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5400 Series 

TECSource

 User’s Manual · Page 23 

 

 

Menu 

Description 

Factory 

Default 

Tlo Limit 

Turns off the TEC output if the TEC exceeds 
the temperature low limit 

Yes 

Sensor Open 

Turns off the TEC output if the sensor 

appears to be an open circuit 

Yes 

Sensor Short 

Turns off the TEC output if the sensor 
appears to be a short circuit 

Yes 

Apply 
Nonactive 

If 

Yes

, output off settings include non-active 

primary sensors 

No 

Apply Aux 

If 

Yes

, output off settings include auxiliary 

sensors 

No 

R Limit 

Turns off the TEC output if the TEC exceeds 

the sensor limit 

No 

Out of Tol 

Turns off the TEC output if the TEC is out of 
tolerance 

No 

ITE Limit 

Turns off the TEC output if the TEC hits the 
current limit 

No 

TEC Open 

Turns off the TEC output if the TEC module 

appears to be an open circuit 

Yes 

AutoTune PID Menu

 

 

See 

Using the AutoTune Function

 section 

for more information. 

 

Advanced Menu 

T Rate 

Selects a desired temperature ramp rate in 
degrees Celsius per minute. Set to 
0.0°C/min to disable rate limiting. 

0.0°C/min 

Tset Step 

Adjusts the increment of the temperature 
set point from 

0.001°C

 to as much as 

10°C

 

per knob tick. 

0.001°C 

H/C Mode 

This selects the heating and/or cooling 
mode of the 

TECSource

. See the 

Resistive 

Heaters and Heat/Cool Only Modes

 section 

for more information. 

Heat/Cool 

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Страница 2: ...bility 31 Out Off Menu 32 Applying Sensor Limits 33 Working With Thermistors 34 Working With RTDs 35 2 Wire versus 4 Wire Measurements 36 Working With AD590s and LM335s 37 Gain Control and the PID Loo...

Страница 3: ...is being changed and parameters are displayed in clear English no cryptic numbers or LEDs to decode The TECSource offers all the features you would expect from a modern temperature controller includin...

Страница 4: ...noted by the WARNING heading explain dangers that could result in physical injury or death Cautions noted by the CAUTION heading explain conditions that could result in damage to the instrument other...

Страница 5: ...onnel will void the warranty Please see the Service section later in this manual for instructions on how to obtain service for this instrument WARNING To avoid electrical shock ensure a 3 prong power...

Страница 6: ...rmistor If the TECSource is being connected to a LaserMount no changes need to be made as this is the thermistor used in the mount However if you are using manufacturer s thermistor or a different Bet...

Страница 7: ...straightforward as the quick start section above illustrated This section will provide additional details and considerations for installing your TECSource After unpacking the unit make sure all packin...

Страница 8: ...several degrees higher than room ambient does not exceed the unit s operating temperature Warm up and Environmental Considerations In order to achieve the highest level of accuracy the TECSource shoul...

Страница 9: ...emote Sense 4 Sensor 1 11 Sensor 1 Remote Sense 5 Sensor 3 AD590 12 Sensor 3 AD590 6 Sensor 2 13 Earth Ground 7 Fan 14 Sensor 2 15 Fan Signal Ground Output Connector 17W2 Female Inverting the TE Outpu...

Страница 10: ...onal series resistance for lower current devices such as blue LEDs TEC On LED Circuit Diagram Auxiliary Connector The Auxiliary connector is a female DB 25 and has the following pin out Pin Descriptio...

Страница 11: ...into any USB 1 1 or USB 2 0 port For more information on using the USB interface see the Computer Interfacing Manual which is included on the CD that accompanied this product RS232 Connector The RS232...

Страница 12: ...ional safety and operational information Front Panel Operation Operation of the TECSource is very straightforward The sections below will help familiarize you with the front panel the display and the...

Страница 13: ...d Yellow Remote Unit is being controlled via a computer Green Cool Instrument is cooling Green Heat Instrument is heating Green Stable Temperature is stable Green ITE Limit Controller is in current li...

Страница 14: ...desired sensor value is known or when the sensor to temperature conversion values are not available for your sensor Main Display Screen The top of the main display will be the temperature of the acti...

