76-81GHz Continuous FM Radar
Level Meter Product Operation
Manual
Table of contents
Product Introduction Characteristic ............................................................................................ 2
Technical support ....................................................................................................................... 3
Structure Diagram .......................................................................................................................4
Installation ...................................................................................................................................7
Connection ..................................................................................................................................9
Meter operation|OPERATION .................................................................................................. 10
Key description ......................................................................................................................... 10
Description of parameter setting interface ................................................................................12
Basic Settings ........................................................................................................................... 12
Advanced Settings Menu operation ......................................................................................... 13
Services menu operation ..........................................................................................................20
Display menu operation ............................................................................................................24
Appendix: Glossary .................................................................................................................. 26
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Product Introduction
Characteristic
76-81GHz frequency modulated continuous wave (FMCW) radar products
support four wire system and two wire system applications.For multiple models, the
maximum range of the product can reach 120m, and the blind area can reach
10cm.Because of its higher working frequency and shorter wavelength, it is
particularly suitable for solid applications. The working mode of transmitting and
receiving electromagnetic waves through lenses has unique advantages in high dust
and harsh temperature environments (+200 ℃).The instrument is provided with flange
or thread fixing mode, which makes the installation convenient and simple.
The main advantages of this series are as follows:
Based on the self-developed CMOS millimeter wave RF chip, a more compact
RF architecture, a higher signal-to-noise ratio, and a smaller blind area are
realized.
5GHz working bandwidth enables the product to have higher measurement
resolution and accuracy.
The narrowest antenna beam angle is 3 °, the interference in the installation
environment has less impact on the instrument, and the installation is more
convenient.
The wavelength is shorter and has better reflection characteristics on the solid
surface, so it does not need to use a universal flange for aiming.
Support Bluetooth debugging of mobile phones to facilitate the maintenance work
of on-site personnel (future versions will support ★)
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Technical support
Technical specifications of technical support level meter
Transmission 76GHz~81GHz, FM scanning frequency width 5GHz
frequency
Measuring range 35m 85m 120m
Measurement accuracy ±1mm;±2mm
Beam angle 3°, 8°
Range of dielectric ≥2
constant used
Power supply range 18~28.0VDC, four wire system (<1W)
Communication mode HART/MODBUS bus
signal output 4~20mA or RS-485
Industrial -4~85℃/≤95%RH
temperature/humidity
Shell material Aluminum alloy, stainless steel
Antenna type Lens antenna, which can be equipped with lens antenna
shield/anti-corrosion antenna/antenna cooling
paste/quartz isolation flange
Process pressure -0.1~2MPa
Product size Ø100*270mm
Cable entry M20*1.5
Recommended cable AWG18 or 0.75mm²
Protection grade IP67
Installation mode Thread or flange
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Structure Diagram
Schematic diagram of pipe thread process connection at room temperature
Dimension Diagram of Universal Flange Universal High Temperature Structure
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Schematic Diagram of High Temperature and High Pressure Structure Dimension of
Anticorrosive Flange
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Structural dimension diagram of anti-corrosion flange under normal temperature and pressure
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Installation
Two points to pay attention to during installation: (1) aim at the target material level
and try to ensure the vertical incidence of the material level;(2) Avoid false
echoes.See the following points for typical working conditions.
Ensure that there are no interfering objects, such as ladders and steps, within the
beam range.
Schematic diagram of instrument installation position
The instrument installation shall ensure that the antenna beam avoids the feed
inlet, as shown in the figure.
Antenna beam avoids the feed inlet
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The instrument shall be installed at least 20cm away from the vessel wall,
otherwise wrong readings may be generated.
The installation shall be at least 20cm away from the vessel wall
The conical container shall ensure that the beam is directed at the tank bottom as
far as possible, otherwise the measurement results at the tank bottom may be
inaccurate
The conical tank shall ensure that the beam is directed at the tank bottom as far as possible
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Install
Connection
Single chamber housing 24VDC product 4-wired wiring diagram
Figure 24VDC product wiring diagram of single chamber housing
2-wired wiring diagram
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24VDC power supply product interface description
Instrument 24VDC power supply product interface description
PIN1 Positive end of 24VDC (+) power line
PIN2 Negative terminal of 24VDC (-) power line
PIN3 HART (+), i.e. 4-20mA (+), 4-20mA current output positive terminal
PIN4 HART (-), i.e. 4-20mA (-), 4-20mA current output negative terminal
PIN5 RS485 (A), 485 communication output
PIN6 RS485 (B), 485 communication output
Meter operation|OPERATION
Key description
The product display module consists of 4 keys and 128×64 dot matrix display.
