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  • Page 1 ADT22XA CALIBRATOR SERIES...
  • Page 2 ADT22XA Series Multifunction Process Calibrators Please download the latest version from www.additel.com Additel Corporation...
  • Page 3 STATEMENT...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    ADT22XA Series Calibrators..............................1 1. Specifications..................................2 2. Safety Information.................................. 3 3. Accessories................................... 4 3.1 Standard Accessories................................4 3.2 Optional Accessories................................5 4. Cautions....................................6 5. Technical Index..................................7 5.1 Working Environment................................7 5.2 Storage Environment................................7 5.3 Electrical Parameters................................7 5.4 Technical Parameters................................
  • Page 5 8.2.1 Millivolts Measurement..............................20 8.2.2 Volts Measurement..............................20 8.2.3 Frequency Measurement............................. 21 8.2.4 Pulse Counting................................21 8.2.5 Resistance Measurement............................22 8.2.6 Switch Test................................... 22 8.2.7 Current Measurement..............................23 8.2.8 Pressure Measurement............................... 23 8.2.9 Thermocouple Measurement............................24 8.2.10 RTD Measurement..............................25 8.3 Sourcing...................................
  • Page 6 8.3.12 Pressure Source(only available with pressure module)....................33 8.3.13 Thermocouples Simulation............................34 8.3.14 RTD Simulation................................34 8.4 Snapshot..................................... 35 9. Setup...................................... 36 9.1 RS-232 Interface................................36 9.2 Snapshot Management............................... 36 9.3 Date and Time..................................37 9.4 Utilities....................................37 9.4.1 Scientific Calculator................................ 37 9.4.2 Simulate Transmitter..............................
  • Page 7 9.7 24V dc Loop Power................................43 9.8 Display Language................................43 9.9 Help Guide..................................44 10. Task and AsCal.................................. 45 10.1 What is AsCal?................................45 10.2 Creating a New Task................................ 47 10.3 Delete/Erase Tasks................................49 10.4 Select a Task to Be Calibrated............................49 10.5 Viewing the Task Results..............................

  • Page 8: Adt22Xa Series Calibrators

    ADT22XA Series Calibrators Digital Pressure Modules This user manual will guide you through the specifications and functions of the ADT22XA series calibrators For further information please feel free to visit our website www additel com...

  • Page 9: Specifications

    1 Specifications Measure Description Pulse ohms On off RTDs ADT221A Multifunction Temperature Calibrator ADT222A Multifunction Process Calibrator ADT223A Documenting Process Calibrator Source Description Pulse ohms RTDs ADT221A Multifunction Temperature Calibrator ADT222A Multifunction Process Calibrator ADT223A Documenting Process Calibrator Other utility functions Pressure Loop Snap...

  • Page 10: Safety Information

    2 Safety Information ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆...

  • Page 11: Accessories

    3 Accessories 3 1 Standard Accessories 3 sets (6 pcs) 1set (2 pcs) Short circuit cable Test leads 110V 220V external power adapter Chargeable Li ion battery...

  • Page 12: Optional Accessories

    3 2 Optional Accessories ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ Pressure module USB to RS232 Cold Junction Intelligent digital pressure modules connection cable compensation kits...

  • Page 13: Cautions

    4 Cautions ◆ Do not connect the test leads before toggling to another measurement or sourcing function ◆ ◆ Regular cleaning and maintenance is recommended If the calibrator exhibits any unusual behavior contact Additel Corporation to help troubleshoot the problem ◆...

