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Option Description
Normal Transmitter calculates process variables at the standard speed.
Special Transmitter calculates process variables at a faster speed.
5.5 Configure alarm handling
The alarm handling parameters control the transmitter’s response to process and device
conditions.
Alarm handling parameters include:
• Fault Timeout
• Status Alarm Severity
5.5.1 Configure Fault Timeout
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ProLink II ProLink > Configuration > Analog Output > Last Measured Value Timeout
ProLink > Configuration > Frequency/Discrete Output > Frequency > Last Measured Value Timeout
ProLink III Device Tools > Configuration > Fault Processing
Field Communicator Configure > Alert Setup > Alert Severity > Fault Timeout
Overview
Fault Timeout controls the delay before fault actions are performed.
Restriction
Fault Timeout is applied only to the following alarms (listed by Status Alarm Code): A003, A004, A005,
A008, A016, A017, A033. For all other alarms, fault actions are performed as soon as the alarm is
detected.
Procedure
Set Fault Timeout as desired.
The default value is 0 seconds. The range is 0 to 60 seconds.
If you set Fault Timeout to 0, fault actions are performed as soon as the alarm condition is
detected.
The fault timeout period begins when the transmitter detects an alarm condition. During
the fault timeout period, the transmitter continues to report its last valid measurements.
Configure device options and preferences
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