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User’s Manual
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May 2018
Programmable Limit Alarm Trips
SPA
2
SECTION 4
Configuring the Alarm(s)
The SPA2 offers you up to four alarms which may be configured independently as the following alarm
types:
-
Trip
-
Fault
-
Rate of Change
-
Stuck Input
-
Band
-
Copy (Duplicate)
The instructions will explain the steps to follow in order to set each type of alarm. Depending upon
the type of alarm you are setting, you may refer to the section specific to your need at the time. For
more information on the alarm types please refer to the Alarm Terminology section in the Introduction.
Trip Alarm Configuration
Figure 4.14. overview of the Trip Alarm Configuration menu.
Trip alarms are used if the user desires an alarm condition if a process value goes above or below a
set trip point.
1. At the “CONFG ALARM” menu, press
SELECT
. Use the
UP
and
DOWN
buttons to toggle
between the alarms. When the desired alarm appears, press
SELECT.
2. At the “ALARM TYPE” menu press
SELECT.
From here you will choose your alarm type. Use
the
UP
and
DOWN
buttons to scroll through the selections. Press
SELECT
once “ALARM
TRIP” is displayed.
3. At “ENTER TRIP (Smart Ranging)”, press
SELECT
and enter your alarm trip value. Use the
UP
and
DOWN
buttons to select your Enter Trip value; press
SELECT
. You also choose
to use the
DOWN
button to select “INPUT TRIP (Standard Ranging)” then use the
UP
and
DOWN
buttons to select your Input Trip value.
4. Press
SELECT
at “ENTER DBAND” and enter your dead band value if using dead band.
Press
SELECT
once your desired setting appears.
Dead Band–
The Dead Band is the range within which an alarm relay remains in an alarm
condition even after the monitored process variable input has returned to a safe level, at or
below/above the trip point setting.
5. Press
SELECT
at “ENTER DELAY” and input your desired delay time by using the
UP
and
DOWN
buttons.
Delay–
When your unit is in an alarm condition, the delay is the amount of time you set
(0-120sec) to elapse before a relay trip.
6. Pressing
SELECT
at the “SET HI/LO” menu directs you to configure the alarm as an “ALARM
HI” or “ALARM LO”. Use the
UP
and
DOWN
buttons to reach your selection and press
SELECT.
ALARM LO–
You are notified if your process input drops below your trip point setting.
ALARM HI–
You are notified if your process input exceeds your trip point setting.
7. At the “SET LATCH” display, press
SELECT
and choose “LATCH ON” or “LATCH OFF” using
the
UP
and
DOWN
buttons; press
SELECT
.