Auber Instruments WSD-1500H-W Administrator Guide

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Operation Instruction Manual
WSD-1500H-W
Programmable PID Temperature Controller
Version 2.0 (Dec, 2019)
Auber Instruments
5755 North Point Parkway, Suite 99
Alpharetta, GA 30022
770-569-8420
www.auberins.com
Introduction
Thank you for purchasing the Auber WS series temperature controller. We sincerely
appreciate your decision and trust that our machine will meet your expectations in both
the quality of the result and the value of our product. While we are delighted that you
may be anxious to operate the controller for your project, a few minutes of your time
reading through this manual will only serve to enhance your experience in the months
and years ahead. In particular, we urge you to read through the safety warnings below.
Although this plug-and-play controller is very easy to operate, the process involves high
temperature and high wattage appliances and your safety is paramount.
SAFETY WARNINGS
•This controller is designed only to be used with devices that have limited power
and their own thermal cut off protection, such as a thermostat or thermal fuse in
case of controller failure.
•Do not place any objects on the top of controller surface which is used to vent
excess heat during its operation.
•The maximum electric current this controller can handle is 15 ampere. For 120
volt AC in US and Canada, this limits the heater power to 1800 watts.
•Always place the sensor in the controlled subject when the controller is on.
Before turning on the controller, please make sure the sensor is placed inside the
container to be controlled. Leaving the sensor outside of the solution will form an
open loop operation. If the sensor is left outside, controller will assume the
temperature is low even if the controlled subject is already very hot. The
controller will provide full power to the heater. It will not only overheat the
controller, but also damage your appliance, and even cause a fire.
•This controller is designed to control the devices recommended by Auber

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Instruments only. Using it to control a not recommended device can be
dangerous and cause fire. Auber Instruments is not liable for damages caused by
misuse of the controller. If you are not sure the controller can be used, please
contact Auber Instruments before use.
•If an abnormal display or noise is observed, turn the controller off, unplug the
power cord and contact the manufacturer before using it again.
•Clean the controller only when it is cool and unplugged.
•Do not allow children to operate the controller.
Specifications
Number of storable recipes 6
Number of steps in each recipe 6
Input voltage US 120V, European 220V, 50/60 Hz
Output voltage The same as the input.
Maximum Current 15A for 120V AC, 12A for 220V AC, 3A for the smoke
generator output.
Controller Mode PID, PI, PD or P.
Output switching device Built-in optically isolated solid state relay with zero voltage
crossing switching.
Sensor type PT1000 RTD sensor
Timer range 6 steps with 23h59m for each step.
Temperature resolution 1°C or 1°F.
Temperature display unit Celsius or Fahrenheit.
Temperature display range -40 - 400°C, or -40 - 750°F.
Mini. Control Temperature 5°C (9°F) above ambient with smoker generator off, 22
°C (40°F) above ambient with smoker generator on.
Max. Control Temperature 300°C (570°F), limited by sensor cable.
Temperature accuracy +/-1°C
Smoker generator control output maximum current
3A at 120V
Dimension 6 x 3 x 8.3 inch (155 x 80 x 210 mm) W x H x D.
Weight 3.2 lb (1.4 kg).
Warranty One (1) year for the controller, 90 days for sensors.
Note: This controller has US input plug and output socket that meet the NEMA 5-15
standard. For international order, user can get a converter from local electronics store to
convert the connection. For countries that use 220-240VAC power line, the maximum
control power of this controller is 2600 Watts.

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Operating Instructions
1. Description of the controller
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Figure 1. Front Panel.
1) LCD display window – During normal display mode, it will display temperature
readings from all probes and set temperature for cabinet. When high or low limit
alarm is triggered, this display will show alarm notification. In time checking mode,
it will display time/step information. In cooking profile or parameter setting modes,
it will display the step/parameter name and its value. For details, please check
section 3.
2) Alarm status/smoke generator indicator (Red)– This indicator has two
functions. When this indicator is blinking, temperature alarm is triggered. The LCD
display will flash the alarm notification at same time. When this indicator is solid
ON, the smoke generator control output is activated.
3) Output status indicator (Green)- This LED indicates the output status that
should be synchronized with heater. When this indicator is ON, the heater is
powered. When it is OFF, the heater’s power is off. When it is flashing, it means
the heater is on and off intermittently to reduce the power output. It is
synchronized with the power light on the cooking device.
4) Wi-Fi status indicator (Blue) – It indicates the Wi-Fi connection status of the
controller. Solid ON: the controller is connected to the internet. Fast flashing: Wi-Fi

