Savannah STOKER v4 User manual

SAVANNAH STOKER v4 INSTRUCTION MANUAL
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SAVANNAH STOKER v4 TEMPERATURE CONTROLLER
FOR THE WOOD PELLET GRILL
Thank-you for pur hasing the Savannah Stoker Pellet Grill Control
System. The Savannah Stoker is a PID based artifi ial intelligent
temperature ontroller that allows you to ontrol your wood pellet grill or
smoker with “simplicity but infinite control”.
FEATURES
•Set the desired ooking/smoking temperature from 150°- 550°F
or the max temperature your grill an rea h in 1° in rements.
•Typi al temperature swings are 5-10°F when ooking above
250°F and 10-15°F when smoking below 225°F.
•Hardwired permanent installed temperature sensor, ompatible
with the OEM temperature sensor.
•Cool-down y le. The fan runs until the grill temperature drops
below 120°F.
•Auto-relight. The ontroller will attempt to relight the fire if the
grill temperature drops too low below the set temperature. If the
fire does not relight; the ool down y le automati ally starts.
•3 Phase Cooking Program: Smoke, Cook, Hold. Set the time
and temperature for ea h phase in the ooking pro ess.
•Food Probe: For use with the ooking program or standalone to
monitor the food temperature.
•Auger Bypass. Press a button and the auger runs 100% to get
to grilling temperatures faster.
•Optional interfa e with the STOKER® Power Draft System from
Ro ks Bar-B-Que. Add the features of the STOKER like remote
temperature ontrol and monitoring from a omputer or
Smartphone or graph the ook with StokerLog running on a PC.
Requires an optional able. The STOKER is available from
http://www.ro ksbarbque. om.
Compatibility
The Savannah Stoker is a dire t repla ement temperature ontroller for
most Traeger Wood Pellet Grills but it will not fit in the Traeger Junior or the
PTG. It will also ontrol most smokers made by Smokin Brothers, Blaz’n
Grills Works, Royall Wood Pellet Grills (ex ept the tailgater), Camp Chef
Pellet Grill & Smoker, and Smoke Daddy Pellet Pro. The Savannah Stoker
maybe ompatible with other wood pellet grills but may requiring
modifi ations to the grill or wiring onne tors.
WARNING Electrical Shock Risk!
Electrical power is prese t to the co troller
a ytime the grill is co ected to a AC Power
Source. Before attempti g to remove or i stall
the co troller the grill must be disco ected
from the AC Power Source. Failure to do so
could result i perso al i jury from electrical
shock a d/or damage to the co troller. Whe
ot i use the grill should be disco ected from
the AC Power Source. The co troller should be
protected from moisture at all times. It is highly
recomme ded the grill be co ected to a GFCI
outlet or other protected circuit whe i use.
SPECIFICATIONS
Grill Temp Sensor RTD
Compatable with the OEM RTD 1000 ohm
A ura y 0.75%Full s ale
Display Resolution 1°F or 1°C
Control Modes
Automati Control using PID based algorithims
Manual Control
3 Step Cooking Program
STOKER® Control (optional inter onne t able required)
Fan Output Zero rossing SSR, 85-240VAC/3A
Auger Output Zero rossing SSR, 100-240VAC/3A
Igniter Output Zero rossing SSR, 100-240VAC/10A
Power supply 100-240VAC 50-60Hz
Power onsumption > 300 Watts at startup, 50 Watts normal operation
Ambient temperature 0~50ºC, 32~122ºF
Fuse 5A ATO-ATC blade fuse.
Food Sensor Stainless steel probe, 750° wires
LIMITED WARRANTY
Sound Solutions, LLC, warrants to the original pur haser, the ontroller
to be free from defe ts in material and workmanship under normal use
for a period of one (1) year from the date of original pur hase. The
temperature sensors and the STOKER® interfa e able are warranted
for a period of ninety (90) days.
The warranty shall not apply: (i) to any ontroller subje ted to a ident,
misuse, negle t, water damage, alteration, a ts of God, improper
handling, improper transport, improper storage, improper use or
appli ation, improper installation, improper testing or unauthorized
repair; or (ii) to osmeti problems or defe ts that result from normal
wear and tear under ordinary use and do not affe t the performan e or
use of the produ t. If the ontroller develops a overed defe t during
the warranty period, Sound Solutions, LLC, will, at its option, either
repair or repla e the ontroller, the temperature sensor or the STOKER
interfa e able at no harge, provided that the ontroller and/or
temperature sensor are returned to Sound Solutions, LLC, during the
warranty period
To obtain warranty servi e onta t Sound Solutions for an RMA # by
phone: [phone] or email: [e-mail]
Return the omponent(s) along with a opy of the sales re eipt to:
Sound Solutions, LLC
4205 Holly Street
Ayden, NC 28513
THE ABOVE STATED WARRANTY IS EXCLUSIVE AND REPLACES
ALL OTHER WARRANTIES EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED INCLUDING
THOSE OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE. SOUND SOLUTIONS, LLC WILL NOT BE HELD LIABLE
FOR ANY OTHER DAMAGES OR LOSS INCLUDING INCIDENTAL
OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES AND LOSS OF PROFITS OR
REVENUES FROM WHATEVER CAUSE, INCLUDING BREACH OF
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1. Installation
1.1 Required tools.
Medium Size #2 Phillips Head S rewdriver
Small/Narrow Flat Blade S rewdriver
A small towel
1.2 U plug the grill from the power source.
WARNING Electrical Shock Risk!
