WCC-ECO2

Hot Runner Temperature Controller

USER’S MANUAL

For avoid wrong operation to make human injured or machine damage,

please read this instruction carefully before use the instrument.

Ver. 3.5
 WARRANTY

We warrant that this product will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of two (2)
years from the date of shipment. If any such product proves defective during this warranty period, we, at our
option, either will repair the defective product without charge for parts and labor, or will provide a replacement
in exchange for the defective product.

This warranty shall not apply to any defect, failure or damage caused by improper use or improper or
inadequate maintenance and care. We shall not be obligated to furnish service under this warranty: a) to repair
damage resulting from attempts by personnel other than our representatives to repair or service the product; b)
to repair damage resulting from improper use or connection to incompatible equipment; or c) to service a
product that has been modified or integrated with other products when the effect of such modification or
integration increases the time or difficulty of servicing the product.

This warranty excludes replacement of fuses, triac, calibration, contact points and damage to the module
from the use of improper styles of fuses. (Use only fast-acting fuses.) The maximum allowable fuse rating
is 15 amps. Lower ratings may be used for improved protection.

SAFETY

Our products have been designed to be safe and simple to operate. As with any electronic equipment, you must
observe standard safety procedures to protect both yourself and the equipment.

To Prevent Injuries:
 To avoid electrical shock or fire hazard, do not apply voltage to a terminal that exceeds the range specified
for that terminal.
 To avoid mechanical injury, electrical shock or fire hazard, do not operate this product with covers or panels
removed. All unused slots of a main frame must be covered with the appropriately sized blank panels.
 To avoid electrical shock or fire hazard, do not operate this product when wet.
 To avoid injury or fire hazard, do not operate this product in an explosive atmosphere.

To Prevent Product Damage:

 Do not operate this product from a power source that applies more than the voltages specified.

OPERATIONS

1. Specifications 2. Wiring
◆ Power requirements: AC85~265V, 50/60Hz Mode A Mode B
◆ Sensor type: J or K thermocouple
◆ Setting range: 0℃~450℃ (32℉~842℉)
◆ Control Accuracy: ±0.1% of full scale
◆ Control Mode: Auto PID or Manual
◆ Control Output Device: Triac.
◆ Load Capability: 10A /15A per zone, 240Vac
◆ Operating Temperature: 0℃~55℃(32℉~131℉)
◆ Operating Humidity: 10~80%, non-condensing
◆ Storage Temperature: -20℃~70℃ (-4℉~158℉)

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3. Faceplate

① Power Switch: Turn on or turn off. ⑥ SET Key: Used for parameter Calling up/Registration.
② PV: a) Normal mode: Present value. ⑦ Up/Disp Key:
b) Parameter mode: Parameter name.
a) Parameter mode: Used for increase setting number.
c) Alarm mode: Error code about input.
b) Normal mode: Used for switch SV display (Press it >1s):
③ SV: a) Normal mode: Setting value/Power output (%) Setting value /Power output (%) /Load current (Amps) .
/Load current (A), selected by DISP key. c) Alarm mode: Press it to keep buzzer silence until new
b) Parameter mode: Parameter value. alarm happens.
c) Alarm mode: Error code about output. d) Turn off / Turn on the zone: Press it with Down key >3s.

④ Temperature Unit: Celsius (C) or Fahrenheit (F); ⑧ Out indicator: Light up when output is on
Power output: P (%); (always-on in phase control mode).
Load current: A (Amps). ⑨ Manual indicator:
Light up when controller is in Manual mode.
⑤ Down/ Mode Key:
a) Parameter mode: Used for decrease setting number. ⑩ AT indicator: Light up in AT mode.
b) Normal mode: Press it >3s to switch control mode: ⑾ Soft indicator: Light up in soft start mode.
Normal (Auto, no indicator) \ Standby \ Manual \ AT
(Auto Tune) ⑿ Standby indicator: Light up in Standby mode.
** When switch to AT mode, press SET key in 3s to start
auto-tuning, or the controller auto-back to normal mode.
Note:②~⑿ are for Zone #1, Zone #2 is same as Zone #1.
c) Turn off / Turn on the zone: Press it with Up key >3s.

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4. Operating modes
 Normal mode:
After power on self-test, controller starts to work in normal mode.
PV displays present temperature value, and SV displays setting temperature value (Auto) or power output percent (Manual).
Note: Auto/Manual control mode, and the output percent of Manual control when power on, see parameter “nSL”.
In this mode, you can
1) Change setting temperature value (Auto control): Press SET to enter the setting temperature value adjustable state (no
temperature unit display), then press ∧、∨ to change it and press SET to save it.
2) Change power output percent setting (Manual control): Press SET to enter the setting value adjustable state (no percent
symbol “P” display), then press ∧、∨ to change it and press SET to save it.
3) Enter the parameter setting mode: Press SET >3sec.
4) Switch control mode (Auto-Standby-Manual-AT): Press MODE >3sec.
** When shift to AT mode, press SET key in 5sec. to start auto-tuning, or the controller auto-back to normal mode.
5) Switch SV display (Setting value / Power output% / Lload current): Press DISP >1sec.
 Parameter mode:
By pressing SET >3sec. in normal mode, the controller enters the parameter mode.
PV displays parameter name and SV displays the parameter’s value. In this mode, you can
1) Change the parameter value: Press ∧、∨to modify the value, and press SET to save it, then the next parameter and its
value are displayed.
2) Look over the parameters: Press SET to shift the parameters.
3) Exit the parameter mode with saving: Press SET >3sec.
If there’s any operation in 60sec., the controller will exit the parameter mode without saving automatically.
 Alarm mode:
The controller displays the corresponding faulty code.

