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586

TECPak

User’s Manual · Page 13

Name

Description

Factory

Default

Computer

Command

Ext Fan
Mode

Controls when the fan operates.
See the

External Fan Control

section

below for more

information.

Auto

TEC:FAN

Ext Fan Off

When

Ext Fan Mode

is set to

Delay

, this setting defines the

number of minutes to delay
turning off the fan after the TEC
output has been turned off. See

the

External Fan Control

section

below for more information.

5 minutes

TEC:FAN

Cable R

The resistance of the cable and
connectors, in ohms. This
setting allows for accurate

voltage measurement at the
TEC by removing the voltage
loss of the cable.

0.0080

Ω

TEC:CABLER

T Rate

Selects a desired temperature
ramp rate in degrees Celsius

per minute. Set to 0.0°C/min to
disable rate limiting.

0.0°C/min

TEC:TRATE

Sensor Settings

ThermA

A term in thermistor equation.

1.12924E-03 TEC:CONST

ThermB

B term in thermistor equation.

2.34108E-04 TEC:CONST

ThermC

C term in thermistor equation.

0.87755E-07 TEC:CONST

RTD A

A term in the RTD equation.

3.98480E-03 TEC:CONST

RTD B

B term in the RTD equation.

-0.58700E-06 TEC:CONST

RTD C

C term in the RTD equation.

4.00000E-12 TEC:CONST

RTD R

term in the RTD equation.

100.00 TEC:CONST

Summary of Contents for TECPak 586 Series

Page 1: ......

Page 2: ...19 Using the Current Limit 19 Using the Voltage Limit 19 Understanding the Sensor Inputs 20 Applying Sensor Limits 20 Selecting the Fixture 21 Working With Thermistors 22 Working With RTDs 23 User Cal...

Page 3: ...and actual temperatures What s in the Box Along with the 586 TECPak itself a CD with electronic copies of this manual the Computer Interfacing Manual and USB drivers are included For USA customers a...

Page 4: ...the NOTES heading are not safety related and are intended simply to point out important information If at any time any of the following conditions exist or are suspected of existing discontinue use o...

Page 5: ...oid electrical shock ensure a 3 prong power cord is used and is plugged into a earth grounded receptacle Failure to do so can result in severe injury or death CAUTION There are no user serviceable par...

Page 6: ...your TECPak is connected This will usually be the highest numbered port in the list Click Connect and Arroyo Control will begin controlling the TECPak Once connected you will be able to adjust setting...

Page 7: ...ower supply accepting 90 to 240 VAC and 50 or 60 Hz This covers all conventional power worldwide but ensure your AC power meets these requirements Powering Up the Unit Connect the AC power cord to the...

Page 8: ...ir gap is required to the sides of the unit to ensure proper air flow No air gapping is required above or below the units and they can be rack mounted immediately above other equipment no rack spacers...

Page 9: ...nsor equation and directly select the sensor set point This can be useful when only the desired sensor value is known or when the sensor to temperature conversion values are not available for your sen...

Page 10: ...Specify the mount connected to the TECPak If using a LaserMount select the appropriate model Otherwise select User Defined User Defined TEC MOUNT I Lim I Lim sets the current limit of the temperature...

Page 11: ...Mode Limit monitoring can also be disabled in software see TEC ENAB OUTOFF command 99 C TEC LIM TLO T High Lim T High Lim is the upper temperature limit If operating in T Mode and the actual temperatu...

Page 12: ...seconds TEC TOL Tol Temp Tolerance temperature is a temperature band in C around the set point temperature When the actual temperature is within this band for longer than the Tol Time setting then th...

Page 13: ...nectors in ohms This setting allows for accurate voltage measurement at the TEC by removing the voltage loss of the cable 0 0080 TEC CABLER T Rate Selects a desired temperature ramp rate in degrees Ce...

Page 14: ...ating control of the TECPak allowing you to change limits settings and set points as well as monitor the operation of the instrument You can install Arroyo Control from the CD or download it from our...

Page 15: ...TE command While not recommended as it can lead to confusion when the controller is used later in properly wired setups this allows for correct operation of system when the TE pins are wired backwards...

Page 16: ...e wizard appears insert the CD you received with the TECPak and follow the on screen instructions Once the drivers are installed to determine the COM port number go to Control Panel and select System...

Page 17: ...sed Output On turn on the output when circuit is closed You can also invert the logic level of the input using the same command For example if the function was inverted and set to Output On the output...

