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5 Set up with the display and adjustment module

FIBERTRAC 31 • Four-wire 4 … 20 mA/HART

62067-EN-211203

Cascading means that two or several instruments are connected

which can together cover a longer measuring range.

The instrument acts as Primary and all other instruments operate as

Secondaries.

The pulse rates of all instruments are summed in the Primary instru-

ment and converted into a common signal.

Firstofall,denethefunctionoftheSecondaryinstrumentsbefore

youdenethePrimaryinstrument.ThePrimaryinstrumentcanthus

immediatelyrecognizetheconnectedSecondaries.

Forthis,theSecondaryinstrumentsmustbedenedas"Summation

Secondary". Select under the menu item " Setup - Application" the

function "Summation Secondary".

The address setting (MGC) on the Secondary instruments can be

freely selected. Only the address "99" is reserved for the Primary

instrument.

The Primary instrument must have the function "Level". For this pur-

pose,selectunderthemenuitem"Setup - Application" the function

"Level".

Set the address setting (MGC) on the Primary instrument to "99".

You have to enter the addresses of the Secondary instruments in the

list of the Primary instruments. This function is not possible in the sup-

ply and adjustment module. To do this you need PACTware with the

respective DTM.

5.2.1 Setup

Enterhere,therespectiveapplication.

This menu item enables adaptation of the sensor to the requested ap-

plication. You can choose between the following applications: " Level",

" Point level" or " Summation Secondary".

In this menu item you can activate the function of the current output.

Whentheoutputisactivated,theinstrumentremainsinitsfunctionas

aSecondary,butthe4…20mAoutputoftheFIBERTRAC31canbe

also used als single instrument.

Whentheoutputisactive,theinstrumenthasthecompletefunction-

alityofalevelmeasuringinstrument.Inthiscase,continuereading

under " Parameter adjustment/Level measurement".

Application

Outputs

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