AEC 3-Pump 33-Station Controllers - Manual (Page 43)

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Chapter 6: Configurable Settings
This section describes the proper setup of the 3 pump, 33-station control system parameters.
These parameters are operator changeable; however, these items should require setup only
during the initial installation. Only authorized personnel should change them.
Many of the variables and setup parameters have been preset at the factory and do not need to
be changed. However, this section of the manual will address all of the setup parameters that
were available at the time of printing. The purpose of this is to familiarize the reader with all
the setup parameters and their usage.
6-1 Options for Station Setup
Name Description Options Default
Conveying Options
Convey time Length of time the station’s vacuum valve remains
open to allow material to be drawn in. (For a
volume-fill station, the valve closes when material
covers the station’s volume-fill proximity sensor or
this time elapses, whichever comes first.)
Adjust this value to match the actual time needed
to fill the station.
1–999 sec. 30 sec.
(Last convey time) Display only. Length of time the station’s vacuum
valve was open for receiving material during the
most recent convey. This information is displayed
for your reference when adjusting convey time and
dump delay.
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Dump delay Length of time allowed for material to drain from
the station into the receiver. The controller will not
attempt to deliver more material to the station until
this time has elapsed.
Adjust this value to match the actual time needed
to drain the station. If it is set too short, the
controller may attempt to refill the station before it
is empty, causing material to back up and/or
underusing the station’s capacity. If it is set too
long, the system may be unable to keep up with
your equipment’s demand for material.
1–99 sec. 15 sec.
Assigned to pump n Number (address) of the pump to which this
station’s vacuum line is connected. 0–3 (0 = not
assigned) 0
Special convey When this option is enabled, the station’s vacuum
valve remains open for the convey time, even if
the station is not demanding material and is
indicating that it is full. When disabled, the
station’s vacuum valve opens when there is
demand from the station, and it remains open until
the convey time has elapsed or material trips the
volume-fill proximity switch.
Enable this option if and only if the station has no
flapper. disabled,
enabled disabled