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6.12 Level Input Menu
(only appears if a 4-20 mA input or digital input option card is installed, and a Level radio button
is selected in the Start Up page)
Any digital or 4-20 mA input that has been defined as a level input will be set up in this menu. If
there are level inputs that don’t appear on this page, return to the Start Up page, and click on the
“level” radio button for that input.
Click on the “Submit” button to save the changes.
Level (4-20 mA) Input Menu
(only appears if a 4-20 mA input option card is installed, and a Level radio button is selected in the
4-20 mA Input section of the Start Up page)
Input
Displays which 4-20 mA inputs are defined as level inputs.
Drum
Type in the text box the name of the container the level sensor to the left is measuring.
Volume
This displays the current volume of chemical remaining in that drum.
Raw mA
This displays the mA output of the level transmitter, before it is converted into a volume. This is
helpful for troubleshooting.
Status
This displays whether the current drum level is “Normal” or in “Low Alarm”. Possible status
messages for level transmitters are; Normal (everything is OK), Sensor Error (the sensor signal is
not valid), Over Range (between 20 and 21 mA), Under Range (between 3.9 and 4.0 mA), Low
Alarm or Circuit Board Failure.
Full Volume
Type into the text box the volume contained by a full drum
mA when tank “empty”
Type into the text box the mA output that the level transmitter will send when the drum is empty.
mA when tank “full”
Type into the text box the mA output that the level transmitter will send when the drum is full.
Low Alarm Limit
Type into the text box the volume of chemical remaining in the container at which you want a low
alarm to occur.