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module is ready for configuration. Slow flashing: Wi-Fi module is initializing its
connection to the router. Off: no Wi-Fi connection.
5) SET Key – Press momentarily to enter the cooking profile settings. Press and hold
about 2 seconds to enter parameter settings. This key can also be used to confirm
the change of setting.
6) Time/Back Key – Pressing this key in normal operation mode will display time
checking mode. Pressing this key in the parameter setting mode will return back to
the upper level menu, or exit.
7) Down Key – Decrease value, scroll down the menu, or mute the buzzer.
8) Up Key – Increase value, scroll up the menu, or mute the buzzer.
Figure 2. Back Panel.
Up to three temperature probes can be used with this controller, and they need to be
plugged in P1, P2 and P3 sockets on the right of the back panel. P1 socket is for cabinet
temperature probe (Probe 1); P2 socket is for food internal probe (Probe 2); P3 socket is
for 3rd temperature probe (Probe 3).
2. Connecting this controller to your smoker
Install the sensor.
(Note: If you ordered wall mount sensor instead of free hanging sensor, please see the
separate instruction for wall mount sensor installation.)
The controller is supplied with two probes by default. The one with the short tip is for
measuring the cabinet temperature (Probe 1). It needs to be plugged to the top sensor
jack at the back of the controller. The long probe with a bend at the end is for the meat

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internal temperature measurement (Probe 2). It needs to be plugged to the bottom
sensor jack at the back of the controller. The tips of the probes are dropped into the
damper hole. Place a piece of tape on the top of the smoker tower to hold them in
place. The tip of Probe 1 should be placed close to the food but high enough so that it
does not touch the food. (See Figure 3). The tip of Probe 2 is to be inserted into the
meat.
Figure 3. Sensor position. Left, the sensor should be placed close to the food but high enough so that it
does not touch the food. Right, hold the sensor in place by a piece of tape.
For the “Original” and Stainless Steel Bradley smoker, the Temperature Heat Control
Switch on the smoker tower should be set to the Hi position (most right).
There are several ways to connect the controller and Bradley Smoker.
Smoke
Generator
Smoker
Tower
Cable B
Cable A
Figure 3.1 Power Cable wiring for Original Bradley Smoker
Cable A: Power cable for Smoker Tower, C14 plug
Cable B: Power cable for smoke generator, NEMA5-15P plug

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1) Connection for Bradley Original Smoker, with control of the smoker generator.
a) Connecting the controller to the power outlet, you should use the power cord that
came with the Bradley Smoker for connecting the smoker generator to the power outlet.
b) Connecting the controller to the smoker generator. You should use the power cord
that originally was used for connection between the smoker generator and smoker
tower.
Figure 4. Connection between the controller and Bradley Original Smoke generator.

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c) Connecting the controller output to the Bradley Smoker Tower with the power cord
that came with the Auber Controller
Auber
Controller
Smoke
Generator Smoker Tower
Probe 1:
Cabinet Temp
Probe 2:
Internal Temp
Cable A
Cable B
To Power Outlet
Figure 5. Diagram
Figure 6. Back view

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Figure 7. Connection between the controller and smoker
2) Connection for Bradley Digital Smoker.
For the Bradley Digital Smoker, both controller and smoker generator should be
connected directly to the wall outlet. Connect the controller output with the smoker
tower.
Auber
Controller
Smoke
Generator Smoker Tower
Probe 1:
Cabinet Temp
Probe 2:
Internal Temp
Cable C
Cable B
To Power Outlet To Power Outlet
Figure 8. Connection for Bradley Digital Smoker
Cable C is extra 18 AWG power cord, same as Cable B

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3. Display modes
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Normal Display
SET Press
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> 1 -Fd Temp 195
Step 2 SmkrTemp 200
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SET
Cooking Profile
SET Press
Momentarily
SET Press
Momentarily
SET Press
Momentarily
SET
Time Checking
SET Press
Momentarily
Parameter Settings
Figure 9. Switching between different display modes
Four display modes are available: 1) Normal display, 2) Time Checking, 3) Cooking
Profile and 4) Parameter setting.
When you turn on the controller, it will show the initializing display for several seconds. it
will display controller’s name and firmware version during this period. Then it will show
the normal mode display.
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Figure 10. Initializing display. Top line is for model number. Bottom line is for firmware version.
3.1 Normal display mode
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Cabinet Temp. Food Probe Temp.
Cabinet
Set Temp. Probe3 Temp.
Figure 11-1. Information displayed in normal display mode (Default)

