I want to control the f4 controller and monitor the conditions from it such as pressure rate and temperature using labview. Watlow ezzone labview driver for ezzone controllers. See each listing for international shipping options and costs. The labview instrument driver import wizard allows you to convert an instrument driver from labwindowscvi c source to a labview wrapper dll. Uses include test, certification and process control applications that need to control a temperature chamber with a watlow f4 controller. Find instrument drivers that are available for this instrument for use in labview, labwindowscvi, or measurement studio. Temperature and process controllers are used over a vast range of industrial, scientific and commercial applications. Watlow 93 digital temperature controller unit module. Industrial temperature control with labview labview support. Download wlf4, a labview serial plug and play projectstyle instrument driver for a dual channel temperature controller,single channel temperature controller from watlow, models. F4 instruction manual from watlow, for reference only. Number of bids and bid amounts may be slightly out of date. Current controler for btcriterion benchtop chambers made in the usa. It is the first profile, milstd810d, located in the profiles page edit profile menu.
Trouble programming watlow ezzone controller with labview. Setup page of the software to configure the controller for the equipment and the ramping profiles. Configurations can be custom tailored to meet the scaling needs of a tremendous range of equipment and applications while providing exactly the hardware types required for compatibility. Make sure that you cannot move the controller back and forth in the cutout.
Rs232 resources for testequity chambers with the f4 controller. This also includes trending and data logging hmis to monitor and operate turnkey systems. I can read the process variables and the setpoints. Dec 16, 2011 i am attempting to write a program to control a watlow f4 controller on a testequity temperature chamber over a serial connection. With that much heater power packed into an affordable halfrack sized instrument, the model 335 gives you more power and control than ever. Watlow ezzone pm temperature controller instrument driver. Process inputs from temperature, altitude pressure, humidity, squareroot sensors and other general process inputs from analog 010vdc or 020ma sensors battery backup and realtime clock math, logic, averaging, minimum, maximum and other function blocks available. The ezzone pm controller is easy to use and is ideal for pid controller, overunder limit controller or integrated controller needs. The support software is an application software for temperature controller to set its parameters and monitor temperature.
The labview instrument driver software package, created with labview, simplifies development of applications such as test software. Hello all, i have a hx300 circulating chiller that uses a watlow f4 controller. Off the shelf controller made by a company such as watlow, omron, omega, chromalox. Labview cannot communicate with watlow f4s temperature controller.
This instrument driver for national instruments labview software communicates with watlows ezzone suite of controller products via the standard bus communications protocol that is included with all ezzone controller products. From this discussion forums i found library files called watlow96. These controllers automatically adjust outputs based on sensor feedback working in concert to control process variables such as temperature, flow, pressure and relative humidity, as well as, to achieve an optimized and stable. The f4t is the newest programmer controller from watlow, with a touchscreen and ethernet interface. I am having trouble interfacing labview with watlow f4s controller. It does not provide instructions on how to operate your chamber. If you have a singlechannel controller, you will see only the temperature on channel 1. Watview is watlows human machine interface hmi software designed to set up and monitor one or more watlow f4 controllers. Instrument drivers computer io with the everchanging nature of both hardware and software platforms, thermotron highly recommends using a commandbased approach to communicate with our chamber controllers via tcp, gpib, or serial. Process temperature controller valin thermal solutions. Watlow temperature controller 93aa1ca000rg wwarranty. Watlow software products provide interfaces to controllers and other automation equipment that is more powerful and flexible than builtin product interfaces and yet fast to set up and easy to use.
With screen personalization, graphical programming pc software, multilanguage options and an intuitive navigation the f4t can be configured to meet the scaling needs of a tremendous range of equipment and. Features include a pid temperature controller connected to a highamperage solid state relay with the option of adding a properly sized heat sink, an over and under temperature limit, a power shutdown contactor and digital communications in one complete and professionally engineered product. The system consists of the ptc10 controller and up to four io cards two types of input cards for rtds and thermocouples, and two types of output cards for driving heaters. With simple and easy controller setup, a recipe and alarm manager, datalogging and trend plot graphing capabilities, animated custom overview screens and a superior online help system, there is no doubt that the.
Software is used to communicate with temperature and process controllers and other instrumentation. The ezzonepm panel mount controller offers control options that reduce system complexity and thermal loop ownership cost. This instrument driver for national instruments labview software communicates with watlows f4t controller, d4t data logger, and the ezzone suite of controller products via the standard bus communications protocol that is included with all of these products. Input equipments temperature sensors and temperaturehumidity sensors for temperature controllers are available for various applications. Introducing the f4t with intuition process controller. Watlow f4 controller f4t controller watlow pid controller. Use composer to configure which flex modules the controller expects to find in each of its slots and to customize the controllers functions for your application.
The watlow ezzone rm expansion controller simplifies thermal system management. The ptc10 programmable temperature controller is a modular system that can be configured to suit a wide range of applications. Composer software composer is the pcbased software used to configure an f4t controller for a specific applica tion. One event relay for external device control, plus specimen power interlock relay for safety. Temperature controllers product category omron industrial. Ill list the hardware im using as well as the software i have tried. Jul 04, 2012 hello, i am looking for a temperature controller to control with labview. Hello, i am looking for a temperature controller to control with labview. The f4t is the newest programmercontroller from watlow, with a touchscreen and ethernet interface.
