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PCON-Y17

Pressure Controller

Technical Manual

EM0288-02

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Page 1: ... PCON Y17 Pressure Controller Technical Manual EM0288 02 Q Y U T A L I ENT M S E Y G S A T N E A M M p r e s y s ...

Page 2: ...0 1 Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement control and laboratory use Part 1 General Requirements EN 61010 2 010 Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement control and laboratory use Part 2 010 Particular requirements for laboratory equipment for the heating of Materials EMC directive 2004 108 EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 2...

Page 3: ... between 110 and 130 of the full scale of the control module for the 3000 psi range the positive pressure supply should be between 104 and 110 The pressure supply must be pneumatic dry and clean air nitrogen or inert gases WARNING When a vacuum pump is attached to the negative supply port of the pressure control module it is strongly recommended to use a protection valve to atmosphere in the vacuu...

Page 4: ...ower up the equipment to the mains socket without an earth connection WARNING High voltage is present inside these equipments It can cause great damages and injuries Do not make any repair service inside the equipment without removing the plug from the supply NOTICE High level of electromagnetic noise can cause instability to the equipment The equipment is provided with electromagnetic interferenc...

Page 5: ...unction 22 g Nudge Function 23 2 1 4 Vent Mode 24 2 1 5 Absolute Mode 27 2 1 6 Changing the Pressure Unit 28 2 1 7 Filter Intensity 29 2 1 8 Auxiliar Input 30 2 1 9 Transmitter Power Supply TPS 33 2 1 10 Auxiliary Input Scale Function 33 2 1 11 Calibration Examples 35 a Pressure Transmitter Calibration 35 b Pressure Switch Verification 36 2 1 12 Leakage Stability Test 38 2 2 HART 40 2 2 1 HART Con...

Page 6: ...ting Tasks 48 2 3 2 Performing Tasks 51 2 3 3 Viewing Results 52 2 4 Data Logger 53 2 5 Videos 55 2 6 Settings 56 2 7 Built in Web Server 57 2 8 SCPI Commands Set 58 3 Maintenance 60 3 1 Replacing the Current Input Fuse 60 3 2 Replacing the Power Supply Fuse 60 4 Pressure Units Conversion 61 p r e s y s ...

Page 7: ...e due to an embedded calibrator specific for these types of signal including current 4 20 mA Thus PCON Y17 incorporates the functions of pressure controller digital pressure standard and calibrator for mA V mV Ohms and RTD It is also a Hart Communicator optional with a configurable internal resistance transmitter power supply and latest DD as optional in order to easily configure and calibrate Har...

Page 8: ...valid within one year and temperature range from 20 to 26 C Outside these limits add 0 005 FS C taking 23 C as the reference temperature These values are obtained through algorithms of temperature compensation on pressure measurements 1 2 2 Auxiliary Input Input Ranges Resolution Accuracy Remarks millivolt 150 mV to 150 mV 0 001 mV 0 01 FS Rinput 10 M auto ranging 500 mV to 150 mV 0 01 mV 0 02 FS ...

Page 9: ...version Temperature C F K R Built in Web Server Ethernet communication USB port for software firmware upgrade HART Communication Protocol optional Includes technical manual and test leads Calibration Certificate optional Pneumatic Connection 1 8 Female BSPP Overpressure For the range of 3000 psi up to 110 full scale of the pressure control module For the other ranges up to 130 of the full scale of...

Page 10: ...gurable period PRESSURE SWITCH TEST automatic testing of pressure switches AUTOMATED TASKS create calibration work orders and automatic execution of calibration services storage of data and generation of calibration report to a directly connected USB printer or PDF file DATA LOGGER monitoring of input or output signals storage and visualization of data in chart or table VIDEOS storage and viewing ...

Page 11: ...PRESYS Instruments PCON Y17 Page 5 1 4 Order Code p r e s y s ...

Page 12: ...PRESYS Instruments PCON Y17 Page 6 1 5 Parts Identification DT Version Desktop Front Panel Fig 01 Front Panel Rear Panel Fig 02 Rear Panel p r e s y s ...

Page 13: ...DT version and on the front panel for the RM version When powered on the calibrator goes through a self test routine In case of failure it displays a message to indicate the error if that occurs please contact the Presys Technical Assistance department After the self test is completed the display shows the main menu as showed below Fig 04 Main Menu WARNING During startup do not connect any instrum...