5. Control modes (selected by MODE key)

 Normal (Auto PID) mode:
This type of control is a “closed-loop” system and requires a thermocouple feedback signal.
The controller’s PV displays present temperature value, and SV displays setting temperature value (power output % and load
current can be selected by DISP key).
The controller uses a PID algorithm to determine the required output power to hold the present temperature value equal to
setting temperature value.
 Standby mode:
This type of control is similar to auto mode. It is a “closed-loop” system and requires a thermocouple feedback signal.
The controller’s PV displays present temperature value, and SV displays standby temperature value (70% of setting
temperature value; power output % and load current can be selected by DISP key).
The controller uses a PID algorithm to determine the required output power to hold the present temperature value equal to
standby temperature value.
 Manual mode:
This type of control is an “open-loop” system and requires no thermocouple feedback signal.
It can be used when thermocouple is failed or without thermocouple in system.
The controller’s PV displays present temperature value, and SV displays power output percent (load current can be selected).
Note: The output percent initial value, see parameter “A-n” and “nSL”.
The controller regulates output power according to the power output percent setting.
The setting can be adjusted: Press SET to enter the setting value adjustable state (no percent symbol “P” display), then press
∧、∨ to change it and press SET to save it.
 AT (PID Auto Tune) function:

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 This function is for getting the optimal PID value in some system.
It is a “closed-loop” system and requires a thermocouple feedback signal.
Generally, AT function is only been executed when PID factory setting cannot meet the system requirements.
After finished auto tuning, the optimal PID value would be saved, and the controller returns to normal (auto PID) mode.
When SuP ≤ 900, the controller executes auto-tune function by making 80% of setting value as target.
When SuP＞900, the controller executes auto-tune function by making setting value as target.

6. Soft start (dehumidify) function

To avoid the humidity making the heater burn out, the soft start function could heat slowly to make dehumidify action when
turn on the power.
During soft start time, the output power step up slowly from 0% to the setting (Manual control) or to make the temperature rise
to 100°C (212°F) slowly and hold it (Auto control).
When soft start time is over, the controller will return to auto or manual control mode according to the setting.
Soft start condition:
a) The soft start function is on (parameter Sot=1~10).
b) The process temperature is less than 100°C (212°F).

7. PID self-adjusting function (when SuP=453 or 845)

The controller will start to learn the system after power up (the process temperature should be less than 90% of set point). Once
the controller finishes "learning" the system, it returns to a standard PID control with the heat PID values automatically set as a
result of self-adjusting.

8. Turn off Zone #1 or Zone 2#

Pressing Down & Up keys together more than 3sec, you can turn off / turn on the zone.
When you turn on the zone by this mode, the zone will work in auto control mode.

9. Parameters
9-1. General parameters

1) Setting Value: full scale.

2) ALH: high deviation alarm value.
When present value > SV+ALH, the buzzer is beeping, and the output is shut off.
No alarm when power on or after modifying the setting until new alarm happens.
3) ALL: low deviation alarm value.
When present value < SV+ALL, the buzzer is beeping.
No alarm when power on or after modifying the setting until new alarm happens.
4) LCK: parameter setting lock.
0: Off; 1: On, all parameters cannot be changed; 11: On, all parameters cannot be changed except SV.

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9-2. Engineer parameters 1

1) A-n: initial power output percent for manual control, 0~100%, used with parameter nSL.
Note: When A-n is effective, its value is auto-refreshed by latest manual output percent.
2) P: control proportional band, 1~999.
3) i: integral time, 0~999s.
4) d: differential time, 0~999s.
5) Pb: PV bias, -120~120. Sensor correction is made by adding Pb to measured value (PV).
6) AdS: ambient temperature (internal mainframe) high alarm value, temperature unit is same as parameter C-F setting.
When Ads=0, this function is off.
7) SuP: SV setting upper limit / AT target setting (see AT function) / PID self-adjusting (see Section 7), full scale.
SuP ≤ 900, the controller executes auto-tune function by making 80% of setting value as target.
SuP > 900, the controller executes auto-tune function by making setting value as target.
SuP = 453 or SuP = 845, PID self-adjusting function is on.
8) nSL: Manual/Auto control mode.
0: Auto mode when power on; initial power output is same as auto mode when shift to manual mode.
1: Auto mode when power on; initial power output is same as parameter A-n when shift to manual mode.
2: Manual mode when power on; initial power output is 0%.
3: Manual mode when power on; initial power output is same as parameter A-n.
4: If auto mode when power off, same as nSL=1 when power on;
If manual mode when power off, same as nSL=3 when power on.
9) rES: initialize controller.
0: Off.
1: All parameters are reset to factory setting after power-on.

