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9.2.13 Adjusting alarm setpoints from the
display mode
Access to the alarm setpoints from the
indicator display mode is obtained by operating
the
P
and
Up
push buttons simultaneously as
shown in Fig 15.
If the setpoints are not
protected by a security code the alarm setpoint
prompt 'SP1' will be displayed. If the setpoints
are protected by a security code, 'COde' will be
displayed first. Pressing
P
again will allow the
alarm security code to be entered digit by digit
using the
Up
and
Down
buttons to change the
flashing digit, and the
P
push button to move to
the next digit. If the correct code is entered
pressing
E
will cause alarm setpoint prompt
'SP1' to be displayed.
Pressing the
Up
or
Down
button will toggle the display between
the two alarm setpoint prompts 'SP1' and
'SP2'.
If an incorrect security code is entered, or a
button is not pressed for ten seconds, the
indicator will automatically return to the display
mode.
Fig15 Setpoint adjustment from the display
mode
To adjust an alarm setpoint select 'SP1' or
'SP2' and press
P
which will reveal the current
setting. Each digit of the setpoint may be
adjusted using the
Up
and
Down
push buttons,
and the
P
button to move to the next digit.
When the required setpoint has been entered,
pressing
E
will return the display to the 'SP1' or
'SP2' prompt from which the other setpoint
may be selected, or the indicator may be
returned to the display mode by pressing
E
again.
Direct access to the alarm setpoints is only
available when the menu is enabled - see
section 9.2.12
9.3
Lineariser
The indicator can be supplied with a sixteen
point lineariser which may be adjusted to
compensate for almost any non linear variable.
For example, a level signal from a horizontal
cylindrical tank may be linearised by the
indicator to display the tank contents in linear
volumetric units.
The addition of linearising software does not
effect the intrinsic safety of the indicator.
Fig
16
shows
a
typical
linearising
characteristic. Up to sixteen break-points may
be programmed to occur at any input current
between 4 and 20mA.
The slope between
adjacent break-points may be set anywhere
between -1250 and +1250 display counts per
milliamp. Greater slopes may be programmed,
but the indicator performance will be degraded.
A linear characteristic can be obtained by
programming just two points, one at 4mA and
the other at 20mA.
Fig 16 Typical indicator characteristic
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