5
A
djustment
5
.
1
O
verview
VEGABAR
can be adjusted with the following adjustment media
:
l
the indicating and adjustment module
PLICSCOM
l
an adjustment software acc
.
to
FDT
/
DTM
standard
,
e
.
g
.
PACT
ware
™
and
PC
and
,
depending on the signal output
,
also with
:
l
a
HART
handheld
(
4
…
20
m
A
/
HART
)
l
the adjustment program
AMS
(
4
…
20
m
A
/
HART
and
F
oun
-
dation
F
ieldbus
)
l
the adjustment program
PDM
(
P
ro
fi
bus
PA
)
l
a con
fi
guration tool
(
F
oundation
F
ieldbus
)
T
he entered parameters are generally saved in
VEGABAR
,
op
-
tionally also in
PLICSCOM
or in the adjustment program
.
5
.
2
C
ompatibility acc
.
to
NAMUR NE
53
VEGABAR
meet
NAMUR
recommendation
NE
53
.
VEGA
instru
-
ments are generally upward and downward compatible
:
l
sensor software for
DTM
-
VEGABAR HART
,
PA
or
FF
l
DTM VEGABAR
for adjustment software
PACT
ware
™
l
adjustment module
PLICSCOM
for sensor software
T
he parameter adjustment of the basic sensor functions is inde
-
pendent of the software version
.
T
he range of available functions
dependson the respective software version of the individualcom
-
ponents
.
5
.
3
A
djustment with the indicating and adjust
-
ment module
PLICSCOM
S
etup and indication
PLICSCOM
is a pluggable indication and adjustment module for
plics
®
sensors
.
I
t can be placed in four di
ff
erent positions on the
instrument
(
each displaced by
90
°
).
I
ndication and adjustment
are made via four keys and a clear
,
graphic
-
capable dot matrix
indication
.
T
he adjustment menu with language selection is
clearly structured and enables easy setup
.
A
fter setup
,
PLICSCOM
serves as indicating instrument
:
throughthe screwed
cover with glass insert
,
measured values can be read directly in
the requested unit and presentation
.
D
epending on the hardware version of
PLICSCOM
or the respec
-
tive sensor electronics
,
an integrated backlight can be switched
on via the adjustment menu
.
2
)
PLICSCOM
adjustment
1.1
2
3
1
F
ig
.
16
:
I
ndicating and adjustment elements
1
LC
display
2
I
ndication of the menu item number
3
A
djustment keys
K
ey functions
l
[
OK
]
key
:
-
move to the menu overview
-
con
fi
rm selected menu
-
edit parameter
-
save value
l
[-
>
]
key to select
:
-
menu change
-
list entry
-
editing position
l
[
+
]
key
:
-
modify value of a parameter
l
[
ESC
]
key
:
-
interrupt input
-
jump to the next higher menu
5
.
4
A
djustment with
PACT
ware
™
PACT
ware
™
/
DTM
I
ndependent of the respective signal output
,
whether
4
…
20
m
A
/
HART
,
P
ro
fi
bus
PA
or
F
oundation
F
ieldbus
,
VEGABAR
sensors
can be adjusted directly on the instrument via
PACT
ware
™
.
T
o
adjust with
PACT
ware
™
,
an instrument driver for the particular
VEGABAR
model is required
.
A
ll currently available
VEGA DTM
s are provided in a
DTM C
ol
-
lection with the current
PACT
ware
™
version on
CD
.
T
hey are
available from the responsible
VEGA
agency for a token fee
.
T
he basic version of this
DTM C
ollection incl
.
PACT
ware
™
is
available as a free
-
of
-
charge download from the
I
nternet
.
T
o use the entire range of functions of the
DTM
incl
.
project doc
-
umentation
,
a
DTM
licence is required for the particular instru
-
ment family
,
e
.
g
.
VEGABAR
.
T
his licence can be bought from the
responsible
VEGA
agency
.
C
onnecting the
PC
directly to the sensor
A
djustment
H
ydrostatic
–
L
evel and pressure measurement
11
2
)
T
his function is for instruments with
S
t
E
x
,
WHG
or ship approval as well as country
-
speci
fi
c approvals such as those acc
.
to
FM
or
CSA
,
available at a later date
.
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-
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-
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