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SLICE-QTC Four-Channel Temperature Controller
Product Manuals - https://www.vescent.com/manuals/
Fig. 35: Programming the rear-panel trigger out
Trigger In
The Trigger Input on the back panel of the SLICE-QTC can be used to turn any of the four temperature
control channels on or off. The trigger can be configured from the I/O menu, under “Trigger In”. Select
the “Channels” field and choose which channels you want to be affected by the trigger. Applying 5V
to Trigger Input will enable the servo for all selected channels, and applying 0V will disable them.
Auto tune cannot be run for a channel which is under trigger control. Attempting to run an auto tune
on a channel with a trigger input enabled will bring up a dialogue: “External input not compatible with
auto tune. Turn external input off and continue?”. Pressing OK will disable the trigger for that channel
and begin the auto tune. Pressing “Cancel” will dismiss the dialogue, leaving the trigger enabled, and
the auto tune will cancel. Additionally, a trigger cannot be enabled on a channel with an active auto
tune being run.
Auto Tune
The auto tune feature of the SLICE-QTC allows the user to automatically find the PID temperature
tuning parameters of their plant. It can be run from the single channel screen by pressing on the
“Servo” button and choosing “Auto Tune”, then pressing “Start” from the “Next” drop down menu.
Fig. 36: Auto tune menu showing a tune ready to start
