected all reports are transferred to the FTP server
as text formatted documents.
TSV If this Option is selected all reports are transferred to the FTP server
as Tab Separated Values. There is a version of the BOL specially
formatted for use as a TSV.
Send Test File Clicking this line causes a test file to be transferred to the designated FTP server. A
pop-up window shows the low level transaction information for debug purposes.

This completes the ‣ Printer / SD Card / FTP settings.

For the next phase, click ‣ Comms on the breadcrumb bar to go back (or the browser back button) and
select ‣ Report Routing.

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 5.5.2 Report Routing

The application is configured to have reports. Each report can be sent to any or all of the printers as
required.

Clicking each line opens up the relevant selection dialog. For example:

Clicking on the check boxes causes the report when generated to be directed to the selected printer.
Reports can be directed to any or all printers. If no printers are selected, the report will not be printed but
will still be generated and stored in the reports archive.

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 5.5.2.1 Reports Archive

The reports are stored in high reliability and predicable NOR Flash using a robust, check-summed linear
file system. The use of NAND type flash (as used in USB memory sticks) is not suitable for industrial
applications when a guaranteed lifetime and number of write cycles is needed.
The report archive area consists of 16 zones. The first six zones can store a minimum of 1500 reports and
the other 10 zones can store a minimum of 250 reports.

5.5.2.2 SD Card Storage

The removable SD Card is a useful resource allowing virtually unlimited storage of the historical trending
information and, since it is removable, the information can be quickly retrieved by a PC or Laptop. Below is
a screenshot showing the structure and one day's content.

Unlike the Internal Storage/Archive, SD Cards utilize NAND flash and the number of writes is not
predicable, nor is any warning given of failure. Therefore, for the best results, we recommend SD Cards
are replaced every three years.

This completes the ‣ Report Routing settings.

For the next phase, click ‣ Comms on the breadcrumb bar to go back (or the browser back button) and
select ‣ XML Comms.

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 5.5.3 XML Comms

All data within the NÅNO can be accessed using the XML communications method.
The NÅNO can be polled periodically for new information but, to save bandwidth and data usages charges,
there is also an XML push notification. The push notification informs that an alarm has changed state or a
report generated, the machine could then be polled to retrieve the required information. This allows remote
systems to be informed of new reports or alarms without having to constantly poll the unit.
The full potential of the XML communications can be found in the accompanying NÅNO XML Comms
Manual, available from your distributor. In addition, there is a Windows based demonstration program
available for test purposes.

The following details can be changed:-

XML Pull Port # In XML Pull mode, the NÅNO acts as a slave device and waits for a remote server to
initiate the XML requests. The TCP port number can be set to any number between 0
and 65535 but care must be taken in choosing the port number. We recommend the
port number is left as 592, unless there is a good reason for changing it.
XML Push This is where the NÅNO acts as a master device and, upon some internal trigger (new
Method report or a change to Alarm status), sends a “status” packet to a remote server. Two
“push” connection modes are possible:
Raw the target sends the status packet as raw XML data to the server.
HTTP the target uses an HTTP POST request to send the status packet to
http://<server>/notify.
XML TCP Push This is the IP address of the remote server which will receive the push notifications
IP Address from the NÅNO.
XML TCP Push This is the TCP port number of the remote server which will receive the push
Port # notifications from the NÅNO. Setting the port number to zero will disable the Push
notification.

This completes the ‣ XML Comms settings.

For the next phase, click ‣ Comms on the breadcrumb bar to go back (or the browser back button) and
select ‣ Modbus/TCP Slave.

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 5.5.4 Modbus/TCP Slave

Modbus/TCP communications can be used to retrieve data from the NÅNO.

Relevant Datapoints within the NÅNO can be accessed using this method however our preferred method
of retrieving data is to use the OPC-UA communications link as that also gives access to the reports and
current alarm states (including the ability to accept alarms remotely while maintaining the alarm logs).

Modbus/TCP This is the TCP port number that the Modbus Master device must use to talk to the
Port # Modbus Map. The default port number is 502 for the Modbus map. To disable the
Modbus Map, set the port number to zero.
Modbus/TCP This is usually set to 1 but can be changed to match the requirements of the Master, as
Slave Address required.

NOTE: The Modbus data points available are available on request.

This completes the ‣ Modbus/TCP Slave settings.

For the next phase, click ‣ Comms on the breadcrumb bar to go back (or the browser back button) and
select ‣ OPC-UA.

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 5.5.5 OPC-UA

OPC-UA communications is the preferred method of retrieving data from the NÅNO.
Relevant Datapoints, Reports and Alarms within the NÅNO can be accessed using the OPC-UA
communications method.

The following details can be changed:-

OPC-UA Port The port number is normally set to 4840 however is changeable if required by the
client.
ControlWeb Although the OPC-UA interface is defined, we have found that some implementations
Compatibility differ from the standard. Due to differences found with the ControlWeb PC Application,
Mode we added this compatibility mode switch to allow ControlWeb to interface and interact
with the NÅNO correctly.

This completes the ‣ OPC-UA settings.

For the next phase, click ‣ Comms on the breadcrumb bar to go back (or the browser back button) and
select ‣ Local Panel.

5.5.6 Local Panel

The NÅNO can be used "headless" using a web browser for configuration and operation. Alternatively a
Local Panel display can be used when a dedicated display is required.
The optional Local Panel display can be connected to one of the full-duplex serial ports (COM1, COM3 or
COM4). COM2 is unsuitable for the Local Panel because it is half duplex RS485 only.
NOTE: COM4 is only available on Gen3 Hardware.
NOTE: The Local Panel is designed as a user interface for information purposes therefore is not
designed to replace or mimic the website interface.

The radio button only allows the selection of one port at a time or None (if no Local Panel is required). If
the radio button is grayed out, this indicates that the serial port has already been allocated to another
service. In the example shown, a serial printer is in use on COM1.

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This completes the ‣ Local Panel settings.
Depending on options configured, the next phase is variable;
• If the Prover Type is set to System Prover under Home ‣ System ‣ Initial Setup, click ‣ Comms
on the breadcrumb bar to go back (or the browser back button) and select ‣ Prover Link. Then go
to Section 5.5.7 Prover Link.
• If the Prover Type is set to Standalone Prover under Home ‣ System ‣ Initial Setup, and Enable
Promass Communications? is set to Yes, click ‣ Comms on the breadcrumb bar to go back (or
the browser back button) and select ‣ Promass Comms Link. Then go to Section 5.5.8 Promass
Comms Link
• Otherwise, for the next phase, check if there is a station link configured by clicking ‣ Comms on
the breadcrumb bar to go back (or the browser back button) and select ‣ Station Link. Then go to
Section 5.5.10 Station Link

5.5.7 Prover Link

If the prover and meter runs are using the NÅNO, then to reduce load on the communications between the
Supervisory/HMI system, this link is added by default. To use this feature set the Prover Type in Home ‣
System ‣ Initial Setup to System Prover. The following options are then enabled.

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Meter Number A maximum of twelve meters can be connected using this link. Clicking on this
option allows you to select which meter this unit represents.
A
NOTE: The combination of this, the Prover Link ID and the Prover
Channel ID below must be unique in the system.
Prover Link ID As multiple flow systems may share the same network, the ability to separate
(Valid Entries 0- Meter 1 on System ‘X’ from say, Meter 1 on System ‘Y’ is critical.
9999, 0 =
This Prover Link ID allows each NÅNO to be uniquely identified on a network.
Disabled)
This is used together with the Prover Channel ID to ensure that each
communications link is also unique (see below). Enter a unique value here,
between 1 and 9999 (0 disables the link), then simply make sure that the Link A
ID and Channel ID on all the other relevant units is set to the same value. In the
example shown, the Prover Link ID is set to 1 and the Channel ID is set to
Channel 1.
These are used together with the Meter Number above to uniquely reference an
individual unit and a particular communications link on the network.
Prover Channel Along with the Prover Link ID each NÅNO is uniquely identified on a network for
ID a particular communications link.
Enter a unique channel here, between Channel 1 and Channel 5, then simply
make sure that the Link ID and Channel ID on all the other relevant units is set A
to the same value. In the example shown, the Prover Link ID is set to 1 and the
Channel ID is set to Channel 1.
These are used together with the Meter Number above to uniquely reference an
individual unit and a particular communications link on the network.

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Link Status This shows the status of the link to the NÅNO running the prover application:
Down: This shows that a data connection is not made to the NÅNO
running the prover application.
Up: This shows that a data connection is currently available to the -
NÅNO running the prover application. This does not mean that
data is being passed between the Meter Run and Prover
however, as the passing of data is controlled by the prover end
of the link.
Comms Status This shows if the link to the NÅNO running the prover application is Enabled or
Disabled. As the passing of data is controlled by the prover end of the link, if
-
this is incorrect it will require updating of the setting on the prover NÅNO
application.
Prover Counts This is an internal counter in the NÅNO running the prover application that is
used to monitor if the link is updating and is shown here for diagnostic -
purposes.

This completes the ‣ Prover Link settings.

For the next phase, check if there is a station link configured by clicking ‣ Comms on the breadcrumb bar
to go back (or the browser back button) and select ‣ Station Link. Then go to Section 5.5.10 Station Link.

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 5.5.8 Promass Comms Link

If an Endress+Hauser Promass Coriolis meter is used as the primary measurement, communications can
also be used to retrieve more information. The extra data is shown in Section 5.5.9 Promass Data.
This menu is used to configure the communications to allow the data to be retrieved and used.

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Promass Serial Select the Serial Port to be used to communicate to the Promass Coriolis
Port meter.

As with other communications links, the radio button only allows the selection of
one port at a time or None (if no serial port is required). If the radio button is
grayed out, this indicates that the serial port has already been allocated to
another service. In the example shown, a local panel is in use on COM3.
NOTE: COM4 is only available on Gen3 Hardware.
Promass This is usually set to 1 or 247 but can be changed to match the requirements of
A
Modbus Address the installation, as required.
Promass Baud This setting allows you to specify the baud rate for the Serial Port.
Rate A
The list of valid values is 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600 or
115200.
Promass Data This setting allows you to specify the number of data bits for the Serial Port.
Bits A
The list of valid values is 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8.
Promass Stop This setting allows you to specify the number of stop bits for the Serial Port.
Bits A
The list of valid values is 1 or 2.
Promass Parity This setting allows you to specify the parity for the Serial Port.
A
The list of valid values is None, Odd or Even.
Promass Inter This setting allows you to specify the delay that is left between each poll for
A
Poll Delay data from the Promass Coriolis meter. This time is set in milliseconds.
Promass Loop This setting allows you to specify the delay that is left after the last poll in the
Delay sequence before the next poll sequence is started from the Promass Coriolis A
meter. This time is set in milliseconds.
Promass Max This setting allows you to specify the maximum time that is allowed for the
A
Reply Time Promass Coriolis meter to reply to a request. This time is set in milliseconds.

This completes the ‣ Promass Comms Link settings.

For the next phase, click ‣ Comms on the breadcrumb bar to go back (or the browser back button) and
select ‣ Promass Data. Then go to Section 5.5.9 Promass Data.

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 5.5.9 Promass Data

This display is shown for information purposes only. The Mass Rate, Flowing Density and Reynolds
Number can be used in the application and are described in the relevant section.
All the data can be retrieved by the supervisory/HMI using the OPC-UA communications link.

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Each line will not be described here as they are a direct copy of the data from the Endress+Hauser
Promass Coriolis meter.

This completes the ‣ Promass Data. settings.

For the next phase, check if there is a station link configured by clicking ‣ Comms on the breadcrumb bar
to go back (or the browser back button) and select ‣ Station Link. Then go to Section 5.5.10 Station Link.

5.5.10 Station Link

If the meter run is using the NÅNO and it is also connected to a NÅNO Station machine, then to reduce
load on the communications between the Supervisory/HMI system, this link can be enabled. This allows
some settings to be controlled by a Station unit along with a view of instantaneous station rates, totals and
Station reports.
By default the link is Disabled and the display below will be shown;

If however the mode is changed to Enabled, settings are revealed. These are described below;

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Link Control This allows the link to a station NÅNO to be enabled or disabled:
Disabled: This masks all the other settings on this page and also
disables the possiblity of the ‘Station Link Comms Fail’
alarm. A
Enabled: Makes the options below visible and allows an alarm to be
raised by the Meter Run if it is unable to communicate with
the Station NÅNO.
Meter Number A maximum of six meters can be connected using this link. Clicking on this
option allows you to select which meter this unit represents.
A
NOTE: The combination of this, the Station Link ID and the Station
Channel ID below must be unique in the system.
Station Link ID As multiple flow systems may share the same network, the ability to separate
(Valid Entries 0- Meter 1 on System ‘X’ from say, Meter 1 on System ‘Y’ is critical.
9999, 0 =
This Station Link ID allows each NÅNO to be uniquely identified on a network.
Disabled)
This is used together with the Station Channel ID to ensure that each
communications link is also unique (see below). Enter a unique value here,
between 1 and 9999 (0 disables the link), then simply make sure that the A
Station Link ID and Station Channel ID on all the other relevant units is set to
the same value. In the example shown, the Station Link ID is set to 1 and the
Station Channel ID is set to Channel 2.
These are used together with the Meter Number above to uniquely reference an
individual unit and a particular communications link on the network.
Station Channel See description above for Station Link ID.
ID A
NOTE: Ensure that the Station Channel ID is unique for a particular
communication link.
Station Link This shows the status of the link to the NÅNO running the station application:
Status
FAILED: This shows that a data connection is not made to the
NÅNO running the station application. This may be due to
settings above being incorrect, a fault or the link being
disabled.
CONNECTED_ This shows that a communications connection is currently
BUT_NO_COMMS: available to the NÅNO running the station application, -
however that data is not being passed. It is likely that this
is due to the connection being disabled at the station
application (as it is in control of the communications link).
CONNECTED_ This shows that a communications connection is currently
WITH_COMMS_ available to the NÅNO running the station application and
OK: that data is being passed. This is the normal, correct
running of the link.

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Comms Status This shows if the link to the NÅNO running the station application is running
correctly.
This shows the status of the link to the NÅNO running the station application:
Failed: This shows that the communications link is not functioning
correctly, this could be due to incompatible settings for the
Meter Number, Station Link ID and Station Channel ID or
the link being disabled (from either the meter run or station -
end).
Running: This shows that the communications link is functioning
correctly, the settings are compatible with the station
application, the link is enabled and data is flowing as
expected between the meter run and the station
application.
Station This is an internal counter in the NÅNO running the station application that is
Heartbeat used to monitor if the link is updating and is shown here for diagnostic -
purposes.

