Epson 214D-1 manual

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    MODE L 214D-1 Batc h Controller HP-289 Novembe r 2002 10 7 Kitt y Haw k Lane , P .O . Bo x 2145 , Elizabet h City , N C 27906-2145 800-628-458 4 252-331-199 7 FA X 252-331-2886 www.hofferflow.co m E-mail : info@hofferflow.com USER’ S MANUAL[...]

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    HP289[...]

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    HFC 9707 NOTICE HOFFER FLOW CONTROLS, INC. MAKES NO WARRANT Y OF ANY KIND WIT H REGARD TO THI S MATERIAL, INC LUDING, BU T NO T L IM I TED TO, THE I MPL IE D W A RRA N TIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND F IT NESS F OR A PARTICULAR PUR PO S E. This m anua l has bee n provided as an aid in insta lling, connect ing, calibrat ing, ope rati n g, an d se rvi ci[...]

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    HFC 9707 WARRANTY HOFFER FLOW CONTROLS, INC. warrants th i s un i t to be f r ee of defects in wor km anship a n d mater i als pro vided t h at the uni t was proper l y select ed f or t h e ser v ic e int end ed , pr o p er ly in st a lle d, a nd no t mis us ed . E q u ip me nt r et u rne d, tr ans po rtation prepa i d, w ithin 12 m o nths after de[...]

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    HP289 CONTENTS 1. Introduction ................................................................................ 1 1.1 Model Number Designation ................................................ 2 2. Specification .............................................................................. 3 3. Operation .............................................[...]

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    Introduction 1 HP289 1. Introduction The Model 214D-1 Batch Controller accepts pulse or frequency flow signals and automatically controls the batching of fluids via a one or two stage control valve. The instrument is extremely flexible and easy to operate, with a four key front panel operation that enables the batch quantity to be set and batches t[...]

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    Introduction HP289 2 1.1 Model Number Designation The Model number of an instrument describes which input and output options are installed and the AC voltage rating. MODEL 214D DIGITAL BATCH CONTROLLER (TO BE USED ONLY WHEN APPROVALS ARE REQUIRED) MODEL 214D -( A )-( B )- ( C )- ( D )-( E ) INPUTS ANALOG & COMMUNICATIONS POWER MOUNTING (ENCLOSU[...]

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    Introduction HP289 2 A OPTIONS MODEL 214D -( )-( )-( )- ( ) -( E ) OPTION ( E ) (H) 50 W HEATER (SPECIFY 12 VDC, 115 VAC OR 220 VAC) (B) BACKLIGHTING DISPLAY (C) CONFORMAL COATING (CE) INTERFERENCE CE COMPLIANCE (CEN) CENELEC, CSA NRTL/C AND SAA APPROVAL (NTEP) WEIGHTS & MEASURES CUSTODY TRANSFER. (AVAILABLE ON (LA) OR (LR) OPTIONS ONLY) (UL) E[...]

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    Specification 3 HP289 2. Specification General Display: 6 digit LCD. 0.7" (17.8mm) high digits Display Update Rate: 0.25 seconds Transducer Supply : 8-24VDC field adjustable, 50mA maximum Power Requirements : DC: 11.5 to 28.5 volts 130mA typical current (no options) AC: 95-135 VAC or 190-260 VAC (Set internally at factory) Operating Temperatur[...]

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    4 Specification HP289 Pulse Output Pulse Width: 10msec (negative going pulse) Maximum Duty Cycle: 49 pulses per second Output: Open collector transistor will sink 100mA. Scaling: The pulse output is scaled and outputs one pulse each time the accumulated total increments.[...]

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    Operation 5 HP289 3. Operation The Model 214D-1 uses a low power CMOS microprocessor to perform all control functions and calculations. The instrument is fully configurable with all operating parameters and calculation constants user settable. (See Section 5 entitled "Configuration" for information on configuring.) All parameters and cons[...]

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    6 Operation HP289 3.1 Front Panel Operation The four key operation makes the operation of the Batch Controller very easy. 3.1.1 Setting the Batch Quantity The batch quantity is set as follows: Switch Action Display Comments Press BATCH SET Batch "Batch" is displayed for one second followed by the batch quantity last entered. The Batch Set[...]

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    Operation 7 HP289 3.1.2 Starting a Batch To start the process the RUN key is pressed. The Run LED will light and the instrument will begin to totalize from zero or, if programmed to count down, the display will decrement from the batch quantity. The batcher has two control relays which are energized and de- energized as described in Section 3.2. 3.[...]

