TIDM-1019: USS - Meter constant error

Maxime Thomaere

Part Number: TIDM-1019

I recently purchased an eval board for the MSP430FR6047 Water Meter. I use transducers from Audiowell (same as those used in documention).

The pipe with transducers is on a testing bench with a flowrate (water) fixed at 500L/h.

I read the mean value of the flowrate on USS, and i'm able to calculate the new "Meter constant".

The problem is, when i want to change the default value (12742000.00) by the new one (33390985.00), i've the following error " Non-advanced parameter error : Invalid Meter Constant"

Can you help me ? I didn't find any solution in the documentation

i'm using this version : UltrasonicWaterFR604x_02_20_00_08

Best Regards,

Maxime

over 4 years ago

0 Eddie LaCost over 4 years ago

TI__Mastermind 38590 points

Hello Maxime,

To get around this issue, you need to use a multiplication factor on the meter constant. In hmi.c, you can add a multiply by 10 and scale your value entered in the GUI accordingly.

        USS_getResultsInFloat( pt_alg_res, &alg_results_float);
        alg_results_float.deltaTOF -= gUssSWConfig.algorithmsConfig->dcOffset;
        DC_User_Params->plot_dtof = ((double) alg_results_float.deltaTOF);
        DC_User_Params->plot_abs_ups = alg_results_float.totalTOF_UPS;
        DC_User_Params->plot_abs_dns = alg_results_float.totalTOF_DNS;
        DC_User_Params->plot_vol_flow_rate  = (float) 10*(alg_results_float.volumeFlowRate);  //multiplication added here

You will also need to provide a divide function inside of ussDCCommandHandlers.c to divide the offset by the same factor as shown in the added code below.

        //Send the Calibration Linear Constants
        packet->payload[COMMAND_HANDLER_CMD_BYTE_POS] = COMMAND_HANDLER_CALIBRATION_LINEAR_CONSTANTS_ID;
        for ( i=0 ; i < USS_VFR_METER_CALIB_RANGES ; i++)
        {
            packet->payload[3] = (i+1);
            temp = (uint8_t*) &gUssSWConfig.algorithmsConfig->pMeterConfiguration[i];  //temp points to the address of the meter constant calibration
            gUssSWConfig.algorithmsConfig->pMeterConfiguration[i].slope /= (USS_VOLUME_SCALE_FACTOR*1.0f);
            gUssSWConfig.algorithmsConfig->pMeterConfiguration[i].offset = gUssSWConfig.algorithmsConfig->pMeterConfiguration[i].offset * 10.0f;   //added code
            for(j = 0 ; j < 12 ; j++)
            {
                packet->payload[j+4] = *(temp+j);
            }
            gUssSWConfig.algorithmsConfig->pMeterConfiguration[i].slope *= (USS_VOLUME_SCALE_FACTOR*1.0f);
            gUssSWConfig.algorithmsConfig->pMeterConfiguration[i].offset = gUssSWConfig.algorithmsConfig->pMeterConfiguration[i].offset / 10.0f;   //added code
            Comm_writePacket(packet);

In the next release of the code, we are working to have a more elegant way to handle larger meter constants.

0 Maxime Thomaere over 4 years ago in reply to Eddie LaCost

Prodigy 235 points

Hi Eddie,

I did all the steps, it seems that I'm not doing it correctly, I'm pretty new to CCS.

A screenshot of the modification of hmi.c, am i do it correctly ?

After the modification, i rebuild and then flash the card, but the result is the same, no modification.

Edit : Also need to x10 the value inside of USS_userConfig.h after generating new headers

#define USS_VOLUME_SCALE_FACTOR

Best Regards,

Maxime

0 Eddie LaCost over 4 years ago in reply to Maxime Thomaere

TI__Mastermind 38590 points

Maxime,

It looks like the 10x multiplier is in the wrong spot in hmi.c actually. Please see the code snippet below with an added line of code. I have tested and this seems to work properly.

{
        USS_getResultsInFloat( pt_alg_res, &alg_results_float);
        alg_results_float.deltaTOF -= gUssSWConfig.algorithmsConfig->dcOffset;
        alg_results_float.volumeFlowRate *= 10.0;   //10x multiply
        DC_User_Params->plot_dtof = ((double) alg_results_float.deltaTOF);
        DC_User_Params->plot_abs_ups = alg_results_float.totalTOF_UPS;
        DC_User_Params->plot_abs_dns = alg_results_float.totalTOF_DNS;
        DC_User_Params->plot_vol_flow_rate  = (alg_results_float.volumeFlowRate);
    }

0 Maxime Thomaere over 4 years ago in reply to Eddie LaCost

Prodigy 235 points

it works thank you !

Maxime

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