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OPERATING MANUAL 

 

EchoTherm 

DIGITAL, ELECTRONIC CHILLING/HEATING DRY BATH 

MODELS IC25, XT, XR and IC35, XT 

Applies to versions 5.7 and higher 

 

 

 

DOCUMENT NUMBER IC25-100 

Revised Feb 2021 

 
 

 

 

 

TORREY PINES SCIENTIFIC, INC. 

2713 Loker Ave. West 

Carlsbad, CA 92010 

 
 

TELEPHONE: (760)-930-9400 

TOLL FREE: (866)-573-9104 

FAX: (760)-930-9480 

E-Mail: [email protected] 

Web site: 

www.torreypinesscientific.com 

 

Summary of Contents for EchoTherm IC25

Page 1: ...d IC35 XT Applies to versions 5 7 and higher DOCUMENT NUMBER IC25 100 Revised Feb 2021 TORREY PINES SCIENTIFIC INC 2713 Loker Ave West Carlsbad CA 92010 TELEPHONE 760 930 9400 TOLL FREE 866 573 9104 F...

Page 2: ...GRAMMABLE 6 TIMER 6 ALARM 6 DATA LOGGER 7 VII FRONT AND REAR PANEL CONTROLS 8 FRONT PANEL 8 REAR PANEL 9 VIII SET UP PARAMETERS 10 SET UP PARAMETERS 10 SET UP INSTRUCTIONS 10 ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION...

Page 3: ...alibration 28 MENU Calibrate 29 MENU Reset Cal Points 30 XIII TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT ERROR CODES 31 XIV RS232 SERIAL COM INTERFACE 32 Cable Pinout 32 COM Settings 32 XV CLEANING MAINTENANCE AND CONSU...

Page 4: ...iod please return freight prepaid and correction of the defect will be made without charge Out of warranty products will be repaired on a charge basis III RETURN OF ITEMS Authorization must be obtaine...

Page 5: ...caution at all times Never leave your unit accessible to others when it is hot Never touch the plate surface unless you are sure it is cool Note that there is a red LED on the front panel marked HOT T...

Page 6: ...ature with the target temperature and instructs the Peltier module to heat or chill the plate as required to keep them equal PROGRAMMABLE All IC25 35 units enable the user to define up to 5 individual...

Page 7: ...r one every 5 minutes See the instructions later for use NON VOLATILE MEMORY The units are equipped with EEPROM memory that will store user settings such as the last set point MENU options user change...

Page 8: ...rating parameters The display is a two line alphanumeric LCD with backlighting When the unit is turned on the display will light and show the Set Point and Plate Temp Plate temperature will be display...

Page 9: ...rrey Pines Scientific Inc 9 REAR PANEL The rear panel shown has the on off power switch at the left the 12 volt dc power input jack in the middle the DB9 connector for the RS232 I O port is on the rig...

Page 10: ...e line cord provided and then into a properly grounded 3 wire outlet of proper voltage 3 Plug the power supply cable into the rear of the chilling heating module 4 Place the sample on the plate surfac...

Page 11: ...hting for easy viewing It is used to set all the parameters of the units The two push buttons enable the user to set a temperature to set a timer and to calibrate the temperature against a local stand...

Page 12: ...the button pressed For example in the default display briefly pressing and releasing the UP ARROW will increase the set point temperature by 1C with each press If the UP ARROW is pressed and held down...

Page 13: ...ement circuitry or if the calibration values are invalid an error code will be displayed in the location of the Plate temperature For example if the low calibration measured value is out of range the...

Page 14: ...the timer reaches zero When the unit is in Idle Mode no power will be directed to the plate the plate is essentially turned off and will naturally return to room temperature See the Idle Mode section...

Page 15: ...Torrey Pines Scientific Inc 15 Figure 3 Menu Map to Stop the Running Timer Figure 4 Menu Map to Select Timer Options...

Page 16: ...as described below See Figure 5 and Figure 6 for details on setting and clearing Idle Mode using the menu The unit will enter Idle Mode in two ways 1 By using the Menu option Set Idle Mode 2 By settin...

Page 17: ...Torrey Pines Scientific Inc 17 Figure 6 Menu Map to Clear Idle Mode Using the Menu...

Page 18: ...ond every minute or every five minutes as set by the user When the unit is in Log mode the character L will be displayed on the LCD screen in the lower left corner The data buffer can then be down loa...

Page 19: ...Torrey Pines Scientific Inc 19 Figure 8 Menu Map to Start Logging Session Figure 9 Menu Map to Stop Logging Session...

Page 20: ...am Option wait until feature and or the Timer Options Auto off and or Alarm Tone global settings The typical steps to programming a sequence is to select the program number 1 through 5 then specify th...

