Hart Communications For The Sitrans Probe Lu; Hart Device Description (Dd); Simatic Process Device Manager (Pdm); Appendix C - Siemens sitrans PROBE LU Instruction Manual

Appendix C

HART Communications for the SITRANS Probe LU

Highway Addressable Remote Transducer, HART, is an industrial protocol that rides on
top of a 4-20 mA signal. It is an open standard, and full details about HART can be
obtained from the HART Communication Foundation at
SITRANS Probe LU can be configured over the HART network using either the HART
Communicator, or a software package. There are a number of different software
packages available, and the SITRANS Probe LU should work well with any of them. The
recommended software package is the SIMATIC Process Device Manager (PDM) by
Siemens.

HART Device Description (DD)

In order to configure a HART device, the configurator must have the HART Device
Descriptor for the unit in question. HART DD's are controlled by the HART Communication
Foundation. Please contact your local representative concerning the availability of the
HART DD for SITRANS Probe LU. Older versions of the library will have to be updated in
order to use all the features in the SITRANS Probe LU.

SIMATIC Process Device Manager (PDM):

This software package is designed to permit easy configuration, monitoring and
troubleshooting of HART devices. The HART DD for the SITRANS Probe LU was written
with SIMATIC PDM in mind and has been extensively tested with this software.
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