Document Outline

• Cover
• Contents
• Overview
  • Safety
  • System Diagram
    • Parts List
• Introduction
  • Specifications
    • Analog Inputs
    • Control Capability
    • Digital Outputs
    • Digital Inputs
    • Pulse Counting
    • Serial Interface
    • Power Supply
• Installation
  • Read This Before Installation
  • Mounting the 8LS
    • External Wiring
    • General Wiring Requirements
    • Cable Recomendations
    • Noise Supression
    • Terminal Block and Connector Layout
    • RTB Connections
    • Analog Inputs
  • Input Scaling
    • Resistor Installation
    • Voltage Inputs
    • Milliamp Inputs
    • Thermocouple Inputs
    • RTD Inputs
    • Infrared Non-contact Temp. Sensors
    • Pulse Input
    • Carbon Probe Input
  • Control Outputs
    • PID Output Termination TB (Primary) or Flat Ribbon (Secondary)
    • PID Control Relay Outputs
    • Primary Screw Terminal Outputs
    • Digital Outputs on the Screw Terminal Blocks
    • Primary Analog Outputs
    • Analog Output Dip Switch Setting for 0-5V/4-20mA
    • CPU Dip Switch
    • Secondary Outputs 50 Pin Ribbon Cable
  • Communications Set-up and Connections
    • RS-232 Connections
    • RS-485 Description and Connections
• Using the 8LS
  • Front Panel
    • Front Panel Keys
  • Displays
    • Bar Graph Display
    • Single Loop Display
    • Scanning Display
    • Alarm Display
  • Operator Menus
    • Changing the Setpoint
    • Selecting Status Mode
    • Autotune
    • Ramp/Soak
• Setup
  • How to Enter the Setup Menus
  • How to Edit a Menu
  • Setup Global Parameters Menu
    • Save as Job
    • Restore a Job
    • Set Alarm Delay
    • Set R/S Time Base
    • Lock Panel
    • Power Up Output Status
    • Controller Address
    • Communication Error Checking
    • Communication Baud Rate
    • Communication Protocol
    • AC Line Frequency
    • EPROM Version
  • Setup Inputs Menu
    • Input Type
    • Pulse Sample Time
    • Input Units
    • Linear Scaling Menus
    • Input Offset
  • Setup Control Menu
    • Heat/Cool PB
    • Heat/Cool TI
    • Heat/Cool TD
    • Heat/Cool Output Filter
    • Heat/Cool Spread
  • Setup Output Menu
    • Output Type
    • Cycle Time
    • Output Action
    • Output Limit
    • Output Limit Time
    • Nonlinear Output Curve
    • Heat Output
  • Setup Alarms
    • Alarm Types
    • High Process Alarm Setpoint
    • High Process Alarm Status
    • High Process Alarm Output Number
    • Deviation Band Alarm
    • Deviation Band Alarm Status
    • High Deviation Alarm Output Number
    • Low Deviation Alarm Output Number
    • Low Process Alarm Setpoint
    • Low Process Alarm Status
    • Low Process Alarm Output Number
    • Alarm Deadband
    • Alarm Delay
  • Test I/O
    • Digital Input Testing
    • Test Output
    • Digital Output Test
• Tuning and Control
  • Introduction
  • Control Modes
    • Control Outputs
    • Digital Output Control Forms
  • Setting Up and Tuning PID Loops
  • General PID Constants by Application
• Troubleshooting
  • Stand Alone Systems
    • Checking Control Outputs
    • Checking Digital I/O
  • Computer Supervised Systems
    • Computer Problems
    • Computer Software
    • Communications Problems
    • Serial Interface
• Appendix A: Ramp Soak
  • Introduction
    • R/S Features
    • Specifications
  • Configuring Ramp/Soak
    • Setting the R/S Time Base
    • Editing Ramp/Soak Parameters
    • Choosing a Profile to Edit
    • Copying the Setup from Another Profile
    • Editing the Tolerance Alarm Time
    • Editing the Ready Setpoint
    • Editing the Ready State Events
    • Choosing an External Reset Input
    • Editing a Segment
    • Setting Setment Time
    • Setting a Segment Setpoint
    • Configuring Segment Events
    • Editing Event Outputs
    • Changing Event States
    • Editing Segment Triggers
    • Assigning an Input to a Trigger
    • Changing a Trigger's True State
    • Latching or Unlatching a Trigger
    • Setting Segment Tolerance
    • Ending a Profile
    • Repeating a Profile
  • Using Ramp/Soak
    • Assigning a Profile to a Loop
    • Running a Profile
    • Ramp/Soak Displays
    • Holding a Profile or Continuing from Hold
    • Resetting a Profile
• Appendix B: 8LS-CP
  • Key Features
  • System Configuration
  • Specifications
    • Analog Inputs
    • Control Capability
  • CP Control
  • Trim Gas Temperature Alarm Output
    • Recommended CP Trim Gas Alarm for Continuous Applications
    • Recommended CP Trim Gas Alarm for Batch Applications
  • Carbon Probe
    • General Guidlines
  • Probe Burn Off
    • Carbon Probe Burn Off Requirements
    • Burn Off Procedures
    • Burn Off Function
  • Setup Menus
    • Setup Inputs
    • Setup Carbon Burn Off
    • Setup Alarms
    • CP and DP Display
• Appendix C: 8LS Cascade
  • Introduction
  • 8LS Cascade Menus
    • Cascade Main Menu
    • Choosing the Primary Loop
    • Setting the High End of the Secondary Setpoing
    • Setting the Low End of the Secondary Setpoint
• Glossary