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Chapter 5.  DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EACH FUNCTION
SP ramp type
Whether or not the step operation is performed can be selected.
Additionally, the operation when the power is returned after a power cut 
occurrence during step operation can also be selected.
Item (Bank) Display Contents Initial value User level
SP ramp type 
(Setup bank)
0: Standard
1: Multi-ramp
2:  Step operation   The step operation 
is stopped when the power restarts 
(READY).
3:  Step operation   The step operation is 
recovered when the power restarts.
0 High function
•  To make the step operation enabled, “2” or “3” is set.
•  In case of set at “2”, the operation is stopped (READY mode) and returned to the 
top of the step when the power is returned after the power cut occurs while the 
step operation is running (RUN mode).
•  In case of set at “3”, the operation is restarted from the step before a power cut 
occurs when the power is returned after the power cut occurs while the step 
operation is running (RUN mode).  However, the SP and time before the power 
cut cannot be returned completely and the step operation is restarted as described 
in the following:
If the operation before the power cut is SOAK, the operation is restarted from 
the beginning of the SOAK portion.  If the operation before the power cut is 
RAMP and the PV alarm (
AL0
1
/
02
) does not occur, the RAMP operation 
is restarted from the SP same as PV.  If the operation before the power cut 
is RAMP and the PV alarm (
AL0
1
/
02
) occurs, the operation moved to the 
SOAK portion next to the RAMP.
  Handling Precautions
•  The operation of this unit with the setting set at “3” (step operation, 
operation is recovered when the power restarts) is different from that 
of Azbil Corporatin’s digital programmable controller model DCP-series 
(DCP31/32, DCP551/552).  The DCP-series functions so that the SP, RAMP, 
or SOAK elapse time immediately before the power cut continues even 
after the power has been turned ON again.  However, this unit functions 
so that the operation is returned to the start point of the RAMP or SOAK 
portions, which has been operated immediately before the power cut has 
occurred.
•  When the setting is set at “3” (step operation, operation is recovered when 
the power restarts), it is also necessary to carefully check the number 
of EEPROM (nonvolatile memory) writing cycles.  When the operation 
step proceeds in the RUN mode, the data is written into the EEPROM 
(nonvolatile memory) every time the RAMP or SOAK is changed.  If the 
step operation is continued with a RAMP or SOAK operation time of 
10min or less, the erase/write cycles of EEPROM may exceed its service 
life (approximately 100,000 cycles) within two years.  Therefore, do not 
attempt to operate the unit in such manner.
•  When the SP ramp type is set at “standard” or “multi-ramp” (
C3
1
 = 
0, 1) and the operation mode is the RUN mode, the operation mode 
is automatically changed to the READY mode if the SP ramp type is 
changed to “step operation” (
C3
1
 = 2, 3).
•  When the step operation is set enabled, the LSP mode is fixed and the 
LSP/RSP selection cannot be performed.