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Welcome to the ECC Documentation Wiki

The ECC Wiki is the technical documentation of the BCS-460 Temperature Controller. This wiki is community based, BCS-460 owners are encouraged to contribute where they see the documentation is lacking.

Please read the Disclaimer before getting started.

Contents 1 Accessing the BCS 2 Wire the BCS 3 Program the BCS 4 Settings explained, page by page 5 Expansion Cards 6 Open Interface API 7 Administrative 8 Utilities 9 Troubleshooting and FAQ

Accessing the BCS

• Accessibility - Start here. Connect to the BCS interface, and control it with a browser.

Wire the BCS

• Wiring and Physical Specifications - Connect the BCS to the outside world. Pinouts, specs, etc.

Program the BCS

• Programming - Make it do something useful.
• System Examples - Step by step examples of programming the BCS, starting simple and ramping up to complex. Config files posted for downloading.

Settings explained, page by page

The main documentation of the BCS-460 is organized by each control page. Settings and parameters are described in detail.

• Main Control - The Main Control page is the place to go for system monitoring and control.
• Data Log - Interactive charts, and data logging.
• Add/Edit State Machines - Program the controller.
• Temp Setpoint Adjust - Fine tune the temperature setpoint of running Processes.
• Ladder Logic - Low level control.
• Thermo Test - Read the Temperature Probe measurements for probe calibration.
• Ethernet Settings - Network settings and statistics.
• System Settings - Setup and Initialization of the controller. Enable I/O, set PID and probe parameters.

Expansion Cards

• Digi16 - Adds 12 outputs and 4 dins. Up to (4) Digi16 cards supported per BCS.

Open Interface API

• Open Interface API - BCS systems utilize a simple HTTP GET/POST mechanism to control and monitor the unit. The protocol is completely open and documented here, allowing adventurous users the ability to develop custom GUIs and third-party interfaces.
• BCS Perl Library - Coming soon.

Administrative

• Calibrate Temperature Probes
• Updating Firmware - ( Firmware Images and Errata )
• Hard Reset

Utilities

• Datalog viewer: http://www.embeddedcontrolconcepts.com/datalog.html
• BCSfinder Utility - Finds connected BCS devices.

Troubleshooting and FAQ

Troubleshooting - Frequently asked questions, and answers to common pitfalls.