Folks, Hopefully this helps; from a ControlSoft Inc. slide presentation ... = (I could not format some of the characters correctly, so it may be a little difficult to follow; ie., Pe =3D Proportional sub error) Three Different PID Equations (e =3D error) - Parallel Pe + Ie + De - Series P(e + Ie) + De - Noninteracting (ISA) P(e + Ie + De) Parallel format G (t) =3D Kp e(t) + Ki I e(t)dt + Kd de(t)/dt Gc (s) =3D KP + KI/s + KDs P is Proportional Gain KP I is Reset Rate Ki D is Derivative Gain KD Series (industrial) format G (t)=3DKc ((1+Td/Ti) e(t)+1/Ti I e(t) + Td de(t)/dt Gc (s) =3D Kc [1 + 1/Ti s] [(Td s+1)/(a Td s+1)] a =3D 0 Gc (s) =3D Kc (1+1/Ti s)(1+Td s) P is Proportional Gain Kc I is Time Constant Ti D is Time Constant Td Non-interacting (ISA) format G (t) =3D Kp (e(t) +1/Ti I e(t)dt +Td de(t)/dt) Gc (s)=3D Kp (1 + 1/Ti s + 1/Td s) P is Proportional Gain Kp I is a Time Constant Ti D is a Time Constant Td Parallel comparison to Non-Interacting KP Parallel =3D KP Non-Interacting KI Parallel =3D KP NI / Ti NI KD Parallel =3D KD NI * Td NI =20 Sure clears it up for me. :-)) Joseph M. Riccardi DCS Services - Industrial Process Control =20 North-Central Office (OH, PA, MI, IN, WV area) South-East Office (FL, GA, AL, SC, NC area) 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, Alex (Foxboro) Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 12:34 PM To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [foxboro] is PID a parallel or series algorithm? B0193JU - Control Block Algorithms Could you expound on "serial" and "parallel" as the terms apply to PID algorithms? Regards, =20 Alex Johnson Invensys Systems, Inc. 10707 Haddington Houston, TX 77043 713.722.2859 (voice) 713.722.2700 (operator) 713.932.0222 (fax) ajohnson@xxxxxxxxxxx For the latest information on ArchestrA, go to http://www.invensys.com/Archestra.html. =20 -----Original Message----- From: foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] = On Behalf Of Miacca Marcelo Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 10:19 AM To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [foxboro] is PID a parallel or series algorithm? Does anyone know where I can find the PID block algorithm in the Foxboro documentation? Is it a parallel or series algorithm? Thanks Marcelo Miacca =20 =20 _______________________________________________________________________ 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 =20 foxboro mailing list: //www.freelists.org/list/foxboro to subscribe: = mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=3Djoin to unsubscribe: = mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=3Dleave =20 =20 =20 _______________________________________________________________________ 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 =20 foxboro mailing list: //www.freelists.org/list/foxboro to subscribe: = mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=3Djoin to unsubscribe: = mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=3Dleave =20 _______________________________________________________________________ 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