Moore Industries THZ3 Dual Input Smart HART Temperature Transmitter with Associated Intrinsically-Safe (AIS) option

Moore Industries has announced the compact THZ³ Dual Input Smart HART Temperature Transmitter in DIN rail mount housing with Associated Intrinsically-Safe (AIS) sensor connections. The AIS option enables direct connection of sensors located in hazardous areas since it includes an internal intrinsically safe barrier in the front end of the transmitter. The universal mounting bracket easily snaps on and off of 35 mm top hat DIN rails and standard relay tracks.

The product is suitable for mounting in non-hazardous or Class I, Division 2/Zone 2 hazardous locations with sensor input terminals connected to equipment or sensors located in Class I, II, III, Division 1/Zone 0/1 hazardous locations. Installation costs are reduced since the intrinsically safe barrier is embedded in the receiving device, so there is no need for the additional cost of the IS barrier, cabinet space, high-integrity clean ground connection, separate power supply or custom vendor backplanes. Blue connectors provide a visual way to recognise the AIS capability.

The dual-input device offers HART 7 compliance, 20-bit resolution, sensor failover and backup capability, device intelligence including sensor drift and corrosion detection, and input simulation capability. The unit is also HART and DTM programmable for fast set-up with a user-oriented basic configuration. It is HART configurable via any HART handheld configurator or HART compatible host. Users can also program or monitor with any FDT compliant host or program, such as PACTware, using the company’s DTM.