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iControl Description

1-8 Manual # 42-02-7223 C1

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Safety and Other Symbol Meanings4
Safety Precautions4
Environmental Considerations5
Air Conditioned Equipment Cabinets5
Table of Contents7
Icontrol Overview17
General Description18
Component Assemblies18
Group Dispatching19
System Interconnect Diagrams20
Installation Specifications23
Section 2. Construction Mode25
In this Section25
Before You Begin26
Overview of Construction Mode26
Machine Room Preparation28
Environmental Considerations28
Ethernet and Internet Considerations29
Controller Cabinet Installation30
Grounding30
Check for Shorts to Ground31
Main Line Power and Wiring the Controller32
Initial Controller Power up33
DC Hoist Motor, Brake, and Encoder/Tachometer34
Checking the Hoist Motor34
Wiring the Hoist Motor to the Controller34
Wiring the Ifield Motor Field Module34
Verifying Brake Current Resistance35
Wiring the Brake35
Tachometer or Encoder Installation and Wiring35
Tachometer35
Velocity Encoder Installation and Wiring37
Basic Safety String and Associated Wiring39
Cartop Safety Switches39
Hoistway Safety Switches39
Temporary CTS Relay Bypass39
Access Locks and Contacts40
Rope Gripper Wiring40
Temporary Rope Gripper Bypass40
Temporary Cartop Inspection Wiring40
Applying Power40
Setting Initial Operating Parameters41
Connecting the Iview PC41
Iview Help41
Verifying Initial Parameter Settings43
Learning the Safety Configuration46
Drive Startup (System 12 SCR Drive)47
Check SCR Drive Voltage and Polarity47
If DRIVE READY DID Not Light47
Drive Offsets Calibration (System 12 SCR Drive)49
Automated Drive Setup Procedure49
Manual Drive Setup Procedure (System 12 SCR Drive)50
Motor Field Calibration (System 12 SCR Drive)53
Check Default Values53
Motor Field Calibration Procedure53
Check Calibration Settings (System 12 SCR Drive)55
Manually Adjusting Motor Field Gains - Closed Loop (SCR)56
Brake Calibration57
Rollback Compensation57
Calibration Procedure58
Verify Brake Picking60
Running on Machine Room Inspection61
Verifying Car Movement (System 12 SCR Drive)61
If the Car "Runs Away61
If the Current Limit LED Lights61
Calibrating Actual Car Speed (System 12 SCR Drive)62
Analog Tachometer62
(Digital) Encoder62
Current Limit Adjustments (System 12 SCR Drive)63
Armature Voltage Limit (System 12 SCR Drive)64
Armature Current Limit (System 12 SCR Drive)64
Car Response and Speed Loop Gain (System 12 SCR Drive)65
Speed Loop Gains (System 12 SCR Drive)66
Following Error Margin67
Verify Pattern Command and Drive Speed Feedback67
Set the Following Error67
Tach Error Tripping Threshold Adjustment68
Tach Failure Calibration (System 12 SCR Drive)69
Additional Adjustments and Checks70
Drive Startup (Quattro DC Drive)71
Drive Keypad71
Initial Drive Settings (Quattro DC Drive)71
Icontrol Parameter Settings (Quattro DC Drive)72
Automated Drive Setup (Quattro DC Drive)73
Manual Drive Setup Procedure (Quattro DC Drive)74
Auto Tune Procedure (Quattro DC Drive)74
Drive Response Adjustments (Quattro DC Drive)75
Brake Calibration77
Rollback Compensation77
Calibration Procedure78
Verify Brake Picking80
Running on Machine Room Inspection81
Verifying Motor Rotation and Control (Quattro DC Drive)81
Verifying Pattern Command and Speed Feedback81
Calibrating Actual Car Speed (Quattro DC Drive)82
Verify Pattern Command and Drive Speed Feedback82
Following Error Margin83
Set the Following Error83
Tach Error Tripping Threshold Adjustment84
Additional Adjustments and Checks85
Section 3. Inspection Mode87
In this Section87
Landing System88
Setting the Position Encoder Resolution Parameter88
Calibrating the Floor Offsets88
Installing Ilink88
Ilink Enclosure Installation89
Installing the Hoistway Limit Switches90
Installing the Load Weigher91
Installing Brake Monitoring91
Installing the Earthquake Sensor92
Temporary Bypass92
Earthquake Reset92
Installing the Serial Hall Call System92
Installing the Serial COP System92
Position Indicators93
Verifying Cartop Voltages93
Verifying Door Operation94
Verifying Safety Configuration94
Exit Construction Mode95
Running on Machine Room Inspection95
Verifying Quadrature Pulse Sequence and Encoder Resolution96
Position Encoder Resolution96
Quadrature Pulse Sequence96
Prepare for Final Adjustments97
Door Operator97
Counterweight Learn Procedure97
Counterweight Balancing98
Run Testing98
Empty Car Tests99
Section 4. Final Adjustment101
