piccolo™ Controller - Temperature and Process Controller

Invensys Eurotherm piccolo™ controllers offer precision PID control of temperature and other processes with many advanced features not normally found in this class of controllers.

Designed to offer outstanding performance in an affordable package providing a complete solution for a wide variety of applications, this range guarantees extremely easy access to parameterization and operation in a high quality unit.

Despite their advanced features, the controllers are easy to use and apply and may be customised for ease of operation. Full autotune is provided.

High quality and high reliabilty

The piccolo controller is a high quality and high reliability unit from a world leading manufacturer with global support and service facilities. A 3 year warranty is provided as standard.

Ramp-soak timer and soft start

A ramp soak timer is provided for time based profiling of temperature sequences. These can be used to gradually vary the temperature in a control zone before maintaining it at a defined level, and is typically used to avoid the dangers of damage due to thermal shock.

Overshoot elimination

The Invensys Eurotherm unique cutback system ensures precise control to setpoint and when correctly tuned inhibits temperature overshoot.

Energy usage estimation

The piccolo controller allows estimation of energy usage to provide basic data for evaluating energy saving control strategies for continuous improvement and Kaizen techniques.

Heater failure detection

Using the optional current transformer adaptor, the piccolo will monitor current levels in electrical heaters and generate status and alarm information allowing heater element failure and short circuit to be detected, thereby allowing corrective action and avoiding further stress on remaining heater elements.

Modbus digital communication

The piccolo optionally supports 2-wire EIA485 communications using the Modbus RTU protocol.

Digital setpoint retransmission

The piccolo controller is optionally able to send a setpoint to slave devices using Master Modbus communications to allow multizone control. Requires EIA485 option.