1.) Mounting the device on a tank, silo or container
a) Mounting the device:
b) Please note:
Angle:
The device has to be mounted horizontally in parallel to the vessel lid. Otherwise it may come to unwanted reflections from the environment leading to signal noise.
Avoid interfering objects:
Please check that there are no interfering objects like other vessel installations, grates or agitators beneath or within close proximity to the radar device.
Avoid metal:
The radar’s antenna may not be covered by metal objects to avoid incorrect measurements.
Water films:
The device must not stand in water. The installation location has to be selected accordingly so that the device doesn’t stand in a water film after rainfalls.
2.) Creating the device in Netilion Value
a) Creating a new Asset
1. Login to Netilion Value with either your computer or handheld device (internet access required)
2. Click on “All Objects” in the navigation bar at the top of the screen
3. Select “Create” at the top-right corner of the screen (or “+” on a mobile device):
4. Select either “Asset” or “Scan Asset” from the list.
If you chose “Scan Asset”, you can let Netilion fill out the following fields for you by simply scanning the QR code at the front of the device:
Otherwise, please enter the following data into the “Create Asset” form:
| Manufacturer: | Endress+Hauser |
| Serial Number: | The serial number printed on the back of the device |
The following fields are filled out automatically once you either scanned the QR code or entered the manufacturer and the serial number manually:
| Product Code: | Filled out automatically |
| Product Name: | Filled out automatically |
No matter if you scanned the QR code or you chose to enter the manufacturer and the serial number manually, you can enter the following data into the remaining fields:
| Description: | Your description text (free text) |
| Production date: | If you know the exact production date of your device, you can enter it here. Otherwise, just leave this field empty and it will be calculated automatically out of the product code after proceeding to the next step |
b) Creating a new Tag
The next step is to create a new tag which represents the measurement point of your device.
Please fill out the fields in the following form:
| Tag: | The name of your measurement point (free text) |
| Operations Mode: | The status of your measurement point (can be either “Active”, “Inactive” or “Undefined”. Set this to “Active” if your measurement point is used in a productive environment |
| Type: | Filled out automatically (“Water Level” for Flood Monitoring) |
| Description: | Your description text (free text) |
Properties:
| Accessibility: | The complexity to physically reach the measurement point (Easy, Moderate, Difficult or Undefined) |
| Criticality: | How critical the measurement point is for your application (Low, Medium, High, Undefined) |
| Labels: | Click on the labels that apply for your measurement point to be able to find it easier by using filters later on |
Please confirm your entered data by clicking on the “Save” button.
Finishing the creation of the FWR30 Asset in Netilion
After clicking on the “Save” button in the previous step, the following notification appears on the screen:
Please follow the given instructions to complete the onboarding process of the Micropilot FWR30:
Press the blue button on the device until the LED at the front of the device lights green.
The configuration data is then getting transmitted to the device and a measurement is triggered.
During the measurement, the LED will blink green.
When the measurement is complete and the measurement data has been transmitted to the Netilion cloud, the LED will confirm this step with a fixed green light again. Your device is now fully working and ready to use.
Important:
With the normal FWR30 without Flood Monitoring function, if you press the button longer than 7 seconds the SIM Card is deactivating itself and a reactivation can only be done by deleting and onboard the FWR30 again or creating a Support Case to ask the support.
c) Configuring the FWR30 in Netilion Process
The asset and the tag are created in Netilion Value as before.
Next step is to open the Netilion Process Service and finish the configuration of the FWR30
In Netilion Process the view looks like this
Search or navigate to your Tag in the tree structure on the left side and click on it to select it and open the overview of the Tag/Asset object.
Under the Settings Symbol on the right side select the Serial Number as these Settings are Asset specific for the FWR30.
The Device Settings need to be done like before.
| Unit: | The unit for the following fields (mm, cm, m, ft, in) |
| Empty (E): | The distance from the Micropilot FWR30 device to the minimum level (usually the bottom of the tank) |
| Full (F): | The maximum level measured from the bottom of the tank |
| Blocking distance (BD): | The blocking distance defines a blind area in which possible interferences, like a vessel wall or condensate formation, can be suppressed. With the help of the blocking distance function, a blind area can be set additionally and independently from the full/empty calibration. |
| Sensitivity: | The parameter describes how sensitive the sensor should detect the reflected microwaves. The reflection is in association with the dk of the filling medium. If the filling medium has a low reflection, the sensitivity can be set to high in order to detect a better signal. If the filling medium has a high reflection, the sensitivity can be set to low in order to reduce possible confounding factors. |
Please confirm your entered data by clicking on the “Save” button.
The FWR30 Is now operational and ready to use.
If the activation has not been done during this process, please consider the following article about the SIM Card activation:
How the SIM Card activation of a FWR30 workings
If you still have some issues and you want to contact our Netilion Support, please create a Netilion Support Ticket out of your Netilion Account like this: