Introduction; About The Slg 700 Foundation™ Fieldbus Level Transmitter - Honeywell SLG 700 Option Manual

1.1 About the SLG 700 FOUNDATION™ Fieldbus Level Transmitter
The Honeywell SLG 700 is a SmartLine Level transmitter that has a wide range of additional features
along with supporting the FOUNDATION Fieldbus (FF) communication protocol. The SLG 700 level
transmitter with FF protocol provides a FOUNDATIONTM Fieldbus interface to operate in a
compatible distributed Fieldbus system. The transmitter includes FOUNDATION Fieldbus electronics
for operating in a 31.25 Kbit/s Fieldbus network and can interoperate with any FOUNDATION
Fieldbus registered device.
The Honeywell SmartLine SLG 700 is a high performance transmitter offering high accuracy,
reliability and resolution over a wide range of process conditions.
The SLG 700 Fieldbus device is fully tested and compliant with Honeywell Experion® PKS providing
the highest level of compatibility assurance and integration capabilities.
Integration with Honeywell's Experion PKS offers the following unique advantages through Smart
Connection suite.
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Transmitter messaging – To enhance safety and productivity through clear identification and
assignment of maintenance tasks in the local transmitter display
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Maintenance mode indication – To enhance safety through system initiated command to
identify that the device is available for maintenance
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FDM Plant Area Views with Health summaries – To reduce the time to identify, diagnose
and fix device problems by providing an overview of device health based on user defined
groups in the Honeywell Field Device Manager.
SmartLine easily meets the most demanding needs for level measurement applications including
interface measurements. SmartLine Level features include the following:
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Best-in-Class performance
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+/- 3mm accuracy or 0.03% measured distance
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1mm resolution
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+/- 1mm repeatability
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Support for materials with dielectric constant of 1.4
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Lowest Cost of Ownership
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Polarity-insensitivity terminations
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Modular construction
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Field replaceable modules
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Multiple local display capabilities
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3 button local configuration
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Smart Connection Suite
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Transmitter messaging
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Maintenance mode indication
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Tamper alerts
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Advanced diagnostics
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Comprehensive integration testing
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1. Introduction

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