Appendix Prosonic M - FOUNDATION Fieldbus
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11.2 Block model of the Prosonic M
The Prosonic M contains the follwoing blocks:
• Resource Block (RB2)
s. Operating Instructions BA00013S: "FOUNDATION Fieldbus - Overview"
• Sensor Block (TBUL)
contains the parameters relevant to the measurement
• Diagnostic Block (DIAG)
contains the diagnostic parameters of the Prosonic M
• Display Block (DISP)
contains the configuration parameters for the display module VU331
• Analog-Input-Block 1 bzw. 2 (AI)
scale the signal of the Transducer Block and transmit them to the PLCS
• PID Block (PID)
s. Operating Instructions BA00013S: "FOUNDATION Fieldbus - Overview"
• Arithmetic Block (AR)
s. Operating Instructions BA00013S: "FOUNDATION Fieldbus - Overview"
• Input Selector Block (IS)
s. Operating Instructions BA00013S: "FOUNDATION Fieldbus - Overview"
• Signal Characterizer Block (SC)
s. Operating Instructions BA00013S: "FOUNDATION Fieldbus - Overview"
• Integrator Block (IT)
s. Operating Instructions BA00013S: "FOUNDATION Fieldbus - Overview"
11.2.1 Default Block configuration
The input and output variables of the blocks can be interconnected by a network configuration tool
(e.g. NI-Fieldbus configurator). The figure below shows, how these connections are set by default.
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OUT
OUT
Physical Block
parameters of the
physical unit, e.g.
tag No.
Display
Sensor
signal evaluation
Sensor Block
Parameters that
describe the
device (calibration,
linearisation etc.)
Analog Input Function Block 1
parameters that are important to
the process control system,
e.g. scaling, status
Analog Input Function Block 2
parameters that are important to
the process control system,
e.g. scaling, status
PID Block
Automation
functions
Primary value
(main value)
Secondary value
(distance)
Third value
(temperature)