DVC6000 Digital Valve Controllers
DVC6000 Troubleshooting Checklist
1. Instrument serial number as read from nameplate ________________________________________________
2. Is the digital valve controller responding to the control signal? Yes _________ No _________
If not, describe ___________________________________________________________________________
3. Measure the voltage across the "Loop −" and Loop +" terminal box screws when the commanded current is
4.0 mA and 20.0 mA: __________V @ 4.0 mA
(For a DVC6000 pwb built prior to 2003, these values should be around 9.4 V @ 4.0 mA. For a DVC6000 pwb
built after 2003, these values should be around 9.6 V @ 4.0 mA and 10.3 V @ 20 mA.
4. Is it possible to communicate via HART to the digital valve controller? Yes _________ No _________
5. What is the Diagnostic Tier of the digital valve controller? AC ____ HC ____ AD ____ PD ____ ODV____
6. What is the firmware version of the digital valve controller? ______________
7. What is the hardware version of the digital valve controller? ______________
8. Is the digital valve controller's Instrument Mode "In Service"? Yes _________ No _________
9. Is the digital valve controller's Control Mode set to "Analog"?
10. Is it on Travel or Pressure control?
11. What are the following parameter readings?
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Input Signal _________
Supply Pressure _________ Pressure A _________
Travel Target _________% Travel _________%
12. What are the following alert readings?
Fail alerts _______________________________________________________________________________
Valve alerts _____________________________________________________________________________
Operational status ________________________________________________________________________
Alert event record entries __________________________________________________________________
13. Export ValveLink data (if available) for the device (Status Monitor, Detailed Setup, etc.).
Mounting
1. Which DVC6000 do you have?
2. What Make, Brand, Style, Size, etc. actuator is the DVC6000 mounted on? ________________________
3. What is the full travel of the valve? ____________________________________________________________
4. What is the Mounting Kit part number? _________________________________________________________
5. If mounting kits are made by LBP/Customer, please provide pictures of installation.
6. Is the Mounting kit installed per the instructions? Yes _________ No _________
7. What is the safe position of the valve? Fail closed _________ Fail open _________
8. For a DVC6010 or DVC6030: During full travel of the actuator, does the DVC6000 feedback arm move below
the "A" or above the "B" alignment positions? (It should not) Yes _________ No _________
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__________V @ 20.0 mA.
Drive Signal _________%
DVC6010 ____ DVC6020 ____ DVC6030 ____ Remote Mount? ____
Yes _________ No _________
Pressure B _________
September 2013
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