
6.4.3 Error display
Description
If hardware faults, software errors or diagnostic alarms occur in the transmitter, the message
"Error" appears in the measured value display.
A ticker appears in the bottom line of the display indicating the type of error. This diagnostic
information is also available via HART communication.
Display
Figure 6-3 Example of error message
The following messages may appear as a ticker in the bottom line of the display.
Ticker Meaning
"HARDWARE FIRMWARE ALARM" Contains hardware faults such as:
● incorrect checksum
● incorrect EEPROM data
● Defective EEROM
● RAM fault
● ROM fault
● inconsistent data
● EEPROMs not initialized
"DIAGNOSTIC ALARM" Is always displayed if
● an
event configured by the user is to be signaled with
an alarm.
For example:
– Limit reached
– Event counter for limit values exceeded
– Calibration time expired
– Current saturation reached
● the status of one of the device variables is "BAD".
"SENSOR BREAK" Appears when there is a sensor break.
See also
Measured value status
(Page 110)
Operation
6.4 Display
SITRANS P, DS III series with HART
Operating Instructions, 09/2012, A5E00047092-08 69
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