This completes the ‣ Station Link settings.

For the next phase, click ‣ System on the breadcrumb bar to go back (or the browser back button) and
select ‣ Measurement Units. Then go to Section 6 Stage 3 of 5: Configuring the Measurement Units

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 6 Stage 3 of 5: Configuring the Measurement Units

The units available in the Liquid Flow Computer Application are highly configurable. The screenshot below
shows the unit selection screen:

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Calculation There are two choices, US Customary and Metric. If using 60°F as the
Standards temperature base, select US Customary and °F as the Temperature Unit M
(shown below) otherwise select Metric.
Temperature Select degree Centigrade (°C) or degrees Fahrenheit (°F).
M
Unit
Pressure Unit There are three options: psi, bar or kPa on radio buttons. Select the appropriate
M
one.
Line Pressure This selection determines if the measured (line) pressures are in Absolute
Reference pressure or Gauge pressure.
M
NOTE: The atmospheric pressure at the location in use is set here:
Home ‣ System ‣ Initial Setup ‣ Site/Location Setup .
Displayed Line This shows how the unit will be displayed on the website, local panel and
Pressure Unit printed reports. If the Pressure Unit was set to psi and the Line Pressure -
Reference Selection is Gauge, then psig will be used and displayed.
Density Unit There are 6 choices of Density Unit and the selected unit is used throughout the
Application: in reports, on displays and as an input parameter. The choices are: M
kg/m3, SG(RD) °API, lbs/US gallon, lbs/barrel or g/cc .
Main Line K This configures the application to run in Volume mode giving an inferred mass
Factor Type result based upon density or in Mass mode with an inferred volume. The setting M
will also determine which of the two lines below is displayed.
Main Line If Volume K Factor has been selected, the options will be pulses/litre,
Volume K Factor pulses/m3, pulses/bbl or pulses/US Gallon. M
Unit
Main Line Mass If Mass K Factor has been selected, the options will be pulses/kg, pulses/tonne
M
K Factor Unit (1000 kg), pulses/ton (US Short Ton), pulses/lb or pulses/1000 lbs.
Volume Unit The Volume Unit selection determines the volume used on reports, displays
and communications and does not have to align with the K Factor unit selected. M
This can be Litres, Cubic Meters (m3), US Gallons or US Oil Barrels (bbls).
Mass Unit The Mass Unit selection determines the mass unit used on reports, display and
communications and does not have to align with the K Factor unit selected. The
M
choice of mass units is kg, tonnes (1000kg), US Short tons (2000lbs) or 1000
lbs.
Flow Rate Time This can be set to Seconds (s), Minutes (min), Hours (hr) or Days (d).
M
Unit
# DP - MF To match international standards values of 4 or 5 are valid numbers. M

This completes the ‣ Measurement Units settings.

For the next phase, click ‣ System on the breadcrumb bar to go back (or the browser back button) and
select ‣ I/O.

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 7 Stage 4 of 5: Matching the I/O to the P&ID

There are nine sub-menus accessible from this screen. They are used to configure the various types of
field I/O provided by the NÅNO.
Most are grouped by I/O type, for example the Digital I/O or Analog Outputs. The Assignment/Settings -
Process Inputs is the exception to this as most of the process inputs are Analog Inputs but as measured
density can be either a scaled Analog input or a Frequency (period) input, it is grouped together for ease.
The flow meter Pulse Input Routing option is also selected from this menu.
Field Calibration is only available if the Metrology Mode is set to API under Home ‣ System ‣ Initial
Setup.

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7.1 Assignment/Settings – Digital I/O

NOTE: Applications do not check for exclusive assignment of any I/O points. It is recommended to
record any changes to the I/O using the I/O schedule drawings available in Section 16 I/O
Schedules.

Snapshot Report Driving the selected Digital Input will cause the application to snapshot the live
Trigger Input data (see Home ‣ Logs & Info ‣ Snapshot/Live Data ) and print it to the printer A
designated in Home ‣ System ‣ RTU Setup ‣ Comms ‣ Report Routing.
Batch End Driving the selected Digital Input will cause the current batch to end and
Trigger immediately start the next batch running. This action can also be triggered from
A
the Local Panel (when the Metering Technician screen has been activated), by
a pre-programmed calendar event or remotely via comms.
Metering Tech A switch should be connected to this input to enable the Local Panel to be
Mode swapped from "Flow Information" mode to "Metering Tech" mode.
This allows a metering technician to change some of the metering parameters
following a meter prove. The switch should be secured so that tampering can
be detected. Changing the Local Panel to Metering Tech mode logs the A
technician name & password, assuming that security has been enabled.
When exiting Metering Tech mode, if the Bias values have been changed or if
the MF has been accepted by this route a report will be printed to log this
information.

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AO Report Input This digital input is intended to be wired to a switch. When the BLM Authorized
Officer wishes to inspect certain critical data on the Flow Computer, this is
easily accomplished by setting this switch to on. The Flow Information screen or
Metering Technician menus will be temporarily hidden and the AO report A
displayed on the Local Panel. The length of time that the AO report will be
displayed for is set under Home ‣ System ‣ Initial Setup ‣ Time Based
Settings.
S&W Monitor If an S&W Monitor High (Bad Oil) signal is needed, it can be assigned to a
High Alarm Digital Output or suppressed altogether by selecting Not Routed. Alternatively A
the Output can be left unconnected if not required.
User 1 Alarms If any User 1 High alarms are exceeded or the value is lower than the User 1
A
Low alarms, this Digital Output will become active.
User 2 Alarms As for User 1 Alarms, but for the second user alarm group, User 2 Alarms. A
Auxiliary Input This operates as per the User Alarms but can only be configured to monitor the
Low Alarms Auxiliary Inputs. This will be triggered when an auxiliary input goes below the A
Low Alarm Limit.
Auxiliary Input This operates as per the user alarms but can only be configured to monitor the
High Alarms Auxiliary Inputs. This will be triggered when an auxiliary input goes above the A
High Alarm Limit.

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7.2 I/O Assignments – Process Inputs

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NOTE: Applications do not check for exclusive assignment of any I/O points. It is recommended to
record any changes to the I/O using the I/O schedule drawings available in Section 16 I/O
Schedules.

If the density is assigned to an analog input, that section will change as shown below, to allow entry of the
Analog Type:

Pulse Input The application has two Meter Pulse Inputs. They can be used as a pair to give
Routing API MPMS Ch5.5 Fidelity & Security to Level A or B, or as a pair of single pulse
inputs.

If there is no Fast Loop, the Main line can be a single pulse input on channel A
or B, or a dual pulse input with either Level A or Level B security.
If however, PID control of the Fast Loop is required, select the 'Main Line -
Single Ch A, Fast Loop - Single Ch B' option. This enables a second meter to
be connected, a PID control loop can be assigned to the flow rate of this
second meter.
Meter The application can use a live meter temperature with an optional Default (fail-
Temperature over) value (in the case of a transmitter failure) or a user entered Override
Source value.
In this example, the unit is configured assuming that the temperature is being
M
measured using a 4-wire RTD. Analog Input 6 has been assigned as the source
of the Temperature information.
Clicking this line allows the user to assign different Analog Inputs or to Disable
the Meter Temperature Source, if an alternative method is being used.

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Meter Once the appropriate Meter Temperature Source has been chosen, the Type of
Temperature Temperature needs to be selected. A 4-20mA transmitter or 1-5 Volt device can
Type be used with any of the Analog Inputs, and Analog 5 & 6 also allow a 4-wire
RTD to be directly connected.
M
If a Meter Temperature Source has been selected as 4-20mA then the Meter
Temperature parameters will also need to be set. See Section 8.1.6 Meter
Temperature.
On the screenshot above Analog Input 6 has been configured for a 4-wire RTD.
Meter Pressure The application can use either a live meter pressure with an optional default
Source (fail-over) value (in the case of a transmitter failure) or a user entered Override
value. In this example a live meter pressure is configured on Analog Input 1 to
measure this value.
M
Clicking this line allows the assignment to be changed to another Analog Input
channel or Disabled if a measured value is not used.
If a Meter Pressure Source has been selected, the Meter Pressure parameters
will also need to be set. See Section 8.1.7 Meter Pressure.
Meter Pressure The Meter Pressure Transmitter can be a 4-20mA device or a 1-5 Volt unit.
M
Type
Monitor S&W The application can use a live Sediment and Water reading, with an optional
Source fail-over value in the case of an instrument failure or a user entered Override
value.
NOTE: This option is only available if Metrology Mode is set to API in
Section 4.2 Initial Application Setup, Site/Location Setup.
A
By clicking this line the assignment can be changed to another Analog Input
channel or Disabled if a measured value is not used.
If a Measured S&W has been selected, the Measured S&W parameters will
also need to be set. See Section 8.1.9 Monitor S&W.
Monitor S&W The Monitor S&W Transmitter can be a 4-20mA device or a 1-5 Volt unit.
A
Type
Densitometer There are 3 options available:
Location
No Densitometer Fitted If this option is selected, the Base Density for
each product must be entered in the Product "N"
Data menu, where "N" is the product number. See
Section 8.3.4 Product "N" Data.
On the Meter Run: If this option has been selected, the Densitometer
Input Source (next item down) must be configured
to match the Density Meter type and I/O
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connection. To configure, navigate to Home ‣
System ‣ Process Setup ‣ Main Line ‣
Densitometer.
On the Fast Loop: If this option has been selected, the set up is the
same as for the Main Line, except the process
setup is here: Home ‣ System ‣ Process Setup ‣
Fast Loop ‣ Densitometer.
For more information see Section 8.1.8 Main Line Densitometer.

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Densitometer The Densitometer output can be a scaled Analog output, a pulse type output or
Input Source digital communications. Select the relevant input option:
Analog Input: If this option is selected, select which Analog
Input the densitometer is connected to.
Period Input: If this option has been selected, select which
Period Input the densitometer is connected to. M
Coriolis Comms: If this option has been selected, this relies on the
Promass Comms Link being enabled and
working. Modbus register 2013 is used.
NOTE: The Coriolis meter density must be in the same units as the Flow
Computer density.
Fast Loop Clicking this line allows the user to assign different Analog Inputs, or to Disable
Temperature the Fast Loop Temperature Source.
Source
The application can use a live fast loop temperature with an optional Default
(fail-over) value (in the case of a transmitter failure) or a user entered Override M
value.
In this example, the unit is configured assuming that the temperature is being
measured using an analog transmitter on Analog Input 4.
Fast Loop Once the appropriate Fast Loop Temperature Source has been chosen, the
Temperature Type of Temperature needs to be selected. A 4-20mA transmitter, or 1-5 Volt
Type device can be used with any of the Analog Inputs, and Analog 5 & 6 also allow
a 4-wire RTD to be directly connected. M
If a Fast Loop Temperature Source has been selected as 4-20mA or 1-5V, the
Fast Loop Temperature parameters will also need to be set. See Section 8.2.3
Fast Loop Temperature.
Fast Loop Clicking this line allows the user to assign different Analog Inputs, or to Disable
Pressure Source the Fast Loop Pressure Source.
The application can use a live fast loop pressure with an optional Default (fail-
over) value (in the case of a transmitter failure) or a user entered Override M
value.
In this example, the unit is configured assuming that the live pressure reading is
Disabled.
Fast Loop The Fast Loop Pressure Transmitter can be a 4-20mA device or a 1-5 Volt unit.
Pressure type
Once the appropriate Fast Loop Pressure Source has been chosen, the Type of
Pressure needs to be selected. A 4-20mA transmitter, or 1-5 Volt device can be
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used with any of the Analog Inputs.
If a Fast Loop Pressure Source has been selected, the Fast Loop Pressure
parameters will also need to be set. See Section 8.2.4 Fast Loop Pressure.

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Auxiliary Input 1 An Auxiliary Input is an Analog Input that is not used directly by the application
Source but allows unused Analog Inputs to be used as a data logger, or already
allocated Analog Inputs to be scaled differently.
Auxiliary Input data can be scaled to engineering units and logged in the
historical data archive, charted and displayed on a web browser, using the in-
built trending feature. Live and historical data can be retrieved over the XML
data link. Live data is also available via OPC-UA and Modbus.
A
Each Auxiliary input source can be set to any of the Analog Inputs or Disabled,
which is the default selection. It is the responsibility of the administrator to
check the assignment of the Field I/O inputs and outputs.
In this example Auxiliary Input 1 Source is disabled.
NOTE: All Auxiliary Inputs are fixed as 4-20mA transmitters. No option is
provided to select a 1-5 Volt device.
‣ Auxiliary Input To configure an Auxiliary Input see Section 7.2.1 Auxiliary Input Setup Menu
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1 Setup below.
Auxiliary Input 2 As Auxiliary Input 1 above.
A
Source
‣ Auxiliary Input As Auxiliary Input 1 above.
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2 Setup
Auxiliary Input 3 As Auxiliary Input 1 above.
Source A
In this example, Auxiliary Input 3 is configured to Analog Input 3.
‣ Auxiliary Input As Auxiliary Input 1 above, however as Auxiliary Input 3 is configured, see
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3 Setup Section 7.2.1 Auxiliary Input Setup Menu for how to set this up.
Auxiliary Input 4 As Auxiliary Input 1 above.
A
Source
‣ Auxiliary Input As Auxiliary Input 1 above.
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4 Setup
Auxiliary Input 5 As Auxiliary Input 1 above.
A
Source
‣ Auxiliary Input As Auxiliary Input 1 above.
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5 Setup

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In the descriptions below, ‘X’ represents the loop, so in this example it would be ‘3’.