Electrical power is prese t to the co troller a ytime
the grill is co ected to a AC Power Source.
Before attempti g to remove or i stall the co troller
it is importa t the co troller is i the OFF positio
a d disco ected from the AC Power Source.
Failure to do so could result i perso al i jury from
electrical shock a d/or damage to the co troller.
Whe ot i use the grill should be disco ected
from the AC Power Source. It is highly
recomme ded the grill be co ected to a GFCI
outlet or other protected circuit.
1.3 Assembly of the co troller.
If you received the co troller i the i our “Gree Packi g”,
you will have to attach the co troller to the face plate a d
the wiri g har ess to the back of the co troller.
1) Pla e a small towel on a flat surfa e to work over.
2) Remove the ontroller from the box.
3) Loosen the s rews on the metal retainer lips on both ends until
you an remove the metal retainer. The s rews do not have to
be ompletely removed.
4) Pla e the ontroller through the printed side of the fa eplate.
5) Repla e the retainer lips. The ba k side of the retainer lip
slides in a grove on the ontroller. Tighten the s rews, but not
too tight.
6) On the ba k of the ontroller loosen the s rews at terminals #10,
#12, #13, #15, and #16. Ea h terminal is labeled in luding with
the mat hing wire olor.
Slide the spade onne tors under the terminal lips making sure
to mat h the orresponding wire olor. Tighten the terminal
s rews to se ure the wires.
CAUTION
The wiri g must NOT i terfere with
the draft fa or the auger cooli g fa .
If the wires are ot co ected to the
correct termi als the co troller will
ot work properly a d could damage
the co troller whe powered up.
Figure1.
Termi al Labels
1.4 Removi g the existi g co troller.
Your process may vary. The followi g is for most Traegers.
1) Remove the two s rews holding the ontroller to the pellet
hopper saving the s rews for use later.
2) Gently pull the ontroller away from the hopper while sliding it
slightly to the right. Rotate the left side toward you so the ir uit
board (PCB) an lear the hopper opening.
3) On e the PCB is lear, pull apart (dis onne t) the 4 wiring
onne tors by rea hing up from bottom side of the hopper with
one hand and through the opening with the other.
4) If the ontroller has 2 white wires onne ted to the ba k, remove
them using the narrow s rewdriver. The 2 white wires run to the
Remote Temperature Dete tor (RTD) lo ated in the ooking
hamber.
You ca use the existi g RTD or i stall the RTD i cluded with the
SSv4. If usi g the existi g RTD go to step 1.7.
1.5 To remove the existi g Remote Temperature Detector (RTD).
1) Remove the grill grate and drip tray to provide a ess to the left
side of the grill.
2) Remove the RTD, by removing the s rew and lo k nut lo ated to
the left of the RTD.
3) Pull the RTD up and feed the wires through the hole in the side
of the grill and the end rail until the wires are removed.
1.6 I stalli g a ew RTD.
1) Un oil the wires to the sensor.
2) Tread the wires through the se ond hole in the end rail (same
hole the RTD was in) and then through the hole in the left end of
the grill about 1” below the end rail and above the drip tray
support. You will have to fold ba k one of the wire tips on the
able as both will not fit through the hole at the same time.
3) Continue feeding the wires downward between the pellet hopper
and the grill body, then up and out the ontroller utout.
4) Se ure the sensor mounting bra ket to the left end rail with the
en losed ma hine s rew.
5) Conne t the exposed wire tips of the sensor wire to the ba k of
the Savannah Stoker to TERMINAL #1 and TERMINAL # 2
marked GRILL Probe see Figure 1. Either wire an go to either
TERMINAL. Tighten the terminal s rews to se ure the wire tips..
6) Coil the sensor wires and se ure together with a plasti tie.
1.7 I stalli g the Sava ah Stoker.
1) Pla e the wiring harness of the Savannah Stoker in the hopper
opening. Rea hing up from the bottom of the hopper, re onne t
the wiring mat hing the orre t olor oded onne tor.
RED = AUGER MOTOR (Small Fan Blade)
ORANGE = DRAFT FAN (Large Fan Blade)
PURPLE = IGNITER (Fiberglass Insulation)
CLEAR = POWER (Bla k/White Wires)
2) Pla e the ontroller in the hopper opening and re-install the top
and bottom fa eplate s rews and tighten.
3) Working from under the hopper, se ure the temperature sensor
wires and the ontroller wires with wire ties to the underside of
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2. Quick Start Guide 3. The Front Panel
Yep, i stead of readi g the rest of the ma ual you’re i a hurry
to fire up the smoker a d see what the Sava ah Stoker ca do.
Right? Well, for everyo e just like you this Quick Start Guide was
prepared. So, what are you waiti g for! Time to smoke somethi g
eve it’s just air. (air=empty grill)
2.1 Start-up.
NOTE: Refer to your smoker’s owner manual for re ommended start-
up and safety pro edures. Always start with a lean smoker for best
results.
1) Plug the smoker to a GFCI prote ted AC outlet, it’s a safety
thing. The Stand-by indi ator will illuminate RED indi ating
power is present at the ontroller.
