enCore FC1

Product Introduction

The Flow Computer

V 3.0

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Concept / Idea

Successor for
gas-net and FC2000
New concepts
the best out of both series

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Hardware

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Hardware (front 1/3)

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Hardware (rear 1/3)

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Hardware (front 1/2)

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Hardware (rear 1/2)

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Hardware summary
• Mechanics:
Rack mountable, 3 HE (height units), <220mm depth (incl. connectors)
Two housing sizes available (1/3 19“, 4 card slots; ½ 19“, 7 card slots
Card cage easily removable for servicing
• Operating panel:
4,3“ TFT colour display with backlight and touch panel
Additional navigation keys
Sealable calibration switch
USB device port for parameterisation
• Basic connectivity:
Power supply 24VDC, max. 12W (fully equipped)
Ethernet 10/100MBit
Two serial ports (RS485/422/232 software selectable)
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Hardware: I/O boards

• Input
MFE7
7 Input channels: pulse, HART, current,
PT100, frequency, Encoder, RS485, Level A
check
ExMFE5
5 Input channels (with int. barriers):
pulse, HART, current, PT100

• Output
MFA8
8 Output channels: 4 x digital;
4 x analogue (4-20mA)

• Communication
MSER4
4 Serial communication ports (232, 422, 485)
ESER4
3 Serial communication ports (232, 422, 485)
1 Ethernet
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I/O Boards (ExMFE5)

Hazardous Safe Area FC1 device
Area
ExMFE5 board

Z1+
Z1-

Z2+
Z2-

Z3+
Z3-

SH
Turbine:
Encoder and 2
LF / HF sensor

I+
U+
U-
I-
PT100,
SH
EEx-i

P+

P-
analog pressure
SH
transmitter
4...20 mA EEx-i

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I/O Boards (MFE7)

Hazardous Safe Area FC1 device
Area
0V 24V
MFE7 board

D1+

D2+

D3+
GND
Turbine:
Encoder and 2 Isolated Pulse SH
LF / HF sensor Amplifier
(active output)

A1+ or A2+

A1- or A2-
analog pressure
SH
t itt

RI+
RU+
RU-
RI-
PT100, SH
EEx-d

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I/O Boards (MFA8)

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Serial channel (MSER4 / CH1 / CH2)

Hazardous Area Safe Area FC1 device

COM-Port RJ45
(CPU or MSER4)

Pin no. Pair no. / color RS 485 RS 422 RS 232

1 3 / white-orange data A data A TXD
2 3 / orange data B data B RTS
3 2 / white-green - data A’ RXD
4 1 / blue VAUX VAUX VAUX
5 1 / white-blue SGND SGND SGND
6 2 / green - data B’ CTS
7 4 / white-brown VAUX VAUX VAUX
8 4 / brown SGND SGND SGND

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Ethernet
• LAN
Connector is RJ45, Ethernet IEEE
802.3 standard
Currently supported application
protocols:
• Modbus TCP
• http:// (Website for remote
operation panel)
• MMS (ISO/IEC 9506) protocol
currently for parameterization
and readout
• NTP Network Time Protocol

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Application

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Examples: 1 stream turbine meter

Turbine meter (optional with Encoder index)
Pressure via analogue inputs
Temperature via Pt-100 inputs

I/O cards usage FC1 RS485

GC
• 1 x MFE7 npp Encal

• 3/6 slots free Encoder

Pt-100 4 wire
4..20 mA
2x HF

P
T

• per turbine meter one input card MFE7

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Examples: 1 stream UFM meter

Ultrasonic meter
Pressure and temperature via HART

I/O cards usage

• 1 x MFE7 FC1 RS485
GC
• 3/6 slots free npp Encal

HART loop 2
HART loop 1
RS-485
UNIFORM
or Modbus
P
T

• per ultrasonic meter one input card MFE7

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Examples: 1 stream UFM meter

Ultrasonic meter
Pressure and temperature via HART burst mode
Ethernet

I/O cards usage per FC

• 1 x MFE7 FC1 FC1 GC
• 3/6 slots free npp npp Encal

HART loop 2 (Burst mode)

HART loop 1 (Burst mode)
RS-485 RS-485
UNIFORM UNIFORM
or Modbus or Modbus
P
T

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Examples: 1 stream 2 meters

Turbine + ultrasonic meter in line
Pressure and temperature via HART

I/O cards usage

• 1 x MFE7 FC1 RS485
GC
npp Encal
• 3/6 slots free 2 x HF
HART loop 1 HART loop 2

