
MASSA PRODUCTS CORPORATION June 11, 2013
Product Manual 23 M3 Wireless Ultrasonic Level Sensor
13.7 Data Tab
This menu will display the Data History
buffer. It will also allow the sensor to
acquire the range and status information.
You can either acquire and store or not
store the data in the sensors history buffer.
This data can later be retrieved by clicking
the Get History button.
Point the sensor at a wall and press either
the Acquire Data Store or Acquire Data
Don’t Store buttons to obtain the distance
to the wall.
13.8 Waveform Tab
This menu will allow you to acquire the
ultrasonic waveform that can be used for
diagnosing more difficult applications. It
is recommended that new applications
utilize this feature to record events such as
a full tank and an empty tank for archival
purposes. Such events could be detected
for example when the sensor is mounted
near the edge of a tank and a ladder is
detected inside the tank after it empties.
Recommended plots to record are 1
Transmit Cycle at Low Gain and 10
transmit cycles at High Gain. In a typical
plot, the peak signal at the beginning of the
waveform is the transmit burst and the 2
nd
peak is the reflection off the target show
here 60”.
13.9 Programming Tab
This tab allows the sensor’s firmware to be
upgraded. The latest release M3 Software
will contain the latest release firmware.
See http://www.massa.com for the latest
M3 Software and firmware releases. Use
the Firmware Selection dropdown menu
and select the sensor’s correct model
firmware. Note that uploading new
firmware does not affect the sensor’s
configuration registers.
If you require an upgrade of the sensor’s
XBee radio firmware, the “Keep Radio
Awake 2 Min.” button will be used. See
section 13.10 on procedure to upgrade
Xbee firmware.
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