Emerson 8800A, Product Manual

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C-7
HART Communicator
Diagnostic Messages
The following is a list of messages used by the HART Communicator
(HC) and their corresponding descriptions. Variable parameters within
the text of a message are indicated with <variable>.
The following error/warning messages are applicable only to the Model
8800C and Model 8800A Vortex Flowmeters.
Message Description
Add item for ALL device types or only for this
ONE device type. Asks the user whether the hot key item being added should
be added for all device types or only for the type of device that is
connected.
Command not implemented. The connected device does not support this function.
Communication error. Either a device sends back a response indicating that the message it
received was unintelligible, or the HC cannot understand the
response from the device.
Configuration memory
not compatible with connected device. The configuration stored in memory is incompatible with the device to
which a transfer has been requested.
Device busy. The connected device is busy performing another task.
Device disconnected. Device fails to respond to a command.
Device write protected. Device is in write-protect mode. Data can not be written.
Device write protected. Do you still want to shut off? Device is in write-protect mode. Press YES to turn the HC off and
lose the unsent data.
Display value of variable on hotkey menu? Asks whether the value of the variable should be displayed adjacent
to its label on the hotkey menu if the item being added to the hotkey
menu is a variable.
Download data from configuration memory
to device. Prompts user to press SEND softkey to initiate a memory to device
transfer.
Exceed field width. Indicates that the field width for the current arithmetic variable
exceeds the device- specified description edit format.
Exceed precision. Indicates that the precision for the current arithmetic variable exceeds
the device- specified description edit format.
Ignore next 50 occurrences of status? Asked after displaying device status. Softkey answer determines
whether next 50 occurrences of device status will be ignored or
displayed.
Illegal character. An invalid character for the variable type was entered.
Illegal date. The day portion of the date is invalid.
Illegal month. The month portion of the date is invalid.
Illegal year. The year portion of the date is invalid.
Incomplete exponent. The exponent of a scientific notation floating point variable
is incomplete.
Incomplete field. The value entered is not complete for the variable type.
Looking for a device. Polling for multidropped devices at addresses 1–15.
Mark as read only variable on hotkey menu? Asks whether the user should be allowed to edit the variable from the
hotkey menu if the item being added to the hotkey menu is a variable.
No device configuration in configuration memory. There is no configuration saved in memory available to
re-configure off-line or transfer to a device.
No device found. Poll of address zero fails to find a device, or poll of all addresses fails
to find a device if auto-poll is enabled.
No hotkey menu available for this device. There is no menu named “hotkey” defined in the device description
for this device.
No offline devices available. There are no device descriptions available to be used to configure a
device offline.
No simulation
devices available. There are no device descriptions available to simulate a device.
No UPLOAD_VARIABLES in ddl for this device. There is no menu named “upload_variables” defined in the device
description for this device. This menu is required for offline
configuration.
No valid items. The selected menu or edit display contains no valid items.
OFF KEY DISABLED. Appears when the user attempts to turn the HC off before sending
modified data or before completing a method.