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Siemens SITRANS RD100 manual

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  • Page 1

    SITRANS Remo te Displa ys SITRANS RD100 Operating Instructions 01/2011[...]

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    © Siemens AG 2011 Safety Guidelines: Warning notices must be observed to ensure p ersonal safety as well as that of others, and to protec t the product and the connected equipment. These war ning notices are accompanied by a clarification of the level of caut ion to be observed. Qualified Personnel: This device/sys tem may only be set up and opera[...]

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    7ML19985JU0 1 SITRANS RD10 0 – INSTRUCTION MANUA L P a ge 1 SITRANS RD1 0 0 Loop P ower ed Met er SITRANS RD1 0 0 SITRANS RD10 0 is a 2-wire loop powered, NE MA 4X enclosed r emot e digital display for proc ess instrumentation. This digital meter is easy to use with a display of 3.5 digits, 1" (2.54 cm) high. It accepts 4 to 20 mA input and [...]

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    P age 2 SITRANS RD10 0 – INSTRUCTION MANU AL 7ML19985JU0 1 Specifications Display • 1 .0 " (25.4 mm) high LCD , numeric display r ange from -10 0 0 to 1999 Enclosure • Impact-resistant glass-filled polycarbonate body • Color: gray • Impact-resistant clear polyc arbonat e cover: NEMA 4X, T ype 4X, IP67 Mounting • Standard: • wall [...]

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    7ML19985JU0 1 SITRANS RD10 0 – INSTRUCTION MANUA L P age 3 Calibration • T wo-step; non-intera cting low and high Calibration Range • 4 mA input: display of -10 0 0 to +10 0 0 counts • 20 mA input: display of 4 mA count value +20 to 20 0 0 counts, to a max. display of 1999 c ounts Accurac y • ±0. 1% of span ±1 c ount Conversion Rate •[...]

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    P age 4 SITRANS RD10 0 – INSTRUCTION MANU AL 7ML19985JU0 1 Mounting W all Mounting Dimensions A: 80 mm (3. 1 5") C: 60 mm (2.36") E: 65 mm (2.56") B: 140 mm (5.51") D: 120 mm (4.7 2") F: 20 mm (0.79") W all mounting holes: Ø 4 mm (0. 16") W eight: 340 g (12 oz) SIDE VIEW wall mounting holes beneath cove r s cre[...]

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    7ML19985JU0 1 SITRANS RD10 0 – INSTRUCTION MANUA L P age 5 Optional P anel Mounting Kit Instructions 1 . Insert t he RD10 0 through the mounting plat e. 2. Mount the complete assembly on the panel. 3. Secur e with 4 brackets and 4 screws (supplied) at the corner s of the met er . Use washers as needed to allow for pane l thickness. Notes • The [...]

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    P age 6 SITRANS RD10 0 – INSTRUCTION MANU AL 7ML19985JU0 1 Connections Ca libr ator c onnec ted to inp ut s igna l PC B Control loop c onnect e d to input signal PCB display PCB c omponent side (may be r emoved for benc h calibr ation) LO cali bration c ontrol HI calibration control balanc e cont rol (factory adju st only) DP2 DP3 DP1 S+ S- black[...]

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    7ML19985JU0 1 SITRANS RD10 0 – INSTRUCTION MANUA L P age 7 Ca libr ator c onnec ted to dis play PCB WA R N I N G S : • T o maintain hazardous area protection, the input signal must always be c onnected t o the input signal PCB, and not directly to the display PCB. • Electrostatic hazard. Clean only with a moist cloth. Protect enclosure from e[...]

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    P age 8 SITRANS RD10 0 – INSTRUCTION MANU AL 7ML19985JU0 1 Se t up For c alibration, a c alibrated curr ent sourc e and a scr ewdriver ar e required. Calibration connections T o access the input t erminals, remov e the enclosure cover and the display PCB . 1 . Loosen the four screws on the enclosure cov er and remove the co ver . 2. Completely lo[...]

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    7ML19985JU0 1 SITRANS RD10 0 – INSTRUCTION MANUA L P age 9 further det ails. W all mounti ng holes are loc a t ed in each c orner of the enclosure (see Mounting on page 4). Loop connections Disconnect power to the loop and install the meter as illustrated in Control loop connected to input sign al PCB on page 6 and Removing display PCB fr om the [...]

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    www .siemens.com/processautomation Printed in Canada www .siemens.com/weighing www .siemens.com/level For more information www.siemens.com/proces sautomation Siemens AG Industry Sector 1954 T echnology Drive P .O. Box 4225 Peterbor ough, ON Canada K9J 7B1 Subject to change without prior notice 7ML19985JU01 Rev . 1.1 email: techpubs.smpi@siemens.com[...]