Meriam MFC5150 User Manual

Meriam MFC5150 User Manual

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  • Page 1: User Manual

    5150 Series HART Communicator ® User Manual ® info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 2: Safety Information

    Safety Information Preventing injury     Not liable Safety Symbols   info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 3: Safety Symbols

    Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury. Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in minor or moderate injury. Indicates information essential for proper product installation, operation or maintenance. info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 4: Atex Documentation

    ATEX Documentation info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 5: Atex Documentation (Continued)

    ATEX Documentation (continued) info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    ..............29 Trademarks .............9 Loop Communication Jacks & Field-wiring HART Communication Foundation ....9 practices ............. 30 Meriam Contact Information ......9 Keyboard overview ........31 Keyboard functions ........32 Definitions for Terminology ......10 Keyboard functions (continued) ....33 Definitions for terminology (continued) ..11 Keyboard — the on-screen keyboard ..
  • Page 7 Product Specifications ....... 93 Configuration ..........70 Safety notices ..........94 Advanced Tools for HART — Offline Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Configuration ..........71 (WEEE), Directive 2012/19/EU ....95 Advanced Tools for HART — Offline Spare parts list ........... 96 Configuration ..........72 info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 8 EC Declaration of Conformity (Intrinsically Recommendations for your battery ... 97 Safe) ............100 Intrinsic Safety Control Drawing ....98 EC Declaration of Conformity ..... 99 info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 9: Trademarks

    Trademarks HART Communication Foundation Meriam Contact Information Meriam Process Technologies Address Meriam Process Technologies 10920 Madison Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44102 Telephone US customers: + 1-800-817-7849 International customers: + 1-216-281-1100 US customers: + 1-216-281-0228 International customers: + 1-216-281-0228 E-mail addresses Departments...
  • Page 10: Definitions For Terminology

    2. As a verb: highlight refers to: Highlight a. Pressing the arrow keys or Advance key to change the focus to a new button. b. Pressing and holding a button on-screen for one second to change the focus to a new button. info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 11: Definitions For Terminology (Continued)

    A red rectangle appears in System menus: A gray highlight appears in the HART Navigation pane. Highlight colors A yellow border appears in:  Selection boxes when an item is selected.  The HART Function button pane.  The HART menu path bar. info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 12: Definitions For Terminology (Continued)

    Standby or sleep This manual uses the word standby mode to describe putting the communicator into an energy-saving mode, where it uses very little power. Some use the word sleep mode instead of standby. info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 13: Installing Or Removing The Battery Pack

    Installing or removing the battery pack Installing the battery Don’t over tighten Removing the battery 6-32 screws with 7/64 in. hexagonal socket µSD memory card access info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 14: Charging The Battery Pack

    Charging the battery pack Charge six (6) hours The charging cradle Memory System Card Uses for the memory card     Use only with the 5150 Replace with Meriam Z9P780 µ   info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 15: Memory System Card (Continued)

    Memory System Card (continued) Installing & removing battery pack Installing or removing the battery pack Removing the memory card  —  Replacing the Memory Card info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 16: 5150 Series Hart Communicator Overview

    5150 Series HART Communicator Overview Full function HART    Diagram of the 5150 info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 17: Touchscreen - System Menus

    Touchscreen — System menus Touchscreen — Display details      Touchscreen — Two menu systems   info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 18: Touchscreen - System Menus (Continued)

    Touchscreen — System menus (continued) Touchscreen — System menu    Touchscreen — HART menus HART menus appear when connected to HART devices    info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 19: Touchscreen - Hart Menus (Continued)

    Touchscreen — HART menus (continued) Sample HART menu display 5150 Operating Instructions Power key functions Turn on     info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 20: Power Key Functions (Continued)

    Power key functions (continued) Standby    Resume   Turn off  info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 21: Backlight - Reducing Intensity

    Backlight While the communicator is on, intensity at: the battery life is improved by: 20 % Up to 80 % 40 % Up to 50 % 60 % Up to 30 % 80 % Up to 12 % info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 22: Backlight - Settings For Timeout

    Backlight — settings for timeout Changing the timeout setting to save battery life    info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 23: Standby - Settings For Timeout

    Standby — settings for timeout Change the timeout settings to save battery life    Navigating to the Standby timeout settings info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 24: Timeout - Backlight And Standby Are Cumulative

    30 seconds  The communicator reduces the intensity to 10 %.  3 minutes and 30 seconds after the start of the Backlight You set the Standby timeout, timeout to 3 minutes  The communicator enters Standby mode. info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 25: The Battery Pack Life

    The battery pack life Keep charging it   5150 in the charging cradle For portable use Installing or removing the battery pack info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 26: The Battery Pack Life (Continued)

