Reference Manual

00809-0400-4728, Rev AA June 2011

Rosemount 644

POWER SUPPLY

FOUNDATION fieldbus Installation

Ground the Transmitter

Powered over FOUNDATION fieldbus with standard fieldbus power supplies. The transmitter operates between 9.0 and 32.0 Vdc, 11 mA maximum. Transmitter power terminals are rated to 42.4 Vdc.

The power terminals on the 644 with FOUNDATION fieldbus are polarity insensitive.

The transmitter will operate with the current signal loop either floating or grounded. However, the extra noise in floating systems affects many types of readout devices. If the signal appears noisy or erratic, grounding the current signal loop at a single point may solve the problem. The best place to ground the loop is at the negative terminal of the power supply. Do not ground the current signal loop at more than one point.

The transmitter is electrically isolated to 500 Vdc/ac rms (707 Vdc), so the input circuit may also be grounded at any single point. When using a grounded thermocouple, the grounded junction serves as this point.

Neither side of the loop should be grounded on FOUNDATION fieldbus devices. Only the shield wire should be grounded.

NOTE

Do not ground the signal wire at both ends.

Ungrounded Thermocouple, mV, and RTD/Ohm Inputs

Each process installation has different requirements for grounding. Use the grounding options recommended by the facility for the specific sensor type or begin with grounding Option 1 (the most common).

Option 1:

1.Connect signal wiring shield to the sensor wiring shield.

2.Ensure the two shields are tied together and electrically isolated from the transmitter housing.

3.Ground shield at the power supply end only.

4.Ensure that the sensor shield is electrically isolated from the surrounding grounded fixtures.

Sensor Wires

Transmitter

Shield ground point

FOUNDATION Fieldbus segment

Connect shields together, electrically isolated from the transmitter

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Emerson 644 manual Power Supply, Ground the Transmitter, Foundation fieldbus Installation, Option