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PF2100 4-20mA Input Card User Manual v1.2

June 2, 2021

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Table of Contents

Specifications and System Requirements ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 1

PF2100 System Requirements ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 1

Description ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2

“Level” Current Loop

............................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 3

“Pressure” Current Loop

“Auxiliary” Current Loop

Quick Start Checklist ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 4

4-20mA Input Card Specifications ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 5

Installing the Card .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6

Included Components .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6

Procedure When Another Expansion Card is Preinstalled ................................................................................................................................................................... 6

Procedure When No Expansion Card is Preinstalled ........................................................................................................................................................................... 7

Transmitter Requirements ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8

Level and Pressure Transmitter Requirements .................................................................................................................................................................................... 8

Transmitter Supply Voltage ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 8

Example Ignoring Cable Length ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 8

Compensating for Cable Length ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9

Example Compensating for Cable Length ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 9

Electrical Wiring ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10

The Pluggable Header ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 10

Connecting the “Level” Current Loop Using the Onboard Power Source

......................................................................................................................................... 10

Connecting the “Level” Current Loop Using an

External Power Source ............................................................................................................................................ 11

Summary of Contents for PF2100

Page 1: ...PF2100 4 20mA Input Card User Manual v1 2...

Page 2: ...the Card 6 Included Components 6 Procedure When Another Expansion Card is Preinstalled 6 Procedure When No Expansion Card is Preinstalled 7 Transmitter Requirements 8 Level and Pressure Transmitter Re...

Page 3: ...ules 13 Menu 4 System Setup 14 Calibrating the Level Current Loop 15 Calibrating the Level Transmitter 15 Calibrating the Level Input s Zero Point 15 Calibrating the Level Input s Span Max Point 16 Ca...

Page 4: ...ted LED Flashing 20 Auxiliary Connected LED Flashing 20 Level and or Pressure LEDs are All Off and the Card Seems Non functional 20 Level LEDs are Functioning but the Contacts Won t Toggle at the High...

Page 5: ...al Card v1 61 Minimum Compatible Firmware Versions PF2100 Model Door Terminal 4 20 Note S Standard v1 6 3CE v1 6 3B v2 0 v4 1 v1 6 3D or higher Door and Terminal FW required for pressure input E Expan...

Page 6: ...2100 Burner Management Systems It provides two separate 4 20mA Analog Current Loop Receivers one for Level and one for Pressure each of which can be enabled or disabled using a DIP switch on the card...

Page 7: ...2100 will de energize all valves if the level drops below the low level threshold Exceeding the high level threshold will toggle the status contacts but will not shutdown or otherwise affect the opera...

Page 8: ...on page 10 8 Wire up the Level Status Contacts if Required See instructions on page 11 9 Wire up the Pressure Current Loop See instructions on page 12 Menu Settings See instructions beginning on page...

Page 9: ...Current 250 mA thermally fused on the Input Card Status Contacts Closed Impedance NC NO to Com 35 Ohms Maximum Current NC NO to Com 120 mA Maximum Voltage NC NO to Com 350 VDC 247 VAC Bandwidth 100 H...

Page 10: ...hat is already installed in your PF2100 system See Figure 3 3 Remove the 4 machine screws and 4 standoffs from the new 4 20mA card that you are about to install See Figure 4 4 Attach the 4 standoffs t...

Page 11: ...pply pressure to the 4 20mA Input Card until the 4 standoffs fit into the holes in the PCBA See Figure 8 4 On the back side of the Terminal Card install 4 hex nuts onto the standoffs to hold the 4 20m...

Page 12: ...e is not high enough the 4 20mA output of the transmitter may not function properly as it gets closer to 20mA or it may cause the PF2100 system to report a level error To determine the minimum supply...

Page 13: ...ery long 500 feet and or your wire gauge is very narrow 16 AWG you may also need to account for the DC resistance of the cable RCABLE In most cases the cable resistance is negligible and can be ignore...

Page 14: ...o the PF2100 The Pluggable Header The terminal block on the 4 20mA card includes a pluggable header You may find it easier to wire up if you first remove the pluggable header from the 4 20mA Input Car...

Page 15: ...signed to pump liquid into the tank until it is full The NC normally closed contact always has the opposite status of the NO contact A common use for this contact is to turn on an indicator light or s...

Page 16: ...r Source then wire the pluggable header according to Figure 13 Connecting the Pressure Current Loop Using an External Power Source If after consulting the Transmitter section of this document you have...

Page 17: ...d FW E1 8 217 Refer to the PF2100 User Manual for further details Menu Prompt Description 6 1 4 20 Input Card Enabled Used to enable disable the 4 20mA Input Card 6 2 4 20 LVL Units Adjusts the displa...

Page 18: ...wing steps if you intend to use the 4 20 pressure input a Ensure that the Pressure DIP Switch is enabled on the 4 20 Input Card b Set the pressure units that are applicable to your installation using...

Page 19: ...Card The calibration of the 4 20mA input card is done in Menu 7 To unlock the calibration menu hit the up and down arrow keys simultaneously Calibrating the Level Transmitter This procedure will diffe...

Page 20: ...alibrator and set it to source a current of 20mA 100 4 Disconnect the wire from the Level input and instead attach the process calibrator s positive lead in its place 5 Connect the process calibrator...

Page 21: ...May be designed to be either self powered or to draw its power from the loop 3 Receiver A device that receives the current from the transmitter It has a low input impedance It may be designed to be e...

Page 22: ...menu item in that menu Then press the menu button to cycle through the menu items in sequence Press the OK button to return to the parent menu System Password When you attempt to view a menu s menu it...

Page 23: ...sing menu 4 8 This setting only affects the under voltage and over voltage alarm points that the system uses It does not in any other way affect the system The PF2100 electronics are designed to opera...

Page 24: ...system voltage is not high enough for the Pressure Transmitter to source 20mA Ensure that the 12 24V power is connected to the positive input of the pressure transmitter and the negative output of th...

Page 25: ...rocedure on page 12 Ensure that the Level Transmitter is calibrated correctly using the procedure on page 15 Ensure that the Level input of the 4 20mA Input Card has the zero calibrated correctly usin...

Page 26: ...Energy Inc June 2 2021 Page 22 Version History Version Date Description of Changes v1 0 2011 11 02 Initial Release v1 1 2018 11 02 Fixed Level Status Contact Behaviour v1 2 2021 06 02 Added Pressure I...

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