epc-2 User Manual - High Country Tek
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1. Mining amp Exploration Agriculture Cranes amp lifts Refuse amp Recycling Construction Off Road vehicles Forestry Wood amp Pulp Reclamation amp Salvage Oil Field amp Sands Demolition Equipment Cooling Solutions Military Apparatus Specialty Use Remote Control Power Generation Emission Controls Integrated Drivers Valve amp Pump Controls To discuss anything in this brochure order product get price and delivery or book a training course please contact our customer service department through E mail at info hctcontrols com www hctcontrols com 021 00222 Rev A epc 2 June A10 pub GG 201 1 Electronic Solutions for Mobile Industrial amp Marine Applications HCT Product Sales and Support For a full list of authorized distributors worldwide please visit www hctcontrols com distributors index htm High Country Tek Inc 208 Gold Flat Court Nevada City CA 95959 Tel 1 530 265 3236 Fax 1 530 265 3275 Copyright High Country Tek Inc 2011 FCT Expelled a Electro Hydraulic Control Solutions CL a wis thy i Npp Hr High Country Tek Inc HCT AMA Migh Country Tek inc Hey epc 2 Open Loop Electronic Pump Controller Introduces the epc 2 our latest cost effective and simple answer to your dual channel driver needs Individual control of two 2 across center open loop piston pumps or directional proportional val2. MUST pull the input S2 to V supply to allow normal operation e The enable input is failsafe with the input pin S2 pulled LOW OV internally SERIAL PORT E pa A 3 WAT WEATHER PACK 089 CONNECTOR PC to epc 2programming Cable MALE CONNECTOR 0m _ SSSSS E 4 7 I fs eee al REF g fi EEE H e m SS HCT Part Number 999 10075 bS Ug epc 2 Module Mechanical Details Electronic Controller Solutions for the Global Fluid Power Industry epc 2 Module Connection Details epc 2 Connector Designation Tables pM PWR COM PWR COM Cee Ee ae WR COM PWR COM Ground OV Signal Common UNI 1 E N 8 7 its 3 25 365 400 4 63 118 8 E 82 6 92 6 101 6 117 6 ms vizi lz2 rc oe Dla Hx z v oo C000 OO OO O F OO O OO 51 13 0 IMPORTANT NOTE Recommended tightening torques for the securing bolts are as follows 999 10076 Connector Details For a 1 4 20 bolt SAE Grade 5 L3 RTs Request To Send S232Pin D iD m2 Pwr comjrs2326nD ov B eee ee DRY Torque 8 Ft Lbs Lubricated Torque 6 3 Ft Lbs epc 2 LED operation and description LED 4 LED 2 Output 1 or Guiput 2 Red Green s OFF NOT Used in the application a The LED wil change from Fed 0 to Green 100 through Yellow 5 60 te indicate the duly cycles vialuz of the correepanding output OFF NO PYM outputs are active Bi
3. CHM Extermal He Ania potentiometer i CHI V2 X1 NOT UISEDINO Connection This option allows each input to control one output channel and take full re aiiis i advantage of the 10 bit 1024 steps resolution offered by the epc 2 oven controller diet tal Poen een pee A The dead band is internally set to approx 5 of the chosen command Cirera porters Liia 2 arnt 2 for saree shown here at 250mV for a 5V input and is to allow for any mechanical ai FPR coe amri wear tolerance or movement in the command potentiometer or joystick When using 4 to 20mA the deadband is still 5 which equates to ap prox 0 8mA CHA Y2 NOT LE ee Connection Configuration shown using 1x potentiometer or joystick with internal regulated 5V and 1x externally provided 4 20mA command input to control 1x valve coil per channel Dual Path with Dual coil connections and applications 2x Dual Coil configuration REMOTE ENABLE See note on page 3 of this manual Inna B Satting Commard St Command wae Connurmand MUN MD MAS E Smer Sating Savtting 5 Coil B Dg T iFa E imn A Day JEP 5 Sating Ta aia Aga ot Fai nF HT Poem Ha Saa Serie imin A Seting Coil A H BI a so ima Valve Output group 1 Command Signal CH GHD P3 g Ea a T pee tone Ey ada This option allows each input to control one output channel but two or joystick use valve coils The input command signal is configured such that at ny ov Mat CoP h mid value both coil
4. board button will move the user back to the observation screen or clicking lt lt Back will take the user to the Value sets the Mid command allowable Table guide showing user interface alarm annunciations and Max values previous screen or increments for various set up parameters A 5
5. er Sametime and acon denoted miem above settings in one easy to read screen Fine Tune page in PC user interface program 5 Channel X coil 1A Ramp UP time Seconds This is the total time taken for the relative output current to go between the Imin and Imax settings for a 0 to 100 command input The time is scaled for 0 to 100 command meaning that if the command goes from 50 to 100 the time taken will be 50 of the seconds set gt Migh coy kia ie FERE el E ee es spc Dhati Waa The command input and output current for each channel can be seen while also observing the status of the RS232 communications between the PC and the module Hy Top right of the screen is also a display box for the module supply voltage and actual internal temperature reading displayed in real time Chassasj mpat Cer peed rae Satie 2 ep arpaa bel read 6 Channel X coil 1A Ramp DOWN time Seconds Clicking the Next gt gt button will move the user to the next screen or clicking Exit will This is the total time taken for the relative output current to go between the Imax and Imin settings for a 100 to 0 close the interface and return the user to Windows desktop command input The time is scaled for 0 to 100 command meaning that if the command goes from 100 to 50 the time taken will be 50 of the seconds set j fe e ap r 7 Channel X coil 1B Ramp UP time Seconds The Configuration Page shown h
