PLC Traction Adjusters 2010 Manual (Rev 1_00)
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3. Place a car call at the bottom landing by touching a jumper from terminal 1 to terminal 1C The car will run to the terminal landing and slow down and stop It may overshoot the floor slightly and re level Replace the wires on terminals 32H 32M 32S 18 1 2 Upper landing Test a b d e f g Turn on the Hall call cutout switch located on the relay interface printed circuit board Place the car at the third landing from the top Place a jumper from terminal 1 on the main terminal strip to terminal SHTDFT on the Emergency terminal slowdown Overspeed Uncontrolled movement device circuit board If equipped Remove the selector slowdown signals from the controller by disconnecting wires 31H 31M 31S Note that depending on car speed you may not have all of these terminals Tag the wires so that they may be properly reconnected after the test Place a car call at the top landing by touching a jumper from terminal 1 to the top floor car call terminal The car will run to the top terminal landing and slow down and stop It may overshoot the floor slightly and re level Replace the wires on terminals 31H 31M 31S VIRGINIA CONTROLS PLC Traction Adjuster s Manual Page 33 18 2 Normal terminal stopping device test for controllers with encoder based selector systems NOTE If you have a controller with an encoder based selector system there is a LEARN terminal in the controller and the sel
4. c Jump out the car safety switch with a temporary jumper VIRGINIA CONTROLS PLC Traction Adjuster s Manual Page 27 Jump out the governor safety switch with temporary jumper Terminals 1X 1Y Place a jumper from terminal 1 on the main terminal strip to terminal SHTDFT on the PLC f Place a jumper from terminal 1 on the main terminal strip to terminal SHTDFT on the Emergency terminal slowdown Overspeed Uncontrolled movement device circuit board If equipped g Record the value of Parameter LF 22 in the KEB drive Multiply the value from LF 22 by 1 5 and program this new value into LF 22 h Place a car call the lowest landing by touching a jumper from terminal 1 1 in the controller i car will run down at greater than full speed The governor should trip stopping the car j The drive sheave will continue to turn on the stationary ropes Turn off power to the controller WARNING Do not allow the drive sheave to turn on the stationary ropes for more than a few seconds or damage will occur k Manually inspect the safety devices and car for damage and proper operation I Enter the originally recorded value of LF 22 back into the drive m Reset the overspeed governor and run the car up on inspection to disengage the safeties Ensure that the safeties are fully disengaged before proceeding n Remove all temporary jumpers The Hall Call Cutout switch may be placed back into the
5. have two floor run circuitry Controllers that are equipped with relays 1FR 2FR and FS have three floor run circuitry VIRGINIA CONTROLS PLC Traction Adjuster s Manual Page 17 8 PLC High Speed Counter Setup At any time after the car is able to run at full speed the high speed counter may be programmed in the PLC This is a software device that monitors for over speeding of the car The high speed counter will remember the highest speed obtained during the calibration process so it is necessary to be sure that full speed is reached during the calibration run This is a software device that monitors for over speeding of the car Note that the ETSD UCM OS hardware device must also be setup as described elseware in this document To set up the PLC overspeed device the following steps are required a b With the car at the bottom landing turn the power off and install jumper from terminal block 1 on the controller s main terminal strip to terminal HSC Make sure that the corresponding input on the PLC input card lights up See the schematic for the exact location of this input If this jumper is already installed simply cycle the power to the controller at the bottom landing Run the car at full speed in the up direction and observe the shutdown output of the PLC Usually module 8 output B2 The shutdown light should flash as the car runs in the up direction If the light flas
6. normal position WARNING Do not put the car back into service until it has been carefully checked for damage The above test may now be repeated with a full load on the car if required 16 2 Buffer Tests 16 2 1 Buffer Test for Cars with Selector Slowdown Switches a Turnon the Hall call cutout switch located on the relay interface printed circuit board b Place the car at the third landing from the bottom Place a jumper from terminal 1 the main terminal strip to PLC input terminal SHTDFT on the main terminal strip Place a jumper from terminal 1 the main terminal strip to terminal SHTDFT on the Emergency terminal slowdown Overspeed Uncontrolled movement device circuit board If equipped VIRGINIA CONTROLS PLC Traction Adjuster s Manual Page 28 Jump out the shaftway slowdown limit switches by jumping terminals 3 195 19 19 together Note that not all controllers will have all of these terminals f Place a jumper on the buffer switch and finals terminals 1W 1X if desired g Jump out the down normal limit switch Terminals 6 16 h Remove the selector slowdown signals from the controller by disconnecting wires 32H 32M 32S Note that depending on car speed you may not have all of these terminals Tag the wires so that they may be properly reconnected after the test i Place a call at the bottom landing by touching a jumper from terminal 1 to terminal 1 j car will
7. the relay circuit board must be in the normal position Run the car in the up direction on inspection and using the GE Versamax Data Panel observe the value of the high speed counter speed This should be a positive value Run the car in the down direction and observe that a negative value is displayed The actual value is not important at this time only the positive or negative aspect needs to be considered If the polarity is backwards reverse A and B on the GE high speed counter card to obtain a negative value in the down direction Ifa Data Panel is not available then look through your schematics and find the shutdown SHTDN output The location of this output will vary from controller to controller Run the car in the up direction on inspection while observing the shutdown output This output should blink on and off Run the car in the down direction and observe the shutdown output The output should remain off Ifthe output works backwards from the above description reverse A and B on the high speed counter card to obtain a flashing shutdown light in the up direction only When all of the conditions listed above have been met and the car is sitting at the bottom landing touch a jumper from controller terminal 1 to the PLC input labeled Learn The jumper does not need to be held in place The car will begin to run up at FDL speed About 25 FPM It will stop briefly at each landing and continue up the hoistway
8. 5 33 18 1 NORMAL TERMINAL STOPPING DEVICE TEST FOR CONTROLLERS WITH SELECTOR SLOWDOWN SWITCHES 33 18 1 1 LOWErIONGING TOS ha bs a ea 33 182 niaaa Sm uD Dn Lau eh uha api 33 18 22 NORMAL TERMINAL STOPPING DEVICE TEST FOR CONTROLLERS WITH ENCODER BASED SELECTOR SYSTEMS 34 18 27 LOWerIGNGING Test ana es abs ase GE Sav ede 34 18 2 2 Upperlanding 34 19 ROPE BRAKE amp EMERGENCY BRAKE TESTS 35 19 1 TEST OF ROPE BRAKE WITH DOORS OPEN 35 19 1 1 Stationary test With landing 35 19 1 2 Drift test with Car at a landing 35 19 2 TEST OF EMERGENCY BRAKE WITH DOORS OPFEN a a 36 19 22 1 Stationary test with car at a landing 36 19 2 2 Drift testtiwithearaqttGl0bpgingu aw u u u o aula yy h a t aqp yka qa 36 20 DRIFT TEST WITH CAR AT A LANDING E