    The battery pack life (continued) Advanced battery fuel gauge Low battery level alerts for the XL Battery Three low battery level alerts Yellow alert Red alert Final alert Yellow alert Red alert Final alert info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 27: Low Battery Level Alerts (Continued)

    Low battery level alerts (continued) Standby mode and the alerts Reminder: The charging cradle Cradle connection details Power connection to connection to AC adapter computer Automatically recharges info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 28: The Charging Cradle (Continued)

    The battery temperature is out of the charging range. The charging process has been suspended. Flashing Red There is a battery fault. Solid Red There is a charging fault. Connecting to a computer Updating communicator software Insert the communicator not the battery info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 29: The Charging Cradle (Continued)

    The charging cradle (continued) Not intrinsically safe  Hazardous area use section Intrinsic Safety Control Drawing Kickstand — useful for viewing the display Better angle to view the display    info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 30: Loop Communication Jacks & Field-Wiring Practices

    Loop Communication Jacks & Field-wiring practices Loop Communication Jacks   Field-wiring practices   Hazardous area use section  Intrinsic Safety Control Drawing info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 31: Keyboard Overview

    Keyboard overview Arranged by frequency of use   Alphabetic & Decision Upper/lower Backspace case toggle Navigation Enter/Select Advance/Switch Information Numeric Minus Decimal Backlightl Fixed Power Alphabetic keys   info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 32: Keyboard Functions

    Keyboard functions Decision keys & buttons Creating Shortcuts Function buttons in HART menus Decision Touchscreen button Cancel or Esc Accept info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 33: Keyboard Functions (Continued)

    Navigate up Navigate left Navigate right Navigate down Enter/Select Menu item Display Information Enter/Select Menu item Menu item Shifting the highlight in HART menus Numeric keys   Fixed function keys  Power key functions  Backlight—reducing intensity info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 34: Keyboard - The On-Screen Keyboard

    Keyboard — the on-screen keyboard Use both the dedicated and on-screen keyboards    ISO Latin-1 Character Set ISO Latin-1 character set     info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 35: Iso Latin-1 Character Set (Continued)

    ISO Latin-1 Character Set (continued) 181 characters on the touchscreen  Touchscreen – Keyset #1   Touchscreen – Keysets #2–5 65 characters on the dedicated keyboard       Touchscreen buttons appear   info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 36: Limited Character Sets

    Limited character sets Buttons and keys are unavailable    Lowercase characters unavailable Uppercase characters available. A Caps Lock symbol appears next to the touchscreen Caps Lock button. info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 37: Limited Number Of Characters

    Limited number of characters Yellow box appears Navigating in the screen Viewing long text Swipe the text to view all of the text line info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 38: Navigating The Keysets

    Navigating the keysets Navigating 181 keys   Caps Lock Touchscreen — Keyset #1 Diagram of Keyset #1 info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 39: Touchscreen - Keysets #2-5

    Touchscreen — Keysets #2–5 Keyset #2 Keyset #3 (uppercase) Keyset #3 (lowercase) Keyset #4 (uppercase) Keyset #4 (lowercase) Keyset #5 (uppercase) Keyset #5 (lowercase) info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 40: Navigating The Communicator

    Navigating the Communicator System Menus Communicator status line info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 41: Navigating The Communicator (Continued)41

    The current time is set by you in the Date/Time Setup Menu Using the bottom row of icons to navigate Go back to the View the multifunction Poll for other previous menu HART devices connection bar Back key – go back to the previous system menu info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 42: Hart Connection Status

    HART connection status Gray connection bars info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 43: Hart Navigation And Connection Status

    HART navigation and connection status Navigating to the HART Setup Menu Viewing the HART Setup Menu and navigation options info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 44: Hart Connection Status (Continued)

    HART connection status (continued) Yellow connection bar Green connection bar Restart polling   info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 45: Hart List Of Found Hart Devices

    HART list of found HART devices Display a list of devices   info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 46: Main System Menus

    System Setup setup menus for changing communicator parameters. Provides access to the HART HART Setup setup menus for changing HART specific parameters. Provides access to information System regarding model number, serial Information number, battery level and so on. info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 47: System Setup Menu

    Date & Time Setup and time for timestamps on files and system indicators. You can adjust settings for Power Management power usage (backlight and standby timers). You can select the preferred Language language. Touchscreen You can calibrate the Calibration touchscreen. info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 48: Date/Time Setup - System Menu

    Date/Time Menu Icon Name Description Icons You can adjust the system Date day, month and year. You can adjust the system Time minutes and hour. 12-hour or You can choose 12-hour or 24-hour time for display. 24-hour mode info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 49: Power Setup - System Menu

    You can set the timeout to automatically reduce the Backlight backlight to the minimum Timeout setting (10 %) during periods of inactivity. You can set the timeout to Standby automatically switch the Timeout system to standby mode during periods of inactivity. info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 50: Language Selection - System Menu