RS485

P P
T T

• one input card MFE7 per stream

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Examples: 1 stream 2 meters

Turbine + ultrasonic meter in line
Pressure via analogue inputs or via HART (Ex-i)
Temperature via Pt-100 inputs or via HART (Ex-i)

I/O cards usage

• 2 x EXMFE5 FC1 RS485
GC
npp Encal
• 2/5 slots free 2 x HF (Ex-i) Pt-100 4-wire (Ex-i)
4 .. 20 mA (Ex-i) 4 .. 20 mA (Ex-i)

Pt-100 4-wire (Ex-i) RS485

(Ex-d)

P P
T T

• per meter one input card EXMFE5

• UFM via Serial 1 on main board

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Firmware

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Firmware (AFBs)
● enCore device software consists of a Basic System which contains all
base functionality of device like operating system, device drivers, …
● Additionally there is a number of AFBs (application function blocks)
● An AFB contains one application of the FC like e.g.
flow computation, data logging, MODBUS protocol,…

AFBs

Basic System

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Firmware (AFBs)
● One enCore FC1 device contains one Basic System…
● … and a lot of AFBs
● The number of containing AFBs depends on the application the flow
computer is used for (e.g. one stream, two streams, station controller,…)
● AFB‘s have their own version number, can be upgraded individually

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Firmware (AFBs)
● An AFB can be loaded more than one time (e.g. 2 flow computations for 2
streams)
● Fiscal AFBs are separated and secured from the others
● For the fiscal AFBs like flow computation and gas quality a MID approval
will be received
● AFBs can be scaled

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Firmware Overview AFBs

• Basic System
Actual list of AFBs
• Gas Flow Conversion
• Gas Quality
• Modbus
• Archive
• Post Processing
• Liquid Flow Conversion
• Liquid Quality
• Station

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Firmware: Basic Functionality (1)

• Units
All units can be changed
New units can be created
Displayed precision of all values can be changed
• Predefined device drivers
Ultrasonic Meter: Q.Sonic; Q.Sonicplus; Sick
(optional p-T correction)
Gas Chromatographs: Encal 3000; Daniel Types; ABB Types, Siemens Sitrans CV
• Gas meter tools
HF-HF comparison, HF-LF comparison
Flow direction Manager
• User Displays
Configurable device display pages
Configurable menu pages

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Firmware: Basic Functionality (2)

• User Rights
Extended user concept
1 Admin profile
Up to 5 user profiles
… each with up to 10 users
… and each with a super user

• Language support
The device supports 2 languages at the same time
English + XYZ
Currently available: English; German; Spanish; French
The configuration software enSuite supports all languages that are translated
available
Currently available: English; German; Spanish; French

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Firmware: Basic Functionality (3)

• Time Service
Two contract hours
NTP Protocol
Daylight saving time
• Audit trail
Stores system messages: e.g. updates; system start/stop;
Stores all parameter changes or user actions that are intended to be
changed under Audit trail ‘right’
• Logbook
Stores all System events: e.g. I/O fail; Time sync.; Calibration switch;…
Stores all AFB events (AFB depending)
• Flow Conversion: Qmax; Qmin; FC error
• Gas Quality: p-fail; t-fail; c-fail; …

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Firmware: AFB Flow Conversion

• Contains one set of Totalizer Registers…
• … for 1 flow direction and 1 Stream
• Each flow direction one AFB
• No big algorithms are implemented
(ref. AFB Gas Quality)
• 3 Conversion modes
Vb = Vc * C; E = Vb * HVol; M = Vb * ρb
M = Vc * ρm; Vb = M / ρb; E = Vb * HVol
Vb = Vc * C; M = Vb * ρb; E = M * HMass
• Failure behavior of totalizers
Starting and stopping: Vm/Vc; Vme/Vce; Vb/E/M; Vbe/Ee/Me
• Meter correction via Q
• Hold function, Maintenance mode
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Firmware: AFB Gas Quality

• Calculates algorithms related to the character of natural gas
• ISO 6976, GPA2172
Calculation of calorific values, density, relative density and Wobbe index from
composition
• C-factor calculations:
AGA-NX19, AGA8, S-GERG88
• 2 base states: ISO and variable
• AGA10: Velocity of Sound calculation out of gas composition
• Preprocessing:
Pre check of all measurement inputs (min, max, error, keypad values)

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Firmware: AFB Post Processing