6. ere allows the user to set the basic input came Tancionrandactonasnoted nmit ms above command type to either DC Voltage 0 to 5VDC or to Current 4 to 20mA and how many coils will be connected to each output 8 Channel X coil 1B Ramp DOWN time Seconds Same function and action as noted in item 6 above Sa ry Se E PETET ENE EEE ee eee eee 22 Configuration Page This process is important as selecting the single coil output type will scale the O to 100 command input across only one output while selecting a dual coil output type will split the command across coil A and Coil B effectively halving the command resolution 9 Channel X Dither Amplitude 0 100 This is the level of Dither signal applied to the output current as a fixed percentage i e if you set 50 here the amplitude will be ratiometric over the entire PWM output range of 5 to 95 PWM Valve OEM s usually recommend a level here If no information is available set to 30 for initial trials and optimize at Clicking the Next gt gt button will move the user to the next screen or clicking lt lt Back later stage if needed will take the user to the previous screen ene PE ee ees es pes Henney De T roquency nz Channel 1 coit 1A min out current 3000m foma Sid This is the Dither frequency that will be on the Channel 1coil 1A Imax outcurrent_ 3000ma foma PWM output Again Valve OEM s us
7. king Green PWM Ouput Open Citu decid Banking Red PVM Output Sini Circul decid LED 4 Status indicator Red Yellow f Green OFF Ne power applied ts module a Thiz indes progreanmeble anti can be uzari by the application ONGresr Module operating nomeally en ee or eee ee eerie Semen e ON Red Module hes unrecoverable fauk detected contact fectory e FinehingRed Low supply volinge lt G EVDC e Off m NO Errore fauie debected ONRed PAH1 Open or Shart circuit duteciad ON Green PAHZ Open or Shart circuit dutectad a Blinking Yelow High Side Open or Short circul detaciad a Binding Red Uee programmable defined fauk kink codec www hctcontrols com Electronic Controller Solutions for the Global Fluid Power Industry epc 2 additional ON OFF control features To allow low level signals to drive high current loads i e lamps alarms the application provides 2 extra ON OFF drives for convenience Digi 2 Connector pin S3 is internally connected to HS 5 Connector pin W3 Digi 3 Connector pin T3 is internally connected to HS 6 Connector pin X3 Dual Path with Single coil connections and applications wi 2x Single Coil configuration REMOTE ENABLE See note on page 3 of this manual 2 ad FT 5 To caia pn PA BEJT rabii E i WHA C Li i E RS232 2 EE eit RD l Valve Output group 1 L zi i Use Wt and Ti for single ero ee 100 coil valves Command Signal
8. ndows O S PC or 1 Channel X coil 1A Imin Out Current mA Her en airen Adean laptop or TekBook by following on screen instructions This is the minimum current value that that will be sent to valve LNA High Country Tek Ine 2 Connect epc 2 controller to suitable power supply coil 1A when the command signal is approximately 5 of 2 5V HeT pink an ee 3 Connect RS232 communications cable to epc 2 and Windows PC noted in 1 125mV ae 4 Locate the program in the START menu and click to open the program oped Fine une Tae 5 Once communication has been established the program will open with the screen 2 Channel X coil 1A Imax Out Current mA pepe cn sr ee nns shown to the left and attempt to make communications with the epc 2 module This is the maximum current value that that will be sent to valve coil 1A when the command signal is at approximately 100 NOTE i e 0 Command Coil B at 100 50 command Both coils As required messages will be displayed to alert the user to issues or items that need attention OFF 100 command Coil A at 100 Typically GREEN message backgrounds are good while bright RED should be taken as a warning or notice of a setting or state that could need attention 3 Channel X coil 1B Imin Out Current mA Same function and action as noted in item 1 above T 4 Channel X coil 1B Imax Out Current mA This screen is intended to give the user a Dashboard overview of the controll
9. otection User stabilized voltage Output current Analog Input number amp type Analog input values Voltage Command I P Impedance Current command shunt resistor value Global Enable Dis able input Global Enable Dis able values Digital input number amp type Digital input values Digital output number amp type Digital output values Digital output range Proportional Output number Proportional O P Protection Proportional output range Operating Temperature range Storage temperature range Ingress protection rating Connector type Electronic Controller Solutions for the Global Fluid Power Industry High Country Tek Inc proprietary format Full CE classification 10 to 32VDC max 5A AGC fuse in power supply line 5VDC 10 500mA max Current limited short circuit protected 2x Inputs DC Volts or Current loop mA 0 to 5v or 0 to 20mMA 10 KOhm 100 Ohms 1x ON OFF see note below OV to V Power supply max see note below 2x ON OFF inputs DCV level shift OV to V Power supply max 2x High Side ON OFF level shift 0 to module supply voltage 0 5VDC 0 to 3 amp max 2x PWM Open and short circuit protection 0 to 3 amp max 40C to 85C 40C to 100C IP 69 NEMA 6P Cinch Metri Pack 150 series 30 way male REMOTE ENABLE Important Note e The Enable input is DIGI 1 connector pin S2 and is configured to be active HIGH e The user
