Commissioning of the temperature control

Before the subsequent steps, the preparation of the TwinCAT project has to be done according to the example from section Mapping and configuration of temperature zones.

Set the appropriate input and output signal types and devices for all their temperature zones

Hardware parameterization without grouping This step refers to the linear mapping of the TF8540 library. Already configured groupings are ignored in this step.

1. Log in with administrator rights (default user = 4th administrator, password = 4).
2. Navigate via the navigation (≡-symbol) to Temperature > Grouping.
3. Group thermally connected zones into one group each (in the order shown in the following diagram).



4. Navigate to Parameters > Temperature.
5. Set your hardware configuration for the first mapped zone in the marked parameters (1 - 5).
6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 for all zones to be used using the marked button (6).
7. Save your settings via the marked button (7).

1. Navigate via the navigation to Temperature > Configuration.
2. Heat the sensor of a zone via an external heat source.
3. Observe if the temperature change occurs in the expected zone.
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 for each zone.

Check the response of the hardware outputs on the machine

Switching on a zone does not generate a power level Make sure that at the time of this step the temperature control has been enabled by the PLC! To enable all zones execute the method FB_Temperature.EnableAll(…). To enable exactly one group execute the method FB_Temperature.Groups(x).Enable(…).

1. Switch on an individual temperature zone via the slider (1).
2. Check if the power level (2) increases and the actual value (3) of the activated zone changes.
3. Switch the zone off again as soon as possible to keep the temperature rise to a minimum.
4. Repeat steps 1 to 3 for each zone.

You should still be on the Temperature > Configuration page.

1. Select the fourth tab (1) in the slider area and start tuning using the corresponding button (2) of the group.
2. Execute step 1 for all groups to be commissioned.

1. As soon as the display element on the button is no longer yellow, the tuning is finished.
2. If the display element on the button is green, the tuning has been completed successfully.

You have successfully commissioned your temperature control.