Revision 6    HC900 Process & Safety Controller User and Installation Manual  207 
21 April 2017 
Maximum user-
configurable Function 
Blocks 
Quantity based on available memory 
System Blocks (Not user 
configurable) 
100 (not part of 400, 2000 or 5000), for Alarm Group blocks, System block, Rack 
Monitor blocks, Communications 
Current, time proportional, position proportional, 3-position step (motor positioning), 
dual output [heat/cool]) 
PID A, PID B, Duplex A, Duplex B, Ratio, Cascade, % Carbon, Dewpoint, Relative 
Humidity, On-Off, Auto/Manual-Bias 
Accutune III, fuzzy logic overshoot suppression, applicable to all control loops 
Ramp Types:  Ramp Rate or Ramp Time 
Time Units:  Hours or Minutes 
Segment Time:  0-99,999.999 hours or minutes 
Program Cycles:  Up to 100 or infinite, configurable segment range 
Assignable to DO or internal status 
50 segments per profile. Number of stored profiles is user-configurable.   
Time units:  Hours or minutes 
Segment time:  0.001 to 9999.999 hours or minutes 
Cycles:  Per segment to 999 or infinite 
Auxiliary Scheduler 
Setpoints  
Up to 8 setpoints, soak only 
Up to 16, assignable to DO or internal status 
Setpoint Scheduler 
Schedules  
50 segments per schedule. Number of stored schedules is configurable. 
State text: 12 characters 
Steps: 64 
Time Units: Minutes or Seconds 
Digital Outputs: 16 
Analog Output: 1, configurable value/step 
Step Execution: On Time, Event 1, Event2, or via Advance  
Next Step: Any step 
Number of stored Sequences is user-configurable 
Number of stored Recipes (Variables) is user-configurable 
Up to 50 analog or digital Variables — (may include profile numbers)  
16-character tagname, 16-character descriptor,6-character units of measure (analog 
only), 6 character on/off state (digital only)  
16-character tagname, 16-character descriptor,6-character units of measure (analog 
only), 6 character on/off state (digital only)