Chapter4
Operatethetransmitter
Topicscoveredinthischapter
♦Viewprocessdata
4.1Viewprocessdata
Display
Displayvariablesdisplayedautomatically.ActivateSCROLLtomovethroughdisplaylist.
ProLinkIIProLink→ProcessVariables
ProLink→APIProcessVariables
ProLink→CMProcessVariables
Communicator
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Processvariables→Viewddevvars
Youcanviewcurrentvaluesofprocessvariables,includingtotalizersandinventories.
4.1.1Viewprocessdatawiththedisplay
Prerequisites
Toviewaparticularprocessvariableonthedisplay,itmustbeconguredasadisplayvariable.
Procedure
•IfAutoScrollisenabled,youcanwaituntilthedisplaycyclestotheprocessvariableyou
wanttoview,oryoucanactivateSCROLLtomovethroughthedisplaylist.
•IfAutoScrollisnotenabled,activateSCROLLuntilthedesiredprocessvariableisdisplayed.
Thecurrentvalueoftheprocessvariableisshownontherstlineofthedisplay.Thesecond
lineofthedisplayshowsoneofthefollowing:
▪Theassociatedmeasurementunit
▪Theassociatedmeasurementunitalternatingwithadditionalinformation,e.g.,thenameof
thetotalizerorinventory
▪Forpetroleummeasurementvariables,thenameoftheprocessvariablealternatingwiththe
associatedmeasurementunitandtheconguredreferencetemperature
▪Forconcentrationmeasurementvariables,thenameoftheprocessvariablealternatingwith
theassociatedmeasurementunitandtheconguredreferencetemperature
♦Example:Petroleummeasurementprocessvariable
Temperature-CorrectedVolumeFlowisconguredasadisplayvariable,withthemeasurement
unitsettoL/Sandreferencetemperaturesetto15°C.WhenTemperature-Corrected
CongurationandUseManualSupplement
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