Instruction Manual
D102748X012
Configuration
October 2014
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Alert Setup
The following menus are available for configuring Alerts.
Primary Variable
Field Communicator Configure > Alert Setup > Primary Variable (2-3-1)
Follow the prompts on the Field Communicator display to view or edit the following primary variable alerts.
Primary Variable Hi
D Hi Alert
PV Hi Alert Enable— On or Off. PV High Alert Enable activates checking the primary variable against the PV High
Alert limit. The High Alert is set if the primary variable rises above the PV High Alert limit. Once the alert is set, the
primary variable must fall below the PV High Alert limit by the PV Alerts Threshold Deadband before the alert is
cleared. See figure 4‐7.
PV Hi Alert Threshold— Primary Variable Hi Alert Threshold is the value of the process variable, in engineering
units, which, when exceeded, sets the Primary Variable High Alert.
PV Hi Alert Threshold— Method to change the PV Hi Alert Threshold
D Hi Hi Alert
PV Hi Hi Alert Enable— On or Off. PV High High Alert Enable activates checking the primary variable against the PV
High‐High Alert limit. The High High Alert is set if the primary variable rises above the PV High High Alert limit
Once the alert is set, the primary variable must fall below the PV High High Alert limit by the PV Alerts Threshold
Deadband before the alert is cleared. See figure 4‐7.
PV HiHi Alert Threshold— Primary Variable HiHi Alert Threshold is the value of the process variable, in engineering
units, which, when exceeded, sets the Primary Variable High‐High Alert.
PV HiHi Alert Threshold— Method to change the PV HiHi Alert Threshold
Note
If the Hi Hi Alert is enabled and set, the digital level controller output will go to below 3.75 mA or above 21.0 mA, depending on
the position of the alarm jumper.
Primary Variable Lo
D Lo Alert
PV Lo Alert Enable— On or Off. PV Lo Alert Enable activates checking the primary variable against the PV Lo Alert
limit. The Lo Alert is set if the primary variable rises above the PV Lo Alert limit. Once the alert is set, the primary
variable must fall below the PV Lo Alert limit by the PV Alerts Threshold Deadband before the alert is cleared. See
figure 4‐7.
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