Page 14: ...videos made by Presys to assist in the use of the calibrator and can also store videos made by the user see section 2 5 SETTINGS general instrument settings see section 2 6 2 1 Calibrator Menu To select the Pressure Control Module and the Auxiliary Input functions press the CALIBRATOR button from the main menu When first entering the CALIBRATOR menu the PCON Y17 executes a VENT operation and an AU...

Page 15: ...The pressure supply must be pneumatic dry and clean air nitrogen or inert gases If it is not possible to supply the PCON Y17 with a pressure between 110 and 130 of the full range of the control range and between 104 and 110 FS for the range of 3 000 psi a lower supply pressure may be used but the instrument control range will also be reduced The PCON Y17 measures the supply pressure and automatica...

Page 16: ... the sound levels To use the PCON Y17 with negative supply vacuum remove the damper air diffuser from the SUPPLY port and connect the PCON Y17 vacuum kit and the vacuum pump see Fig 08 The negative supply does not need to be regulated It is recommended that the vacuum pump has less than 70 mbar absolute 13 5 psig output When installing a vacuum feed the pump must be protected against positive pres...

Page 17: ...s must be taken to prevent the transfer of oil from the vacuum pump to the PCON Y17 Before turning off the vacuum pump supply it is recommended to disconnect the hose that connects the vacuum pump to the reservoir allowing atmospheric pressure to enter directly into the pump and not through the instrument Without this procedure the oil present in the vacuum pump can progressively rise to the PCON ...

Page 18: ...pressures with a large volume can cause damage to both persons and property Apply to the positive supply port pressure between 110 and 130 of the full scale of the control module for the 3000 psi range the positive pressure supply should be between 104 and 110 The pressure supply must be pneumatic dry and clean air nitrogen or inert gases WARNING When a vacuum pump is attached to the negative supp...

Page 19: ...NT operation to discharge any gas inside the controller and go to MEASURE mode Before turning the calibrator off it is recommended to vent the gas inside the controller IMPORTANT All pressure equipment and accessories such as hoses connections adapters etc connected to the calibrator must be clean free of residues such as oil dirt dust etc These residues can cause irreversible damage to the intern...

Page 20: ...in the Control Module In this state the control mode is disabled Fig 09 Measure mode screen Note The pressure controller of 3000 psi range does not have the output isolation valves module connection to the outlet is always open or VENT no VENT port to the atmosphere Fig 10 Measure mode state of the valves p r e s y s ...

Page 21: ... This valve is used to isolate the unit under test from the pressure control module Fig 11 Output Isolation Valve Status NOTE It is not possible to close the output isolation valve or to maintain it closed if the pressure inside the control module is larger than the pressure outside the control module by 100 psi or more The 3000 psi pressure control range does not have an outlet isolation valve To...

Page 22: ...ut port through the admission and exhaustion control valves Fig 13 Control mode screen Note The pressure controller of 3000 psi range does not have the output isolation valves module connection to the outlet is always open or VENT no VENT port to the atmosphere Fig 14 Control mode state of the valves p r e s y s ...

Page 23: ...ntroller output range in order to protect the instrument under test To change the pressure controller output range press the SETTINGS button shown below and edit the Min and Max values in the RANGE tab Fig 15 Range parameters Changing the output range is useful when the pressure range of the instrument under test is lower than the control module range to protect against overpressure at the instrum...

Page 24: ...essure is stabilized its reading value turns to green Fig 16 Control Mode Changing Set point Value The state of the output isolation valve is user configurable To change the state of the valve press the SETTINGS button shown below and change the Output Parameters OPEN CLOSED in the ADVANCED tab Fig 17 Output Isolation Valve p r e s y s ...

Page 25: ...s the pressure reading must be inside these limits to indicate stable Press the SETTINGS button and select the CONTROL tab shown below edit the values in Stabilization Settings and press the APPLY button Fig 18 Stabilization Settings d Control Settings PCON Y17 has three different Control Modes that define the controller output behavior when the setpoint is changed Linear Auto and Max Linear the o...

Page 26: ...PRESYS Instruments PCON Y17 Page 20 Fig 19 Linear Control Mode Fig 20 Auto Control Mode Fig 21 Max Control Mode p r e s y s ...

Page 27: ... frequently used setpoints with the PRESET function You can edit up to eight points P1 to P8 Pressing the OK button the setpoint is automatically changed to the value of the corresponding point Another fast way to change the setpoint to the preset values is using a numeric keyboard connected to the PCON Y17 Type A USB see section 1 5 Parts Identification In Control Mode when pressing from 0 to 7 i...