Auxiliary Input This field allows the Auxiliary Input to be named. The name is then visible on
A
"X" - Description the Home ‣ System ‣ I/O ‣ I/O Diagnostics report page.
Auxiliary Input This field shows the scaled engineering result that is made available to the
"X" - In Use trending system and can be retrieved via XML and Modbus communications. -
This is for information only and cannot be changed.
Auxiliary Input This field sets the 4mA scaling value. It is recommended to set the Engineering
A
"X" - 4mA Scale Units (shown below) first, then set the scaling.
Auxiliary Input This field sets the 20mA scaling value. It is recommended to set the
A
"X" - 20mA Scale Engineering Units (shown below) first, then set the scaling.
Auxiliary Input Clicking the line brings up a selection dialog box. Select one of the 5 different
A
"X" - Unit units available. The options are °F, %, psig, g/cc or °API. The default is %.
Auxiliary Input This is the sum of the Transmitter Value No Bias and the associated Bias
"X" Transmitter Value. This is for information only and cannot be changed. -
Value with Bias
Auxiliary Input This is the Bias or Offset value that is being applied to the measured value.
"X"Bias Value This value can be viewed by anyone. If logged in at Technician level however, it
can also be edited. It can also be set by the Technician Menu using the Local TO
Panel.
NOTE: If logged in at Admin level, this is a read-only status display.
Auxiliary Input This point displays the live measured engineering value with the units and
"X" Transmitter scaling factors applied. This item cannot be edited. -
Value no Bias
Auxiliary Input This field shows the equivalent current for the associated Analog Input channel.
"X" – Raw This is for information only and cannot be changed.
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Transmitter
Value
Auxiliary Input This point shows the currently configured Low Alarm limit. If the Auxiliary Input
"X" – Low Alarm “X” In Use goes below the configured value, the Auxiliary Input “X” - Low Alarm
Limit will be raised.
A
Clicking the line opens the Edit Value dialog box, allowing the user to choose a
different value. If an impossibly low default value is used, no Low Alarm will
ever be raised.
Auxiliary Input This point shows the currently configured High Alarm limit. If the Auxiliary
"X" – High Alarm Input “X” In Use goes above the configured value, the Auxiliary Input “X” -
Limit High Alarm will be raised.
A
Clicking the line opens the Edit Value dialog box, allowing the user to choose a
different value. If an impossibly high default value is used, no High Alarm will
ever be raised.

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 7.3 Configuring Analog Outputs

The NÅNO has two independent Analog outputs. The example below shows the settings for Analog Out 1
however the same options are available for Analog Out 2. As such, Analog Out 2 screenshot and
description will not be shown or described here.
NOTE: The Analog Outputs are always driven. You can change what they are driven by but cannot
disable them. If Analog Outputs are not required do not connect anything to the Analog Output
terminals.

Analog Out 1 Clicking the Analog Out 1 Output Selection line will open the selection dialog
Output Selection box, and any one of the eight options listed can be selected. The options are:
Meter Pressure, Meter Temperature, Meter Density, Indicated Volume Flow
Rate, Mass Flow Rate, Gross Observed Volume Flow Rate, S&W or PID
Controller output. A
Note: Some outputs are not available depending on application setup.
These will be selectable however the values will always be 0. An
example of this is IV Flow Rate – this is not available if the K Factor
is in mass units.
Analog Out 1 This is the value to be output based on the selection above. This item cannot
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Output Value be edited.
Analog Out 1 This is the value of the selected output variable required drive the output to
A
4mA Scale 4mA.
Analog Out 1 This is the value of the selected output variable required to drive the output to
A
20mA Scale 20mA.
Analog Out 1 Based on the Output Value and Scaling Values above, this is the calculated mA
value to be output.
Note: If the Output Value is outside the Scaling Values, the calculated mA
value will be extrapolated. It is possible that the calculated value,
although calculated is not achievable by the hardware.

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Example:
Assume that in the Units Setting page, the Volume Unit has been chosen as bbls and the Flow Rate Time
Unit as Hours (hr). Also assume that the Analog Out 1 Output Selection is Indicated Flow Rate and
Analog Out 1 4mA Scale is set to 0 and the Analog Out 1 20mA Scale is set to 10,000.
Example Results:
Less than 3.5mA indicates a fault. This could be negative flow, a wiring fault or the controller is off.
4.0mA represents No Flow.
6.0mA represents flow rate of 1,250 bbls/hour.
8.0mA represents flow rate of 2,500 bbls/hour.
12.0mA represents flow rate of 5,000 bbls/hour.
16.0mA represents flow rate of 7,500 bbls/hour.
20.0mA represents flow rate of 10,000 bbls/hour.
Over 20.0mA indicates a flow rate in excess of 10,000 bbls/hour.

7.4 Meter Pulse Inputs

Depending on the Pulse Input Routing setting in Section 7.2 I/O Assignments – Process Inputs depends
on whether to look in Section 7.4.1 Single Pulse Mode or Section 7.4.2 Dual Pulse Mode.

7.4.1 Single Pulse Mode

Pulse A This is not configurable but indicates the frequency on the A channel.
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Frequency
Pulse B This is not configurable but indicates the frequency on the B channel.
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Frequency

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7.4.2 Dual Pulse Mode

Raw Good Pulse This is not configurable but indicates the frequency of the good pulses
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Frequency calculated from the Main Line flow meter.
Raw Bad Pulse This is not configurable but indicates the frequency of the bad pulses calculated
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Frequency from the Main Line flow meter.

7.5 Sampler/Pulse Output

Sampler There are two options:

Configuration
Single Sampler: Both Pulse Outputs will be driven at the same
time so either output can be used to drive the
single sampler. A
Dual Sampler: The Pulse Output used is alternated each batch.
The batch report states which sampler output was
driven for that batch.
Pulse Out - The Pulse Outputs are always driven from the Gross Observed Volume
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Output Selection totalization. This is for indication only and is not changeable.
Pulse Out - Assuming that the volume unit has been set to barrels, then the default is ‘1’
Quantity per which equates to 1bbl/pulse. Clicking on the line opens the Edit Value box and
Pulse a new value can be input. If 10 is input, the controller will generate one Pulse
A
for every ten barrels loaded. If faster sampling was needed, for example, two
sample pulses for each barrel, then 0.5 should be entered as the Quantity per
Pulse.

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Pulse Out - This sets the minimum width of the pulse, both the On and Off periods, and thus
Pulse Width the maximum repetition rate.
The width of the pulse should be set to match the requirements of the sampler
grab solenoid. By default, the output will be low until a whole barrel has been
loaded.
A
As an example if this is set to 1000ms, the output will go high and stay high for
one second (1000 ms). It will then go low again and stay low until the next
multiple of the Pulse Out - Quantity per Pulse volume has been loaded. With
the Pulse Out - Pulse Width set to 1000ms, the pulses will never be sent out
any faster than once every two seconds, regardless of the flow rate.

Example bbls/Hour bbls/Minute bbls/Pulse Pulse Width On Time Off Time

Number (ms) (Seconds) (Seconds)
1 50 0.83 1 1000 1 71
2 100 1.67 1 1000 1 35
3 240 4 1 1000 1 14
4 480 8 1 1000 1 6.5
5 1000 16.67 1 1000 1 2.6
6 1200 20 1 1000 1 2
7 1500 25 5 1000 1 11
8 60 1 0.1 2000 2 4

In the examples 1 to 6 above, the Quantity per Pulse (bbls/Pulse) has been left as 1 and the Pulse Out
Pulse width has also been left as 1000ms. As the flow rate increases, the time between sample pulses
decreases. The sample system minimum time between pulse must be considered. If, for example, the
minimum time between pulses is 5 seconds then you would be limited to 600bbls/Hour at 1 barrel per
pulse. Line numbers 5 and 6, with a flow rate above 600bbls/Hour, show the off times as on 2.6 seconds
and 2 seconds respectively so would not be compatible with this theoretical sample system.
If you needed to use higher flow rates, the number of pulse produced must be reduced.
Line number 7 shows the Quantity per Pulse (bbls/Pulse) has been set to 5 so only one pulse is produced
for every 5 barrels measured and, even at 1500 bbls/hour, there would be 11 seconds off-time between
pulses and so would be compatible with our theoretical sample system.

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 7.6 Period Inputs

This menu is for information only, and nothing can be changed.

The two lines show the period of Period In 1 & 2 in microseconds.

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 7.7 Field Calibration

The NÅNO has very stable, high resolution Analog Input and RTD measurement circuitry which is factory
calibrated to a high standard. This will give excellent measurement results without additional user input.
However real-world issues, such as transmitter error, or physical problems, such as a sub-standard design
of thermowell, or incorrect placement of a transmitter can lead to the measured value being different to the
reality. There are two ways to solve this problem.
The simplest is to apply a one-point bias, or offset adjustment, and this is easily achieved in Technician
Mode using the Local Panel. A bias adjustment however may only be reasonable when the operating point
does not change too much. If, for example, the bias function is used to adjust a temperature reading, this
Bias Adjustment should be checked between Summer and Winter as a minimum.
In addition to the bias or offset for a Process Variable, the Application features a site calibration mode to
enable loop calibration of each Analog Input.
This can eliminate certain transmitter errors, such as offset errors and span/gain errors. Loop calibration
cannot eliminate problems of non-linearity, although good operating practice can indicate these type of
transmitter problems.
The process for calibrating an Analog input is straightforward but remember the user MUST be logged in at
Technician Level.
Example:
In this example the pressure input, configured to use Analog Input 1, is to be loop calibrated.
Before the Calibration process can commence, the operator must know the range the transmitter will
operate over and the scaling values.
To start the calibration process, navigate to Home ‣ System ‣ I/O ‣ Field Calibration as shown below. This
page shows all 6 Analog Inputs. In this example, we are calibrating the loop for 0 to 250 PSI.

NOTE: Unless logged in at Technician level, the edit icons will be shown in gray and the Analog Inputs
cannot be edited.

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You can see that Analog Input 2 through to Analog Input 6 show (Default) at the beginning of the line.
This shows that these inputs are using the factory calibration values. Analog Input 1 however does not
show (Default) hence Analog Input 1 is running with replacement values.
Step 1
The replacement values must be cleared and set back
to default. Click the line associated with the relevant
input which will open the Enter Low Scale dialog box.
Then click the button named Default. You will be asked
to Reset Scale to Default and click the Confirm button.
You will be taken back to the previous screen but now
Analog Input 1 will show (Default) in front of the live
reading and you are ready to proceed.
Step 2
Once again click the line associated with the input. This
will open the Enter Low Scale dialog box again.
Vent the pressure as seen by the Pressure Transmitter
to atmosphere and the reading shown as the "current
value" in the Enter Low Scale dialog box should be
around 4mA. If it is drastically different, the cause
should be investigated. Once the pressure has
normalized to atmospheric, type 4 into the data entry
box and click the Set Low Scale Button.
This has pre-loaded 4.0mA into the low scale field. It is not yet being used and will not become active
unless confirmed at the end of the process.
The dialog box now prompts you to enter the High Scale value.
Step 3
Now load the dead weight tester until pressure is at the
full scale value of 250 PSI in this example.
The live reading should be display numbers around
20mA. Now type 20 into the Enter High Scale dialog
box and click the Set High Scale button to set the
value.
Step 4
The dialog box now changes to "confirm scaling" as
shown. The confirm scaling dialog box shows both the
low scale and high scale before and after values. If
these values appear to be reasonable then pressing
the confirm button will accept the field calibration
replacement values.
If, subsequently, a problem is found with the field
calibration replacement values, the default values can
be restored by clicking the relevant line and selecting the Default button (as per Step 1 above).
NOTE: Calibration replacement values are stored in the Metrology Event Log. The replacement values
are also stored in non volatile memory and retained following a power cycle, update of the
Application and update of the firmware.

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 7.8 I/O Diagnostics

The data shown on this page is live and will be updated every heartbeat. However the web page only
updates approximately every second, depending upon bandwidth and connection type.
On this page, two additional screen icons are shown:
The Download Icon indicates that the data on the screen can be downloaded to the PC currently
viewing the NÅNO web page. After clicking on this icon, your browser may ask the user what
action should be performed with this file. Normally these options are to Save or View the data.

The Print icon indicates that the data on the screen can be printed, via the web printer configured
on via Home ‣ System ‣ RTU Setup ‣ Comms ‣ Report Routing .

NOTE: To print to the PC running the browser, use the browser's specific printing method or type
Ctrl+P on most browsers on most operating systems.

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 7.9 Digital I/O Debug

When logged in at Administrator level, this menu is a read-only information page and the gear icon on the
Digital Output [1..6] line will be showed grayed-out.
The screenshot below shows the display when logged in at Technician level.

Digital Inputs This shows the current status of the Digital Inputs in a very compact manner. A
[1..9] "0" represents the OFF state and a "1" represents the ON state. The left most -
digit is Digital Input 1.
Digital Outputs There are two aspects to the Digital outputs, a display and an override.
[1..6]
The display shows the current status of the Digital Outputs in a very compact
manner. A "0" represents the OFF state and a "1" represents the ON state. The
left most digit is Digital Output 1.
If you click on the line, the following dialog box will be opened:

TO

CAUTION: Careless use of this feature may cause operational problems, such
as inadvertently changing the state of a permissive output, and so this feature
should be used with caution.
Do NOT use or disclose Technician Level
passwords without careful consideration
The current state of the Digital Outputs are shown in the Current value field. In
the example above Digout1 and Digout2 are "ON" and the rest are "OFF". If you
click on the Toggle Digout for any of the output channels, the output state will
be inverted each time you click and the Current value field will be updated.
In the above example, clicking on Toggle Digout6 would result in Digout 6
changing from "OFF" to "ON", and the current value would then be 110001.
Pressing Cancel will restore the previous values.

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 8 Stage 5 of 5: Process Setup

The Main Line and Product Data menus are always visible, but the Fast Loop menu is only shown here
when the Pulse Input Routing has selected Fast Loop, see Section 7.2 I/O Assignments – Process Inputs

Selecting the Main Line option will display the menu shown below.

8.1 Main Line

Selecting the Flow Meter option will display the menu shown on the next page.

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 8.1.1 Flow Meter

This menu sets most of the parameters associated with the Flow Meter, except for the Meter Factor. Since
the Flow Computer can handle up to 12 products, individual Meter Factors per product are required so the
Meter Factor handling is explained in Section 8.3 Product Data.

