ThermoTools
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Speeding up installation
The parameter pages allow you to rapidly make all the
necessary settings for your application. With the versatile
monitoring functions you can check, test and modify the
operation of your application instantly.
Your PC can be used to display the controller front and with the
graphical view you can also monitor in bar graph format the
active setpoint, process and output values.
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Full support
Depending on the controller that is connected to your PC, the functions of ThermoTools change instantly, allowing
access to all functions available for that model. Full support is included for the whole functionality of the selected
product, so that maximum product capabilities are at your disposal.
For example: When using the E5K-T programmable controllers, the 'recipes' can be
set, numerically and seen graphically. Once these are set changes to the 'Ramp's and
Soak's' can be made easily by selecting that particular step. Also the versatile K3N
series signal processors are fully supported. ThermoTools supports several different
types of file handling functions: saving, loading, exporting to CSV or HTML format.
ThermoTools also supports the saving of full sets of parameter values to a controller-
family specific file. These files can then be copied, loaded and run by the ThermoTools
application. A paper copy of the parameters can be printed. Either as a list of all
parameters or only the parameters that have been changed compared to the factory
default. Your project, application or quality documentation can than be easily created
and maintained.
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Including many advanced functions
ThermoTools does not only allow you to upload or download and store your
parameters, but also offers several advanced functions.
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Personal fine-tuning
All modern controllers from Omron can perform Auto-tuning, which will tune
the PID parameters for a 'standard preferred performance'. Due to our vast
experience with controllers, we were able to incorporate a knowledge-based
functionality that enables you to further fine-tune your process to a greater
level of detail. You can give more emphasis to reduce the over-shoot, increase
the speed or improve stability. Though these three parameters are in
contradiction with each other you can even combine two of these parameters
to improve your process according to the precise needs of your application or
customer requirements!
