Instruction Manual
4. CONFIGURATION
Rate Totalisers are supplied configured as requested at time of ordering, if not specified default configuration will be supplied but can easily be changed on-site.
Fig 6 shows the location of each function within the configuration menu with a brief summary of the function. Please refer to the full instruction manual for detailed configuration information and for description of
lineariser and optional outputs.
Access to the configuration menu is obtained by pressing the ( and ) buttons simultaneously. If the Rate Totaliser's security code is set to default 0000 the first parameter function will be displayed. If the
instrument is protected by a security code, code will be displayed. The four digit code must be entered to gain access to the menu.
Fig 6 Configuration menu
Manuals, certificates and data-
sheets can be downloaded from
http://www.beka.co.uk/ba388e
Unless otherwise specified menu functions are shown on the upper display
*
Followed by identical function for input b
Display
mode
Security Code
Enter code by
pressing
* or & & (
to move to next
digit. Code 0000
allows direct
access to
the menu
Function
* or &
to select
Function of
instrument
5td
linear
lin
16 segment
lineariser
*
&&
*
(
(
)
)
(
(
)
)
function
code
0000
5td
*
(
)
)
) ) ) ) )
( )
input-a
op.col
Debounce
input-A
* or &
to select
level of
debounce.
default
light
heavy
&
)
debounce
( )
default
( )
Upper Display
* or &
to select
display
whether
rate
or
total
is shown
on upper
display
When fitted with optional
4/20mA output functions appear here
When fitted with optional
alarms functions appear here
Lower Display
* or &
to select
label
permanently
identifies
upper display.
off
display off
5td
alternates
between
dislplay and
identification
&
*
( )
total
&
*
( )
Decimal point
* or &
to select
position of
decimal
point and
( to toggle
between rate
and total
displays.
( )
0000
.
0
*
&
Count
* or &
to select
arithmetic
relationship
between input
A and input b
may be set to
a
:
b
Input A + Input b
a
:
-b
Input A - Input b
( )
count
a
:
b
update
inp.type
Input-A
* or &
to select
Input type
op.col
Open
Collector.
volt5 l
Pulse
<1V >3V
volt5 h
Pulse
<3V >10V
coil
Magnetic
pick-off.
pr.det
Proximity
detector.
contact
Switch
contact.
Udate
* or &
to select
interval
between
display
updates,
may be set to
0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4
or 5 seconds.
&
*
Clear grand
total
Press
& or *
to select ye5
to reset grand
total to zero
Confirm
instruction by
entering 5ure.
Press
& or *
to adjust each
digit and
(
to move to
next digit
&
*
(
)
)
(
clr gtot
0000
Define
Security Code
Enter by
pressing
& or *
and ( to
move to
next digit.
&
*
(
)
)
Reset
configuration
to factory
defaults
Confirm
instruction by
entering 5ure.
Press
&
or
*
to adjust each
digit and
(
to move to
next digit
)
r5et def
)
0000
code
&
*
Local total
reset
* or &
to turn the
local total
reset function
on or off.
When on is
selected, Total A,
Total b or both
totals may be
reset when
* and &
are pressed
simultaneously
for more than 3
seconds in the
display mode.
(
)
)
( )
Loc clr
off
*
Local grand
total reset
* or &
to turn the
local grand
total reset
function
on or off.
When on,
grand total
display may
be reset when
) and *
are pressed
simultaneously
for more than 10
seconds in the
display mode.
&
)
( )
&
*
*
DISPLAY
0
.
5
di5p-1 di5p-2
5td
dP
)
K-factor
input-A
* or &
to adjust value
and
( to
move to
next digit or
decimal point.
Note:
When lin is
selected 16
values for
factor-a may
be entered
each starting
at a specified
rate display
( )
001
.
00
*
*
factor-a
)
Total scale
factor input-A
Divides
factor-a
output to
produce required
total display.
Press
* or &
to adjust value
and
( to
move to
next digit or
decimal point.
( )
001
.
00
*
*
5cale
.
t-a
)
Rate scale
factor input-A
Divides
factor-a
output to
produce
required
rate display.
Press
* or &
to adjust value
and
( to
move to
next digit or
decimal point.
( )
001
.
00
*
5cale
.
r-a
)
External reset
* or &
to select
clr a nb
clr a
clr b
Reset action
when external
reset contacts
are closed.
( )
& & &
)
Filter input-A
* or &
to adjust value
of each digit
and
( to
transfer
control to
the next digit.
First digit:
filter magnitude
Second digit:
step response
Note:
While making
adjustments
the filtered
rate display is
shown on
lower display
so stability can
be assessed
( )
*
*
filter-a
&
)
Timebase
* or &
to select
rate display
timebase.
tb-01
for flow/sec
tb-60
for flow/min
tb-3600
for flow/hour
( )
tb-01
*
&
*
&
t-ba5e
24
)
Clip-off
input-A
Rate display
below which
totalisation
is inhibited
Press
* or &
to adjust value
and
( to
move to
next digit.
( )
*
*
clp. off-a
&
0000
.
0
clr tot
clr gtot
off
*
e clr
r5et-both
)
(
)
( )
off
enbl
Pulse Enable
* or &
to toggle
between
on and off
&
*
&
*
&&
*
( )
Source of
output pulse
* or &
to select pulse
source
5caled
Instrument
generates one
pulse each time
the least
significant digit
of Total display
is incremented.
The frequency
of the pulse
may be divided
or the duration
changed
OR
direct-a
direct-b
Retransmission
of input-A or
input-b without
scaling
These functions only appear in
sub-menu when pulse source
is conditioned as 5caled.
5caled is not
available when
a
:
-b is selected
in the Count
function.
&
*
)
( )
Divides scaled
output pulse
* or &
to select
frequency
dividing factor
for scaled
output pulse.
1
10
100
1000
10000
&
*
)
( )
Duration of
each pulse
* or &
to select
duration of
scaled output
pulse in ms.
0.1
0.5
1
2.5
5
10
25
50
100
250
500
*
)
pul5e op
5ource
5caled
divide
1000
duration
25
no
(
0000
)
The BA388E is CE marked to show compliance with the European Explosive Atmospheres Directive 2014/34/EU and the
European EMC Directive 2014/30/EU.
It is also UKCA marked to show compliance with UK statutory requirements Equipment and Protective Systems Intended
for Use in Potentially Explosive Atmospheres Regulations
UKSI 2016:1107 (as amended) and with the Electromagnetic Compatibility Regulations
UKSI 2016:1091 (as amended).
Fig 6 Conīæguration menu