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Power Pod 400 Power Supply/Totali zer INSTRUCTION MANUAL TELEDYNE HASTINGS INSTRUMENTS ISO 9001 CER TIFIED.
164-122012 P ower P OD 400 Pa ge 2 of 42 Manual Print History The print history shown below lists the p rinting dates of all revisions and adden da created for this manual. The revision level letter increases alphabetically as the manual undergoes subsequent upda tes.
164-122012 P ower P OD 400 Pa ge 3 of 42 Table of Contents 1.0 QU IC K ST AR T IN STRU CT ION S ...................................................................................................... ............................... 5 2.0 SA FE TY .....
164-122012 P ower P OD 400 Pa ge 4 of 42 10.5.3. F OUR TO T WENTY M ILLIAMP O PERATION .................................................................................................. 23 10.6. SETTING LIMIT ALARMS ...................................
164-122012 P ower P OD 400 Pa ge 5 of 42 Important – The Power Pod -400 comes calibrated from the factory according to your specifications. No set up is necessary unless you need to change the specs 1.
164-122012 P ower P OD 400 Pa ge 6 of 42 Read this manual in its entirety before operating the POWER POD -400 Power Supply/Totalizer. The POWER POD -400 is designed to operate with most Teledyne Hastings Instruments (THI) flow controllers and meters.
164-122012 P ower P OD 400 Pa ge 7 of 42 The POWER POD -400 se rves as a convenient control center that can be rack-mounted using standa rd half- rack hardware or can be used a s a bench top unit. The POWER POD -400 is equipped with a 4 X 20 character, vacuum fluorescent display (VFD).
164-122012 P ower P OD 400 Pa ge 8 of 42 POWER SELECTION RATIO CONTROL Ratio control is possible between channels using a fa mili ar master/slave configuration. Channel one (1) must be enabled as the master channel. Any combination of the remaining channels is p ossible for slave channel assignment.
164-122012 P ower P OD 400 Pa ge 9 of 42 Power Pod -400 Specifications Table Specification Value Units Notes Power Inputs V 100 VAC 0.7 A, 250VAC, SB Fuse 115 0.
164-122012 P ower P OD 400 Page 10 of 42 1. CHANN EL NUM BER SELECT KEYS Selects channel for editing. A n asterisk ( * ) appears in the first column of the display to indicate that this is the channel to be edited. 2. OVERRID E INDICAT ORS Indicates when a ch annel’s command signal is overridden high ( OPEN ) or low ( CLOSED ).
164-122012 P ower P OD 400 Page 11 of 42 1. POWER ON/OFF SWITCH 2. POWER INLET & FUSE 3. POWER SELECT OR SWITCH 4. FUSE Vs. POWER SETTING TABLE 5. RS-232 SERIAL PO RT CONNECTOR (J6) 6. RS-485, DAISY CHAI NED, SERIAL PORT CONNECT ORS (J7, J9) 7. TRANSDUCER CO NNECTORS (J1-J4) 8.
164-122012 P ower P OD 400 Page 12 of 42 7.1. POWER Cords without plugs are supplied with units shipped ou tside of the U.S. Consult and comply with any local laws and/or codes when connecti ng to any AC ma in. The AC input is user selectable between 100, 115 or 230 VAC, 50 or 60 Hz, via an AC selector switch next to the AC jack (Item 3).
164-122012 P ower P OD 400 Page 13 of 42 7.3. TRANSDUCER CONNECTIONS Connectors J1, 2, 3 and 4 (Item 7) are 15 pin D style connec tors wired in the standard Hastings Instruments pin-out (H pin-out). 7.4. ALARMS Connector J8 (item 9) provides the user with ope n-collector, opto-isola ted alarms for individual channels.
164-122012 P ower P OD 400 Page 14 of 42 7.5. ANALOG S IGNAL FOLLOWERS Analog signals from each channel’s transducers are available for reading or for sending to another power supply for ratio (Master/Slave) operation.
