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EasyTronic III MANUAL

SERVICE

General characteristics:
Power supply 24 Vac ±15%
Max consumption at 24Vac 300mA
Relay outputs 6
Maximum relay current 8 A res.
Serial standard RS232 2
Serial standard RS485 2
Digital inputs 14
Input for phase sequence 1 a 5 Vac
Temp. analog inputs 2 (10 bit)
LCD contrast regulation 20 levels
Maximum life 50,000 hours

Analog input 4-20mA 1 (12 bit)

Analog output 4-20mA 1 (10 bit)
Clock calendar with lithium battery CR2032.
Internal alarm buzzer.
Maximum distance of base from display: 2 meters, through Ethernet cable.
 START PAGE, remains on screen for 3 seconds after the central is started.

Easy Controll III

Ver.0.0 data
Easy Controll III

NORMAL OPERATION SCREEN

----Screw temp.: 065°C
06.5Bar 000%
STATUS=OFF
Ora data
Start screen:
• 1st line: use arrow keys
and  to display the following information (after 25 seconds without typing
anything the display will automatically show screw temperature).
1. –intern. temp.: indicates the temperature inside the electro-mechanical plant
2. ----air temp.: indicates the temperature at the air outlet
3. ----screw temp.: indicates the temperature of the screws
4. ----total hours: indicates the total number of the engine’s working hours
5. –load hours: indicates the number of hours the compressor worked in a load cycle.
6. ---idling hours: indicates the number of hours the compressor worked in a IDLING cycle.
7. mainten. hours.: indicates the remaining number of hours until the next maintenance intervention. A
negative number indicates the hours during which the machine has worked without maintenance.
8. air filter hours: indicates the number of hours left before the air filter has to be replaced.
9. bear. lubr.: indicates the number of hours left before bearings have to be lubricated.
10. oil filter hours: indicates the number of hours left before the oil filter has to be replaced.
11. oil change hours: indicates the number of hours left before the oil has to be changed.
12. Start/hours: indicates how many times the motor has started in the past hour.
If an inverter is present, together with a communication cable with the inverter connected:
13. inverter temperature: indicates the temperature of the inverter.
14. Inverter frequency.: indicates the frequency at which the inverter is working.

• 2nd line: Pressure present at motor speed in %. If an inverter is present, together with a communication cable
with the inverter connected, % inverter load.

• 3rd line: Machine status:

1. STATUS=IDLING, the motor is on but the load electro-valve is disabled.
2. STATUS=LOADED, the motor is on and the load electro-valve is enabled.
3. STATUS=STAND-BY, active status, but the motor is off.
4. STATUS=REMOTE-OFF, waiting for the remote start-up command.
5. STATUS=OFF, machine is being supplied but its functioning is disabled.
6. STATUS= REMO.PRESS. OFF, the machine is still, waiting for remote pressure.

• 4th line. Time and Date. If there is a programmed start-up a blinking clock will be displayed after the date.

POSSIBLE ALARMS

In case of alarm, the type of alarm is displayed on the first line. If there is more than one alarm present it is possible
to scroll up and down the list of alarms by using
and . To move to normal display during an alarm, use the right
arrow key. To silence the alarms, press Reset. To cancel the alarm, keep Reset pressed for at least 2 seconds. All
alarms that are no longer active will be deleted. The alarm of incorrect rotation direction can only be cancelled by
cutting off power supply to the machine.

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List of alarms:

1. rot. dir. err.: In case of an incorrect phase sequence the central will display “rotation direction
error” and the ALARM LED will light up. This alarm blocks the compressor. To restore function,
restore the phase sequence. ATTENTION: This alarm can only be reset by cutting off power
supply to the machine.

2. air temp. sens. faulty: This is controlled by the presence of the temperature sensor (open probe or
short-circuit). The displayed message is “Temperature sensor faulty”. This alarm blocks the
compressor. To restore function, check the probe and press Reset.

3. screw temp. sens. faulty: This is controlled by the presence of the temperature sensor (open probe or
short-circuit). The displayed message is “Temperature sensor faulty”. This alarm blocks the
compressor. To restore function, check the probe and press Reset.