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Set 250 OUT 25
Cabinet Temp. Food Probe Temp.
Cabinet
Set Temp. PowerOutput
Percentage
Figure 11-2. Information displayed in normal display mode
(when probe 3 is disabled in the setting, note 16 in section 7.2)
3.2 Time checking mode
To check current running status (status check mode), press Timer Key momentarily.
Press Time Key again to display more information, or return back to normal display
mode. Three display possibilities:
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Momentarily
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Step 1 Runt i me 0 : 02
Remai n i ng T ime 0 : 05
Figure 12. Time checking mode when current step is ended by time (multi-step mode).
Display #1 (if current step is ended by time): In normal mode, press timer key
momentarily to display the elapsed time for current step (top) and remaining time for
current step (bottom). Press timer key again to display the total running time after you
recently powered up the controller (top), and current power output percentage. Press
timer key again to return to normal display mode.
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Momentarily
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Momentarily
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Figure 13. Time checking mode when current step is ended by food temperature (multi-step mode).
Display #2 (if current step is ended by food temperature): In normal mode, press timer
key momentarily to display the elapsed time for current step (top) and food probe
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after you recently powered up the controller (top), and current power output percentage.
Press timer key again to return to normal display mode.
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Momentarily
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Power Out put 100%
Figure 14. Time checking mode when single step mode.
Display #3 (if single step mode): Press timer key to display the total running time after
you recently powered up the controller (top), and current power output percentage.
Press timer key again to return to normal display mode.
3.3 Cooking profile programming mode
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SET
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Momentarily
Figure 15. Access the menu of cooking profile mode using SET key.
Press SET key momentarily to enter cooking profile mode. For details, please check
section 4.1.
3.4 Parameter setting mode
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Press & Hold
Figure 16. Access the menu of parameter setting mode using SET key.
Press and hold SET key for about 2s to enter parameter setting mode. For details, please
check section 5.
4. Operation
All cooking profile settings and control parameters can be accessed both from the device
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4.1 Set the Cooking Profile
The controller’s cooking profile can be either set to multi-step mode (default) or single-
step mode. In the multi-step mode, up to 6 steps can be programmed. Each step has its
own set temperature for cabinet probe (Probe 1), and its step-ending criterion. A cooking
step can either end by timer or by food internal temperature (Probe 2). In the single-step
mode, the controller will try to maintain the cabinet temperature at the set value of Step 1
(“Step 1 SmkrTemp”) as long as the controller is on. To switch between single-step mode
and multi-step mode, please check section 4.1.3.
4.1.1 Multi-Step Mode
A total of 6 steps can be programmed on this controller. Each program step comprises a
target temperature of cabinet (shown as “SmkrTemp: XXX”) and an ending criterion
setting “X-Ending”, where “X” is the step number. For example, “1-Ending” means the
ending criterion of Step 1. The “ending criterion” is a new concept to people who never
used Auber’s controllers. It determines how a cooking step is considered finished. Two
options are available: time and food internal temperature (Probe 2). If you want Step X to
be ended after a pre-set time period, set “X-Ending” by “Time”; if you want Step X to be
ended when food internal temperature reaches a pre-set value, set “X-Ending” to “Fd
Temp”.
After you set “X-Ending” to “Time”, you will need to set “X-Time”. Here, “X-Time” is
defined as the time duration (in hh:mm format) of the current step. The timer will start
counting even if the cabinet temperature has not yet reached the target cabinet
temperature. So, please make sure that the step time is long enough. If the step time is
too short, the controller may continue to the next step no matter what the actually cabinet
temperature is. If you set “X-Ending” to “X-Fd Temp”, you will need to set “X-Fd Temp”