164-122012 P ower P OD 400 Page 15 of 42 8.1. POWE R ON/OFF 8.2. CHANGING THE COMMAND SET POI NT Channel two (2), example shown. Press the desired CHANNEL # key. An asterisk appears in the first space on the line representing the selected channel. The meter displa y is immediately replaced with the current set point.
164-122012 P ower P OD 400 Page 16 of 42 8.5. S ETTING A CHANNEL TO AUTO CONTROL Press the desired CHANNEL # key. An asterisk appears in the first space on the line representing the selected channel. The meter displa y is immediately replaced with the current set point.
164-122012 P ower P OD 400 Page 17 of 42 Example (See Graph): A linear flow transducer with a DC ou tput of 0 to 5 volts is calibr ated f or a m a ximum flow of 25 SLH. The transducer is connected to one channel of a POWER PO D -400 which is CAL’d to read 25 .
164-122012 P ower P OD 400 Page 18 of 42 9.1. S ELECTING EXTERNAL/REMOTE OPERATION (Front Pa nel Only ) The POWER POD -400 allows the user to select di fferent meth ods of serial communication and control. The following text describes how to choose and acti vate the desired method.
164-122012 P ower P OD 400 Page 19 of 42 10.1. ENTERI NG THE SETUP/CAL MODE Pressing the MODE key causes the MODE menu to be displayed. Choose the SETUP/CAL mode by pressing the number “ 3 ” key then ENTER . A CHANNEL SELEC T menu is presented on the display.
164-122012 P ower P OD 400 Page 20 of 42 10.2.3. Selecting Unit-of-M easure After entering the SETUP/CAL mode and after selecting a channel number , the SETUP/ CAL menu is displayed. Choose DISPLAY ( 1 ) + ENTER and then select UNITS by pressing the number “ 2 ” key + ENTER .
164-122012 P ower P OD 400 Page 21 of 42 After SETUP/CAL is selected and a channel number has been chosen, the SETUP/C AL menu is displayed. choose DISPLAY by pressing the number “ 1 ” key + ENTER . The FILTER option can be reached by scrolling down once to view the selection number an d then pressing the “ 4 ” key + ENTER .
164-122012 P ower P OD 400 Page 22 of 42 10.3.2. Count Down from a Set Point The TOTALIZER will be set to count from a preset value to zero (0). W hen zero is reached, a memory flag will be set to its logic high state. This flag is readable only through serial communications.
164-122012 P ower P OD 400 Page 23 of 42 The default address as programmed at the factory is 01 . If a different address is required, it may be changed using either RS-232 or 485. After maki ng the proper serial connections, use the command *00X to read the default address.
164-122012 P ower P OD 400 Page 24 of 42 10.6. S ETTING LIMI T ALARMS From S E T U P / C A L M e n u 10.6.1. Setting a Single Chan nel’s High Limit After selecting a channel in the SETUP/CAL menu, choose ALARMS by pressing the number 5 key followed by the ENTER key.
164-122012 P ower P OD 400 Page 25 of 42 10.7. S ETTING RATIO CONTROL PARAMETERS Enabling Ratio Control Ratio control is achieved through the SETUP/C AL menu.
164-122012 P ower P OD 400 Page 26 of 42 10.8. CALI BRATING A CHANNEL TO ITS INCOMING S IGNALS The POWER POD -400 is designed to accept the input from almo st any tra nsducer that operates in the ranges of zero to five volt s, zero to ten volts or four to twenty milliamps.
164-122012 P ower P OD 400 Page 27 of 42 signal is not an acceptable full range value, the operator has an opportunity to c orrect any problems at this stage prior to pressing ENTER . Alternatively, the operator can press ESC to exit SETUP/CAL and return later.
164-122012 P ower P OD 400 Page 28 of 42 10.9. S ERIAL COMMUNICATION Follow the instructions in the section , WIRING THE POWER POD -400 for cabling and proper pin out for serial communication with the uni t.
