Emerson FB2100 Flow Computer Instruction Manual
D301783X012
March 2019
1.5
Inputs & Outputs (I/O)
The flow computer comes with base I/O from both the CPU and the built-in multi-variable (MV)
sensor.
Base I/O consists of:
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Table 1-2. FB2100 I/O Configurations
Option
FB2100 option 1
FB2100 option 2
1.6
Power Options
You can power the flow computer using an external DC input, or an internal rechargeable battery
connected to a solar panel.
Important
Use only batteries supplied with the flow computer or sold by Emerson Remote Automation
Solutions as spare parts for this flow computer. If you substitute a battery you obtain elsewhere you
will void your certification unless it is the identical part from the same manufacturer as that
supplied with the flow computer from Emerson.
Table 1-3. Power Options
Option
External DC Power
Supply
Lead Acid Battery Pack ▪
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Pressure (P) input from the MV sensor, differential pressure (DP) input from the MV sensor,
connections for temperature (T) input from a customer-supplied RTD/PRT -or – a single
Static Pressure Sensor with RTD/PRT connections. Alternatively, you can purchase the flow
computer without an integral sensor.
Either single digital output (DO) or four on-board I/O channels [two on-board I/O channels
you can individually configure as either digital input (DI), digital output (DO), or pulse input
(PI) and two on-board I/O channels you can individually configure as either analog input (AI)
or analog output (AO)].
Configuration
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MV Sensor (P, DP) or Static Pressure (SP) Sensor
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Connections for customer supplied 2, 3, or 4-wire RTD/PRT.
1 DO channel
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MV Sensor (P, DP) or Static Pressure (SP) Sensor
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Connections for customer supplied 2, 3, or 4-wire RTD/PRT.
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2 DI/DO/PI channels
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2 AI/AO channels
Usage
10.5 Vdc to 30 Vdc external supply (Max power at 10 watts)
12 Vdc
10.5 Ah
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Not suitable with ATEX or IECEx applications
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Can be optionally charged by a solar panel
Introduction