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June 2011
Users Guide
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CUSTOMER
SATISFACTION
EZ-ZONE
RM
to B&B Converter
Model ULINX 485USBTB-2W
USB to RS-485 Adapter
using Standard Bus
TM
USB
Port
Data format
38,400 baud
8 data bits
no parity
1 start bit
1 stop bit
PC Software Protocol - Standard Bus
EZ-Configurator
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8 16
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Use twisted pair wires such as Cat 5 cabling.
Do not route with power carrying conductors.
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Model 485TB-2W
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A(-)
B(+)
B(+)
GND B B electronics &
TM
UUSB Serial Conversion
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EZ-ZONE
RM
to B&B Converter
Model ULINX 485USBTB-2W
USB to RS-485 Adapter
using Modbus RTU
TM
USB
Port
Data format
9,600, 19,200, 38,400 baud
8 data bits
even, odd, no parity
1 start bit
1 stop bit
PC Software Protocol - Modbus RTU
Third Party
Note:
Do not leave a USB to EIA-485 converter connected to Standard Bus
without power (i.e., disconnecting the USB end from the computer
while leaving the converter connected on Standard Bus). Disturbance
on the Standard Bus may occur.
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Wiring a Serial EIA-485 Network
Do not route network wires with power wires. Con-
nect network wires in daisy-chain fashion when con-
necting multiple devices in a network.
A termination resistor is required. Place a 120
resistor across T+/R+ and T-/R- of the last controller
on a network.
Only one protocol per port is available at a time:
either Modbus RTU or Standard Bus.
A network using Watlow's Standard Bus and an RUI/Gate
way.
A network using Modbus RTU
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5. Press the Up or Down key to move through
available menu prompts.
6. Press the Infinity Key to move backwards
through the levels: parameter to submenu; submenu
to menu; menu to Home Page.
7. Press and hold the Infinity Key for two seconds to
return to the Home Page.
On the following pages, top level menus are identified
with a yellow background color.
Note:
Some of these menus and parameters may not appear, depending on the controller's options. See model
number information in the Appendix for more information. If there is only one instance of a menu, no sub-
menus will appear.
Navigating the Operations Page
Note:
Some of the listed parameters may not be visible. Parameter visibility is dependent upon controller part
number.
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to enter.
5. Press the Up or Down key to move through
available menu prompts.
6. Press the Infinity Key to move backwards
through the levels: parameter to submenu; submenu
to menu; menu to Home Page.
7. Press and hold the Infinity Key for two seconds to
return to the Home Page.
On the following pages, top level menus are identified
with a yellow background color.
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able, level triggered (219)
None 2184
[offset 20]
0x6E
(110)
1 to 0x18
(24)
3
113 10003 uint
RWES
Note:
Some values will be rounded off to fit in the four-character display.
Full values can be read with other interfaces.
Note:
If there is only one instance of a menu, no submenus will appear.
** These parameters/prompts are available in these menus with firmware revisions 6.0 and
above.
R: Read
W: Write
E: EEPROM
S: User
Set
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to enter.
5. Press the Up or Down key to move through
available menu prompts.
6. Press the Infinity Key to move backwards
through the levels: parameter to submenu; submenu
to menu; menu to Home Page.
7. Press and hold the Infinity Key for two seconds to
return to the Home Page.
On the following pages, top level menus are identified
with a yellow background color.
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[nonE] None (61)
[`Pro] Process (75)
[`i;CA] Calibration Off-
set (1196)
[`C_F] Display Units
(156)
[USr;r] User Settings
Restore (227)
[`A;Lo] Alarm Low Set
Point (42)
[`A;hi] Alarm High Set
Point (78)
[`A;hy] Alarm Hysteresis
(97)
[stpt] Set Point ()
[aC;pu] Active Process
Value (25)
[aC;sp] Active Set Point
(72)
[``op] Open-Loop Set
Point (110)
[`aut] Autotune (158)
[`C;m] Control Mode
(159)
[`h;pr] Heat Power (160)
[`C;pr] Cool Power (161)
[``ti] Time Integral
(162)
[``td] Time Derivative
(163)
[``db] Dead Band (164)
[`h;pb] Heat Propor-
tional Band (166)
[`h;hy] Heat Hysteresis
(167)
[`C;pb] Cool Proportional
Band (169)
[`C;hy] Cool Hysteresis
(170)
[`r;rt] Ramp Rate (177)
[t;tun] TRU-TUNE+ En-
able (205)
[idle] Idle Set Point
(107)
CUSt] Custom Menu
(180)
Process
Limit
Status
- - - - - - - - - - - - 14005 uint
RWES
[`iid]
[ iid]
Custom Setup (1 to 50)
Instance ID
Select the parameters that will
appear in the Home Page.
