{"id":38020,"date":"2024-02-05T09:18:10","date_gmt":"2024-02-05T09:18:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alicat.com\/?post_type=article&#038;p=38020"},"modified":"2026-02-16T22:31:39","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T22:31:39","slug":"tutorial-zur-totzone-der-steuerung","status":"publish","type":"support","link":"https:\/\/www.alicat.com\/de\/support\/control-deadband-tutorial\/","title":{"rendered":"Tutorial zur Totzone der Steuerung"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_heading title=&#8221;Control deadband tutorial&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<p>The dual valve <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alicat.com\/products\/pressure\/pressure-controller\/dual-valve-pressure-controllers\/\">PCD-Series<\/a> maintains fast, precise closed system pressure control with minimal gas waste.\u00a0This stable control is primarily due to a well-balanced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alicat.com\/support\/pid-tuning-pd-pdf-and-pd2i-tutorial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PD<sup>2<\/sup>I algorithm<\/a>. However, changing ambient conditions can still cause oscillation loops.<\/p>\n<p>Controller deadband creates a \u00b1 band of change around the chosen setpoint, minimizing oscillation loops in dual valve control systems. This provides stability in fluctuations systems by limiting the changes a controller will respond to.<\/p>\n<p>The following instructions explain how to set control headband.<\/p>\n<h2>Video tutorial<\/h2>\n<p><iframe title=\"Alicat Pressure Controller: Tutorial - Control Deadband\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dK-ypLJOQwQ?feature=oembed&rel=0\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_accordion _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;Video transcript&#8221; open=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cHello, my name is Michael Whiteside, I am an applications engineer here at Alicat Scientific. In this video, I am going to show you how to set up a control deadband on your Alicat device. Now let\u2019s get started.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In order to establish a control deadband on your Alicat device, we will hit &#8220;MENU&#8221; (bottom right button), &#8220;CONTROL&#8221; (top left button), &#8220;ADV CONTROL&#8221; (bottom middle button), \u00a0&#8220;CONTROL OPTS&#8221; (bottom middle button), and &#8220;DEAD BAND&#8221; at the top here (top middle button). <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Now what this deadband functionality does is it tells the device not to change its valve position if the flowrate is within the deadband of the setpoint. If we give a 1 SLPM deadband, that means if the flowrate is within 1 SLPM of the setpoint, the device will not adjust its valve.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">That is how to establish a control deadband.\u201d<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][\/et_pb_accordion][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<h2>Step-by-step instructions (front panel)<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Press The bottom right hand button on the main screen for the \u201cMENU\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>Press the top left hand button for the \u201cCONTROL\u201d selection.<\/li>\n<li>Press the bottom middle button for \u201cCONTROL OPTS\u201d selection.<\/li>\n<li>Press the bottom middle button for \u201cADV CONTROL\u201d selection.<\/li>\n<li>Press the top middle button for \u201cDEAD BAND\u201d selection.<\/li>\n<li>Use the select digit and the up and down buttons to set your desired range of setpoint deadband.<\/li>\n<li>Press the bottom right hand button for \u201cSET\u201d Selection.<\/li>\n<li>Your control deadband setting has been applied to your controller.<\/li>\n<\/ol>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n","protected":false},"featured_media":46458,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"1920","content-type":"","_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[],"class_list":["post-38020","support","type-support","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - 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