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NDC INFRARED ENGINEERING

USER’S MANUAL ADDENDUM

Scanpro moisture sensor

for NDC Model 8400 System

11/01/02
 SCANPRO MOISTURE SENSOR

INTRODUCTION

The Scanpro single (Figure 1) or dual head1 (Figure 2) microwave sensor is used in combination
with a basis weight sensor, such as the NDC beta or gamma sensor, to measure the moisture
content of a product such as paper or paperboard.

Figure 1 - Scanpro Single Head Figure 2 - Scanpro Dual Head

The Scanpro Dual Head sensor has three different operating modes:

Ÿ Start mode - activated when power is turned on to the system. The LED on the sensor
remains lit in Start mode.

Ÿ Garage mode - activated during the standardization routine to calculate corrections for
deviations in the gap. The LED on the sensor remains lit in Garage mode.

Ÿ Normal mode - normal operating mode for collecting measurements. The LED on the sensor
flashes in Normal mode.

The Scanpro Single Head sensor has only one operating mode and no LED.

1
For the dual head sensor, the measurement gap should be between 7-11 mm, ± 1.5 mm.

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MEASUREMENT PROCESSING

Measurement processing consists of five stages:

· Data Collection

· Standardization

· Curve Fit

· Temperature Compensation

· Basis Weight Collection

q Data Collection

The Scanpro sensor provides two analog inputs:

· The first input is a 0 – 10 V signal that is linear with the weight of water. This input
connects to the Scanpro gauge output.

· The second input is a temperature input that is fed in as a 4 – 20 mA signal, where

4 mA is equivalent to 0 °C and 20 mA represents the full scale value (100 °C is the
full scale value for the temperature sensors used by NDC). If a system has a beta
gauge mounted on the same scanner, the beta gauge’s gap temperature is used to
compensate the Scanpro signal.

q Standardization

The Scanpro sensor signal is standardized against a zero reading taken when the
standardization routine runs. Readings are taken during the standardize period when the
shutter is open. During standardization, the average value for the Scanpro signal is computed.
This value is subtracted from the raw input signal during normal measurements.

q Curve Fit

The signal is linearized by applying the following calculation:

Linearized = A0 + A1 x sig + A2 x sig2 + A3 x sig3

where

A0, A1, A2 and A3 are coefficients entered on SCANPRO CALIB SET-UP menu Page 1

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q Temperature Compensation

If temperature compensation is applied, the temperature at standardization is subtracted from

the current temperature and multiplied by a temperature coefficient factor (entered as
TEMP COEFF gsm/degc on SCANPRO CALIB SET-UP menu Page 2). The result is
added to the gauge value.

q Basis Weight Collection

The output is basis weight compensated, based on mass readings from the basis weight
sensor. A predetermined basis weight setpoint is used if the system does not include a basis
weight sensor. If the basis weight measurement is not in grams per square meter, it is
converted to that unit.

The gauge reading is calculated as:

Gauge Reading = 100 x Temperature-compensated reading / basis weight (gsm)

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SETUP

This section describes the setup procedure performed at the NDC factory, and on-site by the
NDC Field Service engineer.

Step 1 - Configure the System

Ÿ Set the number of scanners and gauges in the system

Ÿ Configure the gauges

Step 2 - Assign Gauge Labels (optional)

Step 3 - Select Gauge Units

Step 4 - Create at least two separate Grid Setups and assign the moisture grid to the
moisture sensor (optional)

Step 5 - Set up the Scanpro sensor

Step 1 - Configure the System

q Set the number of scanners and gauges in the system

1. Move to the BASIC CONFIGURATION SETUP page (Figure 3):

SET-UP > SITE MENU > CONFIG > ->>- > BASIC CONFIG > type password

2. Touch NUM. SCANNERS and set the number of scanners in the system.

3. Touch NUM. GAGES and set the number of gauges in the system. This number will be
larger than NUM. SCANNERS because of the basis weight and moisture gauge on the same
scanner.