Page 21: ...user to define up to 5 individual programs consisting of up to 10 steps per sequence The Program Menu option provides the ability to choose a program to run or to edit Figure 10 below shows the menu...

Page 22: ...nables the user to specify the values for the Set Point and time for each step in the program sequence Figure 11 below provides a description of the items shown on the LCD in the Program Edit mode See...

Page 23: ...s Scientific Inc 23 Figure 12 below shows the keystrokes required to set the values for each step parameter and how to navigate from one step to the next Figure 12 Menu Map For Defining or Editing Pro...

Page 24: ...ending The range for cycle values are 1 to 99 and in which means infinite When infinite in is set the program sequence will repeat until the user stops the program Figure 13 below provides a descripti...

Page 25: ...Torrey Pines Scientific Inc 25 Figure 14 below provides a description of the LCD screen when a program is running Figure 14 Description of the Display While a Program is Running...

Page 26: ...tely when the next program step starts This means that the transition time required to go from one step temperature to the next will be included in the step time The Program Option setting is global m...

Page 27: ...e with the low and high calibration temperatures equal to the corresponding low and high temperatures in the expected range If operation at only a single temperature is required then single point cali...

Page 28: ...the unit must be calibrated at either the low or high temperature calibration point but not both The rule of thumb is if the single point calibration point is less than 50C calibrate using the low te...

Page 29: ...TE SURFACE AND BLOCK SURFACE MEASUREMENTS ARE DIFFICULT TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT TO MAKE ACCURATELY Ensure that the unit and the measurement device have had sufficient time 10 mins to stabilize at the...

Page 30: ...points In most cases select Set to Factory and the unit will retrieve the calibration values obtained when the unit was calibrated at the factory prior to shipment Selecting Set to Not Cal will remove...

Page 31: ...displayed instead of the temperature value for Plate Table 1 below lists the error codes the possible cause and recommended action to address the error and return the unit to proper operating conditio...

Page 32: ...llowing each command that is sent to the ICxx unit Refer to Appendix B of this document for a detailed description of the commands available when using the serial port The interface cable should be th...

Page 33: ...t the unit is not dirty to a point where proper performance is impaired This is especially important relative to the membrane switch and LCD window 3 Being certain to store the unit properly when not...

Page 34: ...ber Description 730 0001 Power Cord US 730 0002 Power Cord Germany European 730 0003 Power Cord UK 730 0004 Power Cord Italy 730 0005 Power Cord Australia China XVI ADDITIONAL SYMBOLS The following ar...

Page 35: ...en the time to get to the set point and the time at the set point are combined in the step time If set to yes the step timer value only refers to the time at the set point temperature The wait until f...

Page 36: ...e plate will heat until the plate temperature is 37C The plate temperature will then remain at 37C for the remainder of the 30minutes When the timer reaches 00 00 00 step 2 loads its values and begins...

Page 37: ...o yes This means that on the last step the unit will enter Idle Mode and automatically turn off power to the plate Figure A2 above shows the effect of setting the Timer Options Auto Off option to yes...

Page 38: ...above where the step timer simply waits during the temperature change periods before starting to decrement This example is the same as Programming Example 2 with the Program Options wait until feature...

Page 39: ...ill be terminated with this character Actually every string that is returned from the IC20 25 will be terminated with a CR then a LF In HyperTerminal the combined characters will cause the cursor to r...

Page 40: ...nt set point send s CR returned example 1 10 CR LF returned example 2 9 CR LF returned example 3 100 CR LF returned example 4 off CR LF if unit is in Idle Mode see Command i Command n Function Set and...

Page 41: ...t it was before the unit entered Idle Mode If the command is not received in the proper syntax e CR LF will be returned Example verify Idle Mode send s CR returned off CR LF Example Clear Idle Mode se...

Page 42: ...ls CR is received by the IC20 25 unit the unit will begin to log plate temperature values at the rate defined by the log period setting ref le lm or l5 commands or front panel menu command If the comm...

Page 43: ...ned ok CR LF Utility Commands Command m Function Return all calibration values Description When the command m CR is received by the IC20 25 unit the unit will return 4 values separated by commas and t...

Page 44: ...F Command Z Function Reset Unit to Default Configuration Description When the command Z CR is received by the IC20 25 unit the unit will reset all non volatile memory to default factory values Example...

Page 45: ...gging l return log file l CR log_data 0 CR LF log_data n CRLF lc clear log file lc CR ok CR LF ls start logging ls CR ok CR LF lp stop logging l p CR ok CR LF le set log period to 1 second le CR ok CR...

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