3. Fieldbus Integration With Experion System
3.3. Control Mode Interaction
60 Experion PKS Series A Fieldbus Interface Module User's Guide R400
Honeywell July 2010
Mode Abbreviation Priority Interpretation
Mode
2-Char 4-Char
Priority
Order
(8=highest)
Control
Order
(8=highest)
Dominance
Order
(6=Highest)
Out-of-Service OS OOS 8 1 6
Initialization
Manual
IM IMan 7 2 -
Local Override LO LO 6 3 -
Manual M Man 5 4 5
Auto A Auto 4 5 1
Cascade C Cas 3 6 2
Remote Cascade RC RCas 2 7 3
Remote Output RO ROut 1 8 4
While every type or block instance does not need to support all eight modes, all eight
indicator bits are present in the database. The mode bit assignments are listed below for
reference.
Bit Mode
0 (LSB) = Remote Output (ROut)
1 = Remote Cascade (RCas)
2 = Cascade (Cas)
3 = Automatic (Auto)
4 = Manual (Man)
5 = Local Override (LO)
6 = Initialization Manual (IMan)
7 (MSB) = Out of Service (OOS)