This document discusses calibrating HART pressure transmitters using documenting calibrators. It begins by explaining what HART is and its benefits. It then describes how to calibrate a HART pressure transmitter using a documenting calibrator and hand pump, including configuring the calibrator, performing as-found and as-left tests, and making digital adjustments. It also covers calibrating with an automatic documenting pressure calibrator, which provides automatic pressure generation. The document concludes by discussing benefits of documenting calibrators such as eliminating errors and enabling data analysis to optimize calibration schedules.
2. HART Pressure Transmitter
Calibration
1. HART – What is it?
2. Calibrating a HART Pressure Transmitter
using a Documenting Calibrator and a Hand
Pump.
3. Calibrating a HART Pressure Transmitter
using an Automatic Documenting Pressure
Calibrator.
4. Using Documenting Calibration Software to
capture and print Calibration Reports.
HART Pressure Transmitter Calibration
3. What is HART?
• Highway Addressable Remote Transducer
• An industry standard developed to define the communications protocol between intelligent field
devices and a control system
• The most popular digital communication standard in the field today
The HART Foundation
• An independent not for profit organization that supports the application of HART technology
worldwide
Fluke is a member of this organization
https://fieldcommgroup.org/
HART Pressure Transmitter
Calibration
HART Pressure Transmitter Calibration
4. Why HART?
Enhances operation of field devices by allowing digital communication
Important benefits:
Allows simultaneous 4-20mA analog signal and digital over same wiring
Existing cabling can be used
Current control strategies remain secure
Additional information can be transmitted
Tag numbers, measured values, range and span data, product information and diagnostics
Reduces operation costs
Important information is available for installation, calibration and maintenance
Improved management and utilization of “smart” instrument networks
HART Pressure Transmitter
Calibration
HART Pressure Transmitter Calibration
5. Calibrating a HART
Pressure Transmitter using
a Documenting Calibrator
and a Hand Pump.
HART Pressure Transmitter
Calibration
HART Pressure Transmitter Calibration
6. Pressure Generation
• Hand pumps most portable means to generate pressure
• Pneumatic versions range up 600 PSI
• Many can generate vacuum to -12 PSI
• Hydraulic versions typically range up to 10,000 PSI
• Use DI water or mineral oil
• Hand-pumps need rebuilding often, develop leaks
• Include course adjust, fine adjust and vent
• Nitrogen bottles with regulators
• Heavy but self regulate with small leaks
Need to be refilled often if used for high pressure
HART Pressure Transmitter
Calibration
HART Pressure Transmitter Calibration
7. Pressure transmitter calibration
using a portable documenting
calibrator: connection
HART Pressure Transmitter
Calibration
Pressure input Current
output
Percent
of span
0 psi 4 mA 0 %
2.5 psi 12 mA 50 %
5.0 psi 20 mA 100 %
HART Pressure Transmitter Calibration
8. Configure the calibrator with HART
HART Pressure Transmitter
Calibration
• Acquire the test parameters (HART Query)
• Configure the input/output of the calibrator
• Define the test parameters
Configure the measure
and source function of
the calibrator
Define the performance
test
Acquire HART
Configuration
HART Pressure Transmitter Calibration
9. Calibration : As-Found test
HART Pressure Transmitter
Calibration
• Document the initial calibration verification
• If within specification, calibration is complete
• If out of spec, HART adjustment is necessary
HART Pressure Transmitter Calibration
10. Calibration : digital adjustment
HART Pressure Transmitter
Calibration
• Perform HART trim on the transmitter
HART Pressure Transmitter Calibration
11. Calibration : As-Left Test
HART Pressure Transmitter
Calibration
• Document the post adjustment calibration verification
HART Pressure Transmitter Calibration
12. Calibrating a HART Pressure
Transmitter using a Documenting
Automatic Pressure Calibrator.
HART Pressure Transmitter
Calibration
HART Pressure Transmitter Calibration
13. Automatic Pressure Generation
HART Pressure Transmitter
Calibration
• Easy and automatic pressure calibration
–Solves the big pressure testing pain point of manual
pressure generation
–Built in pump and pressure regulator up to 300 psi
–Leak detection for testing and verifying setups
HART Pressure Transmitter Calibration
14. Pressure transmitter calibration
using a documenting automatic
pressure calibrator: connection
• Single pressure hose connection between calibrator
and transmitter which decreases chance of pressure
leaks.
HART Pressure Transmitter
Calibration
HART Pressure Transmitter Calibration
15. Configure the calibrator with HART
• Test setup pre-configured based on the found HART
configuration or the selected task
• Further settings (defaults) that define the test, update as
needed, can be changed and saved as customized
HART Pressure Transmitter
Calibration
HART Pressure Transmitter Calibration
16. Calibration : As-Found/Adjust/As-Left
• Select AutoTest and the 729 will apply the
test pressure, measure mA signals and
calculate Error %
• If out of specification, use HART Trim
commands to adjust
• Perform the As-Left with the same
Autotest feature
HART Pressure Transmitter
Calibration
HART Pressure Transmitter Calibration
17. HART Pressure Transmitter
Calibration
Benefits of using Documenting Calibrators
• No writing down measurements
• Eliminates transcription errors
• Eliminates errors from manually entering calibration data
into a PC
• Pair with calibration management software for data analysis
and managing workload
– Data analysis enables calibration interval adjustments
– Optimizes use of skilled technicians
– Enables route based maintenance scheme
HART Pressure Transmitter Calibration
18. HART Pressure Transmitter
Calibration
• Tasks be downloaded from a
Calibration Management
Software application
– Templates define pressures applied
to the transmitter and measured
output parameters (4-20 mA or 1-5
volts)
– Test tolerance, number of test points
– Default templates can often be
customized and saved to match tag
numbers
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19. HART Pressure Transmitter
Calibration
• Documented Calibration Results
– Test results can be uploaded to
software and saved into a database
– Test reports can be recalled and
printed
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