Emerson FloBoss™ S600+ Flow Computer

The FloBoss™ S600+ Flow Computer (S600+) is a panel-mount fiscal flow computer designed specifically

for hydrocarbon liquid and gas measurement where versatility and accuracy are high priorities. 

The FloBoss S600+ builds on the success of its predecessor, the S600, which has been the market-leading panel-mount flow computer from Emerson Process Management.

The standard features of the S600+ make it ideal for the following applications:

▪ Fiscal flow measurement

▪ Custody transfer

▪ Pipeline measurement

▪ Batch loading

▪ Meter proving applications

▪ Single or multi-stream measurement

▪ Flow control

The S600+ supports multi-stream (up to ten with optional expansion modules), 

multi-station (up to two) applications that are configured for simultaneous metering of gas, wet gas, crude oil, refined products, LPG, NGLs, etc. 

The S600+ can accommodate both a liquid and a gas station simultaneously.

Supported flow meters or primary elements include turbine, ultrasonic, Coriolis, positive displacement, orifice, 

Venturi, Annubar, V-Cone®, and Rosemount conditioning orifice plate.

The S600+ supports an unprecedented number of global measurement standards including those covered by AGA, ISO, GPA, 

and GERG for gas applications, and API, ASTM, GPA, and NORSOK for liquid applications.

The S600+ uses distributed processing to achieve maximum performance. The S600+ contains a more powerful main processor than the original S600.

The new CPU incorporates a hardware floating point processor and performs faster calculations than before, minimizing uncertainty and maximizing control.

Each additional expansion module utilizes local processors. 

The local processors convert inputs from field instrumentation into engineering units and drive output signals for process control.

Background checks are performed continuously and locally in each module to assure operational validity.

All metering calculations are performed using 64-bit (double) precision floating point numbers for the highest accuracy and API compliance. 

Cumulative totals are stored in three separate memory locations (Tri-reg format) for maximum integrity. The LogiCalc

user language allows double precision mathematical functions to be performed on database objects.

Data logging and archiving capabilities have been significantly increased, and include an extended historian. 

A typical archive for a ten-stream application would include 333 days of monthly, weekly, daily and hourly reports; 

plus 50,000 events and 50,000 alarms. Support for FLOWCAL CFX files has been added for enhanced data integrity.

The S600+ includes an eight-line LCD display and a 29-key keypad. 

The display and keypad on the S600+ enable you to review or modify system parameters without the need for a PC. 

The display supports both English and Russian character sets.

Compatibility

The S600+ is fully backwards-compatible with the previous S600 model. The device utilizes existing configurations and tools that you are familiar with.

This saves you time otherwise spent on learning and configuring with new tools, and helps to preserve your previous capital investments. 

You can easily convert existing S600 units to S600+ units, bringing all the benefits of the new product to your existing installation.

The S600+ has been designed to safeguard the future supply and support of the S600 family for many years to come. 

Investing in the new S600+ is low risk because the metrological calculations and code utilized in the S600+ has already been field

proven in the S600. The S600+ provides increased processing power and memory. 

This allows Energy and Transportation Solutions to continue to add new features and functionality to the S600+, and ensures that users continue to benefit from their

investment.

Communications

The S600+ offers multiple communication options that allow you to interface to a variety of devices (including intelligent primary elements such as USM and Coriolis meters, 

for which the S600+ has many embedded drivers). The S600+ can be connected to serial and network printers. 

The increased communication capability of the S600+ enables you to maximize the benefits that are being increasingly realized with these intelligent meters.

Additionally, you can use the same communication ports to access the process data that is calculated and stored by the S600+. 

Available communication interfaces include the following:

▪ Two independent Ethernet 10/100baseT ports.

▪ HART® communication is facilitated using an optional 12-channel HART module, supporting point-to-point and multi-drop architectures (up to 50 transmitters).

▪ An embedded web server allows remote access to the flow computer. This allows for remote diagnostics, report access, and configuration.

Security is provided by way of user name and password protection with a detailed event log for audit purposes. 

Compatible with Windows® Internet Explorer® version 5 or greater (version 9 or greater must use compatibility mode) and Microsoft® Edge™ browser.

▪ Two configurable EIA-232 (RS-232) serial ports for connection to a printer or RTU.

▪ Seven EIA-422/485 (RS-422/RS-485) serial ports (up to 57600 bps baud) for connection to intelligent meters, 

Modbus SCADA data networks, or a DCS Supervisory System.

▪ USB 2.0 port for downloading reports and alarm/event logs.

▪ One dedicated configuration port for connection to the Config600™ configuration software.

Inputs/Outputs

The S600+ is supplied with one I/O (P144) module with one Pulse Mezzanine (P148) module. 

This provides multiple digital, analog, and pulse inputs and outputs. You can add two additional expansion modules to the S600+. 

The following expansion modules are available:

▪ I/O (P144) module – Provides additional analog and digital I/O.

▪ Prover (P154) module – Provides I/O for applications with a prover.

▪ HART (P188) module – Provides I/O for applications with HART transmitters.

▪ Pulse Mezzanine (P148) module – Provides pulse input capability.

Note: The Pulse Mezzanine module is installed as a daughterboard on an P144 or P154 module, and does not use an additional module slot.

Configuration

Configuration of the S600+ is done through the same Windows-based intelligent set-up tool as the S600 (Config600 Lite, Config600 Lite+, or Config600 Pro).

You can create or edit configuration files using Config600 Lite+ and Config600 Pro (refer to Specification Sheet Config600). 

The S600+ provides the following functions through the Config600 configuration tool:

▪ Stream and station totalization.

▪ Batch totalization and retro-calculation.

▪ 3-term PID control with optional secondary control.

▪ Flow balancing.

▪ Flow scheduling.