Troubleshooting logix 1200 positioner systems – Flowserve 1000 Series Digitial Positioner User Manual
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© 2004, Flowserve Corporation, Printed in U.S.A.
Logix Series 1000 Digital Positioner
Installation, Operation and Maintenance Instructions
Flowserve Corporation
1350 N. Mountain Springs Parkway
1978 Foreman Dr.
Flow Control Division
Springville, Utah 84663-3004
Cookville, TN 38501
www.flowserve.com
Phone: 801 489 2233
Phone: 931 432 4021
© TriCom, Inc., 2004, All Rights Reserved.
Failure
Problem Cause
Corrective action
No LED is blinking
1. Current source below 3.2 mA
1. Verify current source is
2. Incorrect wiring polarity
outputing at least 3.2 mA
3. Stroke/actuator calibration in
2. Check wiring for correct polarity
progress
3. Normal operation
Erratic communications
1. Current source bandwidth not
1. Maximum allowable current
limited to 25Hz
source rate of change is 924 mA
2. Maximum cable length or cable
per second
impedance exceeded
2. Check cable conductor size,
3. HART modem connected to PC
length and capacitance.
RS-232 port not receiving
Reference page 4, ‘Cable
enough power
Requirements.’
4. Interference with Intrinsically
3. Verify battery is not low if using
Safe barrier
a laptop PC
4. Must use HART compatible
Intrinsically Safe barrier
Unit does not respond to analog
1. Unit is in digital command mode
1. Switch to analog command
commands
2. Error occurred during calibration
mode.
Red LED blinking
2. Correct calibration error
Recalibrate
Valve position reading is not
1. Stem position sensor mounting
1. Remove feedback sensor
correct
is off 180 degrees
Rotate so that the dot on shaft
2. Stroke not calibrated
faces wiring.
3. Tight shutoff is active
2. Calibrate valve stroke
4. Custom characterization or soft
3. Verify tight shutoff setting
stops active
4. Verify custom settings
Position is driven fully open or
1. Stroke not calibrated
1. Calibrate valve stroke
closed and will not respond to
2. Inner-loop hall sensor not
2. Verify hardware connections
command
connected
3. Check ATO (Air-to-open) and
3. Wrong air action entered in
ATC (Air-to-close) settings.
software
Recalibrate
4. Actuator tubing backwards
4. Verify ATO/ATC actuator tubing
5. Pressure modulator minimum
5. Check minimum pressure
pressure too high
setting and adjust if necessary
6. Control parameter inner-loop
6. Adjust inner-loop and see if
offset is too high/low
proper control resumes
Sticking or hunting operation of the
1. Contamination of the spool valve
1. Check air supply for proper
positioner
assembly
filtering and meeting ISA
2. Control tuning parameters not
specifications S7.3
correct
2. Lower proportional gain settings
Positioner is not responding when
1. Refer to page 11
1. Refer to page 11
Quick-Cal button is pressed
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