MTL Instruments | MTL4546 | Current/Pressure Converter Module
The MTLx546 accepts a 4/20mA floating signal from a safe-area controller to drive a current/pressure converter (or any other load up to 800Ω) in a hazardous area. For HART valve positioners, the module also permits bi-directional transmission of digital communication signals. Process controllers with a readback facility can detect open or short circuits in the field wiring; if these occur, the current taken into the terminals drops to a preset level. The MTL4546C and the MTLx546Y are very similar to the MTLx546 except that they provide open circuit detection only (i.e. no short-circuit detection).
Location of I/P converter
- Zone 0, IIC, T4–6 hazardous area if suitably certified
- Div. 1, Group A, hazardous location
Working range 4 to 20mA
Digital signal bandwidth 500Hz to 10kHz
Maximum load resistance 800Ω (16V at 20mA)
Minimum load resistance 90Ω (short-circuit detection at < 50Ω)
Output resistance:1MΩ
Under/over range capability
- Under range = 1mA
- Over range = 24mA (load < 520Ω)
Input and output circuit ripple < 40μA peak-to-peak
Transfer accuracy at 20°C Better than 20μA
Temperature drift < 1.0μA/°C
MTL Instruments | MTL4546 | Current/Pressure Converter Module
MTL Instruments | MTL4546 | Current/Pressure Converter Module
The MTLx546 accepts a 4/20mA floating signal from a safe-area controller to drive a current/pressure converter (or any other load up to 800Ω) in a hazardous area. For HART valve positioners, the module also permits bi-directional transmission of digital communication signals. Process controllers with a readback facility can detect open or short circuits in the field wiring; if these occur, the current taken into the terminals drops to a preset level. The MTL4546C and the MTLx546Y are very similar to the MTLx546 except that they provide open circuit detection only (i.e. no short-circuit detection).
Location of I/P converter
- Zone 0, IIC, T4–6 hazardous area if suitably certified
- Div. 1, Group A, hazardous location
Working range 4 to 20mA
Digital signal bandwidth 500Hz to 10kHz
Maximum load resistance 800Ω (16V at 20mA)
Minimum load resistance 90Ω (short-circuit detection at < 50Ω)
Output resistance:1MΩ
Under/over range capability
- Under range = 1mA
- Over range = 24mA (load < 520Ω)
Input and output circuit ripple < 40μA peak-to-peak
Transfer accuracy at 20°C Better than 20μA
Temperature drift < 1.0μA/°C