Error Display - Siemens SITRANS P DS III Operating Instructions Manual

6.4.3

Error display

Description
If hardware faults, software errors or diagnostic alarms occur in the transmitter, the message
"Error" appears in the measured value display.
A ticker appears in the bottom line of the display indicating the type of error. This diagnostic
information is also available via HART communication.
Display
Figure 6-3
The following messages may appear as a ticker in the bottom line of the display.
Ticker
"HARDWARE FIRMWARE ALARM"
"DIAGNOSTIC ALARM"
"SENSOR BREAK"
SITRANS P DS III with HART
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Example of error message
Meaning
Contains hardware faults such as:
incorrect checksum
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incorrect EEPROM data
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Defective EEROM
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RAM fault
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ROM fault
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inconsistent data
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EEPROMs not initialized
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Is always displayed if
an event configured by the user is to be signaled
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with an alarm.
For example:
– Limit reached
– Event counter for limit values exceeded
– Calibration time expired
– Current saturation reached
the status of one of the device variables is "BAD".
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Appears when there is a sensor break.
Operation
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