Page 18: ...ent to be wired with a series resistor and must use the parallel resistor option When using a series resistor the higher the resistor value the dimmer the LED Do not use too high of a resistance value...

Page 19: ...utput the current will not exceed the limit at any time in any mode Set the limit by using the TEC LIM ITE command Operating at the current limit is common especially when transitioning from one tempe...

Page 20: ...f your device or mount The two sensor inputs support Sensor 1 supports thermistor LM335 RTD and 4 wire RTD sensors Sensor 2 supports thermistor and RTD sensors One or both can be enabled for monitorin...

Page 21: ...s disabled which means only a temperature limit of the active sensor will cause the temperature to shut down Once a determination is made that a temperature limit condition exists the settings in the...

Page 22: ...nce of the thermistor drops very quickly In the typical control range 0 C to 70 C typical 10K thermistors offer good sensitivity to changes in temperature and this is the range in which most 10K therm...

Page 23: ...the coefficients for the BetaTHERM 10K3A1 thermistor A 1 12924x10 3 B 2 34108x10 4 C 0 87755x10 7 You can change the coefficients using the TEC CONST command or through the Settings dialog within Arro...

Page 24: ...urement modes a conventional two wire measurement mode which is subject to this error and a four wire measurement mode that uses separate sensor and source lines to remotely sense the actual resistanc...

Page 25: ...ading offset The offset is kilo ohms k for thermistors and ohms k for RTDs Controlling the Temperature Rate of Change Some applications require that temperature is changed at a specific rate to preven...

Page 26: ...Output Where is the error in the system expressed as Target Actual The controller can calculate ideal PID values using the AutoTune function discussed in detail in the next section To manually adjust...

Page 27: ...tely put the instrument into AutoTune mode The TEC AUTOTUNE query can be used to monitor the process of AutoTune A response of 1 indicates AutoTune is in progress Once complete the instrument will res...

Page 28: ...s on 3 Similar to mode 1 the fan is turned on whenever the TEC output is on but when the TEC is turned off the fan will remaining running for an addition number of minutes as defined by the delay sett...

Page 29: ...alculating cable resistance is to short the TE and TE connections making sure whatever you are using to short the terminals is not itself adding resistance to the circuit and is rated for the current...

Page 30: ...to the TEC module as is reasonable To enable the remote TEC voltage sense function send a TEC VENSE 1 The reported TEC voltage will now be measured through pins 2 and 9 instead of TEC and TEC at the i...

Page 31: ...24hr C 5 0 01 Measurement Channels Current Resolution mA 10 Accuracy mA 10 20 20 30 Voltage Resolution mV 10 Accuracy V 0 05 Sensor6 10 A Thermistor Range k 0 1 450 Resolution k 0 01 Primary Accuracy...

Page 32: ...0 3 1 RTD Range 20 192 Resolution 0 01 Accuracy reading 0 03 0 1 Current Limit Resolution A 0 1 Accuracy A 0 2 Other Fan Supply 8 12V 350mA max TEC Connector Female 17W2 Computer Interface USB 2 0 Po...

Page 33: ...ue that was outside the allowable range USB Serial only E 202 Invalid data type When trying to parse the message the data was in an invalid format USB Serial only E 204 Suffix not valid An invalid num...

Page 34: ...no longer in calibration mode E 419 TEC not stable The TEC is considered stable if the temperature has changed less than 0 02 C for more than 20 seconds E 433 Not a TEC The TEC CHAN command attempted...

Page 35: ...586 TECPak User s Manual Page 35 Mechanical Drawings Front View Rear View Bottom View...

Page 36: ...Page 36 586 TECPak User s Manual Right Side View Top View Left Side View...

Page 37: ...d there are no user serviceable fuses Service Service and repair for the 586 TECPak can be obtained by contacting the distributor from where you purchased the instrument or directly from Arroyo Instru...

Page 38: ...epairs will be made and the instrument returned freight prepaid Repaired products are warranted for the balance of the original warranty period or 90 days whichever first occurs Limitation of Warranty...

Page 39: ...scharge 4kV contact 8kV air EN 61000 4 3 2010 Radiated Immunity 3V m EN 61000 4 4 2012 Electrical Fast Transients Burst 1kV AC 0 5kV I O EN 61000 4 5 2014 Surges 0 5kV differential mode 1kV common mod...

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