Data acquisition through the a pc card based unit, rack system, or plc. Temperature controller or other basic process application, choice of limit or pid, with bluetooth connectivity for ezlink app starting at. Background most temperature controllers used in temperature and environmental chambers have the ability to be remotely controlled over a rs232. I am currently using a tenney environmental chamber which uses a watlow f4 temperature controller to read out the temperature of the chamber. See manuals above for testequityspecific instructions the f4 programmable controller features a four line, high definition lcd interface display that makes manual operation, profile programming and controller configuration significantly. This controller software gives the user the ability to change set points, label devices and much more all with the click of a key. Background most temperature controllers used in temperature and environmental chambers have. Example programs are included with most instrument driver downloads.
On the back of the tenney chamber is a 25 pin connector labelled for watlow modbus communication. The series f4 temperature controller has been properly configured by. Specview is easytouse supervisory control and data acquisition scada software for watlow controllers, including the f4t with intuition process controller, aspyre power controller and ezzone controllers, as well as thirdparty products. The pid control toolset user manual describes the new pid control toolset for labview. You can change or delete this profile and later recall it through factory defaults. The controller software provides an easytouse and centralized interface for multiple ehg sl10 controllers.
Use the quick search feature to find watlow controller software. Features include a pid temperature controller connected to a highamperage solid state relay with the option of adding a properly sized heat sink, an over and undertemperature limit, a power shutdown. Configurations can be custom tailored to meet the scaling needs of a tremendous range of equipment and applications while providing exactly the hardware types required. I am attempting to write a program to control a watlow f4 controller on a testequity temperature chamber over a serial connection. The model 335 is the first twochannel temperature controller available with user configurable heater outputs delivering a total of 75 w of low noise heater power50 w and 25 w, or 75 w and 1 w. I need to write vis to control the current model watlow f4 controller along with the obsolete watlow 1500 controller.
Ezzone pm6r2ej1aejaaa 25 to 9 dsub connector ni usb rs485 connector halfduplex comm4 pxie83 software. Hi all,im trying to read the temp on the f4 using labview, with the controller connected through the internet. I want to use labview to input a custom temperature profile to the controller. The labview instrument driver export wizard allows you to convert a labview 8. Offerings include configuration software to set up and control product configurations. Watlow designs and manufactures industrial heaters, temperature sensors, controllers and supporting software as well as assemblies all of the components of. Data reporting to database or excel windows suite software. The media on which you receive national instruments software are warranted not to fail to execute programming instructions, due to defects. Introducing the f4t with intuition process controller from. Series f4 controller for environmental chambers testequity. It can be ordered as a pid controller, an overunder limit controller or its functions can be combined into an integrated controller.
Caution this manual is provided for reference only. Sep 21, 2005 download wlf4, a labview serial plug and play projectstyle instrument driver for a dual channel temperature controller,single channel temperature controller from watlow, models. Input equipments temperature sensors and temperature humidity sensors for temperature controllers are available for various applications. Contact a watlow representative today for more information. Watlow ezzone rm control module rmc multifunction controller. This controller can connect with usb to your computer and you can program, monitor, record and control the process by your computer.
Watlow ezzone pm temperature controller instrument. Including temperature, pressure, current, velocity, strain, displacement, and other physical phenomena. Watlow f4t temperature and process controller thermal. Temperature controller driver save many hours of program development time and greatly reduce the cost of adding temperature control to labview test programs. The f4 controllers native interface is rs232 and use the modbus rtu protocol. Testequity chambers use programmable controllers which are manufactured by watlow electric. I can see the controller using the ping command on a cmd window, but i cannot see it in the max. Espec offers optional software for remote management and datalogging. These instrument drivers include software functions called labview virtual instruments vis that are used with labview to communicate with watlow products such as the ezzone pm. Software and downloads support espec north america. Because the ezzone pm panel mount controller is highly scalable, you pay only for what is needed.
Control architecture based on individual pid controllers, programmable logic controllers plc, and software based. Well i have it set up pretty much exactly as you have it but its still creating a soak step that does not wait. Labview cannot communicate with watlow f4s temperature. The software labview that was used in this design has capability of manual regulation controls and responding in real time to takes the next step further to run, store and show the result schemes based on graphical temperature. Rs232 resources testequity chambers with f4 controller.
Jun, 2014 watlow designs and manufactures industrial heaters, temperature sensors, controllers and supporting software as well as assemblies all of the components of a thermal system. So i have this temperature chamber that is being controlled by a watlow f4 controller. I connected to this terminal using a 25pintoserial232 adapter and a serial232tousb cable. Watlow software products for operating temperature controllers, monitoring industrial heaters, managing temperature sensors and logging and graphing data. A the labview executable has a pid control loop that monitors a thermocouple or varistor or rtd and controls the heat source b labview acts as a front end or host as a sub component does the temperature control such as one of these components. Follow the installation procedure exactly to guarantee a proper nema 4x seal. This page is applicable to the legacy f4 controller with updown arrow keys, not the f4t touch screen controller. Hi all, im trying to program a watlow ezzone controller but so far nothing i have tried works. Choose from numerous modules to control digital, analog, specialty and distributed io signals. I heard of the modbus driver that helps make this communication possible and have downloaded it.
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