Specifications

Communication/configuration specifications

Number of tanks

Each Rosemount 2460 can be configured for up to 64 tanks. The actual number of tanks depends on the electrical interface and

field port configuration. For more information, see Table 2.

Note that each Rosemount 5900S Radar Level Gauge with 2-in-1 functionality corresponds to two tanks.

Number of devices per field port

Table 2 lists the maximum number of devices that can be connected to each Rosemount 2460 field port. Examples of devices are

Rosemount 2410, Rosemount TankRadar Pro, and legacy devices, such as Rosemount TankRadar Rex and Rosemount TankRadar

TRL2.

Table 2: Number of Devices

Interface

Maximum number of devices connected to each field port

RS485(1)

16

TRL2(2)

8

Enraf BPM

10

Digital Current Loop 0-20 mA (DCL)(3)

10(4)

L&J

10(5)

Varec

10(5)

(1)

Devices such as E+H NRF590 Tank Side Monitor (TSM), devices using TSM Modbus mapping, Whessoe, GPE, SI-6290/7000, Wärtsilä 1146, and

user-defined Modbus devices are supported.

(2)

Devices such as Rosemount 2410 Tank Hub, Rosemount TankRadar Rex, Rosemount TankRadar Pro, TRL2 gauges, and DAU are supported.

(3)

Devices such as Whessoe and GPE are supported.

(4)

Up to 32 devices are supported when using external power.

(5)

In certain situations, more than 10 devices may work. Contact Emerson Automation Solutions/Tank Gauging Service Department for advice.

Number of ports

Interface

Number of ports

Modem(1)

8

Ethernet(2)

3

USB(2)

1

SD(2)

1

(1)

For more information, see Table 4 and Table 3.

(2)

For more information, see Table 6.

Modem ports can be configured for either field or host communication according to the model code. For more information, see

Table 5.

Hosts

See Table 4 and Table 5.

May 2020

Rosemount 2460

Emerson.com/Rosemount

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