4. max. oil temp.: When the oil reaches its maximum temperature the alarm “max. oil temp.” is
displayed. This alarm blocks the compressor. To start up the compressor again you must wait until the
temperature goes back below the programmed value and then press Reset.

5. min. oil temp.: When the oil reaches its minimum temperature the alarm “min. oil temp.” is
displayed. This alarm blocks the compressor. To start up the compressor again you must wait until the
temperature goes back up above the programmed value and then press Reset.

6. oil pre temp.: When the oil reaches its pre-alarm temperature the alarm “oil pre temp.” is displayed.
This alarm does not block the compressor. Press Reset to silence the alarm.

7. motor thermal: This alarm is given when the motor thermal intervenes. This alarm blocks the
compressor. To silence the alarm, check its cause then press Reset.

8. emergency pushbutton: This alarm means the emergency mushroom button which blocks the
compressor has been pressed. To silence the alarm, restore the emergency button to its original
position, then press Reset.

9. air filter: This alarm does not block the compressor. To silence the alarm, press Reset.

10. maintenance: This alarm warns the user that the machine requires an ordinary maintenance
intervention. This alarm can only be silenced by the service centre which has carried out the
maintenance operation; the counter will be reset to the desired value.

11. max. press. al.: This alarm is displayed when the maximum set pressure is exceeded. This alarm
blocks the compressor. To silence the alarm, restore the correct pressure, then press Reset.

12. press. sens. broken: This alarm is displayed when the pressure sensor connected to the 4-20 mA input
is not working correctly. This alarm blocks the compressor. To silence the alarm, restore the normal
status of the pressure sensor, then press Reset.

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 13. commun. error: This alarm is displayed when communication between the central and the display is
lost. This alarm blocks the compressor. Check connections.

14. inverter error: This alarm is enabled when the inverter is active. This alarm blocks the compressor.
Check the inverter.

15. screw mot. therm.: This alarm is displayed when the screw motor thermal intervenes. This alarm
blocks the compressor. To silence the alarm, check its cause, then press Reset.

16. fan mot. therm.: This alarm is displayed when the fan motor thermal intervenes. This alarm blocks
the compressor. To silence the alarm, check its cause, then press Reset.

17. remote press. error: This alarm does not interrupt the compressor. It warns the operator that for some
reason the external remote pressure control has not intervened. If the remote pressure parameter is at
ON, the alarm cannot be reset until the correct sequence of remote pressure control is restored.

CONTRAST REGULATION
While the machine is off (status=OFF), press  and  at the same time. The first line of the display will show the level
of contrast. Contrast can be regulated from 1 (darker) to 20 (lighter) by using keys
and . Press OK to confirm. The
value is automatically saved in the memory.

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 PARAMETERS
Unit of
PARAMETER MIN MAX DEF measur.
ID 000 009 000 -
HOURS OF GENERAL MAINTENANCE 0 50000 4000 Hours
HOURS OF AIR FILTER REPLACEMENT 0 50000 2000 Hours
OIL FILTER HOURS 0 50000 4000 Hours
OIL CHANGE HOURS 0 50000 8000 Hours
BEARING LUBRICATION HOURS 0 50000 4000 Hours
IDLING HOURS 0 50000 0 Hours
TOTAL HOURS 0 50000 0 Hours
PRE-ALARM TEMPERATURE 0 20 5 °C
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE 0 110 110 °C
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE -14 0 -7 °C
FAN TEMPERATURE 0 150 65 °C
IDLING OPERATION TIME 60 900 180 sec
STOP IDLING TIME 30 240 35
AUTOMATIC START NO -
INTERNAL PHASE SEQUENCE NO -
LANGUAGE ITA -
ENABLE RS485 YES -
SET DATE AND TIME - - - -
PSI/BAR BAR -
WORKING PRESSURE 0.0 Max Pres 10.0 BAR
WORKING DELTA 0.0 2.0 0.0 BAR
MAXIMUM PRESSURE 0.0 11.0 BAR
PreAll–
0.5Bar
MAXIMUM ALARM PRESSURE 0.0 16.0 14.0 BAR
REMOTE PRESSURE NO -
START PROGRAM OFF -
X01 DIGITAL INPUTS 1-8 Bit 00000000 -
X07 DIGITAL INPUTS 1-6 Bit 111111 -
MOTOR THERMALS SEPARATED NO -
TEMPERATURE UNIT OF MEASUREMENT °C -
MAXIMUM START UP/HOURS 1 200 100 -
INVERTER YES -
If the inverter is enabled:
MINIMUM WORKING % 0 100 50 %
LOAD DELAY 0 250 10 sec
INVERTER INTEGRATIVE 001 250 001
MAXIMUM FREQUENCY 000.000 400.000 000.000 Hz
ACCELERATION TIME 000.000 300.000 000.00 sec
DECELERATION TIME 000,000 300.000 000.00 sec
S ACCEL. CURVE 0.00 5.00 0.00 sec
NOMINAL FREQUENCY 000.0000 400.0000 000.0000 Hz
BOOST AT START UP 00.0 53.5 00.0 %
MAXIMUM VOLTAGE 0:max.100%v/
f
SWITCH FREQUENCY 2 KHz
ANALOG COMMAND 4-20 mA

