Omega DPi8 - Manual

Step 30. Select the Deviation Control Type Submenu

Press

d

. If flashing

_DEV

Deviation is displayed press

a

,

otherwise press

b

until flashing

_DEV

is shown. Now

press

d

to store and go to next menu item.

Step 31. Select the Latched Type Submenu

Press

d

. If flashing

UNLT

Unlatched is displayed press

a

,

otherwise press

b

until

UNLT

is displayed.

Press

d

to store and advance to next menu item.

Step 32. Select the Normally Open Type of Contact
Closure Submenu

Press

d

. If flashing

N.o.

Normally Open is displayed,

press

a

, otherwise press

b

until

N.o.

is displayed. Press

d

to store and advance to next menu item.

Step 33. Select the Above Type of Active Submenu

Press

d

. If flashing

ABoV

Above is displayed, press

a

,

otherwise press

b

until

ABoV

is displayed. Press

d

to store

and advance to next menu item.

Step 34. Enable Alarm 1 at Power On (

A.P.oN

)

Press

d

. If flashing

ENBL

is displayed, press

a

, otherwise

press

b

until

ENBL

is displayed. Press

d

to store and

advance to next menu item.

Step 35. Enter Alarm 1 High Submenu

Press

a

twice to skip

ALR.L

Alarm 1 Low value.

ALR.L

is

for below &

ALR.H

for above.

Step 36. Set the Alarm 1 High value (

ALR.H

)

Press

d

. Press

b

or

c

until value to set the display to

002.0

. Press

d

to save.

Step 37. Enter the Alarm 2 Menu

The display will show

ALR2

the top menu for Alarm 2.

Repeat steps from 28 to 36 to set for Alarm 2 the same
conditions as for Alarm 1.

Step 38. Configuration of Display Color Selection

Press

a

until the

COLR

Display Color Selection Menu

appears on the Display. Configure

COLR

as

N.CLR

/

GRN

(green),

1.CLR

/

RED

(red),

2.CLR

/

AMBR

(amber). Please

refer to the operator’s manual if needed.

Step 39. Run a Test

Press

a

until reset the controller and return to

RUN

Mode

to display

075.0

(Ambient Temperature). Now you are

ready to observe temperature as it rises 10°F higher than
displayed. Touch the tip of the Thermocouple to raise the
temperature above the Alarm 2 High value

082.0

, and AL2

will turn on, and Display Color will change from Green to
Amber. Continue touching the tip to raise the temperature
above the Alarm 1 High value

087.0

and Display Color will

change from Amber to Red.

Step 11. Enter to the Thermocouple Type Input Submenu

Press

d

to display flashing, previously selected Thermocouple

type.

Step 12. Scroll through available selection of TC types

Press

b

to sequence thru flashing Thermocouple types,

(select k -for type "K" CHROMEGA

®

/ALOMEGA

®

)

J K T E N DIN J R S B C - TC types

J k t E N dN J

R S b C - Display

Step 13. Store TC type

After you have selected the Thermocouple type press

d

to

store your selection, the instrument automatically advances
to the next menu item.

Step 14. Enter to Reading Configuration Menu

The display shows

RDG

Reading Configuration, which is the

top menu for 4 submenus: Decimal Point, Degree Units,
Filter Constant and Input/Reading Submenus.

Step 15. Enter to Decimal Point Submenu

Press

d

to show

DEC

Decimal Point.

Step 16. Display the Decimal Point position

Press

d

again to display the flashing Decimal Point position.

Step 17. Select the Decimal Point position

Press

b

to select

FFF.F

Decimal Point position.

Step 18. Store selected Decimal Point position

By pressing

d

momentarily the Decimal Point position will

be stored and the instrument will go to the next menu item.

Step 19. Enter to Temperature Unit Submenu

Display shows

TEMP

Temperature Unit.

Step 20. Display available Temperature Units

Press

d

to display the flashing Degree

°F

or

°C

.

Step 21. Scroll through Temperature Units selection

Press

b

to select

°F

Degree.

Step 22. Store the Temperature Unit

Press

d

to display momentarily that the Degree Unit has

been stored and the instrument will go automatically to the
next menu item.

Step 23. Enter the Filter Constant Submenu

Display shows

FLTR

Filter Constant Submenu.

Step 24. Display the Filter Constant Value Submenu

Press

d

to display the flashing, previously selected Filter

Constant.

Step 25. Scroll through available Filter Constants

Press

b

to sequence thru Filter Constants

0001

,

0002

,

0004

,

0008

,

0016

,

0032

,

0064

and

0128

.

Step 26. Store the Filter Constant

Press

d

momentarily to store

0004

Filter Constant and the

instrument will automatically go to the next menu item.

Step 27. Enter Alarm 1 Menu

The display will show

ALR1

the top menu for Alarm 1. In the

following steps we are going to enable Alarm 1, Deviation,
Unlatch, Normally Open, Active Above, Enable at power on
and +2°F High Alarm i.e. Process Value > Setpoint 1 Value
+2°F will activate Alarm 1.

Step 28. Enter Alarm 1 Enable/Disable Submenu

Press

d

to display flashing

DSBL

/

ENBL

.

Step 29. Enable Alarm 1 Submenu

If flashing

ENBL

is displayed, press

a

, if

DSBL

is displayed,

press

b

until

ENBL

is displayed, then press

d

to store and

go to the next menu item.

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WARRANTY/ DISCLAIMER

OMEGA ENGINEERING, INC. warrants this unit to be free of defects in materials and workmanship for a period of

one (1) year

from the date of purchase. In addition to OMEGA’s standard warranty period, OMEGA Engineering will

extend the warranty period for

four (4) additional years

if the warranty card enclosed with each instrument is

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SPECIFICATION

Accuracy:

+0.5°C temp;
0.03% rdg. process typical

Resolution:

1°/0.1°; 10 µV process

Temperature Stability:

0.04°C/°C RTD;
0.05°C/°C TC @ 25°C (77°F);
50 ppm/°C process

Display:

4-digits, 9-segments LED,
21 mm (0.83") with red, green and
amber programmable colors

Input Types:

Thermocouple, RTD, Analog Voltage
and Current

TC: (ITS 90)

J, K, T, E, R, S, B, C, N, L

RTD: (ITS 68)

100/500/1000 ohm Pt sensor
2-, 3-, or 4-wire; 0.00385 or 0.00392
curve

Voltage:

0 to 100 mV, 0 to 1 V, 0 to 10 Vdc

Current:

0 to 20 mA (4 to 20 mA)

Output 1

†

:

Relay 250 Vac @ 3 A Resistive Load,
SSR, Pulse

Output 2

†

:

Relay 250 Vac @ 3 A Resistive Load,
SSR, Pulse

†

Only with -AL Limit Alarm option

Options: Communication

RS-232 / RS-485

or

10BaseT

or

Excitation: 24 Vdc @ 25 mA

EXC. not available for Low Power Option

Line Voltage/Power:

90 - 240 Vac ±10%, 50 - 400 Hz*,
or 110-375 Vdc,

4W

for Single Display;

5W

for Dual Display

* No CE compliance above 60 Hz

Low Voltage Power Option:

12 - 36 Vdc,

3 W**

for Single Display;

20 - 36 Vdc,

4 W**

for Dual Display

** Units can be powered safely with 24 Vac

but No Certification for CE/UL are claimed.

Dimensions:

48 H x 96 W x 127 D mm
(1.89 x 3.78 x 5")

Weight:

295 g (0.65 lb)

Approvals:

UL, C-UL, CE per EN 61010-1:2001

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