Meriam MFC5150 HART Communicator Manual User Manual
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3.2 HART
®
Menu
HART
®
Menus can be accessed once a HART
®
device has been properly connected and the HART
®
communication is established between that device and the communicator. There are three navigable panes
on the HART
®
Menus. The Navigation Menu, the Function Buttons, and the Menu Path. Focus is shifted
between these three panes by pressing the Advance/Switch key.
The selected item (in-focus) within the pane is highlighted by a red border (Function Buttons, and the
Menu Path) or a gray background (Navigation Menu).
Device and Status Line
The top of the system menus contain HART
®
communication and system information. This field is not
navigable.
Connected HART
®
Device – Displays the model name of the HART
®
device currently communicating
with the 5150 Series communicator.
HART
®
Tag – Displays the tag information returned from the HART
®
device.
HART
®
Beat – Alternates red and gray when there is communication active. Stays gray when there is
comm. silence.
Other active HART
®
comm – displays other HART
®
devices that are active in the HART
®
loop.
“P” indicates a Primary Master. “B” indicates a slave device in burst mode.
Battery Life – Remaining charge (green) of battery pack.
Current Time – Time of day.
Connected
HART
®
Device
HART
®
Tag or Long Tag
HART
®
Beat
Other active
HART
®
comm
Battery Life
Current Time
Advance/Switch key