
Instruction Manual Supplement
D104224X012
DVC2000 Digital Valve Controller
April 2021
CSA 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 at 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.
Intrinsically Safe, Non‐Incendive
Refer to figure 1 for a typical DVC2000 CSA approval nameplate and figure 2 for installation drawing GE12444.
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DVC2000 Digital Valve Controller
Instruction Manual Supplement
April 2021
Figure 1. Typical CSA Nameplate
Figure 2. CSA Installation Drawing GE12444
EQUIPMENT SHALL BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CANADIAN ELECTRICAL CODE (CEC) PART 1:
BARRIERS MUST BE CSA APPROVED WITH ENTITY PARAMETERS AND ARE TO BE INSTALLED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURER'S I.S. INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS.
THE ENTITY CONCEPT ALLOWS INTERCONNECTION OF INTRINSICALLY SAFE APPARATUS TO ASSOCIATED
APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFICALLY EXAMINED IN SUCH COMBINATION. THE CRITERIA FOR INTERCONNECTION IS
THAT THE VOLTAGE (Vmax) AND THE CURRENT (Imax) OF THE INTRINSICALLY SAFE APPARATUS MUST BE
EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN THE VOLTAGE (Voc) AND CURRENT (Isc) DEFINED BY THE ASSOCIATED
APPARATUS. IN ADDITION, THE SUM OF THE MAXIMUM UNPROTECTED CAPACITANCE (Ci) AND INDUCTANCE
(Li) OF EACH INTRINSICALLY SAFE APPARATUS, AND THE INTERCONNECTING WIRING, MUST BE LESS THAN
THE ALLOWABLE CAPACITANCE (Ca) AND INDUCTANCE (La) DEFINED BY THE ASSOCIATED APPARATUS. IF
THESE CRITERIA ARE MET, THEN THE COMBINATION MAY BE CONNECTED.
FORMULAS - Vmax > Voc, Imax > Isc, Ci + Ccable < Ca, Li + Lcable < La
ENTITY PARAMETERS FOR EACH I.S. CIRCUIT ARE AS FOLLOWS:
CIRCUIT
XMTR
MAIN
LS1
LS2
VMax (Ui)
28Vdc
30Vdc
16Vdc
16Vdc
IMax(Ii)
100mA
130mA
76mA
76mA
Ci
5nF
10.5nF
5nF
5nF
Li
0 mH
0.55 mH
0 mH
0 mH
PMAX
1W
1W
1W
1W
WHERE MULTIPLE IS CIRCUITS ARE USED:
S EACH I.S. CIRCUIT MUST BE SHIELDED TWISTED PAIR CABLE.
S I.S. CIRCUITS MUST ENTER ENCLOSURE VIA CONDUIT ENTRIES
AS SPECIFIED IN DETAIL 1.
S CABLE INSULATION AND SHIELD MUST EXTEND TO WITHIN
PARTITIONED AREA (SEE DETAIL 1).
S XMTR, LS1, AND LS2 CIRCUITS ARE OPTIONAL.
IF HAND‐HELD COMMUNICATOR OR MULTIPLEXOR IS USED, IT MUST
BE CSA CERTIFIED WITH ENTITY PARAMETERS AND INSTALLED PER
THE MANUFACTURER'S CONTROL DRAWING.
CLASS I, DIV. 1, GROUPS A,B,C,D,
CLASS I, ZONE 0, GROUP IIC
HAZARDOUS LOCATION NON‐HAZARDOUS LOCATION
DVC2000
XMTR
MAIN
LS1
LS2
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CSA APPROVED
BARRIER
CSA APPROVED
BARRIER
CSA APPROVED
BARRIER
CSA APPROVED
BARRIER
GE12444‐C
2
DETAIL 1
XMTR
MAIN
LS1
LS2
PARTITIONED AREA
WARNING
THE APPARATUS ENCLOSURE CONTAINS ALUMINUM
AND IS CONSIDERED TO CONSTITUTE A POTENTIAL
RISK OF IGNTION BY IMPACT OR FRICTION. CARE
MUST BE TAKEN DURING INSTALLATION AND USE TO
PREVENT IMPACT OR FRICTION.