U50-REMOTE Series ToughSonic REMOTE 50 Ultrasonic Water Level Sensor

Deadband

 Typ. <11 in. (303 mm)

Beam Width

 6° ±1°off axis @ -3db

Case Material

 316 stainless steel

Configuration

 Stored in sensor's non-volatile memory

Temperature

 -40 to 158 ℉ (-40 to 70 ℃)

Data Output

 Modbus, ASCII streaming, specials

Humidity

 0 to 100% operating

Transducer

 50 kHz, Ruggedized Piezoelectric

Compensation

 Selectable temperature compensation

Protection

 NEMA-4X, NEMA-6P, IP68

Data Resolution

 0.0135 in. (0.344 mm) per count

Adjustment

 SenixVIEW PC Software

Repeatability

 Nominal 0.2% of range @ constant temp. Affected by target, distance, environment

Update Rate

 5 Hz (200 ms), SenixVIEW adjustable; also affected by SenixVIEW filter selections

Modbus Protocol

 Modbus RTU, 9600 to 115200 baud, 8 data bits, 1 stop, no parity

ASCII Protocol

 Five ASCII distance characters followed by Carriage Return; for single sensor connections only

RS-485 Networks

 From 1 to 32 sensors can operate in an addressable multi-drop network

Ready time

 <1 second after power application

Cable

 2m standard length, potted into sensor body, PUR with shield and drain, other lengths available

Conformance

 CE, RoHS, Surge protection exceeds IEC 61000-4-5

Target Requirements

Objects

 Detects liquid surface, flat or curved objects. Surface must reflect ultrasound to sensor

Distance Ranges (*)

 Affected by size, shape, orientation of target (sound level reflected back to sensor), environment 

 Restrict use to Optimum Range when using over a wide range of environmental conditions

Orientation

 Sensor should be oriented perpendicular to liquid surface for maximum reflection

Optical

 Unaffected by target color, light, transparency or other optical characteristics

Power (**)

 Brown

 10-30 VDC @ 55 mA max;Typical 36 mA @ 24 VDC

Ground

 Blue

 Power & interface common

RS-232 out RS-485-

 Gray

 Serial data connection (depends on model)

RS-232 in RS-485+

 Yellow

 Serial data connection (depends on model)

U50-REMOTE-232

 Sensor with serial RS-232 interface (limited to single sensor connections)

U50-REMOTE-485

 Sensor with serial RS-485 interface (allows addressable multi-sensor networks)

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