7.3.1 Configuring Setpoint Values for Compensations with
Insight
To configure a fixed setpoint value for pressure or temperature compensation in Insight:
1. Select
> Configure Device
.
2. Open the
Measurement
menu, set the compensation mode of the compensation
parameter (temperature, pressure, or both) as
Setpoint
from the mode selection
dropdown list, and select
Save
when done.
3. Open the
Compensation setpoints
menu, enter the setpoint value in the text field, and
select
Save
when done.
Note that the setpoint value you enter in the
Compensation setpoints
is
temporary and resets back to the power-up default at device reset.
4. Optional: If you want to keep the setpoint value in use also after device reset, enter the
same value in the
Compensation power-up defaults
menu and store the setting by
selecting
Save
.
7.3.2 Using Probe Measurement as Temperature Compensation
To set the internal temperature measurement of the probe as the temperature compensation
source:
1. Select
> Configure Device
.
2. Open the
Measurement
menu.
3. Select
Measured
from the
Temperature compensation mode
dropdown list, and then
select
Save
.
7.3.3 Using Compensation Received from External Temperature
or Pressure Sensor
If you have connected an external pressure or temperature sensor to the 4 … 20 mA Ex ia
analog input channel of MGP261 (see
), you can use the measurement
received from the sensor as the environmental compensation.
You can receive the compensation value from an external sensor for only one
parameter (temperature or pressure) at a time.
To use an external sensor for temperature or pressure compensation:
1. Select
> Configure Device
.
2. Open the
Measurement
menu.
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