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Temperature & Process Controller

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Page 1: ...perature Process Controller with Isolated Analog Output Board CNi8A CNi16A Controller Manual e mail info omega com For latest product manuals www omegamanual info TM Shop online at omega com User sGui...

Page 2: ...tice Servicing North America U S A Omega Engineering Inc Headquarters 800 Connecticut Ave Suite 5N01 Norwalk CT 06854 Toll Free 1 800 826 6342 USA Canada only Customer Service 1 800 622 2378 USA Canad...

Page 3: ...roduction 15 Turning your Instrument On for the First Time Buttons Functions in Configuration Mode 3 2 Menu Configuration 16 3 2 1 ID Number 17 3 2 2 Set Points 18 3 2 3 Configuration Menu 19 3 2 4 In...

Page 4: ...4 Figure 2 14 Excitation Output 14 Figure 2 15 Snubber Circuits Wiring Hookup 14 Figure 3 1 Flow Chart for ID and Set Points Menu 16 Figure 3 2 Flow Chart for Configuration Menu 19 Figure 3 3 Flow Cha...

Page 5: ...ides you with information that is important to successfully setup and use the Programmable Digital Meter CAUTION or WARNING Tells you about the risk of electrical shock CAUTION WARNING or IMPORTANT Te...

Page 6: ...input The temperature and process control can be achieved by using On Off or PID control strategy Control can be optimized with an Auto Tune feature The instrument offers a ramp to set point with tim...

Page 7: ...shall not be incorporated in the main supply cord Furthermore to provide protection against excessive energy being drawn from the main supply in case of a fault in the equipment an overcurrent protect...

Page 8: ...ge of this manual For first time users Refer to the QuickStart Manual for basic operation and set up instructions If you have the Serial Communications Option you can easily configure the controller o...

Page 9: ...t 2 Alarm 2 indicator C C unit indicator F F unit indicator a Changes display to Configuration Mode and advances through menu items b Used in Program Mode and Peak Recall c Used in Program Mode and Va...

Page 10: ...Power Connector All models INPUT Input Connector All models TC PR Process RTD OUTPUT 1 Based on one of the following models Relay SPDT Solid State Relay Pulse OUTPUT 2 Based on one of the following mo...

Page 11: ...Power Connector All models INPUT Input Connector All models TC PR Process RTD OUTPUT 1 Based on one of the following models Relay SPDT Solid State Relay Pulse OUTPUT 2 Based on one of the following m...

Page 12: ...ower units 90 240 Vac always use a Safety Agency Approved DC or AC source with the same Overvoltage Category and pollution degree as the standard AC unit 90 240 Vac The Safety European Standard EN6101...

Page 13: ...es of the meter get disconnected or broken it will display OPN Input Open message For safety purpose you may want to set up your alarm to be triggered when input is open Be sure to set your Alarm corr...

Page 14: ...rrent lead producing excellent lead resistance cancellation for balanced measurements The four wire RTD hookup is applicable to unbalanced lead resistance and enables the device to measure and subtrac...

Page 15: ...the wiring hookup for Process Voltage 0 100 mV 0 1 V 0 10 V Figure 2 9 a Process Voltage Wiring Hookup b Process Voltage Wiring Hookup with Sensor Excitation without Sensor Excitation RL Voltage limit...

Page 16: ...SPST Solid State Relay or Pulse The Output 2 is Alarm Output with SPDT Mechanical Relay SPST Solid State Relay or Pulse The Output 3 is Isolated Analog Output retransmission Voltage and Current Outpu...

Page 17: ...TAGE SSR DRIVER OUTPUT FAST BLOW FUSE 0 or 5 Vdc TYPICALLY 4 3 1 2 TEMPERATURE CONTROLLER CONTROL SIDE LOAD SIDE HEATER Vac Vac ac CONTROLLED SSR USED WITH TEMPERATURE CONTROLLER WITH MECHANICAL RELAY...

Page 18: ...ion Output This meter has snubber circuits designed to protect the contacts of the mechanical relays when it switches inductive loads i e solenoids relays These snubbers are internally connected betwe...

Page 19: ...up b button to scroll through flashing selections When a numerical value is displayed press this key to increase value of a parameter that is currently being modified Holding the b button down for app...

Page 20: ...16 3 2 Menu Configuration It is required that you put the controller in the Standby Mode for any configuration change other than Setpoints Alarms Figure 3 1 Flow Chart for ID and Set Points...

Page 21: ...trument will return to the Run Mode To change ID Code see ID Menu in the Configuration section ENTERING YOUR NON DEFAULT SETPOINT ID SECURITY ID NUMBER Press a 5 Display shows SP1 Setpoint 1 Menu Pres...

Page 22: ...tpoint 1 value Press d 5 Display shows STRD stored message momentarily and then advance to SP2 only if a change was made otherwise press a to advance to SP2 Setpoint 2 Menu SETPOINT 2 Press d 6 Displa...

Page 23: ...onfiguration Menu Press a 1 Press a if necessary until CNFG prompt appear Press d 2 Display advance to INPT Input Menu Press a 3 Pressing and releasing a to scroll through all available menus of Confi...

