Configure Fault Timeout - Emerson Micro Motion 5700 Configuration And Use Manual

Configure device options and preferences
March 2019
If an alert is ignored, any occurrence of this alert is not posted to the alert list and the status LED on the
transmitter does not change color. The occurrence is posted to alert history.
• To ignore a condition:
a) Choose Configure > Alert Setup.
b) Choose the category of the alert: Sensor, Configuration, Process, or Output.
c) Select the alert.
d) Choose Set Conditions.
e) Select the condition and set it to OFF.
If a condition is ignored, any occurrence of this condition is not posted to the alert list and the status LED
on the transmitter does not change color. The occurrence is posted to alert history.

7.2.4 Configure Fault Timeout

Menu > Alert Setup > Output Fault Actions > Fault Timeout (sec)
Display
Device Tools > Configuration > Fault Processing > Fault Timeout
ProLink III
Configure > Alert Setup > Output Fault Actions > General > Fault Timeout
Field Communicator
Fault Timeout controls the delay before fault actions are performed.
The fault timeout period begins when the transmitter detects an alert condition.
• During the fault timeout period, the transmitter continues to report its last valid measurements.
• If the fault timeout period expires while the alert is still active, the fault actions are performed.
• If the alert condition clears before the fault timeout expires, no fault actions are performed.
Restriction
• Fault Timeout is not applied to all alerts. For some alerts, fault actions are performed as soon as the alert
condition is detected. See the list of alerts and conditions for details.
Fault Timeout is applicable only when Alert Severity = Failure. For all other settings of Alert Severity,
•
Fault Timeout is irrelevant.
Procedure
Set Fault Timeout as desired.
• Default: 0 seconds
• Range: 0 to 60 seconds
If you set Fault Timeout to 0, fault actions are performed as soon as the alert condition is detected.
128 Micro Motion Model 5700 Transmitters with Configurable Outputs
Configuration and Use Manual
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