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MACS II User Manual
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5.4.1.1. General Tab
Click Edit > Machine Settings to display the Edit Machine Settings General
screen. The first display in this group is the General tab.
Figure 5-3 General Tab Screen
Below is the explanation of the individual items on this screen
1. Machine Units – This is where units of measurement for Temperature and
Pressure can be set. Currently, this setting has no functionality as the units
are fixed to degF and PSI for temperature and pressure respectively.
2. Safety – This section sets up interlocks within the software for safe operation.
a. Min Pressure – This tells the machine to not allow the pressure to drop
below the “Min Pressure” value if current temperature is above the “Min
Temp.” value.
b. Min Temp. – This determines if pressure can be dropped below the
“Min Pressure” value. If current temperature exceeds the “min Temp.”
value then pressure cannot be reduced below the safety value.
3. Pressure – These setting determines the tolerance to which the pressure
seeks to adjust for any given setpoint.
a. Normal DeadBand – If the measured pressure when compared to Set
Pressure is within the tolerance as specified by this value, then all