
208 UDC 6300 Process Controller Product Manual 1/03
5.21 Input 5 - Pulse Input
Introduction
This pulse input counts pulses sent from a 2-wire, 3-wire, or externally
powered external pulse device. The circuit is on an optional printed wiring
board which mounts to the Digital I/O board. This option is mutually
exclusive with the low level input board.
The input can be used as either a frequency input or as a pulse input. The
pulse input can be a pulse train or a method of adjusting the Remote
setpoint value up or down. Minimum Span = 100Hz; Resolution:±5Hz.
Frequency Input
This selection is normally used with frequency output devices, such as
Turbine Flowmeters. For this configuration, the controller counts the
number of pulses received over 1/3 second period then multiplies this
value by three to convert to Hertz (cycles per second). This conversion is
done so that the pulse input will operate at the same Loop sample rate as
the rest of the controller. The frequency range is 0 to 25,000 Hz maximum
and
0–100 Hz Minimum Span.
Pulse Input
There are two pulse input selections from which to choose:
• REMOTE SETPOINT PULSE TRAIN - The controller counts the total
number of pulses received, scales the value of each pulse by the
calibration values and the Input 5 High and Low range values, and then
sets the remote setpoint (RSP). For example: If the pulse input was
calibrated for 0 Hz (zero value) to 10,000 Hz (span Value) and the Input
5 high and low range values were 1000 and 0 respectively, then each
individual pulse would be equal to 1000 divided by 10000 or 0.1. So if a
pulse train sent to the controller contained 1581 pulses, then the RSP
would be set to 158.1.
While the controller is receiving a pulse train, the RSP will remain
steady at the last received value until the pulse train has ended. At that
point, the RSP is calculated and set as shown above. A pulse train is
defined to have ended after a minimum of 2/3 seconds have elapsed with
no pulses received. At this point, the RSP is calculated and used in
control equations, so that any new pulses received are interpreted as
being the start of a new pulse train.
• REMOTE SETPOINT ADJUST PULSE UP/DOWN - The controller
adjusts the current RSP value up or down by counting the number of
pulses received and scaling the total as shown in the pulse train
example. Digital Input #1 must be used to select the desired direction of
change. Each pulse adjusts the RSP value up or down — depending on
the Digital input status (closed = pulse down, or open = pulse up) — in
increments calculated as in the pulse train example. The RSP is
calculated and set every 1/3 second while pulses are being received.
Wiring
Make sure the controller is wired to an external pulse device as shown in
the wiring diagrams in Section 2 - Installation.
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