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Reference Manual
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Section 6: Service and Troubleshooting
January 2015
Service and Troubleshooting
6.3.4 Amplitude threshold settings
The amplitude thresholds are automatically adjusted to appropriate values in order to filter out
noise and other non-valid measurements from the measurement signal.
The amplitude of the measurement signal, i.e. the amplitude of the signal that is reflected by
the product surface, is related to the actual dielectric constant of the product. The amplitude
threshold that is used by the transmitter is based on the parameter configuration of the current
product dielectric constant (see Basic Configuration/Start-Up ). Normally, no other threshold
adjustment is needed, but if the transmitter still does not track the product surface correctly, it
may be necessary to adjust the threshold values.
The RCT has a plot function allowing you to view the reflections along the probe.
If the amplitude threshold is too high the product level is not detected, as illustrated in
Figure 6-10.
Figure 6-10. Example 1: Amplitude Threshold T2 is Too High
If there are disturbing objects in the tank, the threshold must be carefully set in order to avoid
locking on the wrong amplitude peak. In Figure 6-11, the transmitter is locked on a peak above
the actual product surface, that is a disturbance was interpreted as the product surface,
whereas the actual product surface was interpreted as an interface or the probe end.
Figure 6-11. Example 2: Amplitude Threshold T2 is Too Low
P1
T1
T2
T3
Amplitude
100
80
60
-60
40
-40
20
-20
0
100
50
0
150
200
250
-
-
T2 is above the Level peak
P1
P2
P3
T1
T2
T3
Amplitude
100
80
60
-60
40
-40
20
-20
0
100
50
0
150
200
250
Actual surface
Disturbing echo
misinterpreted as
product surface
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