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DIGITAL EPIC-2

®

 DTM

®

USER GUIDE

www.westlockcontrols.com

Copyright © Crane Co. All rights reserved.

VCIOM-04615-EN 17/03

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 Introduction ................................................... 1
2 Installation ..................................................... 2
 2.1  PACTWare ......................................... 2

2.2 

HART Communication ...................... 2

2.3 

DEPIC-2 DTM .................................... 2

3  Initial setup .................................................... 3
4  Parameterization (configuration) ................. 5
 4.1  Login/Logout ..................................... 5

4.2 

Device info ......................................... 5

 4.3  Configuration .................................... 5

4.3.1  HART identification ........................... 5
4.3.2  Loop current ..................................... 6
4.3.3  View factory options .......................... 7
4.3.4  Factory defaults ................................ 7
4.3.5  Date/time setup ................................ 7
4.3.6  Basic configuration ........................... 8
4.3.7  PST configuration ........................... 10
4.3.8  Signature configuration .................. 12
4.3.9  SOVT configuration ......................... 13
4.3.10  Alert hysteresis configuration........ 13
4.3.11   Service/maintenance 

configuration ................................... 14

4.3.12  Alarm configuration ........................ 14

5 Calibration ................................................... 16

5.1 

Last full calibration ......................... 16

5.2 

Full device controlled calibration .. 16

5.3 

Full user controlled calibration ..... 17

5.4 

Low position calibration ................. 17

5.5 

High position calibration ................ 17

5.6 

mA output calibration ..................... 17

5.7 

PV Re-range .................................... 17

6 Diagnosis ..................................................... 18
 6.1  Diagnostics ...................................... 18

6.1.1  Fixed mA loop test .......................... 18

  6.1.2 Squawk ............................................ 18

6.1.3  Device reboot .................................. 18

  6.1.4 FST ................................................... 19
  6.1.5 PST ................................................... 25
  6.1.6 SOVT ................................................ 28

6.2 

Device specific status ..................... 29

6.2.1  Field device status .......................... 29
6.2.2  General alarm status ..................... 29
6.2.3  PST fail alarm status ...................... 29
6.2.4  Calibration error alarms ................ 30
6.2.5  Alert file ........................................... 31
6.2.6  Miscellaneous device status .......... 32

7 Abbreviations ............................................... 33
8 References ................................................... 33

1 INTRODUCTION

Westlock Controls Digital EPIC-2

®

 is a second 

generation ARM

®

 Cortex-M3 microcontroller 

based intelligent valve position transmitter with 
an advanced diagnostics functions designed 
especially for safety valves. The key application 
of the DEPIC-2 is on emergency shut-down 
valves to monitor the valve position in real-
time and perform diagnostics functions like 
Partial-Stroke (PST), Full-Stroke Test (FST) 
and Solenoid Operated Valve Test (SOVT) to 
ensure valve will move to its fail-safe position 
in emergency situation.

The DEPIC-2 is powered through the 9-24 V 
analog signal from the control system and 
provides 4-20 mA position feedback and digital 
HART communication on the same signal to the 
control system. The safety function is provided 
from the 0-24 V digital signal from the safety 
system to DEPIC-2 to de-energize the valve 
during an emergency shutdown event. 

A step by step guided setup wizard on 64x128 
graphic LCD and 3 buttons provides an easy 
way to configure, calibrate and operate the 
device locally. In addition, the remote HART

®

 

DD or FDT

®

 DTM can be used to configure, 

calibrate and perform advanced diagnostics 
functions on the device.

Under the hood is a powerful industry 
leading low power 32 bit ARM

®

 Cortex-M3 

microcontroller with one non-contact Hall 
Effect position sensor, two pressure sensors 
and one temperature sensor. The low power 
operation of the microcontroller keeps the 
device operating even at 3.8 mA with HART

®

 

communication during an ESD event.

The DEPIC-2 can be easily mounted using 
NAMUR compatible mounting kits on linear 
or rotary actuator. The completely sealed and 
potted electronics are resistant to dirt and 
moisture and expanded temperature range of 
-40°C to +85°C enhances the reliability of the 
device to work in harsh environments. 

Summary of Contents for DIGITAL EPIC-2 DTM

Page 1: ... valve position transmitter with an advanced diagnostics functions designed especially for safety valves The key application of the DEPIC 2 is on emergency shut down valves to monitor the valve position in real time and perform diagnostics functions like Partial Stroke PST Full Stroke Test FST and Solenoid Operated Valve Test SOVT to ensure valve will move to its fail safe position in emergency si...

Page 2: ...functionality It is possible that your model MIGHT NOT have some features and functions discussed in this document In this case the Westlock Controls sales team should be contacted in order to add enable certain features function not available on your model Furthermore all menus on the DEPIC 2 DTM are dynamic so depending on a particular setting enabled or disabled it will show or hide other relat...

