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USER MANUAL & PROTOCOL to SUBSEA PERMANENT GAUGE INTERFACE SYSTEM

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Mfg. Engineer

S.Cherchali

Project Manager S.Osmani

6.8.13 Engineering values (or Physical Unit) computation (for PQG & Sapphire type of
gauges)
In order to provide Engineering Values (EV) to the final clients, specific computation must be done.
There are two possibilities:
at surface (in topside PC) with third party computation (according to the explanations given later on),
or directly inside the SLIC/ESLIC interface.
This computation is automatically done inside the SLIC/ESLIC interface as soon as the coefficients belonging to the
gauges are stored inside the interface.
In this case, EV are provided in Psia for pressure and DegC for temperature.
Computation uses Gauges coefficients that can be stored in the Interface (when Engineering values have to be
retrieved directly from interface) or in the surface PC (when Engineering values are computed in the topside PC).
Each gauge is delivered with its own coefficients set. It cannot be used for an other gauge.
Description how to convert the raw data acquired by the SLIC/ESLIC to Engineering Values (EV) also called Physical
Units is given below.

The computation of any kind of measure is based on a calibration coefficients matrix and a computation model. The
model depends on the gauge type.

Gauge type :

xPQG
DPG-PS
DPG-TA

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Digital gauge with QUARTZ sensor

Digital gauge with SAPPHIRE sensor
Digital gauge with 2 SAPPHIRE sensors

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6.8.14 Computation model

The following computation model is used according to the gauge type and the measure to compute :

Gauge Type
PQG & EPQG
DPG-PS
DPG-TA

Pressure
P = f(Fp, Ft)
P = f(Fp, Ft)
P = f(Fp, Ft)

Temperature
T = f(Ft)
T = f(Ft,Fp)
T = f(Ft,Fp)

Where :
P
T
Fp
Ft
f

->
->
->
->
->

Pressure in Psia
Temperature in DegC
Internal Pressure Value also called Pressure frequency
Internal Temperature Value also called Temperature frequency
Transfer function

6.8.15 Coefficient Matrix

The maximum size of a coefficient matrix is 6x6. The coefficient issued from the coefficient file appears as follow :
(sign).xxxxxxxxxxxxE(sign)xx
where :

x is a digit [0 - 9]
sign is + or -

6.8.16 Computation equations

The gauges provide the pressure and temperature Raw data. The pressure and temperature frequencies (Fp), (Ft), must
be calculated in the surface system by scaling the gauge Raw data according to the following formula.

The computation should be made in 3 steps.

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Project Manager S.Osmani

Step 1: (Raw Data to Frequencies)

kHz

kHz

is the Temperature Frequency in kHz also called Internal Temperature value

where:

is the Pressure Frequency in kHz also called Internal Pressure value

*

= R x 1000 (R in KHz)

= C1/256

= C2

=N

* Computed from the digitizer parameters (R, C1, C2, N) sent by the gauge.

For PQG & EPQG, the typical values are:

n = 8, Coeff1 = 0.750, Coeff2 = 1, Fref = 7.2 MHz.
(when normal mode on 7.2Mhz crystal)
n = 8, Coeff1 = 0.625, Coeff2 = 1, Fref = 6.0 MHz.
(when working on 6Mhz default crystal, in this case, raw data may become 0).

For NPQG, the typical values are:

n = 8, Coeff1 = 0.750, Coeff2 = 1, Fref = 7.2 MHz.
(when normal mode on 7.2Mhz crystal)
n = 8, Coeff1 = 0.625, Coeff2 = 1, Fref = 6.0 MHz.
(when working on 6Mhz default crystal, in this case, raw data may become 0).

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In other words :
Frequencies (or Internal Data values) = Raw_data * GAIN
The table below shows the gain values for each measure and each gauge.
GAIN Table
GAUGE
PQG & EPQG

Pressure
4.47035*10-6

Temperature
4.47035*10-6

NPQG
DPG-PS
DPG-TA

1
1

1
1

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Step 2 :

Convert the Frequencies (or Internal Data values) to Physical Unit (also called Engineering Values (EV)) in
Psia and DegC by applying the coefficient matrix and the computation model.
The matrix columns are numbered from 0 to 5 and the matrix lines are labeled from G to L as shown in the
calibration data sheet (coefficient paper file).

