8.1 If you start testing with the default settings and too many errors
are being triggered in your test setup, then the first step is to decrease
ESF until you no longer get unwanted “stopped flow” errors, since this
is the most sensitive of the three error detection algorithms.
8.2 If low-temperature errors persist after stopped flow errors have
been reduced, then increase the “E LO” parameter in the settings menu
to reduce the low-temperature error sensitivity.
8.3 After adjusting “ESF” and “E LO” as described, you can control
the speed at which the system will detect rapid cooling of the bath
sensor (falling out of the bath) by adjusting the “ESB” value. A higher
ESB value will cause the system to more quickly detect errors, and a
lower “ESB” will result in fewer false positive errors.
9. The yellow “max temp” LED only comes on when the safety TC
reaches its max value (adjustable, default = 75˚C). This is not
dangerous, and the ThermoClamp and heated Pencil can both exist at
this temperature indefinitely.
10. The controller includes a bi-directional USB port on the side. It can be
used to update the firmware on the ThermoClamp or output a constant
stream of data on temperatures, input/output voltages, power, etc.
Settings Menu
1. The ThermoClamp includes a settings menu that can be accessed by
pressing and holding the “Sel” button for at least 3 seconds. Once the
controller enters the settings menu, it will briefly display “Set Adj” on
the blue and red LED displays until the “Sel” button is released.
2. When the system is in the settings menu, the “Sel” button can be used
to switch to the next parameter, and the “Up” and “Down” buttons can
be used to adjust the value of each parameter. The parameter names
will be displayed on the blue (left) LED display, and the value of the
parameter will be displayed on the red (right) display. For example,
(blue) = SPED (red) = FAST means that the SPED parameter is selected
with a current value of FAST.
3. If the controller detects that nothing has been changed for 10 seconds,
then it will store the current settings to its non-volatile memory and
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