Commissioning Levelflex M FMP40 FOUNDATION Fieldbus
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8. In addition to the limit values you must also specify the action taken if a limit value is exceeded
using the alarm priorities (parameters HI_HI_PRI, HI_PRI, LO_PRI, LO_LO_PRI). Reporting
to the the fieldbus host system only takes place if the alarm priority is higher than 2.
For details, → ä 118.
6.9.5 Connection of the function blocks
1. A concluding overall system configuration is essential so that the operating mode of the Analog
Input Block can be set to AUTO and so that the field device is integrated into the system
application. To do this, a configuration software (e.g. you host system software) is used to
connect the function blocks - normally graphically - to the desired control strategy and then
the sequence of the individual process control functions is specified.
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Example: Connection of the function blocks with the NI-FBUS Configurator
2. Download the configuration data into the field devices by the download function of the
FOUNDATION Fieldbus configuration tool.
3. Set the oerating mode of the AI Block to AUTO (parameter group MODE_BLK, parameter
TARGET). However, this is only possible under the following conditions:
– The function blocks are correctly connected with each other.
– The parametrization of the AI Block is correct (→ ä 81, steps 5 and 6).
– The Resource Block is in operating mode AUTO.
6.10 Commissioning with the handheld terminal
Field Communicator 375, 475
The steps of the commissioning procedure are the same as with a FOUNDATION Fieldbus
configuration tool (→ ä 78). The blocks should be parametrized in the following order:
• the RESOURCE BLOCK
• the SENSOR BLOCK (the "basic setup" method can be used for this, see chapter "basic setup")
• the ANALOG INPUT BLOCKS