Page 28: ...ds In this case the steps are controlled automatically and continuously To start the STEP function change the status of the EXEC switch to ON Once the function is activated the output starts executing the STEP program The steps are automatically and continuously controlled according to the set time Fig 24 STEP Function automatic step program If a zero value is set for the time the steps are not ch...

Page 29: ...utton to edit the step size Press the and symbols to increment and decrement the setpoint If you are using a numeric keyboard connected to the PCON Y17 Type A USB see Fig 01 for Desktop Version or Fig 03 for Rack Mounting Front Panel you can increment and decrement the setpoint by pressing the and buttons in the keyboard Fig 26 NUDGE Function p r e s y s ...

Page 30: ...or may produce high sound levels when discharging gas Use a muffling device at the vent port WARNING Before connecting the instrument under test to the output port make a VENT operation to discharge any gas inside the controller and go to MEASURE mode Before turning the calibrator off it is recommended to vent the gas inside the controller In this mode the calibrator turns the pressure control off...

Page 31: ...dule connection to the outlet is always open or VENT no VENT port to the atmosphere Fig 28 Vent mode state of the valves The state of the output isolation valve is user configurable To change the state of the valve press the SETTINGS button shown below and change the Output Parameters OPEN CLOSED in the ADVANCED tab p r e s y s ...

Page 32: ...ssure outside the control module by 100 psi or more To zero the current pressure measurement press the RESET PRESS button Fig 30 Reset of the current pressure measurement The VENT Control Settings is accessed by pressing the SETTINGS button and selecting the RANGE tab It presents two parameters for the VENT mode Vent Opening Limit in the current pressure unit and Vent Rate in the current pressure ...

Page 33: ...e pressure reaches this limit the control is shut off and the VENT valve is opened The VENT valve remains opened until another Operation Mode Control or Measure is started To select another operation mode press the VENT button again 2 1 5 Absolute Mode PCON Y17 has an optional barometric reference optional BR see section 1 4 Order Code When this option is chosen PCON Y17 can emulate absolute press...

Page 34: ...17 Page 28 Fig 32 Absolute Option Fig 33 Absolute Indication 2 1 6 Changing the Pressure Unit To change the Pressure Unit press on the current engineering unit psi atm bar etc select the desired option and press OK p r e s y s ...

Page 35: ...essary you can configure the filter intensity applied to the pressure reading When filtering the measured pressure is not required just set this parameter to NO The filter intensity is applied only to the reading it does not affect the pressure control Fig 35 Filter Intensity p r e s y s ...

Page 36: ...figured When an input is selected the screen will split automatically showing two simultaneous variables To select an input just touch the INPUT bar Fig 37 Auxiliary Input Select through the menu the type of signal to be measured and use the corresponding terminals see Fig 40 Input Connections or press the HELP button p r e s y s ...

Page 37: ...The PRESSURE option activates the pressure measurement by the PCON 17 pressure control sensor C1 NOTE For the PCON Y17 with the BR barometric reference option the internal barometer may be read at the C2 option Whenever the input signal is above or below the input ranges established in the specifications the display indicates OVER or UNDER respectively The engineering unit can be changed by clicki...

Page 38: ... 32 Auxiliary Input or Measurement Connections Note For the DT version the pressure control module is located on the rear panel For the RM version these connections are on the front panel Fig 40 Auxiliary Input Connections p r e s y s ...

Page 39: ...selecting SPECIAL FUNCTION in the auxiliary input channel the display will show Fig 42 Auxiliary Input Special Function The selected special function will act on the previously selected input After selecting and configuring the special function enable it by changing the key status to To disable it change the key to To change the state of the key just click on it When there is no active special fun...

Page 40: ...The number of decimals up to four shown on the display may be configured The value for Input High must be necessarily higher than Input Low On the other hand Scale High and Scale Low may have any relationship between themselves higher than lower than or equal to and they may have a signal before them Thus direct or reverse relationships may be established For the current input a linear relationshi...

Page 41: ...onnect the current as illustrated below Select mA current in the Input Auxiliary menu and configure the Pressure Control parameters Fig 46 Pressure Transmitter Calibration Readings of the mA input can be scaled to pressure through the SCALE option see section 2 1 10 Thus the error between the input and the output of the pressure transmitter is easily calculated p r e s y s ...

Page 42: ...onnect the pressure switch relay output to the switch input of PCON Y17 RTD1 and RTD4 terminals and make the pneumatic connections as illustrated in the figure below Fig 47 Pressure Switch Verification Select SWITCH in the Input Auxiliary menu and configure the Pressure Control parameters the Control Operation Mode must be selected To perform the automatic pressure test press the PRESSURE SWITCH a...

