Owner manual
Watlow Controls  2  EHG CL User’s Guide
Navigating the Series EHG CL with the Front Panel
The three-character display normally shows the process 
temperature. To view and change the existing Set Point 
value follow the steps below:
1. Press the Mode Key once. The right decimal point 
will illuminate when viewing the Set Point value.
2. Press the Up-Arrow or Down-Arrow Key to change 
the Set Point.
3. Press the Mode Key again to return to the process 
temperature display.
The display will automatically return to showing the 
process temperature after three seconds. 
To view or change parameter values follow the steps 
below:
1. Hold down both the Up-Arrow and Down-Arrow Keys 
for five seconds. 
This will display the Set Point High Limit prompt. 
2. Press the Mode Key to view the other parameter 
prompts.
3. Press the Up-Arrow or Down-Arrow Key once to view 
a parameter’s value.
4. Press the Up-Arrow or Down-Arrow Key to increase 
or decrease that value. 
5. Press the Mode Key to again display the prompt and 
again to display the next prompt.
6. Press the Mode Key at the Display Build Number 
prompt to return to the process value display.
Display Parameter Name & Description Range Default
Modbus 
Relative 
Address
Data Type
& Read/
Write
Numeric
Process Value Controller
View the present Process Value.
-18 to 537°C (0 to 999°F)  20°C (68°F)
20
unsigned 
integer
R
Numeric
Closed Loop Set Point
Set the set point that the controller 
will automatically control to.
0°C (32°F) to SLA setting 150°C (302°F)
34
unsigned 
integer
RWE
No Dis-
play
Heat Output Power
Read (via Modbus communications) 
the present heat output power level.
0 to 100% 0
22
unsigned 
integer
R
No Dis-
play
Alert Status
Read (via Modbus communications) 
the present alert status.
Alert Low (7)
Alert High (8)
Alert None (6)
Alert None
31
unsigned 
integer
R
No Dis-
play
Process Comparison Value
Set or read (via Modbus communica-
tions) the Process Comparison Value.
5 to 50°C (9 to 90°F)  20°C (68°F)
68
unsigned 
integer
RWE
No Dis-
play
Limit Status
Read (via Modbus communications) 
the present condition of the limit.
Bit 5 (0x0020)
0 = Not tripped (process value below 
  limit high set point)
1 = Tripped (process value exceeds 
  limit high set point)
0
63
unsigned 
integer
R
No Dis-
play
Controller Sensor Status
Read (via Modbus communications) 
the present status of the controller 
sensor.
Bit 2 (0x0004)
0 = Good
1 = Failure
0
23
unsigned 
integer
R
No Dis-
play
Limit Sensor Value
View the present value of the limit 
sensor.
-18 to 537°C (0 to 999°F)  20°C (68°F)
60
unsigned 
integer
R
[SLA]
[SLA]
Limit High Set Point
Set the high process value that will 
trigger the limit.
0 to 438°C (32 to 820°F)  200°C (392°F)
33
unsigned 
integer
RWE
[Cnt]
[Cnt]
Control Mode Select
Select a control method.
[onF] On-Off (2)
[PId] PID (3)
on-off
42
unsigned 
integer
RWE
Note:
All values above 999 will be rounded off to fit in the three-character display. Full values can be 
read with other interfaces.
Note:
The EHG CL does not support Modbus function code 16 (0x10) Write Multiple Registers. Pa-
rameter values must be written individually with function code 6 (0x06) Write Single Registers.
R: Read
W: Write
E: EEPROM