Page 3: ...left side project window 3 INITIAL SETUP In order to communicate with the DEPIC 2 a PACTWare project needs to be created with different DTM components This project will include the generic HART communication DTM as mentioned in the previous section OR a communication DTM specific to the HART modem you are using for the setup It will also include a DEPIC 2 DTM that was installed in the previous sec...

Page 4: ...T modem FIGURE 6 Adding DEPIC 2 DTM in the PACTWare project FIGURE 4 Viewing HART communication DTM parameter Click on Ports which will show where the HART modem hardware is connected and the COM Port assigned to the HART modem Start address 0 End address 15 this can be lowered if you know the polling address of the DEPIC 2 which factory default is 0 With the communication port selected on the lef...

Page 5: ...d information as shown below Manufacturer displays the name of the manufacturer of this device which is Westlock Controls or Crane CPE If the user login is enabled on the DEPIC 2 the configuration menu will not appear until the user logs in using the user password FIGURE 8 DEPIC 2 Parameter screen FIGURE 9 Viewing HART configuration parameters FIGURE 7 Opening parameter screen Device type displays...

Page 6: ...the device is configured for the HART multi drop mode In this mode the loop current mode should be disabled FIGURE 10 HART communication parameters NOTE The polling address CANNOT be changed from the DEPIC 2 DTM To change the polling address go to the additional functions of the HART communication DTM Loop current the loop current mode can be enabled or disabled and will function as below Enabled ...

Page 7: ...onfigure the clock on the device The user can view the current status of the clock and also configure the new date and time through the screen shown in Figure 11 RTC status shows the current status of the real time clock Current date shows the current date on the device Current time shows the current time on the device Last set date shows the last date when the clock was setup on the device Last s...

Page 8: ...return single acting actuator However a future release of the firmware will have support for the double acting actuator FIGURE 12 Basic configuration parameters Device control this setting defines whether the DEPIC 2 can control the actuator on which it is mounted in order to perform the calibration and other diagnostics functions Enabled the DEPIC 2 controls the actuator through the on board rela...

Page 9: ... the menus to configure the PST SOVT related parameters and hides the menu item to perform these tests under the diagnostics menu Fail mode this is an important setting to configure for a successful calibration It tells DEPIC 2 how the magnet assembly is oriented and how it rotates or moves when the solenoid is de energized Please read the DEPIC 2 product manual for installation of the magnet asse...

Page 10: ...an be set between the value 27 min to 63 max The higher contrast helps better visibility of the text on LCD but consumes more current FIGURE 13 UI configuration parameters LCD Menu time out this setting defines the timer for the DEPIC 2 so that when it is in the menu screen on the LCD and there is no keypad activity for a defined timeout period the DEPIC 2 will exit the menu screen on the LCD and ...

Page 11: ...sic configuration MUST be enabled to gain access to this menu Furthermore certain parameters might be hidden or not available depending on other setting like Signature This section shows all configurable parameters for Partial Stroke Testing These parameters can be accessed under the PST configuration menu as shown in Figure 14 FIGURE 14 PST configuration parameters PST Cycle limit each time the D...

Page 12: ...ws all configurable parameters for Full Stroke Testing These parameters can be accessed using the Signature menu as shown in Figure 15 FIGURE 15 Signature configuration Signature this parameter can be used to let DEPIC 2 know if it should capture the signatures pressure and position samples during the PST and FST It indirectly indicates if the DEPIC 2 has the pressure sensor 1 connected used or no...

Page 13: ...esis configuration This menu provides different hysteresis parameters that can be configured by user to control the generation of Alerts DEPIC 2 considers alerts as a warning signal and not a critical failure Thus the values in these parameters should be different than the Alarm hysteresis since an alert indicates a trend building towards a potential failure but not a failure yet These parameters ...

Page 14: ... on the last time the service interval was re configured 4 3 12 Alarm configuration This section contains the parameters to configure different critical alarms on the DEPIC 2 to let user know about a specific failure that occurred on the device The parameters are explained below Alert alarm the DEPIC 2 has two types mechanism to let user know about fault conditions on the device One is the Alert w...

Page 15: ...requested operation This can be caused due to not enough supply pressure or solenoid voltage to keep the valve to its fully energized position PST Fast travel time the maintenance PST travel time was more than the baseline PST travel time by the PST travel time hysteresis value configured by the user PST Slow travel time the maintenance PST travel time was less than the baseline PST travel time by...

Page 16: ...er is not updated if the user perform other types of calibration like low high mA etc FIGURE 19 Accessing calibration menu FIGURE 20 Calibration menu 5 2 Full device controlled calibration This calibration method is ONLY available if the device control setting under the basic configuration menu is enabled This calibration allows the device to perform the full calibration automatically without user...

Page 17: ...rm only the upper end of the position 100 without affecting any other parameters within the full calibration like the lower end position pressure readings speed etc The user MUST have completed either the full device controlled or full user controlled calibration before performing this calibration This calibration is useful in the case where after performing the full device user controlled calibra...