The display system has four display interface modes:
[Run Mode]: display the system operation status and current measurement data
[Echo Mode]: display the echo condition currently measured by the system
[History Curve Interface Memo Mode]: display the historical measurement data
recorded by the system operation
[Setup Mode]: set various data parameters for system operation
[Input Mode of input data interface]: input parameter values, numbers or
characters
The functions of the 4 keys are different in different display modes
Description of operation measurement interface
surface6–1Description of key functions when running the measurement interface
Tagging Function Keyboard
① -Switch to enter the parameter setting OK
interface
② -NULL
③ -NULL
④ -Switch to the echo curve interface BK
The running measurement interface is shown as follows.
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Schematic diagram of operation measurement interface
• Echo curve interface description
Tagging Function Keyboard
① -Switch to the operation OK
measurement interface
② -NULL
③ -Show/hide threshold
curves
④ -Segment display of echo BK
curve
In the operation measurement interface, press [BK] to enter the echo curve interface
• On the echo curve interface, press the [BK] key to switch from the echo curve
interface to the operation measurement interface.
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In the echo interface, in particular:
198db figure indicates the maximum echo intensity within the range. For a good
metal reflector, the echo intensity should be about 220dB. If the echo intensity is
less than 70dB, it indicates that the echo signal is weak, and technicians need to
conduct corresponding troubleshooting.
Description of parameter setting interface
Function description of keys in parameter setting interface
Tagging Gunction Keyboard
① -Switch to the operation BK
measurement interface
② -Move the selected item up
③ -Move selection item down
④ -Enter the selected item sub OK
interface
• From the operation measurement interface, press [OK] to switch to the parameter
setting interface, as shown in the following figure:
Basic Settings
The Basic Setting menu item can realize multiple functions, as shown in the following
table.Through these parameter settings, the level meter can be quickly started.Select
[Basic Setting] and press [OK] to enter the options interface. The options list is shown
in the following table:
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Basic Setup Menu Options
Default menu item
Location
• High low setting
Range setting
Blind zone setting
Damping time
Media Type
Container type
Advanced Settings
Select [Advanced Settings] and press [OK] to enter the options interface. The options
list is shown in the following table:
Advanced Settings Menu Options
Default Menu item
Location
• False echo learning
Distance Offset
Bus Address
output location
Current simulation
Current function
[Services]
Select [Service] and press [OK] to enter the options interface. The options list is
shown in the following table:
Service Settings Menu Options
Default Menu item
Location
• Echo rate
Window Settings
Echo proportion
Echo locking
Primary filtering
Secondary filtering
Response rate
Threshold setting
Display
Select [Display] and press [OK] to enter the options interface. The options list is
shown in the following table:
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Show menu options
Default Location Menu item
Measurement mode
Distance unit
language
LCD contrast
Menu Options Operation Settings
Basic setting menu operation
[High low position adjustment]
• Press [ ] to enter the basic menu option [High Low Adjustment]
• [High/Low Setting] involves range setting. It maps the corresponding relationship
between measured value and current output (4-20mA) together with [High
Adjustment].In the [Basic Setting] menu, select [High and Low Position
Adjustment], press [OK] to enter [High and Low Position Adjustment], press [OK]
to complete the editing operation, and press [BK] to exit.
• [High and low position setting] The high position corresponds to the full
position, and the low position corresponds to the empty position, as shown in
the following figure.
Low position adjustment editing interface and definition
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[Range setting]
• Press [ ] to enter the basic setting menu option [Range setting]
In order to get the correct results, it is necessary to set the measuring range of the
instrument.Select the [Basic Setting] menu and enter the [Range Setting] option. If
you need to modify the value, press the [OK] key to complete the editing
operation.Press [BK] to exit.
Parameter Range
name
Parameter 1~85 1~35 1~120
range (m)
Default value 85 35 120
(m)
Associated （1） Blind zone: if the set range value is less than (blind
configuration zone+0.5), the range is automatically set to (blind
zone+0.5)
（2） 4mA corresponding position,
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When the current output function is distance, the
corresponding position of 4mA corresponds to the
measuring range and is modified at the same time;
Set quantity relationship:
Blind zone+0.5<=range
Option meaning The echo area greater than the range is not selected
Special matters nothing
[Blind zone setting]
Enter the [Basic Setting] menu, select [Blind Zone Setting], and press the [OK] key to
enter the option editing blind zone range, as shown below.To modify the value,
complete the editing operation according to the keyboard menu.
