Entering Floating-Point Values With The Display - Emerson Micro Motion 2700 Configuration And Use Manual

Using the Display
B.4.5

Entering floating-point values with the display

Certain configuration values, such as meter factors or output ranges, are entered as floating-point
values. When you first enter the configuration screen, the value is displayed in decimal notation (as
shown in Figure B-2) and the active digit is flashing.
Figure B-2
Sign
For positive numbers, leave this space
blank. For negative numbers, enter a
minus sign (–).
To change the value:
1.
Select
sign space wraps back to the rightmost digit.
2.
Scroll
becomes
To change the sign of a value:
1.
Select
2. Use
Scroll
In decimal notation, you can change the position of the decimal point up to a maximum precision of
four (four digits to the right of the decimal point). To do this:
1.
Select
2.
Scroll.
3.
Select
will flash between each digit pair.
4. When the decimal point is in the desired position,
moves the cursor one digit to the left.
To change from decimal to exponential notation (see Figure B-3):
1.
Select
2.
Scroll
3. To enter the exponent:
a.
Select
b.
Scroll
between 0 and 3 (for the first position in the exponent), or values between 0 and 9 (for the
second position in the exponent).
c.
Select
Note: When switching between decimal and exponential notation, any unsaved edits are lost. The
system reverts to the previously saved value.
Note: While in exponential notation, the positions of the decimal point and exponent are fixed.
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Numeric values in decimal notation
SX.XXXX
to move one digit to the left. From the leftmost digit, a space is provided for a sign. The
to change the value of the active digit:
. For the rightmost digit, an
1
to move to the space that is immediately left of the leftmost digit.
to specify – (for a negative value) or [blank] (for a positive value).
until the decimal point is flashing.
This removes the decimal point and moves the cursor one digit to the left.
to move one digit to the left. As you move from one digit to the next, a decimal point
until the rightmost digit is flashing.
to , then . The display changes to provide two spaces for entering the exponent.
E Select
until the desired digit is flashing.
to the desired value. You can enter a minus sign (first position only), values
.
Digits
Enter a number (maximum length: eight
digits, or seven digits and a minus sign).
Maximum precision is four.
becomes ,
1 2 2
option is included to switch to exponential notation.
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This inserts the decimal point and
Scroll.
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3 9
,
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