PID control problem

PAC Project
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Hi,
I have a PID control that locks and the output signal does not vary according to the input signal. What can be the cause? The version of the PAC project being used is 9.5, thanks

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Hi.
Not sure what you mean by ‘locks’, But if you want to put the PID loop in manual and yet have the output change, you need to do that in a chart.

The command you will need to use is ‘Set PID Output’.

If you want the output to track the input, you will need to put a loop in a chart that moves the input to the output when the PID loop is in manual. When the PID Loop is in Auto, do not do that part of the chart or your output will jump around.

Take a look at the PAC Control command guide to get a feel for other PID loop commands that you may want to use.

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Hi, Thanks for your quick response.

No, what happens is that in automatic mode the output does not change according to the input. The value of the output is always 100%.

parameters

Input: 0-100
Setpoint: 50
Gain: 2
Tune I: 0.9
Tune D: 0

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Ah, right.
Here are a few things to check.

  • Check for any event reactions that might be configured for that PID Loop, its input or its outputs.
  • Check for any chart commands that reference that PID Loop.
  • Double check your PID Loop configuration. Not sure if you have another loop that is working to compare it with, so here is a loop I threw together to show a working config:
    pid loop config.png554×584 11.2 KB

Your gain is positive, and that’s Ok for a cooling loop. The loop here is for heating, so if the input is lower than the set point, I need the output to move in a positive direction, so hence the negative gain.

Double check that you do not have any of the lower or upper clamps set, or the min and max change are not set for something odd. (They can both be zero and thus turned off).

  • Open the PID Loop in PAC Control debug. Check out the different tabs, mostly the last one.
    Here is what a loop that is working looks like and where that last tab is:

pid loop.png590×555 18.1 KB

Here are the details of the tab:

pid loop details.png590×555 17.1 KB

What you are seeing here is the PID Loop math. Looking at this, you should be able to start to break down where the loop is failing to move.

If all this fails to show a reason. Email support@opto22 and they will work with you till you get it up and running.

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Ok, I will validate the details and comment on how it worked. I really congratulate you on this forum, thank you very much.