  • Page 14: Technical Index

    5 Technical Index Temperature: (-10 to 50)°C. Relative humidity: <90% (Non-condensing). Atmosphere pressure: (86 to 106) kPa Temperature: (-20 to 60)°C. Relative humidity: <90% (Non-condensing). Power supply: polymer Li-ion rechargeable battery or 10VDC adaptor. Charge mode: specified 10VDC adaptor (charging time is less than 4 hours). Working time: more than 15 hours (The battery icon will blink when the power is low.
  • Page 15 Rs232 parameter: baudrate is 2400, 4800, 9600 or 19200, data bits is 8, stop bits is 1, address is from 1 to 121. Real-time clock: three date formats are selectable. The year range is 2000 to 2099, and the time format is 24-hour. ±...
  • Page 16 (2) 2-wire, 3-wire, 4-wire resistance measurement: ± (0 002 RD 0 001%FS)/°C. Note 2: Input features: (1) Voltage measurement: input impedance > 1M Ω ,overvoltage of ports is ± 300VDC. (2) Current measurement: input impedance < 10 ,overvoltage of ports is 1A DC.
  • Page 17 Pulse 0 to 999999 DC24V 0 5V Note 1 (1) Voltage, current, resistance source:(±0.001%RD+0.0015%FS)/°C. Note 2 (1) Millivolts source: Max load capability is 1mA, load variance ratio less than 50 (2) 12V source: Max load capability is 5mA, load variance ratio less than 1mV/mA. (3) Current source: Internal 24V power supply, max load capability is 20mA@1k Ω...
  • Page 18 Thermocouple Measurement, Simulation and Source Accuracy. (Working temperature: 20°C ± 5°C) Table 5-3 Thermocouple Measurement and Source accuracy °C Accuracy( Measure and °C Standard Temperature Range ( Simulate Measure Source -50 to 400 IEC 584 -50 to 1768 400 to 1000 1000 to 1768 -50 to 200 200 to 500...
  • Page 19 -250 to -200 -200 to -100 IEC 584 -270 to 1000 -100 to 0 0 to 700 700 to 1000 -210 to -100 -270 to 1200 IEC 584 -100 to 1200 -250 to -200 IEC 584 -270 to 400 -200 to 0 0 to 400 0 to 1000 ASTM E988...
  • Page 20 400 to 900 -200 to 0 DIN 43710 -200 to 600 0 to 600 RTD Measure, Simulate, and Source Accuracy.(Working temperature:20°C ± 5°C) Table 5-4 RTD Measurement and Source accuracy (°C) Accuracy Measure and Standard Temperature Range Measure Measure Simulate Source 2W 3W -200 to 200...
  • Page 21 -200 to 200 0 16 0 36 Pt500(385) IEC 751 -200 to 850 200 to 600 0 32 0 22 0 54 600 to 850 0 40 0 27 0 67 -200 to 200 0 05 0 25 Pt1000(385) IEC 751 -200 to 850 200 to 600 0 10...

  • Page 22: Summary

    6 Summary The ADT22XA series calibrators are high performance instruments, designed for the calibration and troubleshooting of variety of process instrumentation and controls. Features 1. Measure mA, millivolts, volts, ohms, frequency, pulses, switch, RTDs and thermocouples. 2. Source/simulate mA, millivolts, volts, ohms, frequency, pulses, RTDs and thermocouples. 3.

  • Page 23: Structure And Functions

    7 Structure and Functions 7 1 Basic Structure Pressure module “Protective cover” interface 223A Power key ADT223A Documenting Process Calibrator Navigation keys Powered by rechargeable battery or specified adapter. A ddi tel Corporation USA S/N: www addi tel com Rechargeable jack Measure jacks Source jacks...

  • Page 24: Introduction Of Jacks Function

    7 2 Introduction of Jacks Function Table 7-1 Jacks Introduction ① Voltage measurement, ② current measurement, ③ resistance measurement (2W), 2 & 9 switch, pulse measurement, frequency measurement. Resistance measure (3W). 2 9 & 10 1 2 9 & 10 Resistance measure (4W).

  • Page 25: Key Functions

    7.3 Key Functions Table7-2 Instruction Power key Starts HART communications function (ADT223A only). Selects the millivolts, volts, pulse or frequency. Selects the resistance or switch test (measure function only). Selects the RTD or thermocouple type. Selects mA (current). Selects pressure measurement or the pressure sourcing unction ( nly ressure odule s vailable).

  • Page 26: Basic Operation

    8. Basic Operation The basic mode is the split screen that shows MEASURE and SOURCE areas on the display(see figure 8.1). When returning from higher level operations (e.g. Setup,Task, measuring options, sourcing options, etc), the calibrator will lso eturn o he asic ode ith ast onfigured easurement nd ource.

  • Page 27: Measuring

    In the Basic Mode (as Figure8.1), if the measurement area is active, you can press the function keys ( ) which will display the corresponding items.Anytime that you want to access the non-active area, press the desired function key twice and the non-active area will become active (e.g. if the source area is active and you would like to change the measure function from mA to V then press twice and the measure area becomes active and the list appears for you to hose...

  • Page 28: Frequency Measurement

    3. Press the navigation keys Up/Down to select Hz from the list, then press Enter Done FREQ Source 3. Press the avigation eys o elect Hz rom he ist , hen ress Enter r Done o hange he easurement r ress Options o how ulse Figure 8.3 Frequency Measurement ounting etup nterface.