Page 24: ...5 Display shows STRD stored message momentarily and then T not flashing Press d 6 Display flashes previous thermocouple type selection i e J see below for types Press b 7 Scroll through the available...

Page 25: ...e 392 2 see below for RTD types selection Press b 7 Scroll through the available RTD types to the selection of your choice Press d 8 Display shows STRD stored message momentarily and then advances to...

Page 26: ...lashes previous Process type selection i e 0 10 see below for Process types selection Press b 7 Scroll through the available Process types to the selection of your choice Press d 8 Display shows STRD...

Page 27: ...election Press b 9 Scroll though the available selections to the Temperature Unit of your choice F or C Press d 10 Display shows STRD stored message momentarily and then advances to FLTR Filter Consta...

Page 28: ...shows Input 1 value with 1st digit flashing Press b c 16 Use b and c buttons to enter IN1 value The IN1 value min input value conversion number Disregard the position of the decimal point 2000 counts...

Page 29: ...play range 10000 counts shown as 9999 See Table 3 2 below for proper conversion number Table 3 2 Conversion Table RANGE CONVERSION NUMBER 100 mV 10000 100 x 1 100 1 V 10000 1000 x 1 10 10 V 10000 1000...

Page 30: ...must be DISABLED if Ramp is ENABLED Figure 3 5 Flow Chart for Alarm 1 ENTER ALARM 1 MENU Press a 1 Press a if necessary until CNFG prompt appears Press d 2 Display advances to INPT Input Menu Press a...

Page 31: ...dently from Setpoint 1 If the process being monitored does not change often then Absolute Mode is recommended Deviation Mode allows changes to Setpoint 1 to be made automatically to Alarm 1 Deviation...

Page 32: ...bove Alarm 1 condition triggered when the process variable is greater than the Alarm Hi Value Low value ignored Below Alarm 1 condition triggered when the process variable is less than the Alarm Low V...

Page 33: ...ive while the process value is approaching Setpoint 1 ALARM 1 LOW VALUE SUBMENU Press d 17 Display flashes 1st digit of previous value Use b and c to enter new value Press b c 18 Use b and c to enter...

Page 34: ...ENTER ALARM 2 MENU Press a 1 Press a if necessary until CNFG prompt appears Press d 2 Display advances to INPT Input Menu Press a 3 Press a if necessary until Display advances to ALR2 Alarm 2 Menu Pr...

Page 35: ...s to blink in a rotating pattern If the process value reaches the set point the blinking will stop and B TIM is completed successfully otherwise BR AL Break Alarm warning will flash and Output 1 will...

Page 36: ...e Process Value changes often In Setpoint Deviation Mode set SP2 a certain number of degrees or counts away from SP1 this relation remains fixed when SP1 is changed For instance Setting SP1 200 and SP...

Page 37: ...uts that can only be configured as follows a Alarm 1 Alarm 2 Analog Output b Output 1 Alarm 2 Analog Output Figure 3 8 Flow Chart for Output 1 It is required that you put the controller in the Standby...

Page 38: ...ple setting of M50 0 of an Analog Output of 0 to 10 Vdc would produce roughly 5 Vdc at the output 8 If Self DSBL Disabled was selected display shows STRD stored message momentarily and then advances t...

Page 39: ...ut and 90 duty cycle for maximum control output To disable LO HI set LO to 00 and HI to 99 If LO HI is at other values than the default LO 00 HI 99 SOAK is disabled CONTROL TYPE OUTPUT Relay SSR or Pu...

Page 40: ...ailable selections Enable or Disable Press d 23 Display shows STRD stored message momentarily and then advances to ANTL only if it was changed otherwise press a to advance to ANTL Anti Integral Submen...

Page 41: ...or each 5 F over shoot increase the Proportional Band PB by 15 and for each 1 F fluctuation at the Setpoint SP increase reset by 20 Once started display shows A TUN with letters blinking in the rotati...

Page 42: ...nds 000 0 399 9 If the Output 1 is Analog Option the display skips to Damping Factor CYCLE TIME SUBMENU Press d 39 Display flashes 1st digit of the previous CYCL Cycle Time value Press b c 40 Press b...

Page 43: ...lt value is 0003 For fast response time this value should be decreased while for slow response time it should be increased The DEADBAND Submenu will only appear if ON OFF was selected from the Control...

Page 44: ...Menu Press a 3 Press a if necessary until Display advances to ANLG Analog Output Menu Press d 4 Display advances to Analog Output CURR or VoLT Current Voltage Submenu and flashes the previous selecti...

Page 45: ...ading 2 Submenu READING 2 Press d 14 Display flashes 1st digit of previous Reading 2 value Press b c 15 Enter Reading 2 value Example 9999 Press d 16 Display advances to OUT 2 Out 2 Submenu OUT 2 Pres...

Page 46: ...ENBL or DSBL Press b 5 Scroll through the available selections Enable or Disable Press d 6 Display shows STRD stored message momentarily and then advances to SOAK Soak Enable Disable Menu If RAMP Dis...

