Toshiba lf546 User Manual

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11.3 Notes on Communications 
 
● Current output load 
(1) Load resistance: 240 to 750 
Ω (including the communications line resistance) 
(2) Load capacitance: 0.25
μF maximum (including the communications line capacitance) 
(3) Load inductance:4mH maximum (including the communications line inductance) 
(The maximum cable length is approx. 2 km when CVV-S 1.25 mm
2
 cable is used 
under standard installation conditions.) 
 
● Connection method 
Use a shielded cable (such as CVV-S) for wiring. 
 
● Interference on 4-20mA current signal 
To communicate with the flowmeter, a digital signal with amplitude of 0.4 to 0.8 V (in the 
case of 500Ω load resistance) with frequency of 1.2 to 2.2 kHz is superimposed on the 
4-20mA current signal. If a high-response receiving instrument is connected to the current 
output line, the superimposed communications signal may interfere with the instrument. To 
prevent this interference, as shown in Figure 11.3, it is recommended that you put a low-pass 
filter with a time constant of about 100 ms into the input circuit of the receiving instrument. 
 
                                                     
 
                   
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
                     
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Load resistance 
             
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
               
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                Converter                                                Filter                            Receiving instrument 
 
Figure 11.3 Example of Filter Connection 
Current output line