Operator Controls
The main operator panel consists of two push buttons:
- CYCLE (Green): Used to start, pause, and resume heating profiles.
- STOP (Red): Used to stop heating profiles and reset the system.
The system responds to both short presses and long presses (holding the button for more than 2.5 seconds).
Button Operations
Section titled “Button Operations”| Action | Result |
|---|---|
| Press CYCLE | - If a heating profile is running, it will be paused. - If a heating profile is paused, it will be resumed. - If no profile is running or paused, the next enabled profile will start. |
| Press STOP | - If a heating profile is running, it will be stopped. The profile can be started again from the beginning. |
| Hold CYCLE | - Starts all heating controllers (Omron PIDs). This is useful to ensure all zones are actively heating without starting a specific profile. |
| Hold STOP | - Stops all Sets target temperatures to 0. This is a soft-stop. |
| Hold both buttons | - EMERGENCY STOP: This is the most powerful stop command. - Immediately stops all heating profiles and signal plots. - Turns off all heating controllers (Omron PIDs) and sets their target temperature to 0. - Resets the system’s feedback lights to startup mode. - Disables the amperage budget manager. |
Status Lights
Section titled “Status Lights”The machine is equipped with a three-color status light tower that indicates the current operational state. The lights are referred to as LED 1, LED 2, and LED 3.
| State | LED 1 (Green) | LED 2 (Yellow) | LED 3 (Red) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STARTUP | ON | ON | ON | System is booting up or has been reset. |
| STANDBY | ON | ON | OFF | System is idle and ready. No profiles are running. |
| RUNNING | OFF | ON | ON | An automated heating profile is currently active. |
| FINISHED | ON | ON | OFF | The heating profile has completed successfully. Same as STANDBY. |
| WAITING | OFF | BLINK | BLINK | The system is waiting for an external condition or operator action to proceed. |
| HEATING | OFF | OFF | BLINK | The heaters are on, but no automated profile is running (e.g., manual pre-heating). |
| WARNING | OFF | BLINK | OFF | A non-critical issue has occurred. The system may still be operational. |
| ERROR | OFF | OFF | BLINK | A critical error has occurred, and the system has stopped. Same as HEATING. |
| MANUAL | OFF | OFF | OFF | The system is in manual control mode. |