1 to 24 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 14003 uint
RWES
Note: Some values will be rounded off to fit in the four-character display. Full values can
be read with another interface.
If there is only one instance of a menu, no submenus will appear.
R: Read
W: Write
E: EE-
PROM
S: User
Set
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RMH
controller is normally used in the auto mode. The
manual mode is usually only used for specialty appli-
cations or for troubleshooting.
Manual mode is open-loop control that allows the
user to directly set the power level to the controllers
output load. No adjustments of the output power level
occur based on temperature or set point in this mode.
In auto mode, the controller monitors the input to
determine if closed-loop control is possible. The con-
troller checks to make certain a functioning sensor is
providing a valid input signal. If a valid input signal
is present, the controller will perform closed-loop con-
trol. Closed-loop control uses a process sensor to de-
termine the difference between the process value and
the set point. Then the controller applies power to a
control output load to reduce that difference.
If a valid input signal is not present, the control-
ler will indicate an input error message in the upper
display and [Attn] in the lower display and respond
to the failure according to the setting of Input Error
Failure [FAiL]. You can configure the controller to
perform a bumpless transfer [bPLS], switch power
to output a preset fixed level [MAn], or turn the out-
put power off.
Bumpless transfer will allow the controller to
transfer to the manual mode using the last power
value calculated in the auto mode if the process had
stabilized at a 5 percent output power level for the
time interval of Time Integral (Operations Page,
Loop) prior to sensor failure, and that power level is
less than 75 percent.
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Input Error Latching [`i;Er] (Setup Page, Ana-
log Input Menu) determines the controllers response
once a valid input signal returns to the controller.
If latching is on, then the controller will continue
to indicate an input error until the error is cleared.
To clear a latched alarm, press the Advance Key
then the Up Key .
If latching is off, the controller will automatically
clear the input error and return to reading the tem-
perature. If the controller was in the auto mode when
the input error occurred, it will resume closed-loop
control. If the controller was in manual mode when
the error occurred, the controller will remain in
open-loop control.
The Manual Control Indicator Light % is on when
the controller is operating in manual mode.
You can easily switch between modes if the Con-
trol Mode [`C;M] parameter is selected to appear in
the Home Page.
To transfer to manual mode from auto mode,
press the Advance Key until [`C;M] appears in
the lower display. The upper display will display
[AUto] for auto mode. Use the Up or Down keys
to select [Man]. The manual set point value will be
recalled from the last manual operation.
To transfer to auto mode from manual mode,
press the Advance Key until [`C;M] appears in
the lower display. The upper display will display
[MAn] for manual mode. Use the Up or Down
keys to select [AUto]. The automatic set point value
will be recalled from the last automatic operation.
Changes take effect after three seconds or imme-
diately upon pressing either the Advance Key or
the Infinity Key .
On-Off Control
On-off control switches the output either full on or
full off, depending on the input, set point and hys-
teresis values. The hysteresis value indicates the
amount the process value must deviate from the set
point to turn on the output. Increasing the value de-
creases the number of times the output will cycle.
Decreasing hysteresis improves controllability. With
hysteresis set to 0, the process value would stay clos-
er to the set point, but the output would switch on
and off more frequently, and may result in the output
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Configurator Software
To enable a user to configure the RMH control using
a personal computer (PC), Watlow has provided free
software for your use. If you have not yet obtained a
copy of this software insert the CD (Controller Sup-
port Tools) into your CD drive and install the soft-
ware. Alternatively, if you are viewing this document
electronically and have a connection to the internet
simply click on the link below and download the soft-
ware from the Watlow web site free of charge.
http://www.watlow.com/products/software/zone_config.cfm
Once the software is installed double click on the
EZ-ZONE Configurator icon placed on your desktop
during the installation process. If you cannot find the
icon follow the steps below to run the software:
1. Move your mouse to the "Start" button
2. Place the mouse over "All Programs"
3. Navigate to the "Watlow" folder and then the sub-
folder "EZ-ZONE Configurator"
4. Click on EZ-ZONE Configurator to run.
The first screen that will appear is shown below.
