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3.4  SP Ramp Set Up Group 
Function
Prompt
Lower Display
Selections or
Range of Setting
Upper Display
Parameter Definition 
SINGLE SETPOINT RAMP—Make a selection to enable or disable 
the setpoint ramp function. Make sure you configure a ramp time 
and a final setpoint value. 
SP Programming must be disabled.
SP RAMP 
SP Program 
must be 
disabled for SP 
Ramp prompts 
to appear
DISABLE
ENABLE
DISABLE SETPOINT RAMP—Disables the setpoint ramp option. 
ENABLE SETPOINT RAMP—Allows the single setpoint ramp 
prompts to be shown.
TIME MIN 
0 to 255 minutes 
SETPOINT RAMP TIME—Enter the number of minutes desired to 
reach the final setpoint. A ramp time of “0” implies an immediate 
change of setpoint.
FINAL SP 
Within setpoint 
limits
SETPOINT RAMP FINAL SETPOINT—Enter the value desired for 
the final setpoint. The controller will operate at the setpoint set here 
when ramp is ended. 
ATTENTION If the ramp is on HOLD, the held setpoint can be 
changed by the   and   keys. However, the ramp time remaining 
and original ramp rate is not changed. Therefore, when returning to 
RUN mode, the setpoint will ramp at the same rate as previous to 
the local setpoint change and will stop if the final setpoint is 
reached before the time expires. If the time expires before the final 
setpoint is reached, it will jump to the final setpoint. 
 ATTENTION  SP RAMP and SP RATE will cause the SP portion 
of Accutune to abort. PV Tune will continue to function normally. 
Ramp is placed into HOLD while tuning (TUNE configuration).
HOTSTART
DISABLE
ENABLE
DISABLE—LSP1 is used as the initial ramp setpoint. 
ENABLE—Current PV value is used as the initial ramp setpoint.
SP RATE 
DISABLE
ENABLE
SETPOINT RATE—Lets you configure a specific rate of change for 
any local setpoint change. 
DISABLE SETPOINT RATE—Disables the setpoint rate option. 
ENABLE SETPOINT RATE—Allows the SP rate feature. 
SP Rate operates only when both SP Ramp and SP Programing 
are in HOLD mode or when both SP Ramp and SP Programming 
are disabled.
EU/HR UP 
0 to 9999 in 
engineering units 
per hour 
RATE UP—Rate up value. When making a setpoint change, this is 
the rate at which the controller will change from the original 
setpoint up to the new one. The ramping (current) setpoint can be 
viewed as SPn in the lower display. 
Entering a 0 will imply an immediate step change in Setpoint (i.e., 
no rate applies).