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Summarization of Contents
1 Foreword
1.1 Notes on the documentation
Notes and explanations for installation and commissioning of components.
1.2 Safety instructions
Key safety regulations, exclusion of liability, and personnel qualification.
3 Installation
3.1 System requirements
Minimum requirements for engineering and runtime environments.
3.2 Installation
Step-by-step guide for installing the TwinCAT 3 Temperature Controller software.
3.3 Licensing
Information on activating full and 7-Day trial versions of TwinCAT 3 functions.
4 Configuration
4.1 Block Diagram
Diagram illustrating the individual function blocks of the TwinCAT Temperature Controller.
4.2 Generating the Set Value
Methods for setting and ramping the desired temperature value.
4.3 Generating the Control Value
Description of how the control value is generated and outputted.
4.4 Commisioning the Controller in Stages
Steps required for programming and setting up the controller.
5 PLC libraries
5.1 Function Block
Detailed description of the FB_CTRL_TempController function block.
5.1.2 Structure definitions
Definitions for the ST_CTRL_TempCtrlParameter structure used by the function block.
5.1.3 old:FB_TempController
Description of the older FB_TempController function block and its interfaces.
5.1.4 old:Structure Definitions
Definitions for the ST_ParaControlValue structure used by the older function block.
5.1.5 FB_CTRL_TempController_DistComp
Function block for adding disturbance compensation to the controller.
5.1.6 Structure Definitions (ST_CTRL_DistCompParameter)
Definitions for the ST_CTRL_DistCompParameter structure.
5.2 Global Constants
5.2.1 Library version
Information on how to check the library version.
7 Appendix
7.1 Control Algorithm
Explanation of the PID controller and pre-controller logic.
7.2 Alarming
Description of alarm conditions and hardware monitoring related to the temperature sensor.
7.3 Self-tuning
Explanation of the self-tuning algorithm based on the inflectional tangents method.
7.4 Disturbance Compensation
Explanation of how disturbance compensation works using a Lead-Lag compensator.
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