The Advanced Modbus | SCADAPack | Realflo | Flowrun object in Geo SCADA shows all available options to a user when the flowrun object is initially configured.
Once the flowrun object is put into service and is communicating, the Realflo driver reads the configuration from the flow computer (SCADAPack) that it is connected to. If the configuration reveals that an older flow computer is running in the SCADAPack, the driver will remove any menu items that are not available (supported) for that flow computer version.
This article aims to highlight the options that may not be displayed when the Reaflo driver reads the flowrun configuration and discovers that an older flow computer version is being used.
Water Flow Run Object
The Meter Type setting βE+H Promass 300β was added in Geo SCADA 2022 with support for Realflo flow computer 7.10.1. If a customer is using an older version of Geo SCADA or an older version of flow computer is running in the SCADAPack, the user will not see the βE+H Promass 300β option in the Meter Type drop down menu on the Coriolis Meter tab.
Gas Flow Run Object
The Type setting βAGA-8 (2017) Gergβ was added in Geo SCADA 2021 with support for Realflo flow computer 7.02. Like above, if a customer is using an older version of Geo SCADA or an older version of flow computer is running in the SCADAPack, the user will not see the βAGA-8 (2017) Gergβ option in the Type drop down menu on the Compressibility Calculation tab.
The Type setting βAGA-9β was also added in Geo SCADA 2021 and flow computer 7.02. Older versions of Geo SCADA and flow computer will result in the user not seeing βAGA-9β in the drop-down menu on the Flow Calculation tab.
The Flow Run Number was increased from a maximum of β10β to a maximum of β20β in Geo SCADA 2022 and flow computer 7.10.1. Older versions of Geo SCADA and flow computer will result in the user not having the ability to set this value higher than β10β.
(Note: a value of β20β is only supported by SCADAPack x70 controllers. A value of β10β is supported by SCADAPack x70 controllers and SCADAPack32 controllers. All other SCADAPack controllers support a maximum flow run number of 1, 2, 3 or 4; depending on the controller type.)