In this Section101
Learning the Floor Heights102
Floor Height Learn Procedure102
Verifying One Floor Run Operation103
Verifying Correction, Run, and Stop103
If the Car Does Not Stop and Correct Properly103
Initiating a One Floor Run104
If Initiation Is Not Successful104
Verifying a One Floor Run104
Verify Releveling105
Reaching Contract Speed (System 12 SCR Drive)106
Final Adjustment before Running at Contract Speed106
Determine the Armature Voltage Limit (System 12 SCR Drive)106
Determine the Armature Current Limit (System 12 SCR Drive)107
Determine Motor Field Adjustments (System 12 SCR Drive)107
Speed Pick Delay (System 12 SCR Drive)108
Pattern Scaling (System 12 SCR Drive)108
Armature Voltage (System 12 SCR Drive)109
Learning Terminal Slowdown Switches109
Reaching Contract Speed (Quattro DC Drive)110
Final Adjustment before Running at Contract Speed110
Speed Pick Delay110
Pattern Scaling (Quattro DC Drive)111
Learning Terminal Slowdown Switches111
Learning Normal & Emergency Terminal Limit Switches112
Synthetic Speed Calibration (System 12 SCR Drive)114
Feed Forward Gain Calibration (System 12 SCR Drive)115
Fine Tuning the Speed Regulator (Quattro DC Drive)116
Shaping the Speed Profile116
Profile Parameters117
Profiles118
Setting Pattern Parameters118
Controlling Initial Start of Car Motion120
Pretorque Adjustments120
Balanced Load Method121
Empty/Full Load Method121
Load Weigher Sensor Adjustment122
Pretorque Adjustments - Balanced Mode Method122
Pretorque Adjustments - Empty/Full Load Method124
Motor Control Adjustments (System 12 SCR Drive)126
Rollback126
Oscillation126
Drive Control Adjustments (Quattro DC Drive)127
Brake Parameter Adjustments127
Calibrating the Floor Offsets130
Floor Offset Calibration Procedure130
Adjusting Leveling and Final Stop133
Final Approach and Leveling133
Final Stop133
Releveling Operation136
Ride Quality (System 12 SCR Drive)137
Ride Quality (Quattro DC Drive)137
Load Weigher Adjustment for Dispatching138
Load Weigher Configuration140
Load Weigher Selection and Threshold Settings140
Learning Load Values141
Load Weigher Learn Procedure142
Pre-Start Sequence143
Allow Machine to be Energized: after Doors Are Locked144
Allow Machine to be Energized: When Door Position Monitor Is Activated145
Allow Machine to be Energized: While Doors Are Closing with Motor Only146
Partially Picked Brake147
Fully Picked Brake148
Calibration and Verification of Safety Functions149
Tach Error Tripping Threshold Adjustment149
Verify Tach Error Does Not Trip on Emergency Stop150
Armature Overcurrent Overload Protection Adjustment150
(System 12 SCR Drive)150
Safety Tests152
Running a Test153
Car/Counterweight Safety Test154
Electrical Governor Test154
Car/Counterweight Buffer Test155
Car Buffer Test155
Counterweight Buffer Test155
Traction Loss Test156
Inspection Overspeed Test156
Contract Overspeed Test156
Leveling Overspeed Test157
Emergency Brake Test - Unintended Motion157
Ascending Car Overspeed Test - Rope Brake158
Normal Terminal Switch Overspeed Tests159
Emergency Terminal Switch Overspeed Tests160
Normal and Emergency Terminal Switch Position Tests160
Terminal Switch Overspeed and Position Faults161
ETSL for Reduced Stroke Buffers161
Before Release to Passenger Operation163
About System Options165
Icentral - Central Dispatcher166
Cabinet Installation166
Initial Power up and Bus Verification167
Icontrol Ethernet Overview168
Setting Icentral PC LAN NIC (Iview) IP Address169
Setting Icentral PC System NIC IP Address172
Pinging175
Icue User Interface176
Write Permission177
Icue Watchdog178
Comm-Connect Cabinet - Local/Dispatcher179
Serial Hall Call181
Hall Call Installation183
Pulling Serial Bus Wiring183
Setting Node Board Addresses184
Checking Serial to IP Connections186
Troubleshooting187
Serial/Ethernet Translation187
SC-HCE Assemblies187
Trouble Indications190
Hall Call Driver195
Flexible I/O197
SC-ION Boards198
I/O Connections199
Serial COP200
Serial COP Board Specifications202
Serial COP Installation202
Load Weighers203
Weigher Calibration with Icontrol203
Section 6. Troubleshooting205
About Troubleshooting205
Troubleshooting Tools206
Safety String Bypass Jumper207
Icontrol Messages List - Numerical208
Icontrol Messages219
Ibox Troubleshooting288
Ibox Boot-Up Sequence288
Updating Ibox Firmware289
Ibox Removal and Replacement289
Ibox Configuration > Save289
Ibox Removal289
Ibox Installation290

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