Emerson Fisher FIELDVUE DVC6000f Instruction Manual page 66

DVC6000f Digital Valve Controllers
Alarm Handling
(RB > Configure/Setup > Alarm Handling)
D Alert Key
Alert Key (ALERT_KEY [4]) is a number that permits
grouping alerts. This number may be used to indicate
to the operator the source of the alert, such as the
instrument, plant unit, etc. Enter a value between 1
and 255.
D Confirm Time
Confirm Time (CONFIRM_TIME [33]) determines the
time, in 1/32 of a millisecond, the instrument waits for
confirmation of receipt of a report before trying again.
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If Confirm Time is 0, the instrument does not retry to
send the report. Enter 0 or a value between 320000
(10 secs) and 640000 (20 secs).
D Limit Notify
Limit Notify (LIM_NOTIFY [32]) is the number of alert
reports that the device can send without getting a
confirmation up to the maximum permitted in
Maximum Notify (MAX_NOTIFY [31]). If Limit Notify is
set to zero, no alerts are reported. Enter a value
between 0 and 3.
To have the instrument report alerts without having the
host poll the alerts parameters, select the Reports
feature (see Feature Select).
D Maximum Notify
Maximum Notify (MAX_NOTIFY [31]) indicates the
maximum number of alert reports that the device can
send without getting a confirmation. This limit is
determined by the amount of memory available for
alert messages. The number can be set lower, to
control alert flooding, by adjusting Maximum Alerts
Allowed (LIM_NOTIFY [32]).
D Block Alarm Disabled
The Block Alarm (BLOCK_ALM [36]) is used for all
configuration, hardware, connection failure or system
problems in the block. Alarm Summary (ALARM_SUM
[37]) determines if the Write Alarm (WRITE_ALM [40])
and Block Alarm [BLOCK_ALM [36]) are disabled.
D Block Alarm Auto Acknowledge
Acknowledge Option (ACK_OPTION [38]) determines
if the block alarm will be automatically acknowledged.
D Discrete Alarm Disabled
The Write Alarm (WRITE_ALM [40]) is used to alert
when parameters are writeable to the device. Alarm
Summary (ALARM_SUM [37]) determines if the
Discrete Alarm is disabled.
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D Discrete Alarm Auto Acknowledge
Acknowledge Option (ACK_OPTION [38]) determines
if the Write Alarm associated with the block will be
automatically acknowledged.
Identification
(RB > Configure/Setup > Identification)
D Device ID
The 32 character Device ID (DEVICE_ID [54]).
D Electronics Serial Number
The Electronics Serial Number (ELECTRONICS_SN
[49]) set at the factory.
D Factory Serial Number
The Factory Serial Number (FACTORY_SN [50]) is
the instrument serial number set at the factory.
D Field Serial Number
The Field Serial Number (FIELD_SN [51]) is the serial
number of instrument assigned in field.
D Tag Description
The Tag Description (TAG_DESC [2]) is used to
assign a unique 32 character description to each block
within the digital valve controller to describe the
intended application for the block.
D Strategy
Strategy (STRATEGY [3]) permits strategic grouping
of blocks so the operator can identify where the block
is located. The blocks may be grouped by plant area,
plant equipment, etc. Enter a value between 0 and
65535 in the Strategy field.
D Manufacturer
Manufacturer Identification (MANUFAC_ID [10])
identifies the manufacturer of the instrument. It is used
by the host system to locate the DD file for the device.
For Fisher the Manufacturer ID is 0x5100.
D Device Type
Device Type (DEV_TYPE [11]) identifies the type of
device. It is used by the host system to locate the DD
file for the device. For a DVC6000f digital valve
controller the device type is 0x4602.
D Diagnostics Options
Diagnostic Options (DIAG_OPTIONS [45]) shows the
diagnostic options available in the instrument.
December 2009