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    8 Operation HP289 Accumulated Total On the next press of the DISPLAY key, the display shows ACC for one second followed by the accumulated total. The Accumulated Total cannot be reset during normal operation. 3.1.6 Limit on Batch Size To prevent accidental entry of large batch quantities, a maximum batch limit can be set during configuration. The o[...]

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    Operation 9 HP289 3.2 Batch Operations The Batch Control functions can be configured to operate in one of two ways. 1. At the end of the batch, the STOP key must be pressed to reset the Batch Total. (This must be done before another batch can be started.)[...]

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    10 Operation HP289 2. If Automatic Reset is configured on, a new batch is commenced each time the RUN key is pressed. The Batch Controller can be configured to either count up from zero on each batch or to count down from the preset batch quantity.[...]

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    Operation 11 HP289 3.2.1 Control Relays The two control relays can be set up to control a single valve or a dual valve with slow-stop and/or slow-start . Alternatively, the second relay can be used to control a pump. The relay operation is shown on the previous two pages. A time delay between the Batch Start and the time when Relay 2 energizes can [...]

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    12 Operation HP289 3.2.2 Signal Timeout The Signal Timeout period defines a time interval which is used to detect if the flow has stopped. If there is no signal input for a time greater than the Signal Timeout period the flow is deemed to have stopped. The Signal Timeout period has two functions: • To detect the loss of signal during a batch when[...]

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    Operation 13 HP289 3.2.3 End-of-Batch The End-of-Batch is defined as being when the Batch Quantity is reached, the flow has stopped, and the Signal Timeout period has expired. If the Signal Timeout is set to zero, the End-of-Batch is defined as being when the Batch Quantity is reached, regardless of whether the flow has stopped. The Batch Controlle[...]

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    14 Operation HP289 3.2.4 Auto Restart The Batch Controller can be configured to continually repeat the batch process. This mode of operation is selected during the configuration process. The process is started by pressing the RUN key whereby the normal batch operation is commenced. After reaching the End-of-Batch (see Section 3.2.3), the Batch Cont[...]

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    Operation 15 HP289 3.2.5 Automatic Overrun Compensation The Batch Controller can be configured to automatically compensate for any overrun at the end of a batch. Typically, this is due to the slowness of a valve to close or a pump to stop pumping on receiving a signal from the Batch Controller. The result is that the batch quantity will always read[...]

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    16 Operation HP289 3.3 Calculation of Rate and Total 3.3.1 Frequency Input The flowrate , R, is calculated as follows: where f is the input frequency in Hz. H is the timebase of rate and is 1 for seconds, 60 for minutes ,3600 for hours, and 86,400 for days. S is the Scaling Factor. The Scaling Factor , S , is equal to the K-factor of the flowmeter [...]

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    Operation 17 HP289 3.3.2 Filtering Frequency fluctuations caused by pulsating flow through a flowmeter, often makes the Rate impossible to read with any precision. The Batch Controller has a digital filter which will average out these fluctuations and enable the Rate to be read to four digit accuracy. The degree of filtering is fully configurable w[...]

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    18 Operation HP289 A 90 % 99 % 1 0 0 2 1 2 4 2 4 6 3 6 10 5 11 15 8 17 20 11 22 25 14 28 35 20 40 45 25 51 60 34 69 75 43 86 90 52 103 99 57 113 Table 1 - Response to a step Input (in seconds). Note: if A is set to 1, there is NO filtering of the input signal.[...]

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    Operation 19 HP289 3.4 Total Conversion The Total Conversion feature enables the rate to be displayed in one engineering unit (e.g., gallons/minute) and the totals to be displayed in another engineering unit (e.g., barrels). The Scaling Factor is always set in the unit relating to Rate and the Total Conversion constant is a division factor which ca[...]

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    20 Operation HP289 3.5 The Output Pulse and Flow Alarm An OUTPUT PULSE is available on terminal 10 for driving remote counters and produces a pulse each time the Accumulated Total increments by one digit. For example, if the Accumulated Total has a resolution of 0.01 gallons, a pulse is produced each 0.01 gallons. The pulse is a current sinking pul[...]

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    Operation 21 HP289 Connection of Output Pulse/Flow Alarm is as follows: Driving an External Relay or Impulse Counter Driving a Logic Input such as a PLC or Electronic Counter[...]

