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- Page 1 Manual Manual ECU-15/ECU-15S ECU-15/ECU-15S Electrical control units for Electrical control units for piFLOW® and piFLOW®p piFLOW® conveyors conveyors Art. No. 0232670, Rev.07, GB, 2020-12 Original instructions...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Compliance......7 10.11 Shock tanks [ECU-15 only] ..22 Intended use . - Page 4 ....... . . 51 Page 4/52 ECU-15 / ECU-15S Manual...
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Page 5: Introduction To The Manual
They have the following meaning: is in their software, one software for the piFLOW®p 1.2.1 Warning signs SMART conveyor (with the ECU-15S), and one software for the rest of the conveyors in the Piab piFLOW® family. Warning! Breach of this information may result in... -
Page 6: Safety Instruction
Do not install or operate your electrical • Only trained people/staff shall operate controller if damaged during transport, the ECU together with a Piab piFLOW® handling or use. Using a damaged product conveyor. may cause injury or property damage. •... -
Page 7: Introduction
ATEX zone. The intended use of the Electrical Control Units, ECU-15 and ECU-15S, together with the valve unit(s) (VU) is to be connected to a Piab conveyor system. • The product shall be used in environments within the product’s specifications and certifications. -
Page 8: Overview
The microcomputer based electrical control system, The ECU supports three different Automation levels: connected to the conveyor and the pump generating the vacuum, controls the function of the Piab vacuum conveyor. SMART Autotuning – Automatic system, based on an upper This is an overview of the electrical control product. - Page 9 Overview of the electrical control product. Description Part number Note A + B Control Unit ECU-15S 0211812 A + B Control Unit ECU-15 0230890 12-pin M12 Cable 0209137 10 meter Valve unit w/o EP - ECU 0209135 Valve unit with EP - ECU 0209090 Used with piFLOW®t for gentle...
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Page 10: Technical Data
Technical data 5. Technical data Electric Control Unit ECU-15 and ECU-15S Description Unit Value Connection Digital in 7x PNP Connection Digital out 6x PNP Connection out 12-pole M12 Female Current consumption Current Input 1500 Current Output 3200 Display 4,3” touch screen... -
Page 11: Dimensions
Dimensions 6. Dimensions Control Unit ECU-15, Art No 0230890. Control Unit ECU-15S, Art No 0211812. 9.84" 3.94" 14.3" 4xM6 M12x1, 12-pole connection M12x1, 12 - pole connection 1x cable inlet, grip range 5-9 mm 1x cable inlet, grip range 5 - 9 mm 1x cable inlet, grip range 4-6.5 mm... - Page 12 Dimensions Valve unit with EP - ECU, Art No 0209135. Valve unit with EP - ECU, Art No 0209090. 12-pin M12x1 1.81" 47.5 1.87" 3.94" 5.69" 4x M6 20.5 0.81" 29.5 1.16" Page 12/52 ECU-15 / ECU-15S Manual...
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Page 13: Connections
Connections 7. Connections Electrical Control Unit ECU-15 and Electrical Control Unit ECU-15S: External function Pin no. Function Colour Port 24V (PWR) White GND (PWR) Brown Motor Enable out Green ACU [SMART] Motor Direction out Yellow Motor Step out Pink Blue, Red, Gray... - Page 14 ECU-15S to connect to its supported conveyor components. Electrical Control Unit: Port Function Tubing dimension OD/ID (mm) Connection Colour Electrical connection for valvebox 12-pin M12 Female Yellow Cable inlet Power supply 100-240V Blue M16x1,5 (Not included) Black Page 14/52 ECU-15 / ECU-15S Manual...
- Page 15 Vacuum pump, start Green Fluidisation, feeding Grey Bottom valve, open Blue Filter shock, signal Brown Fluidisation, conveyor White Bottom valve, close Yellow Pump, pressure Black Pump, vacuum level Orange Compressed air, in Black Connection, electrical control Manual ECU-15 / ECU-15S Page 15/52...
- Page 16 Grey Vacuum pump, start Green Bottom valve, open Blue Filter shock, signal Brown Fluidisation, conveyor White Bottom valve, close Yellow Pump, pressure Black Pump, vacuum level Orange Compressed air, in Black Connection, electrical control Page 16/52 ECU-15 / ECU-15S Manual...
