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with 0% being 4mA and 100% being 20mA. Set the Hi Alarm field to
105%
and the Lo Alarm field to
-5%
for all channels. This causes the channels to
fail if the transmitters fluctuate a threshold below 4mA or above 20mA.
•
Deadband
- The hysteresis for the alarm. Leave as
0%
for our example.
•
Deadzone
- The smallest change in input reported by the module. Leave as
0%
so all changes are reported.
•
Failstate
Condition
- The value applied by the module when the controller
and module lose communication. This can be Hold Last Value, Fail High, Fail
Low, or Fail to a Predefined Value. Leave this set to
Hold Last Value
.
•
HART
Comms
- If a HART-capable smart transmitter is connected to the
channel, set to Enabled to cause the module to retrieve the four HART
variables via universal command 3. If the transmitter does not support HART,
leave as Disabled or the channel will be unhealthy. Leave this field as
Disabled
for our example.
GE Intelligent Platforms, Inc.
September 2010
