Troubleshooting
Table10-6Milliampoutputproblemsandrecommendedactions
continued
ProblemPossiblecausesRecommendedactions
Consistently
incorrectmA
measurement
•Outputnottrimmedcorrectly
•Incorrectowmeasurementunit
congured
•Incorrectprocessvariablecongured
•LRVandURVarenotsetcorrectly
•CheckthemAoutputtrim.SeeSection
10.16.
•Verifythatthemeasurementunits
areconguredcorrectlyforyour
application.
•Verifytheprocessvariableassigned
tothemAoutput.
•CheckthesettingsofUpperRangeValue
andLowerRangeValue.SeeSection
10.17.
mAoutputcorrect
atlowercurrent,but
incorrectathigher
current
•mAloopresistancemaybesettoo
high
•VerifythatthemAoutputload
resistanceisbelowmaximum
supportedload(seetheinstallation
manualforyourtransmitter).
10.7Frequencyoutputproblems
Table10-7Frequencyoutputproblemsandrecommendedactions
ProblemPossiblecausesRecommendedactions
Nofrequencyoutput
•Processconditionbelowcutoff
•Faultconditioniffaultindicatorisset
tointernalzeroordownscale
•Slugow
•Flowinreversedirectionfrom
conguredowdirectionparameter
•Badfrequencyreceivingdevice
•Outputlevelnotcompatiblewith
receivingdevice
•Badoutputcircuit
•Incorrectinternal/externalpower
conguration
•Incorrectpulsewidthconguration
•Outputnotpowered
•Wiringproblem
•Verifythattheprocessconditionsare
belowthelow-owcutoff.Recongure
thelow-owcutoffifnecessary.
•ChecktheFaultActionsettings.See
Section10.18.
•Verifythatthetotalizersarenotstopped.
Astoppedtotalizerwillcausethe
frequencyoutputtobelocked.
•Checkforslugow.SeeSection10.24.
•Checkowdirection.SeeSection10.22.
•Verifythatthereceivingdevice,andthe
wiringbetweenthetransmitterandthe
receivingdevice
•Verifywhichwiringterminalsare
conguredforfrequencyoutput.
•Performalooptest.
•Verifythatthepowercongurationforthe
frequencyoutput(internalvs.external).
•Checkthepulsewidth.SeeSection
10.20.
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