
Instruction Manual
IM-106-880, Rev 2.1
April 2017
SECTION 6
Field Communicator Overview...............................................................................................6-1
Field Communicator Connections.........................................................6-1
Off-Line and On-Line Operations..........................................................6-4
Hart Menu Tree.....................................................................................6-5
Fieldbus Menu Tree..............................................................................6-9
SECTION 7
Foundation Fieldbus Foundation Fieldbus Technology..........................................................7-1
Overview..........................................................................................7-1
Introduction......................................................................................7-2
Instrument-Specific Function Blocks................................................7-4
Network Communication..................................................................7-4
OCX Function Blocks............................................................................7-6
Resource Block.....................................................................................7-6
PlantWeb Alerts...............................................................................7-6
Mapping of PWA..............................................................................7-7
PWA Simulate................................................................................7-10
Fieldbus/PWA Simulate.................................................................7-10
Configure Simulation with the Model 375 Field Communicator . . 7-11
Support Resource Block Errors.....................................................7-13
Transducer Block................................................................................7-13
Transducer Block Parameters.......................................................7-13
Transducer Block Enumerations....................................................7-17
Transducer Block Channel Assignments for AI Blocks .................7-22
Transducer Block Channel Status.................................................7-22
Transducer Block Simulate............................................................7-23
Support Transducer Block Errors ..................................................7-23
Analog Input (AI) Function Block ........................................................7-23
Introduction....................................................................................7-23
Simulation......................................................................................7-26
Filtering..........................................................................................7-27
Signal Conversion..........................................................................7-27
Block Errors ...................................................................................7-28
Modes............................................................................................7-29
Alarm Detection .............................................................................7-29
Status Handling .............................................................................7-29
Advanced Features........................................................................7-30
Application Information..................................................................7-30
Application Examples ....................................................................7-31
Troubleshooting.............................................................................7-35
Proportional/Integral/Derivative (PID) Function Block ........................7-36
Setpoint Selection and Limiting .....................................................7-40
Filtering..........................................................................................7-41
Feedforward Calculation................................................................7-41
Tracking.........................................................................................7-41
Output Selection and Limiting........................................................7-41
Bumpless Transfer and Setpoint Tracking ....................................7-41
PID Equation Structures................................................................7-42
Reverse and Direct Action.............................................................7-42
Reset Limiting................................................................................7-42
Block Errors ...................................................................................7-42
Modes............................................................................................7-43
Alarm Detection .............................................................................7-44