Pepperl+Fuchs Pulscon LTC50 HART User manual

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Guided Level Radar
Level measurement in liquids
PROCESS AUTOMATION
MANUAL

With regard to the supply of products, the current issue of the following document is applicable:
The General Terms of Delivery for Products and Services of the Electrical Industry,
published by the Central Association of the Electrical Industry (Zentralverband Elektrotechnik und
Elektroindustrie (ZVEI) e.V.) in its most recent version as well as the supplementary clause:
"Expanded reservation of proprietorship"
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1 Important document information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1.1 Document function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1.2 Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1.3 Supplementary documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2 Basic safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.1 Requirements for the personnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.2 Designated use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.3 Workplace safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
2.4 Operational safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
2.5 Product safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3 Product description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3.1 Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3.2 Registered trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
4 Incoming acceptance and product identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
4.1 Incoming acceptance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
4.2 Product identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
5 Storage, Transport. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
5.1 Storage conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
5.2 Transport product to the measuring point. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
6 Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
6.1 Mounting requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
6.2 Mounting the device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
6.3 Post-installation check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
7 Electrical connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
7.1 Connection conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
7.2 Connecting the device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
7.3 Post-connection check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

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8 Operation options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
8.1 Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
8.2 Structure and function of the operating menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
8.3 Display and operating module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
9 Device integration via the HART protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
9.1 Overview of the Device Description files (DD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
9.2 HART device variables and measuring values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
10 Commissioning (via operating menu) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
10.1 Installation and function check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
10.2 Setting the operating language. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
10.3 Configuration of a level measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
10.4 Recording the reference curve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
10.5 Configuration of the on-site display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
10.6 Configuration of the current outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
10.7 Configuration management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
10.8 Protection of the settings against unauthorized changes. . . . . . . . . 83
11 Diagnostics and troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
11.1 General trouble shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
11.2 Diagnostic information on local display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
11.3 Diagnostic event in the operating tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
11.4 Diagnostic list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
11.5 List of diagnostic events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
11.6 Event logbook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
11.7 Firmware history . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
12 Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
12.1 Exterior cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

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13 Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
13.1 General information on repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
13.2 Spare parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
13.3 Return . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
13.4 Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
14 Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
14.1 Device-specific accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
14.2 Communication-specific accessories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
14.3 Service-specific accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
14.4 System components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
15 Operating menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
15.1 Overview of the operating menu (for local display) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
15.2 Overview of the operating menu (for operating tool) . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
15.3 Setup menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
15.4 Diagnostics menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

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1 Important document information
1.1 Document function
These Operating Instructions contain all the information that is required in various phases of
the life cycle of the device: from product identification, incoming acceptance and storage, to
mounting, connection, operation and commissioning through to troubleshooting, maintenance
and disposal.
1.2 Symbols
1.2.1 Symbols used
This document contains information that you must read for your own personal safety and to
avoid property damage. Depending on the hazard category, the warning signs are displayed in
descending order as follows:
Safety-relevant symbols
Informative symbols
Action
This symbol indicates a paragraph with instructions.
Danger!
This symbol indicates an imminent danger.
Non-observance will result in personal injury or death.
Warning!
This symbol indicates a possible fault or danger.
Non-observance may cause personal injury or serious property damage.
Caution!
This symbol indicates a possible fault.
Non-observance could interrupt devices and any connected facilities or systems, or result in
their complete failure.
Note!
This symbol brings important information to your attention.

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1.2.2 Electrical symbols
1.2.3 Tool symbols
Symbol Meaning
Direct current
A terminal to which DC voltage is applied or through which direct
current flows.
Alternating current
A terminal to which alternating voltage is applied or through which
alternating current flows.
Direct current and alternating current
• A terminal to which alternating voltage or DC voltage is applied.
• A terminal through which alternating current or direct current
flows.
Ground connection
A grounded terminal which, as far as the operator is concerned, is
grounded via a grounding system.
Protective ground connection
A terminal which must be connected to ground prior to establishing
any other connections.
Equipotential connection
A connection that has to be connected to the plant grounding
system: This may be a potential equalization line or a star grounding
system depending on national or company codes of practice.
Table 1.1
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Symbol Meaning
Torx screwdriver
Flat blade screwdriver
Cross-head screwdriver
Allen key
Hexagon wrench
Table 1.2

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1.2.4 Symbols for certain types of information
1.2.5 Symbols in graphics
1.2.6 Symbols at the device
Symbol Meaning
Allowed
Indicates procedures, processes or actions that are allowed.
Preferred
Indicates procedures, processes or actions that are preferred.
Forbidden
Indicates procedures, processes or actions that are forbidden.
Series of steps
Result of a sequence of actions
Table 1.3
,… ,1. 2. 3.
Symbol Meaning
1, 2, 3 ... Item numbers
Series of steps
A, B, C, ... Views
A-A, B-B, C-C, ... Sections
Hazardous area
Indicates a hazardous area.
Safe area (non-hazardous area)
Indicates a non-hazardous location.
Table 1.4
,… ,1. 2. 3.
-
.
Symbol Meaning
Safety instructions
Observe the safety instructions contained in the associated
Operating Instructions.
Temperature resistance of the connection cables
Specifies the minimum value of the temperature resistance of the
connection cables.
Table 1.5

