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FlowFix, Flow Configuration Software

FlowFix, Flow Configuration Software

FlowFix from Bronkhorst is a flow configuration software that uses a fieldbus connection to control an active fluid using RS232 to communicate with instrumentation. It offers an overview of the available fluids (calibration curves) and allows users to control the desired fluid, fieldbus address, and baud rate. This flow control software allows users to set:

  • bus address
  • communication speed / baud rate
  • actual fluid number

Description

FlowFix is a flow configuration application for the fieldbus connection and active fluid that communicates with instrumentation using RS232. It gives an overview of the available fluids (calibration curves) and allows users to activate the desired fluid, fieldbus address, and baud rate. This application is for all digital Bronkhorst mass flow, pressure meters, and controllers equipped with a digital Multibus PC-Board and RS232 communication, such as the EL-FLOW, IN-FLOW Industrial, EL-PRESSLOW-ΔP-FLOW, and CORI-FLOW series.

Using the FlowFix for Flow Configuration

  • set a bus address (for several bus interfaces)*
  • set communication speed (baud rate)**
*Bus Address

For FLOW-BUS interfaces, there is no need to set the node address using FlowFix. Instruments with a Bronkhorst FLOW-BUS interface have an “Auto Install” feature.

**Communication Speed

For Profibus-DP, interface with the Baud rate will be automatically adapted from the DP-master.

Features of FlowFix

  • get an overview of the available fluids (calibration curves)
  • set the actual fluid number
  • read the serial number, firmware version, and Fieldbus type
Note

Aside from using this program to set the Bus Address and the Baud rate of a digital device, most of the devices can also be configured using the microswitch on the instrument.

System Requirements

  • processor x86 or x64 700 MHz or higher
  • memory (RAM) 256 MB
  • hard disk 100 MB available disk space
  • display 1024 x 768 or higher resolution, 256 colors or more
  • RS232 port with FIFO buffers
  • Windows 7, 8, 8.1 or Windows 10 (x86 or x64)
Operating System Settings

The digit grouping symbol of currency must always differ from the number’s decimal symbol. Having equal symbols is not valid (not just in this situation, but also in other situations) and will probably cause other problems as well. Issues may arise with certain regional and language options on Windows XP when the system language is set to a language not supported by Jet 4.0.

Available FlowFix Flow Configuration Software Versions

V2.05

Date: 30-03-2016 
Main changes:

  • parity can change for Modbus
V2.04

Date: 22-01-2016 
Main changes:

  • adds support for Bus Gateway

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