View Alerts Using The Field Communicator; View Alerts Using A Fieldbus Host - Emerson Micro Motion 2700 Configuration And Use Manual

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7.4.3

View alerts using the Field Communicator

You can view a list containing all alerts that are active, or inactive but unacknowledged.
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7.4.4

View alerts using a fieldbus host

Whenever an alert condition occurs, the transmitter sets the fieldbus output status to Bad
or Uncertain. It also posts a Field Diagnostics alert. You can determine which alert and
alert condition is active and use this information to choose the appropriate response.
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- If the alert is active when it is acknowledged, it will be removed from the list
when the alert condition clears.
Alert data in transmitter memory
To view active or unacknowledged alerts, choose Service Tools > Alerts.
All active alerts and unacknowledged alerts are listed.
Note
Only Fault and Informational alerts are listed. The transmitter automatically filters out alerts
with Status Alert Severity set to Ignore.
To refresh the list, choose Service Tools > Alerts > Refresh Alerts.
Alert data in transmitter memory
To read alert status for an AI function block or the AO function block, read the
BLOCK_ERR index (OD Index 6).
To obtain more detailed information about active alerts:
1. Identify the active alerts by reading the following parameters from the resource
block:
- FD_FAIL_ACTIVE (OD Index 43)
- FD_OFFSPEC_ACTIVE (OD Index 44)
- FD_MAINT_ACTIVE (OD Index 45)
- FD_CHECK_ACTIVE (OD Index 46)
2. For each active alert, obtain the alert detail by reading the status words (OD
Index 17, 18, 19, 20, 120) from the Diagnostic transducer block.
Alert data in transmitter memory
Micro Motion Model 2700 Transmitters with FOUNDATION Fieldbus