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OPERATING MANUAL 

 

EchoTHerm

TM

 

DIGITAL, ELECTRONIC CHILLING/HEATING DRY BATH 

MODEL RIC40 and RIC40XR 

 
 

 

DOCUMENT NUMBER RIC40-100 

Revised June 30, 2020 

 
  
 

 

 

 
 
  
 
 

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 RIC40

Page 1: ...ODEL RIC40 and RIC40XR DOCUMENT NUMBER RIC40 100 Revised June 30 2020 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...

Page 2: ...HILLER PLATE 6 TEMPERATURE STATE LED 6 TIMER 7 CALIBRATION 7 VII RIC40 POWER AND RS232 CONNECTOR 8 VIII SET UP PARAMETERS 9 SET UP PARAMETERS 9 SET UP INSTRUCTIONS 9 ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION 9 IX TEM...

Page 3: ...f warranty products will be repaired on a charge basis III RETURN OF ITEMS Authorization must be obtained from our Customer Service Department before returning items for any reason When applying for a...

Page 4: ...or the RIC40 and 10 0 amp for the RIC40XR These instruments are supplied with a universal power supply that can take inputs from 100 to 260 volts AC 10 The units are supplied with an AC input cord for...

Page 5: ...odule These units have only one moving part the DC fan that cools the unit Everything else is solid state and should last years without problem All functions of the unit are accessed via the RS232 I O...

Page 6: ...ks supplied by Torrey Pines Scientific The temperature of the plate is sensed by a platinum RTD mounted under the plate The computer in the unit compares the plate temperature with the target temperat...

Page 7: ...ifferent standard the ability to recalibrate each of the two calibration points is provided Additionally the ability to easily restore the factory calibration values is included See section IX Tempera...

Page 8: ...quivalent is by either direct connection to the DB9 connector on the PC or by connecting to a DB9 to USB dongle The RS232 cable provided is straight through wiring pin 1 to pin1 2 to 2 etc Pins 2 3 an...

Page 9: ...ply into a properly grounded 3 wire outlet of proper voltage 3 Plug the power supply cable into the jack on the chilling heating module 4 Place the sample block on the plate surface 5 Connect the RS23...

Page 10: ...ally 20 minutes Now measure the plate temperature or the block or the samples to be controlled using an electronic thermometer with a good surface temperature probe a good immersion probe if calibrati...

Page 11: ...appropriate calibration points to the factory settings The unit can then be re calibrated if necessary Error Code Possible Cause Recommended Action RTDo The RTD Sensor is not connected or has failed I...

Page 12: ...his simple inspection should include 1 Checking that the Power cord and the serial cable to and from the heater module are not frayed or burned 2 Checking that the unit is not dirty to a point where p...

Page 13: ...dditional symbols found on labels on the instrument Symbol Description V Voltage Alternating Current A Current Hz Frequency W Power Contact Info For assistance contact the factory at Torrey Pines Scie...

Page 14: ...Torrey Pines Scientific Inc 14 RIC40 Programming Manual Rev A June 30 2020 Applicable to RIC40 and RIC40XR firmware v1 0...

Page 15: ...ettable Timer User Settable Start Time format hh mm ss Range 00 00 00 to 24 59 59 Count Down 00 00 00 min Count Up 24 59 59 max LED Event Notification LED Blinking Plate Temp Changing LED Steady On Pl...

Page 16: ...mal 10 or hex A Every string that is returned from the RIC40 will be terminated with this character Actually every string that is returned from the RIC40 will be terminated with a CR then a LF In Hype...

Page 17: ...s the TEMP_STEADY event message it may hang waiting for the event that it missed Asynchronous Serial communication misses are not that uncommon so it is recommended that the controller algorithm have...

Page 18: ...ch unit has a unique serial number ref cmd V but it may be helpful to assign a custom name to identify a unit This command enables a string of up to 10 characters to be stored with the unit When the c...

Page 19: ...1 10 0 CR LF returned example 2 9 3 CR LF returned example 3 100 0 CR LF returned example 4 off CR LF if unit is in Idle Mode see Command i Command n Function Set and Store New Set Point Temperature...

Page 20: ...will report a set point of off To exit Idle Mode simply set the set point to a new value using cmd n If the command is not received in the proper syntax e CR LF will be returned Example Set Idle Mode...

Page 21: ...er format hh mm ss The settable timer range is 00 00 00 to 24 59 59 If the command is not received in the proper syntax e CR LF will be returned Example Set the current timer value to 1 hour 32 minute...

Page 22: ...er value send either an au or ad command If the command is not received in the proper syntax e CR LF will be returned Example Stop Timer send ad CR returned ok CR LF Example Read Current Timer Value s...

Page 23: ...LF will be returned Example Determine the low temperature calibration point send r CR returned 10 0 CR LF the RIC40 was calibrated at 10 0C returned 10 0 CR LF the RIC40 has the default Low Calibratio...

Page 24: ...h value If the command is not received in the proper syntax e CR LF will be returned Example Determine the measured temperature at the low calibration point of 10 0C send t CR returned 11 3 CR LF the...

Page 25: ...f 100 0C If the command is not received in the proper syntax e CR LF will be returned Example set the High Calibration Point to Default 100 0C send H CR returned ok CR LF Command h Function Reset the...

Page 26: ...turned Example return all cal points from the previous examples send m CR returned 10 0 11 3 75 0 73 2 CR LF Command M Function Macro to return all Status SP PT Timer Description When the command M CR...

Page 27: ...t Broadcast Plate Temperature settings send b CR returned 00 00 CR LF Command B sz Function Broadcast Temperature or Timer Events Description When the command B ab CR is received by the RIC40 unit the...

Page 28: ...he table below s temperature is not steady S temperature is steady t timer is not running T timer is running b unit is not broadcasting B unit is broadcasting l low temp cal has not been done default...

Page 29: ...xxx x set measured temperature at LOW cal point x x min t11 3 CR ok CR LF t return measured RTD temp at LOW cal point t CR 11 3 CR LF H reset HIGH temp cal points to default 100 0C H CR ok CR LF R an...

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