DCS or PLC from any vendor. All of these systems have their own, vendor specific configuration tools. All of After the installation, the ND9000P GSD can be found from these tools understand the ND9000P GSD file. the GSD Catalog. See figure 3.
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Table 1. ND9000P GSD modules. GSD mod- control system output control system input ule name GSD mod- control system output control system input bytes 6-8: CHECK- ule name BACK SP (short) bytes 1-4: SP.VALUE: Valve position none SP+RIN+R bytes 1-4: SP.VALUE: Valve position...
3. Run the DeviceInstall.exe from the temporary folder. 4. After successful installation, ND9000P objects should be listed in the Simatic PDM PA-Device Catalog, see The ND9000P Simatic PDM user interface is divided in figure 4. three main categories. 5. There are two objets for different software revisions.
References a specific manufacturer, which is usually a 3.1 Parameter groups company name, that is responsible for the manufacture of this Field Device. The parameter groups are shown in the figure 5. Device ID Uniquely identifies the Field Device when combined with the Manufacturer Identification and Device Type.
• Undefined structions for details. Dead Angle Compensation Performance Level The α0 setting is made for Metso Automation segment Target performance level of the valve position control. Op- and ball valves. This setting takes into account the “dead tions are;...
If the limit switches are not installed, the POS_D.VALUE is Stiction lo warning limit calculated based on the position sensor measurement. The Low warning limit for stiction. Stiction average value is closed and open limits are 2% and 98%. checked against the warning limit with 24 hour intervals. If the limit is exceeded, warning is activated.
Online alarm low limit for circuit board temperature. Tem- • If the high cutoff > high limit, both high cutoff and limit perature measurement has to be below this limit value for a are active. time indicated by Device temperature latch time. •...
Certification of the device. 3.2.1.2 Page Remote Cascade 3.2 Device menu The page Remote Cascade in the operation window is pre- sented in figure 8. From this window it is possible to The device menu contents is shown in the figure 6. change the operating mode of the device and change the value RCAS-mode...
If Polynomial Factor is between 0 and 1, a quick calibration, first check the assembly related parameters. If opening transfer function is applied. the parameters are correct, see ND9000P Installation, If Polynomial Factor is 1, a linear transfer function is Maintenance and Operating Instructions (IMO) for further applied.
Figure 13. Step test. You can control the Step test by entering the following pa- rameters in the Step Test view: Test Init Time: The time given to valve to reach start- ing point of the Step test Step duration: Duration time of the step. The total test time is Init Time + Step Duration.
3.2.4.2 Dynamic Loop Test Figure 14 shows Dynamic Loop test. Figure 15. Valve Analysis test. You can control the Valve Analysis test by entering the fol- lowing parameters in Valve Analysis Test view: Figure 14. Dynamic Loop test. Test Init Time: The time given to valve to reach the 0% position.
sition 99% to closed direction. • Actuator travel counters Stroking range c2o close; The pressure difference (in • Setpoint travel counters bars) recorded when the valve starts to move from po- • Spool valve travel counters sition 1% to open direction. •...
Setpoint is the current value of the AUTO mode setpoint, written by the control system or entered by user. POS_D displays the limit information that is either copied from the limit switches or calculated from the position sen- sor. The page Output is presented in figure 19. Figure 20.
The time axis of the trend is from left to right, with oldest Figure 22 illustrates this concept. Dynamic State Deviation values on the left and newest values on the right. The trend trend is updated during the periods marked dynamic. adjusts periodically along the time axis as follows: 3.3.3.1.5 Stiction When 24 hours have passed, a new Day value is...
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To monitor pressure values that exceed device specifi- cations Valve travel: This counter increases by 1 whenever the valve has travelled one full stroke, or 100% of valve 3.3.3.1.10 Temperature movement. Valve reversals: This counter increased by 1 when- Temperature trend shows the device temperature on the ever the direction of valve movement changes.
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1 min. Note that this parameter is available since software revision 1.30. 3.3.4 Event Log ND9000P stores 8000 latest events and associated time stamps to the device memory. Figure 25. Event log selector. The event log selector page is presented in figure 25 and sample event page is presented in figure 26.