Siemens SITRANS P DS III - Units Display; Error Display

Operation
6.4 Display
SITRANS P DS III with PROFIBUS PA
74 Operating Instructions, 06/2013, A5E00053276-07
6.4.2
Units display
Description
The unit display comprises five 14-segment fields for representing the unit as a percentage
value or physical unit. A bar graph showing the percentage measured value range from 0 to
100% can be displayed as an alternative to the unit. The bar graph function is disabled by
default.
Display
Figure 6-2 Examples of measured-value display and bar graph
The following messages may appear as a ticker in the bottom line of the display.
Table 6- 2 Message as ticker
Ticker
Meaning
"DIAGNOSTIC WARNING" Is always displayed if:
• An event configured by the user is to be signaled with a
warning. For example:
– Limit reached
– Event counter for limit values exceeded
– Calibration time expired
• The status of one of the device variables is
"UNCERTAIN".
"SIMULATION" Is always displayed when the simulation of a pressure value
or temperature value is active.
6.4.3
Error display
Description
If hardware faults, software errors or diagnostic alarms occur in the transmitter, the message
"Error" appears in the measured value display.
A status code indicating the type of error appears in the bottom line of the display. This
diagnostic information is also available via PROFIBUS.