Pressure computation
Model P = f(Fp, Ft)
P = G + H * Fp + I * Fp2 + J * Fp3 + K * Fp4 + L * Fp5.
where :
G
H
I
J
K
L

=
=
=
=
=
=

G0
H0
I0
J0
K0
L0

Fp
Ft
Gx to Lx
P

+
+
+
+
+
+

G1
H1
I1
J1
K1
L1
->
->
->
->

*
*
*
*
*
*

Ft
Ft
Ft
Ft
Ft
Ft

+
+
+
+
+
+

G2
H2
I2
J2
K2
L2

*
*
*
*
*
*

Ft2
Ft2
Ft2
Ft2
Ft2
Ft2

+
+
+
+
+
+

G3
H3
I3
J3
K3
L3

*
*
*
*
*
*

Ft3
Ft3
Ft3
Ft3
Ft3
Ft3

+
+
+
+
+
+

G4
H4
I4
J4
K4
L4

*
*
*
*
*
*

Ft4
Ft4
Ft4
Ft4
Ft4
Ft4

+
+
+
+
+
+

G5
H5
I5
J5
K5
L5

*
*
*
*
*
*

Ft5.
Ft5.
Ft5.
Ft5.
Ft5.
Ft5.

Internal pressure value also called Pressure frequency

Internal temperature value also called Temperature frequency
Calibration coefficients (Ref. to the calibration data sheet)
Pressure in Psia

Temperature computation

Model T = f(Ft)
T = T1 + T2 * Ft + T3 * Ft2 + T4 * Ft3 + T5 * Ft4 + T6 * Ft5.
where :
Ft
Tx
T

->
->
->

Internal temperature value also called Temperature frequency

Calibration coefficients (Ref. to calibration data sheet)
Temperature in DegC

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Model T = f(Ft,Fp)
T = G + H * Ft + I * Ft2 + J * Ft3 + K * Ft4 + L * Ft5.
where :
* Fp2 + G3
* Fp2 + H3
* Fp2 + I3
* Fp2 + J3
K = K0 + K1 * Fp + K2 * Fp2 + K3
L = L0 + L1 * Fp + L2 * Fp2 + L3
G = G0 + G1 * Fp + G2
H = H0 + H1 * Fp + H2
I = I0 + I1 * Fp + I2
J = J0 + J1 * Fp + J2

* Fp3 + G4
* Fp3 + H4
* Fp3 + I4
* Fp3 + J4
* Fp3 + K4

* Fp4 + G5
* Fp4 + H5
* Fp4 + I5
* Fp4 + J5
* Fp4 + K5

* Fp5.
* Fp5.
* Fp5.
* Fp5.

* Fp5.
* Fp3 + L4 * Fp4 + L5 * Fp5.

where :
Fp
Ft
Gx to Lx
T

Internal pressure value (after applying the Gain) also called Pressure frequency
Internal temperature value (after applying the Gain) also called Temperature frequency
Calibration coefficients (Ref. to calibration data sheet)
Temperature in DegC

Computation example (xPQG type):

Example: Reading Raw data (Praw & Traw) at Modbus Register 2411 to 2414: (using PGSB box and P&T buttons
at position 4).
Modbus register
2411
2412
2413
2414

Value (Hex)
74
0DA7
93
A06D

Value (H or Dec)
740DA7H
7605671Dec
93A06DH
9674861Dec

Raw data Pressure: 00740DA7H = 7605671 Dec

Knowing gain = 4.47035*10-6
Internal value (Pressure Frequency) computation:
Fp = 4,47035E-06 * Praw = 34.000 kHz
Knowing

P = G + H*Fp + I*Fp2 + J*Fp3 + K*Fp4 + L*Fp5

and
G = G0 + G1*Fp +
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H = H0 +
.
With example coefficients:
G = - 1.09251638... E+04
H = + 4.8351... E+02
I = - 2.991... E-01
J = + 9.01... E-04
K=0
L=0
Gives:

P = 5203.83 PsiA

Raw data Temperature: 0093A06D H = 9674861 Dec

Using the Gain: Ft = 4,47035E-06 * Traw = 43,250 kHz
Knowing

T = T1 + T2*Ft + T3*Ft2 + T4*Ft3 + T5*Ft4 + T6*Ft5

With example coefficients:

T1 = + 2.954 E+02
T2 = - 9.755 E+00
T3 = + 2.843 E-01
T4 = - 6.121 E-03
T5 = + 4.032 E-05
T6 = 0
Gives:

T =51.153 Deg.C

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Step 3 :
Converts the Physical Unit (Psia and DegC) to other client unit system.
For each measure :
Measure (client unit) = Measure (from step2) * UNIT_GAIN + UNIT_OFFSET.
Some examples of conversion constants are shown in the table presented below:

Unit
Bar
Kg/cm2
KPa
Deg F

UNIT_GAIN
0.06894757
0.07030697
6.894757
1.8

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UNIT_OFFSET
0
0
0
32.0

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