Typical industries

Chemicals, petrochemicals, water/waste-water, drilling mud

Chemicals, petrochemicals, aluminum, wastewater

Chemicals, petrochemicals, oil and gas, mining, marine, food and beverage, pharmaceutical

Cement, power generation, chemical, petrochemical, food processing, mineral processing, mining

Cement, power generation, food processing, mineral processing, mining

Cement, chemical, power generation, grain, food processing, mineral processing, mining

Typical applications

Liquids, storage vessels, wet wells, drilling mud tanks

Liquids, process vessels with agitators, buildup, high temperatures

Liquids, storage and process vessels with agitators, vaporous liquids, high temperatures, low dielectric media, crude oil produced water

Cement, plastics, grain, flour, coal, fast moving solids, liquids, low dielectric liquids

Cement, fly ash, grain, coal, flour, plastics

Cement, fly ash, chemical fertilizer, grain, coal, flour, plastics

Range

0.3 ... 20 m
(1 ... 65 ft)

0.4 ... 20 m
(1.3 ... 65 ft)

50 mm (2 inch) from end of horn to 20 m (65 ft), horn dependent

30 m (98.4 ft)

100 m (328 ft)

40 m (131 ft) 100 m (328 ft)

Frequency

5.8 GHz
(North America 6.3 GHz)

5.8 GHz
(North America 6.3 GHz)

 K-band
(25.0 GHz)

K-band
(25.0 GHz)

24 ... 25 GHz FMCW

78 ... 79 GHz

Performance accuracy

0.1 % of range or 10 mm (0.4 inch)

0.1 % of range or 10 mm (0.4 inch)

  ≤ 3 mm (0.118 inch)

• 25 mm (1 inch) from minimum detectable distance to 300 mm (11.8 inch)
• Remainder of range = 6 mm (0.23 inch) or 0.05 % of spa (whichever is greater)

0.25 %

5 mm (0.2 inch)

Temperature

Ambient:
-40 ... +80 °C
(-40 ... +176 °F)

Process:
-40 ... +80 °C
(-40 ... +176 °F)

Ambient:
-40 ... +80 °C
(-40 ... +176 °F)

Process:
-40 ... +200 °C
(-40 ... +392 °F),
dependent on antenna type

 Ambient:
-40 ... +80 °C
(-40 ... +176 °F)
Process:
-40 ... +200 °C
(-40 ... +392 °F),
dependent on antenna type

Ambient:
-40 ... +80 °C
(-40 ... +176 °F)
Process:
-40 ... +200 °C
(-40 ... +392 °F),
dependent on antenna type

Ambient: 
65 °C
(149 °F)

Process: 
200 °C
(392 °F)

Ambient: 
-40 ... +80 °C
(-40 ... +176 °F)

Process: 
-40 ... +100 °C
(-40 ... 212 °F)

Optional: 200 °C (392 °F)

Output/communications/
remote configuration and diagnostics

• 4 ... 20 mA/HART
• SIMATIC PDM

• 4 ... 20 mA/HART
• PROFIBUS PA
• SIMATIC PDM
• AMS
• SITRANS DTM/FDT for PACTware,
  Fieldcare,
  etc.

• 4 ... 20 mA/HART
• PROFIBUS PA
• FOUNDATION
  Fieldbus
• SIMATIC PDM
• AMS
• SITRANS
  DTM/FDT for PACTware,
  Fieldcare,
  etc.

• 4 ... 20 mA/HART
• PROFIBUS PA
• SIMATIC PDM

• 4 ... 20 mA/HART
• PROFIBUS PA
• SIMATIC PDM

• 4 ... 20 mA/HART
• PROFIBUS PA
• FOUNDATION Fieldbus
• SIMATIC PDM 
• AMS
• SITRANS
  DTM/FDT for PACTware,
  Fieldcare,
  etc.

Power

• 24 V DC nominal
• Loop powered

• 24 V DC nominal 
• Loop powered

• 24 V DC nominal
• Loop powered

• 24 V DC nominal
• Loop powered

• 100 ... 230 V AC, ± 15 %, 50/60 Hz, 6 W
• 24 V DC, +25/-20 %, 6 W

• 24 V DC nominal
• Loop powered

Approvals

CE, RCM,  Lloyds Register of Shipping, ABS,FCC, Industry Canada, R&TTE

ATEX,CSA, FM, INMETRO, EAC, IECEx, ANZEx, TIIS

CE, RCM,  Lloyds Register of Shipping, ABS, FCC, Industry Canada, R&TTE

ATEX, CSA, FM, INMETRO, EAC, IECEx, ANZEx, TIIS, NEPSI

CE, RCM, Lloyds Register of Shipping, ABS, BV, FCC, Industry Canada, R&TTE

ATEX, CSA, FM, INMETRO, EAC, IECEx,  TIIS, NEPSI

Functional safety SIL-2, EHEDG, 3-A, USP Class VI

CE, RCM, FCC, Industry Canada, R&TTE

ATEX, CSA, FM, INMETRO, EAC, IECEx

CE, RCM, FCC, Industry Canada,  R&TTE

ATEX, CSA, FM, INMETRO, IECEx, EAC

CE, RCM,  FCC, Industry Canada, R&TTE

ATEX, CSA, FM, INMETRO, IECEx, NEPSI, EAC