MODEL | SECTION 8.0 |
| FOUNDATION FIELDBUS OPERATION |
SECTION 8.0
FOUNDATION FIELDBUS OPERATION
This section covers basic transmitter operation and software functionality. For detailed descriptions of the function blocks common to all Fieldbus devices, refer to
Figure 8-1 illustrates how the pH/ORP signal is channelled through the transmitter to the control room and the FOUNDATION Fieldbus configuration device.
Function Blocks
• AI1
• AI2
• Al3
• PID
• sensor type
• engineering units
• reranging
• damping
• temperature compensation
• calibration
• diagnostics
SENSOR
FIGURE 8-1. Functional Block Diagram for the Model 5081-T-FF Conductivity Transmitter
with FOUNDATION Fieldbus.
Software Functionality. The Model
Transducer Block. The transducer block contains the actu- al measurement data. It includes information about sensor type, engineering units, reranging, damping, temperature compensation, calibration, and diagnostics.
Resource Block. The resource Block contains physical device information, including available memory, manufac- turer identification, type of device, and features.
FOUNDATION fieldbus Function Blocks. The Model
Analog Input. The Analog Input (AI) block processes the measurement and makes it available to other func- tion blocks. It also allows filtering, alarming, and engi- neering unit change.
PID. The PID function block combines all of the neces- sary logic to perform proportional/integral/derivative (PID) control. The block supports mode control, signal scaling and limiting, feedforward control, override tracking, alarm limit detection, and signal status propa- gation.
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