
3. Operation MI 611-211 – October 2005
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following individually: GLASS, LEAKAGE, LOWSLOPE, PREAMP, ATCSHORT, ATC
OPEN
, COAT, AGING, 4-20 RNG, COMP RNG, and MEAS RNG. Each of these is discussed
below. A typical approach is to initially select ENABLE ALLDIAGS and to DISABLE select mes-
sages later when you find out that you do not require them. Further, when you have messages on
your display, you may
CLEAR all of the messages or CLEAR specific messages. This feature then
disables the reporting of those messages for an hour to allow time for corrective maintenance.
NOTE
Any sensor diagnostic that has been set to ENABLE causes the output to go to the
fail-safe DC mA value when the diagnostic condition exists. Therefore, if sensor
diagnostics are enabled, it is important to set the fail-safe DC mA value to an
acceptable safe output level (see “Config Output” on page 18). If you do not want the
output to respond to some or all of the sensor diagnostics, then you must set the
selected diagnostics to DISABLE.
GLASS
This message reports a problem in the resistance of a glass electrode in the probe. Resistance of a
glass electrode is checked versus solution ground. An error message appears if the resistance is less
than user set limit. Besides clearing, enabling, and disabling the message, you can LIMIT the
message to resistances below a set value. The LIMIT value may be set between 0 and 1100 kΩ in
increments of 100 kΩ. The default value is 500 kΩ. You may also specify a CUTOFF Temperature
above which this feature is disabled. CUTOFF T can be set between 0 and 100 (°C or °F). The
default value is 50. The resistance of a glass bulb decreases (roughly is halved) for every 10°C
increase in temperature.
NOTE
Disable this message for ORP and ISE measurement.
LEAKAGE
This message reports a problem of liquid leakage into the sensor. The diagnostics checks the
resistance between solution ground and the RTD. An error message appears if the resistance is
anything but infinite. The message may be enabled, disabled, or cleared.
LOWSLOPE
This message reports a problem usually associated with an aging glass electrode. An error message
appears after a 2-point calibration in buffer solutions when the Nernst slope of the sensor
becomes less than the user set limit. The limit may be set between 0 and 100 percent. The default
value is 80. The message may be enabled, disabled, or cleared.
NOTE
Disable this message for ORP and ISE measurement.
PREAMP
This message reports a failed preamplifier. The diagnostics checks the preamplifier by monitoring
the voltage coming out of it. An error message appears when the voltage is greater than 2 volts.
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