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Dual Valve Position Indicator Operation 84607-01
4INDICATOR FUNCTIONS
DUAL VALVE POSMON - The Dual Valve Position Indicator provides a continuous indication of relative (0 to 100 percent)
valve opening on two channels ( A and B). The Valve Position Indicator can be configured to operate with either one of four
types of A.C. LVDTs or a Rotary Potentiometer. The same type of transducer must be used on both channels.
The Linear Variable Differential Transformer (LVDT) is an electromechanical transducer whose electrical output varies with
the linear displacement of its movable iron core. The iron core is connected to the valve's operation linkage.
The Rotary Five Thousand Ohm (5 Kohm) Potentiometer is avariable resistor whose resistance changes with the rotation
of its center shaft. This center shaft is connected to the cam shaft driving the valve linkage.
OK - Both the Potentiometer Transducer Option and the A.C. LVDT Transducer Options have OK circuitry. In the case of
the Rotary Potentiometer, the OK circuitry checks for an open wire to the tranducer in addition to a shorted transducer. In
the case of the LVDT, the OK circuitry checks for an open or shorted primary field wire and an open secondary field wire.
Detection of any of the above conditions is indicated by turning OFF the appropriate channel's green LED and deenergizing
the OK Relay.
If the Indicator is configured for Nonlatching OKs, then once the transducer error is corrected the LED is turned back
on and the OK relay is energized.
If the Indicator has the Latching OK option, a System Reset is required to reset the OK function when the transducers
return OK
If the Indicator has Timed OK / Channel Defeat configured, a 30 second time out period exists after the monitor returns
OK. The System Reset is then required to restore the flashing green LED to a steady ON state.
OK RELAY - The OK Relay is located on the Power Input Module. Every channel in the rack must be OK or bypassed to
energize the OK Relay.
RECORDER OUTPUT -The Indicator has a recorder output for each channel. The recorder output is proportional to valve
opening. Depending on the option selected, the recorder outputs are 0 to -10Vdc, +1 to +5Vdc, or +4 to +20mA.
SELF TEST - The monitor has three categories of sett test: Power-Up, Cyclic, and User-Invoked.
Power-up self test is performed automatically each time the monitor power is turned on. A series of basic tests and
transducer OK tests are performed.
Cyclic self test is performed automatically during monitor operation. Errors encountered during cyclic tests disable the
monitor, and flash an LCD bargraph error code. Should the error be intermittent, the monitor will return to operation,
but the error codes are stored for retrieval during user-invoked self tests. Stored error codes are indicated by OK LEDs
flashing at 5 Hz provided that the channel is OK
User-Invoked self test performs power-up self test and allows error messages stored during Cyclic self tests to be read
and cleared. Stored errors are annunciated by flashing the OK LEDs at 5 Hz and displaying the error codes on the
front panel LCD bargraph.
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