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Proving Pulse When used with the Prover Application, the Proving Pulse Bus (also know as
Bus the Raw Pulse Bus) is controlled by the Prover but for test or standalone
systems, the Bus can be controlled from here.
Disabled: This setting ‘tri-states’ the output, effectively
disconnecting it from the wiring so that it has no
A
influence when other devices are driving the
signal levels.
Enabled: Enabling the output, connects the internal circuitry
to the wiring and drives a copy of the pulses
coming from the Main Line meter onto this bus.
Low Flow Cut- There are three possible selections on the radio buttons: Meter Locked In,
Off Mode Coriolis Zero Offset or Low Flow Detection. These modes are explained in
M
detail below but if none are required, set the Low Flow Threshold Frequency to
0 Hz.
Low Flow The selected Low Flow Cut-Off mode is applied below this threshold. Set at 0
Threshold Hz to disable. M
Frequency

Low Flow Cut off modes

Action when Pulse Frequency is less than the Low Flow Threshold
Short Flow Rate Flow Totals Process Alarms Event Log
Description
Continue to
Meter Locked In Forced to Zero Suppressed None
Count
Coriolis Zero No Increments
Forced to Zero Suppressed None
Offset added
Event logged when
Low Flow No Increments
Forced to Zero Unchanged entering or leaving
Detection added
Low Flow

Continuing the Flow Meter Setup, the following three entries are only visible if the Pulse Input Routing in
Section 7.2 I/O Assignments – Process Inputs is set to either Main Line Only – Dual Pulses Level A or
Main Line Only – Dual Pulses Level B.

Dual Pulse Below this frequency any pulses arriving into the NÅNO that are out of
Checking sequence (signifying that there may be an issue with the pickup part of the
M
Threshold meter) are ignored. This is due to variation in sensitivity of the circuitry at very
Frequency low speeds.
Maximum Bad Once above the Dual Pulse Checking Threshold Frequency, any pulses
Pulse Count arriving out of sequence will be logged as a bad pulse. Once this maximum
A
count is exceeded, an alarm is generated by the system to alert the user to
investigate the issue.

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Minimum During normal operation occasional bad pulses may be recorded. Over time
Consecutive these would accumulate and flag a ‘false’ alarm. To prevent these from
Good Pulses occurring the application checks for the number of consecutive good pulses it
receives and once this minimum count is exceeded, the live bad pulse count is
reset to zero. A
The typical value for this field is 200,000. In this example, if a bad pulse is seen
when the recorded number of consecutive good pulses is at 199,999 then a
further 200,000 consecutive good pulses would be required to reset the bad
pulse counts recorded.

Continuing the Flow Meter Setup.

K Factor In This line is for information only and shows the currently used K Factor.
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Use
Use Override If a single K Factor is required then select the Yes option and put the required K
K Factor? Factor in to the K Factor Override Value, shown below.
If a K Factor curve is required, select NO and the value calculated from the M
Pulse Frequency and the K Factor curve will be used. This value will be shown
in the K Factor In Use field above.
K Factor Enter the required K Factor value when K Factor Curve is not in use.
M
Override Value
‣ K Factor See Section 8.1.2 K Factor Curve.
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Curve
Use MF in GSV There are two choices:
Calculation? No: This provides for some legacy systems that exclude the Meter
M
Factor from the GSV calculations.
Yes: This is the default and includes MF in the GSV calculations.
Meter ID This is free text for information. It is shown on the relevant reports and can be
A
written or read-back via communications.
Meter Serial As per Meter ID.
A
Number
Meter As per Meter ID.
A
Manufacturer
Meter Model As per Meter ID. A
Meter Size As per Meter ID. A
‣ Pulse This option is only visible if the communications to the Promass Coriolis meter
Integrity is enabled in Section 4.2 Initial Application Setup, Site/Location Setup and is A
Checks described in Section 8.1.3 Pulse Integrity Checks.

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8.1.2 K Factor Curve

Linearized K This line shows the calculated K Factor and is the result of the K Factor Curve
Factor calculation. If "No" has been selected for the Use Override K Factor option on
the previous page, the K Factor In Use will be this Linearized K Factor.
If the Meter Pulse Frequency is at or below the Index 1 frequency, Index 1 K
Factor Value will be applied.
If the Meter Pulse Frequency is between Index 1 and Index 2 frequency, the K
Factor Value will be a linear interpolation between the Index 1 and the Index 2 -
K Factor Values.
The same applies for all pairs of entries, unless the next K Factor Frequency is
shown as a zero.
If the Meter Pulse Frequency is at or above the Index 10 frequency, or above
the last frequency before a zero entry, the last valid K Factor Value will be
applied.

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Meter Frequency This is for information only and shows the live incoming frequency after
(after Cut-Off checking has taken place. -
Checking)
K Factor For Index 1 to 10, enter the frequency and associated K Factor Value for as
Frequency/K many points that are in use and if there are unused Index entries put 0 (zero)
Factor Value into the Frequency column for all the unused entries.
Index 1...10 The minimum number of index entries is two. If a curve is not required, enter a
K Factor Override Value and select Yes for Use Override K Factor in Section M
8.1.1 Flow Meter above.
NOTE: The Frequencies in the K Factor Frequency column must be higher
than the value for the previous Index(except to terminate the table),
and the K Factor must be non zero.

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 8.1.3 Pulse Integrity Checks

This option is only visible if the communications to the Promass Coriolis meter is enabled in Section 4.2
Initial Application Setup, Site/Location Setup.

Max. Allowable This is the maximum percentage difference allowed between the flow rate
Flow Difference generated from the pulse inputs and the flow rate received across modbus from A
the Coriolis meter.
Flow Check If the flow rates deviate by more than the Max. Allowable Flow Difference,
Delay Time they must deviate for greater than this time before an alarm is raised.
A
If the flow deviation drops below the Max. Allowable Flow Difference at any
point the elapsed time is reset.
Mass Flow Rate This is the flow rate calculated from the incoming pulses, the In Use K Factor
and if the pulses are volume based, density. The Flow Rate Time Unit defined -
in Section 6 Stage 3 of 5: Configuring the Measurement Units is also used.
Modbus Flow This is the flow rate received from the Coriolis modbus link.
-
Rate
Modbus Flow This allows a simple scaling factor to be applied to the incoming Modbus Flow
Rate Scaling Rate. This could be used to account for a different time unit. As an example if
Factor the flow rate in the NÅNO was calculated in tonnes/hr whereas the flow rate A
received from the Coriolis meter was in tonnes/s, then a Scaling Factor of 3600
could be entered.
Scaled Modbus This is the resulting flow rate after applying the Modbus Flow Rate Scaling
-
Flow Rate Factor. It is this flow rate that is compared to the Mass Flow Rate above.
Integrity Check This is an indication only status of whether the current flow rates are inside or
Fail outside the deviation limits set above. It is the live status therefore the flow
-
rates may not have exceeded the Max. Allowable Flow Difference for
sufficient time to have triggered the alarm.

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 8.1.4 Flow Rates

This menu shows the current flow rates in terms of Mass, Indicated Volume (IV), Gross Observed Volume
(GOV) and Gross Standard Volume (GSV).
NOTE: The Indicated Volume (IV) flow rate will show a value of zero if the K Factor is mass based.

For the Mass and IV, there is an optional alarm setting that can be configured. In the example shown
above, both the Mass Flow Rate Alarms and IV Flow Rate Alarms are shown as Enabled.
When the alarms are enabled four additional menu entries appear: Low Low Flow Rate Alarm Limit, Low
Flow Rate Alarm Limit, High Flow Rate Alarm Limit and High High Flow Rate Alarm Limit. By default the
Low and Low Low alarms are set to zero and the High and High High alarms to 99999999, so no alarm will
be raised until they are configured with realistic values.

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 8.1.5 Totals

This menu is an example of a live report lists the four different totalizers: IV, GOV, GSV and Mass.
For each totalizer, it shows the Cumulative, Current Hourly, Current Daily, Current Monthly and Current
Batch totals and below it, the Previous Hourly, Previous Daily, Previous Monthly and Previous Batch totals.
NOTE: If the K Factor is mass based, the Indicated Volume lines will not be shown.

8.1.6 Meter Temperature

If the Meter Temperature Source has been set as Disabled in Home ‣ System ‣ I/O ‣ Assignment/Settings
- Process Inputs (see Section 7.2 I/O Assignments – Process Inputs) then only the Meter Temperature
Override Value will be shown, as in the screenshot below.

If the system has a measured meter temperature configured, the Meter Temperature menu will be similar to
that shown below. In this example the input is configured to be an analog input.

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Meter This display point shows the temperature being used in the calculations, FWA &
Temperature In reports. This may be a live value, a manual override value or a (fail-over) -
Use default.
Meter This point indicates the temperature represented by 4mA. Clicking this line
Temperature opens the dialog box allowing a different temperature to be input.
4mA Scale Value M
NOTE: If the Meter Temperature Type was set as RTD, the point will not
appear since the RTD gives a non scalable reading.
Meter This point indicates the temperature represented by 20mA. Clicking the line
Temperature opens the dialog box allowing a different temperature to be input.
20mA Scale M
NOTE: If the Meter Temperature Type was set as RTD, the point will not
Value
appear since the RTD gives a non scalable reading.
Meter This point indicates the current operating mode. Clicking the line opens the
Temperature dialog box allowing the user to select which of the 3 modes to select:
Operating Status
Always Measured: Uses the calculated value from the measured input
regardless of it being within acceptable limits or
not.
Always Override: Uses the Override value at all times. M
Use Default on Failure: Uses the calculated value from the measured input
unless it is either lower than the Low Input Fail
Point or higher than the High Input Fail Point, in
which case it would use the Meter Temperature
Default Value.
Meter If the Meter Temperature Operating Status is set to Use Default on Failure
Temperature and this option is set to Yes, then if the input fails (and therefore goes into the
Automatically Default due to Failure mode), once the measured value recovers to being
Recover to between the low and high Input Fail Points, the measured value will be used M
Measured instead of the fail-over default value.
If No has been selected, then the fail-over default value will continue to be used
even when a valid reading is available. See below for the operation in this case.
Meter If the Meter Temperature Operating Status is set to Use Default on Failure,
Temperature and the Meter Temperature Automatically Recover to Measured option
Manually (above) is set to No, then if the input fails, then subsequently recovers (to
Recover to between the low and high Input Fail Points), the fail-over default value will A
Measured continue to be used until a user presses the “Recover” button on this line.
If the input is still in a failed state, this line will not be shown. Likewise this line
is not shown if it is not a valid option.
Meter This is the value used when the Meter Temperature Operating Status has
Temperature been set to Always Override. If no transmitter has been assigned to the Meter M
Override Value Temperature, this override value is always used.
Meter This is the value used when the Meter Temperature Operating Status has
Temperature been set to Use Default on Failure, and the measured value is NOT between M
Default Value the low and high Input Fail Points.
Meter This is the sum of the Meter Temperature Transmitter Value no Bias and the
Temperature Meter Temperature Bias Value.
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Transmitter
Value with Bias

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Meter This is the Bias or Offset value that is being applied to the measured value. If
Temperature logged in at Technician level, this value can be viewed and edited. It can also
TO
Bias Value be set by the Technician Menu using the Local Panel. If logged in at Admin
level, this is a read-only status display.
Meter This point displays the live measured temperature value. This item is for
Temperature information only and cannot be edited.
-
Transmitter
Value no Bias
Meter This shows the instantaneous current flow from the 4-20mA Transmitter.
Temperature -
If an RTD is being used, the instantaneous resistance value is displayed. -
Raw Transmitter
Value
Meter This point shows the currently configured Low Alarm limit. If the Meter
Temperature Temperature In Use goes below the configured value, the Low Temperature
Low Alarm Limit Alarm will be raised.
A
Clicking the line opens the Edit Value dialog box, allowing the user to choose a
different value. If an impossibly low default value is used, no Low Temperature
Alarm will ever be raised.
Meter This point shows the currently configured High Alarm limit. If the Meter
Temperature Temperature In Use goes above the configured value then the High
High Alarm Limit Temperature Alarm will be raised.
A
Clicking the line opens the Edit Value dialog box, allowing the user to choose a
different value. If an impossibly high default value is used, no High Temperature
Alarm will ever be raised.
Meter If the Meter Temperature In Use goes below the User 1 Low Alarm Limit, the
Temperature User 1 Low Alarm will be set.
A
User 1 Low
Alarm Limit
Meter If the Meter Temperature In Use goes above the User 1 High Alarm Limit, the
Temperature User 1 High Alarm will be set.
A
User 1 High
Alarm Limit
Meter If the Meter Temperature In Use goes below the User 2 Low Alarm Limit the
Temperature User 2 Low Alarm will be set.
A
User 2 Low
Alarm Limit
Meter If the Meter Temperature In Use goes above the User 2 High Alarm Limit the
Temperature User 2 High Alarm will be set.
A
User 2 High
Alarm Limit
Low Input Fail If the Meter Temperature - Raw Transmitter Value goes below this point and
Point the Meter Temperature Operating Status is set to Use Default on Failure then
the Meter Temperature In Use will be the fail-over Meter Temperature
Default Value.
A
In 4-20mA mode this value will be 3.5mA by default.
If the Meter Temperature Type was set as RTD then this will be 60 Ohms, as
standard. Clicking the line opens the Edit Value dialog box, allowing the user to
input a different value.

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High Input Fail If the Meter Temperature - Raw Transmitter Value goes above the High
Point Input Fail Point and the Meter Temperature Operating Status is set to Use
Default on Failure, then the Meter Temperature In Use will be the fail-over
Meter Temperature Default Value.
A
In 4-20 mA mode this value will be 20.5mA by default.
If the Measured Temperature Type was set as RTD, then this will be 180 Ohms
as standard. Clicking the line opens the Edit Value dialog box, allowing the user
to input a different value.

8.1.7 Meter Pressure

If the Meter Pressure Source has been set as Disabled in Home ‣ System ‣ I/O ‣ Assignment/Settings -
Process Inputs (see Section 7.2 I/O Assignments – Process Inputs) then only the Meter Pressure Override
Value will be shown, as in the screenshot below.

If the system has a measured meter pressure configured, the Meter Pressure menu will be similar to that
shown below.
Display points associated with the Measured Meter Pressure are shown below.

