
INSTALLATION UM344-2
September 1995
Ÿ A Junction should be a simple electrical series connection containing NO repeaters or other devices
(active or passive) that can degrade HART communications.
4.3.7 Safety Barriers
Installed safety barriers must comply with the following:
Ÿ Locate intrinsic safety barriers between the system power supply (e.g., Primary Master, if used)
residing in the non-hazardous area and the transmitter(s) in the hazardous area.
Ÿ Combined or separate supply and return barriers may be used.
Ÿ For an intrinsically safe application, the DC voltage applied to the safe side of the barrier must be 0.6
Vdc less than the rated barrier working voltage.
Ÿ An Active Supply Barrier must be operated within its specified input working voltage.
Ÿ Barrier shunt impedance to ground shall not be less than 5000Ω for the HART range of frequencies
(500 Hz to 2500 Hz).
Ÿ Barrier end-to-end resistance, stated by the manufacturer, is used in calculating the maximum
Network cable length and minimum and maximum network voltages.
Ÿ The barrier shall be installed and wired in accordance with the manufacturers instructions.
Refer to Appendix B for hazardous area installation drawings.
4.3.8 Connection of Miscellaneous Hardware
Miscellaneous non-signaling hardware (e.g., recorders, current meters) may be connected to a Point-To-
Point Network in accordance with the following list.
IMPORTANT
No non-signaling hardware (meters or measuring devices) may be
connected to a Multi-Drop Network since the transmitters, in this mode,
do not output an analog process variable.
Ÿ Miscellaneous hardware may be series or parallel connected to the Network according to its function.
Ÿ Miscellaneous hardware must be passive two-terminal devices.
Ÿ Miscellaneous hardware may not generate any type of noise or signals, other than noise that is
inherent in resistive components.
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