TC 816 Operation Manual
THERMON…The Heat Tracing Specialists®
Page 2 of 42 Operation Manual 0503 E TC 816
Table of contents
1INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................................................................4
1.1 POSSIBLE CONTROL CONCEPTS ..........................................................................................................................4
1.1.1 Process Temperature Maintenance or Proportional Ambient Control.........................................................4
1.1.2 Frost Protection with Staged Start-Up .........................................................................................................4
1.1.3 Heat Tracing Cable Temperature Limiter ....................................................................................................4
2THE TC 816 FOR PROCESS TEMPERATURE MAINTENANCE..................................................................5
2.1 SLOT 1: FOR AF TPA THERMON POWER SUPPLY MODULE AC...........................................................................5
2.2 SLOT 2: FOR AF TC4 OR AF TC5 TRACING CENTRAL PROCESSING MODULE.....................................................5
2.3 SLOT 3: FOR AF TIT TRACING INPUT MODULE FOR TEMPERATURE ...................................................................6
2.4 SLOT 4: FOR AF TIT TRACING INPUT MODULE FOR TEMPERATURE OR ZD TB1 BLIND PLATE...........................6
2.5 SLOT 5: FOR AF TOE TRACING OUTPUT MODULE FOR ELECTRONIC RELAYS OR AF TOM TRACING OUTPUT
MODULE FOR MECHANICAL CONTACTORS .......................................................................................................................6
2.5.1 AF TOE Tracing Output module for Electronic relays.................................................................................6
2.5.2 AF TOM Tracing Output module for Mechanical contactors.......................................................................6
2.6 SLOT 6: FOR AF TIC TRACING INPUT MODULE FOR LOAD CURRENT OR ZD TB1 BLIND PLATE .........................6
3THE TCD 01 TRACING CONTROL DISPLAY .................................................................................................7
3.1 DESCRIPTION OF THE TCD 01 ............................................................................................................................8
3.2 START-UP OF THE TCD 01..................................................................................................................................9
3.3 CONFIGURATION OF THE TCD 01 IN GENERAL SETTINGS (SETUP) MENU ......................................................10
3.3.1 Number of First Circuit...............................................................................................................................11
3.3.2 Password.....................................................................................................................................................11
3.3.3 Language (1=D, 2=E, 3=F, 4=NL)............................................................................................................11
3.3.4 Selftest Cycle Time......................................................................................................................................11
3.3.5 Baudrate......................................................................................................................................................11
3.4 PASSWORD INPUT.............................................................................................................................................12
3.5 DATA COMMUNICATION BUS SEARCH .............................................................................................................13
3.6 HEAT TRACING CIRCUIT DISPLAY....................................................................................................................15
3.6.1 Heat Tracing Circuit Numbers and TC 816 Zone Numbers .......................................................................16
3.6.2 Controller and Zone Assignment
[C01Z01]
........................................................................................17
3.6.3 Column:
MEASURED
..............................................................................................................................17
3.6.4 Column:
SETPOINT
..............................................................................................................................17
3.6.5 Column:
ALARM
.......................................................................................................................................18
3.7 ACKNOWLEDGE CONTROLLER AND CURRENT ALARMS ...................................................................................20
3.8 ACKNOWLEDGE HEAT TRACING CABLE TEMPERATURE LIMITER TRIPS...........................................................21
3.9 CHANGING SET POINTS ....................................................................................................................................23
3.10 CHANGING PARAMETER VALUES .....................................................................................................................24
4PARAMETERS......................................................................................................................................................26
4.1 ALTERING PARAMETERS ..................................................................................................................................26
4.2 ZONE PARAMETERS TO BE CONFIGURED THROUGH TCD 01 TRACING CONTROL DISPLAY ................................26
4.2.1 Parameter P01:
LO-ALARM
...................................................................................................................26
4.2.2 Parameter P02:
HI-ALARM
...................................................................................................................27
4.2.3 Parameter P03:
DEV-ALARM
................................................................................................................27
4.2.4 Parameter P04:
AL DELAY
...................................................................................................................28
4.2.5 Parameter P05:
DIGI IN
.....................................................................................................................29
4.2.6 Parameter P06:
OP MODE
.....................................................................................................................30
4.2.7 Parameter P07:
MAN OUTP
...................................................................................................................31
4.2.8 Parameter P08:
MAX OUTP
...................................................................................................................32
4.2.9 Parameter P09:
AV OUTP
.....................................................................................................................32
4.2.10 Parameter P10:
OFFSET
....................................................................................................................32
4.2.11 Parameter P11:
COIL FACT
...........................................................................................................33