If the PC is already physically connected to the EZ-
ZONE RMH control click the next button to go on-
line.
Note:
When establishing communications from PC to
the RMH control an interface converter will be re-
quired. The Standard Bus network uses EIA-485 as
the interface. Most PCs today would require a USB
to EIA-485 converter. However, some PCs may still
be equipped with EIA-232 ports, therefore an EIA-
232 to EIA-485 converter would be required.
As can be seen in the above screen shot the software
provides the user with the option of downloading a
previously saved configuration as well as the ability
to create a configuration off-line to download later.
The screen shots that follow will take the user on-
line.
After clicking the next button above it is necessary to
define the communications port on the PC to use.
The available options allow the user to select "Try
them all" or to use a specific known communications
port. After installation of your converter if you are
not sure which communications port was allocated
select "Try them all" and then click next. The screen
to follow shows that the software is scanning for
devices on the network and that progress is being
made.
When complete, the software will display all of the
available devices found on the network as shown be-
low.
In the previous screen shot the RMH is shown high-
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[SFn;A] Source Function A : Analog Input, Process Value
[SFn;C] Source Function C : None, Analog Input, Linearization, Math, Process Value,
Variable
[SFn;E] Source Function E : None, Alarm, Compare, Counter, Digital I/O, Prole
Event Out A to H, Function Key, Logic, Timer, Variable
[SFn;b] Source Function B :
Variable
None, Analog Input, Linearization, Math, Process Value,
[SFn;d] Source Function D : None, Analog Input, Linearization, Math, Process Value,
Variable
[S2;A] Source A : 0 to 16 Zone
[S2;C] Source C : 0 to 16 Zone
[S2;E] Source E : 0 to 16 Zone
[S2;b] Source B : 0 to 16 Zone
[S2;d] Source D : 0 to 16 Zone
[Si;A] Source A : 1 to 16 Instance
[Si;C] Source C : 1 to 24 Instance
[Si;b] Source B : 1 to 24 Instance
[S;id] Source D : 1 to 24 Instance
[Fn] Function : Off, Sensor Backup, Average, Crossover, Wet Bulb/Dry Bulb, Switch
Over, Differential, Ratio, Add, Multiply, Absolute Difference, Minimum, Maximum,
Square Root, Vaisala RH Compensation, Pressure to Altitude
[C;P] Cross Over Point : -1,999.000 to 9,999.000
[C;b] Cross Over Band : -1,999.000 to 9,999.000
[oFSt] Offset : -1,999.000 to 9,999.000
[P;unt] Pressure Units : PSI, Torr, mBar, Atmosphere, Pascal
[A;unt] Altitude Units : Feet, Kilofeet
[b;Pr] Barometric Pressure : 10.0 to 16.0
[FiL] Filter : 0.0 to 60.0 seconds
[``Pu]
[oPEr]
Process Value Menu
Operation Page
[Si;E] Source E : 1 to 24 Instance
[``Pu]
[`SEt]
Process Value Menu
Setup Page
[Su;A] Source A : -1,999.000 to 9,999.000 Value
[Su;b] Source Value B : -1,999.000 to 9,999.000
[Su;C] Source Value C : -1,999.000 to 9,999.000
[Su;d] Source Value D : -1,999.000 to 9,999.000
[Su;E] Source Value E : Off, On
[o;u] Output Value : -1,999.000 to 9,999.000
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Heat Power
Control Mode Active
Tune Status
Loop Error
Closed Loop Set Point
Open Loop Set Point
Loop Power
Process Value Active
Source Function A
Source Instance A
Source Zone A
Source Error A
Source Function B
Source Instance B
Source Zone B
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[SFn;A] Source Function A : Analog Input, Process Value
[h;Ag] Heat Algorithm : Off, PID, On/Off