Page 43: ...essure the relay changes position reduce the test range MIN and MAX values for a faster and more accurate test Press START to start the pressure switch test PCON Y17 will control the pressure at the output port from the MIN to the MAX pressure value The instant the relay changes from closed to opened it is shown on the display the alarm setpoint pressure switch Then PCON Y17 starts to decrease the...

Page 44: ...To do the test put the PCON Y17 in Measure mode the pressure control valves are off and select the Input Auxiliary desired the leakage stability test may be done with any of the Auxiliary Input signals for testing the pressure in the control module select PRESSURE C1 Fig 50 Leak test select MEASURE mode and the Auxiliary Input Press the Quick Navigator icon MENU BAR GRAPH Fig 51 Menu Quick Navigat...

Page 45: ...n Fig 53 Leak Stability Test results During the test you can increase the test time by pressing the 20s button The S M and H buttons change the time unit to second minute and hour respectively It is shown on the display the variation of the signal from the first to the last reading V and the increasing or decreasing rate is calculated Average in input unit time unit p r e s y s ...

Page 46: ...nds for HART communication zero span trim mA etc that allow you to adjust the range of the instrument monitoring the primary variable current adjustment etc The FH option in addition to basic and universal commands is provided with the DD library Device Description from FieldComm Group and allows the setting of specific parameters of each instrument The following description is valid for CH and FH...

Page 47: ...transmitter and also read and set parameters via HART If the internal resistor is not enabled an external resistor of at least 150 Ω must be inserted in series with the mA input To power up the transmitter the PCON Y17 TPS source Fig 54 or an external source Fig 55 can be used ONLY HART INCLUDING NETWORK Fig 56 ONLY HART IMPORTANT Before connecting the calibrator to the transmitter s as shown abov...

Page 48: ...ers By disabling this function the CH software is started with the basic and universal commands for Hart communication zero span trim mA etc Fig 57 ONLY HART Then set the internal resistor 250 and set the HART connection type mA HART or ONLY HART For the CH option must be inserted the instrument ADDRESS with which to communicate and press the CONNECT button If the address of the instrument is not ...

Page 49: ...MIN and MAX fields indicate the measuring range of the HART transmitter For PV primary variable equal to the MIN value the transmitter should generate 4 mA For PV primary variable equal to the MAX value the transmitter should generate 20 mA The maximum allowable range of the transmitter is shown just above RANGE To edit the range of the transmitter just change the MIN and MAX values and press the ...

Page 50: ...ustment range of the instrument Fig 59 Quick HART adjustment with reference Generate pressure to the transmitter input corresponding to the lower range value and press the button Transmitter will generate 4 mA to this value Generate pressure to the transmitter input corresponding to the upper range value and press the button The transmitter will generate 20 mA for this value Another way to do this...

Page 51: ...urrent to make the adjustment Before performing the adjustment a transmitter output current check can be performed by pressing the CHECK button The transmitter will generate a fixed current 4 8 12 16 20 mA and the calibrator will show the measured values for each point To adjust automatically simply press the AUTO button The calibrator will send the commands to the transmitter to generate 4 and 20...

Page 52: ...ll show the TAG model of the connected instrument and the DD Device Description file used You can open the instrument configuration tree located on the left side of the screen This tree changes according to the instrument since each HART transmitter has its specific commands Fig 62 Device Parameters Double click the parameter you want to change and edit the value Parameters identified by the icon ...

Page 53: ...uration of a HART instrument connected to the calibrator the Document Device function of the DEVICE menu can be used This function is useful when you want to save the configuration of an instrument to later download to another instrument of the same model or to back up the settings Press DEVICE DOCUMENT DEVICE fill in the File Name field with a name for the configuration and press Save Device Conf...

Page 54: ...alibration work orders for transmitters and indicators PCON Y17 also creates and performs tasks for calibration of analog gauges using the inverted calibration method so the user can change the control set points in small steps until the expected value is being indicated on the gauge 2 3 1 Creating Tasks To create tasks from the main menu select CALIBRATOR Select the desired type of Input Auxiliar...

Page 55: ... As left calibration done after adjustment Points can also be generated with the help of the AUTO button By pressing this button simply enter the maximum and minimum values of the calibration range and the amount of points so that it will be generated a list of points considering the same steps and a linear scale Also fill in the number of repetitions REP of readings and the calibration strategy i...