2) Press the Power KEY . The Stand-by indi ator will go OFF.
Both displays will flash, and then the top display (PV) will show
the urrent temperature inside the ooking hamber. The bottom
display (SV) will be 225. If both displays ontinue to FLASH the
temp sensor is not properly onne ted. If the temperature in the
top display is boun ing around, then you have a bad temp
sensor or a loose onne tion at the terminal s rews. The AUG
and IGN indi ator lights will be ON.
3) After several minutes the pellets will start to smolder and whitish-
gray smoke will billow out then hange olor to that thin blueish
smoke. You’ve seen this before.
4) When the ooking hamber rea hes 130°+ the IGN indi ator will
go OFF, so did the Igniter.
5) The AUG indi ator light will y le ON and OFF.
6) It is normal to overshoot the start-up temperature by 20°+. It will
take several y les for the temperature to stabilize.
7) It’s time to ook something! While you’re just sitting and wat hing
the ontroller’s displays and smelling the smoke for the next hour
or so you ould ook some sausage for tomorrow’s breakfast.
2.2 Setti g the Cooki g/Smoki g Temperature (SV)
At start-up the temperature (SV) is set to 225° to preheat the grill.
After the ontroller is ON the temperature an be set between 150° -
550°F in one (1°) degree in rements. To hange the Setpoint Value
(SV) press/release the ▼ or ▲ KEY. The de imal point on the lower
right orner of the display will start to flash. Press the ▼ or ▲ KEY to
hange SV until the desired temperature is displayed. The de imal
point will stop flashing after no KEY is pressed for 3 se onds. You an
press the A/M KEY to move the flashing de imal point to the desired
digit that needs to hange. Then press the ▼ or ▲ KEY to hange
SV starting from that digit.
2.3 Shut dow
1) Set the ooking temperature (SV) to 225° or lower.
2) On e the grill temperature is below 250°, Press the POWER
KEY . The top display will flash “HOT” and the FAN indi ator
will blink until the temperature (PV) drops below 120°.
3) Opening the ooking hamber door during the ool down y le
will help to eliminate any possible burn ba k in the auger tube.
4) The ontroller will power-off and the Stand-by indi ator will
illuminate RED indi ating power is present at the ontroller.
5) Dis onne t the power sour e.
6) Store the grill & over. The ontroller should be prote ted from
the elements. Water damage is not overed under the warranty.
3.1 U dersta di g the Fro t Pa el.
The number in the ir le before ea h feature refers to Figure 2.
① Sta d by i dicator: Light is on when the ontroller is onne ted to
a power sour e but not running. When the ontroller is running the
light will go off and the displays will be on.
② PV display: The temperature inside the ooking hamber;
ommonly referred to as Pro ess Variable or Pro ess Value (PV).
③ SV display: When in normal operation mode this is the target
temperature; it is ommonly referred to as Setpoint Value (SV).
When in display mode 2, it indi ates the mode the ontroller is in
(Automati or Manual) and the output value (%).
④ FAN i dicator: Light blinks when in “Cool Down”.
⑤ IGN i dicator: Light is on when the IGNITER is on.
⑥ A/M i dicator: Light is on when the ontroller is in MANUAL
MODE.
⑦ AUG i dicator: Light is on anytime the AUGER is running.
⑧ A/M KEY: Automati /Manual fun tion KEY; Data shift KEY
⑨ Decreme t KEY ▼: De reases numeri value of the SV display.
⑩ I creme t KEY ▲: In reases numeri value of the SV display.
⑪ SET KEY: Pressed momentarily, the ontroller swit hes the lower
display (SV) between setpoint value and per entage of output.
When pressed and held for two se onds the ontroller will enter the
Cook Mode, hold the SET for 8+ se onds to a ess the Operational
Parameter setting mode.
⑫ AUG KEY: When engaged, the auger runs ontinuously.
⑬ Power KEY : When the ontroller is off and the Stand by
indi ator is RED, press the Power KEY to start the ontroller. When
the ontroller is ON, pressing the Power KEY will start the “Cool
Down” y le. See 4.1.
⑭ Food Probe Jack is lo ated just below the ontroller.
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4. Basic Operations
4.1 Tur i g the Co troller O /Off
To tur the Co troller ON:
Conne t the smoker to a GFCI prote ted AC outlet. The Stand-by
indi ator will illuminate RED indi ating power is present at the ontroller.
Press the Power KEY . The Stand-by indi ator will go OFF. Both
displays on the ontroller will flash. The top display (PV) will show the
urrent temperature inside the ooking hamber. The bottom display
(SV) is the desired ooking temperature.
To tur the Co troller OFF:
Press the POWER KEY , the ontroller will start the “COOL DOWN’
y le. The top display will flash “HOT” and the fan light will blink until the
ooking hamber temperature drops below 120° (the value of Fant). The
ontroller will power-off and the Stand-by indi ator will illuminate RED
indi ating power is present at the ontroller.
4.2 Cha gi g the Cooki g Temperature
Re ommended start-up temperature is 225° to preheat the grill, but any
start-up temperature an be set between 160° - 550°F in one (1°)
degree in rements. To hange the Setpoint Value (SV) press/release the
▼ or ▲ KEY. The de imal point on the lower right orner of the display
will start to flash. Press the ▼ or ▲ KEY to hange SV until the desired
temperature is displayed. The de imal point will stop flashing after no
KEY is pressed for 3 se onds. You an press the A/M KEY to move the
flashing de imal point to the desired digit that needs to hange. Then
press the ▼ or ▲ KEY to hange SV starting from that digit.
