
Contents
Chapter 1 General information.................................................................................................. 7
1.1 Overview.......................................................................................................................................7
1.2 System configurations................................................................................................................ 7
Chapter 2 Typical system package.......................................................................................... 11
2.1 Rosemount 6888C Hazardous Area Probe product matrix..................................................12
Chapter 3 Specifications............................................................................................................15
3.1 Measurement specifications....................................................................................................15
3.2 Environmental specifications...................................................................................................16
3.3 Optional General Purpose 6888 Xi Electronics...................................................................... 16
3.4 Installation specifications - probe........................................................................................... 17
3.5 Installation specifications - Rosemount 6888 Xi with Rosemount 6888C Transmitter
probe............................................................................................................................................ 18
3.6 Installation specifications for traditional architechture Rosemount 6888 Xi for use
with DR or other probe.............................................................................................................. 19
Chapter 4 Install.........................................................................................................................21
4.1 Mechanical installation............................................................................................................. 21
4.2 Mounting the Rosemount 6888 Xi General Purpose Advanced Electronics...................... 21
4.3 Electrical installation................................................................................................................. 25
4.4 Connecting the Hazardous Area Transmitter Probe to the Rosemount General
Purpose 6888 Xi Electronics...................................................................................................... 26
4.5 Connecting the analyzer probe to the single-channel safe area Xi and flame safety
interlock....................................................................................................................................... 28
4.6 Connect the analyzer probe with integral autocalibration to HART® communications...33
4.7 Connect the analyzer probe with integral autocalibration to FOUNDATION™ Fieldbus
communications......................................................................................................................... 35
4.8 Connecting the traditional architecture to the direct replacement hazardous area
replacement probe (no electronics inside)..............................................................................41
4.9 Connect traditional architecture system to the direct replacement probe....................... 43
4.10 Pneumatic installation............................................................................................................ 48
Chapter 5 Power up................................................................................................................... 51
5.1 Powering up the standalone Rosemount 6888 Transmitter probe (without
Rosemount 6888 Xi)....................................................................................................................51
5.2 Power up the Rosemount 6888 Analyzer with single/dual channel or single
channel and flame safety interlock Rosemount 6888Xi.........................................................52
5.3 Power up the Rosemount 6888C direct replacement probe (no electronics inside)
with traditional architecture Rosemount 6888Xi....................................................................52
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