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Oct. 24, 2005
A fuel-level monitoring system has been expanded for use with the company’s Model MG magnetostrictive liquid level sensors.

Tank level monitoring panel options expanded

A fuel-level monitoring system has been expanded for use with the company’s Model MG magnetostrictive liquid level sensors.

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Developed mainly for monitoring of aboveground storage tank farms, the system for tank gauging includes standard and custom configurations for tank-side and control-room access to tank level data. The new system can be configured to display multiple tanks and provides data to other devices, such as PC, PLC, or SCADA, through a RS485 Modbus RTU interface.

The tank-side monitor promises to save time in monitoring readings on a tank-by-tank basis by making all relevant data available through a single display at the base. The master panel, which is capable of monitoring multiple tanks from a single location, allows the same monitoring from a separate, nonhazardous location

The monitoring panels display real-time tank data, including level, interface and temperature data, as well as gross volume, net volume, and diagnostic data, such as high-low indicators and sensor data.

The new tank-side and multiple-tank monitor platforms operate in a Modbus RTU master-slave configuration, with standard master panels monitoring multiple individual slave panels. Information is provided via standard outputs from the M-Series Digital magnetostrictive liquid level sensors used to monitor the individual tanks.

The monitoring panels are UL-listed for hazardous locations, and the front panel is NEMA 4X/IP66 rated. They operate on +24 v DC, and include data-logging capability and Ethernet ports for remote web access.

Source: MTS Systems Corp., Sensors Div., 3001 Sheldon Drive, Cary, NC 27513.

New display system for video security operations

The new 700 Series DLP (digital light processing) display system is designed for video security operations.

With its 50-in. rear projecting display utilizing DLP technology, the 700 Series provides image quality, with zero burn-in over its 11-year, 100,000-hr life cycle.

At only 18 in. deep, a single 50-in. display delivers the viewing area equivalent to that of twenty-six 9-in. CRT monitors, yet uses 80% of the power and 20% of the physical space. It even uses 30% less power than plasma displays, the company points out.

Source: Pelco, 3500 Pelco Way, Clovis, CA 93612-5699.