4.3 Cha gi g the Display Mode
Display Mode 1
When the ontroller is first turned ON it will be in Display Mode 1. The
PV display (top) shows the temperature inside to ooking hamber. The
SV display (bottom) shows the target temperature of the ooking
hamber. If the Food Sensor is onne ted it will display the Food
Temperature. When the Cook Program is running the display will
alternate between Display Mode 1 and the Cook Program displays.
Refer to Sectio 6 for usi g the Cook Program.
Display Mode 2
If you want to wat h the ontroller in a tion press/release the SET KEY
to enter Display Mode 2. The SV display hanges to show the auger’s
output as a % of the y le time (t). Example: If the SV display is “A 60”,
the “A” indi ates the ontroller is in the “Automati Control Mode”, and
“60” indi ates the auger is running 60% of the y le time. This value
typi ally hanges at the start of ea h y le.
When in Display Mode 2, press/release the A/M KEY and the “A” in the
SV display will hange to what looks like an “M” to indi ate Ma ual
Co trol Mode and the “A/M” i dicator light will be o . Press/release
the A/M KEY to hange ba k to Automatic co trol mode.
Press/Release the SET KEY to return to Display Mode 1.
Refer to the Sectio 5.2 o the use of “Ma ual Co trol Mode”.
4.4 Usi g the Auger Bypass Feature
Press/release the AUG KEY to run the Auger ontinuously bypassing
the Control Modes. The (SV) display will flash “ACC” and the last set
temperature when the Auger Bypass feature is being used.
Press/release again to return to normal operation. The Auger Bypass
feature is typi ally used for high temp grilling or to raise the grill’s
temperature more qui kly than Automati Mode.
Cautio : Whe usi g Auger Bypass Mode the cooki g
chamber, drip tray, a d the grease drai system
should be clea . Cooki g at high temperatures
i creases the risk of havi g a grease fire. Never leave
the grill u atte ded. Always retur the auger to ormal
operatio before tur i g off the grill.
4.5 Usi g the Food Probe.
The Food Probe an be used with the Cook Program or independently to
monitor the food temperature. The probe an be onne ted or
dis onne ted at any time to the ja k on the fa eplate just below the
POWER KEY . When onne ted to monitor the Food Temperature
the displays will y le between the Grill and the Food Temperatures
4.6 Ru i g Auto-tu e.
In most ases the ontroller is very adaptive and works well with the
default parameter values, but every grill and ooking ondition are
different. If temperature swings at 225°F are onsistently greater than
10-15° then running Auto-tune may improve the ontroller’s
performan e. To start Auto-tune, let the grill’s temperature stabilize for
20-30 minutes @225°. With the temperature above 225° but
des ending, Press and Hold the SET KEY for 8 se onds; the top display
hanges to “IGN” and the bottom display to “130”. Press/release the SET
KEY twi e to advan e to the “AT” parameter. Use ▲ or ▼ KEYS to
hange the lower display value to 2. This will start Auto-Tune. During the
pro ess the displays will flash. On e omplete the displays return to
normal operation. This ould take 30 minutes or longer.
Refer to the Sectio 7.3.2 o the use of “Auto-tu e”.
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5. Control Modes
The ontroller operates in 4 different Control Modes:
AUTOMATIC: The ontroller maintains the set temperature.
MANUAL: The user manually sets the auger feed rate (runtime).
STOKER: Using the STOKER® Power Draft System from Ro ks
Bar-B-Que to ontrol the ooking temperature www.ro ksbarbque. om .
PROGRAMABLE COOK: Unattended 3 phase ooking pro ess.
5.1 Automatic Mode
Automatic Co trol Mode is the normal operational mode of the
ontroller. Every time the ontroller is turned on it will be in Automati
Control Mode where the ontroller maintains the desired temperature
typi ally within 5-10°F when ooking above 225°F and 10-15°F when
smoking below 200°F. Every grill and ooking environment is different so
your results may vary.
How it works, if you really wa t to k ow.
The ontroller measures the temperature of the sensor in the grill,
ompares it to the target temperature, and then runs the auger a
per entage of the y le time (t) to maintain the target temperature.
The ontroller uses “PID ontrol Software” to determine the auger
runtime %. The ontroller also runs the auger a minimum amount
ea h y le time to maintain the fire mu h like a pilot light.
Cycle Time Defi ed.
Cy le time is a time period (in se onds) the ontroller uses to
al ulate the auger’s runtime. Example: When the y le time
parameter is set to t=20, and the ontroller has determined the
output for the next y le should be 25%, the auger will run for 25% of
the y le time, being 5 se onds at the start of the next y le and will
be off for the remaining 15 se onds of the y le. The default y le
time is 20 se onds.
What the heck is “PID”?
