Asset Management Function - Vega VEGAPULS 62 Operating Instructions Manual

Status messages
VEGAPULS 62 • Profibus PA
Echo curve of the setup: This is used as reference echo curve for
the measurement conditions during setup. Changes in the measure-
ment conditions during operation or buildup on the sensor can thus
be recognized. The echo curve of the setup is stored via:
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PC with PACTware/DTM
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Control system with EDD
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Display and adjustment module
Further echo curves: Up to 10 echo curves can be stored in a ring
buffer in this memory section. Additional echo curves are stored via:
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PC with PACTware/DTM
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Control system with EDD
9.3

Asset Management function

The instrument features self-monitoring and diagnostics according to
NE 107 and VDI/VDE 2650. In addition to the status messages in the
following tables, detailed error messages are available under menu
item "Diagnostics" via the display and adjustment module, PACTware/
DTM and EDD.
The status messages are divided into the following categories:
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Failure
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Function check
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Out of specification
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Maintenance requirement
and explained by pictographs:
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Fig. 41: Pictographs of the status messages
1 Failure - red
2 Out of specification - yellow
3 Function check - orange
4 Maintenance - blue
Failure: Due to a malfunction in the instrument, a fault message is
output.
This status message is always active. It cannot be deactivated by the
user.
Function check: The instrument is being worked on, the measured
value is temporarily invalid (for example during simulation).
This status message is inactive by default. It can be activated by the
user via PACTware/DTM or EDD.
Out of specification: The measured value is unreliable because an
instrument specification was exceeded (e.g. electronics temperature).
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