Emerson Process Management 1500 4.2Characterizing the flowmeter, 4.2.1When to characterize, Other

Required Transmitter Configuration

4.2Characterizing the flowmeter

Characterizing the flowmeter adjusts the transmitter to compensate for the unique traits of the sensor it is paired with. The characterization parameters, or calibration parameters, describe the sensor’s sensitivity to flow, density, and temperature.

4.2.1When to characterize

If the transmitter, core processor, and sensor were ordered together, then the flowmeter has already been characterized. You need to characterize the flowmeter only if the core processor and sensor are being paired together for the first time.

4.2.2Characterization parameters

The characterization parameters that must be configured depend on your flowmeter’s sensor type: “T-Series” or “Other” (also referred to as “Straight Tube” and “Curved Tube,” respectively), as listed in Table 4-1.The “Other” category includes all Micro Motion sensors except T-Series.

The characterization parameters are provided on the sensor tag. The format of the sensor tag varies depending on your sensor’s date of purchase. See Figures 4-2and 4-3 for illustrations of newer and older sensor tags.

Table 4-1Sensor calibration parameters

		Sensor type
Parameter	T-Series	Other
K1	✓	✓(1)
K2	✓	✓(1)
FD	✓	✓(1)
D1	✓	✓(1)
D2	✓	✓(1)
Temp coeff (DT)(2)	✓	✓(1)
Flowcal		✓(3)
FCF and FT	✓(4)
FCF	✓(5)
FTG	✓
FFQ	✓
DTG	✓
DFQ1	✓
DFQ2	✓

(1)See the section entitled “Density calibration factors.”

(2)On some sensor tags, shown as TC.

(3)See the section entitled “Flow calibration values.”

(4)Older T-Series sensors. See the section entitled “Flow calibration values.”

(5)Newer T-Series sensors. See the section entitled “Flow calibration values.”

16 Micro Motion® Model 1500 Transmitters with the Filling and Dosing Application