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EQUIPMENT FOR MEASUREMENT&CONTROL AND DRYERS
Borislava Nikolića - Serjože 12, 18000 Niš, Serbia; Tel./Fax. (018) 211-212, 217-468; office@nigos.rs; www.nigos.rs
AUTOMATIC CONTROL UNIT
Automatic control unit MC-3000 (version 1.1.1)
MC-3000
USER'S MANUAL
(translated from serbian to english)
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  • Page 1 EQUIPMENT FOR MEASUREMENT&CONTROL AND DRYERS Borislava Nikolića - Serjože 12, 18000 Niš, Serbia; Tel./Fax. (018) 211-212, 217-468; office@nigos.rs; www.nigos.rs 07:31:16 09M 2020 - running - 100% G=2 R=45 S=0 E=10.0% NIGOS Elektronik Niš 41.3 º TEMP drying AUTO 41.7 7. -> 21.0% 41 0 .

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    EQUIPMENT FOR MEASUREMENT&CONTROL AND DRYERS Borislava Nikolića - Serjože 12, 18000 Niš, Serbia; Tel./Fax. (018) 211-212, 217-468; office@nigos.rs; www.nigos.rs TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. PURPOSE OF THIS INSTRUCTION ....................................3 2. LITHIUM BATTERY REPLACEMENT IN MC-3000 PANEL ............................5 3. INSTALLATION OF EQUIPMENT ....................................6 3.1.

  • Page 3: Purpose Of This Instruction

    The MC-3000 user manual provides information for its safe use and is intended for qualified personnel. To use the MC-3000 machine safely , read and follow these instructions. Plant it and pay special attention to the safety warnings and general warnings.
  • Page 4 EQUIPMENT FOR MEASUREMENT&CONTROL AND DRYERS Borislava Nikolića - Serjože 12, 18000 Niš, Serbia; Tel./Fax. (018) 211-212, 217-468; office@nigos.rs; www.nigos.rs Additional security measures for correct and safe installation of system The HMI panel unit and the relay board are intended for installation on the KRO cabinet in a room with operating conditions 0 ÷...

  • Page 5: Lithium Battery Replacement In Mc-3000 Panel

    Borislava Nikolića - Serjože 12, 18000 Niš, Serbia; Tel./Fax. (018) 211-212, 217-468; office@nigos.rs; www.nigos.rs 2. LITHIUM BATTERY REPLACEMENT IN MC-3000 PANEL Table 2. Battery technical specifications MC-3000 unit contains a real-time clock circuit and a button battery, which provides the IEC battery label CR2032 necessary energy to provide this circuit independence of external power.

  • Page 6: Installation Of Equipment

    Figure 3.1. Blok šema povezivanja sistema za sušenje sa automatom MC-3000 MC-3000 panel unit is designed for the installation of a closet (KRO) in which the rest of the equipment is installed. Relay board RB-3000 is mounted on rail in KRO. It is connected to power supply and consists of command relays.

  • Page 7: Connection Between Mc-3000, Rb-3000 And Mkm

    Borislava Nikolića - Serjože 12, 18000 Niš, Serbia; Tel./Fax. (018) 211-212, 217-468; office@nigos.rs; www.nigos.rs 3.1. CONNECTION BETWEEN MC-3000, RB-3000 AND MKM For connecting MC-3000 and RB-3000 use cable S/FTP Cat.7 4P or shielded cable LiYCY 5x0.34. For connecting RB-3000 and any MKM use standard cable S/FTP Cat.6 4P. MC- 000...