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Meter Pressure This display point shows the pressure being used in the calculations, FWA &
In Use reports. This may be a live value, a manual override value or a (fail-over) -
default.
Meter Pressure This point indicates the pressure represented by 4mA. Clicking this line opens
M
4mA Scale Value the dialog box allowing a different pressure to be input.
Meter Pressure This point indicates the Pressure represented by 20mA. Clicking the line opens
20mA Scale the dialog box allowing a different Pressure to be input. M
Value
Meter Pressure This point indicates the current operating mode. Clicking the line opens the
Operating Status dialog box allowing the user to select which of the 3 modes to select:
Always Measured: Uses the calculated value from the measured
input regardless of it being within acceptable limits
or not.
Always Override: Uses the Override value at all times. M
Use Default on Failure: Uses the calculated value from the measured
input unless it is either lower than the Low Input
Fail Point or higher than the High Input Fail
Point, in which case it would use the Meter
Pressure Default Value.
Meter Pressure If the Meter Pressure Operating Status is set to Use Default on Failure and
Automatically this option is set to Yes, then if the input fails (and therefore goes into the
Recover to Default due to Failure mode), once the measured value recovers to being
Measured between the low and high Input Fail Points, the measured value will be used M
instead of the fail-over default value.
If No has been selected, then the fail-over default value will continue to be used
even when a valid reading is available. See below for the operation in this case.
Meter Pressure If the Meter Pressure Operating Status is set to Use Default on Failure, and
Manually the Meter Pressure Automatically Recover to
Recover to Measured option (above) is set to No, then if the input fails, then subsequently
Measured recovers (to between the low and high Input Fail Points), the fail-over default
value will continue to be used until a user presses the “Recover” button on this A
line.
If the input is still in a failed state, this line will not be shown. Likewise this line
is not shown if it is not a valid option.
Meter Pressure This is the value used when the Meter Pressure Operating Status has been
Override Value set to Always Override. If no transmitter has been assigned to the Meter M
Pressure, this override value is always used.
Meter Pressure This is the value used when the Meter Pressure Operating Status has been
Default Value set to Use Default on Failure, and the measured value is NOT between the low M
and high Input Fail Points.
Meter Pressure This is the sum of the Meter Pressure Transmitter Value no Bias and the
Transmitter Meter Pressure Bias Value. -
Value with Bias
Meter Pressure This is the Bias or Offset value that is being applied to the measured value. If
Bias Value logged in at Technician level, this value can be viewed and edited. It can also
TO
be set by the Technician Menu using the Local Panel. If logged in at Admin
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Meter Pressure This point displays the live measured pressure value. This item is for
Transmitter information only and cannot be edited. -
Value no Bias
Meter Pressure - This shows the instantaneous current flow from the 4-20mA Transmitter.
Raw Transmitter -
Value
Meter Pressure This point shows the currently configured Low Alarm limit. If the Meter
Low Alarm Limit Pressure In Use goes below the configured value, the Low Pressure Alarm will
be raised.
A
Clicking the line opens the Edit Value dialog box, allowing the user to choose a
different value. If an impossibly low default value is used, no Low Pressure
Alarm will ever be raised.
Meter Pressure This point shows the currently configured High Alarm limit. If the Meter
High Alarm Limit Pressure In Use goes above the configured value then the High Pressure
Alarm will be raised.
A
Clicking the line opens the Edit Value dialog box, allowing the user to choose a
different value. If an impossibly high default value is used, no High Pressure
Alarm will ever be raised.
Meter Pressure If the Meter Pressure In Use goes below the User 1 Low Alarm Limit, the User
User 1 Low 1 Low Alarm will be set. A
Alarm Limit
Meter Pressure If the Meter Pressure In Use goes above the User 1 High Alarm Limit, the User
User 1 High 1 High Alarm will be set. A
Alarm Limit
Meter Pressure If the Meter Pressure In Use goes below the User 2 Low Alarm Limit the User
User 2 Low 2 Low Alarm will be set. A
Alarm Limit
Meter Pressure If the Meter Pressure In Use goes above the User 2 High Alarm Limit the User
User 2 High 2 High Alarm will be set. A
Alarm Limit
Low Input Fail If the Meter Pressure - Raw Transmitter Value goes below this point and the
Point Meter Pressure Operating Status is set to Use Default on Failure then the
Meter Pressure In Use will be the fail-over Meter Pressure Default Value. A
This value will be 3.5mA by default. Clicking the line opens the Edit Value
dialog box, allowing the user to input a different value.
High Input Fail If the Meter Pressure - Raw Transmitter Value goes above the High Input
Point Fail Point and the Meter Pressure Operating Status is set to Use Default on
Failure, then the Meter Pressure In Use will be the fail-over Meter Pressure
Default Value. A
This value will be 20.5mA by default. Clicking the line opens the Edit Value
dialog box, allowing the user to input a different value.

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 8.1.8 Main Line Densitometer

This menu item is only in the Main Line menu structure if the Densitometer Location in Home ‣ System ‣
I/O ‣ Assignment/Settings - Process Inputs is set to On The Meter Run.
(see Section 7.2 I/O Assignments – Process Inputs)
The density setting menu is a large menu, so has been shown in three sections.

8.1.8.1 The Top "Third" of the Menu

The screenshot below shows the top 5 lines of the Density menu, when the Fast Loop Temperature and
Fast Loop pressure are both disabled. The menu for enabling or disabling these inputs can be found at
Home ‣ System ‣ I/O Assignment/Settings - Process Inputs .
See Section 7.2 I/O Assignments – Process Inputs.
NOTE: If the Densitometer Location has been selected as On the Meter Run then the Fast Loop
Temperature and Fast Loop pressure should both be disabled, and no pressure or temperature
offset should be used. The offsets should be set to zero.

Density at Meter The value shown in this field is the output of the Densitometer calculation
compensated for the effects of temperature and pressure on the density meter -
body (Solatron calculation) and multiplied by the DCF/DMF value.
Densitometer In this example, the Fast Loop Pressure is disabled so the source is shown as
Pressure Source the Meter Pressure with Offset. See Section 8.1.8.2 Densitometer Correction
-
Source Information, Priority below for explanation of the Densitometer
Correction.
Meter Pressure This field shows the current Meter Pressure In Use. This is for information only.
-
In Use
Densitometer If due to the physical installation, the Densitometer runs at a slightly different
Pressure Offset pressure which tracks the Meter Pressure, then an offset can be applied here.
A
When the Densitometer is configured as being on the Main Line then applying
an offset here makes no sense. The offset should be set to zero.

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Densitometer This field shows the current Meter Pressure with the offset applied. This is for
Pressure with information only. -
Offset
Densitometer In this example, the Fast Loop Temperature is disabled so the source is shown
Temperature as the Meter Temperature with Offset. See Section 8.1.8.2 Densitometer -
Source Correction Source Information, Priority below.
Meter This field shows the current Meter Temperature In Use. This is for information
Temperature only. -
In Use
Densitometer If due to the physical installation, the Densitometer runs at a slightly different
Temperature temperature which tracks the Meter Temperature, then an offset can be applied
Offset here. A
When the Densitometer is configured as being on the Main Line then applying
an offset here makes no sense. The offset should be set to zero.
Densitometer This field shows the densitometer temperature after applying the offset from the
Temperature Meter Temperature. -
with Offset

8.1.8.2 Densitometer Correction Source Information, Priority

When a live Periodic (frequency mode) Densitometer input is used, the temperature and pressure at the
Densitometer is needed to obtain the highest accuracy.
The source of these Densitometer correction values are prioritized in the following order.
NOTE: In the explanation below, Densitometer Pressure works in exactly the same way as the
Densitometer Temperature.

1. The Densitometer Temperature (or Pressure) will be the Fast Loop values, unless the Fast Loop
Temperature (or Pressure) Source is disabled.
2. The Densitometer Temperature (or Pressure) will be the Main Line Meter Temperature (or
Pressure) with Offset. The offset can of course be zero if there is negligible temperature (or
Pressure) difference between the density meter and the flow meter.
3. If there is also no Main Line (Flow) Meter Temperature (or Pressure) configured, the Densitometer
Temperature (or Pressure) will be the Main Line Meter Temperature (or Pressure) override value
with Offset.

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8.1.8.3 The "Middle" section of the Densitometer menu

DCF/DMF The DCF/DMF value is usually derived from a Pycnometer reading and is used
to correct for measurement errors in the Density meter. If the Metrology Mode in
A
Section 4.2 Initial Application Setup, Site/Location Setup is set to Strict MID
this entry will not be shown and no correction will be made.
Density 4mA This point indicates the density represented by 4mA. Clicking this line opens
Scale Value the dialog box allowing a different scaling value to be input. M
NOTE: This line is only displayed if the Density source is an analog.
Density 20mA This point indicates the density represented by 20mA. Clicking the line opens
Scale Value the dialog box allowing a different scaling value to be input. M
NOTE: This line is only displayed if the Density source is an analog.

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Densitometer This point indicates the current operating mode. Clicking the line opens the
Operating Status dialog box allowing the user to select which of the 3 modes to select:
Always Measured Uses the calculated value from the
measured input regardless of it being
within acceptable limits or not.
Always Override Uses the Override value at all times.
Use Default on Failure Uses the calculated value from the
measured input unless it is seen as being
failed.
M
Depending on the type of input, the failed state is defined, see below;
In Analog Mode: The input is deemed as failed if the
measured input is either lower than the
Low Input Fail Point or higher than the
High Input Fail Point.
In Periodic (Frequency) Mode: The input is deemed as failed if the
calculated density falls below the Clamp
Low Value or goes above the Clamp High
Value.

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Densitometer If the Densitometer Operating Status is set to Use Default on Failure and
Automatically this option is set to Yes, then if the input fails (and therefore goes into the
Recover to Default due to Failure mode), once the measured value recovers to being
Measured between the relevant limits, the measured value will be used instead of the fail-
over default value.
M
If No has been selected, then the fail-over default value will continue to be used
even when a valid reading is available. See below for the operation in this case.
NOTE: This menu item is only visible if an analog or period Densitometer is
in use.
Densitometer If the Densitometer Operating Status is set to Use Default on Failure, and
Manually the Densitometer Automatically Recover to
Recover to Measured option (above) is set to No, then if the input fails, then subsequently
Measured recovers (to between the relevant limits), the fail-over default value will continue A
to be used until a user presses the “Recover” button on this line.
If the input is still in a failed state, this line will not be shown. Likewise this line
is not shown if it is not a valid option.
Densitometer This is the value used when Densitometer Operating Status has been set to
M
Override Value Always Override.
Densitometer This is the value used when the Densitometer Operating Status has been set
Default Value to Use Default on Failure, and the measured value is NOT between the relevant M
limits.
Densitometer - In period mode, this field will show the period of the selected input in
Raw Transmitter microseconds. If Density Source is selected as an Analog Input it will show the -
Value equivalent current scaled 4-20mA.
Measured If the Density at Meter goes below the configured value, the Measured Density
Density Low Low Alarm will be raised. Clicking the line opens the Edit Value dialog box,
A
Alarm Limit allowing the user to choose a different value. If an impossibly low default value
is used, no Measured Density Low Alarm will ever be raised.
Measured If the Density at Meter goes above the configured value, the Measured Density
Density High High Alarm will be raised. Clicking the line opens the Edit Value dialog box,
A
Alarm Limit allowing the use to choose a different value. If an impossibly high default value
is used, no Measured Density High Alarm will ever be raised.
Measured If the Density at Meter goes below the User 1 Low Alarm Limit, the User 1
Density User 1 Alarm will be set. A
Low Alarm Limit
Measured If the Density at Meter goes above the User 1 High Alarm Limit, the User 1
Density User 1 Alarm will be set. A
High Alarm Limit
Measured If the Density at Meter goes below the User 2 Low Alarm Limit, the User 2
Density User 2 Alarm will be set. A
Low Alarm Limit
Measured If the Density at Meter goes above the User 2 High Alarm Limit, the User 2
Density User 2 Alarm will be set. A
High Alarm Limit
Low Input Fail This is set to 3.5mA by default, by can be changed by clicking on the line.
Point A
NOTE: This line is only displayed if the Density Input Source is an analog.
High Input Fail This is set to 20.5mA by default, by can be changed by clicking on the line.
Point A
NOTE: This line is only displayed if the Density Input Source is an analog.

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Clamp Low This is the lowest Density value that will be passed forward when Period mode
Value has been selected as the Density Source.
A
NOTE: This line is only displayed if the Density Input Source is set to
Period.
Clamp High This is the highest Density value that will be passed forward when Period mode
Value has been selected as the Density Source.
A
NOTE: This line is only displayed if the Density Input Source is set to
Period.
Coriolis Density This is the lowest Density value that will be passed forward when Coriolis
Low Fail Value comms has been selected as the Density Source.
A
NOTE: This line is only displayed if the Density Input Source is set to
Coriolis Comms.
Coriolis Density This is the highest Density value that will be passed forward when Coriolis
High Fail Value comms has been selected as the Density Source.
A
NOTE: This line is only displayed if the Density Input Source is set to
Coriolis Comms.

8.1.8.4 The Lower "Third" - Densitometer Coefficient Configuration

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NOTE: The bottom "third" of the menu is only visible when the Densitometer Source is selected as
Periodic.

Temperature This is for information only, to highlight the chosen temperature unit. This is to
Unit remind the user which Densitometer constants should be entered.
-
NOTE: No checking is made in the application between the constants
entered and the units the NÅNO is configured in.
Pressure Unit This is for information only, to highlight the chosen pressure unit. This is to
remind the user which Densitometer constants should be entered.
-
NOTE: No checking is made in the application between the constants
entered and the units the NÅNO is configured in.
Density Unit This is for information only, to highlight the chosen density unit. This is to
remind the user which Densitometer constants should be entered.
-
NOTE: No checking is made in the application between the constants
entered and the units the NÅNO is configured in.
K0, K1, K2 These are the Solatron calibration constants.
Frequently more than one set of K0, K1 & K2 are provided for different ranges M
of density.
K18, K19 These are the temperature coefficient used to compensate for the effects of
M
temperature on the Densitometer body.
K20A, K20B, These are the pressure coefficient used to compensate for the effects of
M
K21A, K21B pressure on the Densitometer body.

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 8.1.9 Monitor S&W

This option is only shown when the Metrology Mode is set to API. See Section 4.2 Initial Application
Setup, Site/Location Setup and Section 7.2 I/O Assignments – Process Inputs I/O Assignments – Process
Inputs for more information.
If the system allows and a Monitor S&W has been configured, then the settings menu will show an item for
Monitor S&W.

