Principles of Operation ..................................................................................................................... 105
Echo Processing ................................................................................................................................. 105
Process Intelligence ................................................................................................................ 105
Echo Lock ................................................................................................................................... 106
Echo Position Detection .......................................................................................................... 106
Measurement Range ........................................................................................................................ 107
Near Range ................................................................................................................................ 107
Far Range ................................................................................................................................... 108
Measurement Response .................................................................................................................. 108
Damping ................................................................................................................................................ 108
Loss of Echo (LOE) .............................................................................................................................. 108
LOE (Loss of Echo) Timer ........................................................................................................ 109
Fail-safe Mode .................................................................................................................................... 109
Fail-safe value ........................................................................................................................... 109
Horn Antenna .............................................................................................................................111
Description of the blocks .........................................................................................................116
Device Configuration tool ..................................................................................................................121
SIMATIC PDM ............................................................................................................................121
Network Configuration ......................................................................................................................121
The GSD file ................................................................................................................................121
Bus Termination ...................................................................................................................................121
Power Demands ..................................................................................................................................122
PROFIBUS address .............................................................................................................................122
Configuring a device .................................................................................................................123
Cyclic versus Acyclic Data ................................................................................................................123
Cyclic Data ..................................................................................................................................123
Status Byte ...........................................................................................................................................124
Condensed Status ...............................................................................................................................124
Status Byte ...........................................................................................................................................126
Diagnostics ...........................................................................................................................................127
Extended Mode Diagnosis ......................................................................................................128
Condensed Mode Diagnosis ..................................................................................................128
Acyclic Data ..........................................................................................................................................132
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