EB 8331-4 EN 51
Congurationlevel
9.2 Input signal
The input signal determines the actuator stem position. Either a current or voltage signal can
be applied to the input depending on the conguration in Codec01. The default lower and
upper range values of the input signal are 2 to 10V or 4 to 20mA. The input signal range
can be adapted, e.g. to achieve a plant operation characteristic by connecting two or more
actuators in parallel (split-range operation).
The input signal must be ≥0.5V or ≥1mA.
Example: Two valves regulate the process medium in one common pipeline to achieve a
large rangeability. One valve opens with a 0 to 5V input signal, while the second valve also
opens when the input signal increases further (5 to 10V) and the rst valve remains open.
The two valves close in the reverse order.
At least 2.5V or 5mA (depending on the input signal used) must separate the upper and
lower range values.
Code Description WE Adjustment range
c01 Source (depending on the selected
application)
mA mA (current signal)
V (voltage signal)
C (Pt-1000)
VIA (via interface)
c02 Lower range value 2.0V or
4.0mA
0.0 to 7.5V or 0.0 to
15.0mA
c03 Upper range value 10.0V or
20.0mA
2.5 to 10.0V or
5.0 to 20.0mA
Detect input signal failure
The actuator detects a congured failure of the input signal and the error reading E01 starts
to blink on the display as soon as the input signal falls below the lower range value by 0.3V
or 0.6mA. If the input signal failure function is active (c31 = YES), the reaction of the actua-
tor upon failure of the input signal is determined by Codec32:
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