ER5000 —
112
The ERTune™ Program
Navigating the Screen: Tabs,
Panels, Windows and Fields
The ERTune™ Program:
Basic Features 116
Where to Find the ERTune™ Program
Files on Your PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Installing the ERTune™ Program . . . . . . .118
The ERTune™ Program User Interface . . . .126
Navigating the ERTune™
User Interface . . . . 127
The Menu Bar 127
The File Menu 127
Save Conguration 127
Change Conguration 127
Exit 127
The Node Menu 127
Node Select 127
Search Node 128
The Help Menu 128
Power User 128
User Manual 128
About 128
The Tab Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
The Plot Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Resizing the Range Displayed by the
Plot Screen Using the Mouse 132
The Plot Screen Menu Bar 134
The Plot Screen Menus —
The Main Axis Menu 134
Time 134
Minimum Vertical 134
Maximum Vertical 134
Rescale Vertical 134
The Plot Screen Menus —
The Secondary Axis Menu 134
Minimum Vertical 135
Maximum Vertical 135
Rescale Vertical 135
The Plot Screen Buttons —
The Start Plot/Stop Plot Button 135
The Plot Screen Buttons — The Print Button 135
The Plot Screen Variable Controls . . . . . . . 137
The Footer Area. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
The Tuning Tab: Controls and
Functions for Tuning the ER5000 . . . . . . . 143
Tuning the ER5000 144
Before You Begin 144
The Setpoint Panel 145
Selecting a Setpoint Source 145
Analog Input Setpoint Source 145
ERTune Program 145
Prole 145
External Device Setpoint Source 145
Toggle Mode Setpoint Source 145
Ramp Mode Setpoint Source 146
Prole Setpoint Source 147
The PID Control Panel 148
The Proportional Controller 149
Proportional Tuning Tips 149
The Derivative Controller 150
Derivative Tuning Tips 150
The Integral Controller 150
Integral Tuning Tips 150
The Integral Limits Controllers 151
Maximum 151
Minimum 151
Deadband 151
A Typical Step Tuning Example . . . . . . . . 152
The Initial Settings 152
Cascade Tuning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Cascade Tuning Tips 159
The Profile Tab: Creating
Multi-Step Command Sequences . . . . . . . 160
The Panels and Windows of the Prole Tab 161
The Prole Panel 162
The Prole Window 162
Print 162
Upload 162
Download 162
Open 162
Save 162
The Prole Builder Panel 163
The Segment Types Window 163
The Segment Editor Window 163
Insert 163