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58-640 PULSAR Model R96 Pulse Burst Radar Transmitter - F
OUNDATION
fieldbus
™
Instruction Manual
On the other hand, part of the advantage of F
OUNDATION
fieldbus
™
is to provide the ability to monitor changes and
make adjustments to a transmitter. The Fieldbus
™
concept
allows a user to make adjustments if deemed necessary.
2.3.4 PuLSaR Model R96 FF device-Specific
Configuration Parameters
Refer to PULSAR Model R96 I/O Manual 58-602 for
detailed information on the Model R96 device-specific
configuration parameters.
2.4
Analog Input Block
The ANALOG INPUT (AI) block takes the PULSAR
Model R96 FF input data, selected by channel number, and
makes it available to other function blocks at its output.
The channel selections are:
2.4.1 ai Block Parameters
ST_REV
: a read-only parameter that gives the revision level
of the static data associated with the block. This parameter
will be incremented each time a static parameter attribute
value is written and is a vehicle for tracking changes in stat-
ic parameter attributes.
TAG_DESC
: a user assigned parameter that describes the
intended application of any given block.
STRATEGY:
a user assigned parameter that identifies
groupings of blocks associated with a given network con-
nection or control scheme.
ALERT_KEY
: a user assigned parameter which may be
used in sorting alarms or events generated by a block.
transducer
Blocks
Process Variable
Channel Parameter
Value
(ai Blocks)
TB1 – Level
Level
1
Distance
2
Echo Strength
3
Electronics Temperature
4
Echo Margin
5
TB2 – Volume
Volume
6
