Instruction Manual
D103412X012
FOUNDATION fieldbus Communication
July 2013
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Table D‐3. Status Attribute Quality and Substatus Components
Quality Substatus
Good (NC) Non‐specific
Good (NC) Active Block Alarm
Good (NC) Active Advisory Alarm
Good (NC) Active Critical Alarm
Good (NC) Unack Block Alarm
Good (NC) Unack Advisory Alarm
Good (NC) Unack Critical Alarm
Uncertain Non‐specific
Uncertain Last Usable Value
Uncertain Substitute/Manual Entry
Uncertain Initial Value
Uncertain Sensor Conversion not Accurate
Uncertain Engineering Unit Range Violation
Uncertain Sub‐normal
Good (C) Non‐specific
Good (C) Initialization Acknowledge
Good (C) Initialization Request
Good (C) Not Invited
Good (C) Not Selected
Good (C) Local Override
Good (C) Fault State Active
Good (C) Initiate Fault State
Bad Non‐specific
Bad Configuration Error
Bad Not Connected
Bad Device Failure
Bad Sensor Failure
Bad No Comm, with LUV
Bad No Comm, no LUV
Bad Out of Service
(NC)=(Non‐cascade) (C)= (Cascade)
Status Propagation
The transducer block accepts the output from the AO block or DO block if the output parameter status is Good
(Non‐cascade) or Good (Cascade). When the AO or DO block is Out of Service the output parameter status is Bad. In
this case, the transducer block holds the last value.
If the transducer block actual mode is Out of Service, the AO block READBACK parameter status is Bad-Out of Service.
This could be caused by a Failed Alert. If a Failed Alert is active, the block error parameter (parameter name
BLOCK_ERR) for the Resource block will indicate Device Needs Maintenance Now. For more information on the
Resource and Transducer block error indications, refer to the Viewing Device Information section of this manual.
If the transducer block is functioning correctly the AO block READBACK parameter status is Good
(Non‐cascade)-Non‐specific. If a Maintenance or Advisory alert is active the substatus will reflect a Unacknowledged or
Active advisory alert. When a Maintenance or Advisory alert is active, the block error for the resource block indicates
Device Needs Maintenance Soon.
Limit Propagation
The following describes limit propagation: