Abstract: A radiometric measuring device for determining an intensity of pulses of an interference signal from an external radiation source, wherein the radiometric measuring device carries out fill level or limit level determination of a filling material in a container. The radiometric measuring device has a detector which is configured to receive pulses of a useful signal modulated with a modulation frequency from a gamma emitter and additionally pulses of the interference signal from the external radiation source. Further, the measuring device comprises an averager configured to output a first count rate of the pulses at an averager output, and a bandpass system comprising a bandpass with adjustable passband frequency range configured to output a second count rate of the pulses at a bandpass system output. The measuring device further comprises a subtractor adapted to form a differential count rate between the first count rate and the second count rate.

Abstract: A radiometric measuring device for determining a mass flow of a bulk material on a conveyor belt including, at least one detector which is configured to detect at least part of radiation of at least one radiation source the emits the radiation in a direction of the bulk material on the conveyor belt, the radiation having at least partially passed through the bulk material and the conveyor belt, at least one evaluation circuit which is configured to determine the mass flow of the bulk material based on the detected radiation; at least one storage means which is set up to store at least one measured value equation, the measured value equation mapping a relationship between the detected radiation and the mass flow, at least one electronic calculation means which is set up to determine, based on at least one calibration measurement without bulk material on the conveyor belt, a correction equation with which the measured value equation is corrected.

Abstract: A two-conductor field device, comprising a measuring transducer for capturing a measurement variable, an electronic unit for processing the measurement data and a two-conductor interface for supplying power to the two-conductor field device and for communicating with a superordinate unit, characterized in that the two-conductor field device has a display unit for signaling a state of the two-conductor field device, which display unit can be visually read remotely.

Abstract: Radar sensor with an at least sectionally spherical sensor housing, which is rotatably mounted in a mounting device. For example, the sensor housing is spherical.

Abstract: A radiometric measuring device for determining a mass flow of a bulk material on a conveyor belt including, at least one detector which is configured to detect at least part of radiation of at least one radiation source the emits the radiation in a direction of the bulk material on the conveyor belt, the radiation having at least partially passed through the bulk material and the conveyor belt, at least one evaluation circuit which is configured to determine the mass flow of the bulk material based on the detected radiation; at least one storage means which is set up to store at least one measured value equation, the measured value equation mapping a relationship between the detected radiation and the mass flow, at least one electronic calculation means which is set up to determine, based on at least one calibration measurement without bulk material on the conveyor belt, a correction equation with which the measured value equation is corrected.

Abstract: A device for providing at least one signal color for a level gauge is provided, the device including: a parameterization device configured to provide a signal color for a network of level measuring devices; and a transmission device configured to transmit the provided signal color as signal color data to the network of level measuring devices. A method of providing a signal color for a level measuring device and a nontransitory computer-readable storage medium are also provided.

Abstract: A measuring arrangement having a first dual conductor field device with a first sensor and a first dual conductor interface for the power supply of the first dual conductor field device and for the transmission of data from the dual conductor field device to a superordinate unit, wherein the first dual conductor field device has at least one second dual conductor interface suitably designed to receive data from at least one second dual conductor field device.

Abstract: A radiometric measuring device for determining an intensity of pulses of an interference signal from an external radiation source, wherein the radiometric measuring device carries out fill level or limit level determination of a filling material in a container. The radiometric measuring device has a detector which is configured to receive pulses of a useful signal modulated with a modulation frequency from a gamma emitter and additionally pulses of the interference signal from the external radiation source. Further, the measuring device comprises an averager configured to output a first count rate of the pulses at an averager output, and a bandpass system comprising a bandpass with adjustable passband frequency range configured to output a second count rate of the pulses at a bandpass system output. The measuring device further comprises a subtractor adapted to form a differential count rate between the first count rate and the second count rate.

Abstract: A method for determining a remaining filling or draining time of a container comprising the steps: determining a current fill level, calculating the expected remaining filling or draining time from the determined fill level and a rate of change, and issuing the expected remaining filling or draining time.

Abstract: A sensor device configured to detect a fill level of a medium in a container is provided, including a sensor including a measuring probe configured to be fixed to a fixing element of a sensor device holder. A sensor device holder for a sensor device is also provided, including an anchor configured to anchor the sensor device holder at or in an outlet opening of a container; and a fixing element, configured to fix the measuring probe of the sensor device. A container is also provided, including an outlet opening; the sensor device; and the sensor device holder.

Abstract: A method for determining a remaining filling or draining time of a container comprising the steps: determining a current fill level, calculating the expected remaining filling or draining time from the determined fill level and a rate of change, and issuing the expected remaining filling or draining time.