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Page 17: Installation
(example to connect to PLC and/or conveyor. button) See more installation tips in the vacuum conveyor Conveying status output manual. Accessory: Pipeline emptying unit Accessory: Vibrator for assistance with bridging materials Manual ECU-15 / ECU-15S Page 17/52... -
Page 18: User Interface Navigation
This button scrolls down in a list of items Add a new material Remove Remove/delete an existing material Menu Menu button Attention Indication of that a new event has occurred. The event log is opened by pressing this button. Page 18/52 ECU-15 / ECU-15S Manual... -
Page 19: Screen Saver
- Emergency Stop --> Emergency Stop has 9.5 Start/Stop/Status been activated - Standby (ZZ) --> an event has been detected This button enables start and stop of conveying and shows the current conveying status. Manual ECU-15 / ECU-15S Page 19/52... -
Page 20: Pump Feed Pressure
• About holds version information and includes functionality to update the SW and to backup and restore the material settings. Page 20/52 ECU-15 / ECU-15S Manual... -
Page 21: General Settings
Unit to toggle between the conveyors or small footprint installations. available representations and select the desired unit • Fluid – cone opening including fluidisation for representation. fast discharge of bridging materials. Manual ECU-15 / ECU-15S Page 21/52... -
Page 22: Filter Cleaning Period
‘On/Off’ for all other piFLOW® conveyors. This parameter is only applicable for a piFLOW® 10.8 External level sensor 1 conveyor using the Electrical controller ECU-15. This parameter sets the use of the optional external level sensor 1. 10.11 Shock tanks [ECU-15 only] Setting options: •... -
Page 23: Function Check
Bottom valve check). Example: During the function check of the ‘Pump/fluid feed’ function the pump is running. When pressing the Back button, the pump returns to its default state which is Off. Manual ECU-15 / ECU-15S Page 23/52... -
Page 24: Pump/Fluid Feed
This check tests the movement of the PLEU valve between opened and closed. The below screen is shown with information on how to perform the check when the button is pressed. Page 24/52 ECU-15 / ECU-15S Manual... -
Page 25: Fluidisation Conveyor
This check is only shown for a system with a pressed. fluidisation cone installed, i.e. where the General setting ‘Discharge type’ is set to ‘Fluid’. Manual ECU-15 / ECU-15S Page 25/52... -
Page 26: Acu Valve [Smart]
To test the Pressure guard sensor the compressed air supply to the conveyor (in particular the Valve Unit (VU)) needs to be turned off and the remaining pressure in the tubing be vented. Page 26/52 ECU-15 / ECU-15S Manual... -
Page 27: Start/Stop Signals
The screen is shown with information on how to perform the check when the button is pressed. Note! This parameter is only shown for a conveyor where ‘External level sensor 2’ is set to ‘Max/ Stop’ (part of General settings). Manual ECU-15 / ECU-15S Page 27/52... - Page 28 The screen is shown with information on how to perform the check when the button is pressed. The conveyor expects the Remote Start/Stop to be a NO signal, i.e. providing a signal that is active high. Page 28/52 ECU-15 / ECU-15S Manual...
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Page 29: Material Handling
The second step is to select the volume in a conveying cycle is prevented transportation mode the material is to be conveyed and thereby protecting the filter from being damaged due to material pressing on it Manual ECU-15 / ECU-15S Page 29/52... - Page 30 2. Feed point: What equipment is used to get the material to enter the conveying pipeline? a. Feed adapter with the Air Carrying Unit (ACU) b. Suction pipe or feed nozzle Page 30/52 ECU-15 / ECU-15S Manual...
- Page 31 Suction time setting • Discharge time setting • Manual control of the carrying air • Enhanced filter shock • piGENTLE™ conveying Note! The option to select Slow gentle conveying is only available for the piFLOW®t conveyor. Manual ECU-15 / ECU-15S Page 31/52...
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Page 32: Material Settings
Available for Automation level BVO (Batch a particular transportation mode, see the tables in Volume Optimization). section material settings for the transportation modes of ECU-15 and ECU-15S. Automatic discharge time Material name Controls if the discharge time is automatically Specify a descriptive name identifying this material... - Page 33 Following pump stop a delay can be added to allow the vacuum level in the conveyor to be reduced prior to opening the bottom valve. The purpose of a short delay is to allow the container vacuum to evaporate Manual ECU-15 / ECU-15S Page 33/52...
- Page 34 / 3 - 4 psi. Default: 2.5 bar / 36 psi Note! This parameter is only shown for a piFLOW®t conveyor where the General setting ‘Pump control’ is set to ‘Regulator’. Page 34/52 ECU-15 / ECU-15S Manual...
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Page 35: Numerical And Textual Editing
The Numerical editing screen is shown when editing with ECU-15 and ECU-15S, respectively. + means the a setting having a numeric value. At the top of the material setting is available for the transportation screen the name of the setting being edited is mode in question. - Page 36 In order to delete a material, perform the following material_setting_ecu.zip. The USB memory steps: stick should be formatted as a single FAT32 1. Enter the Material settings screen file system. 2. Select the material to delete from the list of created materials Page 36/52 ECU-15 / ECU-15S Manual...
