Instruction Manual
D102748X012
DLC3010 Digital Level Controller
Configuration
May 2018
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Table 4‐4. Burst Variables Sent by the FIELDVUE DLC3010
Burst Option
Variable
Variable Burst
(1)
Burst Command
Read PV
Primary
Process variable (EU)
1
Read PV mA and % Range
Loop Current
Process variable (mA)
2
Percent Range
Process variable Percent range (%)
Read Dynamic Vars
Loop Current
Process variable (mA)
3
Primary
Process variable (EU)
Secondary
Electronics temperature (EU)
Tertiary
Process temperature (EU)
Quaternary
Not used
1. EU—engineering units; mA—current in milliamperes; %—percent
D
Burst Option
1. Select
On
in the Burst Mode menu; press
ENTER
to enable Burst Mode.
2. Select the desired option from the Burst Option menu and press
ENTER
.
3. Press
SEND
to download the new configuration information to the digital level controller.
For the Field Communicator to be able to communicate with a device whose polling address is not 0, it must be
configured to automatically search for all or specific connected devices.
D
Scan Device
allows you to refresh the host copy of device configuration.
Instrument Display
Field Communicator
Configure > Manual Setup > Instrument Display (2-2-7)
Follow the prompts on the Field Communicator display to view or edit what is visible in the instrument display.
D
LCD Configuration
— Select this parameter to indicate if the meter is installed. If the meter is physically installed,
select
Installed
, then send the change to the instrument. When switching the setting from 'Not Installed' to
'Installed', the meter display will be activated immediately. However, if you change the setting to 'Not Installed'
from 'Installed' just to disable the display without physically removing the meter, a device reset or power cycle will
be required before the setting takes effect. The meter must be configured as 'installed' before you can set the
display type or the decimal places.
D
Display Mode
is only visible if the meter is installed.
D
Change Display Mode—
Select the type of information the meter should display and how it should be displayed by
selecting 'Change display mode'. You can select for display:
PV
displays the process variable (level, interface, or density) in engineering units.
PV/Process Temperature
alternately displays the process variable in engineering units, the process temperature in
the units selected under
Temp Units
(PV Setup), and the degrees of torque tube rotation.