Page 47: ...until it reaches the original SP1 The minimum Ramp time must be at least twice the time that it will take the PV to reach the Setpoint Value SV with OUT 1 fully ON RAMP VALUE SUBMENU Press d 10 Displ...

Page 48: ...to ____ with 1st under score flashing Press b c 5 Press b and c to enter your 4 digit ID Code number Press d 6 Display advances to CH ID Change ID Code Submenu If entered ID Code is incorrect display...

Page 49: ...rity Level is Enabled and the user attempts to enter the Main Menu they will be prompted for an ID Code The ID Code should be correct to enter the instrument Menu item SETPOINT ID SECURITY LEVEL SUBME...

Page 50: ...or monitored from an IBM PC compatible computer using software available at the website listed on this manual or on the CD ROM enclosed with your shipment For complete instructions on the use of the...

Page 51: ...Baud Submenu BAUD SUBMENU Press d 6 Display flashes previous selection for BAUD value Press b 7 Scroll through the available selections 300_ 600_ 1200 2400 4800 9600 19 2K Press d 8 Display shows STR...

Page 52: ...was changed otherwise press a to advance to _LF_ Line Feed submenu To select iSeries Protocol set Modbus submenu to No To select Modbus Protocol set Modbus submenu to Yes If Modbus Protocol was selec...

Page 53: ...o MoDE Data Flow Mode Submenu DATA FLOW MODE SUBMENU Determines whether the instrument will wait for commands and data requests from the Serial Bus or whether the instrument will send data automatical...

Page 54: ...to RDNG Reading Submenu MAIN READING SUBMENU Includes Main Reading in the data string Press d 41 Display flashes previous selection for Reading Press b 42 Scroll through the available selections NO Y...

Page 55: ...it Time Interval Submenu TRANSMIT TIME INTERVAL SUBMENU This menu is applicable if Continuous Mode was selected in the Data Flow Mode Submenu and the device is configured as an RS232C Standard device...

Page 56: ...ous selection for Normal Color Press b 6 Scroll through the available selections GRN RED or AMBR Press d 7 Display shows STRD stored message momentarily and then advances to 1 CLR only if it was chang...

Page 57: ...m values should be set in such a way that Alarm 1 value is always on the top of Alarm 2 value otherwise value of Alarm 1 will overwrite value of Alarm 2 and Display Color would not change when Alarm 2...

Page 58: ...tion Hi Low ALR H 10 ALR L 5 Color Display Setup N CLR Green 1 CLR Amber 2 CLR Red Display colors change sequences AMBER RED GREEN GREEN RED AMBER 0 180 195 200 210 220 Reset The instrument automatica...

Page 59: ...1999 to 9999 CONTROL Action Reverse heat or direct cool PART 4 SPECIFICATIONS Accuracy at 25 C 0 5 C temp nominal 0 03 rdg 0 03 range process and strain Resolution 1 0 1 10 V process Temperature Stabi...

Page 60: ...e from 0 to 199 ALARM 1 2 programmable Type Same as Output 1 2 Operation High low above below band latch unlatch normally open normally closed and process deviation front panel configurations Modes Ti...

Page 61: ...4 W power consumption External power source must meet Safety Agency Approvals Units can be powered safely with 24 Vac but no Certification for CE UL are claimed External Fuse Required Time Delay UL 24...

Page 62: ...4 1 1 8 DIN Mounting 58...

Page 63: ...4 2 1 16 DIN Mounting 59...

Page 64: ...4 3 2 3 04 1 04 2 0 1 0 C D 3E6F C 2 0 1 0 204 1 04 2 3 04 1 04 0 1 0 C D E6F C 0 1 0 04 1 04 3 204 1 04 2 0 1 0 3 E6F C D 2 0 1 0 E6F C 204 1 04 2 33 04 1 04 E6B GD 3 20 120 E6B G 3 2 304 1 04 0 1 0...

Page 65: ...0 123 204 5 673 04 89 7 2 7 7 0 0 12 3 04 56 0 52 3 40 56 0 52 3 40 56 7 052 7 8 9 0 7 852 7 852 7 8 9 9 9 A 2B99 C D E D 8 9 7 8 9AC 8 9 7 8 9AC 8 9...

Page 66: ...wer On A P ON Disable DSBL Alarm 1 only Alarm Low ALR L 100 0 Alarm High ALR H 400 0 LOOP Loop Break Time LOOP Disable DSBL Loop Value B TIM 00 59 Reading Adjust Value R ADJ 000 0 Setpoint Deviation S...

Page 67: ...d Rate BAUD 9600 Parity PRTY Odd Data bit DATA 7 bit Stop Bit 1 bit Modbus Protocol M BUS No Line Feed LF No Echo ECHO Yes Standard Interface STND RS232 232C Command Mode MODE Command CMD Separation S...

Page 68: ...on circuits not directly connected to the Mains Supply power Maximum Line to Neutral working voltage is 50Vac dc This unit should not be used in Measurement Categories II III IV Transients Overvoltag...

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Page 72: ...A if the unit is found to be defective it will be repaired or replaced at no charge OMEGA s WARRANTY does not apply to defects resulting from any action of the purchaser including but not limited to m...

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