Страница 15: ...layed instead of the actual temperature In Ite Mode the actual temperature is displayed No Set Point Error Because the TECSource uses a digital PID loop it will always stabilize at the set point and y...

Страница 16: ...are contained inside a sub menu such as communications settings To access the sub menu simply press the knob to enter the sub menu when its name is displayed Below is a complete list of available sett...

Страница 17: ...temperature limit of the active sensor It is a duplicate of the active sensor T Lo Lim in the Sensor Limits menu copied here for ease of access 99 C T Hi Lim Only displayed when operating in T Ite Mod...

Страница 18: ...einhart Hart equation for use with primary sensors 1 2 0 87755E 07 RTD A The A term in the RTD equation for use with primary sensors 1 2 3 98480E 03 RTD B The B term in the RTD equation for use with p...

Страница 19: ...isabled Aux3 Sets the Auxiliary 3 temperature sensor type Disabled Aux4 Sets the Auxiliary 4 temperature sensor type Disabled ThermA The A term in the Steinhart Hart equation for use with auxiliary se...

Страница 20: ...alog Out Menu Function Selects the output function of the Analog Output Disabled Analog Set When Function is set to Direct sets the output voltage of the Analog Out BNC 0 000V T Error When Function is...

Страница 21: ...age from 4 0 to 12 0 volts See the External Fan Control section below for more information 12 0 Ext Fan Mode Controls when the fan operates See the External Fan Control section below for more informat...

Страница 22: ...ows for restoring the instrument to defaults saving configurations and restoring configurations See Saving and Restoring Configurations below for more information No Change Brightness The vacuum flore...

Страница 23: ...sor limit No Out of Tol Turns off the TEC output if the TEC is out of tolerance No ITE Limit Turns off the TEC output if the TEC hits the current limit No TEC Open Turns off the TEC output if the TEC...

Страница 24: ...ECSource is being controlled by a computer over the USB or RS232 interfaces When in remote mode the TECSource behaves differently preventing you from affecting the operation of the instrument Some of...

Страница 25: ...t s set point changed Saving and Restoring Configurations Using the System Menu Config menu item or the SAV and RCL commands over the computer interfaces TECSource allows you to save up to four config...

Страница 26: ...PUT commands can be used to construct a script allowing you to configure the instrument change modes change set points turn outputs on or off or any other of a wide range of actions Script creation mu...

Страница 27: ...nsor inputs primary and auxiliary The principle difference between the two is that only primary sensors can be used to control the temperature of your device or mount Auxiliary sensors can only be use...

Страница 28: ...mperature limit By default auxiliary sensors that exceed their temperature limits will not cause the output to shut down If you want auxiliary sensors to cause temperature limit shutdowns set Out Off...

Страница 29: ...y cases an LED can be directly connected across the digital output and ground Each digital output has an invert setting to reverse the state of the output if an active low signal is required These set...

Страница 30: ...ntlk Err menu entry the interlock can be used to generate an error and shutdown the output if the interlock input is open Is Open or shorted If Closed The Interlock input is an electrically isolated i...

Страница 31: ...t least 5 seconds Once this condition is met the Stable LED will light If at any time the actual temperature goes further away from the set point the instrument is no longer and will not start countin...

Страница 32: ...Sensor Short default Yes Apply Nonactive default No Apply Aux default No R Limit default No Out of Tol default No ITE Limit default No TEC Open default Yes For each condition if the menu item is set...

Страница 33: ...non active primary sensors when determining if a temperature limit condition exists When set to Yes non active primary sensors in limit will cause a temperature limit condition If No non active primar...

Страница 34: ...s in temperature and this is the range in which most 10K thermistors are typically used 10K thermistors can be used at much higher temperatures but will suffer poorer temperature stability performance...

Страница 35: ...RTDs also function by converting temperature into resistance but unlike thermistors RTDs increase in resistance as temperature increases RTDs are also a fairly linear device meaning they can be used a...

Страница 36: ...measurement mode that uses separate sensor and source lines to remotely sense the actual resistance of the RTD and eliminate the cable or connector resistances When using 4 wire measurement mode only...

Страница 37: ...or LM335 is T MTC B Where TC is the temperature in C calculated using the standard conversion value of 1 C A or 0 1 C mV as appropriate and adjusted from Kelvin to Celsius LM335 is only supported by s...

