General
Display: Top: Five digits (0 to 99,999), 0.7" (17.8 mm) high, 7-segment, automatic lead zero blanking.
Bottom: Seven alphanumeric characters, 0.4" (10.2 mm) high, 14-segment, automatic lead zero blanking.
Symbols: Total, grand total, battery power/low battery, high alarm, low alarm, SafeTouch button sleep mode/disable, password lock.
Display Assignment: Top Display: Rate or total
Bottom Display: Combinations of rate, total, grand total, units, and custom tag
Backlight: White; it can be disabled/enabled in the Advanced - System menu. The backlight is automatically turned off below -20°C.
Alarm Indication Flashing display plus HI/LO (rate) or SET (total) indicators
Display Orientation: Display may be mounted at 90° increments up to 270° from default orientation.
Display Update Rate: Ambient > -20°C: 1 Update/Second.
Ambient < -20°C: 1 Update/10 Seconds.
Note: Update is dependent on gate settings.Overrange: Display flashes 99999
Programming Method: Four SafeTouch through-window buttons when cover is installed. Four internal pushbuttons when cover is removed. Free MeterView EX software.
Recalibration: Recalibration is recommended at least every 12 months.
Max/Min Display: Max/Min readings reached by the process are stored until reset by the user or until power to the meter is turned off.
Password Menu Options: Three programmable password selections can be used for the following: restrict modification of settings, prevent resetting the total or grand total without the password, or permanently lock out the ability to change or reset the grand total or any grand total related settings (making a non-resettable grand total).
Pass: Restricts modifications of programmed settings to require re-entering the password to make changes.
Pass T: Restricts the reset of total to require re-entering the password. Disables the manual mode reset contact.
Pass GT: Restricts the reset of grand total to require re-entering the password. May enable a non-resettable grand total and permanent lockout of grand total-related settings with a specific password.
Power Options: 9-30 VDC Powered, 2.2 W max;
4-20 mA Output Powered, 30 VDC max;
Battery Power;
9-30 VDC Powered with Battery Backup;
4-20 mA Output Powered with Battery Backup
Battery: 3.6 V Primary Lithium (Li-SOCl2), non-rechargeable Model PDABAT36C.
Expected service life & recommended replacement interval:
Operating Condition | Estimated Service Life | Suggested Replacement Interval |
Open collector outputs off, SafeTouch buttons off, minimal backlight use | 7.5 years | 5.5 years |
<100 Hz open collector outputs, minimal SafeTouch button or backlight use | 5.5 years | 4 years |
<2 kHz open collector outputs, minimal SafeTouch button or backlight use | 2.5 years | 2 years |
<5 kHz open collector outputs, minimal SafeTouch button or backlight use | 1.3 years | 1 year |
Backup power only | N/A | 10 years |
Data Logging: Up to 1024 records, recorded 4/day at specific times or at defined time intervals. Record contains date, time, rate, total, grand total, and log number.
Isolation: All models: 500 V opto-isolated input-to-power/output with isolated input enabled.
PD6730-BTA: 500 V input-to-output
PD6730-APA: 500 V input/power-to-output
Note: Requires separate output supplyEnvironmental: Operating Temperature Range: -40 to 75°C
Storage Temperature Range: -40 to 75°C.
Backlight deactivated below temperatures ≈ -20°C
Relative Humidity: 0 to 90% non-condensing
Printed circuit boards are conformally coated.
Non-Volatile Memory: All programmed settings and total reading are stored in non-volatile memory for a minimum of ten years if power is lost.
Connections: Screw terminals accept 12 to 22 AWG wire
Enclosure: NEMA 4X, IP66 plastic field enclosure, polycarbonate with UV stabilizer.
Color: grey.
Window: Clear polycarbonate with UV stabilizer.
Three ¾" NPT threaded conduit openings.
Two ¾" NPT plastic conduit plugs included.
Mounting: May be mounted directly to conduit. Two slotted flanges for wall mounting or NPS 1½" to 2½" or DN 40 to 65 mm pipe mounting.
Overall Dimensions: 5.67" x 5.25" x 4.18" (W x H x D) (144 mm x 133 mm x 106 mm)
Weight: 1.65 lbs (26.4 oz, 0.75 kg)
Warranty: 3 years parts & labor. See
Warranty Information and Terms & Conditions for complete details.
Rate Input
Pulse/Transistor/Contact Closure Input: Field selectable; Sourcing or sinking pulse or square wave 0-5 V, 0-12 V, or 0-24 V; TTL; NPN or PNP transistor; Open collector 100 kΩ pull-up to 3 V; Switch contact 100 kΩ pull-up to 3 V; PNP transistor 100 kΩ pull-down to ground (COM) Active input 100 kΩ to battery level, 10 kΩ to power.
