
The Transducer Block
3.6 Transducer Block Examples Setup
SITRANS TH400 PROFIBUS® PA
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Configuration Manual, 02/2007, A5E01039143-01
3.6.5
Measurement of combined sensors (Sensor 1 = TC and Sensor 2 = RTD):
PRIMARY_VALUE_UNIT
= K, °C, °F or °R
LIN_TYPE
= Any TC
LIN_TYPE_2
= Any RTD
SENSOR_MEAS_TYPE
= Anything, but not "PV = SV_1, SV_2 not available"
SENSOR_CONNECTION
= N/A (ignored in setup check)
SENSOR_CONNECTION_2
= 2- or 3-wire
RJ_TYPE
= No Reference Junction, Internal,
External (constant value)
Connections:
Sensor 1 TC,
Sensor 2 RTD 2-wire
Sensor 1 TC,
Sensor 2 RTD 3-wire
+
-
+
-
Connections with two
sensors can be
configured for
2 measurements,
difference, average or
redundancy
3.6.6
Measurement of resistance (linear) with one sensor:
PRIMARY_VALUE_UNIT
= Ohm or kOhm
LIN_TYPE
= No linearisation
LIN_TYPE_2
= N/A (ignored in setup check)
SENSOR_MEAS_TYPE
= PV = SV_1, SV_2 not available
SENSOR_CONNECTION
= 2-, 3- or 4-wire
SENSOR_CONNECTION_2
= N/A (ignored in setup check)
RJ_TYPE
= N/A (ignored in setup check)
Connections:
Resistance, 2-wire
Resistance, 3-wire
Resistance, 4-wire