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Page 37: Statistics
Conveyed since reset (t/h) – Shows the totally for each individual material. conveyed mass per hour since reset. • Reset statistics - resets all resettable statistics. • Conveyed since reset (t) - Shows the totally conveyed mass since reset. Manual ECU-15 / ECU-15S Page 37/52... - Page 38 (depending on that material’s transportation mode) are shown. Reset statistics The reset function resets all resettable statistics. When pressing ‘Reset statistics’ a confirmation question is shown. Page 38/52 ECU-15 / ECU-15S Manual...
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Page 39: Events And The Event Log
Start/Stop/Status field as illustrated below. The following two tables list the event codes, their meaning and suggested corrective actions for a conveying system with ECU-15S and ECU-15, respectively. This can be very helpful when troubleshooting. Manual... - Page 40 Events and the event log Event codes for a piFLOW® (with ECU-15) and piFLOW®p SMART conveyor (with ECU-15S) Code Event string Event type Description Corrective action Pressure Guard Warning The VU pressure guard Check the system pressure (recommended range is signal is active indi- 4-6 bar).
- Page 41 Check feed station for out of material and/or materi- transported measured indicating no al not entering the pipeline properly. or little material being transported Start Info Start request received Stop Info Stop request received Manual ECU-15 / ECU-15S Page 41/52...
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Page 42: About
This button activates the system configuration update/upgrade function. This button activates the Material backup function. This button activates the Material restore function. Shows a short help information when button is pressed. Shows the controller and its open software licensing information. Page 42/52 ECU-15 / ECU-15S Manual... - Page 43 This button activates the system configuration a log zip package to the USB memory stick. The log update/upgrade function (changing system file package can be used by Piab personnel or configuration settings). representatives in order to provide off site support.
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Page 44: Troubleshooting
Piab representative. When a problem is not identified or can not be solved it is possible to provide the nearest Piab company or partner with a log file package, which contains detailed information about the usage of the conveyor system when the problem occurred. -
Page 45: Spare Parts
These are the spare parts for the Electrical Control Unit. Description Part number CUIO PCB 0233257 Display touch 4,3” 0208526 Connection card-El. Control unit 0208616 Flat Cable-Connection card 0210763 Power supply 75W 24V output 0208527 Manual ECU-15 / ECU-15S Page 45/52... - Page 46 Spare parts Cable: Description Part number 12-pin M12 Cable, 10meter 0209137 Page 46/52 ECU-15 / ECU-15S Manual...
- Page 47 Valve unit w/o EP - ECU: Description Part number Vacuum-sensor 24V 0210792 Pressure-sensor 24V 0210793 Pressure-switch 1/8” 0210794 3/2-way Solenoid Valve 0210795 Screw MRX M3x20-Elec. Galvanized 0210796 Sealing 3/2 Solenoid Valve 0210798 Screw MRX M3x7-Elec. Galvanized 0210800 Manual ECU-15 / ECU-15S Page 47/52...
- Page 48 Valve unit with EP - ECU: Description Part number Vacuum-sensor 24V 0210792 Pressure-sensor 24V 0210793 Pressure-switch 1/8” 0210794 3/2-way Solenoid Valve 0210795 Screw MRX M3x20-Elec. Galvanized 0210796 Sealing 3/2 Solenoid Valve 0210798 EP-Regulator 0210799 Screw MRX M3x7-Elec. Galvanized 0210800 Page 48/52 ECU-15 / ECU-15S Manual...
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Page 49: Ecu Spare Parts Change Instructions
19.2 Remove the front plate Open the ECU door and remove the four screws and carefully lift the front plate. Avoid damaging the cables and their connections. Remember to put back disconnected cables into their right connection. Manual ECU-15 / ECU-15S Page 49/52... -
Page 50: Remove The Pcb
3. Remove the ribbon cable for the display and 2. Remove the two screws. touchscreen. 3. Lift the power supply. To reassemble, repeat the above steps in opposite order. To reassemble, repeat the above steps in opposite order. Page 50/52 ECU-15 / ECU-15S Manual... -
Page 51: Ecu Configuration When Spare Part
182 12 DANDERYD, SE The conveyor product code is found on the vacuum conveyor label in the provided documentation or at the vacuum conveyor body. Select the Service menu field by enter via About menu. Manual ECU-15 / ECU-15S Page 51/52... - Page 52 +55 (0)11-449 290 50 +55 (0)11-449 290 50 +86 21 5237 6545 +86 21 5237 6545 +33 (0)16-430 82 67 +46 (0)8-630 25 00 +55 (0)11-449 290 50 +86 21 5237 6545 info-france@piab.com info-france@piab.com info-sweden@piab.com info-sweden@piab.com info-brasil@piab.com info-brasil@piab.com info-china@piab.com info-china@piab.com info-france@piab.com...
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