Digital Instrumentation

Course 1: Smart Transmitters

Prerequisites: This lesson is designed for participants familiar with digital signal transmission, process control principles, and the function of transmitters in process loops.

Description: This lesson introduces digital electronics and teaches the principles of operation, the functions of the electronic components, and the signal characteristics. The lesson also demonstrates operation of the hand-held interface for system configuration.

Objectives:

• escribe the principles of analog and digital signal theory
• Describe the benefits of digital signal transmission
• Describe and identify the signal processing capabilities of smart transmitters
• Describe the major features and characteristics of smart transmitters
• Describe the characterization function, special installation requirements, and signal conditioning of a smart transmitter
• Describe the function of a hand-held interface device
• Describe configuration parameters and demonstrate configuration of a smart transmitter
• Describe the test functions of smart transmitters
• Demonstrate the procedure for doing a loop test with a hand-held interface
• Describe the use of a smart transmitter in a temperature, flow, or pressure measurement loop