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ControlWave Gas Flow Computer (GFC Plus) Instruction Manual (CI-ControlWave GFC Plus)
Revised Feb-2013 Introduction 1-1
Chapter 1 – Introduction
This manual focuses on the hardware aspects of the ControlWave

Gas
Flow Computer (GFC Plus). For information about the software used
with the ControlWave GFC Plus, refer to:
 ControlWave Flow Measurement Applications Guide (D5137),
 Getting Started with ControlWave Designer (D5085)
 ControlWave Designer Programmer’s Handbook (D5125)
 ControlWave Designer online help
This chapter provides an overview of the ControlWave GFC Plus and its
components and details the structure of this manual.
In This Chapter
1.1 Scope of the Manual ........................................................................ 1-2
1.2 Physical Description ........................................................................ 1-2
1.3 CPU/System Controller Board ......................................................... 1-4
1.4 Power Options ................................................................................. 1-5
1.5 I/O Options ....................................................................................... 1-6
1.6 Software Tools ................................................................................. 1-7
1.7 Overview of the Gas Flow Measurement Application ...................... 1-9
ControlWave GFC Plus is designed to perform as the ideal platform for
remote site automation, measurement, and data management in the oil
and gas industry. The ControlWave GFC Plus measures differential
pressure, static pressure and temperature for a single meter run and
computes flow for both volume and energy.
Features
ControlWave GFC Plus has the following key features:
 Exceptional performance and low power consumption through use
of the ARM microprocessor
 Operates in an unprotected outdoor environment
 Very low power consumption to minimize costs of solar panel /
battery power systems
 Two CPU / System Controller board configurations (see Table 1-1.)
 Three process I/O board configurations (see Table 1-2.)
 Two RS-232 and one RS-232/RS-485 asynchronous serial
communication ports
 Optional 10/100 MB Ethernet port
 Optional Display/Keypad
 Wide operating temperature range: (–40 to +70C) (–40 to 158F)
 Battery backup for Static RAM (SRAM) and real-time clock.
 Nonincendive Class I, Division 2 (Groups C and D) Hazardous
Location approvals see Appendix A.
 Cost-effective for small RTU/process controller applications.