Emerson Micro Motion 3500 Installation Manual page 8

Planning
If you are installing the Model 3300 applications peripheral in combination with a
transmitter, the maximum cable length from the transmitter's frequency output to the
Model 3300's frequency input is 500 feet (150 meters).
Figure 1-3: 4-wire remote transmitter
Figure 1-4: Remote core processor with remote transmitter
Table 1-1: Maximum cable lengths between sensor and transmitter
Cable type
Micro Motion 4-wire
Micro Motion 9-wire
User-supplied 4-wire
8
Sensor
Core processor
(standard or enhanced)
Sensor
Junction box
9-wire cable
Wire gauge
Not applicable
Not applicable
VDC 22 AWG (0.35 mm
VDC 20 AWG (0.5 mm
VDC 18 AWG (0.8 mm
RS-485 22 AWG (0.35 mm
larger
Model 3500 Transmitters or Model 3300 Peripherals - Rack Mount
Model 3500
4-wire cable
Model 3500
4-wire cable
Core processor
(standard only)
Maximum length
• 1000 ft (300 m) without
Ex-approval
• 500 ft (150 m) with
IIC-rated sensors
• 1000 ft (300 m) with
IIB-rated sensors
60 ft (20 m)
2 ) 300 ft (90 m)
2 ) 500 ft (150 m)
2 ) 1000 ft (300 m)
2 ) or 1000 ft (300 m)