Blind zone setting and editing interface
Description of blind area
85m (solid) 35m (liquid) 120nm (solid)
Parameter name blind area
Parameter range 0~(range - 0.5) 0~(range - 0.5) 0~(range - 0.5)
(m)
Default value (m) 0 0 0
Associated If the value set for the blind zone is greater than (range - 0.5), the
configuration blind zone is automatically set to (range - 0.5)
Option meaning The echo area smaller than the blind area is not selected
Special matters nothing
[Damping time]
In order to improve the stability of the measured output value, a larger [damping time]
can be set to achieve the stability of the measured value and increase the
anti-interference ability.For example, if the damping time is 2 seconds, the measured
object position will change step at time t. The measured output value will follow the
actual position of the measured object 10 seconds later, enter the [Basic Setting]
menu, select [Damping Time], press [OK], and the display is as shown below:
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Damping time editing interface
Damping time description
Parameter name Damping time
Parameter range 0~100
Default 5
Associated Nothing
configuration
Option meaning Damping output, improving signal stability
Special matters nothing
Media Type
Enter the [Basic Setting] menu, select [Media Type], press [OK] to enter the container
type selection menu
Solid
Liquid
Container Type
Enter the [Basic Setting] menu, select [Container Type], and press [OK] to enter the
container type selection menu.
Description of container type
Parameter Container type
name
Big This parameter pursues stable measurement output
Smal Adapt to most working conditions
Fast Suitable for working conditions requiring rapid measurement
Test 0 delay is suitable for infield test
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• Advanced settings menu operation
[False echo learning]
·Press [OK] to enter the basic setting menu bar, and then press [ ] to enter the
[Advanced Setting] menu
Press the [OK] key to enter the [False Echo Learning] setting. The [False Echo
Learning] can learn the false echo in the container containing known obstacles, and
form the background noise screening curve (threshold curve). Before learning the
false echo, you need to set the [Threshold Mode] and [Threshold Area].Press [OK] to
complete the editing operation, and press [BK] to exit.The display is as follows:
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[Distance offset]
·Press [ ] to enter [Distance Offset]
Set [Distance Offset] to correct the deviation between the ideal measurement value
and the actual measurement value.The settings have been completed before leaving
the factory. Press [OK] to complete the editing operation, and press [BK] to exit.The
display is as follows:
[Bus address]
·Press [ ] to enter [Bus Address]
This function is only applicable to RS485 MODBUS communication. When two or
more instruments are connected to the upper computer using HART communication
interface, this function is required to set the instrument to multi-point working
mode.Press [OK] to complete the editing operation, and press [BK] to exit.The display
is as follows:
[Output Mode]
·Press [ ] to enter [Output Mode]
Select the direction of [Current Output Mode] according to the customer's
requirements, press [OK] to complete the editing operation, and press [BK] to exit.
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[Current simulation]
·Press [ ] to enter [Current Simulation]
Set [Current Simulation] to calibrate the error value of current output, which has been
calibrated before leaving the factory. Press [OK] to complete the editing operation,
and press [BK] to exit.The display is as follows:
Current function
·Press [ ] to enter [Current function]
Set [Current Function] to set the value of actual output current when the instrument
encounters wave loss fault.Press [OK] to complete the editing operation, and press
[BK] to exit.The display is as follows:
• Service menu operation
[Echo rate]
Press [ ] to enter [Echo Rate]
[Echo rate] is used to adjust the speed of waveform change. The larger the value, the
slower the waveform change, and the more stable the waveform change. On the
contrary, the smaller the value, the faster the waveform change.Press [OK] to
complete the editing operation, and press [BK] to exit.The display is as follows:
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Window Settings
·Press [ ] to enter [Window Setting]
[Window Setting] is used to search the front and rear range after waveform
locking.After the current echo is locked, it will search for the strongest echo back and
forth within the set range value. If the current echo is lost, or the echo of feeding and
blanking is too fast, it will search for the strongest echo in the whole process and
confirm the current echo.If the previously lost echo is recovered, the previously lost
echo will not be confirmed.Time is the speed of arrow tracking.Press [OK] to complete
the editing operation, and press [BK] to exit.The display is as follows:
[Echo proportion]
• Press [ ] to enter the service setting menu option [Echo proportion]
• The percentage that the echo in the window is greater than the echo in the
window
Select the [Service] menu and enter the [Echo Proportion] option. If you need to
modify the value, press the [OK] key to complete the editing operation.Press [BK] to
exit
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[Echo locking]
Press [ ] to enter [Echo Lock]