9-3. Engineer parameters 2

1) Sn: sensor type.

0: J type thermocouple; 1: K type thermocouple.
2) C-F: temperature unit.
0: ℃; 1: ℉.
3) Sot: soft start (heater dehumidify) function.
0: Off; 1~10: On, soft start time= Sot×80s
Notes：The rest of soft start time reduced to one-third if the process temperature reached 100℃(212℉).
4) t: output control type.
0: phase control output; 1~10: zero-switching control output, proportional cycle = t×1s

phase control zero-switching control

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9-4. Engineer parameters 3

1) Snb: diagnostic function for misconnection of heater and thermocouple.

0: Off.
1: Checking the heater after power on, if the controller judge it as thermocouple, alarm and cut off output to protect it.
Notes：It may cause a false alarm if the heater power is large. When identified as false alarm, please set Snb=0.
2: Reserved
2) HEA: diagnostic function for heater（It is used as HEA=1 in manual mode, no matter the setting is）.
0: Off.
1~10: Checking the load current when output is HEA×10%, if the controller judge the heater fault, it will alarm.
Recommended setting is HEA=3~5.
9-5. Engineer parameters 4

1) Pub: high limit of output percent, 0~99%.

0: Off.
2) Ain: rated load current, 1~40A, can be set according to the heater’s real power and used to diagnose the heater;
when the load current is higher than Ain, the controller will alarm and the current display will flash.
3) Adr: Reserved.
4) Snb: See 9-4
5) HEA: See 9-4
6) inA: high limit of load current, 1~40A, can be set according to the heater’s real power.
When the load current is higher than inA, the controller will limit it by decrease the power output.
7) Std: delay time to auto-start standby mode (Std’s number in the hundreds place; unit: 10 mins);
When external input (injection) signal ends, the timer starts to count down. If the signal does not start again until the
timer counts to 0, the controller will auto-start standby mode until the operator end it by pressing MODE key.
0: Off. filtering value (Std’s number in the tens place & ones place); Used to reduce the influence of interference.
The larger the value is, the slower the controller responded. When it is too large, the controller may be out of control.
8) SHt: diagnostic sensitivity for load shorted, 0~100. The greater the value is, the lower the sensitivity.
Recommended setting is SHt=0.
9) boS: Reserved.
10) EHo: diagnostic function for heat invalid.
0: Off;
1~999: When output percent is 100%, if the temperature does not rise in EHo seconds, the controller will judge heating
invalid, alarm and adjust output percent to 0%.
11) VoL: over-voltage alarm setting, 6~30.
When the power supply voltage is over about (VoL×4.5+210）V, the controller will alarm and cut off output..
Recommended setting is VoL=13 (over-voltage is about 270Vac).
12) SoL: state of soft-start indicator.
0: Blink; 1:Always-on.
13) SVP: Target temperature setting mode.
0: By parameter “SV”; 1: Change rapidly by ∧and∨ keys.

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10. Default of parameters

Parameter Name Default Parameter Name Default Parameter Name Default

Setting Value 400 SuP 842 Snb 1
ALH 30 nSL 0 HEA 4
ALL -30 rEs 0 inA 18
LCK 0 Sn 0 Pi 50
A-n 30 C-F 0 SHt 0
P 42 Sot 2 boS 0
i 100 t 1 EHo 0
d 20 Pub 0 VoL 16
Pb 0 Ain 15 SoL 0
Ads 0 Adr 0 SVP 0

11. Alarm messages

Related Cut-off
Alarm Code Troubles Solution
Parameter Output

Misconnection of Check the wiring, make Snb=0 if the

SEr Snb Yes thermocouple & heater connection is right.

ErH —— Yes Thermocouple open

Check the sensor, or switch to manual
control mode.
ErL —— Yes Thermocouple inverse

HEA HEA No Heater fault Check the heater.

trS —— Yes Triac error Replace the triac.

ALH ALH Yes High deviation alarm Check the controller & the sensor.

Check the system thermal insulation, or

ALL ALL No Low deviation alarm
switch to manual control mode.

Current in
Ain No Over load Check the load.
SV flash

SHt SHt Yes Short load Check the load.

Thermocouple is out of its

HEr EHo Yes Check the thermocouple.
position
Ambient temperature is too
Hot AdS No Check the fans of mainframe.
high
H HH VoL Yes Over voltage Check the power supply.

FuS —— Yes Fuse Blowout Check the load and replace the fuse.