9. bottom landing by touching a jumper from 1 1C When the car reaches full speed remove the field wire connected to terminal 32X The ETSD device will go into fault mode and cause a controller shutdown Repeat the test in the up direction by placing car call at the top landing and removing the wire from terminal 31X VIRGINIA CONTROLS PLC Traction Adjuster s Manual Page 31 17 2 2 Terminal Landing ETSD Tests The ETSD tests may be done at the terminal landings to check operation of the ETSD device in the way it will actually work with a controller drive slowdown failure Note that the test may allow the car or counterweight to strike the buffers In order to do this test the car must not be allowed to slow down at the terminal landings easiest way to do this is to force various drive interface relays 1FR 2FR FS to remain in their picked position as the car runs into the terminal landing This will vary from controller to controller depending on the speed of the car a b d e Run the car from the bottom to the top landing and observe relays 1FR 2FR amp FS on the relay interface board Note that you may not have all of these relays but at the very least will have a FS relay Determine which of these relays are picked when the car is running at high speed Place a call at the bottom landing by touching a jumper from terminal 1 to terminal 1C When the car reaches high speed use the movab
10. for testing Run the car on automatic operation and observe that the Emergency brake does not set after the car stops With the car on automatic operation and the doors open Remove the door zone signal from the controller by removing the field wire from terminal 20X The emergency brake will set Reset the emergency brake fault by momentarily touching a jumper from terminal block 1 to PLC input terminal SHTDFT Remove the jumper from the Emergency terminal slowdown Overspeed Uncontrolled movement device circuit board If equipped Reset the PLC EM BRAKE HOLD TIME register to its original value usually 5 seconds 19 2 2 Drift test with car at a landing a b d e f g h k Check sheet FA1 in the schematic for the PLC EM BRAKE HOLD TIME register number Increase EM BRAKE HOLD TIME to 5 minutes to allow for testing Place a jumper from terminal 1 on the main terminal strip to terminal SHTDFT on the Emergency terminal slowdown Overspeed Uncontrolled movement device circuit board If equipped Run the car to a landing with the car on automatic operation and hold the doors open Observe that the Emergency brake does not set after the car stops Remove field wires 21 amp 22 up amp down Level switches from the controller Manually open the brake and allow the car to drift away from the floor The emergency brake will set Reconnect wires 21 amp 22 and reset the rope brake by mome
11. in the proper direction run smoothly without excessive current draw review sections 5 11 2 5 11 3 amp 5 11 4 in the drive manual to make the proper adjustments e Apply power and test The car should now run smoothly 6 1 2 Speed Control The various speeds may be set through drive parameters LF 41 through LF 47 in the KEB drive Factory recommended speeds are listed on sheet P1 on the schematics and are pre programmed into the drive at the factory These may be adjusted as desired 6 1 3 Acceleration Deceleration amp S Curve Adjustments The acceleration deceleration and S curve jerk adjustments are done via 0 1 50 through 0 1 55 and 1 LF 50 through 1 LF 55 in the KEB drive Note that the KEB drive manual has incorrect information regarding these adjustments Refer to the schematic sheet P1 to find the proper parameter to adjust for acceleration and deceleration The proper speed references are listed in after the parameter number on sheet P1 Example 1 LF 51 ACCELERATION FS 1FR INSP LV indicates that 1 LF 51 is the acceleration rate for fast speed one floor run inspection and leveling These parameters may change depending on the job so be sure to check your job specific schematic before making adjustments Adjust the acceleration and deceleration curves for a comfortable ride The jerk rates may be changed as desired to give a smooth start and stop Larger numbers will give quicker ch
12. number that is programmed into the encoder pulses parameter in the drive or improper operation will occur Before attempting to mover the car follow the Auto Tune Machine Data and Encoder Synchronization instructions on the right hand side of sheet P1 in the schematics and in sections 5 11 2 5 11 3 amp 5 11 4 in the KEB drive manual e Use the run bug to attempt a run in the up direction Check that the controller s up relays U1 U2 etc energize the brake picks and the car runs in the up direction Repeat for the down direction ensuring that the controllers down relays D1 D2 etc are energized and the car moves in the down direction VIRGINIA CONTROLS PLC Traction Adjuster s Manual Page 14 sure that the brake is not dragging Adjust if needed While running the car verify that the motor runs smoothly in both directions and at the proper inspection speed The motor current should now be less than the nameplate value e Ifthe car runs smoothly and at the programmed inspection speed usually 50 FPM no changes are needed with the encoder phasing e Ifthe car responds sluggishly and runs at a slow speed the encoder phasing is generally reversed This may also be accompanied by excessive motor current The motor current may be checked with the drive programmer at drive parameter LF 93 See drive manual for the exact procedure for using the programmer If the car does not
13. setup of the controller as described in the Virginia Controls temporary run manual The information is repeated here for convenience Refer to the schematic for the brake circuits usually sheet 2 Compare the brake voltage listed on the schematic to the brake data tag These voltages should be nearly the same Use the voltage listed on the schematic for setting the brake voltages Power be applied to the brake by manually pushing in contactors BK1 BK2 and when equipped BSA If your controller has a second brake emergency brake manually push in contactors BK3 BK4 and when equipped BSB to pick the second brake WARNING The car platform may move when the brake is picked Do not allow any movement that may cause personal injury or damage to the equipment Adjust the brake pick and hold voltages as needed These values are preset at Va Controls and should be close to the proper values Not all brakes have a hold voltage If there is no hold voltage there will not be any contactors named BSA or BSB and there will not be a brake economy switch Refer to the schematic to see what contactors are supplied and what adjustments are available via resistors B1 B2 Etc a Usea voltmeter to check for correct brake voltage s at terminals B1 and B2 by picking relays 1 BK2 amp if equipped BSA If the brake has an economy switch install a temporary jumper around t
14. terminal strip to terminal SHTDFT the Emergency terminal slowdown Overspeed Uncontrolled movement device circuit board If equipped e Jump out the shaftway slowdown limit switches by jumping terminals 3 19S 19M 19H together Note that not all controllers will have all of these terminals f Place a jumper on the buffer switch and finals terminals 1W 1X if desired g Jump out the down normal limit switch Terminals 6 16 h Place a jumper on terminals 1 4FP on the controller terminal strip The car position will change to 7F making the controller think that the car is at a higher floor than it really is i Place a call at the bottom landing by touching a jumper from terminal 1 to terminal 1 j The car will run full speed onto the buffer k After the car strikes the buffer pull the mainline disconnect or place the car on controller inspection to stop the motor WARNING Do not allow the drive sheave to turn on the stationary ropes for more than a few seconds or damage will occur l Run the car off of the buffer using the controller inspection switches m Inspect the car and buffer for damage WARNING Do not put the car back into service until it has been carefully checked for damage n Remove all temporary jumpers and reconnect the selector wires removed in the steps above Run the car back near the bottom landing and put the car on automatic p The car will run down to floor level and floor
