Dry Temper

Setup Guide
COMMANDbatch V1.05 & Later
7/20/09

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 Contents

Contents ........................................................................................ 3

Introduction .................................................................................. 4
Purpose ................................................................................................ 4
Audience ............................................................................................... 4
Revision Summary ................................................................................. 4

Dry Temper .................................................................................... 5

Overview .............................................................................................. 5
Required Parts ....................................................................................... 5
Dry Temper Setup .................................................................................. 5

Index ............................................................................................. 9

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 Introduction

Topics in This Section

Purpose
Audience
Revision Summary

Purpose
This document describes the procedures for adding Dry Temper to an existing
COMMANDbatch system.

Audience
This document should only be used by Command Alkon installation and
service personnel, or other personnel authorized to install and configure
COMMANDbatch software.

Revision Summary
Date Version Revision
Sep. 19, 2006 V1.05 Document created.
Sep. 29, 2006 V1.05 Assigned part number to this document.
Oct. 16, 2006 V1.06 Formatted document in FrameMaker so it could be
used in the online help.
Mar. 8, 2007 V1.06 Improved Notes, Tips, Cautions, and Warnings with
better icons and formatting.
Jun. 11, 2007 V1.06 Streamlined the setup procedure with fewer head-
ings and better readability.
Jul. 14, 2009 V1.7.8.0 Revised this document to show that an Extra
Device is used now instead of a “fake” mixer.
Jul. 20, 2009 V1.7.8.0 Corrected setup procedure so show that LOAD
CMPLT is an input.

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 Dry Temper

Topics in This Section

Overview
Required Parts
Dry Temper Setup

Overview
Dry Temper is water added to a batch after all materials are loaded into the
truck. Dry Temper is recorded when the Load Complete Button is pressed on
the Manual Station. The Load Complete button must be pressed on the
Manual Station before a load can complete even if Dry Temper was not used.

Required Parts
The following parts are required to install Dry Temper:

(1) Output Module P/N 22829 for 120V systems

P/N 22831 for 240V systems
(1) Input Module P/N 22828 for 120V systems
P/N 22830 for 240V systems
(1) LED Display P/N 21869
(2) IO locations on Manual (1) Dry Temper Feed
Station (1) Load (Slump) Complete
(1) 240V MOV P/N 23800
Required for 240V systems only

Dry Temper Setup

1. Add an LED Display to the manual station.

2. Configure the display for Dry Temper. (Refer to the E-Z Cal
Installation & Operation Guide for setup/calibration details.)

3. Wire Dry Temper Feed and Pulse. Refer to the plant wiring
diagrams for Temper Wiring. If the IO points referenced on the

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 wiring diagrams are not available, different IO points may be
used.

CAUTION!
Be sure J-Box Plant Power is off before making wiring
changes!

4. Install the input and output modules in the J-Box according to the
plant wiring diagrams.

5. Backup existing data. (Refer to the Database Maintenance Manual

for details about backing up the database.)

6. Create a Dry Temper calibration record so that the counter

configured in step 2 can be used (see the following screen print).

Note: The "Channel Name" may vary depending on the physical location of
the display module in the manual station.

Dry Temper Calibration Record

7. On the IO Assignments form, add the following IO for Dry

Temper.

Tips!
• Refer to the plant wiring diagrams for suggested IO locations.
• If Dry Temper was wired to different IO locations, use those IO
locations.

Outputs:
DRY TMP FD

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 Inputs:
DRY TMP PU
LOAD CMPLT

8. In COMMANDbatch, add a Dry Temper Extra Device using the

following two screen prints as examples.

Critical Field:

— For External Source, select the dry temper calibration record.

Critical Field:

— For the Start Limit Input, use the LOAD CMPLT IO point created
earlier in this procedure.

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 9. In COMMANDbatch, create a sequence step for the Dry Temper
Extra Device using the following screen print as an example.

Note: Make sure the MultiBatch box is NOT checked for the Dry Temper
sequence step unless you want to feed Dry Temper into each batch of
a multi-batch Load.

10. Run test loads to ensure that Dry Temper is working correctly.

The Dry Temper counter resets when the start condition of the sequence
becomes true.
When the LOAD CMPLT button is pressed, the value in the Dry Temper is
recorded as Temper Water and printed with the batch weights.

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 Index

D
Dry Temper 5
Overview 5
Required Parts 5
Setup 5
I
Introduction
Audience 4
Purpose 4
Revision Summary 4

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