Maximum Frequency: 64 kHz
Minimum Pulse Width: 5 µs
Threshold Setting | Low (V) | High (V |
Normal | 1.2 | 2.0 |
Low | 0.2 | 1.2 |
Opto-Isolated Input: Sourcing or sinking pulse or square wave 0-5 V, 0-12V, or 0-24 V;
Logic High: 2-24 V, Logic Low: < 1 V.
Maximum Frequency: 20 kHz
Minimum Pulse Width: 20 μs.
Input Current: 1 mA @ 5 V, 2.5 mA @ 12 V, 5 mA @ 24 V
Low Voltage Mag Pickup Input: Sensitivity: 20 mVp-p to 24 Vp-p.
Maximum Frequency: 6 kHz
Minimum Input Frequency: 0.0001 Hz. Minimum frequency is dependent on high gate setting (rate display).
Input Impedance: Pulse input: Greater than 75 kΩ @ 1 kHz.
Open collector/switch input: 100 kΩ pull-up to 3 V.
Open collector/switch input: 100 kΩ pull-up to 3 V.
Accuracy: ±0.03% of calibrated span ±1 count
Temperature Drift: Rate display is not affected by changes in temperature.
Low-Flow Cutoff: 0.1 to 99,999 or disable. Point below at which the display always shows zero.
Decimal Point: Up to four decimal places or none: 4.4444, 33.333, 222.22, 1111.1, or 00000
Calibration: May be calibrated using K-Factor, scale without signal source, or by applying an external calibration signal.
K-Factor: Field programmable K-Factor converts input pulses to rate in engineering units. May be programmed from 0.000001 to 9,999,999 pulses/unit.
Calibration Range: Input 1 signal must be ≥: 1 Hz; input 2 signal may be set anywhere above input 1 setting. Minimum input span is 1 Hz.
An Error message will appear if the input 1 and input 2 signals are too close together.
Input Contact Debounce Filter: Programmable contact debounce filter. Input signal frequency speed selections of Hi (no filter), Med (250 Hz max input, 2 ms pulse width), and Low (100 Hz max input, 5 ms minimum pulse width).
Time Base: Second, minute, hour, or day
Gate: Low gate: 1-99 seconds; High gate: 2-9,999 seconds
Rate/Totalizer
Display Assignment: The Top display is assigned to rate or total. The Bottom display is programmable to display total; total and units; total and tag; total, total units, and rate units; grand total; grand total and grand total units; grand total and tag; grand total, grand total units, and rate units; rate units; rate; rate and total units; rate and rate units; rate and tag; rate units; total units; a custom tag; or be off (blank).
Rate Display Units: Gallons, liters, imperial gallons, cubic meters, barrels, bushels, cubic yards, cubic feet, cubic inches, liquid barrels, beer barrels, hectoliters, or custom.
Rate Display Time Base: Rate display may be calculated in terms of units per second, minute, hour, or day.
Total & Grand Total Display Units: Gallons, liters, imperial gallons, cubic meters, barrels, bushels, cubic yards, cubic feet, cubic inches, liquid barrels, beer barrels, hectoliters, or custom. Setting is independent for each.
Total & Grand Total Display Unit Multiplier: x1, x100 (h), x1000 (k), or x1,000,000 (M) multiplier (and prefix) applied to total or grand total display units. Setting is independent for each.
Total & Grand Total Decimal Point: Up to six decimal places or none: 6.666666, 55.55555, 444.4444, 3333.333, 22222.22, 111111.1 or 0000000. Total and grand total decimal points are independently programmed, and are independent of rate decimal point.
Totalizers: Calculates total and grand total based on rate and field programmable multiplier to display total in engineering units. Time base must be selected according to the time units in which the rate is displayed. The total and grand total utilize the same time base, with different conversion factors and resets.
Totalizer Reset: Via SafeTouch RESET button, mechanical button (cover off), external contact closure (total only), automatically via user selectable preset value and time delay (1 – 99,999 sec). Manual reset may be disabled or protected by password for the total and grand total. Total and grand total reset independently.
Total Overflow & Rollover: The total can display up to 9,999,999,999,999. Up to 9,999,999 can be displayed on the lower display normally. An overflow display will toggle between the first six digits and last seven digits (999999 <> 9999999) for a 13-digit total. The total will rollover beyond thirteen digits. The T indicator on the display will flash to indicate total overflow, and the six most significant digits (first six numbers of the total) are indicated with the flashing overflow symbol
.
