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www.teamwavelength.com

WTC3293-00400-I

WTC3293  EV

ALUA

TION BOARD FOR THE WTC3243

WTC3293

January, 2013

Figure 1:  Top View

WTC3243 Temperature Controller 

Evaluation Board

WTC3243 NOT INCLUDED

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Ordering Information

WTC3293
WTC3243
PWRPAK-5V
PWRPAK-7V
PWRPAK-9V
PWRPAK-12V

2.2 A Evaluation Board for WTC3243
2.2 A Temperature Controller
5 V Power Supply
7 V Power Supply
9 V Power Supply
12 V Power Supply

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

Quickly interface an ultrastable WTC3243 
Temperature Controller to your thermoelectric 
or resistive heater load without having to 
design a printed circuit board. Onboard 
switches, jumpers, and trimpots make 
operation simple.
Control temperature using thermistors, 
100 

 Platinum RTDs, or linear temperature 

sensors such as the LM335 or the AD590.  
Adjust temperature using the onboard trimpot 
or a remote voltage.  Other adjustable 
trimpots con

fi

 gure heat and cool current 

limits, proportional gain, and integrator time 
constant.  A dipswitch allows the sensor bias 
current to be optimized for your sensor type.  
High power applications can use the onboard 
fan connections to power a WXC303 or 
WXC304 (+5 or +12 V) DC fan attached to a 
WHS302 heatsink.

The prior revision of the board was black. Click 

http://www.teamwavelength.com/downloads/
datasheets/wtc3293a.pdf

 for the datasheet 

for that revision.

FEATURES:

•  Easy to integrate into a system
•  Controls temperature using thermistors, 

100 

 Platinum RTDs, LM335 and AD590 

type temperature sensors

•  Adjustable Heat and Cool Current Limits
•  Adjustable Proportional Gain
•  Adjustable Integrator Time Constant 
•  Remote enable input
•  Selectable Sensor Bias 
 (10 

μ

A, 100 

μ

A, and 1 mA)

•  Selectable Sensor Gain (1 or 10) for RTDs
•  Enable/Disable Switch and LED indicator
•  Setpoint adjustable via onboard 

potentiometer or remote voltage signal

•  Includes 2.5 mm jack input for use with 

PWRPAK power supplies

WTC3243

Sockets

Output Terminal Block

Optional 

Supply Input

USE

WITH

WTC3243

Temperature

Controller

ONLY

WAVELENGTH

ELECTRONICS

Input Power

Terminal Block

Output Current

Enable/Disable

Switch

Auxiliary
Terminal 
Block

Monitors
Terminal 
Block

Summary of Contents for WTC3293

Page 1: ...ator time constant A dipswitch allows the sensor bias current to be optimized for your sensor type High power applications can use the onboard fan connections to power a WXC303 or WXC304 5 or 12 V DC...

Page 2: ...Remove R8 and load R54 I TERM To set a Fixed I Term Remove R13 and load R55 TP7 TP4 TP3 TP5 CW W CCW R5 200K TP6 C5 0 1UF C6 0 1UF R50 N L R51 N L Set T To set a Fixed Set point Voltage Remove R47 R4...

Page 3: ...imits Remote Setpoint HSET Input Limits High Voltage Setpoint PARAMETER VDC VDC A W C C ounce UNIT VALUE 4 5 to 30 3 to 30 2 3 9 40 to 85 65 to 150 1 A mA V A V 1 seconds 2 C C C V 4 V 65 4 5 6 5 VDD...

Page 4: ...Sensor signal at SEN TB4 should not exceed VDD 2V Minimum recommended signal is 250 mV in order to meet published specifications SENSOR BIAS SWITCH Use Table 1 to configure the evaluation board for yo...

Page 5: ...stor across Sensor and Sensor 2 2 25 25 I GAIN Trimpot Resistance 21 4 k 120 k 35 9 k 35 9 k PGain Trimpot Resistance 11 1 k 100 k 33 3 k 33 3 k PROPORTIONAL GAIN Without the WTC3243 installed use an...

Page 6: ...than 5 V 500 mA operation HEATSINK REQUIREMENTS The WTC3243 is designed to handle currents as high as 2 2 A Refer to the WTC3243 datasheet or the online SOA calculator http www teamwavelength com supp...

Page 7: ...nput power jack is attached to VDD You can use the Wavelength PWRPAK power supplies with this jack Use either the power jack or the power inputs on Terminal Block 1 not both STEP 6 CONFIGURING THE HEA...

Page 8: ...e of the resistive heater to OUTA and the other side to the voltage source VS 100 Platinum RTD LM335 AD590 Resistive Heater Thermistor and RTD sensors are not polarized so connect between SEN and SEN...

Page 9: ...rops below 0 3 V the setpoint will be overridden and set to 1 V See the Application Notes section for changing these defaults RSET is limited to 0 6 5 V The HSET remote setpoint input is not subject t...

Page 10: ...oard trimpot To change the failsafe trip point change the voltage divider between D1 D2 Use the following formula to calculate the appropriate value VTRIP 6 6 D2 D1 D2 D1 default is 100 k D2 default i...

Page 11: ...a resistor of the value measured 1206 size Changing LIM to a Fixed Value Connect an ohmmeter to TP 1 3 without the WTC3243 installed Measure the LIMA trimpot value across pins TP 1 3 Remove LA2 Load L...

Page 12: ...CAL SPECIFICATIONS 13 2 0 52 35 3 1 39 16 0 0 63 51 3 2 02 1 880 47 75 2 25 57 2 0 19 4 8 1 880 47 75 57 2 2 25 0 19 4 8 0 17 4 3 2 42 61 5 0 13 3 3 THRU 4 PLS The WTC3243 connects to the evaluation b...

Page 13: ...are traceable to the United StatesNationalInstituteofStandardsandTechnology to the extent allowed by that organization s calibration facilities and to the calibration facilities of other International...

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