Valid Calibration (cont.)
• If the valve is moved to a position that is slightly beyond
(outside of) the fully-open (100% open) calibrated position,
then the output signal remains at 20 mA. This is known
as 100% ‘run-out’, and it holds to a certain point. If the
encoder is turned far enough beyond the fully-open calibrated
position, then the encoder “wraps-around” and the output
signal jumps to the fully-closed value of 4 mA.
• For a properly calibrated SG1000D, the direction of
calibration (CW or CCW), and the encoder values for the
fully-closed and fully-open valve positions are all stored in
the SG1000D’s EEPROM memory.
Note:
Since a properly calibrated SG1000D can never enter the
calibration mode again by itself after the calibration mode
is exited, the direction switch SW1 and the calibration
switch SW2 are ignored (during normal operating mode).
This means that for a properly calibrated SG1000D the
calibration results are protected until the user wants to
purposefully enter calibration mode again.
If re-calibration is needed, see the section below titled
“
How to clear-out the existing calibration and
reprogram the SG1000D.”
Invalid Calibration (Error condition behavior)
Assuming the user followed the calibration process
incorrectly
,
the SG1000D behaves as follows:
• The output signal remains at a constant 12 mA after the
calibration mode is automatically exited.
An “invalid calibration” is most likely due to one of the
following errors:
- If the user did not move the valve (or moved it but less
than a 15º turn of the encoder shaft) between teaching the
SG1000D the fully-closed and fully-open positions, then
the closed and open positions have the same (or nearly the
same) encoder count.
- The user “double-pressed” SW2 during power-up or while
teaching the SG1000D the fully-closed position.
Power-ups; calibration vs. normal operating mode
• An SG1000D that is un-calibrated (or if the calibration
attempt was invalid) automatically powers-up in the
calibration mode, the next time power is applied.
• A properly calibrated SG1000D powers-up in the normal
operating mode, when power is applied.
• If the user accesses calibration mode via the “power-up”
method then any previous calibration is immediately cleared.
• If the user accesses calibration mode via the “on-the-fly”
method, then any previous calibration is retained until the
new calibration points have been acquired. (This allows
the user the option to bail out of calibration mode before
completing the new calibration by simply removing the
+24Vdc power. In this case of intended power interruption,
the EEPROM never gets called to save any new calibration,
thus the old calibration is retained).
Troubleshooting Hints
As an aid to troubleshooting, see figure 3 on how to connect an
ammeter to directly measure the 4-20mA output signal.
1) If your SG1000D outputs a 4 mA to 20 mA signal, but
not at the valve positions expected, then double-check the
following:
A) Before you performed the calibration procedure, did you
set the direction switch SW1 to the proper position (CW
or CCW) before entering calibration mode?
B) As your valve moves from fully-closed to fully-open,
does the SG1000D’s encoder shaft turn more than 359º,
or less than a 15º turn? If so, then the SG1000D will not
work in your application.
C) Is your SG1000D terminal TB1 wiring correct?
• Power supply (+24Vdc) terminal red wire is TB1-1.
• 4-20mA signal clear wire is TB1-2.
• Power supply (-) terminal black wire is TB1-3.
D) Assuming conditions (A), (B), and (C) are proper, and
your SG1000D still seems to behave improperly, then try
re-calibrating again, paying close attention to the eight
calibration steps.
2) If you have gone through troubleshooting hints (1A), (1B),
(1C), and (1D), and if your SG1000D seems to otherwise
respond properly, from fully-closed to fully-open, with
the only exception being that strange values other than 4
mA and 20 mA are output for the fully-closed/fully-open
positions (e.g., 3 mA at one-end and 23 mA at the other-
end), then possibly the R7 and R8 factory potentiometer
settings have been tampered with. See Figure 4 for
location of these pots.
Evidence of R7 and R8 tampering is most easily seen
when in the calibration mode. When R7 and R8 are at
their factory-settings, the output signal is 12 mA during
calibration mode. (Recall that the output signal remains
at 12 mA until the calibration process is completed). If
during calibration mode the output signal is not 12 mA,
then most likely the R7 and R8 factory-settings have been
tampered with.
If
you feel confident that you have followed the calibration
procedure properly (perhaps have done it several times
over), and followed the troubleshooting hints in (1A),
(1B),(1C), and (1D),
AND
you still see strange values
other than 4 mA at one end and 20 mA at the other,
then
you can attempt to restore R7 and R8 to the factory-settings
by doing the following: (This assumes you have already
calibrated your SG1000D for the fully-closed and fully-
open valve positions).
A) During normal operating mode, move the valve to your
fully-closed calibrated position. Adjust R7 until 4 mA
is output from the signal line.
B) During normal operating mode, move the valve to the
fully-open calibrated position. Adjust R8 until 20 mA
is output from the signal line.
C) You can now test and verify that your R7 and R8 are
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