Page 18: ... mode The device will stay in fixed current mode until the user ends this test The user is recommended to connect an accurate mA meter in the loop during this test Please follow the instructions displayed on the screen to finish the test FIGURE 21 Accessing diagnostics menu FIGURE 22 Diagnostics menu 6 1 2 Squawk This function helps user visually locate the DEPIC 2 to make sure the DTM is communic...

Page 19: ...ack to its original position The user can generate following two types of signatures using the DTM Follow the instructions displayed on the screen to capture the signatures Baseline signatures this signature must be captured before capturing the maintenance signature as it serves as a reference to compare the future maintenance signatures against This signature should be generated when the valve a...

Page 20: ...f the user has captured the integrator signature using the keypad LCD The integrator signature is basically generated by the person who is integrating DEPIC 2 with valve and actuator from different manufactures The purpose of generating this signature is to make sure the whole package was tested when it was integrated at the distributor location This signature can only be generated using the keypa...

Page 21: ...from the DTM None of the data from this signature is used to compare against other data to generate any alert or alarm FIGURE 25 Viewing baseline FST signature View baseline signature This menu will only be available if the user has captured the baseline signature on the device As explained before this signature acts as a baseline reference to compare all future maintenance signature data against ...

Page 22: ...The DTM will display all available maintenance signatures and the latest and oldest maintenance signature as shown below FIGURE 26 Maintenance FST signature summary View selected signature This menu allows the user to view the selected maintenance signature data and plot the graph The signature MUST be selected under the All Maintenance Signatures screen discussed before The user first should brow...

Page 23: ...feature allows user to lock a particular signature if he find anything suspicious in the valve actuator characteristics and wants to look at later time to compare with another maintenance signature Once locked the DEPIC 2 will not overwrite that signature data with any new signature it captures Once the user is satisfied with the analysis he can unlock the particular maintenance signature he locke...

Page 24: ...r captures the baseline signature and at least one maintenance signature the DEPIC 2 compares the maintenance signature run time data to the baseline signature run time data as per the hysteresis limits set by the user under the configuration menu If any parameter goes out of the hysteresis limits the DEPIC 2 will flag it as a failure and a checkbox will be displayed for that parameter under this ...

Page 25: ...rtial stroke signatures A successful test ensures that the valve will move to its fail safe position during an emergency situation 6 1 5 1 Start new baseline PST This menu allows the user to perform the Baseline PST test Upon a successful test the device will store this data as baseline PST data A Baseline PST should generally be performed once the valve actuator is first installed in process Any ...

Page 26: ...n only perform the maintenance PST after successful completion of a baseline PST Upon successful completion of the test the device will compare the data to the baseline PST data Any deviation from the specified hysteresis limits will generate an alarm Follow the instructions on the screen to perform this test from DTM FIGURE 32 Viewing baseline PST 6 1 5 4 View plot maintenance PST This menu selec...

Page 27: ...ation in the critical parameters This menu will be divided into two sections as shown below Compare PST non timing this will allow the user to compare the PST parameters that are not based on time such as pressure temperature etc Compare PST timing this menu as shown in Figure 35 will allow the user to compare the PST parameters that are based on time such as travel time date time stamp etc FIGURE...

Page 28: ...n However unlike PST test this test re applies the solenoid voltage back when the air pressure inside the actuator chamber drops to about 50 of the difference between the Nominal Supply Pressure and the Baseline PST break pressure and thereby stopping before any valve movement occurs during this test 6 1 6 2 View last SOVT This menu will allow the user to view the status and parameters captured fo...

Page 29: ... work as specified in the HART specifications If the device is reset manually or due to power failure the cold start bit will remain cleared on the DTM FIGURE 38 Device specific status 6 2 2 General alarm status This menu shows the status active or in active of general alarms if enabled in the general alarms under the basic configuration menu If the checkbox displays the symbol next to the alarm i...

Page 30: ...stable within this specified time limit it will generate this error message Calibration close position error During the calibration the device captures the reading for the close position It checks if the position is not changing and is stable for a certain time depending on the calibration timeout setting If the close position reading isn t stable within this specified time limit it will generate ...

Page 31: ...ther dynamic process conditions The device will store up to the last 16 alerts Alert transitions the number of alerts transitions active to in active and vice versa so far recorded on the device FIGURE 39 Viewing alerts Active alert count the number of active alerts recorded so far on the device Retrieve alerts download all alerts active or in active from the device to DTM for review After this me...

Page 32: ...losing speed during the last full auto calibration The value represents an index into the look up tables that has different sample rates required to record the signature samples during PST or FST mA out reversed this parameter shows the mA output calibration as detected by the DEPIC 2 during the mA output calibration The normal status indicates that the mA output current for the valve close positi...

Page 33: ...pecifications without notice Engineering document reference This DTM user guide is based on the latest engineering update and forms part of the certification for the DEPIC 2 series To ensure you have the most recent version of this document please check the document library on our website westlockcontrols com Translations Where translated the copy is taken from the original English document VCIOM ...

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