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To save the tuned the PID parameters and Control Mode, go to
“
Save
”
, press
SET key, use
▲
or
▼
key to find the desired group name, then press SET
again to save the settings.
To recall a saved set of PID parameters and Control Mode, go to “Recall”,
press SET key, use
▲
or
▼
key to find the desired group name, then press
SET again to load the settings as the current PID and Control Mode settings.
Table 3. Saved PID Settings.
Group #
Group Name
P
I
D
Mode
1
BGE
45
1200
75
PID-PWM
2
WSM22
45
1200
75
PID-FS
3
WSM18
45
1400
100
PID-FS
4
4
45
1200
75
PID-FS
5
5
45
1200
75
PID-FS
6
6
45
1200
75
PID-FS
6.2.2 System Configurations
Parameters related device configurations which are not often used during the
smoking process are listed under “
System Config
” menu. Details of each
parameters are listed in Table 4. The flow chart in Figure 13 shows the
operations of accessing and adjusting the parameters in “
System Config
”.
Table 4. Parameters in System Config menu.
Name
Description
Range
Initial
Note
PRG
Multi-Step Program
ON, OFF
OFF
10
MODE
Control Mode
Manual,
PID-PWM,
PID-FS
PID-PWM
11
FMRV
Fan Minimum Running
Voltage
3.0 V ~ 11.0 V
4.0
12
OUTH
Output High Limit
0 ~ 100 (%)
100
13
C-F
Temp Unit (° C or ° F)
C, F
F
14
PB1
Sensor 1 offset
-99 ~ 100
0
15
PB2
Sensor 2 offset
-99 ~ 100
0
16
PSD
Device Access
Password
100 ~ 999
666
17
Reset
Factory Reset
Yes, No
No
18
Back
> System config
back
> PRG: OFF
MODE: PID-PWM
> MODE: PID-PWM
FMRV: 4
> back
PRG: OFF
SET
SE T
> PRG: OFF
> PRG: ON
SE T
/
SE T
> MODE: PID-PWM
> MODE: PID-FS
SE T
SE T
/
Figure 13. Access the parameters in System Config menu.
Note 10. PRG:
Multi-step program switch. By default, this controller is set to
single-
step mode “
OFF
”. To enable multi
-step mode, please change
parameter
PRG
to “
ON
”. For details regarding multi
-step mode, please check
section 6.1.2
Note 11. MODE:
Control mode. This controller has three operating modes:
time-proportional control (
PID-PWM
), fan-speed control (
PID-FS
) and manual
control (
Manual
). For time-proportional control, it will regulate the on/off time
interval of the blower to stabilize the temperature in the charcoal smoker
(same as SYL-1615 or other standard PID controllers). For fan-speed control,
it will employ PID control algorithm to decide the output voltage to adjust fan
speed. For manual mode, user can manually adjust the fan speed (output
voltage).
Note 12. FMRV:
Fan minimum running voltage. This parameter is only used
when controller is running under fan-speed control mode. Due to the variation
in the friction of bearings in blowers, the minimum voltage to overcome the
kinetic friction is not the same between different models and when the bearing
getting old. The default
FMRV
setting is 4.0 V. This setting is fine for all
blowers sold by Auber.
Usually you don’t need to change this parameter when
you are using the controller on metal wall smokers (such as WSMs). If the
output graph shows zero but the temperature stays above setting for more
than 20 minutes, the fan might not stop when controller output shows zero.
You can change to manual mode, and set the output to 1%. Reduce the
FMRV
until the blower is barely running.
Note 13. OUTH:
Output High Limit. The value is in percentage. This
parameter limits the maximum output power that can be sent to fan.
Note 14. C-F:
Temperature unit. You can set the display either Celsius (° C) or
Fahrenheit (° F).
Note 15. PB1/PB2:
Calibration offset. The parameter is used to make the
input offset to compensate the error produced by sensor. e.g. if the
temperature displays of Pit temperature is 2.0° C in ice water mixture, set PB1
= -2.0 will make the display to shown 0.0 degree.
PB1
is for pit temperature
(Probe 1).
PB2
is for food temperature (Probe 2).
Note 16. PSD:
Device access password. This parameter is used to lock the
access to parameter settings on AuberSmart app.
Note 17. Reset:
Factory reset. WARNING! This function will restore all the
parameters (including all the stored PID settings in the memory) back to the
factory default values. This setting does not affect the WiFi configuration.
7. Mount the Controller
The operating environment temperature for the meter is from 0 - 100° F
(or, -20° C ~ 50° C). The meter should be placed away from high heat to
protect the plastic housing and electronics. The case is splash-proof. It is not
water-prof. It cannot be immersed in the water. It should be fine to operate
under light rain for a short time if the controller is mounted in an upright
position. The user can cover the controller by a transparent waterproof case.
Two mounting screws holds with metric M4 thread are available on the back of
the case (Figure 14). The M4 screws should not be screwed into the hold
more than
3/8” or 9 mm
, otherwise they will push against the plastic case,
create cracks, or damage the case. Mount the controller to a place that is
