User`s manual
0600-0065-0000 Rev. C Made in the U.S.A.
May 2009
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EZ-ZONE
®
PM Express
Users Manual
Registered Company
Winona, Minnesota USA
ISO 9001
ISO 9001
TOTAL
3 Year Warranty
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PID Controller
1241 Bundy Boulevard., Winona, Minnesota USA 55987
Phone: +1 (507) 454-5300, Fax: +1 (507) 452-4507 http://www.watlow.com
Safety Information
We use note, caution and warning symbols throughout
this book to draw your attention to important opera-
tional and safety information.
A “NOTE” marks a short message to alert you to an
important detail.
A “CAUTION” safety alert appears with information
that is important for protecting your equipment and
performance. Be especially careful to read and follow
all cautions that apply to your application.
A “WARNING” safety alert appears with informa-
tion that is important for protecting you, others and
equipment from damage. Pay very close attention to
all warnings that apply to your application.
The electrical hazard symbol,
(a lightning bolt in a
triangle) precedes an electric shock hazard CAUTION
or WARNING safety statement. Further explanations
follow:
Symbol Explanation
CAUTION – Warning
or Hazard that
needs further ex-
planation than label
on unit can provide.
Consult users
manual for further
information.
ESD Sensitive
product, use proper
grounding and
handling techniques
when installing or
servicing product.
Unit protected by
double/reinforced
insulation for shock
hazard prevention.
Do not throw in
trash, use proper
recycling techniques
or consult manu-
facturer for proper
disposal.
Unit can be powered
with either alternat-
ing current (ac)
voltage or direct
current (dc) voltage.
Unit is a
Listed device
per Underwriters
Laboratories®. It
has been evaluated
to United States and
Canadian require-
ments for Process
Control Equipment.
UL 61010 and CSA
C22.2 No. 61010.
File E185611 QUYX,
QUYX7. See: www.
ul.com
Unit is a Listed
device per Under-
writers Laborato-
ries®. It has been
evaluated to United
States and Canadian
requirements for
Hazardous Loca-
tions Class 1 Divi-
sion II Groups A,
B, C and D. ANSI/
ISA 12.12.01-2007.
File E184390 QUZW,
QUZW7. See: www.
ul.com
Unit is compliant
with European
Union directives.
See Declaration
of Conformity for
further details on
Directives and
Standards used for
Compliance.
Unit has been
reviewed and
approved by Fac-
tory Mutual as a
Temperature Limit
Device per FM Class
3545 standard.
See: www.fmglobal.
com
Unit has been
reviewed and
approved by CSA
International for
use as Temperature
Indicating-Regu-
lating Equipment
per CSA C22.2 No.
24. See: www.csa-
international.org
Warranty
The EZ-ZONE
®
PM is manufactured by ISO
9001-registered processes and is backed by a
three-year warranty to the first purchaser for use,
providing that the units have not been misap-
plied. Since Watlow has no control over their use,
and sometimes misuse, we cannot guarantee
against failure. Watlow’s obligations hereunder,
at Watlow’s option, are limited to replacement,
repair or refund of purchase price, and parts which
upon examination prove to be defective within the
warranty period specified. This warranty does not
apply to damage resulting from transportation,
alteration, misuse or abuse. The purchaser must
use Watlow parts to maintain all listed ratings.
Technical Assistance
If you encounter a problem with your Watlow
controller, review your configuration information
to verify that your selections are consistent with
your application: inputs, outputs, alarms, limits,
etc. If the problem persists, you can get technical
assistance from your local Watlow representative
(see back cover), by e-mailing your questions to
wintechsupport@watlow.com or by dialing +1
(507) 494-5656 between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m., Central
Standard Time (CST). Ask for an Applications
Engineer. Please have the following information
available when calling:
• Complete model number
• All configuration information
• User's Manual
• Factory Page
Return Material Authorization (RMA)
1. Call Watlow Customer Service, (507) 454-
5300, for a Return Material Authorization
(RMA) number before returning any item for
repair. If you do not know why the product
failed, contact an Application Engineer or
Product Manager.
The EZ-ZONE PM Controller User’s Manual is
copyrighted by Watlow Winona, Inc., © December
2008 with all rights reserved. The EZ-ZONE PM is
covered by U.S. Patent No. 6,005,577 and Patents
Pending
Overview
The EZ-ZONE PM controllers take the pain out
of solving your thermal loop requirements while
reducing the cost of control-loop ownership. You
can order this control as a single loop PID control-
ler with a high-amperage power output in either a
16
th
or 32
nd
DIN panel-mount package.
It just got a whole lot easier to solve the ther-
mal requirements of your system. Because the
EZ-ZONE family of controls are highly scalable
where you pay only for what you need. So if you
are looking for a single or multi-loop PID control-
ler, an over-under limit controller or an integrated
controller (PID and Limit), the EZ-ZONE family of
controls can meet all of your needs. Point your
browser to http://www.watlow.com to find out
more about the EZ-ZONE family of controls.
For this particular control, serial communications
is accomplished using Watlow's Standard Bus pro-
tocol. If the need arises to network your controls
and communicate using other popular protocols
such as Modbus RTU/TCP
®
, EtherNet/IP
TM
or
DeviceNet
TM
, consider using the EZ-ZONE family
Remote User Interface/Gateway (RUI/GTW).
Installation and Wiring
Dimensions 1/32 DIN
101.6 mm
4.00 in
15.9 mm
0.63 in
53.3 mm
2.10 in
31.2 mm
1.23 in
30.9 mm
1.22 in
Side
Front
Top
21.6 mm
(0.85 in)
45.2 mm
(1.78 in)
Recommended panel spacing
panel thickness 1.53 to 9.52 mm
(0.060 to 0.375)
21.6 mm
(0.85 in)
22.4 mm
(0.88 in)
1/32 DIN Maximum Cutout