  • Page 8: Connecting Rb-3000

    EQUIPMENT FOR MEASUREMENT&CONTROL AND DRYERS Borislava Nikolića - Serjože 12, 18000 Niš, Serbia; Tel./Fax. (018) 211-212, 217-468; office@nigos.rs; www.nigos.rs 3.2. CONNECTING RB-3000 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 L/+ N/- FUSE KILN - BUS...
  • Page 9 EQUIPMENT FOR MEASUREMENT&CONTROL AND DRYERS Borislava Nikolića - Serjože 12, 18000 Niš, Serbia; Tel./Fax. (018) 211-212, 217-468; office@nigos.rs; www.nigos.rs ~ 230 V ac, 50 Hz 07:31:16 09ožu2020 sušenje u tijeku 100% G=3 R= S=0 E=12.0% kondenzaciona 37.0 TEMP º s uš enje 36.7...

  • Page 10: Fuse Replacement Of Relay Board Rb-3000

    EQUIPMENT FOR MEASUREMENT&CONTROL AND DRYERS Borislava Nikolića - Serjože 12, 18000 Niš, Serbia; Tel./Fax. (018) 211-212, 217-468; office@nigos.rs; www.nigos.rs ~ 230 V ac, 50 Hz 07:31:16 09mar2020 sušenje u toku 100% G=3 R= S=0 E=12.0% kondenzaciona 37.0 TEMP º s uš enje 36.7...

  • Page 11: Installation Of Measuring & Communication Module Mkm

    Position of MKM-08 and DS-04 boxes in the dryer chamber Measuring module MKM-08 performs temperature and moisture measurements in the chamber and transfers that informations to MC-3000 by communication line. MKM-08 is mounted on the outside rear wall of the chamber. DS-04t boxes are mounted inside, arranged diagonally.

  • Page 12: Connection Scheme

    DS-04t boxes are connected by multi-wire cable (LI6YC6Y 8x 0.34 mm ) to the MKM-08 terminal clamp according to the scheme provided in figure 3.3.2. The colors layout is standard for cables delivered by NIGOS-elektronik and should be adhered to whenever possible. MKM clamps...

  • Page 13: Measuring Module With Wireless Probes Mkm-Rf

    MKM-RF module "listens" to probes that are in the chamber and receive measured temperature and moisture values and transmits these informations to MC-3000 by communication. MKM-RF is mounted on the outside rear wall of the chamber, and the antenna inside the dryer chamber.

  • Page 14: Connection Scheme

    EQUIPMENT FOR MEASUREMENT&CONTROL AND DRYERS Borislava Nikolića - Serjože 12, 18000 Niš, Serbia; Tel./Fax. (018) 211-212, 217-468; office@nigos.rs; www.nigos.rs 3.3.2.2. Connection scheme MKM clamps MKM-RF on RB-3000 M K M L + / N - / SG A 7 8 9 ANTEN A Figure 3.3.5.

  • Page 15: Installation Of Probes In Drying Chamber

    EQUIPMENT FOR MEASUREMENT&CONTROL AND DRYERS Borislava Nikolića - Serjože 12, 18000 Niš, Serbia; Tel./Fax. (018) 211-212, 217-468; office@nigos.rs; www.nigos.rs 3.4. INSTALLATION OF PROBES IN DRYING CHAMBER 3.4.1. Installation of probes for measuring equilibrium moisture content in the dryer This probe is placed in DS-04t and RF-EMC boxes. The paper holder is made of aluminum and is mounted on it according to the instructions given (Figure 3.4.1).
  • Page 16 EQUIPMENT FOR MEASUREMENT&CONTROL AND DRYERS Borislava Nikolića - Serjože 12, 18000 Niš, Serbia; Tel./Fax. (018) 211-212, 217-468; office@nigos.rs; www.nigos.rs > 5 0 mm Figure 3.4.3. Probes placement in boards wider than 70 mm (top view) NOTE: In lumber elements shorter than 103 cm, the probes are placed around the middle of the element.
  • Page 17 EQUIPMENT FOR MEASUREMENT&CONTROL AND DRYERS Borislava Nikolića - Serjože 12, 18000 Niš, Serbia; Tel./Fax. (018) 211-212, 217-468; office@nigos.rs; www.nigos.rs A pair of stainless steel screws are used to measure the moisture in the lamella as shown in the following figure, with the recommended dimensions of the screws 4.8 x 13 mm.

