Written by: Dan Weise
If I’ve heard it once, I’ve heard it a dozen times when talking with a Siemens support guy while evaluating a problematic ultrasonic level measurement application,
“What’s the echo confidence and strength?” “What’s the noise measurement?”
Those are numbers that quantify the echo quality: the floor values for echo confidence and strength and the ceiling value for the noise. I’d look up the value and the guy on the phone would tell me whether the number was good, bad or so-so. Finally, someone wrote down what those values should be, and they’re worth filing for future reference.
Echo confidence at maximum range > 15
Echo strength > 30
Noise < 15 value
To find these Echo Quality values for your Siemens ultrasonic level unit, use the table below to navigate to the right parameter:
| Multi/Hydro 200/HMI | LUT 400 | Multi 100 | Probe LU | LU-01 | LU-02 | LU-10 | |
| Echo Confidence | 3.2.11.2
3.2.11.3 |
3.2.9.2 | P805, button 8 | P805, button 8 | P805, button 8 | P805, button 8 | P805, button 8 |
| Echo Strength | 3.2.11.4 | 3.2.9.3 | P806 | P806 | P806 | P806 | P806 |
| Noise Average | 3.2.11.5 | 3.2.9.4 | P807 | P807 | P807 | P807 | P807 |
Navigation target:
3.2.1. = 3. Maintenance and Diagnostics > 2. Diagnostics > 11. Echo Quality >
Holding the handheld programmer’s #8 button for 4 seconds displays the Echo Confidence:
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Dan Weise, Lesman product specialist, is an instructor for training classes on process instrumentation hardware, software, and technology.
Dan has been involved in all facets of data acquisition and process instrumentation since 1978, from sales and commissioning to service and support. He’s a long-time member of ISA, and has been with Lesman since 1988.
In his words, Dan’s the guy “who reads all the manuals nobody else reads”. In Lesman customers’ words, he’s the trainer to call if you want to “cut to the SO WHAT of instrumentation”, so it’s easy to understand.
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