Operat ion Manual:111508-2100-OM01V7.X
AUTROL ®Series
2.5 Performing Sensor Zero Adjustment before or after
Installation
The Autrol 2100 Temperature Transmitter is very accurately calibrated/characterized for use
with different industrial sensor types viz. RTD Type PT100, 2-wire, 3-wire of 4 wire with DIN
(a=0.00385) or JIS(a=0.00391) temperature coefficient or Thermocouple T/C NIST type
B,E,J,K,N,R,S,T) or direct mV and ohms input.and can be supplied, when specific option
codes ordered with a Calibration Report to demonstrate accuracy tested at representative
points in a selected range, including the LRL point (the lowest point in the measuring range
of temperature at which 4 mA is output by the transmitter). If no range is specified, a default
range of 0-300 deg. F assuming 3W, RTD PT100, DIN curve. is factory set. User has the
ability to reconfigure the sensor type to their desired input using the different options (external
HHC, PACTWARE or HART DDL compatible configuration tools . This manual however will
demonstrate users on how to re-configure the settings locally using the integral push button
and LCD Display included as standard on the 2100S models.
It is recommended that changes to the calibration/characterization done by factor for all
published sensor input types are not be done in the field, since the temperature sources
available in field are usually not as accurate as factory sources. However measure range
changes (i.e. change the LRL Lower Range Limit (4mA) and/or the URL Upper Range
Limit(20mA)) and/or sensor type etc. are relatively easy using buttons on the transmitter OR
using a HHT (handheld transmitter) OR using PC based software on a device that uses HART
communication.
Some facilities, due to corporate requirements (for example, ISO procedures) have a
requirement for periodic manual field recalibration or validation of range and this may be done
using the conventional procedure typically followed using the ZERO/SPAN push button
included on these transmitters. However for such calibration/validation requirements a
calibration source of very high accuracy available i.e. at least 5 times the published accuracy
of the transmitter should be used for this so as to avoid inducing undesired offsets over the
original factory calibrations. A single point trim/adjustment is also made available for users to
fine tune the transmitter to correct for any sensor drifts or offset noted during this validation
process.
Note: it is recommended that the local pushbuttons or an external HHT be used to re-range
zero (LRL=4mA) and span (URL=20mA) without the requirement of an accurate temperature
source—the Menu procedure accessible via local push buttons (Menu 22 & 23) does not
require the user to apply any known calibration sources, and yet re-range the smart
transmitter by still maintaining the original factory-quality calibration accuracy. See Section
3.7 for the detailed procedure to use the buttons with the Menu Tree to accomplish this check.
However, if the manual recalibration procedure using a local temperature source MUST be
done, Autrol has provided this capability using the Zero and Span buttons. Short description:
adjust the accurate temperature source (example, a temperature bath) to the zero point,
example 0 deg. F., push the Zero button (5 seconds), wait for display to show ZERO, then
push Zero button again: display is “ZR” indicating success. Current Output will be set to 4mA
Then adjust the temperature bath by the desired upper range value(URL) to 300 deg. F. for
example, push the Span button, wait a short period, then Span button again: display “SP”
indicates success. Current output should now read 20mA for this new URL set.A Hand Held
Terminal (HHT) or PC based configuration software on a device with HART modem can also
be used for this procedure.
A Zero Adjustment procedure is included in the button sequence in the Menu Tree: this
procedure requires the use of a high accuracy Process Variable zero source, for example, a