Process Control · PID Loop
Tune a control loop
A live single-loop simulator. Pick a process, tune the PID controller, then step the setpoint or throw a disturbance and watch the loop fight back, the same instinct an operator builds on the board.
Process
Preset
Process gain K
Time constant τ
Dead time θ
PV noise
Controller Auto
Mode
Gain Kc (PB %)
Reset Ti
Rate Td
Manual output
Suggested tuning (from the process)
SIMC λ (aggressive → sluggish)
Load a rule, then step the setpoint and compare. ZN is punchy (quarter-amplitude); SIMC lets you dial in how aggressive.
Live loop SPEED
Setpoint (SP)
50.0 %
Process Variable (PV)
50.0 %
Control Output (CO)
50.0 %
Setpoint50.0 %
Setpoint
Process Variable (PV)
Control Output (CO)
Overshoot
–
Settling (±2%)
–
Rise time
–
IAE
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Built by Empira
This free tool comes from our operator training simulators. Each is a working model of your own unit that operators run, break and recover.
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