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1.3 Supplementary documentation
1.3.1 Safety documentation
Depending on the approval, the following Safety instructions (SI) are supplied with the device.
They are an integral part of the Operating instructions.
Safety instructions (SI)
Document Purpose and content of the document
Technical Information
TI01000O (LTC50)
Planning aid for your device
The document contains all the technical data on the device
and provides an overview of the accessories and other
products that can be ordered for the device.
Brief Operating Instructions
KA01053O (LTC50, HART)
Guide that takes you quickly to the 1st measured value
The Brief Operating Instructions contain all the essential
information from incoming acceptance to initial
commissioning.
Description of Device
Parameters
GP01000O (LTC5X, HART)
Reference for your parameters
The document provides a detailed explanation of each
individual parameter in the operating menu. The description
is aimed at those who work with the device over the entire life
cycle and perform specific configurations.
Table 1.6
Note!
For an overview of the scope of the associated Technical Documentation, refer to
www.pepperl-fuchs.com.
Feature
"Approval"
Approval Feature "Electrical output"
Option IH a Option ID b Option IE c Option PA d Option AH e
Option DH f
E1 ATEX II 1G Ex ia IIC T6-T1
Ga
SI00496O SI01125O SI01126O SI00516O –
EX ATEX II 1/2G Ex ia IIC T6-
T1 Ga/Gb
SI00496O SI01125O SI01126O SI00516O –
ED ATEX II 1/2G Ex d [ia] IIC
T6-T1 Ga/Gb
SI00499O SI00499O SI00499O SI00519O SI01133O
E3 ATEX II 3G Ex nA IIC T6-
T1 Gc
SI00498O SI01130O SI01131O SI00518O SI01132O
E4 ATEX II 3G Ex ic IIC T6-T1
Gc
SI00498O SI01130O SI01131O SI00518O –
SX ATEX II 1/2G Ex ia IIC T6-
T1 Ga/Gb
ATEX II 1/2D Ex ia IIIC
Txx°C Da/Db
SI00502O SI00502O SI00502O SI00522O –
EG ATEX II 1/2G Ex d [ia] IIC
T6-T1 Ga/Gb
ATEX II 1/2D Ex ta IIIC
Txx°C Da/Db
SI00503O SI00503O SI00503O SI00523O SI01136O
EW ATEX II 1/2G Ex ia IIC T6-
T1 Ga/Gb
ATEX II 1/2G Ex d [ia] IIC
T6-T1 Ga/Gb
SI00500O SI01134O SI01135O SI00520O –

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CB CSA C/US IS Cl.I Div.1
Gr.A-D
SI00530O SI00530O SI00530O SI00571O SI00530O
CC CSA C/US XP Cl.I Div.1
Gr.A-D
SI00529O SI00529O SI00529O SI00570O SI00529O
C1 CSA C/US IS Cl.I,II,III
Div.1 Gr.A-G, NI Cl.1
Div.2, Ex ia
SI00530O SI00530O SI00530O SI00571O SI00530O
C2 CSA C/US XP Cl.I,II,III
Div.1 Gr.A-G, NI Cl.1
Div.2, Ex d
SI00529O SI00529O SI00529O SI00570O SI00529O
FM FM IS Cl.I Div.1 Gr.A-D SI00531O SI00531O SI00531O SI00573O SI00531O
FI FM IS Cl.I,II,III Div.1 Gr.A-
G, AEx ia, NI Cl.1 Div.2
SI00531O SI00531O SI00531O SI00573O SI00531O
FX FM XP Cl.I Div.1 Gr.A-D SI00532O SI00532O SI00532O SI00572O SI00532O
FN FM XP Cl.I,II,III Div.1 Gr.A-
G, AEx d, NI Cl.1 Div.2
SI00532O SI00532O SI00532O SI00572O SI00532O
IA IECEx Ex ia IIC T6-T1 Ga SI00496O SI01125O SI01126O SI00516O –
IB IECEx Ex ia IIC T6-T1
Ga / G b
SI00496O SI01125O SI01126O SI00516O –
IC IECEx Ex d [ia] IIC T6-T1
Ga / G b
SI00499O SI00499O SI00499O SI00519O SI01133O
IG IECEx Ex nA IIC T6-T1 Gc SI00498O SI01130O SI01131O SI00518O SI01132O
IH IECEx Ex ic IIC T6-T1 Gc SI00498O SI01130O SI01131O SI00518O –
Table 1.7
aOption IH: 2-wire, 4 ... 20 mA, HART
bOption ID: 2-wire, 4 ... 20 mA, HART, switching output
cOption IE: 2-wire, 4 ... 20 mA, HART, 4 ... 20 mA
dOption PA: 2-wire, PROFIBUS PA, switching output
eOption AH: 4-wire, 90 ... 253 V AC, 4 ... 20 mA, HART
fOption DH: 4-wire, 10.4 ... 48 V DC, 4 ... 20 mA, HART
Note!
For certified devices the relevant Safety instructions (SI) are indicated on the nameplate.
Feature
"Approval"
Approval Feature "Electrical output"
Option IH a Option ID b Option IE c Option PA d Option AH e
Option DH f