  • Page 18: Wireless Probe Batteries

    Remove a cover and replace a battery (see below for more details). Close the cover and restore the silicone cables to the RF-MC1 probe or return RF-EMC and RF-SHT to the wall. Activate probes on MC-3000 unit and check measures after a few minutes.

  • Page 19: Connecting The Communication Line

    A1 and B1. Figure 3.6. shows the connection method where the MC-3000 unit is placed first on the master (and on the slave) line and the resistor is removed, the next controller unit continues on it and so on. Terminal resistor lefts on the last unit.

  • Page 20: Operations Of Automatic Controller Unit

    MAIN MENU ON PANEL OF MC-3000 The MC-3000 is equipped with a touch screen. All settings are made by a short and light touch on the field with the desired symbol or the desired text displayed on the screen. In case of damage on the sensitive layer, the contoller can no longer be used.

  • Page 21: Kiln View

    EQUIPMENT FOR MEASUREMENT&CONTROL AND DRYERS Borislava Nikolića - Serjože 12, 18000 Niš, Serbia; Tel./Fax. (018) 211-212, 217-468; office@nigos.rs; www.nigos.rs 4.3. KILN VIEW Touching the field "Kiln" goes to the screen with a text display of the current state of the dryer and it is used to monitor the entire operation of the dryer.

  • Page 22: Status And Control Of Equipment In Dryer

    EQUIPMENT FOR MEASUREMENT&CONTROL AND DRYERS Borislava Nikolića - Serjože 12, 18000 Niš, Serbia; Tel./Fax. (018) 211-212, 217-468; office@nigos.rs; www.nigos.rs 4.3.2. Status and control of equipment in dryer Field for start / pause / stop drying Adjusting drying parameters G =2 R=45 S=0 E=10.0%...

  • Page 23: Spraying

    Currently set temperature represents temperature value that MC-3000 is looking for at a given time. In automatic mode, this is determined through the selected regime or in semiautomatic regime is determined by the user. Touching field opens a window where user can set the value that he wants and the time that will maintain that value.

  • Page 24: Air Humidity In Dryer

    EMC calculate mode with options: minimum, averaged or maximum value. Currently set EMC represents moisture that MC-3000 is looking for at a given moment. Touching field opens a window where user can set EMC value that he wants and the time that will maintain that value.

  • Page 25: Drying Regimes Settings

    09:53 MC-3000 memorizes the data that is important for the reconstruction of the drying process. The time interval of data archiving (in user option ) during drying process can be 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12 or 24 hours. In addition, the unit memorizes time of every start, and every alarm System situation that occurs and causes the drying process to pause.

  • Page 26: Explanation And Range Of Parameters Values

    EQUIPMENT FOR MEASUREMENT&CONTROL AND DRYERS Borislava Nikolića - Serjože 12, 18000 Niš, Serbia; Tel./Fax. (018) 211-212, 217-468; office@nigos.rs; www.nigos.rs 4.5.1. Explanation and range of parameters values PARAMETER LABEL RANGE OF PARAMETER DESCRIPTION PER ROW PARAMETER VALUES Wood MC-driven regime - wood moisture per segment From 0 to 100 % EMC-driven regime –...

  • Page 27: Controller Unit Settings

    EQUIPMENT FOR MEASUREMENT&CONTROL AND DRYERS Borislava Nikolića - Serjože 12, 18000 Niš, Serbia; Tel./Fax. (018) 211-212, 217-468; office@nigos.rs; www.nigos.rs 4.6. CONTROLLER UNIT SETTINGS Any settings that a user wants to check or change are done by entering the main menu by touching field "Settings" and switching to the next screen.

  • Page 28: Option: Drying Parameters

    This parameter defines whether MC-3000 will conduct the drying process according to the selected mode – automatic operating mode, or whether the user will set the specified values for temperature and EMC based upon his experience, and MC-3000 will only maintain the user's AUTO specified values - semi-automatic operating mode.

