BLACKBOX 130 UL INSTRUCTION MANUAL
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Test Mode
Test mode is used to simulate the application and confirm that all
parameters and relay setpoints have been entered as expected. During
simulation, there is a choice of whether the relays will physically change
state (hard simulation) or not (soft simulation), the LED’s will always change
state to indicate that the relay setpoints have been activated, and the output
will change in accordance with the chosen mode of operation. If you wish to
test the logic of the system that the
relays are connected
to then select
hard simulation
, but if you
do not want to change the relay state
, then
select a
soft simulation
.
There are two simulation modes,
automatic
and
manual
.
Automatic
simulation will move the level up and down between empty level and
maximum span, whereas
manual
simulation will allow
you
to move the level
up and down using the arrow keys.
To enter simulation, first go to
program mode
. Then, using the menu
system, select menu item ‘
Test
’ then sub
-
menu item ‘
Simulation
’. Simply
change the value of the parameter
P980
to one of the following:
1= Manual soft simulation
2= Automatic soft simulation
3= Manual hard simulation
4= Automatic hard simulation
To return to program mode, press
CANCEL,
and test mode will end.
When in
manual
simulation, by default test mode will move the level by
0.25m steps. Altering the
increment
(
P981
) will change this value.
In
automatic
mode, the rate at which the level moves up and down is set by
the
increment
(
P981
) in metres and the
rate
(
P982
) in minutes, which can
be changed to make the level move up and down faster. E.g., if
increment
(
P981
) is set for 0.25m and
rate
(
P982
) is set to 1 min then the level will
increase or decrease at a rate of 0.25m/min. To make the simulated level
move slower, decrease the value in
increment
(
P981
) or increase the value
in
rate
(
P982
). To make the simulated level move faster, increase the value
in
increment
(
P981
) or decrease the value in
rate
(
P982
).
