Flowserve Corp. has released the Flowserve StarTalk XP for Windows, a software package for the Flowserve StarPac, a valve that controls and measures flow.
StarPac uses sensors mounted on the valve body to measure flow, eliminating the need for downstream metering piping. It also measures fluid flow rate over the entire operating range of the valve opening.
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As a controlling interface for StarPac, StarTalk XP's Windows-based user interface employs a single, simplified screen for configuration and operation of the valve's functionality, directing up to 255 StarPacs on a daisy chain network using direct Modbus access.
The software features expanded help files and enhanced signature analysis that includes system and component diagnostics for valves, pumps, and piping. The diagnostic checks include measurement of actuator air pressure, actuator leakage, valve packing friction, pipe fouling, and pump performance.
StarTalk XP also features graphical proportional integral derivative (PID) control that enables proper valve response to process errors, a tuning screen to view and configure controller variables, alarm explanations, and a configurable security setup offering support for passwords and user authorizations. With sophisticated virtual register support, StarTalk XP provides complete integration with a facility's distributed control system (DCS) or programmable logic controller (PLC) supervisory computer system.
Compatible with Windows 95, 98, NT, 2000, and XP, StarTalk XP is backwards compatible for configuration files and signatures to the previous StarTalk for Windows version. StarTalk XP also features automatic repair of corrupted configuration files. The system can be run from a desktop or laptop PC.
