
Setting range:
Application
Characteristic curve
Pressure
PRESS
Linear, proportional to pressure
Level
LEVEL
Linear, proportional to level
Volume flow
VSLN
Linear, square root
Proportional to flow rate, linear up
to the application point (Page 119)
VSOFF
Hold at 0, square root
Proportional to flow rate, deactiva‐
ted up to the suppression of the re‐
VSLN2
Two-step linear - square root
Proportional to flow, two-step linear
up to the application point
VSL2B
Two-step linear, square root (bidir‐
ectional)
Volume
CYLIN
Cylinder vessel
SPHER
Sphere vessel
VLIN
Linear vessel
CONIC
Conical bottom vessel
PARAB
Parabolic bottom vessel
HALF
Half sphere bottom vessel
FLAT
Flat sloped bottom vessel
PARAE
Parabolic ends vessel
Mass flow
MSLN
Linear, square root
Proportional to flow rate, linear up
to the application point (Page 119)
MSOFF
Hold at 0, square root
Proportional to flow rate, deactiva‐
ted up to the suppression of the re‐
MSLN2
Two step linear, square root
Proportional to flow, two-step linear
up to the application point
MSL2B
Two-step linear, square root (bidir‐
ectional)
Customized characteris‐
tic curve
CUSTM
Custom
Factory setting:
PRESS, or as specified in order
9.2.4.1
Pressure measurement
To set the application of the device for the pressure measurement, select the "linear"
characteristic curve using the "Application" parameter (PRESS).
● The device uses a linear characteristic curve:
Parameter assignment
9.2 Parameter assignment over device with display
SITRANS P320/P420 with 4 to 20 mA/HART
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Operating Instructions, 11/2019, A5E44852162-AC