2.4 Factory Default Settings
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Item
Value
Notes
TEC Controller Settings
T
25
◦
C
TEC temperature setpoint
TE I
0 A
TEC current setpoint
TE Ilim
2.25 A
TEC module current limit
Tmax
50
◦
C
Upper temperature limit for stage
Tmin
0
◦
C
Lower temperature limit for stage
TE Vlim
8 V
Maximum TEC operating voltage
TEC Controller Config
Sensor type
NTC auto
NTC thermistor w
/
automatic excita-
tion current
Sensor model
β
–model
Model for calculating temperature
from resistance
β
3800
◦
C
Exponent factor for sensor model
R0
10 k
Ω
Resistance scale for sensor model
T0
25
◦
C
Reference temperature for sensor
model
PID P
−
0
.
5 A
/
◦
C
Proportional gain (temperature con-
trol)
PID I
0.36
/
second
Integral gain
PID D
0.65 second
Derivative gain
Auto tune step
0.225 A
Step size for autotuning
CC
/
CT lock
no
CC
/
CT transitions allowed
Trip-o
ff
@ TE Ilim
no
Do not trip o
ff
when TEC current limit
is reached
Trip-o
ff
@ TE Vlim
YES
Trip o
ff
when TEC voltage limit is
reached
Trip-o
ff
@ Tmax
YES
Trip o
ff
when upper temperature limit
is reached
Trip-o
ff
@ Tmin
YES
Trip o
ff
when lower temperature limit
is reached
Trip-o
ff
@ fault
YES
Trip o
ff
when temperature sensor is
open, or wrong type, or illegal model
parameters
TEC Polarity Reversed
NO
TEC output current uses standard
(non-reversed) polarity.
Utility
IP address
169.254.46.27
Should be reset for your local network
environment
IP netmask
255.255.0.0
Gateway
0.0.0.0
may need to be set for your network
GPIB address
2
Ethernet speed
100 Base-T
may need to be changed for older net-
works
RS-232 baudrate
9600
Brightness
50%
Alphanumeric display brightness
LDC500 Series Laser Diode Controllers