When HART mode is enabled, the module cyclically reads the variables provided by the
connected field devices itself.
Configuration of multiHART ranges
You can use one or 4 multiHART ranges with the module. Select whether or not to use
multiHART ranges in the properties dialog of the I/O module.
When HART mode is enabled, the I/O module cyclically reads the variables provided by the
connected field devices itself. You can request and read one of these HART variables over a
multiHART range.
Quality code
The quality code describes the process status of the corresponding HART variables.
Basic structure of the quality code
Bit
The quality codes generated by the I/O module depend on the HART revision of the field device
used.
For field devices with HART revision 5
The quality code is formed exclusively from the 1st and 2nd status byte (HART device status)
of the response frames (HART command 3).
Quality code
80
H
78
H
84
H
Input/output module AI-DI 16/DQ16x24VDC HART HA (6DL1133-6EW00-0PH1)
Manual, 05/2017, A5E39294170-AA
7...6
5...2
Quality
Sub-status
0 0: Bad
Coded according to "PROFIBUS PA Pro‐
0 1: Uncertain
file for Process Control Devices"
1 0: Good
1 1: Good
Meaning (process status)
Value is okay
Value is uncertain
Response code RC8: Update error
6.3 HART variables
1...0
Limits
0 0: OK
0 1: Low limit
1 0: High limit
1 1: Constant
Also applies when the following bits are set
in the 2nd status byte of the HART response
frame:
● Configuration changed
● Startup (cold start)
● Fixed analog output current setting
Also applies when the following bits are set
in the 2nd status byte of the HART response
frame:
● Additional status information available
● Analog output current saturated
● Secondary variable outside the limits
● Primary variable outside the range
HART function
43