OPTO 22 SNAP-PID-V, User Manual

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USING OPTOENET PID MODULE TUNER SOFTWARE
SNAP PID Module User’s Guide 9
Tuning a PID Loop
The following steps outline how to use OptoENET PID Module Tuner software to tune a PID loop
controlled by a SNAP PID module. Each step is described in more detail in the following sections.
For complete descriptions of SNAP-PID-V module variables and other parameters shown in
OptoENET PID Module Tuner, see
“SNAP PID Module Reference” on page 17 .
These instructions assume you have already gone through the Quick Start procedure earlier in
this guide.
Step 1—Connect to the SNAP Ethernet Brain
Step 2—Configure PID Parameters
Step 3—Run PID Calculations
Step 4—Optimize PID Loop
Step 1—Connect to the SNAP Ethernet Brain
1.
To start OptoENET PID Module Tuner, from the Microsoft Windows Start Menu select
Programs
➞
Opto22
➞
OptoENET-IO
➞
OptoENET PID Module Tuner.
The OptoENET PID Module Tuner main window appears:
2.
In the Ethernet Connection group, enter the SNAP Ethernet brain’s IP address in the IP field.
Connection Status
indicator
PID Calculation
Status indicator
Control Word and
Status Flag
displays
Current values
from the PID
module are
shown here
Enter IP
address and
other Ethernet
connection
parameters
here
Enter P, I, D,
and setpoint
parameters
here