  • Page 29: Parameter: Timber Group

    This specifies whether wood moisture will be equated in all measure spots and with what range during drying. If no is chosen, no equalization will be performed. For example, if 2 is specified, then MC-3000 will thus lead the drying process to keep all wood moisture probes in the range of ±...

  • Page 30: Parameter: Conditioning

    Calc mode MC maximum value, auto cut, slow and fast value. The set calculation is displayed with English abbreviation on the text kiln view of MC-3000, in additional calculation of average wood MC according to which drying process is run as well as setting the state of wood MC probes in either...

  • Page 31: Option: Air Probe Status

    Auto cut. Option: Air probe status 4.6.3. On the right side of MC-3000 screen always shown is average value for temperature and EMC. Option gives overview of Air probe status current measurement values for all temperature and EMC probes and control inputs, too. Each probe can be set to passive or active state, with limitation that at least one temperature and at least one EMC probe must be always active.

  • Page 32: Option: Display

    EQUIPMENT FOR MEASUREMENT&CONTROL AND DRYERS Borislava Nikolića - Serjože 12, 18000 Niš, Serbia; Tel./Fax. (018) 211-212, 217-468; office@nigos.rs; www.nigos.rs Option: Display 4.6.5. Display Default screen Play intro Brightness Screen timeout Touch sound Touch sensitivity Font size Background colour Font colour...

  • Page 33: Option: Cooling (Visible Only With User Access)

    EQUIPMENT FOR MEASUREMENT&CONTROL AND DRYERS Borislava Nikolića - Serjože 12, 18000 Niš, Serbia; Tel./Fax. (018) 211-212, 217-468; office@nigos.rs; www.nigos.rs System Version Access code Temp. grad. in drying Temp. grad. in cooling Temperature defrost Maximum temperature Temperature end of the drying...

  • Page 34: Option: Fans

    EQUIPMENT FOR MEASUREMENT&CONTROL AND DRYERS Borislava Nikolića - Serjože 12, 18000 Niš, Serbia; Tel./Fax. (018) 211-212, 217-468; office@nigos.rs; www.nigos.rs Option: Fans 4.6.8. Fans Fan period Fan pause Max speed Fan period in spraying Figure 4.6.8. Option “Fans” (greyed items are visible only with user access) Fans Table 4.6.8.

  • Page 35: Option: Time/Date (Visible Only With User Access)

    PC address This option sets only a parameter related to the communication of MC-3000 unit with PC via USB-485 adapter. If there's only one unit connected, it's got address 1 in the communication line. It is virtually possible to parallel up to 32 automatic controller units to one communication cable, but each must have a unique address in the range 1 ...

  • Page 36: Changing Access Level

    EQUIPMENT FOR MEASUREMENT&CONTROL AND DRYERS Borislava Nikolića - Serjože 12, 18000 Niš, Serbia; Tel./Fax. (018) 211-212, 217-468; office@nigos.rs; www.nigos.rs 4.7. CHANGING ACCESS LEVEL Field „Access“ is used for the allocation of levels of access to additional options and parameters of unit.

  • Page 37: Operating Modes

    Regardless of whether the controller unit works in automatic or semi-automatic mode, manual management of the heating, drying, fan and spraying feature can be selected at any time, each by touching the field for the appropriate output located at the far left of the MC-3000 screen.

  • Page 38: Starting Up Drying Process

    EQUIPMENT FOR MEASUREMENT&CONTROL AND DRYERS Borislava Nikolića - Serjože 12, 18000 Niš, Serbia; Tel./Fax. (018) 211-212, 217-468; office@nigos.rs; www.nigos.rs 4.9. STARTING UP DRYING PROCESS If all parameters related to the drying process are set up, the system starts by touching the green field for start/pause/stop...

