automatically execute instructions from a recipe or program. > Note: Setpoint comes from a recipe.
MANUAL
2.0
execute instructions from an external agent or person. > Note 1 to entry: Valve or switch is manipulated by an agent/person. > Note 2 to entry: Direct control of the PID output. % of the range: A user manually sets the % output, not the setpoint.
SEMI_AUTOMATIC
2.0
executes a single instruction from a recipe or program. > Note 1 to entry: Setpoint is entered and fixed, but the PID is controlling. > Note 2 to entry: Still goes through the PID control system. > Note 3 to entry: Manual fixed entry from a recipe.