
1. Description
TROVIS 6494 is a digital controller integrating many sophisticated functions into a single com-
pact module used to automate plants used in industrial applications and process engineering.
Its well-thought functional design, which takes user needs into mind, allows diverse control cir-
cuit arrangements to be configured. TROVIS 6494 can be effectively used in a wide-range of
applications as a either a continuous-action controller, on-off (two-step) controller or three-step
controller with the option of P (proportional), PI (proportional-plus-integral), PD (proportional-
plus-derivative) or PID (proportional-plus-integral-plus-derivative) action.
Self-tuning, a standard option, uses the built-in intelligence capabilities to automatically deter-
mine and set the appropriate control parameters.
Operation of this advanced controller is designed according to the concept of user friendliness
and uses the following three-level operating structure: 1) operating level (standard operation),
2) parameterization level and 3) configuration level.
The first level, the operating level, contains visual displays for standard control operation and
can be accessed at any time, whereas the parameter and configuration levels are protected by
user-definable code numbers. Functions in the second level, the parameterization level, include
modification of control parameters and optimum adaption to the controlled system. Selection of
controller functions is facilitated in the third level, the configuration level.
Controller input options include the following: Pt 100 resistance thermometers, Ni 100 resist-
ance thermometers and standardized current/voltage signals.
The controller’s command variable, to be called the setpoint (SP) in the remainder of this text for
reasons of conformity, can be selected between setpoint W1 and setpoint W2 via a key, or by
means of a binary signal.
Bumpless transfer in the respective operating mode (MANUAL or AUTOMATIC) is facilitated by
means of the MANUAL/AUTOMATIC key.
1.1 Version
This compact controller is delivered in panel-mount design according to DIN 43 700 (dimen-
sions of front frame: 48 mm x 96 mm) as the following versions:
Universal input options:
Ni 100 or Pt 100 resistance thermometer in three-wire circuit, standardized mA/V signals
Standard controller output:
Continuous/on-off/three-step/limit contact
Power supply:
100 to 253 V AC (TROVIS 6494-0111)
20 to 30 V AC (TROVIS 6494-0121)
Connection:
Crimp contacts or optional screw terminals
This manual applies to controllers implementing firmware version 1.00 or later
WARNING
Assembly, commissioning and operation of this controller may only be performed
by experienced personnel.
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