Grand Total Overflow & Rollover: The grand total can display up to 9,999,999,999,999. Up to 9,999,999 can be displayed on the lower display normally. An overflow display will toggle between the first six digits and last seven digits (999999 <> 9999999) for a 13-digit total. The grand total will rollover beyond thirteen digits. The GT indicator on the display will flash to indicate grand total overflow, and the six most significant digits (first six numbers of the grand total) are indicated with the flashing overflow symbol
.
External Reset Contact: External total reset connections are made between RST and COM.
Logic High: 1.4 V, 3.3V max;
Logic Low: < 0.8 V.
32 ms debounce.
4-20 mA Transmitter Output
Output Source: Rate/process, total, grand total, or disabled.
Scaling Range: 4.000 to 20.000 mA for any display range.
Disable: If disabled, the output will output 3.2 mA
Calibration: Factory calibrated: 0.0 to 1000.0 = 4-20 mA output
Underrange: Output Underrange: 3.8 mA
Overrange: Display Overrange: 20.5 mA
Output Overrange: 20.5 mA
Accuracy: ± 0.05% of calibrated span ± 0.004 mA
Temperature Drift: 0.8 µA/°C max from -40 to 75°C ambient
External Loop Power Supply: 30 VDC maximum
Output Loop Resistance:Power Supply | Minimum | Maximum |
24 VDC | 10 Ω | 750 Ω |
30 VDC | 100 Ω | 1100 Ω |
Note: Loop-powered backlight subtracts 150 Ω from maximum resistance figures above.Open Collector Outputs
Output Assignment: Two open collector pulse outputs Out 1 and Out 2. Individually programmable for rate, total, or grand total alarms; rate, total, or grand total pulse outputs; or retransmitting of pulse inputs; constant timed pulse output; quadrature outputs (requires Out 1 and Out 2); or off.
Rating: Isolated open collector, sinking NPN 24 VDC @ 150 mA max.
Alarm Output: Assign to rate for high or low alarm trip point. Assign to total or grand total for total or grand total alarms.
Alarm Deadband: 0-100% FS, user selectable
Alarm Acknowledge: Front panel ENTER button resets output and screen indication.
Pulse Output (Count)
InvK-Factor = Volume/Pulse: The InvK-Factor (Count) is programma-ble from 0.000001 to 9999999. Total and grand total pulses are generated for every total or grand total increment selected.
(e.g. InvK-Factor = 100 gal/p will generate one pulse every time the total is incremented by 100 gallons).
Rate pulses are generated as a scaled output of the input frequency with one output pulse per InvK-Factor (Count).
Rate retransmission outputs one pulse per one input pulse, up to the maximum output speed.
Pulse Output Pulse Width: Unless otherwise stated, pulses are 50% duty cycle for required frequency. A pulse rate retransmit output will generate 100 to 130 μs pulses at the falling edge of every input pulse.
Pulse Output Maximum Frequency: 5 kHz, pulse width at 50% duty cycle. If the programming of the outputs would exceed 5 kHz, the meter will display
.
Quadrature Output: Output set to quadrature will lag the other pulse output by 90° (1/4 duty cycle) at output frequency. Minimum 1 Hz
Timer Output: Programmable On and Off time, repeating cycle.
Minimum On time: 0.01 second, maximum On time: 10,000 seconds.
Minimum Off time (Delay Period): 0.1 second, maximum Off time (Delay Period): 100,000 seconds.
Ýelay Period: Countdown time delay (Off) after start is pressed.
Ðn Time: Time the open collector stays on.
Serial Communications
Protocol: Modbus® RTU
Meter Address/Slave ID: 1 - 247
Baud Rate: 1,200; 4,800; 9,600; 19,200; 38,400; 57,600; or 115,200 bps
Transmit Time Delay: Programmable between 0 and 199 ms
Parity/Stop Bit: Even, odd, none with 1 stop bit, or none with 2 stop bits
Byte-to-Byte Timeout: Max of 1.5 character times or 750 µs
Note: Refer to Modbus Register Tables for more details.MeterView EX Programming Software
System Requirements: Windows® 7/8/10 (Windows 32-bit or 64-bit operating systems)
Communications: PDA8068 Meter-to-USB Adapter,
PDA7485-I RS-232 to RS-485 Isolated Converter (Cable not included),
PDA8485-I USB to RS-485 Isolated Converter (Cable not included).
Protocol: Modbus RTU
Meter Address: 1-247
Baud Rate: 1200 bps to 115,200 bps
Configuration: Configure one meter at a time.
File format: Saved as “.mve".
Printing: Configuration can be printed.
Reports: Data logging: Save as ".csv" file format
Configuration: Save as ".mve" file format or print configuration
Data Logging Report: Saved as “.csv” file format.