A PID ontroller is a loop feedba k me hanism widely used in
automated pro esses like the ruise ontrol on your ar. As the name
implies, the ontroller involves three separate onstant parameters:
the Proportional, the Integral and Derivative values. Simply put, these
values an be interpreted in terms of temperature: “P” depends on
the present “error”, “I” on the a umulation of past “errors”, and “D” is
a predi tion of future “errors”, based on urrent rate of hange over a
period of time. The weighted sum of the PID values is used to
al ulate the auger runtime to maintain the temperature. This
adjustment is made at the start of ea h y le time.
Refer to 7.3.3 for i formatio about the PID parameters.
5.2 Ma ual Mode.
Ma ual Co trol Mode allows the user to manually adjust the auger
runtime as a per entage of the y le time (parameter “t”) between
the values of parameters OutL and OutH.
Placi g the co troller i Ma ual Co trol Mode
This is best done in 2 steps.
First with the ontroller in Display Mode 1 press/release the SET
KEY to enter Display Mode 2. The SV display hanges to show the
auger’s output as a % of the y le time (t). Example: If the SV display
is “A 60”, the “A” indi ates the ontroller is in the “Automati Control
Mode”, and “60” indi ates the auger is running 60% of the y le time.
This value typi ally hanges at the start of ea h y le.
Now press/release the A/M KEY to pla e the ontroller in Manual Control
Mode. The “A” in the SV display will hange to what looks like an “M” to
indi ate Manual Control Mode and the “A/M” indi ator light will be on.
Pressing the ▼ or ▲KEYs will lower or raise the auger runtime %.
Press/release the A/M KEY to hange ba k to Automati ontrol mode.
Notes: Manual mode will be running the last output value when the
ontroller was in Automati Mode.
The auger’s runtime % annot be set lower than the OutL
parameter value.
The A/M Key has 2 fun tions. It pla es the ontroller in Manual
Mode or is used as a data shift key if press after either ▼ or
▲KEYs were pressed to hange the data.
5.3 STOKER® Co trol Mode
If you own the STOKER® Power Draft System from Ro ks Bar-B-Que
www.ro ksbarbque. om you already know it’s apabilities like food and
grill temperature monitoring; a urate temperature ontrol of a wood or
har oal smoker; web browser interfa e to a ess and remotely ontrol
the STOKER from any Smartphone or omputer; and several third party
programs and apps to make it even easier. You ould use all of these
features with a pellet grill ex ept temperature ontrol. But the game
hanges with the Savannah Stoker; just onne t it to the Stoker with the
optional interfa e able to add remote temperature ontrol of your pellet
grill. The interfa e able is available from Sound Solutions, LLC.
Conta t information is in the Warranty Se tion on Page 1.
Instru tions on using the STOKER® Power Draft System with the
Savannah Stoker are in luded with the interfa e able.
5.4 Programmable Cook Mode
Programmable Cook Mode provides unattended ooking through a 3
phase ooking pro ess: Smoke, Cook, and Hold. Sin e a pellet smoker
produ es more smoke at lower temperatures the Smoki g Phase is
used to smoke the food for several hours to impart that wonderful smoke
flavor to the food. After the food is smoked at the spe ified temperature
and time the ontroller will start the Cooki g Phase. The smoker’s
temperature is automati ally in reased to the higher ooking
temperature where the food is ooked for a set time or to a spe ifi food
temperature when using the Food Probe. After the ooking phase is
omplete the ontroller will hange to the Hold temperature to keep the
food warm .
COOK MODE Parameter Values.
A ess the Cook Program by Holding the SET key for 3 se onds until
the top display (PV) shows “CPro”. Use the ▼ or ▲ KEYs to sele t one
of the 3 options in SV display: OFF, UPDATE, or RUN then press the
SET key to sele t that option.
OFF = Turns the Cook Program OFF, and exits the menu.
RUN = Used to start the Cooking Program. The user will set the time
and temperature for the 3 phases in the program. On e all of
the parameters are set, the Cooking Program will immediately
start the Smoking Phase.
UPDATE= Allows the user to review and update the time and
temperature parameter values for the 3 phases in the Cook
Program without starting the program. If the Cook Program is
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Cook Mode co ti ued from page 5
If RUN or UPDATE were sele ted the Cooki g Parameters menu is
displayed. The (PV) display shows the parameter name, the (SV) display
is the urrent value. Use ▲ and ▼ to modify the urrent value.
Press/release the SET KEY to advan e to the next parameter. After the
last parameter is displayed, press/release the SET KEY to exit. If RUN
was sele ted the ooking program will start.
The parameter values are retained in memory and are not lost when the
ontroller is turned OFF.
The parameters will appear i the followi g order.
Stp = Smoking temperature (160-180°)
Stt = Smoking time in minutes
FanS = Fan Speed: 3= normal, 2=medium
Ctp = Cooking temperature
Ctt = Cooking time in minutes
Food = Food temperature
Hold = Hold Temperature (150-160°)
Refer to table #3 for suggested smoki g times a d temperatures to
help get you started.
Notes about Table 3:
1) The temperature is in degrees Fahrenheit, time is in minutes.
2) The above Smoking and Cooking times and temperatures are
approximate and should be adjusted to your ooking methods
and desired level of doneness.
3) When ooking using the food probe it is best to under ook the
food by several degrees be ause it an take 10-15+ minutes for
the ooking hamber temperature to drop to the Hold
temperature.
4) All food should be ooked to the minimum food temperature as
re ommended by the USDA.