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S&W In Use This display point shows the S&W value used in the calculations, FWA &
reports. This may be a live value, a manual override value or a (fail-over) -
default.
S&W 4mA Scale This point indicates the S&W represented by 4mA. Clicking the line opens the
A
Value dialog box allowing a different scaling value to be input.
S&W 20mA This point indicates the S&W represented by 20mA. Clicking the line opens the
A
Scale Value dialog box allowing a different scaling value to be input.
S&W Operating This point indicates the current operating mode. Clicking the line opens the
Status dialog box allowing the user to select which of the 3 modes to select:
Always Measured: Uses the calculated value from the measured
input regardless of it being within acceptable limits
or not.
Always Override: Uses the Override value at all times.
A
Use Default on Failure: Uses the calculated value from the measured
input unless it is either lower than the Low Input
Fail Point or higher than the High Input Fail
Point, in which case it would use the S&W
Default Value.

S&W If the S&W Operating Status is set to Use Default on Failure and this option
Automatically is set to Yes, then if the input fails (and therefore goes into the Default due to
Recover to Failure mode), once the measured value recovers to being between the low
Measured and high Input Fail Points, the measured value will be used instead of the fail- A
over default value.
If No has been selected, then the fail-over default value will continue to be used
even when a valid reading is available. See below for the operation in this case.
S&W Manually If the S&W Operating Status is set to Use Default on Failure, and the S&W
Recover to Automatically Recover to Measured option (above) is set to No, then if the
Measured input fails, then subsequently recovers (to between the low and high Input Fail
Points), the fail-over default value will continue to be used until a user presses A
the “Recover” button on this line.
If the input is still in a failed state, this line will not be shown. Likewise this line
is not shown if it is not a valid option.
S&W Override This is the value used when S&W Operating Status has been set to Always
A
Value Override.
S&W Default This is the value used when the S&W Operating Status has been set to Use
Value Default on Failure, and the measured value is NOT between the low and high A
Input Fail Points.
S&W Transmitter This is the sum of the S&W Transmitter Value no Bias and the S&W Bias
-
Value with Bias Value.
S&W Bias Value This is the Bias or Offset value that is being applied to the measured value. If
logged in at Technician level, this value can be viewed and edited. It can also
TO
be set by the Technician Menu using the Local Panel. If logged in at Admin
level, this is a read-only status display.
S&W Transmitter This point displays the live measured S&W value. This item is for information
-
Value (No Bias) only and cannot be edited.

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S&W - Raw This shows the instantaneous current flow from the 4-20mA transmitter.
Transmitter -
Value
S&W High Alarm This point shows the currently configured High Alarm limit. If the measured
Limit S&W goes above the configured value then the High S&W Alarm will be raised.
A
Click line to open the Edit Value dialog box. The default value for this is set to
5%. If an impossibly high value is used, no S&W High Alarm will ever be raised
S&W User 1 If the S&W In Use goes above the User 1 High Alarm Limit, the User 1 Alarm
A
High Alarm Limit will be set.
S&W User 2 If the S&W In Use goes above the User 2 High Alarm Limit, the User 2 Alarm
A
High Alarm Limit will be set.
Low Input Fail If the S&W - Raw Transmitter Value goes below the Low Input Fail Point and
Point the S&W Operating Status is set to Use Default on Failure then the S&W In
A
Use will be the fail-over S&W Default Value. As standard this value will be
3.5mA. Click line to open the Edit Value dialog box.
High Input Fail If the S&W - Raw Transmitter Value goes above the High Input Fail Point and
Point the S&W Operating Status is set to Use Default on Failure then the S&W In
A
Use will be the fail-over S&W Default Value. The High Input Fail Point default
value is 20.5mA. Click line to open the Edit Value dialog box.

The S&W Monitor High Output can also drive a Digital Output signal for monitoring purposes. See
Section 7.1 Assignment/Settings – Digital I/O.

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 8.2 Fast Loop

This is also known as the slipstream.

There are 4 or 5 entries in this menu, depending upon where the density is being derived from.
In the screenshot below, the Density Meter is shown as on the fast loop, in which case it would not be
shown on the Main Line menus.

8.2.1 Fast Loop Flow Meter

The Fast Loop Flow Meter is much simpler than the Main Line Flow Meter, as its only purpose is for flow
control of the fast loop.
The K Factor is volume only but can be in different units to the Main Line meter.
There is no option for a K Factor curve, only a single point K Factor that is applied over the full frequency
range and a single Meter Factor.

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 8.2.2 Fast Loop Flow Rates

This menu only shows the Fast Loop Gross Observed Volume Flow Rate. No alarms or other settings are
available for this.

8.2.3 Fast Loop Temperature

This is the same setup menus as for the Main Line, see Section 8.1.6 Meter Temperature.

8.2.4 Fast Loop Pressure

This is the same setup menus as for the Main Line, see Section 8.1.7 Meter Pressure.

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 8.2.5 Fast Loop Densitometer

The Fast Loop Densitometer menu looks similar to the Main Line Densitometer menu, however there is a
significant operational difference.
The live density value derived from the Fast Loop is almost certainly at a different temperature and
pressure from the Main Line (otherwise the Liquid Flow Computer would have been configured to use Main
Line Density). Therefore an addition Liquid Volume Correction is performed to convert the live Fast Loop
density to reference conditions, and the reference density is then used by the Main Line metering
calculations.
If the Fast Loop operating conditions are fairly stable and track the Main Line conditions, it may be valid to
use the meter conditions with fixed offsets, as shown in the screenshot below.
In this example, the Fast Loop pressure is shown as 5.5 psig more than the Main Line Pressure and the
temperature is 2.5°F less.

If however Fast Loop Temperature and Pressure transmitters are available then they should be enabled
using the menu Home ‣ System ‣ I/O Assignment/Settings - Process Inputs .
The Densitometer Pressure and Temperature sources will then be shown as Using Fast Loop as shown in
the screenshot below.

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Fast Loop The value shown in this field is the output of the density meter calculation
Density compensated for the effects of temperature and pressure on the density meter -
body (Solatron calculation) and multiplied by the DCF/DMF value.
Densitometer In this example, the Fast Loop Pressure has been selected.
-
Pressure Source
Fast Loop This field shows the current Fast Loop Pressure In Use. This is for information
-
Pressure In Use only.
Densitometer In this example, the Fast Loop Temperature has been selected.
Temperature -
Source
Fast Loop This field shows the current Fast Loop Temperature In Use. This is for
Temperature In information only. -
Use

The rest of the Densitometer setup is exactly the same as for the Main Line meter, see:

Section 8.1.8.3 The "Middle" section of the Densitometer menu

Section 8.1.8.4 The Lower "Third" - Densitometer Coefficient Configuration

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 8.3 Product Data

Depending on the Prover Type selected, Meter Factor Method and if the Promass Communications is
Enabled in Section 4.1 Initial Flow Computer Setup, the Meter Factors are set up differently. There are
three possibilities.
If the Prover Type is set to System Prover no option is given, the Meter Factor Method will always be Use
Baseline/Proved Meter Factor.
If the Prover Type is set to Standalone Prover, options are given for Use Baseline/Proved Meter Factor,
Use Meter Factor Curve and if Enable Promass Communications? is set to Yes, Use Reynolds
Corrected Meter Factor.
If Use Baseline/Proved Meter Factor is selected, the menu will be as below;

This is described below under Section 8.3.1 Product Meter Factors (Use Baseline/Proved Meter Factor).

If the Meter Factor Method is set to Use Meter Factor Curve the menu will look as per the screenshot
below;

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This is described below under Section 8.3.2 Meter Factors (Use Meter Factor Curves).
Finally, if the Meter Factor Method is set to Use Reynolds Corrected Meter Factor the menu will look
as per the screenshot below;

This is described below under Section 8.3.3 Meter Factors (Use Reynolds Corrected Meter Factor).

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 8.3.1 Product Meter Factors (Use Baseline/Proved Meter Factor)

The screenshot below shows an example of an in use Product Meter Factor Table.

This page provides information only.

Product The Product number along with associated name is entered in each of the
-
product data pages as described below in Section 8.3.4 Product "N" Data
Baseline Meter This is entered in each of the product data pages as described below in Section
-
Factor 8.3.4 Product "N" Data
Previous Proved If the meter has been proved on the associated product before, this will show
-
Meter Factor the Meter Factor that was obtained. If not, a value of zero will be seen.
Proved Meter If the meter has been proved on the associated product, this will show the latest
-
Factor Meter Factor that was obtained. If not, a value of zero will be seen.
In Use Meter This will show the Proved Meter Factor, if it has been accepted, otherwise if the
Factor Proved Meter Factor was rejected or no prove has been performed on this
meter on the associated product, the Baseline Meter Factor.

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 8.3.2 Meter Factors (Use Meter Factor Curves)

The screenshot below shows the set up screen along with further menus for the individual product curves.

Selected This is provided for information only on the current product Meter Factor curve
Product Name being used. Selection of the product is performed under Section 10.3 Product in -
Use
Product In Use This is provided for information only on the current product Meter Factor curve
being used. Selection of the product is performed under Section 10.3 Product in -
Use
Meter Factor In This will show either the Override Meter Factor or the Meter Factor calculated
Use from the selected product Meter Factor curve data, depending on the Use -
Override Meter Factor selection.

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Use Override This point selects the current operating mode. Clicking the line opens the dialog A
Meter Factor box allowing the user to select which mode to work in.
No: Uses the calculated value from the selected product
Meter Factor curve regardless of what the value is.
Yes: Uses the Override value at all times.
Meter Factor This is a fixed override value for the Meter Factor that would be used if the Use
A
Override Value Override Meter Factor option above is set to Yes.
Calculated Meter This is the calculated Meter Factor value (from the selected Meter Factor
Factor curvethat would be used if the Use Override Meter Factor option above is set
to No.
Product ‘N’ These menus are used to enter the Meter Factor curves for each specific
Meter Factor product. They are described below in Section 8.3.2.1 Product ‘N’ Meter Factor
Curve Curve

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 8.3.2.1 Product ‘N’ Meter Factor Curve

The screenshot below shows an example Product Meter Factor Curve setup page (the example shown is
for Product 1 when using a Volume K Factor).

Calculated MF This is the calculated MF using the live Flow Rate and the Meter Factor entries
-
in the Index 1...10 entries below.
Indicated Depending on the K Factor units selected in Section 6 Stage 3 of 5: Configuring
Volume Flow the Measurement Units, this will show the indicated flow rate. In Mass mode,
-
Rate/Indicated this will be the Indicated Mass and in Volume mode, Indicated Volume.
Mass Flow Rate
Index 1...10 This is the lookup table of the associated flow rate and relevant Meter Factor for
that point over a range of 10 points. As in the example screenshot above, any
A
unused entries should have a value of zero entered into the flow rate and Meter
Factor fields.

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 8.3.3 Meter Factors (Use Reynolds Corrected Meter Factor)

The screenshot below shows the Meter Factor setup page.

Meter Factor In This shows the Meter Factor that will be used in the flow calculations and
-
Use displays in the application.
Meter Factor This point indicates the current operating mode. Clicking the line opens the
Mode Status dialog box allowing the user to select which of the 3 modes.
Always Calculated: Uses the calculated value from the Reynolds Number
Calculations regardless of what the value is.
Always Override: Uses the Override value at all times. A
Use Override on Uses the calculated value from the Reynolds Number
Comms Failure: Calculations unless the communications to the Coriolis
meter has failed, in which case it would use the
Override MF value.
Override MF This is a fixed override value for the Meter Factor that would be used if the
Meter Factor Mode Status is set to Always Override or is set to Use A
Override on Comms Failure and the communications link has failed.
Calculated MF This is the calculated value for the Meter Factor using the Reynolds Number
calculation values below. This will be used if the Meter Factor Mode Status is
-
set to Always Calculated or is set to Use Override on Comms Failure and
the communications link is good.
‣ Reynolds This menu is used to enter the correction tables for use in the Reynolds
Number Number calculations and also provides information on the link for debug
Calculations purposes. It is described below in Section 8.3.3.1 Reynolds Number
Calculations

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 8.3.3.1 Reynolds Number Calculations

The screenshot below shows the Reynolds Number Calculations setup page.

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Promass This shows the status of the modbus communications link to the Promass
Communications Coriolis meter. This will show either OK (when the link to the Coriolis is good) or -
Status FAIL if the link is down.
Reynolds This shows the Reynolds Number received on the modbus communications link
Number from to the Promass Coriolis meter. This will show a value of zero if the link is down. -
Coriolis
Calculated MF This is the calculated MF using the live Reynolds Number and the Error entries
-
in the Index 1...14 entries below.
Index 1...14 This is the lookup table of Reynolds Number and percentage Error over a range
of 14 points. As in the example screenshot above, any unused entries should A
have a value of zero entered into the Error % field.

8.3.4 Product "N" Data

The Liquid Flow Computer supports up to 12 different products, and there is a Product Data page for each
one.
The top seven lines are identical regardless of selecting Use Baseline/Proved Meter Factor, Use Meter
Factor Curve or Use Reynolds Corrected Meter Factor as the Meter Factor Method.
This is preset to Use Baseline/Proved Meter Factor and not changeable when the Prover Type is set to
System Prover or is selectable when set to Standalone Prover. See Section 4.2 Initial Application Setup,
Site/Location Setup for further information.
Below are the top seven lines for the Product 1 Data page as an example.

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Product "N" This item allows a name to be applied to each product. This name will appear
A
Name on the relevant reports.
Calculation Type There are seven options, as shown:

Depending whether the Calculations Standards are set to Metric or US

Customary will change whether Metric or US Customary based calculation
options are shown here. The Calculation Standards choice is made under
Home ‣ System ‣ Measurement Units . See Section 6 Stage 3 of 5: Configuring
the Measurement Units for more information.
Rounding There are two choices here. If none is selected, then the calculations will be run
Control to full (64bit Floating Point) precision where possible, otherwise the rounding M
will be performed in accordance with the calculation standard.
Vapor Pressure There are three options in the menu. If Use Product Table Vapor Pressure is
Calculation selected, the value in the field below will always be applied. If Calculate Vapour
Mode Pressure is selected then TP15 will run in strict accordance with the density and M
temperature ranges in the specification. If the "Extended Limits" option is
selected, the density & temperature ranges of TP15 are extended.
Vapor Pressure The Pe override value for each particular product is entered here.
M
(Pe)
Pe Unit This entry determines if the Vapor Pressure Override is specified as a gauge or
absolute pressure. The unit will be the same as the system wide pressure unit M
however this allows the user to select between Absolute or Gauge values.
Reference If a live density value is not available from a Densitometer or Coriolis meter, the
Density reference (base) density value should be entered here for each product.
M
It is advisable to enter a value here regardless, just in case a transmitter fails
when in service.
Reference This is the reference temperature at which the density entered above refers.
-/M
Temperature

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The bottom three lines are only shown if the Meter Factor Method is set to Use Baseline/Proved Meter
Factors. See Section 4.1 Initial Flow Computer Setup.

