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Test Mode
Test mode is used to simulate the application and confirm that all parameters
and relay setpoints have been entered as expected. During simulation, there is
a choice of whether the relays will physically change state (hard simulation)
or not (soft simulation), the LED’s will always change state to indicate that
the relay setpoints have been activated, and the output will change in
accordance to the chosen mode of operation. If you wish to test the logic of
the system that the
relays are connected
to then select
hard simulation
, but
if you
don’t want to change the relay state
, then select a
soft simulation
.
There are two simulation modes,
automatic
and
manual
.
Automatic
simulation will move the level up and down between empty level and
maximum span, whereas
manual
simulation will allow
you
to move the level
up and down using the arrow keys.
To enter simulation, first go to
program mode
. Then, using the menu system,
select menu item ‘
Test
’ then sub-menu item ‘
Simulation
’. Simply change the
value of the parameter
P980
to one of the following:
1= Manual soft simulation
2= Automatic soft simulation
3= Manual hard simulation
4= Automatic hard simulation
To return to program mode, press
CANCEL
and test mode will end.
When in
manual
simulation, by default test mode will move the level by
0.25m steps. Altering the
increment
(
P981
) will change this value.
In
automatic
mode, the rate at which the level moves up and down is set by
the
increment
(
P981
) in feet and the
rate
(
P982
) in minutes, which can be
changed to make the level move up and down faster. E.g. if
increment
(
P981
)
is set for 0.25ft and
rate
(
P982
) is set to 1 min then the level will increase or
decrease at a rate of 0.25ft/min. To make the simulated level move slower,
decrease the value in
increment
(
P981
) or increase the value in
rate
(
P982
).
To make the simulated level move faster, increase the value in
increment
(
P981
) or decrease the value in
rate
(
P982
).