to the desired food temperature (Probe 2), but only one setting is relevant to the current
cooking step depending on the X-Ending setting (either X-Time or X-Fd Temp).
Timer or Target Food Temp.
1-T i me 10 : 00
1 -Fd Temp 195
Ending Criterion
1- End i ng by T ime
1- Endi ng by Fd Temp
Step 1 SmkrTemp 250
Step Number and
Target Cabinet Temp.
Figure 17. For each cooking step, set the target cabinet temperature, ending criterion, and timer or target
food temperature.
If “X-Ending” of a certain step is set to “Fd Temp” while the food probe (Probe 2) is not
plugged in, this step will never end. Cabinet probe (Probe 1) should always be plugged
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the “X-Ending” are set to time, the controller can operate with only the cabinet probe
(Probe 1) plugged in.
Note: user can also use Aubersmart app to view and change both time and food
temperature of each step.
Cooking Profile Example
Table 1. example program
Step
Number
Cabinet Temp.
(SmkrTemp)
X-Ending
(Ending)
Time/
Fd Temp
1
120
Time
2:00
2
190
Fd Temp
160
3
130
Time
20:00
4
0
Time
0:0
5
0
Time
0:0
6
0
Time
0:0
The example program for the controller is listed in Table 1. This program will control the
temperature of the cabinet at 120°F for 2 hours. Then, change the temperature to
190°F. It will stay at 190°F until internal temperature of the meat reaches 160°F. Then,
the controller will drop the temperature to 130°F for 20 hours, waiting you to pick the
food. If you change set temperature in step 3 (Step 3 SmkrTemp) to 0 and time for step
3 to 0, when food internal temperature reaches 160°F, the controller will shut off the
heater and stop the program. it will give beeping sound until the buzzer is muted or the
power input has been reset.
A flow chart of how to enter the cooking profile is shown in Figure 18. To start program
the cooking profile, press SET key shortly to enter the Cooking Profile Programming mode.
The top line in the display shows the step number “Step: 1” and the current target of
cabinet temperature “SmkrTemp 250”. To enter or edit the profile:
1) Use ▲ or ▼ key to move the cursor “>” to the parameter you want to edit.
2) Press SET key, the value to be edited should start blinking.
3) Use ▲ or ▼ arrow key to edit the value.
4) Then press SET key again to save the change. That parameter will stop blinking.
5) Use ▲ or ▼ key to go another parameter, repeat the previous operations till you
have finished entering all the cooking steps.
Note: New setting will NOT be saved if SET key is not pressed. After programming the
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to exit the menu. Or, you can use ▲ or ▼ key to go to “Back”, and press SET key to
exit. The display can also return to the normal display mode if no key is pressed in about
15 seconds.
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Step 1 SmkrTemp 250
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Step 1 SmkrTemp 250 Step 1 SmkrTemp 120
1- Endi ng by Fd Temp 1- End i ng by Time
1-T i me 10 : 00 1-T i me 2 : 00
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Step 3 SmkrTemp 250
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2- End i ng by Fd Temp 2- End i ng by Fd Temp
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SET 
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SET
SET
SET
SET
SET
SET
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Figure 18. How to enter a cooking profile.
The example program in table 1 is used in this flow chart as a demo.
4.1.2 Single-Step Mode
In single-step mode, you can only access and change the target cabinet temperature of
Step 1 from the device. The controller will try to maintain the smoker temperature at the
set temperature (Smkr Temp) of Step 1 continuously as long as the controller is powered
on. If this controller is powered off and turned back on again, it will resume operating in
this mode. You can still view and change settings in other steps in Cooking Profile on the
Aubersmart app, but they don’t apply to this mode.
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“Step: 1” and the current target cabinet temperature in the top line. A curser “>” will be
shown on the left indicating which line will be selected. Press SET key once, the current
set temperature should start blinking. Use ▲ and ▼ keys to change the set
temperature. When finished, press the SET again to confirm the change. That number
will stop blinking. Press the Timer/Back key to exit the menu. Or use ▲ or ▼ key to
scroll to “Back” and then press SET key to exit. The display will return to the normal
display mode if no key is pressed in 15 seconds.
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> Back
SET Press
SET Press
Use or keys to adjust
set pit temp. Press SET key
to confirm.
Press
SET



