P3F - Pakscan Master Station Technical Manual
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Publication S703E V1.1
Issue 06/09
Current Status
The real time status of the actuator is listed in this pane on the screen.
Valve Position
: Current position, closed, open or stopped mid position.
Actuator :
Moving
or
stationary.
Running Direction : Opening or closing.
Loopback
: Off or On.
Selector in Remote: Active when available for remote control.
Alarm Status
: No Alarm or Alarm.
Actuator Position
For actuators fitted with position feedback facilities, a bar graph shows the current actuator
analogue position between 0 (closed) and 100% (open).
Controls
Show Alarms - Viewable by all user levels
Pop-up screen shows the alarms on the actuator as red lights, grey is no alarm.
Actuator Controls - Available to Write and Administration user levels only
Open
: command to open the valve fully.
Stop
: command to stop the actuator in its present position.
Close
: command to close the valve fully.
ESD
: command to put the valve in its Emergency Shut Down position. (This can
be ‘stayput’ or move to either the open or closed position).
Pos DV
: a slider control that is used to generate a setpoint position for the valve in
the range 0 - 100%.
All the controls have a confirmation pop-up so that the action has to be confirmed before it takes
place.
Fig 41: Flowpak Alarms
Close pop-up
