KROHNE IFC 300 Converter EN - Manual (Page 164)

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DESCRIPTION OF HART INTERFACE
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9.3 Connection variants
The signal converter is a 4-wire device with 4...20 mA current output and HART ® interface.
Depending on the version, the settings and the wiring, the current output can operate as passive
or active output.
• Multi-Drop Mode is supported Multi-Drop Mode is supported Multi-Drop Mode is supported Multi-Drop Mode is supported
In a Multi-Drop communication system, more than 2 devices are connected to a common
transmission cable.
• Burst Mode is not supported Burst Mode is not supported Burst Mode is not supported Burst Mode is not supported
In the Burst Mode a slave device transfers cyclic pre-defined response telegrams, to get a
higher rate of data transfer.
There are two ways of using the HART ® communication:
• as Point-to-Point connection and
• as Multi-Drop connection with 2-wire connection or
as Multi-Drop connection with 3-wire connection.
INFORMATION!
For detailed information about the electrical connection of the signal converter for HART
® , see
the "Electrical connection" section.