Figure 19. How to change the set temperature in single-step mode.
4.1.3 Program Status & Control (for firmware version 1.7.4 or newer)
User can check or change current program running status by this parameter. It can be
used to stop/start the program, or jump to a different step. This parameter is under the
Cooking Profile menu as stated in section 4.1. Parameter name showing on the
controller’s display is Prog Status. Available options for this parameter are: Stop, Start,
Step 1 ~ 6, Back.
When pressing SET button momentarily to enter Cooking Profile menu, it will display
Prog Status on the left top, and current step number or stopped status on the right top.
Press SET button again, then user can change its options to start/stop the program or
jump steps. Press SET button again to confirm the change. See option definition and
flow chart below.
Option definition:
Stop: Stop the current cooking program.
Start: Start the cooking program from Step 1.
Step 1 ~ 6: Jump to specific step. For example, if user selects Step 3, controller will skip
Step 1 & 2, and run rest steps starting at Step 3. If the controller program is stopped,
selecting those options will also exit stopped mode. Step 1 ~ 6 options are available for
multi-step mode only. For single-step mode, only Step 1 is available.
Back: Go back to upper level. Parameter is unchanged.

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SET 
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Step 1 SmkrTemp 250 Prog S tatus Stop Prog S tatus Start
SET 
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
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Figure 18A. Flow chart of how to use Program Status & Control function.
4.1.4 Switch between single-step mode and multi-step mode
To switch between single-step mode and multi-step mode, go to Parameter Setting mode
by holding the SET key, and then go to “System Config” menu, find parameter “Program
Mode”, then change it to “ON” (for multi-step mode) or “OFF” (for single-step mode). By
default, the controller is set to multi-step mode “ON”. Please see the flow chart in Figure
20 for how to access this parameter from the controller.
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Program Mode ON
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Multi-step Mode Single-step Mode
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Figure 20. How to switch between programmable mode and single-step mode
5. Controller parameter setup.
To access the parameters, press and hold SET key for about 2 seconds. Parameters are
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7.1 Control Configurations
Parameters related control configurations during the smoking process are listed under
“Control Config” menu. Error! Reference source not found. shows the list of these
parameters, their range and initial set value when left the factory. The flow chart in
Figure 21 shows the operations of accessing and adjusting the parameters in “Control
Config”.
Table 2. Parameters in Control Config menu.
Name
Description
Range
Initial
Note
Smkr Hi Alarm
Cabinet Probe High Alarm
(Probe 1)
0 - 750
350
1
Smkr Lo Alarm
Cabinet Probe Low Alarm
(Probe 1)
0 - 750
50
2
Food Hi Alarm
Food Probe High Alarm
(Probe 2)
0 - 650
350
3
Probe3 Hi Alarm
Probe 3 High Alarm
0 - 650
300
4
Relay Action
Smoke Generator
Relay Setting
0 - 63
0
5
P (Proportional)
Proportional Constant
1 - 999
7
6
I (Integral)
Integral Time
0 - 9999
600
7
D (Derivative)
Derivative Time
0 - 999
150
8
T (Cycle Time)
Control Cycle Time
2 - 200
2
9
Auto-tune
Auto-tune
ON, OFF
OFF
10
Save Recipe
Save Recipe Settings
Back, B1, B2, C1, C2, F1, F2
Back
11
Recall Recipe
Recall Recipe Settings
Back, B1, B2, C1, C2, F1, F2
Back
11
Back
Back to Upper Level Menu

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Smkr Lo A l arm 50
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Food Hi A l arm 350
Smkr Hi A l arm 350 Smkr Hi A l arm 250
Smkr Hi A l arm 50 Smkr Hi A l arm 50
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SET
SET 
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
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SET
SET
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Figure 21. Access the parameters in Control Config menu.
Note 1. Smkr Hi Alarm: This is the high temperature alarm for cabinet temperature
(Probe 1). When cabinet probe reading is higher than Smkr Hi Alarm, the buzzer on the
controller will go off and the LCD display will flash between the normal display and the
alarm display showing in Figure 22. The alarm has 1 degree hysteresis. The user can
mute the buzzer by pressing either the Up key or the Down key. Temperature must move
out of the hysteresis zone to activate the alarm again. For example, if Smkr Hi Alarm is
set to 290°F, the buzzer will go off when Probe 1 reads higher than 291°F, and the buzzer
will stop when Probe 1 reads lower than 289°F. To disable Smkr Hi Alarm alarm, you
can set it to a large number, such as 750°F.
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Figure 22. The LCD display when Smkr Hi Alarm is triggered.
Note 2. Smkr Lo Alarm: This is the low temperature alarm for cabinet temperature
probe (Probe 1). When cabinet probe reading is lower than Smkr Lo Alarm, the
buzzer on the controller will go off and the LCD display will flash between the normal
display and the alarm display showing in Figure 23. The alarm has 1 degree hysteresis.
The user can mute the buzzer by pressing either the Up key or the Down key.
Temperature must move out of the hysteresis zone to activate the alarm again. For
example, if Smkr Lo Alarm is set to 180°F. The buzzer will go off when cabinet
temperature drops to 179°F; it will stop when temperature rise above 181°F. The Smkr
Lo Alarm is suppressed when the controller is just powered up. It will be activated
when the cabinet temperature has reached the target cabinet temperature. To disable

