QuickstartwithProLinkII
Whenyouenablesensorsimulation,thesimulatedvaluesarestoredinthesamememorylocations
usedforprocessdatafromthesensor.Therefore,thesimulatedvalueswillbeusedthroughout
transmitterfunctioning.Forexample,sensorsimulationwillaffect:
•Allmassow,temperature,ordensityvaluesshownonthedisplayorreportedviaoutputs
ordigitalcommunications
•Themasstotalandmassinventoryvalues
•Allvolumecalculationsanddata,includingreportedvalues,volumetotals,andvolumeinventories
•Allmass,temperature,density,orvolumevaluesloggedtoDataLogger
Sensorsimulationdoesnotaffectanydiagnosticvalues.
Unlikeactualmassowanddensityvalues,thesimulatedvaluesarenottemperature-compensated
(adjustedfortheeffectoftemperatureonthesensor’sowtubes).
Important
Donotenablesensorsimulationunlessyourprocesscantoleratetheeffectsofthesimulatedprocess
values.
Procedure
1.ClickProLink→Conguration→SensorSimulation.
2.Enablesensorsimulation.
3.Formassow,setWaveFormasdesiredandentertherequiredvalues.
OptionRequiredvalues
Fixed
FixedValue
Sawtooth
Period
Minimum
Maximum
Sine
Period
Minimum
Maximum
4.Fordensity,setWaveFormasdesiredandentertherequiredvalues.
ConfigurationandUseManual
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