15. 6 1 2 lt aioe aes ea des costa dec heeded vee ea aes 15 6 1 3 Acceleration Deceleration amp S Curve Adjustments 15 6 1 4 Start Dela Yren PP eres 16 6 1 5 Brake Drop 0011 aE eaa 16 Z 5 2 u i a a 17 8 PLC HIGH SPEED COUNTER SETUP 18 9 PLCETSD SETUP uya lu 19 10 ETSD MONITORING SYSTEM 20 VIRGINIA CONTROLS PLC Traction Adjuster s Manual Page 10 1 1 Calibrating the device 20 10 1 2 Calibration the ETSD System 7 u 21 10 1 3 Putting the system into operation 21 FAUNE a a auqa hua Ql a h a u 21 11 SHUTDOWN DEFEAT JUMPER 22 12 PLACING THE CAR INTO SERVICE 23 13 FAULTS u u In 24 14 5 5
16. For example 32768 as a signed integer would be 65536 32768 or 32768 as an unsigned integer This is only of concern when checking the floor count where the value goes from positive to negative For example in the table below if floor 2 had a count of 30000 and floor 3 had a count of 25536 then the difference is 65536 25536 30000 which is 10000 Note also when the value goes from negative to positive the 2nd register will increase A typical table of floor values might look like the following example In this case the difference in counts between floors is 10000 counts Floor 1 Reg 2 Reg Double Integer count Difference from previous Idg 1 20000 0 20000 2 30000 0 30000 30000 20000 10000 3 25536 0 65536 25536 40000 65536 25536 30000 10000 4 15536 0 65536 15536 50000 15536 25536 10000 5 5536 0 65536 5536 60000 5536 15536 10000 6 4464 1 1 65536 4464 70000 4464 5536 10000 7 14464 1 1 65536 14464 80000 14464 4464 10000 8 24464 1 1 65536 24464 90000 24464 14464 10000 It isrecommended that after successful learn has been completed the values of the floor counts should be recorded on the ECTS sheet in the schematics This allows floor counts to be entered manually or tweaked if desired These values can also be used to compare with other cars in the building VIRGINIA CONTROLS PLC Traction Adjuster s Manua
17. LED to light and the Emergency Brake to set Power down the system Restore the field wires at terminals 21 amp 22 Power up the system Touch a wire from terminal block 1 on the main terminal strip of the controller to Input SHTDFT of the ETSD Board to reset the UCM System and Rope Brake The elevator will close its door and re level back to the floor Remove the jumper connected to PLC input SHTDFT 20 2 5 System Testing a b c d e With the car at mid hatch place the elevator on Inspection Operation from the controller Power down the system Install a jumper from terminal block 1 on the main terminal strip to SHTDFT on the PLC See the controller drawings for the location of this input or terminal Power up the system Set the drive for an Inspection Speed of 175FPM and run the car Set inspection speed to the full speed of the car when full speed is less than 150FPM The O S System will fault causing the O S TRIP LED to light and stop the car Power down the system Remove the jumper connected to PLC input SHTDFT and power up the system Restore the drive to its original Inspection Speed Use the O S RESET Push Button on the ETSD Board to reset the O S System Restore the elevator to Normal Operation VIRGINIA CONTROLS PLC Traction Adjuster s Manual Page 38 20 3 ETSD System Testing a b d e f g h With the car at mid hatch on Nor
18. PLC Based Traction Controller Adjuster s Manual for 2010 Code Controllers VIRGINIAYW CONTROLS Virginia Controls Inc 2513 Mechanicsville Turnpike Richmond Virginia 23223 Tel 804 225 5530 Fax 804 225 0116 email eng vacontrols com Website www vacontrols com Revision 1 00 07 12 2012 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 PRE ADJUSTMENT INSTRUCTIONS AND NOTES 4 1 1 GENERAL NOTES ua a a u 4 1 2 IMPORTANT PRECAUTIONS AND 5 4 1 3 a 5 2 VERIFY BRAKE VOLTAGES 6 2 1 ADIUSTING THE BRAKE S uuu s SSS u UNSa ua aQ 6 3 CARTOP SELECTOR u iu 7 3 1 BASIC FUNCTIONS FOR SELECTORS WITH SLOWDOWN MAGNETS a 7 3 2 MAGNET PLACEMENT FOR SELECTORS WITH SLOWDOWN 7 3 3 BASIC FUNCTION FOR SELECTORS WITHOUT SLOWDOWN MAGNETS 8 3 4 MAGNET PLACEMENT FOR SELECTORS WITHOUT SLOWDOWN MAGNETS
19. Page 16 7 Ride Adjustment To obtain the best overall ride quality the following steps are recommended a High speed slowdown distance is set based on recommended distances as listed on sheet CTX or SS in the schematic This is done by adjusting the slowdown magnets on the selector or in the case of an encoder based selector adjusting the programmable slowdowns in the PLC b Acceleration and deceleration rates are set via the drive for a smooth ride on fast speed runs c Two floor run speed 2FR when applicable is set via the drive to allow the car to level into the floor with 2 to 4 inches of level distance d One floor run speed 1FR when applicable is set via the drive to allow the car to level into the floor with 2 to 4 inches of level distance NOTE One floor run and two floor runs speeds will follow the same acceleration and deceleration curves as fast speed runs NOTES A one floor run 1FR is defined as a run between two adjacent landings 2F to 3F A two floor run is defined as a run between floors two landings apart 2F to 4F A fast speed or high speed run is defined as a run between floors that are more than 2 landings apart 2F 5F Depending on floor heights and car speed not all controllers will have separate 1FR 2FR and high speed runs Controllers that are equipped only with relay FS have one floor run circuitry Controllers that are equipped with relays 1FR and FS
20. TSD MONITORING SYSTEM TESTS 37 VIRGINIA CONTROLS PLC Traction Adjuster s Manual Page 1 20 1 UCM SYSTEM TESTING Ts u y a a la aan Tis 37 20 1 1 When equipped for Rope Brake Operation a 37 20 1 2 When equipped for Emergency Brake Operation 37 20 2 OzS SYSTEM TESTING sevecestaevecenevelevestacveeslevelevergnavevelovgvedevene aedlevgvedeugaevdeslovsvevensoebdedbeageddeesaetvtes 38 20 3 SYSTEM TESTING 39 VIRGINIA CONTROLS PLC Traction Adjuster s Manual Page Ill 1 Pre Adjustment Instructions Notes 1 1 General Notes It is strongly recommend that you read this manual carefully before proceeding with the installation Important information is highlighted by the headings WARNING CAUTION or NOTE These words are defined as follows WARNING Warnings are used to indicate instructions which if not followed correctly will probably result in personal injury or substantial damage to equipment CAUTION Cautions are used to indicate instructions or information which if not observed may result in some damage to equipment if care is not taken NOTE Notes are used to indicate instructions or information which is especially helpful in understan
21. The 3 phase AC power supply to this equipment must come from a fused disconnect switch or circuit breaker which is sized in accordance with all applicable national state and local electrical codes in order to provide the necessary branch circuit protection for the controller and motor Incorrect motor branch circuit protection may create a hazardous condition x VIRGINIA CONTROLS PLC Traction Adjuster s Manual Page 4 WARNING Proper grounding is vital for the safe operation of your system Bring the ground wire to the ground stud that is labeled GND or G You must choose the proper conductor size See national electrical code article 250 95 or the related local applicable code 1 3 Initial work For the purposes of this manual it is assumed that e has been connected to the motor brake and power supply and is running on temporary run as described in the Virginia Controls temporary run manual The should be running on inspection operation using either the inspection run buttons in the controller or a temporary run bug e The drive has been auto tuned and the encoder position has been learned by the drive If these procedures have not been completed refer to sheet P1 in the schematics for instructions VIRGINIA CONTROLS PLC Traction Adjuster s Manual Page 5 2 Verify Voltages 2 1 Adjusting the NOTE procedure below should have been done during the initial
