Description
3.5 Measuring point label layout
SITRANS P DS III with PROFIBUS PA
26 Operating Instructions, 06/2013, A5E00053276-07
Nameplate with approval information
On the opposite side is the nameplate with approval information. This nameplate shows the
hardware and firmware versions, for example. You must also observe the information in the
relevant certificate for a transmitter version for use in hazardous areas.
Characteristics of the hazardous area
Maximum surface temperature
(temperature class)
Category of the operating range
Figure 3-4 Example of a nameplate
Measuring point label layout
Figure 3-5 Example of measuring point label
Principle of operation
3.6.1
Overview of mode of operation
This chapter describes how the transmitter works.
First the electronics are described, and then the physical principle of the sensors which are
used with the various device versions for the individual measurement types.