
Lake Shore Model 321 Autotuning Temperature Controller User’s Manual
Operation
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3.2.6.3
Entering Voltage Values from a Lake Shore SoftCal Report
If a Lake Shore SoftCal Report was purchased, the voltage values for the 2 or 3 point calibration
can be entered and the resulting modified Standard Curve 10 stored as Curve 12 in the controller.
To enter the voltages, pressing the
SoftCal
button. Use either the
s
,
t
, or
SoftCal
button to cycle
the selector arrow (
→
) to V (Voltage). You will see the following display.
Press
Enter
. You will see the following display.
This procedure will assume a 3 point SoftCal was obtained. The Customer will now enter the 3
voltages corresponding to the temperature points on the report. (A 2 point SoftCal uses the same
procedure, but skips the 4.2 K entry.) With the selector arrow (
→
) pointing to 4.2 K, press the
Enter
button.
NOTE:
In this example, we will be using voltages taken from a sample Lake Shore SoftCal
Report. These values are
for example only
. Since voltage values are unique to
individual silicon diode sensors, the Customer should substitute the values from their
report when following this procedure.
For this example, the Lake Shore SoftCal Report provided a reading of 1.6339 V corresponding to
4.2 K. For the Model 321, you must round the provided voltage to four places. Use the numeric
keypad to enter the voltage. You will see the following display.
If you attempt to enter a value that is ±10° from the Standard Curve 10, you will see the following
error message.
A similar message will be displayed if entering an incorrect value for 77.3 K or 305 K.
Once the proper voltage value is entered, press the
Enter
button. The display will read
“Processing...” for a couple of seconds, and then will return to the temperature selection display.
Use the
s
,
t
, or
SoftCal
button to cycle the selector arrow (
→
) to 77.3 K and press the
Enter
button. Again look at the SoftCal Report and enter the voltage corresponding to 77.35 K. In this
example, the report provided a value of 1.0215. You will see the following display.