Instruction Manual

Detailed Setup
September 2013
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Alert Record (1-2-3-7)
To be recorded, an alert must both be enabled for
reporting, and the group in which it resides must be
enabled for recording. Table 4-8 lists the alerts
included in each of the groups. When any alert from
an enabled group becomes active, active alerts in all
enabled groups are stored.
 Alert Record Has Entries Enable—Yes or No.
When enabled indicates when an alert has been
recorded.
 Alert Record Full Enable—Yes or No. When
enabled indicates when the Alert Event Record is full.
 View Alert Records—Displays all recorded
alerts and the date and time the alerts were recorded.
 Clear ALL Records—Clears the alert record. To
clear the alert record, all alerts in enabled groups must
be inactive.
Alert Groups (1-2-3-7-5)
 Failure Group Enable—Permits enabling the
Failure Alert group. Table 4-8 lists the alerts included
in each of the groups.
 Valve Group Enable—Permits enabling the Valve
Alert group. Table 4-8 lists the alerts included in each
of the groups.
 Miscellaneous Group Enable—Permits enabling
the Miscellaneous Alert group. Table 4-8 lists the
alerts included in each of the groups.
Status (1-2-4)
Select Configure, Detailed Setup, and Status. Follow
the prompts on the Field Communicator display to
configure the following parameters: Instrument Time,
Calibration and Diagnostics, Operational, and
Integrator.
Instrument Time (1-2-4-1)
 Inst Time Invalid Enable—Yes or No. When
enabled indicates when the Instrument Time Invalid
alert is active.
 Instrument Date and Time—Permits setting the
instrument clock. When alerts are stored in the alert
record, the date and time (obtained from the
instrument clock) that they were stored is also stored
in the record. The instrument clock uses a 24-hour
format.
Table 4-8. Alerts Included in Alert Groups for Alert Record
Alert Group Alerts Include in Group
Valve Alerts
Travel Lo Alert
Travel Hi Alert
Travel Lo Lo Alert
Travel Hi Hi Alert
Travel Deviation Alert
Drive Signal Alert
Failure Alerts
Flash ROM Fail
No Free Time
Reference Voltage Fail
Drive Current Fail
Critical NVM Fail
Temperature Sensor Fail
Pressure Sensor Fail
Travel Sensor Fail
Miscellaneous Alerts Auxiliary input
Calibrations & Diagnostics (1-2-4-2)
 Calibration in Progress Enable—Yes or No.
When enabled indicates that calibration is in progress.
 AutoCal in Progress Enable—Yes or No. When
enabled indicates that auto calibration is in progress.
 Diagnostic in Progress Enable—Yes or No.
When enabled indicates that a diagnostic test is in
progress.
 Diagnostic Data Avail Enable—Yes or No. When
enabled indicates when there is diagnostic data
available.
Operational (1-2-4-3)
 Pressure Control Active Enable—Yes or No.
When enabled indicates when Pressure Control is
active.
 Multi-Drop Enable—Yes or No. When enabled
indicates the digital valve controller is operating in a
multi-drop loop.
Integrator Saturation (1-2-4-4)
 Integrator Sat Hi Enable—Yes or No. When
enabled indicates when the Integrator Saturated High
alert is active.
 Integrator Sat Lo Enab—Yes or No. When
enabled indicates when the Integrator Saturated Lo
alert is active.
 Integral Limit—The Integral Limit provides an
upper limit to the integrator output. The high limit is
configurable from 0 to 100% of the I/P drive signal.
 Integ Dead Zone—A window around the Primary
Setpoint in which integral action is disabled. This
feature is used to eliminate friction induced limit cycles
around the Primary Setpoint when the integrator is
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