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Use Cases and Troubleshooting
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Use Cases and Troubleshooting
10.1
Use Cases
10.1.1
Diagnostics During Installation
This chapter describes the basic steps for validation and diagnosis of a
FOUNDATION Fieldbus or PROFIBUS PA segment during installation
and commissioning. For further information about possible topologies
and more detailed installation information please refer to the FOUNDA-
TION Fieldbus System Engineering Guidelines (AG-181) or the Pep-
perl+Fuchs „Wiring and Installation Guide for FOUNDATION Fieldbus“.
Initial Cable Checkout
Requirements
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Cables and junction boxes are installed
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No power supplies and field devices are connected to the seg-
ment
Possible Measurements/Checkouts
Using an external LCD meter or a Checkbox, you can measure:
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Connection between signal lines and cable shield
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missing Terminator
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exceeded cable capacity
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cable shields not connected to ground
Segment Checkout
Requirements
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Cables,
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Power Hub,
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HD2-DM-A and
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supply power
are connected to the segment.
Possible Measurements/Checkouts
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Type of motherboard
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Motherboard redundancy
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Primary and secondary supply power
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Type of Power Module (Power Supply/Power Conditioner)
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Correct Power Module configuration/combination
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Correct function of the power supplies
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Segment supply power
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Segment current consumption
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DC Segment unbalance
Network/Communication Checkout