Mace FloPro XCi, AgriFlo XCi, HydroMace XCi Product Manual

PRODUCT MANUAL

Includes

Conguration Software

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Measuring & Control Equipment (MACE) P/L

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NSW 1715, Australia

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XCi Product Manual - Interactive PDF

This user manual is setup as an interactive PDF. The user can click on
any of the “Chapters” in the table of contents to navigate directly to the
corresponding page.

To return to the table of contents click on the “Contents” button at the
bottom of each page.

Essential Reading

Section A: The XCi Device

Section B: Doppler Ultrasonic Velocity Sensors

- Only necessary if installing MACE Doppler ultrasonic velocity sensors

Section C: Flocom+ Software

Section D: FloSeries3 Cards

- Chapter 14.0 Introduction to FloSeries3 cards

- Chapter 15.0 Installing FloSeries3 cards

- The chapter/s relevant to the FloSeries3 card/s in your XCi device

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Product Support

Should you experience diculty in using this product, please contact your
local MACE vendor. We also welcome feedback from customers who feel that
their experience may provide an improvement to the product or may be
benecial to other users.

NOTE: MACE strongly recommends that users register for Software
Updates on the “Support” page of the www.macemeters.com
website. Releases of product enhancements occur periodically and we
recommend that these are uploaded into your XCi device.

Please go to www.macemeters.com

Disclaimer

No warranties of any nature are extended by this document.

Measuring and Control Equipment Co. Pty. Ltd. (MACE) will not accept any nancial or other responsibility that may be the result
of your use of this information, including direct, indirect, special or consequential damages.

You must be careful to ensure that the use of this information complies with the laws, rules and regulations of the jurisdictions
with respect to which it is used. MACE assumes no responsibility for personal or property damage caused by the misuse of this
equipment.

Copyright

Information in this document is subject to change without notice. The software described in this document is furnished under
a license agreement or nondisclosure agreement. The software may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of
those agreements. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or any
means electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording for any purpose other than the purchaser’s personal use
without the written permission of Measuring & Control Equipment P/L.

Copyright © 1996-2011. MACE P/L. All rights reserved.

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WARNINGS

Water damage

MACE recommends that the XCi device be mounted above known ood peak
levels. MACE will not be liable for damage caused by ooding. (The unit is
weatherproof, but NOT waterproof and should NOT be submerged).

Sunlight

MACE recommends that the XCi device be mounted so that the LCD faces in a
direction away from direct sunlight (ie South in the Southern Hemisphere and
North in the Northern Hemisphere).

Cable damage

MACE recommends that all cables be appropriately routed through electrical
conduit or other similar mechanism. MACE will not be liable for damage to
cables, especially if it is caused by vehicles, digging implements, animals or
debris in the pipe or channel.

Insects and moisture

After the XCi system has been installed and fully tested, MACE recommends
the use of expanding “space ller” foam down the rst 5 to 10cm (2 to 4 “) of the
conduit or mounting pole to prevent insect/moisture ingress.

Battery life

Care must be taken when a mains power supply is used to charge the internal
battery instead of a solar panel. If the mains power remains disconnected for an
extended period of time, the internal battery may be permanently damaged.

Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)

This is a Class A product. In a domestic environment this product may cause
radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate
measures.

Intrinsic Safety

The XCi is NOT an intrinsically safe instrument and should not be installed in
hazardous (explosive) environments. Should an intrinsically safe instrument be
required, MACE can oer other instruments with this approval level.

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About Doppler ultrasonics

MACE XCi devices utilise the Doppler Eect to measure velocity of stream ows.

The Doppler Eect (after C. J. Doppler 1803-53) is dened as, “the apparent
change in the frequency of sound or electromagnetic radiation due to relative
motion between the source and the observer” (Uvarov & Isaacs (1986).
Dictionary of Science).

The MACE Doppler ultrasonic velocity sensors transmit an ultrasonic (sound)
wave into the ow. This sound wave is reected by acoustically reective
particles (e.g. air bubbles, suspended solids) and the instrument detects the
reected frequencies. The dierence between the transmitted frequency and the
received frequencies is directly proportional to the velocity of the
stream ow.

In full or partially full pipes, the velocity of the stream ow varies markedly across
the cross-section of the pipe. Typically, velocity is zero along the wall of the pipe
and increases to a maximum at or about the centre of the pipe. MACE Doppler
ultrasonic velocity sensors receive reected frequencies from particles moving
at these dierent velocities. The greater the area of ow moving at a particular
velocity, the greater the number of reections with the respective frequency shift.
The average velocity of the stream is therefore calculated by averaging those
frequency reections received across the whole stream prole.

In laymans terms a simple analogy for the way MACE Doppler ultrasonics operate
is that it’s similar to “switching on a ashlight in a fog”. Any reective particle that
moves within the “beam” will be seen by the ultrasonic sensor. MACE Doppler
ultrasonic velocity sensors provide a true average stream velocity.

About MACE

MACE is an family company founded in 1968 by electrical and mechanical
engineer Lawrence Campbell who recognized the importance of ow
measurement and ow monitoring in the global environment.

For 40 years MACE has designed and manufactured electronic monitoring
instrumentation including ultrasonic ow meters, data loggers and controllers.
Continued commitment to research and development over the past three
decades has ensured MACE’s provision of the most advanced high technology
equipment for the agricultural, industrial and environmental markets.

MACE has a core team of research and development engineers who are
focused on providing customer driven products that are both easy to use
and withstand the test of time in often remote and harsh environmental
conditions.

MACE is committed to providing its clients with personalized service, training
and technical back-up to ensure successful monitoring.

MACE continues to innovate with the introduction of the new XCi Multiple
Card Interface found in all our new range of ow meters and data loggers.
XCi enables the user to connect just about any environmental sensor quickly
and easily. This oers the customer a highly exible, cost eective water
monitoring solution.

With the addition of a new MACE WebComm card to any XCi device, customers
are able to access their data remotely for free from the MACE website.

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