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58-641 PULSAR Model R86 Pulse Burst Radar Transmitter - F
OUNDATION
fieldbus
™
Instruction Manual
2.2
Resource Block
The RESOURCE BLOCK describes the characteristics of
the F
OUNDATION
fieldbus
™
device such as the device name,
manufacturer, and serial number. As it only contains data
specific to the PULSAR Model R86 FF transmitter, it has
no control function.
2.2.1 Resource Block Parameters
MODE_BLK
: Must be in AUTO in order for the remain-
ing function blocks in the transmitter to operate.
NOTE: A Resource Block in “out of service” mode will stop all function
block execution in the transmitter.
RS_STATE
: Identifies the state of the RESOURCE block
state machine. Under normal operating conditions, it
should be “On-Line.”
DD_RESOURCE
: A string identifying the tag of the
resource that contains the Device Description for this
device.
MANUFAC_ID
: Contains Magnetrol International’s
F
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fieldbus
™
manufacturer’s ID number, which is
0x000156.
DEV_TYPE
: The model number of the PULSAR Model
R86 FF transmitter (0x0008). It is used by the Host System
and other fieldbus interface devices to locate the Device
Descriptor (DD) file.
DEV_REV
: Contains the device revision of the PULSAR
Model R86 FF transmitter and is used by the Host System
and other fieldbus interface devices to correctly select the
associated DD.
DD_REV
: Contains the revision of the DD associated with
the device revision of the PULSAR Model R86 FF transmit-
ter. It is used by the Host System and other Fieldbus inter-
face devices to correctly select the associated DD.
GRANT_DENY
: Options for controlling access of host
computer and local control panels to operating, tuning and
alarm parameters of the block.
HARD_TYPES
: The types of hardware available as channel
numbers.
RESTART
: Default and Processor are the available selec-
tions. Default will reset the Model R86 to the default
function block configuration.
NOTE: As RESTART DEFAULT will set most function block configura-
tion parameters to their default values. Devices need to be
reconfigured following activation of this function.