
Lake Shore Model 321 Autotuning Temperature Controller User’s Manual
3-8
Operation
Press
Enter
. Use the numeric keypad to enter your actual reading (we will use 4.20 K). Be sure to
enter the reading as accurately as possible. You will see the following display.
Once your observed temperature is entered, press the
Enter
button. The display will read
“Processing...” for a couple of seconds, and then will return to the Enter Temperature display. If you
attempt to enter a temperature that is too far out of tolerance, you will see the following message.
To take the second SoftCal measurement near 77.35 K, immerse the sensor in liquid nitrogen and
allow the reading to stabilize. Press the
SoftCal
button. Use either the
s
,
t
, or
SoftCal
button to
cycle the selector arrow (
→
) to T (Temperature). Press the
Enter
button. Use the numeric keypad
to enter your actual reading (we will use 77.35 K). You will see the following display.
Once your observed temperature is entered, press the
Enter
button. The display will read
“Processing...” for a couple of seconds, and then will return to the Enter Temperature display.
To take the third SoftCal measurement, allow the temperature sensor to stabilize at ambient
temperature. Take an independent temperature measurement of the air at the location of the
temperature sensor. Press the
SoftCal
button. Use either the
s
,
t
, or
SoftCal
button to cycle the
selector arrow (
→
) to T (Temperature). Press the
Enter
button. Use the numeric keypad to enter
your room temperature measurement (we will use 295 K). You will see the following display.
Once the proper temperature is entered, press the
Enter
button. The display will read
“Processing...” for a couple of seconds, and then will return to the Enter Temperature display. This
completes the temperature entry procedure.
To use the newly calculated SoftCal curve, press the
Curve
button, and press either the
s
,
t
, or
Curve
button to increment or decrement until you get to Curve 12:SoftCal, as shown below.
Press the
Enter
button. The controller will now use the new SoftCal curve to interpret the silicon
diode sensor voltages to the corresponding temperature reading.