Appendix E: Fill Mode
E.1 Introduction
The LCIC-WIM supplies a Fill Mode in which it may control a filling operation, using the hardware inputs (section E.2) and hardware outputs (section E.3). The character of the filling operation is determined by parameters (section E.4) set via the Settings utility (section 3.3). The filling results are shown on the LED display (section E.5). The Fill Mode supports also commands (section E.6) sent through the communication line (USB, RS232 or RS485). These commands may draw the filling results as well as send operational instructions, such as start a filling operation. Both the display and the communication line may indicate an error code (section E.7).
During the filling cycles the board learns the system in order to improve the results of the following cycles by compensating system’s unavoidable inaccuracy . The first cycle is split into two parts (start- stop-start-stop) enabling the board to learn the system, thus apply already the above compensation, trying to achieve a correct result even in the first cycle.