  • Page 39: Operating Principles (Drying Principle)

    EQUIPMENT FOR MEASUREMENT&CONTROL AND DRYERS Borislava Nikolića - Serjože 12, 18000 Niš, Serbia; Tel./Fax. (018) 211-212, 217-468; office@nigos.rs; www.nigos.rs 5. OPERATING PRINCIPLES (DRYING PRINCIPLE) Starting a process on a machine starts by selecting parameters related to a specific process. Drying parameters should be set. All parameters can be changed both after the start of the process and during the process.

  • Page 40: Phase: Equalization

    EQUIPMENT FOR MEASUREMENT&CONTROL AND DRYERS Borislava Nikolića - Serjože 12, 18000 Niš, Serbia; Tel./Fax. (018) 211-212, 217-468; office@nigos.rs; www.nigos.rs The EMC set moves according to the required EMC calculated according to the average MC, selected regime and lumber thickness. By changing parameter it is possible to slow down or speed up the drying.

  • Page 41: 5.2. Set Values Deviations

    5.3. POWER FAILURE DURING DRYING PROCESS If power is lost and then restored, while the drying process is running in automatic mode, MC-3000 performs measuring of wood moisture content, calculates average MC and then determines temperature and EMC setpoints. After that, the unit determines proper point for resuming the process, and continues it.

  • Page 42: Drying Regimes

    EQUIPMENT FOR MEASUREMENT&CONTROL AND DRYERS Borislava Nikolića - Serjože 12, 18000 Niš, Serbia; Tel./Fax. (018) 211-212, 217-468; office@nigos.rs; www.nigos.rs 6. DRYING REGIMES 6.1. ABBREVIATED TABLE OF PREDEFINED DRYING REGIMES * Drying Conditioning Heat Temp Temp Temp Regime Time Temp ramp type (°C)
  • Page 43 EQUIPMENT FOR MEASUREMENT&CONTROL AND DRYERS Borislava Nikolića - Serjože 12, 18000 Niš, Serbia; Tel./Fax. (018) 211-212, 217-468; office@nigos.rs; www.nigos.rs 6.2. ABBREVIATED TABLE OF DEDACATED REGIMES * Drying Conditionining Temp Temp Temp Time Temp (°C) 60% MC 30% MC 9% MC...
  • Page 44 NIGOS-elektronik do not accept responsibility for any faults on the timber (bent, crack, twist, etc...) or any accidental situation during drying process caused by either operator's negligence or disregarding process, even when the manufacturer's pre-defined drying regime is used.
  • Page 45 6.3. USER’S DRYING REGIME TABLE As already stated in the introduction chapter, automatic controller unit MC-3000 has 60 predefined regimes in memory. The user may change each of these regimes at their own persuasion. Below is an empty table that users can copy and make their own regimes as needed.

  • Page 46: Description Of Alarms, Informations And Warnings On Mc-3000 Unit

    By touch the warning symbol, it will open message window. Alarm situration causes the drying process to pause, because the situation that has emerged is such that MC-3000 can not continue drying. In this way, the message and symbols as already described, triggering an alarm output that can turn on sound signaling.
  • Page 47 EQUIPMENT FOR MEASUREMENT&CONTROL AND DRYERS Borislava Nikolića - Serjože 12, 18000 Niš, Serbia; Tel./Fax. (018) 211-212, 217-468; office@nigos.rs; www.nigos.rs Table 7.3. Warnings WARNING DESCRIPTION OF TROUBLESHOOTING WARNING temperature 1; 2; 3; 4 ? It signals an error on one of the air temperature probes..

  • Page 48: Technical Characteristics Of Drying System

    EQUIPMENT FOR MEASUREMENT&CONTROL AND DRYERS Borislava Nikolića - Serjože 12, 18000 Niš, Serbia; Tel./Fax. (018) 211-212, 217-468; office@nigos.rs; www.nigos.rs 8. TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF DRYING SYSTEM TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF RELAY BOARD RB-3000 General characteristics Power supply 24V AC/DC; 20 W (whole control system) Relay outputs 10 outputs (common, normal open and closed contacts;...

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