Acquire must be in Config mode to perform these steps.
1. Select ‘Stations’ from the ‘Config’ menu
The Stations list will be displayed:
2. Double click on the station
The Station setup screen will be displayed:
3. Enter the fields as follows:
| Station Name | This is the name used to identify the station. |
| Station Stream | This determines if there is a station header or not. If there is a station header select “Station Stream in Flow computer”, otherwise select “No Station Stream”. |
| Prover Type | Select the type of prover being used. Options include “No Prover”, “Two Switch Bi-Directional Prover”, “Uni-Directional Prover”, “Welker Prover”, “Compact Prover”, “Calibron Prover” or “Master Meter”. |
| Prover Arrangement | If a prover has been chosen in the ‘Prover Type’ popup menu, then an extra popup menu will be added to set how the prover flow computer is configured. The options are: “In Each Flowcomputer” and “Dedicated Prover Flowcomputer”.
Only choose “Dedicated Prover Flowcomputer” if there is a separate flow computer responsible for doing the proving. |
| Batching Type | If the selected metering station has a configuration that supports batching then Acquire will insert extra options that allows batchig to be setup for the station.Select the type of batching used. Options include: “No Batching”, “Pipeline”, “Ship Loading” and “Classic”.
Use Pipeline batching when there is continuous flow or Ship Loading when flow starts and stops for a batch. Classic batching must be used for the following Omni configurations:
Note: The Batching menus are only available if the Acquire server has a Batching licence installed. |
| Batching Mode | If a batch mode has been chosen in the ‘Batching Type’ popup menu, then an extra popup menu will be added to set how the batching should be configured. The options are: “Station” and “Stream”. If more than 1 flow computer has been added then the batch mode will be restricted to “Stream”.
Note: These settings must be match the settings in the flow computer. Acquire will ensure these match the batch mode when the system starts up. |
4. Set up the Streams
Follow these instructions to set up the streams.
5. Click the ‘OK’ button
Note: If the options have changed it may be necessary to regenerate the P&ID.