Temp’n’Glow IN‐16 Nixie Thermometer Documentation
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14 Mounting the temperature sensors
You can connect one or two sensors to your board.
The temperature sensor (IC6 on the board) should not be soldered because the temperature is higher in
he immediate vicinity of the board than the room temperature and thus the temperature would be
t
incorrect. This component position is only for testing purposes.
readings.
lways connect the temperature sensors using shielded cable to the board for accurate
nsor and a plug connected.
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With your kit you get a readymade cable (1 meter) with a se
The cable(s) are connected to the terminals X1 and (or) X2.
ou can also make a cable yourself. Please do that according to a special documentation that is available
or download from our website.
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15 Maximum length of sensor cables
The thermometer is designed for a maximum cable length of 10 meters.
Please only use the cables from the shop. Otherwise you might get disturbances in the capacity of the
cable data transfer.
or short cables (1 meter), you can use your own 2 pin, fully shielded cable. But we recommend the cable
rom our web shop.
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16 Connecting the thermometer to power
All necessary settings can be made using the menu system. The thermometer
must
be
mounted
in
a
housing
so that the PCB and the components are protected against contact.
nstall the 4 spacers as feet. Please check all solder joints closely. Plug in the power supply and
do
not
I
touch
anything
on
the
board
(170
volts
DC).
The initialization should start now and the temperature (s) should appear.
During power up the circuit needs about 2 seconds to initialize. During this time, the display shows an
ndefinite number of values. Then the correct temperature is displayed. If not, refer to the error
escription (chapter 3 of this documentation)
i
d
The
thermometer
must
be
mounted
in
a
housing
so
that
the
PCB
and
the
components
are
protected
against
contact.
