
Microflex LR Integral Transmitter Operating & Installation Manual
May 2013 Rev 4
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Theory
The 'TEST' terminal acts as an input when the unit is about to pulse, and will
cause the instrument to enter a paused state (not pulse) if you apply a
connection to ground. Each unit also drives its own 'TEST' terminal to ground
when it is busy pulsing. These two functions combined mean that if two or more
units have their 'TEST' terminals connected in parallel, and share a common
ground, then at any tim
e when one is pulsing, it will ground the ‘TEST’ terminals
of all units it is connected to, and temporarily pause them until it is finished, then
release them. The next unit, which is ready to pulse, then does the same thing in
turn, and the process repeats.
The connections above also include the normally open contact of a relay
programmed into Failsafe mode in line with the ‘TEST’ terminals. The function of
this is simply to prevent a possible lock up of the whole system if one unit has a
problem (such as power failure). Any time that a unit is in the failed state, it will
be disconnected by the relay from the other units, so they can continue working
together.