ProAct Gen 4 Position Sensor Upt Application Note 51499 ProAct™ Gen 1 Position Sensor Update Background ‘The sensor used for position feedback in the ProAct™ Gen | actuators for years has been discontinued and is no longer available. A new position sensor has been designed into the ProAct Gen | actuators and, beginning in April 2014, all ProAct Gen | actuators will be built using this new position sensor. This includes those built for new production and those sold as replacements for existing units already in the field ‘Speed Control Applications There are electrical differences between the previous postion sensor and the new one. These diferences affect the compatibility ofthe new ProAct Gen | actuators with existing ProAct Gen | speed controls. The old ProAct speed control module does not supply enough electrical drive current to operate the new positon sensor. Ifan older ProAct Gen | actuator needs to be replaced, the ProAct Gen | speed control must be replaced as well order fort to be compatible with the new replacement actuator. However, the new ProAct Gen | speed control will work with both the older ProAct Gen | actuator and the new the ProAct Gen I actuator. The selection tables below identity existing part numbers and the direct replacement part numbers that need to be used. ‘The new speed control must be configured to match the settings that were in the old speed control. Ideally, all the configuration setting used to set up the original ProAct Gen | speed control were recorded in each units manual so they can be re-entered into the new ProAct Gen I speed control. If the original settings were Not recorded, use hand-held programmer 9907-205 to view the settings in the original unit and record them so they can be re-entered into the new unit. There is no automated way to re-enter these settings, and the hand-held programmer must be used to enter the settings back into the new unit. ‘The old Speed Control 1 Control ——— New actuators are controller is rot The New Speed now Speed Control compatible wit the new Controllers will and Driver specific ‘Actuators. When the work with both See the selection Actuator is replaced, the contrallor wit alco esd old and new ‘matrix to find the pulsar actuators. correct replacement to be replaced part number.Application Note 51499 ProAct Gen 1 Position Sensor Updats Driver Only Applications In certain applications, a separate speed control provides an actuator position demand signal to a ProAct Gen | driver module, which in tun controls the position of a ProAct Gen | actuator. The existing ProAct Gen | driver module has sufcient rive current capability to interface with the new ProAct Gen | actuators So the Proct Gen | driver module does not need to be replaced. Due to the specific output characteristics of the new position sensor, itis important to replace an older ProAct Gen | actuator with the newer direct replacement ProAct Gen | actuator identified in the selection table below. The old dveris Theres no compaie win he change othe va work ih em over New actuators are now Speed Control and Driver specific ‘See the selection matrix to find the correct replacement part number. This flowchart provides a convenient method of selecting the proper replacement actuators and contro! module (either speed control or standalone driver) any the Woodward Par Number ofthe Actuator needing replacement t Dn fue Identify the type of control silos (Lvsmgunce winter | untae aati ne Raiaomont—) | Want Rano actatr ne ececiontooe,| | Aetnmrie be secon ; tale ‘Identify the Control Part v Nuno ie soucion wl. | Serene Rar Ov speed contotorewitnt | | Srecvae ita wok wih now ecuser. Wino Aus Cra aa a ‘re New ctor wich Modelo besceay ibe coniganion cebnge tom he cont Woodward 3