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2. Press
or
keys to select a desired recipe (R1 to R8) for editing or displaying
(highlighted by grey background), then, press
Enter
to enter the edit mode. Note that the
cursor automatically highlights the box beside the PID Ch.
3. Move the cursor to the PID Ch, and set its parameter to Vlv.
4. The rest of the parameter settings are identical to that are described in Section 6.7.3.1.1.
Note that the value for Base, Ceiling, Preset, Start and End are the percent of opening of the valve
(≤100%).
6.8.3 Activate a Pressure Control with a Valve
6.8.3.1 Simple Valve Operations (Static Valve Control)
Valve control functions for static valve operation are Open, Close, manual, and Set Point.
To active these valve operations:
1. Press the
Pressure
Control
button on the front panel until the valve control dialog box shown in Figure 6-26
is displayed. Note that this screen can only be displayed if a pressure control module is inserted in
the COMM slot.
2. For Open and Close operation, move the cursor to the box below OP Mode, and change the
parameter to either Open or Close, or press the
Open
or the
Close
button on the front panel. In either
case, press
Enter
afterward to confirm.
3. For Set Point control of the valve (set the valve opening to specific position), first enter an
appropriate Set Point value in the box below Set Point (20.0% in Figure 6-26). Then change the
OpMode to Set Point with the up/down keys, or press the
Setpoint
key on the front panel. In either
case, press
Enter
key afterward to confirm. Once the valve is in set point operation, the set point
value can be adjusted without stopping the Set Point control.
4. Manual operation mode enables the dynamic manual adjusting the valve position. Once the
manual operation mode is selected, the dialog box as shown in Figure 6-26 will disappear, the
screen shown in Figure 6-23 will appear. The Set Point value can then be increased or decreased
with the
or
keys. The current opening is shown numerically in blue as a percentage.
A1
A2
B1
B2
C1
C2
Torr
FC
210.3
10.35
3.50
9.982
FC
FC
CM
10.07
CM
267.4
FC
Valve
Control
Setpoint
OP Mode
20.0%
Setpoint
Figure 6-26 Display with Valve Control Dialog Box
6.8.3.2 PID Dynamic Valve Control
Once a valve type is selected, and a recipe is configured, the 946 Vacuum System Controller can
dynamically control process pressure using a valve.