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14 Diagnosis, asset management and service
VEGAPULS 6X • Two-wire 4 … 20 mA/HART
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Up to 500 events are automatically stored with a time stamp in the
sensor (non-deletable). Each entry contains date/time, event type,
event description and value.
Event types are for example:
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Modicationofaparameter
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Switch-onandswitch-otimes
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Status messages (according to NE 107)
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Error messages (according to NE 107)
The data are read out via a PC with PACTware/DTM or the control
system with EDD.
The echo curves are stored with date and time and the corresponding
echo data.
Echo curve of the setup:
This is used as reference echo curve for the measurement conditions
during setup. Changes in the measurement conditions during opera-
tion or buildup on the sensor can thus be recognized. The echo curve
of the setup is stored via:
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PC with PACTware/DTM
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Control system with EDD
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Display and adjustment module
Further echo curves:
Upto10echocurvescanbestoredinaringbuerinthismemory
section. Additional echo curves are stored via:
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PC with PACTware/DTM
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Control system with EDD
14.3 Asset Management function
The instrument features self-monitoring and diagnostics according
to NE 107 and VDI/VDE 2650. In addition to the status messages in
the following tables there are more detailed error messages available
under the menu item " Diagnostics" via the respective adjustment
module.
The status messages are divided into the following categories:
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Failure
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Function check
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Outofspecication
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Maintenance required
and explained by pictographs:
Event memory
Echo curve memory
Status messages