Installation manual

Series C Controller Configuration and Operation Manual
iv  Athena Controls, Inc. 900M050U00
8. Control Parameters – Required If Outputs Are Used for Control......... 8-1
8.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................8-1
8.2 Configuring Control Parameters for On/Off Control ........................................8-3
8.2.1 Introduction.............................................................................................8-3
8.2.2 Specifying the Deadband for On/Off Control ...........................................8-3
8.2.3 Applying Hysteresis to On/Off Control ..................................................... 8-4
8.3 Configuring Control Parameters for PID Control.............................................8-5
8.3.1 Introduction.............................................................................................8-5
8.3.2 Specifying the Proportional Band for Manual Tuning of PID Control ........8-5
8.3.3 Specifying the Derivative (Rate) Action for Manual Tuning
of PID Control ........................................................................................ 8-6
8.3.4 Specifying the Offset (Manual Reset) for Manual Tuning of PID
Control................................................................................................... 8-6
8.3.5 Integral Action (Automatic Reset) Calculated Automatically
During Autotune for PID Control.............................................................8-7
9. Alarm Parameters – Optional.................................................................. 9-1
9.1 Introduction ................................................................................................... 9-1
9.2 Configuring Alarm Parameters.......................................................................9-3
9.2.1 Choosing the Alarm Action......................................................................9-3
9.2.2 Choosing the Alarm Operation................................................................9-4
9.2.3 Specifying the Alarm Delay – Optional ....................................................9-5
9.2.4 Inhibiting the Alarm– Optional ................................................................. 9-5
9.2.5 Specifying the Alarm Value (Setpoint).....................................................9-6
10. Autotune Damping Parameter – Recommended.............................. 10-1
10.1 Introduction ................................................................................................. 10-1
10.2 Configuring the Autotune Damping Parameter.............................................10-1
11. Ramp/Soak Recipe Parameters – Optional....................................... 11-1
11.1 Introduction ................................................................................................. 11-1
11.2 Specifying the Recipe Option....................................................................... 11-4
11.3 Configuring Single-Setpoint Ramp Parameters............................................11-5
11.3.1 Specifying the Ramp Time for a Single-Setpoint Ramp .........................11-5
11.3.2 Specifying the Optional Recipe Holdback for a Single Setpoint Ramp ...11-5
11.3.3 Specifying What Happens at the Conclusion of the Single-Setpoint
Ramp Time..........................................................................................11-6
11.4 Configuring Multi-Step Ramp/Soak Parameters........................................... 11-7
11.4.1 Introduction........................................................................................... 11-7
11.4.2 Parameters That Apply to the Entire Multi-Step Ramp/Soak Recipe...... 11-9
11.4.2.1 Specifying the Optional Recipe Holdback....................................... 11-9
11.4.2.2 Specifying What Happens at the Conclusion of the
Multi-Step Recipe Execution.......................................................... 11-9
11.4.2.3 Specifying the Number of Additional Times the
Multi-Step Recipe Will Repeat Once Started ................................ 11-10
11.4.2.4 Specifying What Will Happen to the Multi-Step Recipe
After a Power Failure................................................................... 11-10