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the Smkr Lo Alarm, you can set it to a small number, such as 0°F (default).
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Smkr Low A l arm
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Figure 23. The LCD display when Smkr Lo Alarm is triggered.
Note 3. Food Hi Alarm: This is the high temperature alarm for the food internal probe
(Probe 2). When food probe reading is higher than Food Hi Alarm, the buzzer on the
controller will go off and the LCD display will flash between the normal display and the
alarm display showing in Figure 24. The alarm has 1 degree hysteresis. The user can
mute the buzzer by pressing either the Up key or the Down key. For example, if Food Hi
Alarm is set to 130°F, the buzzer will go off when Probe 2 reads 131°F, and the buzzer
will stop when Probe 2 reads 129°F or lower. To disable Food Hi Alarm, you can set it
to a large number, such as 650°F.
When smoking multiple pieces of meat of different sizes or thickness, you can put the
probe in the thinnest piece first. Set the Food Hi Alarm to the temperature when meat
is ready. It will let you know when it is done. Then, you can move the probe to the second
thinnest pieces and so on. To use this feature, you can set the ending criterion to time. If
you prefer to set the ending criterion to food temperature, then the Food Temp should be
set to higher than Food Hi Alarm.
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Food H i gh A l arm
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Figure 24. The LCD display when Food Hi Alarm is triggered.
Note 4. Probe3 Hi Alarm: This is the high temperature alarm for probe 3. When food
probe 3 reading is higher than Probe3 Hi Alarm, the buzzer on the controller will go off
and the LCD display will flash between the normal display and the alarm display showing
in Figure 25. The alarm has 1 degree hysteresis. The user can mute the buzzer by
pressing either the Up key or the Down key. For example, if Probe3 Hi Alarm is set to
130°F, the buzzer will go off when Probe 3 reads 131°F, and the buzzer will stop when
Probe 3 reads 129°F or lower. To disable Probe3 Hi Alarm, you can set it to a large
number, such as 650°F.
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Probe3 Hi gh A l arm
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Figure 25. The LCD display when Probe3 Hi Alarm is triggered.

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Note 5. Relay Action: This is smoke generator relay setting. This parameter
determines which steps to turn on smoke generator output. Its configuration range is
from 0 to 63. It is determined by the following formula:
Relay Action = A * 1 + B * 2 + C * 4 + D * 8 + E * 16 + F * 32;
If A = 0, smoke generator output is OFF at Step 1.
If A = 1, smoke generator output is ON at Step 1.
If B = 0, smoke generator output is OFF at Step 2
If B = 1, smoke generator output is ON at Step 2.
If C = 0, smoke generator output is OFF at Step 3.
If C = 1, smoke generator output is ON at Step 3.
If D = 0, smoke generator output is OFF at Step 4.
If D = 1, smoke generator output is ON at Step 4.
If E = 0, smoke generator output is OFF at Step 5.
If E = 1, smoke generator output is ON at Step 5.
If F = 0, smoke generator output is OFF at Step 6.
If F = 1, smoke generator output is ON at Step 6.
Example:
To turn on smoke generator output on step 2 and step 3 only, this parameter needs to be
set to 6. (0 * 1 + 1 * 2 + 1 * 4 + 0 * 8 + 0 * 16 + 0 * 32 = 6.)
To turn on smoke generator output on step 1 only, set this parameter to 1.
Note 6. P: Proportional Constant. The unit is 1 degree. This parameter controls the output
of the controller based on the difference between the measured and set temperature.
Larger the P number means the weaker the action (lower gain). If P = 7, the proportional
band is 7 degree. When the sensor temperature is 7 degrees below the proportional band
(10 degrees below the setting), the controller will have 100% output. When the
temperature is 5 degree below the set point, the output is 71%. When the temperature is
equal to the setting, the controller will have 0% output (assuming integral and derivative
functions are turned off). This constant also affects both integral and derivative action.
Smaller P values will make the both integral and derivative action stronger. Please note
the value of the P is temperature unit sensitive. If you found an optimized P value when
operating the controller in Fahrenheit, to use in Celsius, that optimized P value needs to
be divided by 1.8. This controller will automatically convert the current P value if you
change the temperature display unit.
Note 7. I: Integral Time. The unit is in seconds. This parameter controls the output of
controller based on the difference between the measured and set temperature integrated
with time. For example, if I = 1000, it means if the temperature difference between the