Key poi ts:
The Cooking Program an be stopped by setting Cook Mode “CPro” to
OFF or y ling the ontroller OFF for 3+ se onds, then ba k ON. On e
started, the Cooking Program annot be paused, only Stopped. .
When the Cook Program is running the displays will y le between the
smoker’s temperature and the time remaining in the urrent ooking
phase or the food temperature if the food sensor is onne ted. When
the Hold phase starts, the displays will y le between the smoker’s
temperature and the elapsed time sin e Hold started.
When the ontroller is turned ON the Cook Program will be set to “OFF”
and elapsed times of the ooking phases are reset to zero.
If the Food Probe is not onne ted to the ontroller the Cook Phase
defaults to ooking by time.
The Food Probe an be onne ted to the ontroller at any time during
the Smoking or Cooking Phase. The ontroller will automati ally
re ognize the Food Probe and ook to the spe ified food temperature.
When ooking by food temperature it is best to under ook the food by
several degrees be ause it an take 10-15+ minutes for the ooking
hamber to drop to the hold temperature.
The time of the Smoking or Cooking phase an only be hanged through
the ooking parameters by setting “CPro” to “UPDATE” and paging
though the parameter list to the parameter value to be hanged. On e
hanged, the program will use the new value.
The temperature of the urrent phase an be hanged by using the ▲
and ▼ KEYS on the front panel or through “CPro” as outlined above.
Food
Food
Temperature
Time
Temperature
Time
Sensor
Whole Brisket
170°F
420
250°
480
203°
Pork Butt 7 10 lbs
180°
240
225°
600
202°
Brisket and Pork
180°
360
240°
480
203°
Full Slab Ribs
180°
60
250°
240
N/A
St. Louis Cut Ribs
180°
60
275°
180
N/A
Baby Back Ribs
180°
60
275°
150
N/A
Whole Chicken
180°
30
325°
120
165°
150° 160°
150° 160°
150° 160°
150° 160°
150° 160°
150° 160°
Smoking Phase
Cooking Phase
Temperature
Hold Warm
150° 160°
Table 3. Cook Program Suggested Times a d Temperatures

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7. Operational Parameters
7.1 Operatio al Parameters.
The Savannah Stoker has various operational parameters. The default
values will ontrol most pellet grills with satisfa tory results. In some
instants the values may need to be hanged to a hieve better results.
Some users may also want to tweak the parameters. One example is
hanging the y le time when smoking at 180°. In reasing the y le time
(t) will produ e more smoke but will also in rease temperature swings.
Other parameters the user needs to a ess: “AT” to start Auto-Tune,
“OutL” to hange the auger’s minimum runtime; OutH to hange the
maximum auger runtime; and FanS to hange the fan speed.
7.2 Accessi g a d Cha gi g Parameter Values.
A ess to the operational parameters is gained by Pressing and Holding
the SET KEY for 8 se onds until the top display (PV) hanges to “IGN”
and the bottom display (SV) to “130”. The PV display shows the
parameter name, the SV display is the urrent value. Use ▲ and ▼
KEYS to modify the urrent value. Press/release the SET KEY to
advan e to the next parameter. After the last parameter is displayed,
press/release the SET KEY to exit. All of the new parameter values are
automati ally stored.
7.3 Operatio al Parameters Defi ed.
Figure 3 below shows the system Operational Parameters in order as
they appear when paging through them as outlined above (6.2). Beside
ea h parameters name is a brief Des ription, Setting Range, Initial
Setting value, and Remarks. There is no retrieval of the default values
on e hanged. If you need to restore the default values they have to be
reset manually.
Figure 3.
Operatio al Parameters
7.3.1 “IGN” a d “HY” Co trol the Ig iter’s ON/OFF Temperatures
The parameters IGN and HY are used together to ontrol the igniter’s
fun tions.
IGN parameter: Value is in degrees. This is the grill temperature the
igniter will turn off after startup.
HY parameter: Value is a per entage of the set temperature and is
used in the relight program. A value of zero (0) will
disable the relight program.
How it works:
Every time the ontroller is turned ON the Igniter omes ON for 4
minutes and will remain ON until the ooking hamber temperature
rea hes the value of parameter “IGN”. On e the grill’s temperature (PV)
is above the set temperature (SV) the relight program automati ally
starts monitoring the temperature drop. If the temperature (PV) drops
lower than the set temperature by (SV*HY) the igniter will ome ba k
ON. If the temperature does not re over within 12 minutes the ontroller
will start the ool down y le. The ontroller dete ts if the ooking
hamber door has been opened for an extended time and pause the
relight program.
7.3.2 “At”Auto-Tu e
Parameter “AT” is used to start the Auto-tune pro ess.
At=1 Sets Auto-Tune in delayed start. The Auto-tune pro ess is
delayed until the A/M KEY is pressed. This is the preferred
method to start auto-tune.
At=2 Auto-tune will start in 10 se onds.
At=3 Normal ontroller operation. After auto-tune is omplete the
ontroller automati ally sets the value to 3.
Whe to Ru Auto-tu e:
In most ases the ontroller is very adaptive and works well with the
default parameter values for P,I,D, but every grill and ooking onditions
are different. If temperature swings at 225°F are onsistently greater
than 10-15° then running Auto-tune may improve the ontroller’s
performan e by determining new values for the PID parameters.
