NetVuze Precision Network
Meter
standalone, easy to use,
networked with data logging
Challenges with Stand-Alone
Pumping Systems
• Are Warranty Repairs Justified?
– Has the customer run the pump out of spec?
• When to do Preventative Maintenance?
– Currently its done to a time schedule, but
might be too late and who was notified?
• How to get Process information from
the pump?
– If only I could see the flow rate of this pump…
Today’s Solutions
• Is a Repair under Warranty?
– Use the condition of the pump
– Ask customer how they’re using the pump
– Guess?
• When to do Preventative Maintenance?
– Keep track of running hours manually
– Guess?
• How to get Process information from pump?
– Get Maintenance to add a PLC to the pump and do
custom programming
– Guess?
Preferred Solution
• A Precision Meter Solution that has been designed
from the beginning to be easy setup and use.
• Standalone and always connected with the ability
to send emails when abnormal conditions occur
• Able to keep track of running pump hours and
email when it reaches an hourly maintenance
schedule
• Able to be viewed from a smart phone or web
browser from anywhere in the world.
• Does not require any changes to your PLC control
process which might introduce risk or downtime
Standalone Sanitary Pump System
Running
Hours
Seal
Wear
Material
Flow
Rate
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Networked Sanitary Pump System
View Meters
Remotely
Email Alerts
for overTemperature
Preventative
Maintenance Email
Reminders
Management
Reports in
Excel
Network
Running
Hours
Output
Temperature
Flow Rate
Input
Temperature
NetVuze Pump Monitor
NetVuze Application Features
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Up to eight Analog or Time Based Meters can be created to monitor pump
status.
Each meter can monitor critical process parameters then generate alarms
based on user directed input.
Individual meters can be set to control relay outputs used for external
signaling or control.
Alarms can be configured to turn on a Relay, send an Email alert or be
recorded into the Alarm log.
Network Connection provides Email alerts, Emailing Log files, Browserbased status and reports, even remote front panel control.
Three separate password permission levels provide separate levels of
access and track changes and acknowledgment down to a specific user.
Secure web browser access with login authentication required for viewing
or updating all functionality.
Easy to use setup Wizards for all configuration functionality and parameter
input.
Dynamic Email Alarms are customizable including real time sensor values,
running state status, running time or other important information.
NetVuze Meter Types
• Up to Eight individual Analog/Digital Meter displays.
• Four Analog Meters/Card using 4-20 mAmp sensors
– Connects to industry standard temperature, pressure, flow sensors
• Input combinations to create Analog Differential Meters
– Can be used to track temperature difference to monitor heat
transferred from pump used to determine wear
• High Precision digital signal flow monitor
– Measures signals up to 20 KHz in fractions of Hz
• Digital signal pulse summarizer monitor
– Summarized counts stored in non-volatile memory for retention
during power out conditions.
• Low Precision digital signal flow monitor
– Measures signals up to 20 KHz in 1Hz increments
• Duty Cycle monitor of digital signal
– Measure duty cycle rate of input signal
NetVuze Logging Features
• Optional Logging Function:
– Saves all pump information based on user
selectable time based to a 4Gbyte storage
system
– Download log information as CSV file that can
be directly imported into Excel
– User selectable Automatic Email of CSV log
files on a nightly basis.
NetVuze Custom Branding
• All web pages can have custom logo’s and
branding.
• Front panel bezel can have custom logo’s and
naming on silkscreened keyboard overlay.
• Application Specific Meter types can be created to
monitor your specific applications
– Custom graphics can be displayed in browser or LCD
– Custom process logic can be added
• Custom configuration wizards can be created to
minimize end user setup and control.
• Standard configurations can be saved and reused
for embedded applications to keep setup time to a
minimum
NetVuze Additional Features
• Modbus/TCP Slave functionality to transfer
all data generated by NetVuze to a PLC
• Software upgrades are performed by
removable SD card
• Configuration data can be backed up and
restored to/from removable SD card
• Configuration wizards are customized to
each meter type and use graphics display
which connection is in use
NetVuze Hardware Features
• HMI with 320x240 Color LCD and 15-position keyboard
• Remote HMI from remote browser to view and control all
functions
• ¼ DIN Nema 4x Panel Mounted enclosure
• Base unit includes:
– Four 4-20mA Analog inputs
– Four Contact inputs for external acknowledgements
– 10/100 Mbit Ethernet connection.
• Two expansion slots that can contain different Analog
/Digital Input and Output cards
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Four 4-20mA input card
Three Digital Inputs with Four Digital Relay Outputs
Seven Digital Inputs
Six Digital Relay Outputs with two form C Outputs
NetVuze Connections
Expansion Slot
Output Relays
Digital Inputs
4-20mA Inputs
10-100Mbit
Ethernet
Contact Inputs for
external Alarm
acknowledging
Removable SD
Card
NetVuze Network Meter
• Cost effective Meter Solution
• Networked from the beginning to provide
new visibility into important pump status to
help with Maintenance schedules, Pump
failures and Pump process information
• Standalone and does not require risky
changes to PLC control processes
• Can be customized to work with any OEM
target solution