Technical data

1 Startup checklist
1.1 Equipment and information checklist
Equipment and information checklistTable 1-1:
Site pipe and ID drawings with elevations
Site wiring diagrams
Daniel Liquid Ultrasonic Meter calibration data
Daniel Liquid Ultrasonic Meter manuals
Information and manuals for all other flow instrumentation - flow computers, pressure and tem-
perature transmitter data sheets, and wiring
Shutoff and control valve information, specifications, operation and setup data
Ethernet (Cat 5 cables) or serial cables to link the laptop to the meter
Field service representative's telephone numbers for major components; valves, meter, flow
computer, communication gear, transmitters, site designers or integrators
Check all ultrasonic meter wiring
Check the switch settings on transmitter CPU Module
Start Daniel MeterLink
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Establish flow in the meter (at lease 4 feet per second to ensure good thermal mixing)
Save the meter configuration file - your“As Found” record of the meter. In Daniel MeterLink
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select Tools|Edit/Compare Configuration . Click the Read button and select File Save .
Open File|Program Settings and customize Daniel MeterLink
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user preferences
Open Meter|Monitor and check the measurement paths or chords and that they agree with
each other to approximately 0.2%
Check for alarms, open Meter|Monitor and click Check Status .
Check signal strength
• Check for good signal strength (usually shown as “SNR”) or, Signal to Noise Ratio
• Check for reasonably correct flow profile
From the Logs/Reports menu, click Maintenance Logs/Reports , collect and save a Maintenance Log
to record the initial performance of your meter (this is your “As Found” record)
From the Meter|Field Setup Wizard menu make any configuration adjustments, such as setting the
frequency and digital output variables, frequency full scale, analog outputs, local display
configuration and temperature and pressure analog inputs scaling and alarm limits.
Save another Maintenance Log (this is your “As Left” record)
Startup checklist
Operations 1