4. Check that the SCANNER and GAGE REAL/SIM toggles are set to REAL.

-EXIT- BASIC CONFIGURATION SETUP -<<- ->>-

SCANNER GAGE
1 REAL SIM 1 REAL SIM NUM. SCANNERS. . . . 1

2 REAL SIM NUM. GAGES. . . . . . . . 2

RECIPE CONFIG . . . . . OFF ON

NUM LINESPEEDS. . . . 1

PAGE 1 OF 7

Figure 3 - BASIC CONFIGURATION SETUP page

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q Configure the gauges

1. Touch ->>- from the BASIC CONFIGURATION SETUP page to move to the GAGE
CONFIGURATION SET-UP page (Figure 4).

2. Scanners must be manually assigned as there are two gauges mounted on a scanner and the
NUM. GAGES entry (on the BASIC CONFIGURATION SETUP page) is greater than
NUM. SCANNERS.

To assign a scanner, touch the blue SCANNER button and select a scanner for the gauge
shown on the left. See Section 14.3 of the 8000 manual.

3. For each gauge, touch GAGE TYPE and select the type of sensor. Select SCANPRO for the
Scanpro sensor.

See Section 14.4 of the 8000 manual for a discussion of gauge types.

4. Touch PORT and select a port for each gauge.

5. Touch DEC PT and assign a decimal point for each gauge.

See Section 14.6 of the 8000 manual.

6. Touch DELAY (SEC) and set the position delay.

See Section 14.7 of the 8000 manual.

7. Touch ->>- > ->>- > ->>- > ->>- to move to the PORT MAP page.

8. Touch PRINT PORT MAP to print a list of port allocations for gauges and system options.
Verify that the ports are correctly allocated.

9. Touch RESET SYSTEM to restart the system.

RESET SYSTEM GAGE CONFIGURATION SET-UP -<<- ->>-

SCANNER GAGE TYPE PORT SUBPORT DEC PT DELAY (SEC)

GAGE1. . . . 1 BETA SC1-CGI1 XXX.X 0.010

GAGE2. . . . 2 BETA SC2-CGI2 XXX.X 0.010

GAGE3. . . . 1 SCANPRO SC1-CGI3 XX.XX 0.025

GAGE4. . . . 2 SCANPRO SC2-CGI3 XX.XX 0.025

PAGE 2 OF 7 VALID CONFIGURATION - SAVED

Figure 4 - GAGE CONFIGURATION SET-UP page

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Note: Dry Total

The DRY TOTAL toggle (on the CONFIGURATION page: SET-UP > SITE MENU > CONFIG
> ->>-) can be enabled for systems with a moisture sensor. If this toggle is ON, the Net is
(100% - Moisture)
calculated as NET = ´ Mass
100

See Sections 16.2.2 and 16.3.2.2 of the 8000 manual.

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Step 2 - Assign Gauge Labels (optional)

1. Move to MISC SET-UP menu Page 2 (Figure 5):

SET-UP > SITE MENU > MISC > ->>-

2. If there is one Scanpro sensor in the system, set the label for the Scanpro sensor to SPRO.
If there is more than one Scanpro sensor in the system, set the labels for the Scanpro sensors
to SPRO1 and SPRO2.

-EXIT- MISC SET-UP -<<- ->>-

LABELS

GAGE1 GAGE1

GAGE2 GAGE2

GAGE3 SPRO1

GAGE4 SPRO2

PAGE 2 OF 3

Figure 5 - MISC SET-UP menu Page 2

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Step 3 - Select Gauge Units

1. Move to the UNITS SET-UP menu Page 2 (Figure 6):

SET-UP > SITE MENU > UNITS > ->>-

-EXIT- UNITS SET-UP ->>-

UNITS
GAGE1 . . . . G/M2

GAGE2 . . . . G/M2

SPRO1 . . . . PERCENT

SPRO2 . . . . PERCENT

PAGE 2 OF 2

Figure 6 - UNITS SET-UP menu Page 2

2. Assign units for the gauges, choosing PERCENT for the Scanpro sensor(s).

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Step 4 - Create at least two separate Grid Setups and assign the moisture
grid to the moisture sensor (optional)

1. Move to the MISC SET-UP menu Page 3 (Figure 7):

SET-UP > SITE MENU > MISC > ->>- > ->>-

-EXIT- MISC SET-UP -<<- ->>-

GRID GRID SET-UP
SET-UPS LABELS
2 1 MASS

2 MOIST

LOW SPD RECOVERY. . OFF ON

PAGE 3 OF 3

Figure 7 - MISC SET-UP menu Page 3

2. Touch GRID SET-UPS and select at least 2 grid setups, allowing one for the moisture
sensor and as many others as required by your installation.
A maximum of 4 setups is allowed.

