David, With all of the help you have provided me (and I want to thank you again), I hope this does not sound too dumb, but... If there is no Integral, is it not going to act "as though the loop is in open loop control"? Without Integral, there is no feedback correction. Maybe I am confused... PS. Along the lines of Greg's "Is there any chance that the setting for INCOPT somehow got changed?"... The AOUT's ATC will have a similar affect if it is driving in the wrong direction... Joseph M. Riccardi 386-441-0250 Office 386-451-7607 Cell Joe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx "To give real service you must add something that cannot be bought or measured with money; and that is sincerity and integrity." - Donald A. Adams -----Original Message----- From: foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Johnson, David Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2012 4:20 PM To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [foxboro] Controller Issue after upgrade Hello all, We are looking into some strange behavior after a recent upgrade from a CP30 to an FCP270. A PIDA block was set to be Proportional Derivative, MODOPT=3, PBAND = 125, INT=0.075 (INT is BTIME in PD mode). The BCALCI and FBK were both connected to the PIDA's own .OUT parameter. The Period is a 3, Phase is a 2. I think the BPC of the CP30 and FCP270 are both .5 seconds. Behavior In the FCP270, the output drives to the low output limit. It's as though the loop is in open loop control. Looking at trends indicate that this loop was controlling in the CP30. The configuration is identical to what it was in the CP30. Any advice on what to check. Thanks, David ________________________________ Confidentiality Notice: The information contained in this message is private and confidential. This information is intended only for the individual or entity named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any use, review, dissemination, distribution, copying or action taken based on this message or its attachments, if any, is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply email and delete or destroy all copies of this message and any attachments. Thank you. _______________________________________________________________________ This mailing list is neither sponsored nor endorsed by Invensys Process Systems (formerly The Foxboro Company). Use the info you obtain here at your own risks. Read http://www.thecassandraproject.org/disclaimer.html foxboro mailing list: //www.freelists.org/list/foxboro to subscribe: mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=join to unsubscribe: mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=leave _______________________________________________________________________ This mailing list is neither sponsored nor endorsed by Invensys Process Systems (formerly The Foxboro Company). Use the info you obtain here at your own risks. Read http://www.thecassandraproject.org/disclaimer.html foxboro mailing list: //www.freelists.org/list/foxboro to subscribe: mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=join to unsubscribe: mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=leave