User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- SITRANS LR250 (FOUNDATION FIELDBUS)
- Legal information
- Table of contents
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Safety notes
- 3 Description
- 4 Installing/mounting
- 5 Connecting
- 6 Commissioning
- 7 Remote operation
- 7.1 Operating via AMS Device Manager
- 7.1.1 Functions in AMS Device Manager
- 7.1.2 Key features of AMS Device Manager Rev. 9.0
- 7.1.3 Adding a new device
- 7.1.4 Master Reset
- 7.1.5 Scan Device
- 7.1.6 Sensor calibration
- 7.1.7 Configuring a new device
- 7.1.8 Changing parameter settings using AMS Device Manager
- 7.1.9 Configure/Setup (Level Transducer Block-LTB)
- 7.1.10 Configure/Setup (Liquid Crystal Display Block-LCD)
- 7.1.11 Configure/Setup (Diagnostic Transducer Block-DIAG)
- 7.1.12 Configure/Setup (Resource Block - RESOURCE)
- 7.1.13 Device Diagnostics (Level Transducer Block - LTB)
- 7.1.14 Device Diagnostics (Liquid Crystal Display Block - LCD)
- 7.1.15 Device Diagnostics (Diagnostic Transducer Block - DIAG)
- 7.1.16 Device Diagnostics (Resource Block - RESOURCE)
- 7.1.17 Process Variables (Level Transducer Block - LTB)
- 7.1.18 Password Protection
- 7.1.19 AMS menu structure
- 7.1 Operating via AMS Device Manager
- 8 Parameter reference
- 9 Service and maintenance
- 10 Diagnosing and troubleshooting
- 11 Technical data
- 12 Dimension drawings
- 12.1 Threaded horn antenna
- 12.2 Threaded horn antenna with extension
- 12.3 Flanged horn antenna
- 12.4 Flanged horn antenna with extension
- 12.5 Flanged encapsulated antenna (2"/DN50/50A sizes only)
- 12.6 Flanged encapsulated antenna (3"/DN80/80A sizes and larger)
- 12.7 Threaded PVDF antenna
- 12.8 Threaded connection markings
- 12.9 Raised-Face flange per EN 1092-1 for flanged horn antenna
- 12.10 Raised-Face flange per EN 1092-1 for flanged encapsulated antenna
- 12.11 Flat-Face flange
- 12.12 Process connection tag (pressure rated versions)
- A Appendix A: Technical reference
- B Appendix B: Communications via Foundation Fieldbus
- C Appendix C: Certificates and support
- 13 List of abbreviations
- 14 LCD menu structure
- Glossary
- Index

Remote operation
7.1 Operating via AMS Device Manager
SITRANS LR250 (FOUNDATION FIELDBUS)
Operating Instructions, 01/2014, A5E32221411-AB
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7.1.3
Adding a new device
7.1.3.1
Electronic Device Description (EDD)
Note
SITRANS LR250 requires the EDD for AMS Device Manager version 9.0.
Check the product page of our website at: www.siemens.com/LR250
(http://www.siemens.com/LR250
), under
Downloads
, for the latest version of EDD: SITRANS
LR250 FF - Foundation Fieldbus - AMS V9.0.
1. Check that you have the latest version of the EDD for AMS Device Manager that matches the
firmware revision of your device. See
Firmware Revision (2.2.2.)
, and if necessary download
it from the product page listed above. Save the files to your computer, and extract the zipped
file to an easily accessed location.
2. Launch
AMS Device Manager – Add Device Type
, browse to the unzipped EDD file and
select it.
3. The device is shipped with a unique tag, consisting of a manufacturer id and serial number.
The device tag can only be read from the device. It is not necessary to change the device tag
to make the device operational, however if you wish to change it, use AMS Device Manager.
Set Device Tag via AMS Device Manager:
1. Launch
AMS Device Manager – AMS Device Manager
.
2. From the Device Connection View, right click on the FF Network icon and select
Rebuild
Hierarchy
.
3. Right click on the device icon, and choose
Rename
from the menu.
4. Enter a device tag and press
Enter
.
Note
The Device Tag described above is separate from the Tag that describes each block typ
e
(as shown in the Identification folder of each block).