10. s are OFF The command dead band is internally set to 5 as before and as soon as this level is seen the output immediately jumps to the relative Imin setting and smoothly proceeds hacen eden from there to Imax for max command Coil A command is from mid value to max value i e 2 5V to 5VDC while Coil B command is from mid value to 0 value Configuration shown using 1x potentiometers or joysticks with i e 2 5V to OV internal regulated 5V and 1x externally provided 4 20mA command input to control 2x valve coil per channel Crit Dineen Gian cera E ore www hctcontrols com Electronic Controller Solutions for the Global Fluid Power Industry Dual Path Channel applications Command I P Channel 1 Channel 1 Voltage or Single or Current bi directional output Digital I P 1 Common _ Enable Disable High Current O P 1 Command I P Channel 2 Channel 2 Voltage or Single or Current bi directional output Click the following for these functions Technical lea This will open a PDF version of this manual that is installed with the NT Graphical User Interface software so it is available as a reference at all times Technical Contact About Help Contact This opens the users E mail program and enters the HCT address and subject ready for the user to communicate and send whatever information required to HCT About Opens the GUI page displa
11. ually Channel 1coil 1B Imin out current 3000ma_ foma f MEE The Fine Tune Page offers the user options to customize each channel and to recommend frequency here if no information is channel heel 18 makoten Boma ma a H High Country Teki inc eens ensure that the valve or pump being controlled acts as desired and is optimized available initially set 150Hz for cartridge and Channel Leil A Ramp daam lesse Ieee T of o SS smaller valves and 100Hz for larger industrial Channel 1 coil 1B Rampup 65sec C a eZ Fines Tiere Paga As long as the user is connected to a epc 2 module any changes made here are valves Channel 1coil 1BRamp down fe5sec fosc J ee transmitted immediately to the module and will change the characteristic in the Channel 1 coil 1A Dither Amp ok PP non volatile memory updating the settings and making them the new levels even after 11 Channel X Command Min eee power ON OFF so care should be taken to make small changes while also making Value sets the Max command input allowed ee Pf sure that the correct parameter is being altered 250 333 amp 500 Hz eee alu sats the Mid comma e e o yl User editable value box s have a blue background with yellow text Each window has Value sets the Mid command for changeover in a ie min and max limits pre set so prevent the user from entering a value that may cause dual coil mode ignored for single coil mode 13 Channel X Command Max box Clicking the Dash
12. ves from one robust unit Use our Free PC user set up software for quick easy and accurate configuration of each channels settings for any OEM electro hydraulic products Aal Path 2 Channel Designed for use in extreme environments fully sealed and complete with CE compliance makes this an attractive universal solution that can be easily used in mobile or industrial global applications WWW hctcontro A com Matis in USA epc 2 Product Features Operates with all major OEM electro hydraulic valve and pump equipment Dual channel open loop controller ready for voltage or mA analog command signals Sealed amp protected to gt IP68 NEMA 6P Environmentally hardened by Solid potting with flame retardant materials SAE J1939 amp HCT CAN communication protocols Full CE compliance for confident global application on all mobile equipment Patented Intella system configuration software for fast implementation Industry standard Cinch Metripack Series 150 30 way connectors used Comprehensive on line literature manuals user guides and application information www hctcontrols com Expert mode access Copyright High Country Tek Inc 2011 epc 2 Specification eS oY SP eS SO NO RO NNN aa a a a na a SS S OO A OO N gt O DAAN Da fF O Na O epc 2 accessories PC set up cables Module size format Design Standards Power Supply type and range Recommended module pr
13. yed below giving important information on the module and versions of software that may be needed during any conversations or E mail with HCT technical or field support personnel Help This opens a PDF document on the epc 2 going into more details on the programming that the user can utilize to mod ify this original application software program if required GUI will NOT reflect any user changes made The Miscellaneous Information page shows the module serial number ANA Wigh Country Tak ine as well as all versions of the software and GUI being used This infor ee mation may be asked for by HCT support personnel during any contact you require for help and guidance e t c pci Product amp Contact infomation The other information shown on this page is the HCT mailing address and also the direct E mail to our customer support group There is also a live link if PC is connected to the Internet to the HCT website where extra information as well as the latest literature and product details can be found as required Clicking the Back gt gt button will take the user to the previous screen 3 Electronic Controller Solutions for the Global Fluid Power Industry fos Electronic Controller Solutions for the Global Fluid Power Industry PONA epc 2 Graphical User Interface GUI Guide epc 2 Graphical User Interface Fine Settings Page Guide S1 Install the epc 2 Graphical User interface program onto Wi
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