22. anges while smaller number will allow for more gentle changes VIRGINIA CONTROLS PLC Traction Adjuster s Manual Page 15 6 1 4 Start Delay Located on the relay circuit board the controller is a timer labeled UDX This timer will delay movement of the car to allow for the brake to pick The drive will hold the car at floor level until this timer expires The factory setting for this timer is 0 1 seconds It may be lengthened if necessary to prevent the car from pulling though the brake due to a brake that is sluggish to pick This timer should not need to be set for more than 1 second long setting of this timer About 2 seconds or more will result in controller faults 6 1 5 Brake Drop Adjustment Located on the relay circuit board is a potentiometer labeled UDTX This control allows for adjustment of the brake drop time Clockwise will hold the brake open for more time while counterclockwise will allow the brake to set more quickly Adjust UTDX such that the brake sets motionless brake drum Ideally the brake pads should contact the drum just as the drum comes to a complete stop Too much time on UDTX may result in rollback of the car Too little time on UTDX will result in the brake dropping while the car is still in motion This will result in undesired wear on the brake pads and may be felt as a jerk in the elevator as it stops VIRGINIA CONTROLS PLC Traction Adjuster s Manual
23. ce VIRGINIA CONTROLS PLC Traction Adjuster s Manual Page 23 13 Faults In the event of a fault the will provide fault codes via the data panel fault codes their descriptions are listed in the schematic on sheets FL1 FL2 and FL3 in the schematic The PLC system stores multiple faults and will retain them during a power loss Note that a single event may create several faults simultaneously For example if a running car should tip door lock during travel the most recent fault be a Car stopped out of door zone fault The next fault down in the fault list will show the fault for the door lock being opened It is advisable to check several layers down in the fault log to be sure you have the entire picture of the problem In the example above the car did stop out of door zone however that was a result of the original problem not the problem itself In addition to a fault code the data panel will display a set of 1 s and 0 s 10011011 These are the status bits for the particular fault This provides information such as floor position direction of travel etc at the time of the fault Each bit of the binary number has a specific meaning See the schematics and user manual for additional information Use the fault code along with the binary status bits to help determine what happened at the time of the fault NOTE Use the fault code along with the binary status bits to help dete
24. ding and operating the equipment and which will usually speed up the installation process 1 2 Important Precautions and Notes The following general rules and safety precautions must be observed for safe and reliable operation of your system WARNING If you need to change the EPROM program chip on the CPU make sure you read the instructions and know exactly how to install the new chip Plugging the EPROM chip in upside down may damage the chip Static electricity can damage the EPROM so avoid touching the pins on the chip and ground yourself by touching the controller cabinet before touching the chip or the controller Do not expose the EPROM program chip to bright light and do not remove the label over the EPROM program chip window WARNING The elevator controller must be installed by experienced field installation personnel The field installation personnel must know and follow all the rules and regulations pertaining to the safe installation and running of elevators Additional information for specific devices such as the door operator etc is the responsibility of the manufacturers of those devices WARNING This equipment is designed and built to comply with ASME A17 1 CSA B44 ASME A17 5 CSA B44 1 and must be installed by a qualified contractor It is the responsibility of the contractor to make sure that the final installation complies with all applicable local state and national codes and is installed safely WARNING
25. ector see sheet CTX will not have any slowdown sensors 18 2 1 Lower landing Test a Turnon the Hall call cutout switch located on the relay interface printed circuit board b Place the car at the third landing from the bottom Place a jumper from terminal 1 the main terminal strip to terminal SHTDFT on the Emergency terminal slowdown Overspeed Uncontrolled movement device circuit board If equipped Place a jumper on terminals 1 4FP on the controller terminal strip The car position will change to 7F making the controller think that the car is at a higher floor than it really is Place car call at the bottom landing by touching a jumper from terminal 1 to terminal 1 f car will run into the bottom terminal landing slow down and stop It may overshoot the floor slightly and re level g After the car stops remove the jumper from terminal 4FP 18 2 2 Upper landing Test a Turnon the Hall call cutout switch located on the relay interface printed circuit board b Place the car at the third landing from the top Place a jumper from terminal 1 the main terminal strip to terminal SHTDFT on the Emergency terminal slowdown Overspeed Uncontrolled movement device circuit board If equipped d Remove selector wires form terminals 4FP 8FP on the controller terminal strip The car position indicator will change and the controller will think that the car is at a lower floor tha
26. ed for your installation The placement of these switches is such that the switch should open about 1 after the corresponding selector target is reached by the cartop selector For example if the Up High Speed slowdown selector target is set at 8 from the top floor the Up High Speed Slowdown switch should be set at 7 11 from the top floor For every slowdown sensor in the cartop selector there will be a corresponding slowdown switch in the shaftway See sheet SS in the schematics for additional information Note that when the slowdowns are programmed into the PLC the selector will not have any slowdown switches In this case the switches should be located 1 after the programmed slowdown is reached See sheet CTX in the schematics for recommended slowdown distances VIRGINIA CONTROLS PLC Traction Adjuster s Manual Page 9 4 2 4 ETSD Switches An Emergency terminal slowdown switch is required at both the top and bottom landings This switch is located at gt of the high speed slowdown distance from the landing It is a closed switch that opens as the car approaches the landing See sheet CTX or SS in the schematics for recommended slowdown distances and sheet ETSD for additional information 4 3 Sequence of Operation for Shaftway Switches In general the car will use the selector slowdown signals or the PLC programmed slowdown to slow down and stop The shaftway slowdown switches are a backup to the
27. ed of the car there may be multiple sets of up and down slowdown targets Two 10 foot long magnets are supplied for jobs that have inspection access These magnets create a zone that limits car travel while on inspection access operation and should be installed as shown on sheet CTX in the schematic VIRGINIA CONTROLS PLC Traction Adjuster s Manual Page 7 3 3 Basic function for Selectors without Slowdown Magnets The selector targets consist of a single magnet for up level down level and door zone at each floor Additionally floor reset targets are located at each landing When this type of selector system is used the slowdown distances are programmed into the PLC and there are no slowdown magnets used on the selector See sheet CTX in the schematics for the exact setup for your installation Selector signals are initialized when a magnet is near a sensor Each sensor is connected to a relay in the car top selector junction box which in turn is connected to the controller 3 4 Magnet Placement for Selectors without Slowdown Magnets Leveling magnets are installed such that the up and down level sensors are above and below the magnet when the car is floor level When the car is sitting at any floor level the up level UL and down level DL relays in the selector should be off and the door zone DZ relay should be on A leveling magnet is required at every landing Each landing at floor level must have a combination of floor reset