Meter Factor There are two choices. If Use Base Line Meter Factor is selected, the meter
Mode factor shown in the field below will always be used. If the Use Proved Meter
A
Factor option is selected, the last accepted meter factor from the Prover will be
used.
Base Line Meter Enter the Baseline (or initial) Meter Factor.
A
Factor
Proved Meter This field shows the last Meter Factor accepted from the Prover. If a prove has
Factor not been performed, this value will show as zero. If the Meter Factor Mode (2
-
rows above) has been set to Use Proved Meter Factor, but the value is zero,
the baseline value will be used until a successful prove has occurred.
Previous Proved This field shows the previous Meter Factor accepted from the Prover.
-
Meter Factor

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8.4 PID Setup

8.4.1 Settings

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The settings menu is where all the PID configuration parameters are shown and can be adjusted to match
the operational requirements.
For a full description of these data points refer to MiniSpec 14 Manual, available on request from the
factory.

8.4.2 Debug / Tuning

This menu has the operational functions (Automatic or Manual), shows the Process Variable to be
controlled (Flow Rate) Controller Output value and the controller error percentage as well as duplicating
some of the settings, which may need changing whilst the control loop is being tuned.

8.4.3 PID Historical Data

To aid tuning the PID controller loop, the Historical Data storage can be used to record every cycle
performed by the controller. As the NÅNO is designed for a 25 year lifespan, full speed writes to the
historical storage cannot be performed continuously as this would shorten the lifespan, so the operator can
chose how many minutes of data are to be recorded.
Then clicking on Historical Record and selecting On, will start the recording process, and a yellow
Recording Active banner will be displayed.

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Clicking on the Historical Data link takes you to the following menu:
Home ‣ System ‣ PID Setup ‣ Debug / Tuning ‣ Historical Data ‣ PID Loop Debug
The data can now be downloaded for detailed examination. Note the PID loop runs several times per
second. The time-stamp in only in whole seconds but the downloaded data is in time order.
NOTE: Ensure Records are kept under an hour to ensure data is not overwritten.

8.5 Totals Reset

This option is only available if the Metrology Mode is set to API. If set to Strict MID, the menu is hidden
as the totals can not be reset from the running application. See Section 4.1 Initial Flow Computer Setup

During testing or when a unit is redeployed, it can be useful to reset the totals. However it is imperative to
ensure that it isn't possible to accidentally or deliberately reset the totals remotely.
To ensure the totals cannot be reset without physical access to the NÅNO, the IDENT button is used as an
interlock. Navigating to the Home ‣ System ‣ Totals Reset page will show the following:

If you want to reset the totals of a packaged NÅNO, the IDENT button MUST be held down for several
seconds before navigating to the Home ‣ System ‣ Totals Reset page. The page will now display the
Reset Totals button and clicking the button will reset the totals. As soon as the IDENT button is not held
down the "Interlock not Pressed" message will be shown again.
NOTE: The Non-Resettable Totals will NOT be reset by this action.

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The IDENT button is located here;

This ends the setup of the Liquid Flow Computer application

NOTE1: Now would be a good time to back up your changes. With the NÅNOConf tool, Application
configurations can be uploaded to the PC for back-up purposes and for cloning more NÅNOs.
Additionally, printing a constants log will generate a list of configured data points.

NOTE2: When commissioning the unit, enter the Technician Menu mode using the Local Panel and
select "Batch End".

NOTE3: The following information details the Reports generated by the NÅNO, the Logs and trending
data provided as well as the diagnostic information available in the NÅNO.

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 9 The Liquid Flow Computer Local Panel

The NÅNO can be equipped with a Local Panel for operation and maintenance purposes. The Local Panel
is not intended for configuring the Flow Computer. This is done via the web interface or by down loading a
pre-configured image using NÅNOConf.
ConstED can be used to assist in pre-configuration of the application.
If neither the AO Report Digital Input nor the Metering Tech Mode Digital Input is active, the default Liquid
Flow Computer Local Panel screen will be displayed, as shown below:

The top left of the Local Panel has three fields without accompanying descriptions.
The top field is the Device ID.
The second line down is the Main Line Flow Meter ID.
The third line is the Main Line Flow Meter Serial Number.
The rest of the display is self explanatory.
On the Web Interface, the Home ‣ Site Panel Mimic will show the same display.
NOTE: The left hand screen shows that new alarms are present, and clicking on the top red alarm
banner open another window which shows the technician the alarms, and allows them to be
accepted.

If the AO Report Digital Input is active, then the Local Panel will display the AO report as shown below:

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If the Metering Tech Mode Digital Input is made active, the technician will need to log in unless the security
Method was set to None in this menu: Home ‣ System ‣ Initial Setup ‣ Site/Location Setup ‣ Security
Setup.
The left hand screenshot below show the security ID entry. Note the keypad is a full alpha-numeric
keyboard to allow the name to be entered but the associated PIN is numeric only, so only a number pad is
displayed.

Once the Technician has logged in, four choices are shown, below left. If End Batch is clicked, the image
below right shows the result of ending the batch from the Local Panel.

If when looking at the Batch Report, the View

Summary box is clicked, a preview of the batch
reports is shown, as on the right hand side.

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If the Enter New Meter Factor option is chosen, then the operators is asked which Product Meter Factor is
to be changed, and the image below right shows the entry for Product 1:

If the Bias Adjustment option is chosen then the Technician will be asked which input variable is to be
adjusted, and the image on the right shows the screen for the Meter Temperature Bias adjustment.

If the Pycnometer Values option is chosen, then the

screen shown on the right is displayed.
This screen shows the instantaneous (live) values for the
Densitometer Density Output and the associated
Temperature and Pressure on the top line.
The line below shows the same values with a rolling
average. The rolling average time is set in the Home ‣
System ‣ Initial Setup ‣ Time Based Settings menu.

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 10 Operating the Liquid Flow Computer

From the home screen, clicking Operation takes you to a menu where many of the operation changes
(rather than setup configuration changes) are made.

NOTE: If in Station Mode the End Batch option will not be shown and will be controlled by the NÅNO
station application.

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 10.1 System Overview

This display shows similar information to the default Local Panel menu, but unlike the Local Panel mimic, it
will not change when in use by a Technician.

10.2 Prove Request

This option is only shown when the Prover Type is set to System Prover, see Section 4.1 Initial Flow
Computer Setup.

If the Prove Request menu does NOT show the Start Prove button, then the Flow Computer has not found
a System Prover. This is normally due to a mismatch in the Meter - Prover XML Link ID, or else the System
Prover is not running. The screenshot below show the Menu when the Start Prove button is missing. The
Meter - Prover XML Link ID is configured here:
Home ‣ System ‣ RTU Setup ‣ Comms ‣ Meter - Prover XML Link

and see Section 5.5.7 Prover Link for more information.

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Once the Liquid Flow Computer application has found the System prover, the Start Prover Button will be
displayed, as shown in the screenshot below.

Clicking the Start Prover Button will initiate a prove cycle. The prove cycle can be aborted at any time by
clicking the button, now renamed as Abort Prove.
NOTE: Any other Flow Computers sharing the same Meter -Prover Link ID value will also show the
Prove In Progress banner. A typical unit’s screenshot is shown below;

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 10.3 Product in Use

There is only one changeable data point on this menu, and that is the Product in use. The rest of the menu
is for information only. Selecting Product In Use brings up the dialog box shown below.

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 10.4 Trigger Snapshot Report

Pressing the Print Report button will generate a Snapshot report, and this may be printed depending upon
the Report Routing settings in Home ‣ System ‣ RTU Setup ‣ Comms ‣ Report Routing.
See Section 5.5.2 Report Routing.

10.5 End Batch

Clicking on the End Batch Now button will end the current batch and immediately start the next one, and
the reports will be generated.

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 11 Reports

The purpose of the Liquid Flow Computer application is to record all the relevant flow data, and produce a
set of reports for agreement between the buyer & seller of all transactions.

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11.1 Liquid Flow Computer Report Types

Snapshot If a snapshot report has been generated it will be stored here, by time and date.
NOTE: Only the last generated report is shown and the snapshot report is NOT
stored in non-volatile memory so will be cleared on a restart or power
cycle.
Hourly Report As a minimum, an Hourly Report will be generated at the end of every hour. This will
be stored in secure, non-volatile memory and may be printed automatically, The
automatic printing will depend on the printer settings and printer routing (see Home ‣
System ‣ RTU Setup ‣ Comms ‣ Report Routing). When the Application is started for
the very first time, an Hourly Report will be generated, with the initial data.
In addition, if in Home ‣ System ‣ Initial Setup ‣ Time Based Settings the Generate
Hourly Report at Batch End option has been set to "Yes", then another Hourly Report
will be generated when a batch is ended.
NOTE: If this option is selected and several Batch Ends are triggered during an
hour, you can have Hourly Reports which neither start nor stop on an hour
boundary.

The Hourly Report is stored in Zone 4, which holds a minimum of 1500 reports, giving
over 62 days of Hourly Reports, unless Batch Ends are also triggering Hourly Reports.
Daily Report Every day at the Day End Hour time (see Home ‣ System ‣ Initial Setup ‣ Time Based
Settings) a Daily Report will be generated. This will be stored in secure, non-volatile
memory, and may be printed automatically. The automatic printing will depend on the
printer settings and printer routing (see Home ‣ System ‣ RTU Setup ‣ Comms ‣
Report Routing). When the Application is started for the very first time, a Daily Report
will be generated, with the initial data.
In addition, if in Home ‣ System ‣ Initial Setup ‣ Time Based Settings the Generate
Daily Report at Batch End option has been set to "Yes", then another Daily Report
will be generated when a batch is ended.
NOTE: If this option is selected and several Batch Ends are triggered during a
single day, you can have Daily Reports which neither start nor stop on an
day boundary.

The Daily Report is stored in Zone 3, which holds a minimum of 1500 reports, giving
over 4 years of daily reports, unless Batch Ends are also triggering Daily Reports.
Monthly Report On either the first day of each calendar month or the last day of the calendar month at
the Day End Hour Time (see Home ‣ System ‣ Initial Setup ‣ Time Based Settings) a
Monthly Report will be generated. This will be stored in secure, non-volatile memory
and may be printed, as above. When the Application is started for the very first time, a
Monthly Report will be generated, with the initial data.
The Monthly Report is stored in Zone 7, which holds a minimum of 250 reports, giving
over 20 years of Monthly Reports.
Batch Report At the end of a batch, a Batch Report will be generated. This will be stored in secure,
non-volatile memory and may be printed.
The Batch Report is stored in Zone 1, which holds a minimum of 1,500 reports.

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Metering Tech When in Meter Technician Mode and the Change Baseline MF option is selected, an
(Baseline MF "As Found" report is generated. The Technician can then change as many of the
Report) product baseline Meter Factors as required and, when Meter Technician mode is
exited, the "As Left" report is generated.
The Metering Tech - Baseline MF Report is stored in Zone 8, which holds a minimum
of 250 reports.
Metering Tech This report records the As Left Bias (Offset) values applied to the analog measured
(Bias Report) values.
The Metering Tech - Bias Report is stored in Zone 8, which holds a minimum of 250
reports.
Proving Report The Proved MF Report shows the data pulled back from the System Prover as well as
if the proved MF met the accelerated criteria.
The Proving Report is stored in Zone 9, which holds a minimum of 250 reports.
Last 30 Reports This shows the last 30 of all types of report generated in time & date order. A
screenshot of the top five entries of the Last 30 Reports is shown below.

SD Card The SD Card menu is a hierarchical viewer in date order. First select the year, then the
month, and finally the day, and all files created on that day will be visible.

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 11.2 Last 30 Reports

By clicking on any of the reports listed, a preview of the report will be shown. When looking at any report
preview page, the report can also be downloaded directly to the PC by clicking on the File Download icon.
The preview below shows the first few lines of the Bill of Lading ticket for clarity and the arrow indicate the
purpose of the additional icons on the breadcrumb navigation bar.
The example report below is from the LACT-Pro® app, but the report layouts are all consistent.

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Reports will be downloaded to the PC as plain text files, but the text attributes will be shown in the
downloaded text, for example <b> for bold and <u> for underline.
Clicking the Print icon will cause the file to be printed to the whichever printer has been designated as the
web printer during the setup phase.
Alternatively, the screen can be printed from the browser, using the usual method. Frequently Ctrl-P allows
printing from a browser.

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 11.3 Reports Calendar View

Clicking on the reports listed in Home ‣ Reports (except for the Snapshot Report and the Last 30 Reports)
will show a year calendar for the current year for the current selected report. The screenshot below shows
just the top of the screen.

The « and » arrow icons on the Year header move the currently displayed calendar year backwards or
forwards. If there are any downloadable files associated with the selected calendar year, then the
Download icon will be displayed in the Year header. Clicking this icon will download all the files for that
year as a single .zip archive file.
NOTE: This could be a very large file.

Each year is split into months and, by default, each day of the month is shown in a light gray typeface. If
there are any reports associated with the day, then the day will be shown in a bold blue typeface. If there
are any reports in the month, then the download icon will be shown in Month header. Clicking the Month
download icon will download all the reports for that month as a single .zip archive file.
Clicking on any day shown in a bold blue typeface, will open the daily view screen, which will show all
reports associated with that day. All reports are shown with their date and time of creation. Clicking the
associated line will open a report preview. The breadcrumb bar will show the download icon which allows
the single report currently previewed to be downloaded.
The Day header also has « and » arrow icons which will allows the user to move backwards or forwards
a day for each click. If there are no reports for the selected day, the screen will show No items present.

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 11.4 SD Card

Clicking the SD Card sub-menu item opens a year calendar view, as for the other reports listed above. The
difference is that the SD Card view will show multiple file types, so the file name is displayed as well as the
date & time information, much as the Last 30 Reports view shows. In addition, it will also show the
archived historical (trend) data and the alarms & events archives, as shown below:

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 12 Logs and Info

The Logs & Info menu gives the user access to all the accessible data, except for the reports (which are
described in Section 11 Reports).

