Signal levels at the control port meet the common industry standard such as analog levels of 0 ... 10 V for inputs and outputs and digital levels up to 30 V for directly connecting a programmable controller (PLC) or any other controller. The systems can be fully controlled via the control port and fully configured and controlled via the RS 232 port. The option of system configuring via the RS 232 port and set-up software (requires a PC with Windows operating system) makes the system exceptionally flexible.

It is possible to define in both operating modes (local or remote), where the current set point and the temperature set point shall come from, from internal non volatile memory, from control port or from a control panel and it is possible to define where the current limit shall come from, from internal non volatile memory or from control port.

Example 1:

You can configure a remote controlled system in such a way that it is controlled by a PLC at the control port, but nevertheless the current set point can be adjusted manually at the control panel. The current limit value and the temperature set point are given via the control port or by the internal non volatile memory. This allows remote operating with the possibility of manually correcting manufacturing results.

Example 2:

You can configure a local controlled system in such a way that it is manually controlled by the buttons at the control panel, but the current set point or the temperature set point can not be adjusted manually. These values are given by the internal non volatile memory.

The control port and the RS 232 port are microprocessor controlled.