
Instruction Manual Supplement
D104226X012
DVC2000 Digital Valve Controller
August 2019
ATEX Hazardous Area Approvals
™
Fisher
FIELDVUE™ DVC2000 Digital Valve
Controller
Hazardous Area Classifications and Special Instructions for “Safe
Use” and Installations in Hazardous Locations
Certain nameplates may carry more than one approval, and each approval may have unique installation/wiring
requirements and/or conditions of “safe use”. These special instructions for “safe use” are in addition to, and may
override, the standard installation procedures. Special instructions are listed by approval.
Note
This information supplements the nameplate markings affixed to the product and the DVC2000 quick start guide (D103203X012)
and instruction manual (D103176X012
Always refer to the nameplate itself to identify the appropriate certification.
), available from your Emerson sales office or Fisher.com.
WARNING
Failure to follow these conditions of “safe use” could result in personal injury or property damage from fire or explosion, or
area re‐classification.
Electrostatic charge hazard. Do not rub or clean with solvents. To do so could result in an explosion.
Special Conditions for Safe Use
Intrinsically Safe
The equipment is an intrinsically safe equipment. It can be mounted in hazardous area.
The terminal blocks can be only connected to certified intrinsically safe equipments and these combinations must be
compatible as regard intrinsic safety rules.
The equipment shall be connected in accordance with manufacturer's installation instructions in drawing GE14685
(figure 2).
The equipment must not be submitted to mechanical impacts or frictions.
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DVC2000 Digital Valve Controller
August 2019
Temperature Classification:
T4 at Ta ≤ 80_C
T5 at Ta ≤ 40_C
Refer to figure 1 for a typical DVC2000 ATEX approval nameplate.
Figure 1. Typical ATEX Nameplate
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