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Calculation This is a live report that shows the Liquid Volume Correction (LVC) calculation in use,
Corrections as well as the density and correction factor in use.
Calculation This display shows the status of the LVC calculations running in the Liquid Flow
Status Computer application.
Snapshot Live This is the live report showing the accumulators, flow rates, process conditions and
Data fluid properties. The Snapshot report is a frozen version of this live report.
System Low level information regarding the hardware and software in use, as explained in
Information Section 12.4 System Information.
AO Data This menu shows the data compiled for the BLM's Authorized Officer.
Alarm Logs The comprehensive Alarm Logs are explained in Section 12.6 Alarm Logs.
Events Logs There are 5 categories of events, detailed in Section 12.7 Event Logs.
Constants Log The constant log is detailed in Section 12.8 Constants Log.
Trending The Liquid Flow Computer application has an in-built data logger, which runs
independently from the NÅNO and flow measurement. The historical data from the
logger can be downloaded for analysis, or the trends can be viewed graphically via the
embedded web-server. See Section 12.9 Trending for more details.

The Liquid Flow Computer application supports 3 different log files types: Alarms, Events (split into 5 sub-
categories) and Constants.
In addition the Liquid Flow Computer has a powerful historical storage and graphical representation facility
for trending data, and can show the most significant information in the machine in real time, from the Home
‣ Logs & Trends ‣ Live Data pages.

12.1 Calculation Corrections

This display shows the process conditions in use, and the resulting calculation results from the LVC.

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 12.2 Calculation Status

If there are process or fluid properties outside of the LVC calculation standards selected, the relevant error
codes will be displayed on this menu.

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 12.3 Snapshot/Live Data

The screenshot below shows the live data available in the Liquid Flow Computer application.

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12.4 System Information

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System Uptime This shows how long the unit has been running since the last restart.
System ID The System ID is a unique hardware number for every device.
System This is the runtime firmware version and represents the firmware held in the CPU card.
Firmware
I/O Firmware This information refers to the Logic design and the CPU firmware within the I/O
Processor.
Metrology This is the firmware version of any Metrology specific functionality in the System
Firmware Firmware.
System O/S This shows the version of the Linux Operating System in use.
Expansion This is the date the expansion board was calibrated. The expansion board type fitted
Board Date to the NÅNO is the 6+2 Channel Analog I/O board.
Expansion This factory information contains the expansion board serial number and calibration
Board Ident information.
Application This is the name of the application current running.
Name
Application This is the version number of the application current running.
Version
Dataset This shows which Dataset was selected when the application was downloaded by
NÅNOConf. The dataset contains a consistent set of constants, so a pipe diameter
may be defaulted to 12 inches in USC but 300mm in Metric for example.
Application This is the checksum value of the application current running, including the cold start
Checksum constants.
Metrology Any code or constants designated as a Metrology field will be included in this
Checksum checksum but data such as a Tag Name, or a site address field would not be.
Constants This is the checksum of all constants, both Metrology and other constants that can be
Checksum changed by an Administrator or Technician level user.
Software Checksums - see Section 12.4.1 Software Checksums below.
Profile (mSec) These four numbers indicate the performance of the C||Cure runtime engine. Clicking
[Min/Last/Avg/M the line opens a dialog that allows the maximum recorded profile information to be
aximum] reset.
Digital Inputs This shows the current status of the Digital Inputs in a very compact manner. A "0"
[1..9] represents the OFF state and a "1" represents the ON state. The left most digit is
Digital Input 1.
Digital Outputs This shows the current status of the Digital Outputs in a very compact manner. A "0"
[1..6] represents the OFF state and a "1" represents the ON state. The left most digit is
Digital Output 1.
Pulse Outputs This is a status only display and shows the number of pulses generated by the
Buckets [1..2] application that are still waiting to be output. The value to the left of the "/" is
associated with Pulse Output 1 and the value on the right is associated with Pulse
Output 2. In normal operation, these should show 0 or occasionally 1, but any other
value indicates a mismatch in the Sampler Pulse setup, and pulse are being generated
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 12.4.1 Software Checksums

For any calculation block defined as a Metrology block, a high integrity hash code is generated as a
checksum for the software, and this can be compared to the checksum on third-party metrological approval
certificates.
The screenshot shows an example of the information for the Liquid Flow Computer application.

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 12.5 AO Data

Below is a screenshot of the BLM Authorized Officer screen, which is also duplicated on the Local Panel
when the AO screen is requested.

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 12.6 Alarm Logs

Clicking on Alarm Logs will show calendar view for the Alarm logs. The calendar view operates in the same
manner as the Reports Calendar view, see Section 11.3 Reports Calendar View for more details. Drilling
down to each day shows all of the Alarms stored in sequential time order. The NÅNO stores 1000 Alarms
and they can all be downloaded from the website or via XML communications.
Each Alarm is time and date stamped, has a description of the Alarm, states if the Alarm is being set,
accepted or cleared. See example below;

At the end of the line is an information bubble, known as the Additional Log Values (ALVs).
Hovering the mouse pointer over the information bubble results in a small pop-up window that shows the
additional values configured in the application, at the time the Alarm was recorded. See example below;

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If the entire Alarm history is needed, it can be retrieved using the XML communications for routine and
regular use, but for immediate access, the data can be downloaded from the NÅNO website, simply by
clicking on the Download Icon, at the top of the screen. The data will be downloaded as a single file in Tab
Separated Variable (.TSV) format and can be opened and manipulated in LibreOffice, Excel or other
spreadsheet programs.

12.7 Event Logs

There are 5 categories of events. The Operator Event Log stores 2500 events, and all the others store
1000 events each (6500 events in total). Each event also has the ALVs logged, to aid forensic analysis.

System Event Events that change the Time / Date settings, Network Settings, User Information, SD
Log Card state, Power Cycles and Communications (including Printers, XML and Modbus
ports, Local Panel) as well as remote events using the NÅNOConf configuration tool.
Operator Event This log records all the input from the Local Panel, from the user or the Metering
Log Technician, as well as changes to the Application settings made from the website.
Metrology Any item changed that is declared as a Metrology point is logged here. Field
Event Log calibration events are stored in this log.
Security Event This log is used to record who logged in and out, the type of login, web or XML and the
Log IP address of the user.
Application In the Liquid Flow Computer application, this log is used to record if there have been
Event Log too many login attempts, if the meter factor has exceeded the baseline change limit or
if there has been a sampler error.
Combined This shows the last 32 events of any type in reverse time order.
Event Log

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As an example, clicking on System Event Log will show all events for the selected day, in sequential time
order. The screenshot below is part of the log.
NOTE: An example of the ALVs is shown in the smaller white text within the black box.

The Event log is similar to the Alarm log, in that only a single day's events are displayed at a time on the
website, but all the data can be collected using the XML communications, or downloaded from the website
as a Tab Separated Variable document.
The Event Log fields are slightly different. The 1st Column shows the time the event was logged and the
source of the event. The second column is a description of the event. The last column shows the ALVs
information bubble, containing the additional values configured in the application.

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 12.8 Constants Log

Clicking on the Constants Log generates a log file with all the editable data points. This file can be printed
or downloaded via XML or from the website.
NOTE: An example ‘header’ is shown since it would take several pages to display all data generated.
This is purely an example and may not correlate to the running application

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 12.9 Trending

The NÅNO has a powerful data logging facility combined with an easy to use web-based visualization tool
which gives unrivaled trending information.
There are three separate historical data zones, each of which can store 20,000 records. Each record is
comprised of up to 13 data points and the time-stamp for when the selected data points were snapshot by
the trigger. Each historical data zone can have a separate trigger, and the collection of data points in each
zone can be different.
The Liquid Flow Computer Application utilizes all three zones. One is used for Metering Data, the second
for Auxiliary Data and the third is used for debugging the PID Loop.
All 13 data slots are used in this application. The screenshot below shows the contents of each slot.
Clicking on a particular line will generate a chart showing just the data points in that particular slot, and the
last line, All active slots, will show a chart with all 13 slots overlaid.

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NOTE: As well as being able to display the Historical Data in a zoom-able chart, the Historical Data
can be downloaded and saved on a PC and displayed in a spreadsheet. To accomplished this,
simply click on the download icon.

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The example above only shows 16 of the possible 20,000 records.
If All active slots was selected then a chart showing a composite of all the data points is generated, in a
time line (x-axis) against a single y-axis which indicates the value. In the example shown below, the chart
is dominated by two data slots with large values.
Under the Show Series title, there is a list of each data slot with an associated tick box. If the larger value
item, in this example "Oil Non-Resettable Total [IV] (bbls)", checkbox is clicked to toggle the tick to "off",
then this slot will no longer be displayed and the display will re-scale.
You can also scale the time line by using the slider bars between the graph and the list of slots in use. The
example below has the left-hand slider moved inwards by about a third.
If the cursor is placed over the graph, a dot will appear on each slot at the same instance in time and a
readout of the value for each slot and the time the record was made is shown. In the example below, the
cursor is highlighting 26/12/2015 at 18:20:00 and the Oil Pressure In Use (psig) is showing 51.

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 13 Diagnostic Information

The Liquid Flow Computer Application has been designed for ease of use as well as simplifying installation
& commissioning and gives a remarkable amount of information to help diagnose process problems. There
are five main areas of information:

Live Data and Home ‣ Logs & Info ‣ Snapshot/Live Data

Snapshots of
The Live Data gives a page of live information of the application data, allowing an
live data
engineer to instantly see the effects of any changes made to the system. The Live
Snapshot Data can be printed or downloaded with a one button click. If the Snapshot
Report Trigger Input (defaulted to Digital Input 4) is briefly turned on, the live data will
be snapshot and directed to the assigned printer.
See Section 12.3 Snapshot/Live Data for more details.
System Home ‣ Logs & Info ‣ System Information
Information
This shows the System Information for the NÅNO.
See Section 12.4 System Information for more details.
Totals Home ‣ System ‣ Process Setup ‣ Main Line ‣ Totals
Hourly, Daily, Monthly, Cumulative and Batch Totals can be viewed live, sorted by type
of total.
See Section 8.1.5 Totals for more details.
Calculation Home ‣ Logs & Info ‣ Calculation Corrections
Diagnostics
This page shows the live correction factors from the Liquid Volume Correction
calculation running in the Flow Computer application.
See Section 12.1 Calculation Corrections for more details.
Calculation Home ‣ Logs & Trends ‣ Calculation Status
Status
This page indicates if any calculations have input parameters outside of the values
determined in the calculation standard.
See Section 12.2 Calculation Status for more details.

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 14 Liquid Volume Correction Calculations

The Liquid Flow Computer Application has a water calculation, based on API MPMS Ch11.4.1 and a range
of hydrocarbon calculations. However only the later calculations are made accessible on the general
release version of the application:
• API Ch11.1, 2007 for commodities Crude and Refined for both USC with a 60°F reference
temperature and Metric Units at 15°C or 20°C reference temperatures.
• TP15 or an entered Vapor Pressure (Pe) can be used with API Ch11.1 for higher density NGLs.
• GPA TP27, 2007 together with API Ch11.2.2 (0.35 to 0.637 SG) and an option with a wider density
range. They are available for both USC and Metric units. Again TP15 or an entered Vapor Pressure
(Pe) can be selected.
• The API rounding can be disabled for higher resolution calculations.
• Density can be entered in various - as a reference density, taken either from a Densitometer on a
fast loop, from a Densitometer on the Main Line, or from a Coriolis Meter on the Main Line.
• Although not in the standard release of the Liquid Flow Computer application, other calculations
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15 Glossary

Icon Description
If a line contains the blue "gear" icon, this indicates that the line
can be edited. Click the line to open the edit dialog.

If a line contains a gray colored "gear" icon, this indicates that

the line has editable data, but the current user does NOT have
the necessary user level privileges.
Sitemap Icon. Clicking this icon opens the sitemap allowing
rapid navigation around the website.

Logout Icon. Clicking this icon will logout the current user of the
session, and takes you back to the login screen.

Download Icon. This icon is visible when information is

available for downloading from the NÅNO. Clicking this icon
allows the information to be viewed or downloaded depending
upon browser preferences.
Print Icon. Clicking this item causes the current viewed screen
to be printed to the designated Web printer.

Accept/Apply Icon. This is used when several pieces of

information are preset and then actioned as a group, for
example setting networking parameters.

Rubbish/Trash Bin Icon. Clicking on this icon removes the

associated item. This is an instant action and does not ask for
confirmation.

Term Description
ADC Analog to Digital Converter
ALVs Additional Log Values - data that is snapshot when an Alarm or
Event occurs.
AO BLM Authorized Officer
APP A configuration file for the MicroCube where all hard
coded calculation routing has been finalized. Field
settings may or may not have been entered.
BLM Bureau of Land Management
CONSTANTS Numbers which are only infrequently changed.

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 ConstED An off-line configuration program for MicroCube applications.
CPU Central Processor Unit
CSV Comma Separated Variables (a spreadsheet format)
DCS Distributed Control System
DEFAULT VALUE A fallback value that the input 'defaults' to if measurement is not
possible due to the input from the transmitter being determined
BAD.
FIELD SETTINGS Constants, Limits, Scalings for a specific Meter Run. This does
not relate to specific calculations as these will be defined in the
Application.
FWA Flow Weighted Average
HMI Human Machine Interface
LACT Lease Automated Custody Transfer
LVC Liquid Volume Correction
mA milliAmp
METER RUN The pipework and associated instrumentation for a single
device to measure flow. Typically a turbine meter, orifice meter,
Coriolis meter, ultrasonic meter, etc.
OVERRIDE VALUE A fixed manual entry to 'override' any transmitter values.
PLC Programmable Logic Controller
PROVER The pipework and associated instrumentation for a single
device to verify the data produced by a meter run flow device.
Typically a Ball or Piston type Prover.
RTD Resistance Temperature Detector
RX Received information
SECURITY CODE Security Codes are used to limit access by operators to
parameters retained in NON VOLATILE memory.
STATION Possibly pipework and associated instrumentation or just an
application to collate data (and possibly disseminate header
data) from a number of meter runs (and possibly a Prover) into
a single source for display and/or passing to a Supervisory
Computer.
TAGNAME Alphanumeric string used to represent an item held within the
computer database.
TSV Tab Separated Variables (a variant of CSV)
TX Transmitted information
VARIABLES Changeable values

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