November 28, 2012 - Universal Flow Monitors added PROFINET to its CoolPoint Vortex Shedding Flowmeters.
CoolPoint with PROFINET features fast start up (within 500 milliseconds) and dual RJ45 connectors with a built-in hub. Enclosed in a molded plastic housing, it measures and transmits flow over PROFINET Industrial Ethernet networking for manufacturing and process plants.
CoolPoint Vortex Shedding Flowmeters measure the velocity of liquids such as water, chemicals and corrosives. They use a bluff body obstruction to produce vortices, and an electronic transducer measures these oscillations to provide a signal proportional to flow rate. Increasing flow increases the frequency of oscillation. CoolPoint vortex shedding flowmeters have no moving parts to stick or coat, eliminating potential for clogging.
The molded plastic CoolPoint flowmeter with PROFINET communication has the following features:
- Repeatability: ± 0.25 percent (1/4 of 1 percent) of full-scale
- Accuracy: ±2 percent of full-scale
- 10:1 Turndown ratio
- Available in pipe sizes ranging from 1/4 inch to 2 inches
- Transmits flow rate, low-flow alarm set point, and alarm status (on/off)
- Receives alarm set point from server (user can set the low-flow threshold remotely from the server side)
- Data update rate: 100 msec
- 100 Mbit/s (Full duplex)
- Dual RJ45 ports
- Fast start-up (FSU) compatible