
Powering the XEV22D Valve Connections and Configuration • 7
It is highly recommended that the maximum dis-
tance of the stepper valve harness length between the
valve and the XEV22D controller must not exceed 30
feet (10 meters).
If the valve harness length must be extended be-
yond 30 feet (10 meters), Emerson Retail Solutions
provides an Inductor Extender (P/N335-3500) for use
with Sporlan Valves ONLY.
The Inductor Extender (P/N 335-3500) is ONLY
for use with Sporlan Bipolar 4-wire stepper valves
with 100 ohm or 75 ohm phase resistance.
When using the Inductor Extender, the XEV22D
controller “CPP” parameter setting MUST be less
than 20; otherwise the Valve, Controller, and/or In-
ductor Extender will be damaged or have its life ex-
pectancy drastically shortened.
Refer to Table 6-1 for the list of the XEV series
controller supported Sporlan Stepper valves. The In-
ductor Extender can ONLY be used with Sporlan Bi-
polar Stepper valves that have a setting of 16 or 12 in
the “CPP” column.
The recommended CPP parameter should NOT be
increased to create AC voltage at the valve, if the
valve harness length is over 30 feet, an Inductor Ex-
tender MUST be added into the 4-wire valve harness.
When using the Inductor Extender
(P/N335-3500), any stepper valve harness extensions
MUST not exceed 170 feet total length.
Use 14 AWG wire for valve harness extensions in
conduit. If the valve harness extension is not in con-
duit, use 16 AWG or 14 AWG shielded cable with the
shield terminated to an earth grounded chassis. For
valve harness extensions over 100 feet, 14 AWG
shielded cable is recommended.
Using an AC volt meter to measure voltage at the
Valve will not produce accurate results with a voltage
chopper constant current stepper valve drivers as used
in XEV22D controllers.
Instead, an AC current meter can be used to mea-
sure valve milliamps as a field verification method.
If the current measurement using the method de-
scribed below is less than the recommended value by
more than 20%, the CPP parameter may be increased
by up to 2 (12 to 14 or 16 to 18). The CPP parameter
MUST be less than 20 when using the Inductor Ex-
tender (P/N 335-3500).
For a CPP parameter of 12, the measured current
should be near 120 mA AC, for a CPP setting of 16,
the measured current should be near 160 mA AC.
Below is a description of using an AC current me-
ter to test a stepper valve:
Using an AC Volt meter to measure the voltage
across a stepper valve will not produce accurate re-
sults if the valve is driven by a voltage chopper con-
stant current valve driver. XEV controllers use a
voltage chopper constant current stepper valve driver.
The stepper valve voltage can be checked by using
an in-line True RMS AC current meter. The AC cur-
rent meter will produce a more accurate reading than
AC voltage due to the valve drive switching the volt-
age to the valve on and off at a frequency much higher
than a voltmeter can read. The voltage chopper con-
stant current valve driver maintains a constant AC
current through the valve while the valve is moving,
which makes an AC mA meter ideal to test the valve.
The current can be read in each of the stepper valves
two windings/phases. Due to the fact that current un-
like voltage is the same at any point in a wire, the cur-
rent test can be performed at the XEV22D controller
or at the valve, and will have the same results. It is no
longer necessary to take apart the case or get on a lift
to access the valve, the in-line current test can be per-
formed at the most convenient location.
An AC clamp meter will not have enough resolu-
tion to read the stepper valve milliamps.
If the current meter used is not a True RMS meter,
the readings will be approximately10% higher due to
the stepper drive producing square waves and not sin
waves.
1. Power down the XEV22D controller.
2. Disconnect the Sporlan valve white wire from the
XEV22D controller.
3. Connect the meter red lead from the meter 10A ter-
minal to the Sporlan valve white wire.
4. Connect the meter black lead from the meter COM
terminal to the XEV22D controller where the Spor-
lan white wire was removed.
5. Change the meter dial selector to AC amps (~A).
Connection
Numbering SPORLAN SAGINOMIYA
4 ORANGE ORANGE
2 RED RED
3 YELLOW YELLOW
1 BLACK BLACK
5- Common GRAY GRAY
Table 6-3 - 5 to 6 Wire Valves (Unipolar)
NOTE: After making the connection, switch
the XEV controller OFF and ON to make sure
that the valve is positioned properly.