User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- SITRANS LR250 (PROFIBUS PA)
- Legal information
- Table of contents
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Safety notes
- 3 Description
- 4 Installing/mounting
- 5 Connecting
- 6 Commissioning
- 7 Remote operation
- 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: PROFIBUS PA profile structure
- C Appendix C: Communications via PROFIBUS
- D Appendix D: Certificates and Support
- 13 List of abbreviations
- 14 LCD menu structure
- Glossary
- Index

Table of contents
SITRANS LR250 (PROFIBUS PA)
6 Operating Instructions, 01/2014, A5E32221386-AB
12.10 Raised-Face flange per EN 1092-1 for flanged encapsulated antenna .................................... 194
12.11 Flat-Face flange ........................................................................................................................ 197
12.12 Process connection tag (pressure rated versions).................................................................... 200
A Appendix A: Technical reference .......................................................................................................... 201
A.1 Principles of operation ............................................................................................................... 201
A.2 Echo processing ........................................................................................................................ 202
A.2.1 Process Intelligence .................................................................................................................. 202
A.2.2 Echo Selection .......................................................................................................................... 203
A.2.3 CLEF Range ............................................................................................................................. 206
A.2.4 Echo Threshold ......................................................................................................................... 206
A.2.5 Echo Lock.................................................................................................................................. 206
A.2.6 Auto False Echo Suppression ................................................................................................... 207
A.2.7 Measurement Range ................................................................................................................. 209
A.2.8 Measurement Response ........................................................................................................... 209
A.2.9 Damping .................................................................................................................................... 210
A.2.10 Loss of Echo (LOE) ................................................................................................................... 210
A.2.10.1 LOE Timer ................................................................................................................................. 210
A.2.10.2 Fail-safe Behavior ..................................................................................................................... 211
A.3 Maximum Process Temperature Chart ..................................................................................... 212
A.4 Process Pressure/Temperature Derating Curves ..................................................................... 213
A.4.1 Horn antenna ............................................................................................................................ 214
A.4.2 Flanged horn antenna ............................................................................................................... 215
A.4.3 Flanged encapsulated antenna ................................................................................................. 218
A.4.4 PVDF antenna ........................................................................................................................... 220
B Appendix B: PROFIBUS PA profile structure ........................................................................................ 221
B.1 PROFIBUS Level Device Design .............................................................................................. 221
B.2 Block Model ............................................................................................................................... 221
B.2.1 Description of the blocks ........................................................................................................... 222
B.2.1.1 Transducer Block function groups ............................................................................................ 222
B.2.1.2 How the transducer block works: .............................................................................................. 223
B.2.1.3 Analog Input Function Blocks 1 and 2 ...................................................................................... 225
C Appendix C: Communications via PROFIBUS ...................................................................................... 229
C.1 Device configuration .................................................................................................................. 229
C.1.1 SIMATIC PDM ........................................................................................................................... 229
C.1.1.1 Electronic Device Description ................................................................................................... 229
C.2 Network configuration ............................................................................................................... 230
C.2.1 The GSD file .............................................................................................................................. 230
C.3 Bus termination ......................................................................................................................... 230
C.4 Power demands ........................................................................................................................ 230
C.5 PROFIBUS address .................................................................................................................. 231