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KCR32C Handbook
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Status Field within Log File
The Status field within the log file format can show the following:
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"DELAYING",
"HEATING RAMP",
"HEATING RAMP PAUSED",
"COOLING RAMP",
"COOLING RAMP PAUSED",
"SOAKING",
"SOAKING PAUSED",
"COOLING",
"COOL",
"ERROR" + error number (0 to 9),
"POWER FAILED",
"PAIRING"
PROGRAMS.TXT
This file (if it exists on the drive) will be read only when the controller is powered up. So
insert the drive while the controller is not powered. Then apply power to the controller.
This file changes the contents of the user programs using the following file format (one
segment per line):
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Program number,segment number,ramp rate,temperature,soak time,event flag
So for example to put a simple firing program in program location 7 such as:
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Segment 1:
50°C/hr to 120°C then soak 60 minutes
Segment 2:
150°C/hr to 600°C then soak 0 minutes
Segment 3:
FULL to 1250°C then soak 15 minutes
Segment 4:
End
The contents of PROGRAMS.TXT would be:
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7,1,50,120,60,0
7,2,150,600,0,0
7,3,1000,1250,15,0
7,4,0,0,0,0
Notes:
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(1) Out of range values will not be stored.
(2)
The last line of the program should have “0,0,0,0” (as shown above) to mark the
end of the program.
(3)
The “event flag” item on the end of each program line should be set to 0 if the
event relay option is not fitted to the controller.
If the event relay option is fitted to the controller then the event flag can have the following
values:
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Event flag
While ramping
While soaking
0
Event relay OFF
Event relay OFF
1
Event relay ON
Event relay OFF
2
Event relay OFF
Event relay ON
3
Event relay ON
Event relay ON
It is best to store this file on a separate drive and remove it from the controller after use.
In this way unnecessary reconfiguring is avoided the next time the controller is powered
on. This drive can be used to re
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configure multiple controllers.