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 OPERATION
Standard switch-on:
Press (I). If there are no active alarms the switch-on cycle will start.
a) Wait for switch-on: The display will show “STAND-BY” and the central will wait until the following
conditions are present before it starts the compressor:
1) If the machine was previously spent the central must wait for 15 seconds before it starts the compressor.
2) The central must wait until the pressure goes below the value set at “IDLING” before it starts the
compressor.
b) Compressor start-up: the line and star remote control switch is switched and the display will show
“IDLING”.
c) Normal operating conditions: After 6 seconds the passage from star to triangle takes place. The display still
shows “IDLING”. After the number of seconds programmed in the Delay Load parameter, if the remote control
switch so requests the load electro-valve is excited and the display will show “LOAD”.

Standard switch-off:
Press OFF to start the switch-off procedure.
a) The enabling of the load electro-valve is switched off and the IDLING cycle starts.
The display will flash “IDLING”. When the IDLING Stop cycle ends the compressor will
switch off and the display will show “STATUS=OFF”.

Remote switch-on:
The compressor can be remotely switched on by using the Remote Control Digital Input. Press (I): if there are no
alarms the remote control will start.
From this moment on the Remote Control Digital Input will switch the machine on and off. Buttons (I) and (0) have an
upper hand over the Remote Control Digital Input.

Switch-on procedure from remote pressure:

When the remote pressure control is enabled through the menu, the Remote Pressure Digital Input is enabled as well.
In this configuration the central will control the remote input as an external pressure gauge, and will also make sure that
the gauge functions within the range of preset values (set loaded, set IDLING or working pressure and delta in case of
inverter). If the Set pressure is exceeded due to an anomaly of remote pressure control, the central will take over the
compressor cycle and force it to work with internally set values, signalling the alarm message Remote press. err. If the
remote intervenes before the set IDLING of the central, pressure control is again entrusted to the remote pressure input
(at this point the alarm can be reset).

Inverter Minimum Protection: If the compressor with inverter remains in the load phase for the minimum % of load
for longer than the IDLING time, it will automatically switch to IDLING, to limit working time to the minimum %.

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 PARAMETER SET UP
By pressing OK the machine will stop (Status=OFF) and you will be sent to the parameter set up menu:

0) ID: (service code): Selects the central ID. More than one ID can be selected in case there are more than one
machine connected to the same RS485 line.

1) Maintenance (service code):

Use keys
and  to scroll through the 7 possible values. Use keys  and  to change these values. The counter
with a – sign indicates the number of hours since maintenance expiry.
1. General Maint.: hours left until general maintenance. When the counter reaches 0 the
central goes in Maintenance alarm.
2. Air filter change: hours left until next air filter change
3. Oil filter change: hours left until next oil filter change
4. Oil change: hours left until next oil change
5. Bearing lubric.: hours left until next bearing lubrication
6. IDLING hours: hours of IDLING operation
7. Total hours: total working hours

If parameters IDLING hours or Total hours are changed, when leaving the menu the system will
require the factory password as confirmation.

