Model HI 4060 -Gravimetric Rate Controller

Used in new applications, or to retrofit volumetric feeders or replace outdated controllers in gravimetric systems, Hardy’s HI 4060 loss-in-weight rate controller controls many feeding devices, such as auger, vibratory and belt-based feeders, as well as your proprietary designs.

Modularity And Ease Of Installation

Configure your HI 4060 rate controller to suit your specific application:

• With or without display
• DeviceNet, EtherNet/IP, Modbus TCP/IP,
• Profibus, or Allen Bradley Remote I/O
• Panel, DIN rail, remote or wall mount
• Either AC or DC power

No special tools are required for installation. Just drill or punch standard holes in your panel and attach the front panel keyboard display. The rate controller housing can be attached to the rear of the panel or remotely, up to 100 feet away to a DIN rail.

Ease Of Set-Up
You can quickly access menus to set up process weight and rate parameters from the controller’s front panel keys and LCD display. The HI 4060’s embedded web server also gives you remote access to control information and instrument parameters. The rate controller will watch your process and notify you of problems. Display Prompts and alarm relay outputs occur with tolerance errors and other failures. By entering specific control parameters, you decide at which levels to alarm or shut down the application. You can also assign three different security levels to each function.

Automatic Weight And Rate Calibration
A five-point auto rate calibration automatically allows the HI 4060 to calibrate itself to the feed characteristics of the feeder and the material being fed. This allows for a higher feed accuracy over a broader range of feed rates.

Multiple Configuration Storage
The HI 4060 lets you store set-up and calibrations in hundreds of dedicated, on-board memory locations, for easy and fast configuration retrieval and change. Configurations are also automatically stored in the Secure Digital Memory Module (SMMSD) card, letting you easily transfer data from one instrument to another, or view that data on your PC.

Multiple Feeder Control
The HI 4060 is a powerful building block when it comes to multiple feeder systems. It can act as a master to multiple controllers or as a slave to other HI 4060`s, HI 4050`s or other process inputs. Let multiple DIN-rail HI 4060`s be controlled from a common host computer or programmable controller.

Core Technologies
Waversaver ignores vibration and mechanical noise in feeders and the plant environment. C2 electronic calibration enables fast, accurate, electronic calibration of your system, saving start-up costs and aggravation. Used in conjunction with an IT Junction Box, INTEGRATED TECHNICIAN (IT) allows you to troubleshoot and diagnose your weighing system right from the instrument’s front panel or a web browser. You can read individual load sensor voltages and weights, make comparisons, and isolate individual system components.

• Process Weighing
• Gravimetric Feeding
• Continuous and Batch Rate Control
• Master/Slave

Display
64x128 LCD display with backlight

Averaging
Sliding up to 250 readings in single unit increments

Totalizer
Keeps track of the amount of ingredient dispensed

Standard Interfaces
Ethernet: 10/100base T; embedded web server
Serial RS 232: simplex to printer or to remote scoreboard

Stable Weight Reading
WAVERSAVER 0.25Hz minimum

Calibration Techniques
C2 electronic calibration
Traditional calibration with test weights

Time Units
Seconds, minutes and hours

Units of Measure
lb, oz, ton, kg, g, mt

Mode
Batch, continuous, manual, automatic

Load Point Excitation
5VDC power drives up to eight 350-ohm load cells

Digital Inputs
Eight configurable, non-isolated

Analog Input
Allows rate setpoint to be adjusted by an external analog input
0-20mA, 4-20mA, 0-5VDC or 0-10VDC

Control Output (1)
User selectable
0-20mA, 4-20mA, 0-5VDC or 0-10VDC

Analog Outputs (3)
Transmits weight or actual rate
4-20mA, 0-5VDC or 0-10VDC

Power Requirement
AC: 110-240VAC, 47-63Hz
DC: 24VDC
10 watts max

Operating Temperature
-10° to +40°C (14° to 104°F)

Storage Temperature
PM: -30° to +70°C (-22° to 158°F)
DR: -40° to +85°C (-40° to 185°F)

Enclosure
Panel/remote mount
DIN mount (blind)
Wall mount

Dimensions
Front panel: 4”h x 7”w x .725”d
(101.6h x 177.8w x 18.4d mm)
Housing: 4.00”h x 5.65”w x 3.13”d
(101.6h x 143.5w x 79.4d mm)
Wall mount: 11.50”h x 8.28”w x 5.54”d
(292.1h x 210.3w x 140.6d mm)

Approvals
CE, UL/CUL, CB Scheme NTEP, Canada Weights & Measures (all pending)

Warranty
Two-year warranty against defects in workmanship