Страница 38: ...e of automatically determining PID parameters for most applications Using a form of the Ziegler Nichols method the TECSource will step through a process to determine the thermal response of the mount...

Страница 39: ...ill remain on and the display will show AutoTune Successful The three PID parameters will also be displayed Due to display limitations only the first 2 places of resolution is displayed but additional...

Страница 40: ...never started an AutoTune process since the last power up Turning the output off remotely will cancel the AutoTune process and generate an E 436 error More details on the use of the command can be fo...

Страница 41: ...ng the step size Note that changing the step size will not change the resolution of the displayed value for either the set point or the actual temperature Resistive Heaters and Heat Cool Only Modes Th...

Страница 42: ...mposed limit which means that the response time to over limit conditions can be several hundred milliseconds During that response time a significant over voltage condition can persist However with a p...

Страница 43: ...sistance is to short the TE and TE connections making sure whatever you are using to short the terminals is not itself adding resistance to the circuit and is rated for the current you intend to use a...

Страница 44: ...ged or simply monitored as a process variable The voltage can be controlled using one of the following functions as set in the Analog Out Func menu item Direct with this function the analog output vol...

Страница 45: ...l the transfer function of temperature to output voltage T Range is in C V The output function looks like this For example if the actual temperature was 25 4 C and T Range was set to 10 C V then the a...

Страница 46: ...fan power is never turned on Slow Medium and Fast correspond to 9V 10 5V and 12V To select a different voltage choose the Custom setting and then adjust the Ext Fan Pwr Menu item to the desired voltag...

Страница 47: ...CAL GET Retrieves user calibration settings TEC USERCAL RESET Resets all user calibration settings to factory defaults To prevent accidental modification of the calibration settings the entries are on...

Страница 48: ...in some configurations When driving a low voltage load at higher currents a condition can arise where the voltage of the load is too low and unaddressed would result in excessive heat inside the inst...

Страница 49: ...imum voltage requirements for the standard 5400 15 28 5400 30 28 and 5400 20 56 TECSource controllers Custom configurations will have a different profile 0 4 8 12 16 20 24 28 0 5 10 15 TEC Voltage Vol...

Страница 50: ...28 TECSource Example At 25A the minimum voltage at the TEC connector must be greater than 8V Anything less and the instrument will lower the current to stay above the red line Operating Zone Any combi...

Страница 51: ...ion mA 10 Accuracy reading mA 0 30 0 60 0 30 Voltage Resolution mV 10 Accuracy reading V 0 0 05 Sensor6 10 A Thermistor Range k 0 1 450 Resolution k 0 01 Primary Accuracy read k 0 05 50 Aux Accuracy r...

Страница 52: ...Range 20 192 Resolution 0 01 Accuracy reading 0 03 0 1 Current Limit Resolution A 0 1 Accuracy A 0 2 Other Fan Supply 4 12V 350mA max Relay Limits 30VDC 1A max TEC Connector Female 17W2 Display Type...

Страница 53: ...ct the factory for assistance E 007 Preset EEPROM Failed The preset settings section of the EEPROM which contains user section defaults is corrupted The corruption cannot be repaired automatically ple...

Страница 54: ...ts in the selected slot the slot number is out of range or if the configuration is corrupted E 218 Configuration Save failed An attempt to save a configuration failed This can be caused if the slot nu...

Страница 55: ...libration failure The calibration process failed due to improper setup an interfering action set point change output on off or unexpected results E 419 TEC not stable The TEC exceeded the stability li...

Страница 56: ...turned outputs off Notification message only A user configuration was recalled from memory while the outputs were on resulting in the outputs being turned off W 806 No function key assigned Notificati...

Страница 57: ...ervice for support Service Service and repair for the TECSource can be obtained by contacting the distributor from where you purchased the instrument or directly from Arroyo Instruments A complete lis...

Страница 58: ...lity Repairs will be made and the instrument returned freight prepaid Repaired products are warranted for the balance of the original warranty period or 90 days whichever first occurs Limitation of Wa...

Страница 59: ...0 4 4 2012 Electrical Fast Transients Burst 1kV AC 0 5kV I O EN61000 4 5 2014 Surges 0 5kV differential mode 1kV common mode EN61000 4 6 2013 Conducted Immunity 3V EN61000 4 11 2004 Supply Dips ad Var...

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