Experimental Physics and Industrial Control System
Hi,
I'm using the ePID record to control a needle valve filling a cryostat with helium. The needle valve is controlled by a stepper motor. The ePID is giving good results, but I found the need for a deadband on the PID output. This is to avoid continually driving the motor to and fro by just a few steps. I implemented it via set of database records, and included a timer to tell me how long the helium pressure has been within a deadband, and then I disable the PID output (by setting FBON).
However, I'm wondering if's a common enough use-case to be implemented in the ePID record. It would mean adding some additional fields, something like:
DBS - the deadband size
DBTS - settling time in the deadband (to avoid sitting on the edge of the deadband)
DBT - time in seconds since we entered the deadband window
DBIN - binary flag to indicate we are in the deadband
If ABS(CVAL-VAL)<=DBS, and DBT>=DBTS seconds, then disable FBON.
If ABS(CVAL-VAL)>DBS then reset DBTS and enable FBON.
And to maintain current behavior, keep DBS=0 (the default).
The database version is working fine, but it's quite a few records and I suspect it would be much simpler in the soft device support.
Cheers,
Matt
Data Acquisition and Control Engineer
Spallation Neutron Source
Oak Ridge National Lab
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