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4. SPECIAL FUNCTION
3.8.4 Slug & Reverse Slug Input Operation
1. Use Slug Mode (a PNP input) to override all logic
internal to the control and force this zone and all 4.1 Configuring the Control as a BMC
upstream zones to run regardless of whether they In certain applications it may be necessary to eliminate
are occupied or empty. Slug Mode is sometimes the motor Run-On-Time which is a part of the Search &
referred to as Jog.
Rescue function (see section 4.3 below). To accomplish
NOTE: When this signal is active, parcels will be this, the control can be configured as a Basic Motor
pushed off the end of the conveyor if there is Control (BMC) or standalone motor control. To
nothing in place to receive them. accomplish this implement the following steps;
2. Use Reverse Slug (a PNP input) in one of two ways:
• Alone: Assert it by itself to cause the zone and 1. Place control DIP switch 3 in the ON position (slide
the switch to the right)
all upstream zones to coast. The motors will not
be energized and will not provide any active 2. On the GREEN 3-pin sensor connector, wire the
braking power. sensor input (center pin) to the sensor + voltage (pin
• In Combination: Assert it in combination with on the right).
the Slug Mode input to override all logic internal 3. Apply a 24Vdc signal to the Slug Mode input (I/O
to the control and force this zone and all pin 2) to start and stop the motor. Slug Mode (a PNP
upstream zones to run in the reverse direction input) overrides all logic internal to the control and
regardless of whether they are occupied or forces this zone and all upstream zones, if connected
empty. with the communication/handshake cables, to run
regardless of whether they are occupied or empty.
3.8.5 Intermediate Zone 4. When the Slug Mode input goes high then I/O pin 4
will go high to indicate that the motor is running.
Use the control’s Analog In+ and Analog In- inputs in 5. I/O pin 4 will float at approximately 13Vdc when it
combination to provide a 0-10 V differential signal that goes “low”. To force I/O pin 4 to go to 0Vdc, connect a
overrides the settings of the speed control DIP switch. 10K ohm, 1/2W resistor between I/O pin 4 and 0Vdc.

If the voltage differential is less than 0.5 VDC, the 4.2 Zone Hold Input
control ignores the analog input and the control’s DIP
switch speed settings will prevail. When the zone hold input (I/O pin 7) goes active, prior
to an object reaching the primary (downstream-edge)
sensor, then that object will be held in that zone and will
If the signal is 9.5 VDC or higher, the control operates not exit while the zone hold signal remains active.
the motor at its maximum speed setting.

All objects in the upstream zones will also be held while
Dyno Ltd has available a manual Analog Speed Control the zone hold input is active.
Module (ACG P/N 300128) for use with this control for
manually setting the same motor speed on up to 10
zones. When an object is actively exiting the zone hold input
will have no effect on that object exiting.
To provide the required differential Analog Speed
Input voltage using a PLC, the PLC Analog Output 4.3 Search and Rescue
Module you select should be able source and sink a This function has been added to the control in order to
minimum of 20mA. avoid situations where parcels could become stranded
between photo sensors, creating a nuisance at the very
3.8.6 Other Modes of Operation least. This function is active after the following events:

For additional assistance, please contact • During Power Up
our ACG Service line at +6432161440 • After Discharge of a Parcel from the Downstream Edge
or email us at sales@dyno.co.nz of a Zone
• After Removal of a Slug Mode Signal (if Reverse Slug is
Not Active)
• After Removal of a Rev Slug Signal (if Slug Mode is Not
Active)

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