PID Loop Operation
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PID Loop Operation
The parameters associated with each loop are listed in the following table. The
address offset is in octal, to help you locate specific parameters in a loop table. For
example, if a table begins at V2000, then the location of the reset (integral) term is
Addr+11, or V2011. Do not use the word# (in the first column) to calculate addresses.
Word # Address+Offset Description Format
1 Addr + 0 PID Loop Mode Setting 1 bits
2 Addr + 1 PID Loop Mode Setting 2 bits
3 Addr + 2 Setpoint Value (SP) word/binary
4 Addr + 3 Process Variable (PV) word/binary
5 Addr + 4 Bias (Integrator) Value word/binary
6 Addr + 5 Control Output Value word/binary
7 Addr + 6 Loop Mode and Alarm Status bits
8 Addr + 7 Sample Rate Setting word/BCD
9 Addr + 10 Gain (Proportional) Setting word/BCD
10 Addr + 11 Reset (Integral) Time Setting word/BCD
11 Addr + 12 Rate (Derivative) Time Setting word/BCD
12 Addr + 13 PV Value, Low-low Alarm word/binary
13 Addr + 14 PV Value, Low Alarm word/binary
14 Addr + 15 PV Value, High Alarm word/binary
15 Addr + 16 PV Value, High-high Alarm word/binary
16 Addr + 17 PV Value, deviation alarm (YELLOW) word/binary
17 Addr + 20 PV Value, deviation alarm (RED) word/binary
18 Addr + 21 PV Value, rate-of-change alarm word/binary
19 Addr + 22 PV Value, alarm hysteresis setting word/binary
20 Addr + 23 PV Value, error deadband setting word/binary
21 Addr + 24 PV low-pass filter constant word/BCD
22 Addr + 25 Loop derivative gain limiting factor setting word/BCD
23 Addr + 26 SP value lower limit setting word/binary
24 Addr + 27 SP value upper limit setting word/binary
25 Addr + 30 Control output value lower limit setting word/binary
26 Addr + 31 Control output value upper limit setting word/binary
27 Addr + 32 Remote SP Value V-Memory Address Pointer word/hex
28 Addr + 33 Ramp/Soak Setting Flag bit
29 Addr + 34 Ramp/Soak Programming Table Starting Address word/hex
30 Addr + 35 Ramp/Soak Programming Table Error Flags bits
31 Addr + 36 PV direct access, channel number word/hex
32 Addr + 37 Control output direct access, channel number word/hex
Loop Table
Word Definitions