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    22 Options HP289 4. Options 4.1 The RS232/422/485 Interface Option With this option installed, the circuits for both the RS232 and RS422/485 interfaces are provided as standard. They can be used to interface to both printers and computers. A number of standard printer protocols are built into the instrument. 4.1.1 Hardware The following diagram pro[...]

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    Options 23 HP289 4.1.2 Multipoint Communication Multipoint Communication is a system whereby a number of instruments can be addressed over a dual twisted pair interface. Up to 32 instruments can be connected to a common bus using the RS422 and RS485 interfaces as shown below. To convert the RS422 interface to an RS485 interface, the RS422 (-) Data [...]

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    24 Options HP289 Figure 2 RS485 Interface[...]

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    Options 25 HP289 4.1.3 Communication Protocol The RS232/422/485 option has a real time clock and enables the time and date to be set and printed on tickets . The date format can be European (days/months/years) or USA (months/days/years) while the time is on a 24 hour clock. Note that the clock will only retain its time for 3 days (minimum) if there[...]

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    26 Options HP289 input is usually connected to the "Data Buffer Full" output from the printer. If the printer buffer is large enough to handle the message output from the instrument, then this input need not be used and should be left unconnected. Computer The instrument receives and transmits messages in ASCII with all command strings to[...]

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    Configuration 27 HP289 5. Configuration The Configuration process enables the Setup Parameters to be configured, as well as enabling the input signals to be checked. The configuration process can be entered in one of two ways: 1 By connecting a wire link (or switch) to the rear terminal strip across terminals 1 and 2 2 By pressing the TOTAL key and[...]

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    28 Configuration HP289 The user can toggle between these modes using the DISPLAY key and by using the STOP key select the appropriate mode. To exit Configuration, step through the Setup program, Batch program, or Test program until the end and press the STOP key when End is displayed (ensure the configuration link is removed).[...]

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    Configuration 29 HP289 5.1 Configuring the Setup Parameters Step Display Description Text Ref 1 CAL Setup Program Parameters BATCH Set Batch Parameters 5.2 OPTION Options (if installed) 5.3 TEST Check Input Signals 5.4 END Exit to normal operation The following steps are displayed when CAL is selected. 2 RESTOT Reset all totals to zero. To clear al[...]

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    30 Configuration HP289 Step Display Description Text Ref 9 A.dPt Number of decimal points with which the Accumulated ( non resettable) total is displayed between 0 to 00. 10 ACCESS Enable access to configuration routine via the front keyboard only. Front Enable access via front keyboard. No Acc Disable access via front keyboard.[...]

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    Configuration 31 HP289 5.2 Entering the Batch Parameters Step Display Description Text Ref 1 BATCH Set Batch Parameters OPTION Options (if installed) 5.3 TEST Check Input Signals 5.4 END Exit to normal operation CAL Setup Program Parameters 5.1 The following steps are displayed when BATCH is selected. 2 BATCH L Maximum Batch Size which can be enter[...]

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    32 Configuration HP289 Step Display Description Text Ref 9 OUT 30 Output on Terminal 30. PC “Pump Control”. EOB End of Batch output 10 AUTO R Auto Reset (not displayed if Auto Restart is programmed - Step 3 above). 3.2 Off Batch Total must be manually reset before starting the next batch. On The Batch can be automatically reset and started by p[...]

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    Configuration 33 HP289 5.3 Configuring the Options Step Display Description Text Ref 1 OPTION Options (if installed) TEST Check Input Signals 5.4 END Exit to normal operation CAL Setup Program Parameters 5.1 BATCH Set Batch Parameters 5.2 If the RS232/422/485 option is installed, the following will be displayed: 2 DF Date Format. 4.1 Eur European ([...]

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    34 Configuration HP289 Step Display Description Text Ref 04 Contrec Model 632-2 Printer 05 Syntest SP-210 Printer 20 Computer If a Printer Protocol is selected, the following message is displayed: 11 UNIT xx Units of measurement printed. 00 None 01 Liters (Ltrs). 02 Gallons (Gals) 03 Barrels (bbls) 04 Pounds (lbs) 05 Grams (gms) 06 Kilograms (kgs) [...]

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    Configuration 35 HP289 5.4 Checking the Input Signal Step Display Description Text Ref 1 TEST Check Input Signals END Exit to normal operation CAL Setup Program Parameters 5.1 BATCH Set Batch Parameters 5.2 OPTION Options (if installed) 5.3 The following steps are displayed when TEST is selected. 2 Sr x.xx Software revision number. 3 Freq Displayed[...]

