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If You Have Problems

Contact us at your earliest convenience. We can be contacted via:

Telephone

(215) 682-9330 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM US Eastern Standard Time

Fax

(215)

682-9331

Email

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Mail

Gamry Instruments, Inc.

734 Louis Drive

Warminster, PA 18974

USA

If you write to us about a problem, provide as much information as possible.

If you are having problems in installation or use of this TDC4 Temperature Controller, it would be
helpful if you called from a phone next to the instrument, where you can change instrument settings
while talking to us.

We will be happy to provide a reasonable level of free support for TDC4 purchasers. Reasonable
support includes telephone assistance covering the normal installation, use and simple tuning of the
TDC4.

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Summary of Contents for TDC4

Page 1: ...TDC4 Temperature Controller Operator s Manual Copyright 2010 2018 Gamry Instruments Inc All rights reserved Printed in the USA Revision 5 41 July 1 2015...

Page 2: ...me without incurring any obligation to install same on TDC4s previously purchased All system specifications are subject to change without notice There are no warranties which extend beyond the descrip...

Page 3: ...us about a problem provide as much information as possible If you are having problems in installation or use of this TDC4 Temperature Controller it would be helpful if you called from a phone next to...

Page 4: ...ework Software Originally CMS100 Software Copyright 1989 2015 Gamry Instruments Inc CPT110 Software Originally CMS110 Software Copyright 1992 2015 Gamry Instruments Inc Explain Computer Language Copyr...

Page 5: ...2 AC Line Connection 2 2 Power Up Check 2 3 RS232 Cable 2 3 USB to COM Converters 2 4 Connecting the TDC4 to a Heater and or Cooler 2 4 Connecting the TDC4 to an RTD Probe 2 4 Cell Cables from the Po...

Page 6: ...ive grounding can be rendered ineffective if the TDC4 is damaged in shipment Do not operate damaged apparatus until its safety has been verified by a qualified service technician Tag a damaged TDC4 to...

Page 7: ...or both US line cords and European line cords that follow the harmonized wiring convention Table 1 1 Line Cord Polarities and Colors If you have any doubts about the line cord for use with your TDC4 p...

Page 8: ...it is first powered up Warning The switched electrical outlets on the TDC4 rear panel must always be treated as on whenever the TDC4 is powered Remove the TDC4 line cord if you must work with a wire...

Page 9: ...are now generally available from computer supply houses and electronics tool suppliers An antistatic floor mat may also help particularly if a carpet is involved in generating the static electricity...

Page 10: ...carrier Warning The protective grounding can be rendered ineffective if the TDC4 is damaged in shipment Do not operate damaged apparatus until its safety has been verified by a qualified service tech...

Page 11: ...devices one to the 3 pin Gamry connector and one to the terminal strip Unplug the RTD from its connector if you connect any sensor to the input terminal strip You must reconfigure the controller for...

Page 12: ...obe installed the upper display should show a line containing the characters OPN Once the unit has powered up correctly turn it off prior to making the remaining system connections RS232 Cable The TDC...

Page 13: ...om Output 1 on the rear panel of the TDC4 This output is a CEE 22 Standard V female connector Electrical cords with the corresponding male connector are available worldwide Please check that the fuses...

Page 14: ...hich is configured by means of user entered parameters Note Please refer to the Omega Documentation supplied with your TDC4 for information about the various controller parameters Do not change a para...

Page 15: ...2 6...

Page 16: ...at has a Gamry potentiostat installed in the system and currently connected If you do not have a potentiostat in the system the script will show an error message and terminate before it outputs anythi...

Page 17: ...ating mantle is moderately slow An internal heater such as a cartridge heater is often quicker Tuning the TDC4 Temperature Controller Overview Closed loop control systems such as the TDC4 must be tune...

Page 18: ...using close to one hundred settings fully listed in Appendix B which can be entered by a complicated user interface using the four buttons on the front of the TDC4 We anticipate that anyone using this...

Page 19: ...many electrochemical cells is too slow for auto tuning You cannot auto tune if a 5 C increase or decease in the system temperature takes more than ten minutes In most cases auto tune on an electrochem...

Page 20: ...d using the same cell that will be used for real experiments You should try to duplicate your experimental conditions as closely as possible 3 The script that starts the auto tune process is called TD...

Page 21: ...ware and verify CPT110 operation prior to using this script 1 Setup the System a Set up the cell and its stirrer The cell must be filled with liquid with roughly the same thermal properties and volume...

Page 22: ...b Restart the TDC4 Manual Tune exp Framework script c Record a few hundred seconds of base line data d Enter a duty cycle that is about 1 5 times higher than current duty cycle For example if the prev...

Page 23: ...File Open from the Excel menu In the resulting dialog box select the TUNE DTA file in your Gamry Framework data directory Select Ok NOTE The data curve resulting from the TDCTUNE experiment is normall...

Page 24: ...ion in determination of the deadtime see below If you select too few points the slope can be difficult to determine f Select Insert Chart On This Sheet from the Excel menu g Drag the cursor over a bla...

Page 25: ...of Tuning Parameters a Using the chart from step 3 estimate the dead time L This is the time prior to the start of the linear increase in the temperature If a line approximating the linear increase i...

Page 26: ...ata in Figure 3 7 this becomes R 7 7 x 10 4 C sec 4 1 9 x 10 4 C sec output d Calculate the proportional gain Kc from Kc 1 RL in our example Kc 1 1 9 x 10 4 300 17 Output C e The TDC4 s proportional b...

Page 27: ...values calculated above into the TDC4 by accessing the CNFG OUt 1 CtRL menu c Set the controller back to Automatic Mode by changing SELF mode back to dSbL d Enter a setpoint that is 10 to 20 C above t...

Page 28: ...ripheral TDC4 to computer 3 TX Input Data from computer to peripheral 5 Common N A Ground connection A cable suitable for connection of a TDC4 to a standard PC COM port was included with your TDC4 shi...

Page 29: ...0 1 0 1 0 0 10 0 20 NA RW 07 RdG dEC FFFF FFF F FF FF F FFF FFF F RW 08 tEMP F C C RW 08 FLtR 0001 0002 0004 0008 0016 0032 0128 0004 RW 08 IN Rd if Process selected IN 1 W V NA Rd 1 W V NA IN 2 W V N...

Page 30: ...St W V 685 0 RW 18 RAtE W V 109 0 RW 19 CyCL W V 01 RW 1A dPNG 0000 0001 0002 0003 0004 0005 0006 0007 0003 RW 0D dEAd if ON OFF selected W V 014 0 RW 17 OUt2 CtRL ON OF PId ON OF RW 0D ActN dRct RVRS...

Page 31: ...W 1F _LF_ NO YES YES RW 1F ECHO NO YES NO RW 1F StNd 232C 485 232C RW 1F ModE CMd CoNt CMd RW 1F SEPR SPCE _cR_ SPCE RW 1F dAt F StAt NO YES YES RW 20 RdNG NO YES YES RW 20 PEAK NO YES YES RW 20 VALY...

Page 32: ...D 2 5 Omega CSi8D Temperature Controller 2 1 3 1 Output 1 2 4 Output 2 2 4 Parameters Operating 3 2 power line transient 1 4 Product Safety 1 1 protective grounding 1 1 RFI 1 3 RS232 cable 2 3 RTD 2 4...

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