  • Page 29: Resistance Measurement

    8 2 5 Resistance Measurement twice. list, then press Enter or Done to change the measurement. You can also press Options to show resistance measurement configuration interface. DC Resistance x 100 x 10 press Zero to clear the measured value. 8 2 6 Switch Test Figure 8 5 Resistance Measurement 2.

  • Page 30: Current Measurement

    1 Figure 8 7 shows the current measurement connections 2 If the measurement area is active, press once, otherwise press twice. 3 Press the navigation keys to select mA from the list, then press Enter or Done to change the measurement. then press Zero to clear the measured value.

  • Page 31: Thermocouple Measurement

    The calibrator supports thirteen standard thermocouples, thermocouple types are identified by character: S, R, B, K, N, E, J, T, C, D, G, L and U. Table 5-3 shows the temperature ranges and accuracies of these thermocouples. Thermocouple measurement accepts two reference junction compensation methods: internal reference mode or external reference mode.

  • Page 32: Rtd Measurement

    The calibrator supports 11 common RTDs shown in Table 5-4. In addition, calibrator accepts 10 custom RTDs (to add a custom RTD please refer to 9.4.3). The calibrator accepts RTD measurement inputs in two-wire, three-wire, or four-wire connections as shown Figure 8 10 The four-wire connection can provide the most precise measurement 1.
  • Page 33 Notes The input box will automatically close if left inactive for 15 seconds, Any new values will not go into effect. Notes...

  • Page 34: Reset

    In the Basic Mode, volts, millivolts, frequency, resistance and current can be reset by pressing the Reset softkey, which will set the source value to zero. In Basic Mode , the calibrator supports stepping the source value manually or automatically . First you will need to configure the step settings . Each source item (except pulse and pressure) has its own step settings .
  • Page 35 Current(mA) 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 Time(S) Figure 8 12 Step Results 1. If necessary, press the navigation keys Up Down until the source area is active. 2. Press Step to show the step setup interface, and configure these parameters as follows: Start Value (in units).

  • Page 36: Ramp

    1. If necessary, press Up/Down until source is active. 2. Press Step to view the step setup interface, and configure these parameters as follows: Start Value (in units). End Value (in units). Step Mode Eng Units Scale or Step Points Step Size (Scale or Count according to the Selection of Step Mode).
  • Page 37 The Start value cannot equal the End value, and their values cannot exceed the source output range. Note Current(mA) 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 Time(S) Figure 8 14 Ramping Results Proceed as follows to ramp: Figure 8 13 Ramp Configuration Press Ramp to view the ramping setup interface, and configure the parameters Start Value (in sourcing units).

  • Page 38: Frequency Source

    Run Mode (Repeat or Single shot). 3. To complete the ramp settings, press Enter or Done then the calibrator will return to the Basic Mode showing the main screen. 4. Press Enter or Start to begin automatic ramping, and the soft key label will change to Pause. 5 Press Pause to pause automatic ramping, and the soft key label will change to Resume.

  • Page 39: Pulse Source

    2. Press the navigation keys Up/Down to select pulse from the list, and then press Enter or Done to change the source to pulse or press Options to show pulse source setup interface. In pulse source setup interface, you can set the triggering edge, amplitude and frequency.

  • Page 40: Pressure Source(Only Available With Pressure Module)

    1 Figure 8 15 shows the current source connections. 2. If the source area is active, press once, otherwise press twice. 3 Press the navigation keys Up/Down to select the mA with 24V loop power or mA without 24V loop power from the list then press Enter or Done to switch source to current.

  • Page 41: Thermocouples Simulation

    6. You can press Module to view and change information about the pressure module. or decreased with an external pressure generation device (such as Additel's 8 3 13 Thermocouples Simulation Refer to Table 5-3 for data about thermocouple types included in the calibrator.
  • Page 42 In Basic Mode, you can press Save to capture a snap shot. When the snapshot is successfully saved to the memory, the calibrator will display the save icon in the status bar and beep at the same time . For more details about snapshot please refer to section 9.2 Snapshot Management.

  • Page 43: Snapshot

    9 Setup provides you with a help menu (as Figure 9-1). While in the setup page, you can navigate to the various menus by using the navigation arrows and pressing Select or Enter to choose the items. 9 2 Snapshot Management Snapshot provides a paperless record of the display screen when you press Save in Basic Mode.

