AO, 8-Channel, 4-20 mA

The DeltaV system supports the following types of AO, 8-Channel, 4–20 mA cards:

Installation Notes

Specifications

Table: AO, 8-Channel, 4–20 mA Specifications (HART and Series 2)
Item Specifications
Number of channels Eight
Isolation Each channel is optically isolated from the system and factory tested to 1500 VDC.
Nominal signal range (span) 4 to 20 mA
Full signal range 1 mA to 23 mA
LocalBus current (12 VDC nominal), per card

120 mA typical, 150 mA maximum

Series 2 (for each card in Redundant mode only (1) :)

  • 175 mA typical
  • 250 mA maximum
Field circuit power, per card 300 mA maximum at 24 VDC (±10%)
Accuracy over temperature range

0.25% of span (0 - 60°C)

Series 2:

  • 0.25% (0 to 60°C)
  • 0.4% (-40 to 70°C)
Resolution
  • 12 bits for AO, 8-channel, 4-20 mA
  • 14 bits for AO, 8-channel, 4-20 mA, HART
  • 14 bits for Series 2 AO, 8-channel, 4-20 mA, HART
Output compliance 20 mA at 21.6 VDC supply into 700 Ω load
Calibration Information stored on card
Communications Support (only for version with HART)
  • HART pass-through request/response
  • HART variable report
  • Field device status report
HART scan time 600-800 ms (typical) per enabled channel
Optional fuse (Simplex mode only) 2.0 A
Mounting Assigned slot of I/O carrier
(1) Double for a redundant pair.

Wiring Diagrams

Figure: Wiring Diagram for Series 2 AO, 8-Channel, 4–20 mA, HART in Simplex Mode


Figure: Wiring Diagram for Series 2 AO, 8-Channel, 4–20 mA, HART in Redundant Mode