28. et at each landing There are also slowdown sensors that perform a step up and Step down operation Depending on the installation there may be as many as 3 up and 3 down slowdown signals or there may be as few as 1 up and 1 down slowdown signal Selector signals are initialized when a magnet is near a sensor Each sensor is connected to a relay in the car top selector junction box which in turn is connected to the controller NOTE A 1 wide reset magnet is required at the terminal landings in most installations This magnet is required for proper reset of floor position at the terminal landings The controller will not function properly if the reset magnets are not installed 3 2 Magnet Placement for Selectors with Slowdown Magnets Leveling magnets are installed such that the up and down level sensors are above and below the magnet when the car is floor level When the car is sitting at any floor level the up level UL and down level DL relays in the selector should be off and the door zone DZ relay should be on A leveling magnet is required at every landing Slowdown magnets are located at a set distance above below the floor to initiate slowdown and to provide floor position information to the controller Slowdown is initiated when a sensor rides onto the leading edge of a magnet The magnets should be placed at the proper distances from the floor as indicated on the CTX sheet in the schematic Depending on the spe
29. hes when the car runs in the down direction switch encoder wires A amp Bat the high speed counter on the PLC and repeat step a Do not switch the encoder wires at the drive Once the car has run at full speed in the up direction and stopped at an upper landing turn the power off to the controller and remove the jumper from controller terminal HSC This completes setup of the high speed counter NOTE Cycling the power to the controller with a jumper connected to the HSC input will erase the calibration of a previously calibrated high speed counter and the setup procedure will need to be repeated VIRGINIA CONTROLS PLC Traction Adjuster s Manual Page 18 9 PLC ETSD Setup Older systems required a setup procedure be done for the PLC With the addition of the new hardware based ETSD monitoring system the PLC no longer requires an ETSD setup procedure VIRGINIA CONTROLS PLC Traction Adjuster s Manual Page 19 10 ETSD Monitoring System setup The ETSD monitoring system is hardware based device that performs a hardware non programmed check of three critical function of the elevator The ETSD part of the board checks that the car is decelerating properly as it reaches a terminal landing The uncontrolled movement part of the board checks that the car is not moving at a time when if should be sitting still at a floor with the door open The overspeed part of the board monitors for overspeed conditio
30. his switch to check for the proper brake pick voltage Adjust brake pick voltage if needed b If applicable release BSA or remove the temporary jumper installed in the previous step to check for proper hold voltage Adjust brake hold voltage if needed If equipped with a second brake repeat steps listed above by checking voltage at terminals amp B4 via relays BK3 BK4 amp BSB d Ensure that the brake s is working mechanically and properly adjusted VIRGINIA CONTROLS PLC Traction Adjuster s Manual Page 6 3 Cartop Selector There are two selector systems currently in use Both use an IP 8300 style selector with magnets mounted on a steel tape Check sheet CTX in your schematic and refer to the appropriate instruction below for your particular installation The first type uses leveling and slowdown magnets mounted on the tape the second type only uses leveling and floor reset magnets mounted on the tape With the second type of system the slowdowns are programmed into the PLC 3 1 Basic Functions for Selectors with Slowdown Magnets The car top selector provides slowdown floor position leveling and terminal landing reset signals to the controller Magnets are placed on the selector tape in the proper locations to provide signals as required See sheet CTX in the schematics for the exact setup for your installation There will be up level down level and door zone sensors that sense a single common magn
31. ht and the Rope Brake to set g Power down the system h Restore the controller wiring at Input DZ i Power up and briefly touch a wire from terminal block 1 on the main terminal strip 120VAC Hot to Input SHTDFT on the ETSD Board to reset the UCM System and the Rope Brake j Remove the jumper connected to PLC input SHTDFT 20 1 2 When equipped for Emergency Brake Operation a Run the elevator on Automatic to top landing NOTE Be sure to take the necessary steps to prevent anyone from boarding the elevator during the test b Power down the system with the doors closed and connect a jumper from terminal block 1 on the main terminal strip to input SHTDFT on the PLC See the controller drawings for the location of this input or terminal VIRGINIA CONTROLS PLC Traction Adjuster s Manual Page 37 d e f m n Remove the field wires at controller terminals 21 amp 22 Up amp down Leveling Switches and temporarily place a short wire in terminal 22 Power up the system Briefly touch a wire from terminal block 1 on the main terminal strip to controller terminal 27 Door Open Button Input to open the elevator doors With the doors open clip the wire from controller terminal block 1 to the short wire just installed at controller terminal 22 Down Level Switch The elevator will level down slowly until it rides out of the Door Zone The UCM System will cause the UCM TRIP
32. l Page 12 5 3 Scaling Factor The scaling factor is calculated automatically based on the floor count values and the value provided for the car travel The scaling factor is the number of counts from the High Speed Counter that corresponds to of car travel This number is useful for tweaking the floor count table For example if you wanted to move the value for the floor count for a landing up by half an inch then you would add the value in the scaling factor to the existing number for the floor count for that floor 5 4 Slowdown Distances Registers in the PLC hold the value of the slowdown distances Refer to sheet ECTS for the exact details of your controller The slowdown values are scaled such that each number is about gt of slowdown when the scaling factor is correct A value of 200 is about 100 of slowdown These numbers may be adjusted to allow for longer or shorter slowdown distances All landings will be affected equally Slowdown distances drive speeds and acceleration and deceleration rates should be adjusted such that a smooth ride is achieved VIRGINIA CONTROLS PLC Traction Adjuster s Manual Page 13 6 Drive Adjustment Before the drive can be properly adjusted the slowdown switches selector slowdowns selector resets and PLC slowdowns If applicable should be set up properly and functioning Refer to sheet P1 in the schematic for recommended drive parameters If a drive ever needs to be rep
