Patent ID: 7497303

Claim:
A method for setting the parameters of hoisting equipment, the hoisting equipment having a pulley block, a motor for selectively hoisting and lowering the pulley block, a microcontroller-based motor controller for controlling said motor and a hoist equipment operator unit operatively connected with said motor controller, said operator unit including a hoisting switch, a lowering switch and an emergency shutoff switch, said motor controller including a display, said method comprising: the motor controller receiving user actuation of at least one of the hoisting switch, the lowering switch, and the emergency shutoff switch of the hoisting equipment operator unit in conjunction with the motor controller providing data to be displayed by the display to perform the steps of: (i) starting a parameter setup mode, (ii) sequentially running-through and displaying of all parameters, (iii) receiving a selection of a displayed parameter, (iv) receiving a change of the setting of the selected parameter, (v) saving of the changes, and (vi) terminating of the parameter setup mode; wherein said starting the parameter setup mode comprises the following steps in sequence: (a) activating and holding of the emergency shutoff switch, (b) activating and holding of the hoisting switch or the lowering switch, and (c) releasing of the emergency shutoff switch.