Siemens Sitrans LR200 User guide

Siemens Milltronics Process Instruments Inc.
1954 Technology Drive, P.O. Box 4225, Peterborough, ON Canada K9J 7B1
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SITRANS LR 200 and SIMATIC PDM
Connecting SITRANS LR 200 to SIMATIC PDM using HARTmodem
Objective: • Become familiar with the SITRANS LR 200 wiring requirements and HART modem
• Become familiar with SIMATIC PDM configuration tool
Equipment: • SITRANS LR 200 instrument
• SITRANS LR 200 instruction manual
• SIMATIC PDM ver. 5.2 (SP. 1)
• HART modem interface
• Terminal screwdriver
• PC or Laptop
While every effort was made to verify the following information, no warranty of accuracy or usability is expressed or implied.
Overview:
SIMATIC PDM is the Siemens configuration software used to set up the SITRANS LR 200. All parameters are accessed through
PDM and projects containing configuration data are saved. SIMATIC PDM also provides diagnostic information, permitting the
user to view echo profiles and check set points.
To ensure that SIMATIC PDM connects properly, please complete the two processes outlined in Initial Setup:
• Updating the Device Description
• De-activating Buffers
This Application Guide discusses the following
• setting up SIMATIC PDM
• setting up a HART network
• adding the SITRANS LR 200 HART to a project
• viewing and editing parameters
• using SIMATIC PDM LifeList for quick access
HART is a registered trademark of the HART Communication Foundation.
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Innitial Setup
Updating the Device Descriptor
NOTE: Make sure that SIMATIC PDM software is not running while the device descriptor is updated.
The latest SITRANS LR 200 HART device description for Simatic PDM is available for free download on www.siemens-
milltronics.com:
1. Go to Downloads on the SITRANS LR 200 product page and select HART Device Descriptor version 1.95 for SIMATIC
PDM.
2. Save the ZIP file to a directory on your terminal and then double click to open it.
3. In the ZIP window, double click DeviceInstall.exe and follow the directions in the installation wizard.
4. After installation, close and delete ZIP file.
5. Open SIMATIC PDM.
De-Activating Buffers
This de-activation is required to align SIMATIC PDM with the HART modem for Windows 2000and Windows®
XP operating Systems. (CAUTION: Professional version only. PDM does not operate in Windows XP Home version.)
1. Click Start/Settings/Control Panel to begin configuration.
2. Double click System, select the Hardware tab, and click the Device Manager button.
3. Open Ports folder and double click the COM Port used by the system to open the Device Manager window.
4. Select the Port Settings tab and double click the Advanced button.
5. If the Use FIFO buffers radio box is selected, click to unselect.
6. Click OK to close out. Close all screens and then reboot.
Windows is a registered trademark of the Microsoft Corporation
FIFO buffers
radio box

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Procedures
Wiring in the HART Modem
1. Using the instruction manual as a guide, terminate the wires inside the LR 200 housing to the appropriate terminals.
2. Connect the HART modem across the wires powering the SITRANS LR 200. These wires must be terminated across a
250 Ohm resistor in series with the loop.
Configuring with SIMATIC PDM
1. Double click the SIMATIC manager icon.
2. Select FILE/NEW to open the New Project window and then enter the project name. Click OK.
project name

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3. Select VIEW/Process Device Network View to access the Process Device Network View window.
4. Right click networks and select Insert New Object/HART modem.
Verifying COM Port
If this is an initial setup, it is valuable to verify that PDM is using the correct COM Port.
a. Open the Network tree in the left window pane by clicking the + sign.
b. Click the computer icon to access Com interface 1 in the right pane.
c. Right click Com interface 1 and select Object Properties to open the COM interface window.
d. Select Connection tab to verify that the selected COM-Port matches the one used by the terminal. (If not, change
the COM Port number.)
e. Click OK to shut window and continue setting up HART modem.
5. Right click HART modem in Process Device Network View window and select Insert New Object/HART device to open
the Insert Device Objects window.
Fill in Name field and
leave the Address at 0

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6. Click OK to re-open Process Device Network View window.
7. Double click LR 200 to open the User ID window. Select Specialist and click OK.
8. Go to Sensors/Level/ Echo/SIEMENS MILLTRONICS and double click Sitrans LR 200 to open the device window.

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9. Click Display Process / Measured Value button to connect to the SITRANS LR 200 and display real time information.
Viewing and Editing Parameters and Application Review
SIMATIC PDM provides full access to the SITRANS LR 200 parameters and to PDM’s features. The parameters used to operate
the SITRANS LR 200 are accessed through the folder tree in the left pane of the LR 200 Project Manager window. The PDM
application review features are accessed through the Project Manager Window menu bar.
Parameter Viewing and Editing
• active fields are white; static fields are gray
• whenever possible, use drop down arrows to select values
• basic, detailed, and quick setup information available
• review features gives parameter setting overview
• use upload and download buttons to change device settings and to store accumulated application data
Application Review Features
Use Menu bar features, including the following, to access application data and adjust LR 200 performance:
• auto TVT
• self test
• master reset
• display value
• echo profiles
Display Process /
Measured Value button
parameter
viewing and
editin
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menu bar

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SIMATIC PDM LifeList Access
PDM LifeList gives you immediate access to the instruments connected to your terminal. Settings can be monitored and
parameters can be changed; however, these changes will not be reflected in the SITRANS LR 200 permanent project file. They
can be saved upon exit and may then be used to change settings after PDM is accessed in the standard fashion.
1. In your Simatic program folder, select Step 7 and then click SIMARIC PDM – LifeList to select communication device.
2. In the LifeList setup window, select the following:
• HART Modem
• With Diagnostics
• Scan subnets
3. Click OK to open the access window.
4. Click the Start button (fourth from right) to access the LR 200. Note that the Device status can take several seconds to
come online as it changes from Not Validated to Good.
Start
button
Device
status

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5. Double click LR 200 to open the User ID box. Select Specialist and then click OK to open the LR 200 Temporary Project
window.
6. Open the LR 200 folder in the left pane and select the parameter values requiring adjustment.
7. Use the Menu options to access application data and to adjust LR 200 performance.
8. Use the Upload and Download buttons to configure the unit and to get data.
9. Upon completion, click File on the menu bar and then click Exit. Although LifeList does not work in the unit’s project file,
you have the option to save the changes as a PDM file and import it into a project file.
10. Click File and then Exit to close the LifeList window. You have the option of saving the data as a PDM file and import it
into a project file.
NOTE For information on loading information into PDM, please consult PDM Help
Download to
device
Upload to
device