33. laced follow the instruction on the right hand side of sheet P1 where it says START HERE NOTE The adjustment instructions in this section are based on a KEB drive If your controller has a different drive the parameters numbers will be different than those that are listed here See the drive manual for information on the specific drive that was supplied with your controller 6 1 1 Initial setup Initial drive setup should have been done at the time the car was placed into temporary service as described in the temporary run manual The following information is repeated here for convenience e Compare the motor information on the parameter sheet to the actual motor data tag Va Controls has predetermined the required values and they are listed on sheets 1 amp P2 in the schematics These values have already been programmed into the drive but should be checked for accuracy These parameters may have been changed slightly by Va Controls but should be very close to the data tag information on the motor e Compare all of the drive parameters to those listed on the parameter sheet sheet 1 the schematic They should be the same See the drive manual for information regarding using the drive programmer to access parameters e Checkthe pulses per revolution PPR listed on the encoder data plate Sometimes the PPR is hidden in the part number Generally the PPR will be either 1024 or 2048 This must be the same
34. le tabs on the relays as determined in step a above to force the relays into their picked position WARNING This action will not allow the car to slow down at the terminal landings The car or counterweight may strike the buffer The car will run into the terminal landing at full speed and the ETSD device will fault causing the controller to shutdown and the car to stop This test may be repeated for the up direction at the top terminal landing VIRGINIA CONTROLS PLC Traction Adjuster s Manual Page 32 18 Normal terminal stopping device NTSD tests NOTE The normal terminal stopping devices are the mechanic rail mounted switches connected to terminals 18 18S 18M 18H and 19 19S 19M 19H 18 1 Normal terminal stopping device test for controllers with selector slowdown switches 18 1 1 Lower landing Test a b d e f g Turn on the Hall call cutout switch located on the relay interface printed circuit board Place the car at the third landing from the bottom Place a jumper from terminal 1 on the main terminal strip to terminal SHTDFT on the Emergency terminal slowdown Overspeed Uncontrolled movement device circuit board If equipped Remove the selector slowdown signals from the controller by disconnecting wires 32H 32M 32S Note that depending on car speed you may not have all of these terminals Tag the wires so that they may be properly reconnected after the test
35. magnets The reset magnets have values of 1 2 4 8 16 amp 32 The reset magnets are configured at each landing so that their combined values added together equal the floor number of the controller For example floor 19 would require magnets 16 2 amp 1 16 2 1 19 For installations with only a few landings the 8 16 amp 32 magnets may not be required For example on an eleven stop controller the required magnets at the top landing are 8 2 amp 1 8 2 1 11 In this instance there is no need to install any 16 or 32 value magnets Note that the bottom landing is 1F regardless of what the floor may be called the building i e SB etc possible exception to this rule would be in a duplex when one car goes to the basement and the other does not In this case the bottom landing of the car that goes to the basement would be 1F and the bottom landing for the car that does not go to the basement would be 2F See sheet CTX in the schematics for job specific details VIRGINIA CONTROLS PLC Traction Adjuster s Manual Page 8 4 Shaftway Switches 4 1 Determining the number of shaftway switches required Look at sheet FS in the schematics to determine the number of shaftway switches required for your installation These will include the slowdown normal limit final limit and ETSD switches The number of switches will vary from 6 to 16 depending on the speed of the elevator Note that all of the shaftway swi
36. mal Operation and at floor level power down the system Install a jumper from terminal block 1 on the main terminal strip to SHTDFT on the PLC See the controller drawings for the location of this input or terminal Remove the field wire from controller terminal 31X Up ETS Switch and clip this field wire to a short piece of wire temporarily installed in its place Power up the system Set a Car Call in the Up Direction that causes the car to run multiple floors at contract speed Monitor car speed by observing Relay Output LED s EX1 amp EX2 When these LED s go out remove the field wire clipped to terminal 31X The ETSD System will fault causing the ETSD TRIP LED to light and stop the car Power down the system Remove the jumper connected to PLC input SHTDFT Restore the field wire at controller terminal 31X Power up the system Use the ETSD RESET Push Button on the ETSD Board to reset ETSD System The elevator will level to a landing on Normal Operation if desired repeat the above steps in Down Direction using terminal 32X the Down ETS Switch VIRGINIA CONTROLS PLC Traction Adjuster s Manual Page 39
37. n it really is Place car call at the top landing by touching a jumper from terminal 1 to the top floor car call terminal f The car will run into the top terminal landing slow down and stop It may overshoot the floor slightly and re level g After the car stops reconnect the selector wires to terminal 4FP amp 8FP VIRGINIA CONTROLS PLC Traction Adjuster s Manual Page 34 19 brake amp Emergency Brake tests On controllers equipped with a rope brake rope gripper the controller will set the rope brake any time the car experiences uncontrolled movement Once a rope brake fault has been detected it must be manually reset via the SHTDFT input To reset the rope brake momentarily touch a jumper from terminal block 1 to PLC input terminal SHTDFT For cars that have emergency brakes rather than rope brakes see the appropriate sections below 19 1 Test of rope brake with doors open 19 1 1 Stationary test with car at a landing a b d Place a jumper from terminal 1 on the main terminal strip to terminal SHTDFT on the Emergency terminal slowdown Overspeed Uncontrolled movement device circuit board If equipped With the car on automatic operation and the doors open Remove the door zone signal from the controller by removing the field wire from terminal 20X The rope brake will set Reset the rope brake fault by momentarily touching a jumper from terminal block 1 to PLC input
38. ns while leveling with the doors open and on inspection Not all functions of this board are required on all installations depending on car speed Check your schematic to see if this board is present and which functions are required The device uses a black amp white tape attached to the drive sheave along with a sensor to detect car speed See the user s manual for more information about mounting the sensor and installing the tape NOTE The drive should be fully adjusted and the car should be able to run on automatic before calibrating the ETSD SYSTEM circuit board NOTE The senor and tape must be mounted on the machine before attempting to calibrate the ETSD or Overspeed devices 10 1 1 Calibrating the Overspeed device a Turn off the controller at the mainline disconnect b Place a jumper on the ETSD monitoring system circuit board terminal OSC Connect the other end of this jumper to terminal block 1 120VAC on the controller s main terminal strip Place a jumper on the ETSD monitoring system circuit board terminal ETSDFT Connect the other end of this jumper to terminal block 1 120VAC on the controller s main terminal strip d Power up the controller by closing the mainline disconnect If the jumpers to terminals ETSDFT amp OCS were previously installed during the initial startup phase of the project cycle power to the controller with the jumpers installed before proceeding to the nex
