UM344-2

ON-LINE AND OFF-LINE OPERATION

 

SHORT ADDRESS 00

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEL/

 

SEL/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EDIT

 

END

 

CONT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHORT ADDRESS 00

 

 

 

 

ENTER ADDRESS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E N -

 

<

 

QUIT

TER

 

5.1.1.4 Output Block

FAILSAFE LEVEL :

LOW

 

 

 

 

 

 

LAST

 

NEXT

 

SEL/

 

SEL/

OPTN

 

OPTN

 

END

 

CONT

5.1.1.5 Alarm Block

ALARM1 : ENABLE

 

 

 

 

 

SEL/

 

 

LAST

 

NEXT

 

 

 

SEL/

OPTN

 

OPTN

 

 

END

 

CONT

 

 

 

ALARM1 SETPOINT:

 

 

2 5 . 0 0 0 D E G F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEL/

 

SEL/

EDIT

 

 

 

 

END

 

CONT

NOTE

Only numbers may be used in the serial number field.

Press SEL/CONT to display the Short Address screen. Pressing SEL/END will end configuration of the transmitter ID Block.

6.Enter or edit the transmitter short address using the EDIT, QUIT, and ENTER keys as described below.

EDIT - display the Short Address edit screen. Use the < key to edit by erasing one character in the address at a time, starting with the last character. Type the new short address on the keypad.

QUIT - return to the previous screen without saving the address.

ENTER - store the new short address in the current MXC On-Line Memory. The MXC will now show the Function Block Menu.

1.At the Function Block Menu, press NEXT to configure the Output block and display the Failsafe Level screen.

2.Edit or change this value by scrolling through the selections using the LAST OPTN and NEXT OPTN keys.

3.Press either SEL/END or SEL/CONT to return to the Function Block Menu.

There are two absolute alarms which may be configured as HI or LO. The setpoint for the alarms is in the same units selected in the operator display block.

1.Press SEL (F4) at the Alarm Block to display the Alarm 1 screen.

2.Press NEXT OPTN (F2) to enable or disable Alarm 1.

3.Press SEL/CONT (F4) to continue to the setpoint screen.

August 1995

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Siemens UM344-2 user manual Output Block, Alarm Block

UM344-2 specifications

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