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9.1

CONTROLLER PARAMETERS

The Controller parameters appear in the following sequence:

Parameter

Message

Display

Function

Available Settings/Values

(Lower Main Display)

Input Filter Time
Constant

Defines time constant for input
filter (removes extraneous
impulses from the process
variable input

0.0secs. (filter OFF) to
100.0secs. on 0.5-sec.
increments.
Default = 2.0secs.

Process Variable
Offset

1

Modifies actual PV value:
Offset PV + Actual PV = PV
used

For linear input, limited by Scale
Range Max. and Scale Range
Min.
Default = 0.

Output 1 Power

Indicates current Output 1
power level.

Read Only

Output 2 Power

2

Indicates current Output 2
power level.

Read Only

Proportional
Band 1 (PB1)

Defines portion of input span in
which the Output 1 power level
is proportional to the (offset)
process variable value (see
Figure 9-1).

0.0% (ON/OFF control) to
999.9% of input span.
Default = 10%.

Proportional
Band 2 (PB2)

Defines portion of input span in
which the Output 2 power level
is proportional to the (offset)
process variable value (see
Figure 9-1).

0.0% (ON/OFF control) to
999.9% of input span.
Default = 10%.

Reset

3

Integral Time Constant

1sec. to 99mins. 59secs.

Rate

3

Derivative Time Constant

00secs. to 99mins. 59secs.

Overlap or
Deadband

4

Defines the proportion of the
Proportional Band (PB1 + PB2)
over which both outputs are
active (Overlap) or neither
output is active (Deadband) -
see Figure 9-1.

20% to +20%

(negative value = Deadband,
positive value = Overlap)
Default = 0%.

Bias (Manual
Reset)

3

Bias applied to output power,
expressed as a percentage of
output power.

0% to 100% (Output 1 only);

100% to +100% (Output 1 &

Output 2)

ON/OFF
Differential

5

Switching differential for one
output (Diff 1 or Diff 2) or both
outputs (Diff) set to ON/OFF
control (PB1, PB2 or both = 0%)

0.1% to 10.0% of input span.
Default = 0.5%.

Setpoint High
Limit

6

The maximum limit for setpoint
adjustment. Should be set to a
value which prevents setpoint
values causing damage to the
process.

Current setpoint value to Input
Range Maximum.
Default = Input Range Max.

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