Preferred Method to Start Auto-tu e:
1) Write down you urrent values for I, P, and D for future referen e.
2) Set the temperature (SV) to 225°F.
3) Let the grill’s temperature stabilize for 20-30 minutes.
4) Set Parameter At=1
5) Start Auto-tune by pressing the “A/M” KEY when the temperature
reading (PV) is above the target temperature but is des ending.
6) The “At” symbol will blink in the lower display (SV) during the
Auto-tune pro ess.
7) If you need to stop the Auto-tuning pro ess, press and hold the
“A/M” KEY for about 2 se onds until the "At" symbol stops
blinking in the lower display window.
During the Auto-tune pro ess the ontroller will exe ute 2-3 y les.
The mi ropro essor in the ontroller will analyze the period,
amplitude, and waveform of the temperature os illations and
al ulate the optimal PID ontrol parameter values. When Auto-tune
is omplete the ontroller will return to performing a urate artifi ial
intelligen e ontrol using the new values.
If the Auto-tune results are not satisfa tory, you an manually fine-
tune the PID onstants for improved performan e. Or perform auto
tune again. Sometimes the ontroller will get better parameters.
NAME Descriptio Setti g Ra ge Initial Setting Remarks
IGN Ignitor OFF temp 100-200 °C or °F 130
Hy ReLite Hy Band 0~50 % of SV 5
At Auto tuning 0~3 3 See 7.3.2
IIntegral 0~9999 Se onds 141
PProportional 1~9999 ° 53
dDerivative 0~2000 Se onds 35
tCy le time 2~125 Se onds 20 See 7.3.4
Pb1 Grill Sensor Cal -50+50 °F or °C 0
Pb2 Food Probe Cal -50+50 °C or °F 0
OutL Output low limit 0~100 % 15
OutH Output high limit 0~100 % 85
C-F Temp Display C, F F See 7.3.7
ASCH
Food Sensor Display
SV or PS2 PS2 See 7.3.8
Fa b Fan Speed 1,2,3 3 See 7.3.9
Fa t Fan off Temperature 100-150 120 See 7.3.10
See 7.3.3
See 7.3.6
See 7.3.1
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7.3.3 PID Co trol Parameters Explai ed.
Please note the ontroller uses an enhan ed version of PID ontrol
algorithms. Tuning of the ontroller is different than traditional PID
ontrollers. The parameters are explained below.
If you are having issues with your grill holding the temperature within 5-
10° when ooking above 225° or 10-15° when smoking below 200° then
you should run auto-tune before adjusting the P,I, or D parameters.
Before making adjustments to the PID parameters make a re ord of your
urrent settings. After making hanges let the grill stabilize for 30-45
minutes and evaluate the results. What works best at 250° may not give
the same result @180°. Keep good notes.
Proportio al Ba d “P”
The unit is in degrees.
This parameter ontrols the output of the ontroller based on the
differen e between the measured and set temperatures. The larger
the “P” value means the weaker the a tion (lower gain). For
example, if P=20, the proportional band is 20 degrees. When the
PV reading is 20 degrees or more below the set point (SV), the
ontroller will have 100% output (or the value of OutH, see 6.3.7).
When the temperature is 10 degrees below the set point, the output
is 50%. When the temperature is equal to the setting, the ontroller
will have 0% output (assuming integral and derivative fun tions are
turned off). This onstant also affe ts both integral and derivative
a tion. Smaller P values will make both integral and derivative
a tion stronger.
Typi al values for “P” would be in the range of 20-40°F
If you hange from Fahrenheit to Celsius, divide “P” by 1.8.
When hanging “P” use small steps of 1 or 2.
I tegral time “I”
The unit is in se onds.
This parameter ontrols the output of ontroller based on the
differen e between the measured and set temperature integrated
with time. Integral a tion is used to eliminate temperature offset
(both above and below set point, SV). A larger number means
slower a tion. e. g. assuming the differen e between the measured
and set temperature is 10 degrees and remains un hanged, the
output will in rease ontinuously with time until it rea hes 100%.
When the temperature flu tuates more than 15° (when above 250°)
an in rease of the integral time may be needed. De rease if the
ontroller is taking too long to eliminate the temperature offset.
When I=0, the system be omes a PD ontroller.
Typi al values for “I” would be in the range of 80-300 se onds, but
the re ommend setting for “I” is 4 times the value of “D”, I=Dx4.
Derivative time “D”
The unit is in se onds.
Derivative a tion ontributes to the output power based on the rate
of temperature hange. Derivative a tion an be used to minimize
the temperature overshoot by responding to the rate of hange. The
larger the number, the faster the a tion will be, e.g. when the
ooking hamber door is opened, the temperature will drop at very
high rate. The derivative a tion will hange the ontroller output
based on the rate of hange rather than the net amount of hange.
This will allow the ontroller to a t sooner.
In reases to “D” will de rease overshoot, and improve settling time,
Typi al values for “D” would be in the range of 20-75 se onds.
When hanging “D” use small steps of 2-3.
If you hange “D” also hange “I” to 4 times the value of “D”, I=Dx4.
7.3.4 “t” Cycle time
Cy le time “t” is a time period (in se onds) the ontroller uses to
al ulate the auger’s runtime. This is also known as the duty y le.
Default is 20 se onds.
