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Quick Start Guide

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ValveLink™ Mobile Software

ValveLink Mobile Software Version 6.1

January 2020

ValveLink Mobile software lets you configure, calibrate, and troubleshoot FIELDVUE™ DVC6200, DVC6200f,
DVC2000, DVC6000, and DVC6000f digital valve controllers using Emerson's AMS Trex

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Device
Communicator or an Emerson Field Communicator. See the table below for hardware requirements.
Diagnostic and configuration data collected using ValveLink Mobile software can be transferred to
ValveLink Solo, ValveLink SNAPON

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, ValveLink DTM, or ValveLink PLUG-IN for PRM® applications to be

analyzed and archived.

Hardware Requirements

The HART® or FOUNDATION™ Fieldbus communicator needs to be licensed for
ValveLink Mobile software and licensed for HART of Fieldbus communications.

AMS Trex Device Communicator

475 Field Communicator

Note: 475 Field Communicators are no longer available for sale and software updates will not be supported after October 2020.

Upgrade studio is required to be installed to use the Trex communicator file
transfer utility to create export files, which can be imported into ValveLink
software.

Easy Upgrade option and System Software Version 3.8 are required to install
ValveLink Mobile 6.1. Requires Bluetooth
transfer data files. To transfer data files using Bluetooth, the Field
Communicator must be ordered with the Bluetooth option. Both HART and
F

OUNDATION™ fieldbus communications are supported.

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or an IrDA® interface on the PC to

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Installation

AMS Trex Device Communicator

ValveLink Mobile is automatically installed and
unlocked when the device is registered and
ValveLink Mobile is licensed.

Field Communicator

ValveLink Mobile 6.1 on Field Communicators
v 3.8 or 3.9 must be updated using the Card
Updater Utility found in Easy Upgrade for the 475

Field Communicator (available at Emerson
Handheld Communicators Support).

Connecting to the Digital
Valve Controller

The Trex communicator or Field Communicator
may be connected to the loop wiring or directly

475 Field Communicator

to the digital valve controller. To connect directly
to the digital valve controller, attach the clipon
wires to the Loop + and  terminals located in the
digital valve controller terminal box.

Launching ValveLink Mobile
Software

Select the ValveLink Mobile icon from the main
menu to launch the software. Select HART or
F

OUNDATION Fieldbus communications to start a

session.

Establishing a Connection

With ValveLink Mobile software, you can navigate
through the menu structure without being
connected to a device. This can be used to
explore the menu structure, review diagnostic
data, or transfer diagnostic data files to a PC while
offline.

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Home Screen

Select the Fieldbus or HART Connect icon from
the home screen to communicate with a field
instrument.

Navigation Tips

List controls are scrolled with grab‐and‐drag input
as shown in the list control navigation screen
shot.

Once you find a variable that you want to change,
you can hit the selection button (>). The selection
button may not be visible if you are not
connected to a device. Parameters that cannot be
changed will have a symbol next to the
selection button. This will usually happen when
the instrument mode is In Service for HART
devices or AUTO for fieldbus devices.

List Control Navigation

The command bar located at the bottom of the
screen has two soft keys. The left Done soft key is
used to go back one screen. The right soft key
displays instrument mode (In Service, Out of
Service, or Not Connected for HART devices;
AUTO, MAN, OOS, or Not Connected for fieldbus
devices). Select this key to change the instrument
mode.

Most tasks will display a green highlighted bar to
indicate that the task has completed successfully.
For offline diagnostic tests, wait for the green
Completed highlight to appear on the graph
before moving on to the next task.

Graph Controls

Graphs are displayed in real time or statically after
a test has completed. Graph areas can be zoomed
in by dragging a selection rectangle around the
desired region of interest. Axes can be translated
by grabbing the scale and sliding it to the desired
position. Zooming and translation are shown in
the figure below. To return back to the default
view, tap the graph.

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Graph Zoom and Translate Controls

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When graphs are being drawn in real time, you
can zoom in on the data or translate the axes.
When this occurs, updates to the display will be
paused but data will continue to be collected in
the background. Tap the graph to restart the real
time display.

Crosshairs can be displayed by selecting the
directional pad (up, down, left, right arrows)
“Enter” or Checkmark key until the crosshairs
appear. Crosshairs can be moved by grabbing and
dragging any point on the screen. XY
coordinates are displayed in the lower right
corner. To clear the crosshairs, press the
directional pad “Enter” or Checkmark key again.

Graph Crosshairs and Coordinates

PD graphs can display up to four variables on two
graphs. The second graph can be viewed by
grabbing a graph anywhere except the yaxis
scale and sliding the display up or down.
Alternatively, graphs can be moved by pressing
the up or down directional pad arrow keys.

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ValveLink Mobile File Transfer
on AMS Trex Device
Communicator

Connect your Trex communicator to the PC you
wish to export the files to with the USB
connection.

Note

Ensure ValveLink Mobile software is closed and will not be
accessed for the entirety of this transfer.

Navigate to Trex File Transfer Utility on the PC.

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Transfer ValveLink Mobile Dataset

Note

Upgrade Studio must be installed from the Trex installation
CD before you can tranfer files from the Trex.

Click the Transfer button next to ValveLink Mobile
Dataset.

These .exp files can then be individually imported
in to ValveLink software.

Note

This process does not delete the files from the Trex
communicator. Files must be deleted from the ValveLink
Mobile application, at Utilities > Data Set Explorer.

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