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TCS help on line: Features common to all TCS products
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Temperature management
Temperature management is available on request, with slightly different modalities on the TCS 3.5 and TC MINI.
TCS with temperature management allow for easy measurement of temperature from -25° to +100° in 1 ° steps.
Range can vary and steps can be 0.2° in other versions.
Regardless of the TCS Product (among these 2) and version, it is always possible to receive an alarm when
the temperature is too low or too high.
In order to do this you need to purchase the temperature management option when you buy the board
together with a temperature probe. We have 2 models available, one is for use in air and one is for
use in liquids. Accuracy is 1° Celsius.
Once the probe is connected you can inquire for Temperature sending the following SMS command:
#PWD123456#TMP?
You will receive an SMS with temperature value and other related alarm settings.
Setting temperature Alarms:
You can set lower and upper temperature limit so the TCS will send the ALARM message and the
temperature value to the GSM number(s) indicated in the matrix for INPUT 9 ( temperature).
The Alarm will be sent when temperature is below lower limit or above upper limit.
You can set lower and upper limit also by SMS with the following command:
#PWD123456#TMPON,0,50
The above command sets lower limit at 0° and upper limit at +50°.
Temperature alarm can be enabled/disabled with the command #TMPON or #TMPOFF.
Default values are -25°/+100°, temperature alarm disabled.
Chrono-thermostat function (TCS 3.5 CT only)
This is a special feature that can be purchased as an option only on TCS 3.5 that allows automatic
control of a temperature in a room with daily steps, for 1 week, that can be updated via SMS. It works in the
range 5-30 degrees Celsius (range can be modified on request)
With this software option you can send an SMS that sets the temperature for 4 intervals each day,
7 days a week, individually programmed.
Using the command:
#DAY[1234567]#STP HH:MM gc HH:MM gc HH:MM gc HH:MM gc
You can set the temperature for one or more days (1=monday) for (up to) 4 time periods.
Example:
#DAY1345#STP=08:00 22.4,16:15 18
Sets temperature periods for Monday,Wednesday,Thursday and Friday.
In the above days temperature is set at 22.4 degrees C. at 08:00 and at 18 degrees at 16:15
TCS Chrono-thermostat has a Winter/Summer software switch and controls the temperature via output-7.
It will send alarms if temperature goes below or above 2 programmed thresholds.
It is possible to program an hysteresis based on temperature or on delay.
With Chrono-Thermostat option temperature range is limited to +5/+30° C
with a division of 0,2°C.
NOTE: You can use the #CTO command to set another output pin, other than ouput 7.
It can be convenient to use ouput 8 because it has already a relay that can stand up to MAX 48VAC, 500ma.
Of course if you use Output 8 you can't use the gate opener function or a conflict would occur.
Thermostat function
This simpler thermostat function is available on the TCS-MINI only and allows for setting a temperature that the unit
will keep, with reverse logic for summer and winter.
Related commands are:
As an example, if you send command #SSEW#TTTON,20, the TCS MINI will try to keep 20 degrees switching
ON the relay 2 when it is too cold and switching it OFF when it is too hot. The reverse logic works in summer.
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