Teledyne powerpod 400 - Manuals

164-122012 Power P OD 400 Page 6 of 42 Read this manual in its entirety before operating the POWER POD -400 Power Supply/Totalizer. The POWER POD -400 is designed to operate with most Teledyne Hastings Instruments (THI) flow controllers and meters. Read all wiring and power hookup instructions and u...

164-122012 Power P OD 400 Page 7 of 42 The POWER POD -400 serves as a convenient control center that can be rack-mounted using standard half- rack hardware or can be used as a bench top unit. The POWER POD -400 is equipped with a 4 X 20 character, vacuum fluorescent display (VFD). The display emulat...

164-122012 Power P OD 400 Page 8 of 42 POWER SELECTION RATIO CONTROL Ratio control is possible between channels using a familiar master/slave configuration. Channel one (1) must be enabled as the master channel. Any combination of the remaining channels is possible for slave channel assignment. TOTA...

164-122012 Power P OD 400 Page 9 of 42 Power Pod -400 Specifications Table Specification Value Units Notes Power Inputs V 100 VAC 0.7 A, 250VAC, SB Fuse 115 0.6 A, 250VAC, SB Fuse 230 0.315 A, 250VAC, SB Fuse P 68 VA f 50 -60 Hz Transducer Number Channels 4 V Supply ±15 VDC Bi-polar, per Channel I S...

164-122012 Power P OD 400 Page 10 of 42 1. CHANNEL NUMBER SELECT KEYS Selects channel for editing. An asterisk (*) appears in the first column of the display to indicate that this is the channel to be edited. 2. OVERRIDE INDICATORS Indicates when a channel’s command signal is overridden high (OPEN) ...

164-122012 Power P OD 400 Page 11 of 42 1. POWER ON/OFF SWITCH 2. POWER INLET & FUSE 3. POWER SELECTOR SWITCH 4. FUSE Vs. POWER SETTING TABLE 5. RS-232 SERIAL PORT CONNECTOR (J6) 6. RS-485, DAISY CHAINED, SERIAL PORT CONNECTORS (J7, J9) 7. TRANSDUCER CONNECTORS (J1-J4) 8. ANALOG OUTPUT (J5) 9. A...

164-122012 Power P OD 400 Page 12 of 42 7.1. POWER Cords without plugs are supplied with units shipped outside of the U.S. Consult and comply with any local laws and/or codes when connecting to any AC main. The AC input is user selectable between 100, 115 or 230 VAC, 50 or 60 Hz, via an AC selector ...

164-122012 Power P OD 400 Page 13 of 42 7.3. TRANSDUCER CONNECTIONS Connectors J1, 2, 3 and 4 (Item 7) are 15 pin D style connectors wired in the standard Hastings Instruments pin-out (H pin-out). 7.4. ALARMS Connector J8 (item 9) provides the user with open-collector, opto-isolated alarms for indiv...

164-122012 Power P OD 400 Page 14 of 42 7.5. ANALOG SIGNAL FOLLOWERS Analog signals from each channel’s transducers are available for reading or for sending to another power supply for ratio (Master/Slave) operation. The signal can be sent to a channel on another power supply and programmed as a Mas...

164-122012 Power P OD 400 Page 15 of 42 8.1. POWER ON/OFF 8.2. CHANGING THE COMMAND SET POINT Channel two (2), example shown. Press the desired CHANNEL # key. An asterisk appears in the first space on the line representing the selected channel. The meter display is immediately replaced with the curr...

164-122012 Power P OD 400 Page 16 of 42 8.5. SETTING A CHANNEL TO AUTO CONTROL Press the desired CHANNEL # key. An asterisk appears in the first space on the line representing the selected channel. The meter display is immediately replaced with the current set point. Pressing the AUTO key causes pin...

164-122012 Power P OD 400 Page 18 of 42 9.1. SELECTING EXTERNAL/REMOTE OPERATION (Front Panel Only) The POWER POD -400 allows the user to select different methods of serial communication and control. The following text describes how to choose and activate the desired method. Further information and ...

164-122012 Power P OD 400 Page 19 of 42 10.1. ENTERING THE SETUP/CAL MODE Pressing the MODE key causes the MODE menu to be displayed. Choose the SETUP/CAL mode by pressing the number “ 3 ” key then ENTER . A CHANNEL SELECT menu is presented on the display. It should be noted that, although the user ...

164-122012 Power P OD 400 Page 20 of 42 10.2.3. Selecting Unit-of-Measure After entering the SETUP/CAL mode and after selecting a channel number , the SETUP/CAL menu is displayed. Choose DISPLAY ( 1 ) + ENTER and then select UNITS by pressing the number “ 2 ” key + ENTER . The UNITS menu will be dis...

164-122012 Power P OD 400 Page 21 of 42 After SETUP/CAL is selected and a channel number has been chosen, the SETUP/CAL menu is displayed. choose DISPLAY by pressing the number “1” key + ENTER. The FILTER option can be reached by scrolling down once to view the selection number and then pressing the...

