
4.6.1 Heater Outputs
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4.6.1.6 Controlling and Scanning
While use of the dedicated control input is the preferred method of temperature con-
trol, the Model 372 and 3726 scanner allow both temperature control and data col-
lection at the same time using just the scanner without the dedicated control input.
When autoscan is enabled, firmware in the Model 372 manages switching between
the measurement input control channels and the enabled measurement input scan
channels and will maintain the control heater output when the control channel is not
active. Scanning during closed loop temperature control will never be as stable as
using the dedicated control input, but with proper setup acceptable performance can
be achieved for many applications.
4.6.1.6.1 Reading Sequence
The instrument takes control of the reading sequence when controlling temperature
with one scanner channel and measuring on another. When autoscan is enabled, the
Model 372 will alternate between the control channels and enabled scan channels
using the scan dwell and change pause times as configured for the enabled measure-
ment channels. In the case where two measurement input channels are used for con-
trol (for example one channel tied to the sample heater and one channel tied to the
warm-up heater), the firmware will scan to the sample heater control channel, then
to the warm-up heater control channel before scanning back to non-control chan-
nels. TABLE 4-11 and FIGURE 4-10 illustrate this sequence.
As an additional example, Table 4-11 and Figure 4-11 illustrate the case where only
one measurement input channel is used for controlling an output. In this scenario,
the firmware will alternate scanning between each non-controlling measurement
input channel and the control channel assigned to the sample heater.
Measurement
channel
Used for control?
Assigned output
Change pause time (s)
Scan dwell time (s)
1
No
NA
3
2
2
No
NA
3
2
4
Yes
Sample heater
5
20
5
Yes
Warm-up heater
5
15
TABLE 4-11
Reading sequence when two measurement input channels are used for control
FIGURE 4-10
Reading sequence when two measurement input channels are used for control
DWELL
20
s
PAUSE
5
s
PAUSE
5
s
DWELL
15
s
Channel 1
Channel 4 Channel 5
Channel 2
Channel 4 Channel 5
PAUSE
3
s
PAUSE
3
s
DWELL
2
s
DWELL
2
s
DWELL
20
s
PAUSE
5
s
PAUSE
5
s
DWELL
15
s
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