Impulse DSCA42 User Manual

Dsca42, Dsca

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High Performance Signal Conditioners

DSCA

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DSCA42

2-Wire Transmitter Interface Signal Conditioners With Loop Power

Features

• Accepts Process Loop Signals
• Industry Standard Output of either

0-10V, 2-10V, 0-20mA, or 4-20mA

• Provides Isolated Loop Excitation
• 1500Vrms Transformer Isolation
• ANSI/IEEE C37.90.1 Transient Protection
• Input Protection to 240VAC Continuous
• True 3-Way Isolation
• Wide Range of Supply Voltage
• 105dB CMR
• 5 Poles of Filtering
• ±0.03% Accuracy
• ±0.01% Linearity
• Easily Mounts on Standard DIN Rail
• C-UL-US Listed
• CE and ATEX Compliant

Description

Each DSCA42 2-wire transmitter interface module provides a single channel

of 4 to 20mA process current input which is filtered, isolated, amplified, and

converted to a high level voltage output. An isolated 24V power supply is

provided to power the 2-wire transmitter. Signal filtering is accomplished with

a five-pole filter which is optimized for step response. An anti-aliasing pole is

located on the field side of the isolation barrier, and the other four poles are on

the system side. After the initial field-side filtering, the input signal is chopped by

a proprietary chopper circuit. Isolation is provided by transformer coupling,

again using a proprietary technique to suppress transmission of common mode

spikes or surges.
Module output is either voltage or current. For current output models a dedicated

loop supply is provided at terminal 3 (+OUT) with loop return located at terminal

4 (-OUT). The system-side load may be either floating or grounded.
Special input circuits provide protection against accidental connection of power-

line voltages up to 240VAC and against transient events as defined by ANSI/

IEEE C37.90.1. Protection circuits are also present on the signal output and

power input terminals to guard against transient events and power reversal.

Signal and power lines are secured to the module using screw terminals which

are in pluggable terminal blocks for ease of system assembly and reconfiguration.
The modules have excellent stability over time and do not require recalibration,

however, zero and span settings are adjustable up to ±5% to accommodate

situations where fine-tuning is desired. The adjustments are made using

potentiometers located under the front panel label and are non-interactive for

ease of use.

Figure 1: DSCA42 Block Diagram

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