39. ntarily touching a jumper from terminal block 1 to PLC input terminal SHTDFT Remove the SHTDFT jumper from the Emergency terminal slowdown Overspeed Uncontrolled movement device circuit board Reset the PLC EM BRAKE HOLD TIME register to its original value usually 5 seconds x VIRGINIA CONTROLS PLC Traction Adjuster s Manual Page 36 20 Drift test with car at a landing ETSD Monitoring System Tests NOTE When performing these tests especially while the elevator has been on Normal operation first verify that the car is empty and that Hall Calls are cut out These tests are done on the hardware Emergency terminal slowdown Overspeed Uncontrolled movement device circuit board 20 1 UCM System Testing 20 1 1 When equipped for Rope Brake Operation a Power down the system and connect a jumper from terminal block 1 on the main terminal strip to input SHTDFT on the PLC b Remove the controller wire at Input DZ Door Zone on the ETSD Board Clip this controller wire to a short wire temporarily installed in its place c Power up the system d Run the elevator on Automatic to the top landing NOTE Be sure to take the necessary steps to prevent anyone from boarding the elevator during the test As the elevator opens its doors at the top landing remove the controller wire clipped to the temporary wire at Input DZ on the ETSD Board f The UCM System will cause the UCM TRIP LED to lig
40. position will reset to 1F q The Hall Call Cutout switch may be placed back into the normal position VIRGINIA CONTROLS PLC Traction Adjuster s Manual Page 30 17 ETSD Tests NOTE Cars that run at 200FPM or less are not equipped with an ETSD system WARNING Before doing any of the tests outlined below the elevator must be free of personal and must not be assessable to any passengers Many of these tests intentionally disable safety devices and should only be performed by qualified trained personnel After each test is completed a thorough inspection of the elevator should be done prior to placing the car back into service 17 1 ETSD testing for the PLC The PLC will check that the ETSD rail switches have opened when the car arrives at a terminal landing a b c d e f Run the car to a landing mid way up the hatch Place a jumper on the lower terminal landing ETSD switch terminals 1 32 Run the car to the bottom landing by placing a car call to 1F The car will run into the landing stop and go into shutdown Remove the jumper from terminals 1 32X and reset shutdown Repeat this test at the top terminal landing by jumping out the top terminal ETSD switch 1 31X and running the car to the top Remove the jumper when finished 17 2 ETSD System Testing 17 2 1 Mid Hatch Tests a b d e Run the car to a landing in the middle of the shaftway Place a car call at the
41. r is connected to terminal 1 and the PLC input SHTDFT This jumper will defeat the operation of many of the controller s safety devices such as run timers and redundancy checks Some critical faults such as drive not ready to run are not defeated with this jumper This jumper is needed to allow the controller to run on temporary service during the construction and adjustment phases of the installation WARNING The shutdown defeat jumper is intended for initial startup of the elevator and for troubleshooting purposes only This jumper must be removed before the elevator is placed into service or serious injury or death could result VIRGINIA CONTROLS PLC Traction Adjuster s Manual Page 22 12 Placing the Car into Service After the installation is complete all setup and calibration procedures are complete and all temporary jumpers have been removed the car may be placed in service WARNING Before placing the car into service all setup procedures must be completed and all temporary jumpers must be removed from the controller The installer should check all features of the controller for proper operation Features such as emergency fire service emergency power independent service etc should be checked Items such as safeties and door operators should be checked for safe and code compliant operation If any safety items are found to be non operative they should be investigated and repaired before placing the car in servi
42. r should be done prior to placing the car back into service NOTE Terminal numbers are listed in the procedures below for your convenience and are the numbers most commonly used Check your controller schematic to verify terminal designations for your specific controller 16 1 Overspeed Safety Test It isrecommended that an empty car low speed safety test be done to ensure that the safety devices are functioning properly before performing a full load full speed test 16 1 1 Low speed test a Jump out the car safety switch with a temporary jumper 2X 2Y b Run the car down on inspection speed about 50 FPM c While the car is running manually engage the overspeed governor The safety device on the car should trip and the motor sheave will continue to turn until the inspection run button is released Do not allow the drive sheave to turn on the stationary ropes for more than a few seconds or damage will occur d Manually inspect the safety devices to ensure proper operation e Reset the overspeed governor and run the car up to disengage the safeties f Ensure that the safeties are fully disengaged before proceeding 16 1 2 Full speed Test a Turnon the Hall call cutout switch located on the relay interface printed circuit board b Run the car away from the lower terminal landing The car should be high enough in the hoistway to allow the car to accelerate to a high rate of speed before reaching the lower landing
43. rmine what the car was doing at the time of the fault VIRGINIA CONTROLS PLC Traction Adjuster s Manual Page 24 14 PLC adjustments Numerous parameters may be adjusted in the PLC These parameters include items such as door times homing landing etc Refer to the schematic sheets FA FA1 FA2 DP Etc along with the user manual for a detailed list and description of adjustable features VIRGINIA CONTROLS PLC Traction Adjuster s Manual Page 25 15 Regeneration Unit When Provided The regeneration unit is provided to put the motor s regenerated power back into the building power supply during an overhauling condition of the elevator This unit does not normally require any adjustments The first time the regeneration unit is powered up on a power supply other than the one where it was tested it may display an E Puch or E PuC Fault To reset the fault use the Regeneration unit keypad to navigate to parameter CP 31 and press enter This fault should not reoccur unless the unit is connected to a different power source VIRGINIA CONTROLS PLC Traction Adjuster s Manual Page 26 16 Safety Tests WARNING Before doing any of the tests outlined below the elevator must be free of personal and must not be assessable to any passengers Many of these tests intentionally disable safety devices and should only be performed by qualified trained personnel After each test is completed a thorough inspection of the elevato
44. run full speed onto the buffer k After the car strikes the buffer pull the mainline disconnect or place the car on controller inspection to stop the motor WARNING Do not allow the drive sheave to turn on the stationary ropes for more than a few seconds or damage will occur 1 Run the car off of the buffer using the controller inspection switches m Inspect the car and buffer for damage WARNING Do not put the car back into service until it has been carefully checked for damage n Remove all temporary jumpers and reconnect the selector wires removed in the steps above Run the car back near the bottom landing and put the car on automatic p The car will run down to floor level and floor position will reset to 1F q The Hall Call Cutout switch may be placed back into the normal position 16 2 2 Buffer test for cars with an encoder based selector NOTE If you have a controller with an encoder based selector system there is a LEARN terminal in the controller and the selector see sheet CTX will not have any slowdown sensors Turn the Hall call cutout switch located on the relay interface printed circuit board b Place the car at the third landing from the bottom Place a jumper from terminal 1 on the main terminal strip to PLC input terminal SHTDFT VIRGINIA CONTROLS PLC Traction Adjuster s Manual Page 29 Place a jumper from terminal 1 the main