Abstract: A radar device for identifying an object is provided, the radar device including at least one antenna configured to transmit a transmission signal and to receive a reflected signal; an evaluation circuit configured to determine a receiving signal based on the reflected signal; and a control unit configured to evaluate the receiving signal in a frequency portion of the receiving signal, and to determine whether a specified frequency that corresponds to a specific distance of the object from the radar device is contained in the frequency portion of the receiving signal.

Abstract: A method for generating a device description for a measuring apparatus in a target field bus protocol is described. The method comprises the reception of a first device description of the apparatus. The first device description of the apparatus comprises at least one variable. The at least one variable is related to a storage cell of the apparatus. The target field bus protocol is selected from a plurality of field bus protocols, and at least one block is formed from the at least one variable. The at least one block has a maximum block size that corresponds to the smallest maximum block size of at least two field bus protocols of the plurality of field bus protocols. The maximum block size can be transmitted via a field bus with a single request when the respective field bus protocol is used. Subsequently, the at least one block is provided as device description for the apparatus in the target field bus protocol.

Abstract: Described is a sensor unit having a measured signal receiver, which registers a measured signal, an A/D converter for digitizing the measured signal, a transceiver device for wireless data communication to an environmental device, and a processor. The processor is a control processor for activating the measured signal receiver, the A/D converter, and the transceiver device. The digitized measured signal is transmitted directly via the transceiver device to the environmental device, without the complex and performance-intensive and therefore costly analysis occurring in the sensor unit.

Abstract: A method for generating a device description for a measuring apparatus in a target field bus protocol is described. The method comprises the reception of a first device description of the apparatus. The first device description of the apparatus comprises at least one variable. The at least one variable is related to a storage cell of the apparatus. The target field bus protocol is selected from a plurality of field bus protocols, and at least one block is formed from the at least one variable. The at least one block has a maximum block size that corresponds to the smallest maximum block size of at least two field bus protocols of the plurality of field bus protocols. The maximum block size can be transmitted via a field bus with a single request when the respective field bus protocol is used. Subsequently, the at least one block is provided as device description for the apparatus in the target field bus protocol.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of determining expectancy ranges to which echoes from a filling level envelope curve are assigned, which curve has been generated by a filling level measurement device. The determination of these expectancy ranges takes place in consideration of the temporal behavior of past echo data. Since these expectancy ranges exhibit a predeterminable range width, a statement can be made with a predeterminable probability whether an echo—be it at filling level echo or a false echo—assigned to such a range, has been assigned erroneously to this range. When, for example, an expectancy range for a filling level echo has been prognosticated, then it may be assumed with a predeterminable probability that an echo falling within this expectancy range, actually is a filling level echo. The invention moreover relates to an evaluation means configured for carrying out this method and a level gauge.

Abstract: The invention relates to a measurement instrument, especially for level and pressure measurement with a controller (9), which is connected to a memory unit (8), an input unit (11), and also an output unit (12). Here, the output unit (12) is embodied as an acoustic output unit. According to the invention, operator and/or operating parameters are stored in the memory unit (8) and can be output as audible speech signals from the output unit (12) by activating the input unit (11).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a sensor unit (1) having a measured signal receiver (4), which registers a measured signal (9), an A/D converter (5) for digitizing the measured signal (9), a transceiver device (6) for wireless data communication to an environmental device (2), and a processor (7). The processor (7) is a control processor for activating the measured signal receiver, the A/D converter, and the transceiver device. The digitized measured signal (9) is transmitted directly via the transceiver device (6) to the environmental device (2), without the complex and performance-intensive and therefore costly analysis occurring in the sensor unit (1).

Abstract: In order to simplify display and modification of parameters of a measuring device and make them uniform for different measuring devices, it is proposed to transfer from a memory on the measuring device to the operating unit, in addition to parameter values, representational data that defines the presentation of the parameter values on operating unit (5). An Internet browser, a word-processing program or a spreadsheet program is used at operating unit (5) to display and optionally modify the parameter values; the representational data is stored in the measuring device in a file with a format adapted to the program used.

Abstract: Described is a method and an apparatus of directly digitizing microwave signals reflected at a filling product surface of a filling product present in a receptacle, in which method the microwave signals reflected at the filling product surface are sampled unmodified in their frequency, and the therefrom resulting analog values are converted into digital values, with successive digital values being stored in various intermediate memories, and the intermediately stored digital values are read out from the intermediate memories and are stored in a terminal memory unit, to which accesses an evaluation arrangement which determines the filling level height.