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    36 Input Circuits HP289 6. Input Circuits This section covers the connection of flowmeter signals for the Model 214D Series Batch Controllers. The 214D Series has a regulated power supply output which can be used to power sensors. A trimpot on the rear of the instrument allows the voltage to be adjusted in the range of 8-24 Volts and the output can[...]

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    Input Circuits 37 HP289 Switch Settings The following switch settings are recommended for different input signal types. Input Signal Type Input Terminals Switch Settings CH1 (+) (-) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 a. Logic Signal, CMOS, Pulse 9 8 off off off off on off off off b. Open Collector or Reed switch 9 8 off off off off on off on off c. Namur Pro ximity ([...]

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    38 Input Circuits HP289 The Frequency Input Circuit[...]

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    Input Circuits 39 HP289 1. MAG Coil 2. Redi-Pulse, CMOS or Pulse 3. Redi-Pulse, Open Collector[...]

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    40 Input Circuits HP289 4. Squarewave, CMOS or P ulse 5. Open-Collector 6. Reed Switch[...]

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    Input Circuits 41 HP289 6.2 Remote Key Switches Remote push-buttons can be connected to the Model 214D-1 to duplicate the keys on the front panel. The switches are wired as follows:[...]

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    42 Installation HP289 7. Installation 7.1 General Terminal designations for the Model 214D Batch Controller are given on the following pages. The cutout hole in the panel should be 5.5" (139mm) wide x 2.6" (67mm) high. Two side clips are supplied to secure the instrument into the panel. A case grounding point is provided via a ground lug [...]

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    Installation 43 HP289 should be as short as possible and connected to the grounding lug on the side of the case. In order to comply with the requirements for Electromagnetic Compatibility as per EMC-Directive 89/336/EEC of the Council of European Community, this wiring practice is mandatory. Although it is also possible to connect shields to the si[...]

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    44 Installation HP289 7.2 Terminal Wiring Designations Terminal Description 1 Configuration Link 2 Signal Ground 3 Not Used 4 Remote DISPLAY Switch 5 Remote BATCH SET Switch 6 Not Used 7 Flow Alarm 8 Flow Common (-) 9 Flow Pulse Input 10 Pulse Out 11 DC Power Out (8-24 VDC) 12 DC Ground (-) 13 DC Power Input (+) 14 Not Used Terminal RS232/422/485 O[...]

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    Trouble Shooting 45 HP289 8. Trouble Shooting Batcher does not reset The Signal Timeout has been set to an excessively long period and has not timed out at the end of the last batch. Batch will not start or relay 1 will not close Ensure that the instrument has not timed out as controlled by the Signal Timeout and that a Flow Alarm condition does no[...]

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    46 Trouble Shooting HP289 Scaling Factor should be set to 1 and the Resolution to whole numbers. Counting erratically This can be caused by two factors: § Setting the input circuit incorrectly § Lack of shielding on the input wiring Ensure that the input selection DIP switch is correctly set for the flowmeter attached. Shield the input signal wit[...]

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    Trouble Shooting 47 HP289 8.1 Error Codes The instrument has extensive self test facilities and will display an error code if it detects an invalid condition. If the instrument displays an error code other than those listed below, please contact the factory. Error codes are displayed as "Err ##" and a list of the commonly encountered code[...]

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    48 Index HP289 Index A AC Voltage , 42 access , 30 Auto Reset, 7 Auto Restart , 14 Automatic Overrun Compensation , 15 B Batch Limit , 8 Batch Set , 6 Baud rate , 25, 33 C clock , 25 Communication Protocol , 25 communications , 22 Computer , 26 Control Functions , 9 Control Relay , 11 Count Down, 7 Count Up, 7 Cutout , 3 D date , 25 decimal points [...]

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    Index 49 HP289 Regulated Voltage , 42 Remote Push- buttons , 41 Resetting , 7 Response, 18 RS232/422/485 Interface , 22 Run Key , 6 S Scaling Factor , 16 Scaling Range , 3 self test , 47 Setting the Batch , 6 Setup Parameters , 27 Signal Timeout , 12 Slow Start , 11 Slow Stop , 11 Snubbers , 43 Specification , 3 Starting , 7 Stop Key , 11 Stopping [...]