VRG CONTROLS LLC. 16 of 39 MAY 2021
RCVC 3000 - Red Circle Valve Controller
Installation, Operation, Maintenance Manual
Manual Calibration of Feedback Signal
1. Open programming connection to RCVC and
connect to the device.
2. On the Home Tab, select Manual Calibration
under the calibration section.
3. In the calibration window select Analog Input from
the Type drop-down menu. Select Feedback from
the Signal drop-down menu.
4. Select start calibration, then move the valve to
the Full Open Position and accept the value in the
Minimum or Maximum depending of the value. If
the value is between 550-750 this is a 4ma signal
and it will be set to MINIMUM. If the value is
between 3200-3700 this is a 20ma signal and
should be set to MAXIMUM. Stroke the Valve to
the full close position and accept the value.
5. Once both values have been set Select the Stop
Calibration button to end calibration. Close out of
the window to nish the calibration.
Reverse Valve Action
1. Open programming connection to RCVC and
connect to the device.
2. Select the Setup Tab and under the COMMAND
section select the box next to the Minimum
Range. A window will appear that will contain the
current Minimum range valve (100%). Change this
value to 0% and click OK.
3. Select the box next to Maximum Range. A window
will appear that will contain the current Maximum
Range (0%). Change this value to 100% and click
OK.
4. This process will need to be repeated in the
RETRANSMISSION section as well.
5. MAKE SURE THAT COMMAND AND RETRANS
MISSION SIGNAL RANGE VALES ARE THE
SAME FOR MIN AND MAX
Edit Fail Modes
1. Open programming connection to RCVC and
connect to the device.
2. Click on the Setup Tab then select the Equipment
Tab.
3. Under the Fault actions section select the box
next to the Feedback fault Mode.
4. In the window that pops up, select the desired
fault mode in the drop-down menu. The fault
modes are OPEN, CLOSE, and STOP (lock last
position). Select OK to accept the current fault
mode.
5. Repeat the steps with the Command Fault Mode.
Edit Lockup Mode
1. Open programming connection to RCVC and
connect to the device.
2. Click on the Setup Tab then select the Equipment
Tab.
3. Under the Actuator Limits section, select the box
next to the Lock up Open or Lock up Close.
4. A window will pop up asking if you would like to
active “Hard seat Open/Close” Click OK to turn
lock up on.
5. To turn o simply select the box next to Lock Up
Open/Lock Up Close and select OK when
prompted by the window to turn Lock Up o.
Mode Sensor Range
MINIMUM
Sensor Range
MAXIMUM
Open on
Increasing /
Direct Acting
0.0% 100.0%
Close on
Increasing /
Reverse Acting
100.0% 0.0%
Click CLICK
RECORD MIN
CLICK
RECORD MAX
Mode Line 8 -
Fault Open
Line 9 -
Fault Close
Fail OPEN
Loss 4-20 mA
ACTIVE OFF
Fail CLOSED
Loss 4-20 mA
OFF ACTIVE
LOCK LAST
Loss 4-20 mA
OFF OFF