2 System description
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Resistance thermal detector (RTD) input
The transmitter includes inputs to measure a 4-wire RTD probe. When properly installed, the RTD probe measures fluid
temperature in a process line. The input supports a platinum 100 ohm @ 0° C, RTD with a temperature coefficient of resistance
(TCR) Curve B of .00385055 ohms/ohm/degree C. The RTD input specifications are documented in Table 5. The calculation
table for RTD element errors is documented in Table 6.
Table 5: RTD input specifications
Over operating range of: -54 °F to +765 °F
Table 6: RTD element errors
Temperature range of validity °C
Wire wound elements Film elements
Does not include RTD probe errors
Measurement accuracy before user calibration
Per IEC 60751, Edition 2.0 2008 – 07
|t| = modulus of temperature in °C without regard to sign