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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
“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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Advanced Tools for HART — Offline Configuration Offline Configuration navigation Two ways to use the offline configuration info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Polling: HART Communication (continued) Display all devices Select a device Green connection bar: connected info@Meriam-Direct.com 1.888.475.5235...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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.
°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...
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