  • Page 44: Date And Time

    The transmitter is a device which can measure temperature , electrical signals and pressure , etc . Generating a signal according to the measurement imposed. The calibrator can simulate a transmitter . It can measure RTDs , thermocouples , frequency , volts , mA , ohms and pressure (when the pressure module is connected), and output mA and volts signal.
  • Page 45 Start Figure 9 2 Simulate Transmitter Quantity Figure 9 3 Simulate Transmitter Range Caution...

  • Page 46: Custom Rtds Library

    and Standard PRTs (standard platinum resistance thermometers). The calibrator allows you to input the customized values, so you can measure temperature using every kind of RTDs and Standard PRTs. How to create a custom industry RTD? To achieve higher precision with an RTD, IEC and ASTM standards specify a more complex polynomial curve fit that fine- tunes the resistance-temperature relationship.
  • Page 47 The calibrator uses the first and last deviation function for the calculation for SPRT If you use other temperature ranges and c Temperature range(°C) Required Fixed Points Deviation Function -189 3442 to 0 01 Ar TP Hg TP TPW 0 to 29 7646 TPW Ga TP 0 to 156 5985 TPW Ga TP In FP...

  • Page 48: Thermal Calculator

    The thermal calculator utility allows you to select thermocouple or RTD types and display the correlated voltage or resistance for specific temperatures. Note: For the temperature range and available sensors that can be shown, please refer to Table 5-3 and Table 5-4. When the pressure module is on-line, select Pressure Leak Test from the Utilities list box and press Enter or Select and the Leak Test page will appear.

  • Page 49: Unit Converters(Temperature, Pressure, Mass Flow And Volume Flow)

    The Auto Power Off setting allows for an automatic power off of the unit over a specified time or it can be set to never automatically power off. To get the most update firmware contact Additel Corporation You can then use this menu to upgrade your calibrator 2. Enter the user password: 316. Press Enter or Done.

  • Page 50: Restore Factory Settings

    You can restore the calibrator s settings to its original factory settings 1 Enter the calibration password 316 2 Select an item from the calibration list measurement source and pressure module 3 Connect to a more precise higher-standardized unit and finish the calibration step by step 4 You can restore the factory calibration data by pressing Restore.

  • Page 51: Task And Ascal

    10 Task and AsCal AsCal is a typical calibration process including as-found and as-left, and Task is the calibration procedure of a DUT (Device Under Test). The ADT22XA calibrators can perform AsCal, calculate errors (Zero Error and Span Error), display results in the memory and highlight the out-of-tolerance points.
  • Page 52 Create a New Task ReCal ReCal Adjust as needed AsCal Results Adjustment Save AsCal Results Adjust as needed requred? (As Found / Adjustment requred? (Reject) No(Finished) AsCal End Figure 10.1 AsCal Typical Calibration Process...
  • Page 53 According to different instruments, there are five types of task: RTDs (Resistance Temperature Detector), TC (Thermocouples), To start your task management press Task in Basic Mode. Select Task List in Task Management page and press Enter r Select.On the Task List page, you can create a new tasks, delete tasks and run a task. Press New on Task List page, and the New Task Wizard will appear.
  • Page 54 Figure 10.2 Task DUT Input Data Figure 10.3 Task DUT Input Data...

  • Page 55: Select A Task To Be Calibrated

    A task which is already completed is marked with “ √ ” in the list of tasks (as shown in Figure 10.5). If there is no task in the calibrator ' s database , you can download them from Additel/Cal or create tasks in the calibrator (refer...
  • Page 56 You can select one of the available tasks by pressing Enter r Select. The detailed data will be shown before you run the task . If you want to change the parameters of the task , you can edit it by pressing Edit (as shown in Figure 10.6).
  • Page 57 If the task has been completed, the parameters cannot be edited, To use the same task for another calibration, press “ Save As”to save it as a new task and the parameters will be editable. You can press the navigation keys Left/Right to switch the content in this page. The Calibration Method page will appear to allow you to select between manual or automatical calibration (as shown in Automatic Calibration Automatic calibration is possible when the calibrator is able to generate/simulate the DUT ' s input signal, and measure the...
  • Page 58 Pressure indictors/recorders are also suitable for reverse calibration You can apply a pressure to read the pressure gauge Obverse Calibration The Observe calibration is the traditional way to calibrate. (To make the calibrator output a nominal set point signals and Figure 10 7 AsCal Calibration Method Figure 10 8 AsCal Calibration Mode...
  • Page 59 Figure 10 9 AsCal (Graph Mode) Figure 10 10 AsCal (Data Mode) After calibration method and calibration mode configuration , you will enter the AsCal running page (if you have selected manual calibration). You can switch to the graph viewing mode or data viewing mode by pressing Data/Graph (as shown in Figure 10.9 and Figure 10.10).
  • Page 60 You can save the point data and continue to the next point until all points are accepted by pressing The calibrator calculates the maximum error, maximum hysteresis, zero error and span error. Depending on the value of the maximum error, you can decide whether to adjust the DUT. If you just make a calibration test, you can press Esc or Reject to abort the AsCal calibration.

