Fisher FIELDVUE DVC6200f Instruction Manual page 223

Instruction Manual
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Block Alarm
RB > Device Diagnostics > Block Alarm
Field Communicator
The Block Alarm (BLOCK_ALM [36]) is used for all configuration, hardware, connection failure or system problems in
the block.
D Block Alarm: Alarm State
Block Alarm: Alarm State (BLOCK_ALM. ALARM_STATE [36.2]) indicates the state of the Block Alarm. Five states are
possible:
d Undefined
d Clear reported
d Clear not reported
d Active reported
d Active not reported
D Block Alarm: Unacknowledged
Block Alarm: Unacknowledged (BLOCK_ALARM. UNACKNOWLEDGED [36.1])
1 = Undefined
2 = Acknowledged
Unacknowledged
3 =
Maintenance
RB > Device Diagnostics > Maintenance
Field Communicator
D Restart Actions
WARNING
Restarting the instrument may cause loss of process control. To avoid personal injury and property damage caused by the
release of pressure of process fluid, isolate the valve from the process and equalize pressure on both sides of the valve or
bleed off the process fluid.
You can restart the instrument to reset parameters, links, etc. within the instrument. However, due to the effect that a
restart can have on the instrument, and therefore the control loop, restarting the instrument should be used
cautiously and only as a last measure. The following procedure describes how to use Restart Options to restart the
instrument with a Field Communicator. You can also restart the instrument using ValveLink software or from a host
system using the Restart method included with the device description (DD) software.
You can restart the instrument any time it is connected to an active segment.
RB > Device Diagnostics > Maintenance > Restart Actions
Field Communicator
1. Restart informs you about what can happen when an instrument restart is performed. Select Yes to continue, or No
to abort without restarting.
2. Select the desired restart action or select EXIT to exit Restart. Select Help (not the Help button) to get information
on restart actions.
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