Opon AO
Output type analog output
Output signals 4/20 mA acve
4/20 mA passive
0/10 Vdc
Max. signal output 22 mA, 10.5 Vdc
Min. signal output 0 mA, -50 mVdc
Scaling related to the instruments reading
direct or inverse slope
Vexc (terminal A) +13.8 Vdc ± 0.4 Vdc (max. 25 mA)
protected against short circuit
Load impedances ≤350 Ohms (in 4/20 mA acve)
≤800 Ohms (in 4/20 mA passive) (with a
24 Vdc external Vexc) (maximum 27 Vdc
between terminals ‘B’ and ‘C’)
≥10 KOhms (in 0/10 Vdc)
Accuracy (at 25 ºC) <0.1 % FS
Thermal stability 60 ppm/ºC in mA mode
50 ppm/ºC in Vdc mode
Step response <75 mSeconds + meter step response
(0% to 99% signal)
Isolaon 1000 Vdc
Warm-up 15 minutes
Type of terminal plug-in screw terminal
pitch 5.08 mm
Installaon allowed at ‘Opt.1’, ‘Opt.2’, ‘Opt.3’
Rear view DPF20
Power
Opt.2
Opt.1
Opt.3
A B C
A B C
Signal
A B C
MV MV
MV
Module AO provides 1 analog output congurable as 4/20 mA or
0/10 Vdc, to install in DPF20 digital panel meters.
Conguraon is performed from the frontal keypad of the meter, by
seng the parameters at the opons conguraon menu (‘Opt.1’,
‘Opt.2’ or ‘Opt.3’ depending on the posion the module is installed).
The output signal is proporonal to the instrument reading, and it
can be fully scaled with direct (posive) or inverted (negave) slopes.
The mA output can be congured as an acve loop (the instrument
provides the excitaon for the loop ) or as a passive loop (the loop is
externally powered).
Up to a maximum of 3 analog output modules can be installed in a
single instrument, all outputs isolated between them and isolated
from all other circuits.
Modules AO can be ordered pre-installed into a DPF20 digital panel
meter, or standalone for delayed installaon, as they do not require
soldering or special conguraon.
Module Connecons
Module AO - Analog output
Terminal A Vexc
Terminal B Signal (mA or Vdc)
Terminal C GND
Jumper M closed for ‘mA’
Jumper V closed for ‘Vdc’
Table 8 - Connecon terminals
Output 4/20 mA acve
The current loop is pow-
ered from the ‘AO’ mod-
ule
Jumper ‘M’
closed
Signal
Vexc.
A B C
M V
Output 4/20 mA passive
The current loop is pow-
ered from an external
equipment
Signal-
Signal+
Jumper ‘M’
closed
A B C
M V
Output 0/10 Vdc
Jumper ‘V’
closed
Com.
Signal
A B C
M V
Table 9 - Connecons for each output mode
2.2 Module AO