• AND-OR Logic:
Logical combination of input signals;
system messages; failure conditions;
time events;…
• Mathematic function library:
Min-Max value calculation over period
Mean values (time, weighted)
Time based values (totalizer at full hour; day; month)
Time based differences (consumption last hour; day; …)
all methods available for ALL values within the Flow Computer

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Firmware: AFB Archive

• Possibility of logging all Flow Computer values
• Hugh Memory used within an internal data base
• 30 groups each 30 channels means
900 values can be stored in long history
• Different readout possibilities:
Display
enSuite via TCP/IP or USB
Modbus
• Logbook and Audit trail located in Basic System
(readout: all the same)

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Firmware: AFB Modbus

• Each Modbus AFB contains one
set of registers
• Operating Modes: RTU; ASCII; TCP
• Each Slave or Master
• Each containing Import/Export
registers (read/write)
• Possibility to read out
archive data

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Firmware: AFB Station

• Station totals for Vm, Vb, E, m
• VOS comparison
Check of the calculated VOS (via GC components) against the measured one
of the Ultrasonic Meter
• Meter comparison: continuously compare two meters which are serially
connected

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Firmware: Lighter liquid AFBs

2 different AFBs used for Liquid flow computation:
•Liquid flow conversion
Meter correction
Counter error behavior
Totalizers for 1 Stream 1 Flow Direction
•Liquid quality
CTL calculation (Temperature):
• GPA-TP27 Table 59E/60E
• API 12.2.5.3 Table 54
• Water
CPL calculation (Pressure):
• API 11.2.1
• API 11.2.2

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Device operation

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Displayed information
• General ideas
Either a menu is shown

… or a display with values /

content

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Displayed information
• Language switching
Switch between the two configured languages (English
+ X)

• Info
Device monitor: operating hours,…
Software status: Show all software versions and
checksums
License info
Display test: fiscal reasons (pixel test)
IP config: complete IP configuration

• Error List
List of all error that are pending or not accepted yet
Direct jump to ‘Logbook’

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Displayed information
• System
• System

Time Service: set time and date; view NTP

Time Service: set time and date; view NTP
infos
infos

Login: user login

Login: user login

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Displayed information
Logbook
• All messages from the Error list
are stored within the Logbook.
Hint: Arrow down means: message
disappeared; arrow up means: message
came in

Audit trail
• Shows system messages like
‘system updated’, …

• Shows parameter changes

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Displayed information
Measurement devices

• UFM (Ultrasonic diagnostics)

Modbus or Uniform.

• HART diagnostics

• Encoder diagnostics

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Displayed information
I/O

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Displayed information
• AFBs
FC
GQ

Modbus
Archive

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Introduction enSuite

Start screen
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Introduction enSuite
● New PC software system, enSuite is used for FC1, EK280, DL230, Q.Sonic
plus, Q.Sonic max devices devices
● enSuite will support also other electronic devices like new Ultrasonic Meter,
gas quality devices (PGC), ...
● In the end, all customers will only use enSuite
● Only one program for all supported languages (new features are available for
all markets at the same time)
● Support of non-European languages like Chinese
● enSuite will be commonly distributed via CD and internet download
● Parameterization similar to FC2000 and gas-net as well
● Basic software system is free of charge

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PC Software package enSuite

Parameterization screen ‘Normal mode’ (end of 2014)

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PC Software package enSuite

Parameterization screen ‘Expert mode’

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PC Software package enSuite

Visualization of logged data screen

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PC Software package enSuite

Remote operation panel screen

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Technical advantages

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Technical advantages (1)

• Software separation (fiscal and non-fiscal)
• Free configurable and loadable Software parts due to user requirements
(application function blocks)

• Partial Software update of fiscal and/or non fiscal parts

• Language localization of either the device’s display, the parameterization
software and complete documentation to all* languages (also Chinese)

*written from left to right

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Technical advantages (2)

• Full graphic display with two different operating modes:
• Full touch operability and/or
• Full button operability
• Very low power consumption (typically 5W in total)
Æ small UPS layout
• Up to 4 Virtual flow directions per stream
• Either integrated intrinsic safe barriers or external barriers
Æ cost saving with integrated barriers

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Technical advantages (3)

• Non standard, real time operating system ‘Green Hills Integrity’ for high
accuracy, security and reliability
• Modbus Master function Æ Gateway functionality
• Extreme flexible user right approach:
• Admin profile
• 5 User profiles
• Up to 60 User
• Fiscal user rights ‘calibration switch; audit trail’

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Michael Pellmann
Product Manager Flow Computer
[email protected]

Michael Pellmann

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