Page 56: ...he model of this task for later use in creating other tasks press SAVE TEMPLATE and give a title for it When you want to open this model again open the task creation screen and press OPEN TEMPLATE in Task info tab Click on the CREATE button to create the task It is now saved in the calibrator Fig 68 Creating a Calibration Task p r e s y s ...

Page 57: ...points registered in the task and doing the reading of the instrument to be calibrated If you select the NONE option for the input for each generated point the calibrator requires the value read by the instrument For inverted calibrations it is possible to vary the control set point in small steps until the pointer of the analog gauge indicates the desired value When the initial set point stabiliz...

Page 58: ...n the main menu Enable the PERFORMED option The list will show only the tasks that have been performed Select the desired work order and press OK On the screen the report with the calibration points the obtained values expected values and the errors will be shown If the error is higher than the value registered for the task the line appears in red Fig 71 Viewing the Task Result in the Calibrator T...

Page 59: ...go file it should have a bmp extension We recommend an image of size close to 200 x 200 pixels To add your signature to the Report create a signed user in the Settings System menu see section 2 6 1 of this manual System and enable password protected access 2 4 Data Logger PCON Y17 allows you to record a series of measurements over time to display data in a chart or table format Select CALIBRATOR f...

Page 60: ...ws the visualization of data in table format with the date and time of the measurement and the measured values If the user wants to export the current data to a csv file that can be opened in a spreadsheet software press the SAVE button and indicate the name and where it will be saved The button saves the current screen image as a png file All saved screens can be viewed in the IMAGE menu If a Pen...

Page 61: ...FULL SCREEN button to view the video in full screen and the WINDOW button to reduced screen To add new videos in the calibrator connect the USB cable to the computer type A USB and to the PCON Y17 Micro B USB see Fig 01 for DT Version or Fig 03 for Rack Mounting Version Open VIDEOS folder Copy the new video to any sub folder category of the VIDEOS folder If you prefer to create a new category simp...

Page 62: ...identify your calibrator choosing a TAG name Owner name and Location Sound Options Press or to configure a value for the system audio volume Security Options The instrument initially has no access password This setting can be changed in SECURITY OPTIONS To create a new user press the key icon and then users icon Fill in the blanks and press CREATE It is possible to add a signature to be used when ...

Page 63: ...ng the PCON Y17 built in web server you must configure the network settings see section 2 6 2 Connect the network cable into the Ethernet port of PCON Y17 on the front panel see Fig 01 for DT Version or Fig 03 for Rack Mounting Version To access the PCON Y17 built in webserver open the web browser on your computer and enter the following address calibrator_IP_address 5000 pconserver pages main cgi...

Page 64: ...serial port of the computer At the menu Settings Network Serial Comm enable the SERIAL COMM RUN switch to Communication Parameters Parity none Data bits 8 Baud rate configurable at the menu Settings Network Serial Comm Stop Bits configurable at the menu Settings Network Serial Comm IDN Description Instrument Identification Parameters Response Manufacturer ID Serial Number Software Version CLS Desc...

Page 65: ... Checks the Errors List Parameters Response Last Error OUTput CONTRol TYPE mode Description Sets the Pressure Output Control Mode Parameters LINEAR AUTO MAX Response SOURce PRESsure SLEW Description Reads the Current Pressure Output Slew Rate Parameters Response Slew Rate in pressure unit second SOURce PRESsure SLEW slewrate Description Sets the Current Pressure Output Slew Rate Parameters New Sle...

Page 66: ...Rack Mounting Version Fuse mA input Try to use a plastic tool to avoid damaging the fuse holder The fuse holder will be released Pull the fuse holder and remove the fuse Place the spare fuse Time Lag Type Fuse 32 mA 250 V 5 x 20mm 3 2 Replacing the Power Supply Fuse In case of blow the 1 Amp fuse Time Delay Type Fuse 1 A 250 V 5x20mm placed within the power supply socket on the rear can be replace...

Page 67: ... 0 006894757 6 894757 psi Pa atm at mmH2O 1 6894 757 0 06804596 0 07030695 703 0890 psi cmH2O ftH2O 4 C inH2O inH2O 60 F 1 70 30889 2 306726 27 68067 27 70759 psi torr mmHg cmHg inHg 1 51 71507 51 71507 5 171507 2 036026 psi inHg 60 F gf cm2 kgf cm2 kgf m2 1 2 041772 70 30695 0 07030695 703 0695 p r e s y s ...

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