Displaying The Block List; Working With Device Blocks; Parameter Functionality - Emerson 375 User Manual

Fieldbus Functionality
Working with
Device Blocks
The block menu is a submenu of the block list.
Block menus display block information for the
fieldbus device to which you are connected.
If the DD is not installed in your 375 Field
Communicator a DD error will appear. New DDs
will be made available on a regular basis; see
"Easy Upgrade Programming Utility" on page 2-16.
Devices that do not support transducer block
menus within the DD will have the following
selections: All, Process, Status, Other. If Methods
are incorporated into the transducer block they will
be displayed as either Diagnostic Methods or
Calibration Methods. Tap All to display all of the
parameters for the desired block. ALL display call
up times may take several minutes. It is
recommended you use this only if you are unable
to find your desired selection elsewhere.
If the device DD supports menus, you can display
the block menu by performing the following steps:
1. Display the block list; see page 4-12.
2. Double tap the desired block tag and the block
menu will appear.
3. From the block menu double tap the desired
parameter group label category.

Parameter Functionality

Shaded areas indicate values that cannot be
changed. In initial versions of the Fieldbus
Application you will be able to edit only the
resource, transducer, and I/O blocks. You will be
able to open and view all other blocks, however,
you will not be able to edit them.
Modified Parameters
An asterisk will appear next to a modified
parameter which has not yet been sent to
the device.
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