    Language Selection — System Menu Display available languages Select your language   info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 51: Language Selection - Displayed

    Language Selection — Displayed Turn off and Turn on New language displayed Some screens not translated    info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 52: Calibrating The Touchscreen - System Menu

    Calibrating the touchscreen — System Menu Begin calibrating the touchscreen Accept the new settings or keep the old settings   info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 53: System Information - System Menu

    System Information — System Menu View status details about the communicator System Information info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 54: Hart Setup Menu

    Offline You can configure an offline Configuration device. See Advanced Tools You can review all DDs on the 5150 by manufacturer, device DD Browser revision level, and DD revision level. info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 55: Shifting The Highlight In Hart Menus

    Shifting the highlight in HART menus Connected HART devices Three navigation panes Shifting the highlight info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 56: Shifting The Highlight In Hart Menus (Continued)

    Shifting the highlight in HART menus (continued) The Navigation pane has a gray highlight Yellow highlight on the menu path bar info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 57: Shifting The Highlight In Hart Menus (Continued)

    Shifting the highlight in HART menus (continued) Yellow highlight on a Function button Status Line for the connecting device Status line diagram info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 58: Status Line For The Connecting Device (Continued)

    “B” indicates a Bursting Slave Device in burst mode. Battery Level This displays the remaining charge (green) that battery pack has. Current Time Time of day. DD files control HART menus Device Description (DD) files Menu Line Items    info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 59: Dd Files Control Hart Menus

    DD files control HART menus Parameter status column The —MORE— menu item info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 60: Function Buttons In Hart Menus

    Function buttons in HART menus Navigating the Function buttons Scroll up or down in the Function pane info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 61: Function Buttons - Explaining The Buttons

    Store Configuration (not active). Review Configuration (active). Delete Configuration (active).  The second is the Ready button. It looks like folder that has two arrows. It displays four options: Retrieve Configuration (active). Store Configuration (active). Review Configuration (active). Delete Configuration (active). info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 62: Function Buttons - More Buttons

    Function buttons — More buttons More Function buttons  —       info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 63: Creating Shortcuts

    Creating Shortcuts New shortcut button shortcuts button Managing shortcuts    info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 64: Creating Shortcuts - Invalid Shortcuts

    Creating Shortcuts — Invalid shortcuts An invalid shortcut HART menu path bar Structure of the menu path bar Intermediate menu Online menu Current menu (Root menu) info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 65: Advanced Tools For Hart - Two Option Buttons

    Advanced Tools for HART — Two Option buttons Two Options Three ways to navigate in the DD Browser info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 66: Advanced Tools For Hart - Two Option Buttons

    Advanced Tools for HART — Two Option buttons Cancel button in DD Browser info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 67: Advanced Tools For Hart - Dd Browser

    Advanced Tools for HART — DD Browser Use the DD Browser to view a list of manufacturers Navigate lists in a complete circle info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 68: Advanced Tools For Hart - View Device Names And Revisions

    Advanced Tools for HART — View device names and revisions View a list of device names info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 69: View Device Names And Revisions (Continued)

    View device names and revisions (continued) View a list of device revisions The right side of the screen (gray area) info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 70: Advanced Tools For Hart - Offline Configuration

    Advanced Tools for HART — Offline Configuration Offline Configuration navigation Two ways to use the offline configuration info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 71: Advanced Tools For Hart - Offline Configuration

    Advanced Tools for HART — Offline Configuration The <All> configurations on the first screen info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 72: Advanced Tools For Hart - Offline Configuration

    Advanced Tools for HART — Offline Configuration Creating a new configuration Confirm you want to create an offline configuration info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 73: Advanced Tools For Hart - Waiting For The Offline Configuration

    Advanced Tools for HART — Waiting for the Offline Configuration Wait while the 5150 initiates the offline device Blue connection bar Offline icon info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 74: Advanced Tools For Hart-Indicators In Offline Configuration

    Advanced Tools for HART—Indicators in Offline Configuration Question marks and default variables in the DD file info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 75: Advanced Tools For Hart-Indicators In Offline Configuration

    Advanced Tools for HART—Indicators in Offline Configuration Modified parameters alert – yellow arrow Configuration Options button info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 76: Advanced Tools For Hart - Function Buttons

    The Display Status button alerts you to parameters with undetermined values. See the figure below. The Cancel button stops the Offline Configuration and returns to the HART Setup Menu with no offline configuration device displayed.  —   —  info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 77: Hart Communication With The 5150 Series

    HART Communication with the 5150 Series Maintain field devices      HART commands    Device Description file (DD) uses    Updating your communicator with DDs Updating communicator software info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 78: Connecting The 5150 To Smart Transmitters With Hart Technology