164-122012 P ower P OD 400 Page 29 of 42 To query the status of th e totalizer flag on channel four (4), u se the following command. TF4Cr The response will be either TF4 0 corresponding to a Boolean .
164-122012 P ower P OD 400 Page 30 of 42 Power P o d -400 Serial Commands Command Name Query Response Channel 1 Display C1 CH1 ddd.dd U of M GasID Channel 2 Display C2 CH2 ddd.dd U of M GasID Channel 3 Display C3 CH3 ddd.dd U of M GasID Channel 4 Display C4 CH4 ddd.
164-122012 P ower P OD 400 Page 31 of 42 APPENDIX A (Cont.) Power P o d -400 Serial Commands (Cont'd) Command Name Query Response D1<d > Ch1 Disp Mode D1 d note 5 D2<d> Ch2 Disp Mode .
164-122012 P ower P OD 400 Page 32 of 42 APPEND IX A (Notes:) 1. All returned values will include decimal points wherever unit has been programmed to display them. 2. All Commands needing decimal points must include them wherever they are intended to be displayed.
164-122012 P ower P OD 400 Page 33 of 42 12.0 Appendix B 13.0 Appendix C # Name Rate T otal # Name Rate Total 1 Standard Cubic Centi m eters per Minute SCCM SCC 35 Standard Cubic I n c hes per Minute .
164-122012 P ower P OD 400 Page 34 of 42 Gas ID Ta ble (Page 1 of 2) # GA S NAME Symb ol # GAS NA ME Symbol # GA S NAME Symbol 1 Acetic Acid 1 46 Diethyl Ether 46 91 Hydrogen Cyanide CHN 2 Acetic Aci .
164-122012 P ower P OD 400 Page 35 of 42 Gas ID Ta ble (Page 2 of 2) GA S NAME Symb o l GAS NAME Symb ol GAS NA ME Symb ol 136 Pentane C 5 H 12 156 R143 R143 175 Toluene C 7 H 8 137 Perchloryl Fluori .
164-122012 P ower P OD 400 Page 36 of 42 Setting the Zero & Span on the Power Pod -400 Power Supply/ Totalizer All procedures outlined in this document must be performed with the power s upply turned on and warmed up for at least one hour.
164-122012 P ower P OD 400 Page 37 of 42 14.2 Zeroing Unit (4 to 20 mA Range) The following instructions ex plain how to use the PO WER POD -400 co mman d signal to supply 4mAm p signal to a channel’s input and set the di spla y to read zero at this current level.
164-122012 P ower P OD 400 Page 38 of 42 14.3 Spanning Unit. The following instructions ex plain how to use the PO WER POD -400 co mmand signal to supply a give n channel’s input with th e proper span voltage and to set the display to read a transducer’s span value.
164-122012 P ower P OD 400 Page 39 of 42 An example of one possible transducer/ POWE R POD -400 combination. TRANSDUCER POWER POD -4 00 Max signal out Max value to be displayed Multiplier Current Span Value 5 VDC 250.0 0 1.000 0 100.0 0 Setting the THPS -400 Analog level to correspond with the transducer to be attached .
164-122012 P ower P OD 400 Page 40 of 42 Congratulations! You have just calibrated your Power Pod -400 to read zero at zero volts and the transducer’s max display value at the transducer’s max signal input. The only thing left to do is to insure that your tr ansducer is calibrated and that it i s wired correctly to the Power Pod -400 .
164-122012 P ower P OD 400 Page 41 of 42 15.0 Drawi ngs OPEN CLOSE OPEN CLOSE OPEN CLOSE OPEN CLOSE 9 3 6 . 8 2 5 0 7 1 1 4 3 2 4 400 HASTINGS ower Pod P.
164-122012 P ower P OD 400 Page 42 of 42 16.1. Warranty Repair Po licy Hastings Instruments warrants this product for a period of one year from the date of shipment to be free from defects in material and workmanship.
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