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Method Description Setup
Polling The meter polls an external de-
vice for temperature data. This
data will be available in addi-
tion to the internal tempera-
ture data.
a. Choose Configure > Manual Setup > Measurements > External Inputs
> Temperature.
b. Set External Temperature to Enable.
c. Choose Configure > Manual Setup > Inputs/Outputs > External Device
Polling.
d. Choose an unused polling slot.
e. Set Poll Control to Poll as Primary or Poll as Secondary.
Option Description
Poll as Primary No other HART masters will be on the
network. The Field Communicator is not
a HART master.
Poll as Secondary Other HART masters will be on the net-
work. The Field Communicator is not a
HART master.
f. Set External Device Tag to the HART tag of the external tem-
perature device.
g. Set Polled Variable to Temperature.
Digital communica-
tions
A host writes temperature data
to the meter at appropriate in-
tervals. This data will be availa-
ble in addition to the internal
temperature data.
a. Choose Configure > Manual Setup > Measurements > External Inputs
> Temperature.
b. Set External Temperature to Enable.
c. Perform the necessary host programming and communica-
tions setup to write temperature data to the transmitter at
appropriate intervals.
2. Choose the method to be used to supply pressure data, and perform the required
setup.
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