    Connecting the 5150 to Smart Transmitters with HART technology Banana Jacks Wiring diagram: Loop resistance < 250 Ω info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 79: Loop Resistance > 250 Ω

    Loop resistance > 250 Ω Wiring diagram: loop resistance > 250 Ω info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 80: Polling: Hart Communication

    Polling: HART Communication A communicator is in one of three states: Gray connection bar: Polling Address or Found is “0” Gray connection bar: Initiating Gray connection bar: no actions Yellow connection bar: Number of Devices Found info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 81: Polling: Hart Communication (Continued)81

    Polling: HART Communication (continued) Display all devices Select a device   Green connection bar: connected    info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 82: Specific And Generic Hart Communication

    Specific and Generic HART communication Find specific devices Find generic devices     Generic starts automatically   info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 83: Specific And Generic Hart Communication (Continued)

    Specific and Generic HART communication (continued) Generic mode running  Polling: HART Communication   Managing Configuration Files The Configuration Option button Four configuration options info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 84: Managing Configuration Files (Continued)

    Managing Configuration Files (continued) First Option: Retrieve a device configuration      Second Option: Store files to µSD Memory Card    info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 85: Managing Configuration Files (Continued)

    Managing Configuration Files (continued) Configuration dialog boxes µ Third option: Review Configuration Fourth option: Delete Configuration info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 86: Managing Configuration Files (Continued)

    Managing Configuration Files (continued) Commit Changes   Be careful when retrieving a configuration info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 87: Troubleshooting Hart Communications

    Troubleshooting HART Communications Troubleshoot: No Devices Found Connecting the 5150 to Smart Transmitters info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 88: Troubleshooting Hart Communications (Continued)

    Troubleshooting HART Communications (continued) Troubleshoot: Generic Updating communicator software http://www.hartcomm.org/ Troubleshoot: Multiple Devices Updating communicator software Follow these instructions   http://www.5150update.com/Installing Field Communicator Manager Software.pdf info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 89: Hazardous Area Use

    Hazardous area use Intrinsically Safe Model  Intrinsic Safety Control Drawing Hazardous and non-hazardous locations Model Non-hazardous Hazardous Location Number Area Area General 5150 Purpose Intrinsically 5150X Safe Example of a name plate info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 90: Hazardous Area - Warnings & Cautions

    Hazardous area — Warnings & Cautions No substitutions Important Preventing explosions important   Never Restrictions on electrical connections Restrictions in hazardous areas  Intrinsic Safety Control Drawing   info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 91: Hazardous Area - Warnings & Cautions (Continued)

    Hazardous area — Warnings & Cautions (continued) Double check the Intrinsic Safety Control Drawing Intrinsic Safety Control Drawing    info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 92: Returning For Repair

     returnforms@meriam.com Send the e-mail to: Return Material Authorization Do not send any unit for repair unless you contacted Meriam for a Return Material Authorization (RMA) number.  Important: If you have not received this number and clearly marked it on the package being shipped back, we will return the unit at your expense.
  • Page 93: Appendices

    Pi = 1.25W, Ii = 200mA, Ci = 0, Li=0, Vi=30V, Um (USB) = 5V, Um (battery) = 5V APPROVALS: 5150 (general purpose) MEMORY: Dedicated µSD flash memory card for 5150 Series application software, DD and configuration storage. info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 94: Safety Notices

     Damage to the charging cradle,  Never use it again.  Damage to the power cord, or  Damage to the power adapter. Don’t disassemble or modify     No extension cords Important: info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 95: Waste Electrical And Electronic Equipment (Weee), Directive 2012/19/Eu

    Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE), Directive 2012/19/EU European Union only Important   European Union Product Category   US government agencies  www.epa.gov  Other countries info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 96: Spare Parts List

    Spare parts list Meriam Part numbers Meriam Contact Information Part Number Description HART Test Lead Kit — included with unit. ZA900529- This is the standard banana plugs, mini- 00014 grabbers, 250 Ω shunt resistor. Standard size 250 Ω shunt resistor — ZA36821  included with unit. This is required for HART low resistance loops.
  • Page 97: Recommendations For Your Battery

    °F - Fahrenheit °C – Celsius Storage –40 to 140 –40 to 60 Operating 14 to 122 –10 to 50 Storing your 5150 for more than 30 days? Two factors affect your battery’s life in storage Note: Important: info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 98: Intrinsic Safety Control Drawing

    Intrinsic Safety Control Drawing info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 99: Ec Declaration Of Conformity

    EC Declaration of Conformity info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
  • Page 100: Ec Declaration Of Conformity (Intrinsically Safe)

    EC Declaration of Conformity (Intrinsically Safe) info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...

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