[Echo locking] If locking is selected, the signal is searched within this window range
(here the window range refers to the parameters set in the previous window).If you
unlock it, you are looking for signals in the whole process.Press [OK] to complete the
editing operation, and press [BK] to exit.It is shown as follows
[Primary filtering]
Press [ ] to enter [Primary Filtering]
[Primary filtering] In the small range measurement environment, you can choose to
turn it on or off according to the waveform.Press [OK] to complete the editing
operation, and press [BK] to exit.The display is as follows:
[Secondary filtering]
·Press [ ] to enter [Secondary filtering]
[Secondary filtering] means that the interface filtering can be turned on or off
according to the waveform in a large range measurement environment, and should
not be used if the blind area is too small.Press [OK] to complete the editing operation,
and press [BK] to exit.The display is as follows:
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[Response rate]
Press [ ] to enter [Response Rate]
[Response rate] is used to adjust the response rate of the instrument to the increase
of the actual material level. When the rate and time settings change, the response
rate automatically changes.Generally, the solid rate is set slightly higher and the liquid
rate is set slightly lower.Press [OK] to complete the editing operation, and press [BK]
to exit.The display is as follows:
Threshold Setting
Press [ ] to enter [Threshold Setting]
[Threshold setting] Set the threshold value of the effective echo. The larger the
threshold value is set, the stronger the amplitude of the effective echo on site is
required, which is conducive to eliminating the interference of small signal
clutter.Press [OK] to complete the editing operation, and press [BK] to exit.The display
is as follows:
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Display menu operation
Display Mode
·Press [ ] to enter [Display Mode]
Set [Display Mode] to display three modes of empty height ratio of material level.
Press [OK] to complete the editing operation, and press [BK] to exit.The display is as
follows:
[Unit of measurement]
·Press [ ] to enter [Measurement Unit]
Change the unit as required. The default unit is m. Press [OK] to complete the editing
operation, and press [BK] to exit.The display is as follows:
Language
·Press [ ] to enter [Language] to select Chinese, English and Korean, press [OK]
to complete the editing operation, and press [BK] to exit.The display is as follows:
[LCD contrast]
·Press [ ] to enter [LCD]
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Set [LCD] to adjust the brightness of the display screen. Select [LCD], press [OK] to
complete the editing operation, and press [BK] to exit.The display is as follows:
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Appendix: Glossary
Beam angle: the beam width bounded by 3dB lower than the maximum value.The
minimum beam angle is 3 °, as shown in the figure.
Range Resolution: Range resolution refers to the ability of radar to distinguish two
objects close together.If the distance between two objects is less than the range
resolution of the level radar, then the radar can only measure one distance value,
which is not equal to the distance value of any one of the objects, but a combination of
the distance values of the two objects.FM bandwidth B=5.1GHz, minimum distance
resolution=C/2B ≈ 3cm.
Accuracy: if there is only one object and the object moves a small distance, whether
the level radar can recognize the distance change.The index to distinguish the moving
distance of a single object is called accuracy.The IF signal of is analyzed by its own
algorithm, and the measurement accuracy is 0.1mm.
Ambient temperature: the temperature of the ambient air in contact with the
equipment enclosure.
Blind zone: refers to the measurement limit at the near end of the instrument. The
instrument in the blind zone cannot measure
DB (decibel): unit representing signal amplitude.
Dielectric constant (DK): the ability of dielectric to store electric energy under the
induction of electromagnetic field.It is often called the relative dielectric constant.The
increase of dielectric constant is directly proportional to the increase of echo
amplitude.The relative vacuum/dry air dielectric constant is 1.
Echo: Reflected signal received by radar.
Transmission cone: extension of antenna beam angle.
False echo: any echo not generated by the desired target.In general, false echoes
are generated by obstacles in the container.
Multiple echoes: multiple reflected echoes occurring at the target echo distance may
be two or three times.
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Polarization: attribute of emitted electromagnetic wave, describing the direction and
amplitude of electric field vector that changes with time.
Range: (1) refers to the farthest measurement limit of the instrument; (2) special
refers to the manually set farthest distance, beyond which the instrument will not
consider when processing data.
Repeatability: the deviation degree of the measurement results of the same
reflection target measured multiple times under the same test environment.
Speed of light: symbol C, speed of electromagnetic wave (including electromagnetic
wave and light in free space.) The speed of light is 299792458 meters per second.
Threshold curve: a curve that changes with time. As the threshold value, the echo
exceeding it is considered valid.
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