3. Touch GRID SET-UP LABELS and enter a descriptive name to identify each grid.
(E.g., If there are two grid set-ups, the grid labels could be “MASS” and “MOIST.”)

4. Touch -<<- to move to MISC SET-UP menu Page 2 (Figure 8).

5. Assign a grid to each gauge, choosing the moisture grid for the moisture sensor.

-EXIT- MISC SET-UP -<<- ->>-

LABELS GRID

GAGE1 GAGE1 MASS

GAGE2 GAGE2 MASS

GAGE3 SPRO1 MOIST

GAGE4 SPRO2 MOIST

PAGE 2 OF 3

Figure 8 - MISC SET-UP menu Page 2

6. Move to the GRID SET-UP menu (Figure 9):

SET-UP > DISPLAY MENU > GRID

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7. Set the UNITS toggle to # for the moisture grid.

Note: This step is not optional. If only one grid is used, the UNITS for that grid must be set
to #.

8. Configure the grids. See Section 12.1 of the 8000 manual.

-EXIT- GRID SET-UP

X-AXIS Y-AXIS
SELECT
MIN . . . . . 0 HI MED LO
MASS
MAX . . . . . 25 MAX . . . . . 5.0 15.0 25.0
MOIST
STEP . . . . 5 1.0 3.0 5.0
STEP . . . .
REDRAW
TOP UNITS % #

Figure 9 - GRID SET-UP menu

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Step 5 - Set up the Scanpro sensor

Parameters relating to Scanpro setup are found in the SCANPRO CALIB SET-UP menu, and on
the PROCESS page.

Scanpro Calib Set-Up Menu

Unless otherwise noted, the settings in this menu are assigned at the factory, and should not
be changed at any time.

Move to the SCANPRO CALIB SET-UP menu (SET-UP > SITE MENU > GAGE MENU >
SCANPRO CALIB). There are three pages in this menu. Use the arrow button on the top right
corner to scroll the pages.

If there is more than one Scanpro sensor in the system, there is a separate set of setup pages for
each Scanpro sensor. The screen will show the parameters for the currently selected Scanpro
sensor. The label at the top of each page shows the current Scanpro sensor (see Figure 10). Use
the arrow buttons (-<< and ->>-) on each side of the label to select a different Scanpro sensor.

Scanpro Calib Set-Up Menu Page 1

-EXIT- SCANPRO CALIB SET-UP ->>- 3

1 P1 -<<- SPRO1 ->>-

2
A0. . . 0.49115

A1. . . 0.00093425 TEMP COMP. . . . . . . . . OFF ON

A2. . . 0.0 BASIS WEIGHT. . . . GAGE2 SETPT

A3. . . 0.0

PAGE 1 OF 3

Figure 10 - SCANPRO CALIB SET-UP menu Page 1

Buttons on SCANPRO CALIB SET-UP menu Page 1 (Figure 10) are described below.

1 2 Selects a different Scanpro sensor and displays the parameters for that sensor.

3 Shows the currently selected Scanpro sensor.

q A0, A1, A2, A3

These are the third order Polynomial Linearization Coefficients.

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 The Scanpro signal is linearized by applying the following equation:

Linearized = A0 + A1 x sig + A2 x sig2 + A3 x sig3

For most cases, A2 and A3 can be set to 0.

q TEMP COMP

Sets whether temperature compensation is applied.

q BASIS WEIGHT

If this toggle is set to GAGE_, readings from the basis weight gauge will be used in
calculations of percent moisture. If SETPT is selected, the BW SETPOINT value on the
PROCESS page will be used in calculations of percent moisture. See Figure 13.

