Troubleshooting
10.6Milliampoutputproblems
Table10-6Milliampoutputproblemsandrecommendedactions
ProblemPossiblecausesRecommendedactions
NomAoutput
•Wiringproblem
•Circuitfailure
•Checkthepowersupplyandpower
supplywiring.SeeSection10.9.
•ChecktheFaultActionsettings.See
Section10.18.
•MeasureDCvoltageacrossoutput
terminalstoverifythattheoutputis
active.
•CheckthemAoutputwiring.
•ContactMicroMotion.
Looptestfailed
•Powersupplyproblem
•Incorrectinternal/externalpower
conguration
•Outputnotpowered
•Wiringproblem
•Circuitfailure
•Checkthepowersupplyandpower
supplywiring.SeeSection10.9.
•ChecktheFaultActionsettings.See
Section10.18.
•CheckthemAoutputwiring.
•ContactMicroMotion.
mAoutputbelow4
mA
•ProcessconditionbelowLRV
•LRVandURVarenotsetcorrectly
•Faultconditioniffaultindicatorissetto
internalzeroordownscale
•Openinwiring
•BadmAreceivingdevice
•Badoutputcircuit
•Verifyprocessconditions.
•CheckthesettingsofUpperRangeValue
andLowerRangeValue.SeeSection
10.17.
•ChecktheFaultActionsettings.See
Section10.18.
•Verifythatthereceivingdevice,and
thewiringbetweenthetransmitterand
thereceivingdevice
ConstantmAoutput
•Non-zeroHARTaddress(mAoutput1)
•Outputisxedintextmode
•Zerocalibrationfailure
•ChecktheHARTaddressandLoop
CurrentMode.SeeSection10.14,
•Checkthelooptestmode.
•CheckHARTburstmodeconguration.
SeeSection10.15.
•Ifrelatedtoazerocalibrationfailure,
cyclepowertothemeterandretrythe
zeroingprocedure.
mAoutput
consistentlyoutof
range
•Faultconditioniffaultindicatorissetto
upscaleordownscale
•LRVandURVarenotsetcorrectly
•ChecktheFaultActionsettings.See
Section10.18.
•CheckthesettingsofUpperRangeValue
andLowerRangeValue.SeeSection
10.17.
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