  • Page 61: Viewing The Task Results

    10 5 Viewing the Task Results √ On the Task List page select a completed task (marked with “ ”) and press You can re-calibrate the DUT by pressing Enter or AsCal as described in the previous section. If you want to create a similar task based on the current task , you can press Save As to re-name the parameters of the task and save them.

  • Page 62: Connect To A Hart Device

    11 HART Communication (only ADT223A) The Additel 223A has a built-in HART resistor. This HART resistor's current rate is 44mA and its use can be enabled or disabled. Note 1: The calibrator can measure current with a range of -30 to 30mA. The calibrator can poll over 15 devices (address 1 to 15) with an external HART resistor .
  • Page 63 Figure 11.1 the connection with internal built in resistor Figure 11.2 the connection with external resistor The calibrator will try to poll from address 0 to 15 . If there is HART device be found at address 0 , polling will be stopped and a HART device list will be displayed.
  • Page 64 HART mode To press the Esc key or the Back soft key to return to the HART device list to select another HART instrument When the HART Communication Interface is active, the Process,Service and Setup soft key are available. You can press the soft key to access to the corresponding HART operations.

  • Page 65: Hart Process Variables

    11 3 HART Process Variables hen he ART ommunication nterface s ctive, you an ress o how ART rocess ariables nterface ( igure 11 . 5). n his nterface ou an iew ore ART rocess ariables ncluding rimary ariable ( V), ange (%) , V urrent alue ( O), oop urrent ( A), econdary ariable, hird ariable, nd ourth ariable, V, %, O, nd A re electable ( igure 11.4).
  • Page 66 11 4 HART Diagnostics and Service When the measurement is active in HART Communication Interface, you can press Service to display the HART diagnostic and service interface (Figure 11 . 6). The calibrator provides Loop Test, PV (Primary Variable) Zero Trim, PV Calibration, Output Trim and Special Calibration operations to calibrate a transmitter.

  • Page 67: Hart Diagnostics And Service

    1. In the HART diagnostic and service interface, choose PV Zero Trim from the list and then press Enter or Select to start the PV zero operation. You will be asked to confirm the PV zero (As shown in Figure 11.8). Figure 11 9 HART PV Calibration Setting Figure 11 8 HART PV Zero Trim...
  • Page 68 Adjust the HART transmitter's PV LRV and URV to get the consistency between the standard source range and digital analog output (AO). To perform the PV Calibration operation, proceed as follows: 1. In the HART diagnostic and service interface, choose PV Calibration from the list, then press Enter or Select to show the PV Calibration Setting Interface (Figure 1 1.9).

  • Page 69: Pv Calibration

    Special Calibration is very similar to the PV Calibration operation. The difference is that Special Calibration adjusts the HART transmitter's PV LRV and URV to get the consistency between the standard source ranges and loop current (CA, while digital analog output AO is described in the PV Calibration operation). Refer to the PV Calibration operations for reference. Figure 11 11 HART PV Calibration result Figure 11 12 HART Output Trim...

  • Page 70: Output Trim

    11 4 5 Output Trim The Output Trim adjusts the HART transmitter's digital analog output according to the actual loop current measured by the calibrator. To perform an Output Trim, proceed as follows: 1. In the HART diagnostic and service interface, choose Output Trim from list, then you can press Enter or Select to show the Output trim point selection interface.

  • Page 71: Hart Setup

    When the measurement is active in HART communication mode, press Setup to show the HART setup interface.The calibrator provides five setup functions (refer to table 11-1). Setup Variables Attributes Description Device Label Read Write English input is available no more than 8 characters Primary variable range units Read Write Can be changed into any units supported by transmitter...
  • Page 72 Date Read Write Device date Descriptor Read Write Support English input no more than 16 characters Device Info Message Read Write Support English input no more than 32 characters Final assembly number Read only Read only Write protect Alarm status Read only HART Poll address...
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