[C;Ag] Cool Algorithm : Off, PID, On/Off
[t;tUn] TRU-TUNE+ Enable : No, Yes
[t;bnd] TRU-TUNE+ Band : 0 to 100
[t;gn] TRU-TUNE+ Gain : 1 to 6
[t;Agr] Autotune Aggressiveness : Under, Critical, Over
[r;En] Remote Set Point Enable : No, Yes
[Si;b] Source B (Remote Set Point Source Instance) : 1 to 24 Instance
[S2;b] Source B : 0 to 16 Zone
[MAn] Fixed Power : -100.0 to 100.0 %
[L;dE] Open Loop Detect Enable : No, Yes
[L;dt] Open Loop Detect Time : 0 to 3,600 seconds
[rP] Ramp Action : Off, Startup, Set Point, Both
[r;SC] Ramp Scale : Hours, Minutes
[C;M] Control Mode : Off, Auto, Manual
[A;tSP] Autotune Set Point : 50 to 200 %
[C;SP] Closed Loop Set Point : -1,999.000 to 9,999.000
[id;S] Idle Set Point : -1,999.000 to 9,999.000
[h;Pb] Heat Proportional Band : 0.001 to 9,999.000
[h;hy] Heat Hysteresis : 0.001 to 9,999.000
[C;Pb] Cool Proportional Band : 0.001 to 9,999.000
[C;hy] Cool Hysteresis : 0.001 to 9,999.000
[ti] Time Integral : 0 to 9,999 seconds
[td] Time Derivative : 0 to 9,999 seconds
[C;Cr] Cool Output Curve : Off, Non-linear curve 1, - 2 Non linear curve
[r;ty] Remote Set Point Type : Auto, Manual
[SFn;B] Source Function B ( : , Analog
Input, Current, Cool Power, Heat Power, Power, Linearization, Math,
Process Value, Set Point Closed, Set Point Open, Variable
Remote Set Point Source) None
[UFA] User Failure Action : Off, , User Bumpless Transfer Manual Power,
[FAiL] Input Error Failure :
User
Off, Bumpless Transfer, Manual Power,
[L;SP] Low Set Point : -1,999.000 to 9,999.000
[h;SP] High Set Point : -1,999.000 to 9,999.000
[SP;Lo] Set Point Limit : -100.0 to 100.0 % Open Low
[SP;hi] Set Point Limit : -100.0 to 100.0 % Open High
[L;dd] Open Loop Detect Deviation : -1,999.000 to 9,999.000
[r;rt] Ramp Rate : 0.000 to 9,999.000
[db] Deadband : -1,000.000 to 1,000.000
[o;SP] Open Loop Set Point : -100.0 to 100.0 %
[iS;A] Source Instance A : (not changeable)*
[LooP] Loop Menu
[`SEt] Setup Page
[P;dL] Peltier Delay : 0.0 to 5.0
[r;En] Remote Set Point Enable : No, Yes
[C;M] Control Mode : Off, Auto, Manual
[A;tSP] Autotune Set Point : 50 to 200 %
[AUt] Autotune : No, Yes
[C;SP] Closed Loop Set Point : -1,999.000 to 9,999.000
[id;S] Idle Set Point : -1,999.000 to 9,999.000
[h;Pb] Heat Proportional Band : 0.001 to 9,999.000
[h;hy] Heat Hysteresis : 0.001 to 9,999.000
[C;Pb] Cool Proportional Band : 0.001 to 9,999.000
[C;hy] Cool Hysteresis : 0.001 to 9,999.000
[ti] Time Integral : 0 to 9,999 seconds
[td] Time Derivative : 0 to 9,999 seconds
[db] Deadband : -1,000.000 to 1,000.000
[o;SP] Open Loop Set Point : -100.0 to 100.0 %
[LooP] Loop Menu
[oPEr] Operation Page
[C;MA] Control Mode Active : Off, Auto, Manual
[h;Pr] Heat Power : 0.0 to 100.0 %
[C;Pr] Cool Power : 0.0 to 100.0 %
[C;SP] Closed Loop Set Point : -1,999.000 to 9,999.000
[Pu;A] Process Value Active : -1,999.000 to 9,999.000
[Mon] Monitor Menu
[oPEr] Operation Page
Loop Power : -100.0 to 100.0 %
Loop Error: None, Open Loop, Reversed Sensor
Loop Error Clear Request : Ignore, Clear
Tune Status : Off, Cross 1 Positive, Cross 1 Negative,
Cross 2 Positive, Cross 2 Negative, Cross
3 Positive, Cross 3 Negative, Measuring
Max, Measuring Min, Calculating, Com-
plete, Timeout
Note:
Control Loop primary source instance must match Pro-
cess Value or Analog Input instance
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Factory Page
[ULoC]
[FAct]
Unlock Menu
Factory Page
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, EZ-ZONE
and TRU-TUNE
are registered trademarks of Watlow
Electric Manufacturing Company.
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