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Required Configuration Optional ConfigurationUsing the TransmitterFlowmeter Startup
6.5.5 Configuring added damping
A damping value is a period of time, in seconds, over which the process variable
value will change to reflect 63% of the change in the actual process. Damping helps
the transmitter smooth out small, rapid measurement fluctuations:
• A high damping value makes the output appear to be smoother because the
output must change slowly.
• A low damping value makes the output appear to be more erratic because the
output changes more quickly.
The added damping parameter specifies damping that will be applied to the mA output. It affects the
measurement of the process variable assigned to the mA output, but does not affect the frequency or
digital outputs.
Note: For most applications, the default added damping value is used. Contact Micro Motion
customer support before changing the added damping parameter.
Multiple damping parameters
Damping can also be configured for the flow (mass and volume), density, and temperature process
variables (see Section 8.7). If one of these process variables has been assigned to an mA output, a
non-zero value is configured for its damping, and added damping is also configured for the mA
output, the effect of damping the process variable is calculated first, and the added damping
calculation is applied to the result of that calculation. See the following example.
Example
Configuration:
• Flow damping: 1
• Primary mA output: Mass flow
• Frequency output: Mass flow
• Primary mA output added damping: 2
As a result:
• A change in mass flow will be reflected in the primary mA output
over a time period that is greater than 3 seconds. The exact time
period is calculated by the transmitter according to internal
algorithms which are not configurable.
• The frequency output level changes over a 1–second time period
(the mass flow damping value). It is not affected by the added
damping value.
• Model 1500 AN
• Model 1700 AN
• Model 1700 IS
• Model 2500 CIO
• Model 2700 AN
• Model 2700 IS
• Model 2700 CIO
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