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 Scanpro Calib Set-Up Menu Page 2

-EXIT- SCANPRO CALIB SET-UP -<<- ->>-

-<<- SPRO1 ->>-

DIV BY BW. . . . . . . . . . . . OFF ON

TEMP COEFF gsm/degc. . . . 0.0 SCANPRO TEMP FS (C). . . . . . . 100.0

PAGE 2 OF 3

Figure 11 - SCANPRO CALIB SET-UP menu Page 2

Figure 11 shows SCANPRO CALIB SET-UP menu Page 2. Buttons on this page include:

q TEMP COEFF gsm/degc

A multiplying factor for the temperature delta (difference between the current temperature
and the temperature at standardization), expressed in gsm/deg C. In practice, this is the
negated temperature coefficient of the gauge.

q DIV BY BW

Sets whether division by basis weight is used in the Scanpro algorithm. Set this toggle to
OFF if the Scanpro sensor measurement is in weight per unit area of water. Set this toggle to
ON if the Scanpro sensor measurement is a percentage of basis weight.

q SCANPRO TEMP FS (C)

Full scale temperature. Set this value to 100. This applies only to single-sided Scanpro
sensors.

This button is disabled if a Beta gauge is the basis weight gauge.

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Scanpro Debug page

-EXIT- SCANPRO DEBUG -<<- ->>-

-<<- SPRO1 ->>-

PRINT REFRESH
stdz offset (V) 0.648
S-pro Volts 2.148 temp comp (gsm) 1.1 std pos OFF
Volts - Stdz 1.500 temp now (C) 21.1
Linearized 5.8 temp at std (C) 18.8
- Tempcomp 4.7 basis weight 80.0
/ Basis Wt 5.5 Temp coeff 0.478

bw (G/M2) 80.0
PAGE 3 OF 3

Figure 12 - SCANPRO DEBUG page

The SCANPRO DEBUG page (Figure 12) is used primarily by NDC personnel when testing the
gauge at the factory, and during subsequent troubleshooting.

This page includes the intermediate variables used in the calculation of percent moisture. In the
case of a suspected measurement problem, you may be asked to print and fax this page to
NDC Infrared Engineering.

Touch the PRINT button to print a copy of the parameters on this page. The REFRESH button
updates all the data values on this page. Invalid values are reverse printed on orange.

The parameters on this page are:

q S-pro Volts

This is the Scanpro signal in volts.

q Volts - Stdz

Result of S-pro Volts – stdz offset (V).

q Linearized

Result of Volts – Stdz after it is linearized.

q - Tempcomp

Result of Linearized – temp comp (gsm).

q / Basis Wt

Same as - Tempcomp if the DIV BY BW toggle is OFF on SCANPRO CALIB SET-UP

menu Page 2. Result of 100 x (- Tempcomp / bw (G/M2)) if the DIV BY BW toggle is ON.

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q stdz offset (V)

Standardization offset collected during standardization.

q temp comp (gsm)

Calculated value based on temperature delta (difference between temp now and
temp at std) and Temp coeff.

q temp now (C)

Current temperature for the temperature sensor in the Scanpro sensor. If the system has a
beta gauge, the temp now value is obtained from the beta gauge gap temperature sensor.

q temp at std (C)

Temperature at standardization.

q basis weight

Mass reading used by the Scanpro sensor in calculations. This reading is obtained from the
basis weight gauge or the BW SETPT value on the PROCESS page, depending on whether
the BASIS WEIGHT selection is a gauge label or SETPT (on SCANPRO CALIB SET-UP
menu Page 1).

q Temp coeff

Result of temp at std (C) x TEMP COEFF gsm/degc (entered on SCANRPO CALIB
SET-UP menu Page 2).

q bw (G/M2)

basis weight in gram/sq. meter.

q std pos

Standardize is done throughout the standardization routine:

OFF - Standardization is off

TRUE - Gauge is at the standardize position
FALSE - Gauge is not at the standardize position

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The figure below shows the different stages of the calculation of the Scanpro measurement.

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Process page

SPRO1 PROCESS DATA ->>-

OFF ON

RECIPE NAME . . NDC HI ALARM (#) . . 10.0 SPEC GRAVITY. . 1.0

TARGET . . . . . . 2.75 HI ALERT (#) . . 5

GAGE FACTOR . . 1.0 LO ALERT (#) . . -5

GAGE CONSTANT 0 LO ALARM (#) . -10.0 BW SETPT. . . . . . 300.0

PAGE 1 OF 2

Figure 13 - PROCESS page

The BW SETPT button on the PROCESS page (Figure 13) is only visible if the
BASIS WEIGHT selection is SETPT (on SCANPRO CALIB SET-UP menu Page 1).
BW SETPT sets the mass reading used by the Scanpro sensor in percent moisture calculations.
This is used to provide the mass reading only for systems without a basis weight gauge.

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