45. selector sensors or PLC programming for encoder based selectors at the terminal landings These switches should operate about 1 after a selector slowdown or programmed slowdown sensor is activated The exact distance is not critical to the operation of the elevator and can vary slightly without causing adverse effects to the operation of the controller See sheet SS in the schematics for additional information VIRGINIA CONTROLS PLC Traction Adjuster s Manual Page 10 5 PLC Setup for Jobs with Encoder Based Selectors NOTE you have a controller with an encoder based selector system there is LEARN terminal in the controller and the selector see sheet CTX will not have any slowdown sensors When an ECTS positioning system is used there are not any slowdown switches in the cartop selector The slowdown signals are generated from values programmed into the PLC and may be adjusted via the PLC data panel Floor levels will be defined in a floor position table in the PLC and are set up during a learn trip See below NOTE Job specific information is on sheet ECTS in your schematics 5 1 Learn Trip Before doing a learn trip the car must be ready to run on automatic the selector leveling magnets and binary reset magnets must be installed and the car must not be on any special service such as emergency fire service emergency power independent service etc The Hall Call Cutout switch
46. t step Set inspection speed in the drive to 150FPM For cars slower than 200FPM set the speed to 80 of full speed f Run the car in either direction on inspection for at least 5 Seconds g With power still applied to the controller and the car stopped remove the jumper from terminal OSC h The OS Tuned light with turn on indicating that the overspeed device has been calibrated i Set inspection speed in the drive back to SOFPM or any desired setting below 150 j Remove the jumper from the SHTDFT input VIRGINIA CONTROLS PLC Traction Adjuster s Manual Page 20 10 1 2 Calibration the ETSD system a Turn off the controller at the mainline disconnect b Place a jumper on the ETSD monitoring system circuit board terminal ETSC Connect the other end of this jumper to terminal block 1 120VAC on the controller s main terminal strip If the jumper was previously installed cycle power to the controller with the jumper installed before proceeding to the next step c Power up the controller by closing the mainline disconnect d Set full speed in the drive to be 90 of full speed Adjust LF 42 in the KEB drive e Run the elevator in either direction on automatic at 90 of contract speed for at least 5 seconds f After the car has stopped and with power still applied to the controller remove the jumper from terminal 5 g The ETSD Tuned light will turn on indicating tha
47. t the ETSD system has been calibrated h Set full speed in the drive back to contract speed i Remove the jumper from terminal ETSDFT 10 1 3 Putting the system into operation Be sure that the jumpers have been removed from terminals SHTDFT OSC and ETSDFT before placing the system into service There should not be any temporary jumpers connected to the circuit board WARNING The Emergency terminal slowdown Overspeed Uncontrolled movement device will not operate with a jumper on the SHTDFT terminal This jumper must be removed before placing the car into service NOTE Some sections of the board may not be used depending on car speed If the car speed is 200 or below there will be a factory jumper on terminal ETSDFT Factory installed jumpers should not be removed Check your job schematic to check which factory jumpers are installed 10 1 4 Faults If any of the systems on this board have detected a fault condition the corresponding red LED will light Note that faults will be remembered through a power down condition To reset an ETSD fault push the ETSD Reset pushbutton on the board To reset an OS fault push the OS Reset pushbutton on the board To reset a UCM fault jumper must be connected to the SHTDFT input on the circuit board VIRGINIA CONTROLS PLC Traction Adjuster s Manual Page 21 11 Shutdown Defeat Jumper The Shutdown defeat jumpe
48. tches are normally closed and will open when actuated by the car cam Sheet SS in the schematics shows the relative position of the switches with respect to one another 4 2 Shaftway Switch Locations 4 2 1 Normal Limit Switches The Up Normal Limit Switch up directional limit should be located about 1 above the top floor The car cam should not engage this switch when the car is floor level at the top floor but should allow for about 1 of over travel The Down Normal Limit Switch down directional limit should be located about 1 below the bottom floor The car cam should not engage this switch when the car is floor level at the bottom floor but should allow for about 1 of over travel 4 2 2 Final Limit Switches Up Final is the uppermost switch in the hatch When the car cam opens this switch all power is removed from the control circuits This switch is located above the Up Normal Limit Switch Under normal operation the car cam will never actuate this switch The Down Final is the lower most switch in the hatch When the car cam opens this switch all power is removed from the control circuits This switch is located below the Down Normal Limit Switch Under normal operation the car cam will never actuate this switch 4 2 3 Slowdown Switches The number of slowdown switches will vary from 2 to 6 depending on car speed See sheet FS in the schematic to see how many switches are requir
49. terminal SHTDFT Remove the jumper from the Emergency terminal slowdown Overspeed Uncontrolled movement device circuit board If equipped 19 1 2 Drift test with car at a landing a b c d e f g Place the car at a landing with the car on automatic operation and hold the doors open Remove field wires 21 amp 22 up amp down Level switches from the controller Place a jumper from terminal 1 on the main terminal strip to terminal SHTDFT on the Emergency terminal slowdown Overspeed Uncontrolled movement device circuit board If equipped Manually open the brake and allow the car to drift away from the floor The rope brake will set Reconnect wires 21 amp 22 and reset the rope brake by momentarily touching a jumper from terminal block 1 to PLC input terminal SHTDFT Remove the SHTDFT jumper from the Emergency terminal slowdown Overspeed Uncontrolled movement device circuit board x VIRGINIA CONTROLS PLC Traction Adjuster s Manual Page 35 19 2 Test of Emergency brake with doors open 19 2 1 Stationary test with car at a landing a b d e f g h Place a jumper from terminal 1 on the main terminal strip to terminal SHTDFT on the Emergency terminal slowdown Overspeed Uncontrolled movement device circuit board If equipped Check sheet FA1 in the schematic for the PLC BRAKE HOLD TIME register number Increase EM BRAKE HOLD TIME to 5 minutes to allow
50. until it reaches the top landing This completes the learn trip and the car is able to run on automatic VIRGINIA CONTROLS PLC Traction Adjuster s Manual Page 11 5 2 Floor Tables Check sheet ECTS in your schematic for job specific information for your controller The floor tables usually start at register R551 but may be different on some controllers Each floor value is the actual count of the High Speed Counter at the landing and is stored in two registers as a value between 20000 the bottom landing and up to 2 147 483 647 There will be two registers per landing provided If register R551 is correct for your controller then register R551 and R552 will be the value of the floor position for the lowest landing R553 and R554 will be the position value of the second landing etc R551 will contain 20000 and R552 will be 0 Each consecutive pair of registers will have a larger number than the previous register with the largest value being in the register that represents the highest landing NOTE When viewing the values with the data panel the values will increase from a positive value to 32767 then continue from 32768 to 0 This is because the value is part of a two register pair so the lower register works like an unsigned integer 0 to 65535 but the data panel will display the value as a signed integer 32768 to 32767 To change a value from a signed integer to an unsigned integer add 65536 to the negative value
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