2) Alarm log: You can scroll through the last 100 alarm messages, with time, date and screw
temperature. To delete the log press  and  at the same time while in the menu and type
in the factory password.

3) Pre-alarm temperature: this value, not changeable, defines the temperature delta, expressed in °C, from the
maximum alarm temperature. This value can be set from 1 to 20. For instance, if maximum temperature is 120
°C and delta is 10°C, the maximum temperature pre-alarm will be displayed at 110 °C.

4) Maximum temperature this value, not changeable, defines the Maximum Allowed Temperature. Regulation
range goes from 0 to 150°C.

5) Minimum temperature this value, not changeable, defines the Minimum Allowed Temperature. Regulation
range goes from 0 to –14 °C.

6) Fan temperature (service password): This menu contains the temperature which activates the fan. Regulation
range goes from 0 to 150°C. The fan will start when the preset temperature is reached. The fixed hysteresis is
10°C.

7) IDLING time (service password): From this menu you can intervene to alter the machine’s IDLING cycle
time. Regulation range goes from 60 to 900 seconds, with 5-second steps.

8) Stop IDLING time (service password): From this menu you can intervene to alter the machine’s IDLING
cycle time before it goes into OFF. Regulation range goes from 30 to 250 seconds, with 5-second steps.

9) Automatic Start (service password): This parameter enables Automatic Stop. When activated, the compressor
will start automatically even after a power failure. The initial start must be activated by pressing (I) on the
push button panel. For safety reasons its use is absolutely not advisable.

10) Int. phase sequence (service password): This parameter enables the internal phase sequence control, or
disables it by activating the phase sequence input on the terminal.

11) Language (free): This parameter changes the language of the menu.

12) Enable RS485 (free): This parameter enables transmission through RS485, and automatically disables
transmission through RS232.

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13) Set time and date (free): Set date and time. If the battery is low the firmware date is automatically used. If the
picture of a battery shows up right after the time, replace the CR2032 battery and set the correct time.

14) PSI/BAR (free): Selects one of these units of measurement for pressure.

15) This parameter is subject to the presence of the inverter.

Functioning with inverter:
Working pressure (free): In this parameter it is possible to set the working pressure at which the compressor
will stop.
Functioning without inverter:
Set IDLING (free): In this parameter it is possible to set the working pressure at which the compressor will
stop.

16) This parameter is subject to the presence of the inverter.

Functioning with inverter:
Working Delta (free): This parameter becomes the working delta, i.e., it indicates the pressure range at which
the compressor must work. For instance, if set at 1.0 bar and if working pressure is 9.0 bar, this means the
compressor will switch off at 9.5 bar and switch on again at 8.5 bar.
Functioning without inverter:
Set load (free): In this parameter it is possible to set the working pressure at which the compressor will start.

17) Maximum pressure (service password): This parameter defines the maximum possible pressure value from
menu 14; it therefore limits the maximum pressure the compressor can achieve.

18) Maximum alarm pressure this value, not changeable, defines the maximum pressure value at which the
central goes in alarm and blocks the machine.

19) Remote pressure (service password): When this parameter is enabled, the Remote Pressure Input is enabled
as well, so that pressure control is demanded to the external pressure sensor connected to this input. In case of
malfunctioning of the external sensor, the internal sensor is enabled, with our without inverter.

20) Start-up program (service password): There are 5 programs available (0-4). Use keys
and  to select the
desired program. Press OK to alter it. Select the start time, the stop time and the day of the week in which it
must be active. An X indicates that the preset day is active. To disable the program, insert identical start and
stop hours. Press OK to confirm.

21) X1 Progr. NC-NO (service password): It is possible to invert the logic of the inputs of terminal X1: position
the cursor with arrows  and  on the input to be altered and use arrows
and  to modify it. Press OK to
confirm.

22) X7 Progr. NC-NO (service password): It is possible to invert the logic of the inputs of terminal X7: position
the cursor with arrows  and  on the input to be altered and use arrows
and  to modify it. Press OK to
confirm.

