4-20 mA modules
36 Administrator Guide v 2.2 Thermo Scientific Smart-Vue
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Wireless Monitoring Solution
7 4-20 mA modules
7.1 Package Contents • Smart-Vue wireless monitoring module with battery – 3.6V Lithium,
3600 mA and 2-wire cable to connect to a device that generates current
of 4-20 mA.
• Calibration certificate (if purchased with calibration option)
downloadable on-line directly from within Smart-Vue Client software
• Smart-Vue mounting kit with plastic holder, magnet, screws, cable ties,
plastic cable holders and Velcro®
• Documentation CD-ROM
7.2 Product Overview The Smart-Vue 4-20 mA wireless monitor can be connected to any
industry-standard device that generates a current of 4-20 mA, which can be
measured to provide status information in a variety of applications, ranging
from speed and wind monitors to angle and position devices to particle
counters and ultra-low-temperature (ULT) freezers, and more.
Read values are converted into useful information by the Smart-Vue
Server/Smart-Vue Client application and displayed on the Smart-Vue
end-point module.
7.2.1 Main Features • Configurable data-logging, wireless transmission and alerts
• Automatic wireless setup
• Wireless range: Indoors: 25-100 meters (82-328 ft.); up to 400 meters
(1,312 ft.) with 3 repeaters
• Line-of-sight: approximately 700 meters (2,300 ft.)
• Operating temperature range for wireless module: 0°C to +50°C
Smart-Vue modules for 4-20 mA monitoring are typically installed in a
convenient location at room temperature.