Integratethemeterwiththecontrolsystem
7.3.3ConfigureDiscreteOutputFaultAction
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ProLinkII
ProLink→Conguration→DiscreteOutput→DiscreteOutput→DOFaultAction
FieldCommunicatorCongure→ManualSetup→Inputs/Outputs→DiscreteOutput→DOFaultAction
DiscreteOutputFaultActioncontrolsthebehaviorofthediscreteoutputifthetransmitterencountersan
internalfaultcondition.
Note
IfLastMeasuredValueTimeoutissettoanon-zerovalue,thetransmitterwillnotimplementthefaultaction
untilthetimeouthaselapsed.
DonotuseDiscreteOutputFaultActionasafaultindicator.Becausethediscreteoutput
isalwaysONorOFF ,youmaynotbeabletodistinguishitsfaultactionfromitsnormal
operatingstate.
Procedure
SetDiscreteOutputFaultActionasdesired.
ThedefaultsettingisNone.
OptionsforDiscreteOutputFaultAction
OptionsforDiscreteOutputFaultActionareshowninT able7-10.
Table7-10OptionsforDiscreteOutputFaultAction
CodeDiscreteoutputbehavior
ProLinkII
FieldCommuni-
catorPolarity=ActiveHighPolarity=ActiveLow
UpscaleUpscale
•Fault:discreteoutputisON
(site-specicvoltage)
•Nofault:discreteoutputis
controlledbyitsassignment
•Fault:discreteoutputisOFF
(0V)
•Nofault:discreteoutputis
controlledbyitsassignment
DownscaleDownscale
•Fault:discreteoutputisOFF
(0V)
•Nofault:discreteoutputis
controlledbyitsassignment
•Fault:discreteoutputisON
(site-specicvoltage)
•Nofault:discreteoutputis
controlledbyitsassignment
None(default)None(default)
Discreteoutputiscontrolledbyitsassignment
Faultindicationwiththediscreteoutput
Toindicatefaultsviathediscreteoutput,setparametersasfollows:
•DiscreteOutputSource=Fault
•DiscreteOutputFaultAction=None
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