Enhancing Process Control with the DICON Touch

DICON touch can be used to perform complex control and management tasks. It is a universal process and program controller with 4 control channels, which displays information on a vibrant display and is operated intuitively with touchscreen and optional integrated paperless recorder. Up to 4 control channels are available via the tried-and-tested JUMO control algorithm with two possible optimization variants. These enable a simple and highly-accurate startup. Even multiple-zone control, cascade control, or other complex control tasks are therefore possible. In the following block diagram, the various hardware options of the modular hardware concept are depicted. 4 analog universal inputs and up to 8 external inputs can acquire a variety of physical measured values with high precision. Thanks to different output variants, the actuators can be controlled directly in the device, either in an analog manner or digitally. These can be expanded further through external digital outputs. To communicate with higher-level systems, interfaces such as Modbus (master/slave), PROFIBUS, PROFINET-RT, or Ethernet with web server, can be used.

To ensure secure process operation, the device has password-protected user administration with individual assignment of rights for different levels or control commands. Screen masks for controllers, program generators, recording, and for overview screens are ready-made and available. Four individual process screens can be created as desired using the configuration software. Important analog and digital process values can be saved in a tamper-proof manner with the recording extra code, visualized graphically, and exported to PC in a tamper-proof manner via interface or USB flash drive.

The configuration software allows for the process controller to be programmed with ease, for math and logic coherences to be described, and for customer-specific linearizations to be created. Additionally, tools are included for simulating external signals or the control process, or to record for the duration of the startup.

A comprehensive alarm and limit value concept as well as flexible digital signal management complete the “all-in-one device”.

Enhance precision and efficiency in control tasks with the versatile DICON Touch.

Special Features

• Vibrant 3.5-inch color screen, with 320 × 240 pixels and 256 colors
• 32 programs with easy-to-use program entry and program control
• Interfaces as a standard feature: USB host, USB device, RS485 (COM1)
• Available as an interface (COM2): RS422/485 Modbus master/slave, PROFIBUS-DP, Ethernet, PROFINET-RT
• Integrated paperless recorder with tamperproof data storage
• 4 individual process screens with user configurable input fields
• 16 math and logic functions
• Flexible through modular hardware
• Password-protected user administration 5-digit analog value display
• Individual operating level
• Control loop and output level monitoring
• Integrated timer and time switch Service and operating hours counter
• Web server for online visualization via a web browser
• Alarm by email
• Protection type on the front, IP66
• AMS2750/CQI-9 calibration certificate
• cULus, DNV GL, DIN EN14597 approval