Autotune Damping Menu

Recipe (Ramp/ Soak) Menu

Display Parameter

Selection

Damping

Low

 

Normal

 

High

Note: The damping parameter specifies how aggressively the controller performs its autotuning. The “Normal” setting is a compromise between the fast recovery and overshoot. The “Low” setting provides faster recovery, but with the possibil- ity of overshoot; the “High” setting a slower recovery, but with minimum or no overshoot.

Single Setpoint Ramp Time

This selection will cause the controller to ‘ramp’ the process from the starting point (current process value) to the setpoint in the time specified. This ramp will take place at startup when selected from the Ramp/Soak menu. The setpoint must be at least ±0.2% of sensor span for the ramp to be employed.

Multi-Step Ramp

This selection will enable the programming of a recipe (make all ramp/soak recipe variables visible). Recipes can be resumed on startup if interrupted by a power failure or initiated, held, and terminated from the front panel via the Mode Menu or with the logic input option (initiate and held/resumed only).

Holdback Band

Specifies the maximum number of degrees above or below setpoint that the process can be for the segment timer to keep going. The timer will hold while the process settles back into the band and then continue. If this feature is not desired, this param-

eter should be set to which will disable it.

Termination State

This parameter determines what the control will do at the completion of a recipe. Last Setpoint refers to the last temperature specified in the ramp/soak recipe. Default Setpoint refers to the standard setpoint which was in effect prior to recipe initiation.

Recycle Number

Specifies the number of times after the first time that the recipe is run before the program terminates.

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Athena Technologies 16C Autotune Damping Menu Recipe Ramp/ Soak Menu, Eter should be set to which will disable it

16C specifications

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