23) Separate Mot. Therm. (service password): If this parameter is ON the motor thermals of the screw motor
and of the fan are separated in two inputs.

24) Temp. unit of measur.: (free) : Use arrows
and  to choose from degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit.

25) Maximum start/hours (service password): From this parameter you can select the maximum number of starts
in a period of 1 hour. If this limit is exceeded the compressor will continue with a IDLING or load cycle
according to need, and will return to stand-by when the time of the first start is reached.

26) INVERTER (service password): Enables the inverter.

27) Minimum working % (service password): Indicates the minimum percentage at which the inverter must
work. The maximum value is always 100%.

28) Load delay (service password): Indicates the delay, in seconds, before the load electro-valve is enabled after
the screw motor has reached its normal working conditions.

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29) Inverter integrative (service password): This parameter alters the ‘time’ constant of the integrative part of the
calculation for the Inverter percentage.

30) Inverter parameters (service password): Inverter parameters with KEB protocol:
1. Maximum frequency
2. Acceleration time
3. Deceleration time
4. S acceleration curve
5. Nominal frequency
6. Boost at start-up
7. Maximum tension
8. Switch frequency
9. Analog command

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 EasyTronic III CONNECTION

X03 X10 X07 X02 X08

2 1 3 2 1 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 6 5 4 3 2 1 12 1110 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 1 2 Con.
RS485 Progr. Display RS232
X01 X09 X06 CN1 CN2
CN3

1) Connector X8 outputs.

Relay Terminal Function

Relay No. 2 3-4 Star
Relay No. 1 1-2 Line
Relay No. 3 5-6 Triangle
Relay No. 4 7-8 Load electro-valve
Relay No. 5 9-10 Alarm
Relay No. 6 11-12 Fan

2) Analog inputs X02

Input Terminal Function

+20 1 Positive +20 Vdc for pressure Transducer
4/20 mA 2 Input 4/20mA Pressure Transducer
Temp. 1 3 Air temperature probe input
Temp. 2 4 Screw temperature probe input
Temp. 3 5 Fixture for further analog input (10bit)
Mass 6 Common mass for temperature sensors

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 3) Analog digital inputs X07

Input Terminal Function

Analog 1 Fixture for further analog input (10bit)
Dig. 1 2 INVERTER error
Dig. 2 3 Fan motor thermal
Dig. 3 4 Remote Pressure Digital Input
Dig. 4 5 Digital Input
Dig. 5 6 Digital Input
Dig. 6 7 Digital Input
Mass 8 Common mass for digital and analog inputs

4) Phase control input X10

Input Terminal Function

GND 1 Earth connection
5 Vac 2 Input 5 Vac for Phase control
N.C. 3 Not connected

5) General power supply input X03

Input Terminal Function

0 Vac 1 Input 0 Vac for power supply
24 Vac 2 Input 24 Vac for power supply

6) Digital inputs X01

Input Terminal Function

Mass 1 Common mass for digital inputs
Dig. 1 2 Emergency Digital Input
Dig. 2 3 Oil Filter Digital Input
Dig. 3 4 Air Filter Digital Input
Dig. 4 5 Oil Mist Eliminator Digital Input
Dig. 5 6 External Phase Sequence Digital Input
Dig. 6 7 Minimum Pressure Gauge Digital Input
Dig. 7 8 Remote Control Digital Input
Dig. 8 9 Motor Thermal Digital Input*
*: if both motor thermals are enabled, this will become the thermal of the screw motor.

7) Analog output 4/20 mA X09

Output Terminal Function

+20 Vdc 1 Positive +20 Vdc for output 4/20 mA Inverter.
N.C. 2 Not connected
4/20mA 3 Output 4/20mA Inverter
N.C. 4 Not connected

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8) RS485 X06

Rs485 Terminal Function

A 1 Channel A Rs485
B 2 Channel B Rs485

9) 6-way plug, CN1 programming

10) 8-way plug, communication through display board CN2

11) Interface RS232 CN3

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