164-122012 Power P OD 400 Page 22 of 42 10.3.2. Count Down from a Set Point The TOTALIZER will be set to count from a preset value to zero (0). When zero is reached, a memory flag will be set to its logic high state. This flag is readable only through serial communications. The TOTALIZER will contin...

164-122012 Power P OD 400 Page 23 of 42 The default address as programmed at the factory is 01. If a different address is required, it may be changed using either RS-232 or 485. After making the proper serial connections, use the command *00X to read the default address. Use *00Xdd, where dd = the n...

164-122012 Power P OD 400 Page 24 of 42 10.6. SETTING LIMIT ALARMS From SETUP/CAL Menu 10.6.1. Setting a Single Channel’s High Limit After selecting a channel in the SETUP/CAL menu, choose ALARMS by pressing the number 5 key followed by the ENTER key. The ALARMS menu will be displayed. Pressing the ...

164-122012 Power P OD 400 Page 25 of 42 10.7. SETTING RATIO CONTROL PARAMETERS Enabling Ratio Control Ratio control is achieved through the SETUP/CAL menu. Ratio Control is activated by selecting channel number one (1) and enabling it as master. After enabling channel one, the operator may assign th...

164-122012 Power P OD 400 Page 26 of 42 10.8. CALIBRATING A CHANNEL TO ITS INCOMING SIGNALS The POWER POD -400 is designed to accept the input from almost any transducer that operates in the ranges of zero to five volts, zero to ten volts or four to twenty milliamps. In most cases, transducers are c...

164-122012 Power P OD 400 Page 27 of 42 signal is not an acceptable full range value, the operator has an opportunity to correct any problems at this stage prior to pressing ENTER . Alternatively, the operator can press ESC to exit SETUP/CAL and return later. See Appendix D. 10.8.3. Resetting Zero a...

164-122012 Power P OD 400 Page 28 of 42 10.9. SERIAL COMMUNICATION Follow the instructions in the section, WIRING THE POWER POD -400 for cabling and proper pin out for serial communication with the unit. After insuring that the POWER POD -400 is wired properly, the unit must be set up following the ...

164-122012 Power P OD 400 Page 30 of 42 Power Pod -400 Serial Commands Command Name Query Response Channel 1 Display C1 CH1 ddd.dd U of M GasID Channel 2 Display C2 CH2 ddd.dd U of M GasID Channel 3 Display C3 CH3 ddd.dd U of M GasID Channel 4 Display C4 CH4 ddd.dd U of M GasID All Channels’ Display...

164-122012 Power P OD 400 Page 32 of 42 APPENDIX A (Notes:) 1. All returned values will include decimal points wherever unit has been programmed to display them. 2. All Commands needing decimal points must include them wherever they are intended to be displayed. 3. d = decimal digit (ASCII) 4. n = C...

164-122012 Power P OD 400 Page 33 of 42 12.0 Appendix B 13.0 Appendix C # Name Rate Total # Name Rate Total 1 Standard Cubic Centimeters per Minute SCCM SCC 35 Standard Cubic Inches per Minute SCIM SCI 2 Standard Liters per Minute SLM SL 36 Normal Cubic Inches per Minute NCIM NCI 3 Percent % 37 Stan...

164-122012 Power P OD 400 Page 36 of 42 Setting the Zero & Span on the Power Pod -400 Power Supply/Totalizer All procedures outlined in this document must be performed with the power supply turned on and warmed up for at least one hour. All procedures outlined in this document must be performed ...

164-122012 Power P OD 400 Page 37 of 42 14.2 Zeroing Unit (4 to 20 mA Range) The following instructions explain how to use the POWER POD -400 command signal to supply 4mAmp signal to a channel’s input and set the display to read zero at this current level. Disconnect all connectors from the channel ...

164-122012 Power P OD 400 Page 38 of 42 14.3 Spanning Unit. The following instructions explain how to use the POWER POD -400 command signal to supply a given channel’s input with the proper span voltage and to set the display to read a transducer’s span value. You must know four things prior to sett...

164-122012 Power P OD 400 Page 39 of 42 An example of one possible transducer/ POWER POD -400 combination. TRANSDUCER POWER POD -400 Max signal out Max value to be displayed Multiplier Current Span Value 5 VDC 250.00 1.0000 100.00 Setting the THPS-400 Analog level to correspond with the transducer t...

164-122012 Power P OD 400 Page 40 of 42 Congratulations! You have just calibrated your Power Pod -400 to read zero at zero volts and the transducer’s max display value at the transducer’s max signal input. The only thing left to do is to insure that your transducer is calibrated and that it is wired...

164-122012 Power P OD 400 Page 41 of 42 15.0 Drawings O PEN CLOSE O PEN CLOSE O PEN CLOSE O PEN CLOSE 9 3 6 . 8 2 5 0 7 1 1 4 3 2 4 400 HAST IN G S ower Pod P

164-122012 Power P OD 400 Page 42 of 42 16.1. Warranty Repair Policy Hastings Instruments warrants this product for a period of one year from the date of shipment to be free from defects in material and workmanship. This warranty does not apply to defects or failures resulting from unauthorized modi...