MTL5546/Y for 4–20mA HART® valve positioners with line fault detection

MTL5546/Y for 4–20mA HART® valve positioners with line fault detection

MTL5546 accepts a 4/20mA floating signal from a safe-area controller to drive a current/pressure converter (or any other load up to 800Ω) in a hazardous area. For HART valve positioners, the module also permits bi-directional transmission of digital communication signals. Process controllers with a readback facility can detect open or short circuits in the field wiring: if these occur, the current taken into the terminals drops to a preset level. The MTL4546C and the MTL5546Y are very similar to the MTL5546 except that they provide open circuit detection only  

(i.e. no short-circuit detection).

MTL5546/Y SPECIFICATION

See also common specification

Number of channels

One

Location of I/P converter

Zone 0, IIC, T4–6 hazardous area if suitably certified

Div. 1, Group A, hazardous location

Working range

4 to 20mA

Digital signal bandwidth

500Hz to 10kHz

Maximum load resistance

800Ω (16V at 20mA)

Minimum load resistance

90Ω (short-circuit detection at < 50Ω)

Output resistance

> 1MΩ

Under/over range capability

Under range = 1mA

Over range = 24mA (load ≤ 520Ω)

Input and output circuit ripple

< 40µA peak-to-peak

Transfer accuracy at 20°c

Better than 20µA

Temperature drift

< 1.0µA/°C

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