Example: If the y le time parameter is set to t=20, and the ontroller
has determined the output for the next y le should be 25%, the auger
will run for 5 se onds at the start of the next y le and will be off for the
remaining 15 se onds of the y le.
Notes: The default value for the y le time is 20 se onds. This gives the
best performan e for most sto k onfigured grills. The ontroller also
runs the auger a minimum amount ea h duty y le to maintain the fire
mu h like a pilot light. The minimum amount is ontrolled by parameter
“OutL”, and the maximum limit is ontrolled by parameter “OutH”.
If the y le time is less than 20 se onds the auger may not run long
enough during ea h duty y le to maintain the fire. Before lowering the
value of either the y le time or OutL, refer to se tion 6.4 “How to
Determine the Lowest Stable OutL Value”.
Larger y le times typi ally give larger temperature swings ex ept on
large insulated ookers where a y le time of 45 or 60 may give the best
performan e.
7.3.5 “Pb” Se sor Calibratio Offset
Pb1 is used to alibrate GRILL temperature sensor.
Pb2 is used to alibrate the FOOD probe.
Test the sensor against a referen e sensor known to be a urate in slow
boiling water or in an i e/water surly.
If the sensor is reading lower than the referen e sensor, enter this as a
positive value; reading higher, enter this as a negative value.
7.3.6 “OutL” a d “OutH” Auger Ru time Limiters
OutL and OutH are runtime limits of the auger. The value is a
per entage of the total y le time, parameter “t”.
OutL is the minimum % of the y le time the auger will run at the start of
ea h y le. Default is 15%. A minimum run time is required to maintain
the fire. See the top of the next olumn. Example: With a y le time t=20,
and OutL=15, the auger will run for 15% of the 20 se ond y le time or
3.0 se onds.
OutH is the maximum % of the y le time the auger will run.
Default is 100%. The high limit is used to help redu e temperature
overshoots that will o ur at start-up, after the ooking hamber door is
opened, and after the target temperature is in reased. The default value
works well with most grills. On small grills better performan e is a hieved
with a lower value of 70 or 80.
CAUTION:
A pellet grill requires a mi imum amou t of fuel feed
per cycle time to mai tai the fire.
If OutL is too low the fire will go out; too high and the smoking
temperature will be too hot on very hot days. The default value
will give satisfa tory results with most sto k pellet grills. If you
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7.3.7 “C-F” Selecti g Fahre heit or Celsius
Parameter C-F is used to hange between Celsius and Fahrenheit.
F= Fahrenheit (default)
C= Celsius
If hanging to Celsius, Change the value of “P”, See Se tion 6.3.3
7.3.8 ASCH Food probe display.
This is used to ontrol the display of the food probe reading when using
the food probe without the ooking program.
7.3.9 “FA B” Fa Speed
FA B is used to hange the fan speed.
3= Normal fan speed
2= Medium Fan Speed (use for smoking below 200°)
1= Low Fan Speed. (only use when old smoking)
Note: Before hanges the fan speed an be made, the Cook Program
has to be run. If you do not want to use the ooking program the work
around for this is to sele t “RUN” in the ooking program, page through
all of the parameters, then enter the ooking program again and sele t
“OFF”
7.3.10 “Fa t” Fa Shut Off TemperatureThe unit is degree. When
the ontroller is turned off, the fan will ontinue to run until the
ooking hambers temperature is ools down to the temperature set
by Fa t. For example, if the Fa t is set to 120, the display will flash
between "Hot" and “ urrent smoker temperature", until the smoker
temperature drops to below 120 degree.
7.4 How to Determi e the Lowest Stable Value for OutL.
1) Start the grill normally. Set the target temperature to 225°F. Let the
temperature stabilize for 20-30 minutes.
2) Change the parameter values of: t=20 and OutL = 10.
3) Change the ontroller to Manual mode. See se tion 5.2
4) Press the ▼or ▲KEYs to set the value in the lower display to 15.
5) The grill’s temp will slowly lower until it stabilizes. This ould take
30-45 minutes or longer. If the grill’s temperature (PV) drops below
160° raise the output value by 2.
6) After the temperature be omes stable; take the average
temperature; then, do one of the following:
If above 180° lower the SV value by 1, retest
If above 190° lower the SV value by 2, retest
If below 160° raise the SV value by 1, retest
If below 150° raise the SV value by 2, retest
If the average is between 160-170°, do nothing.
You have a found the most stable value for OutL.
Enter this value as the value of parameter OutL.
Space for your otes.
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SAVANNAH STOKER v4
TEMPERATURE CONTROLLER
FOR THE WOOD PELLET GRILL
A PID based artifi ial intelligent temperature ontroller that allows you to
ontrol your wood pellet grill or smoker with “simplicity but infinite control”.
Compatibility
The Sava ah Stoker is a direct replaceme t temperature co troller for most Traeger Wood Pellet Grills but
it will ot fit i the Traeger Ju ior or the PTG without modificatio s to the grill or a adapter plate. It will also
co trol most smokers made by Smoki Brothers, Blaz’ Grills Works, Royall Wood Pellet Grills (except the
tailgater), a d Smoke Daddy Pellet Pro. The Sava ah Stoker maybe compatible with other wood pellet grills
but may requiri g modificatio s to the grill or wiri g co ectors.