Preliminary Product Manual
TCS-110
Precise, uniform surface temperature with integrated controller
Microtiter Temperature Control Stage
Страница 1: ...Preliminary Product Manual TCS 110 Precise uniform surface temperature with integrated controller Microtiter Temperature Control Stage ...
Страница 2: ...figure 3A __________________________________ 8 SECTION 4 ________________________________________________________________________9 START UP_________________________________________________________________________9 4 1 Start up when connected directly to a PC _________________________________________ 9 4 2 Start UP when connected to a PC through a Router or a Server________________________ 9 SECTIO...
Страница 3: ...ol appears throughout the manual accompanying certain maintenance and repair activities Please follow the important instructions accompanying this symbol to avoid situations that could cause injury to the operator or other personnel The red DANGER equilateral triangle symbol appears throughout the manual accompanying certain maintenance and repair activities Please follow the important instruction...
Страница 4: ...crowell plates It features a built in controller and DC power management to provide uniform surface temperature with high heat transfer rates to repeatably control the temperature of microwell plates from 0 C to 110 C No separate controller is necessary The TCS 110 features a TCPIP Ethernet interface allowing multiple units to be connected to the host tool It may be mounted either on top of a deck...
Страница 5: ...o 99 C 0 2 C per second Communications Ethernet 3 Alarms Fan fail RTD fail Temperature out of range Dimensions Top Plate 3 590 x 5 245 ANSI SBS 1 2004 microplate standard Overall Above deck W x L x H 6 45 x 4 29 x 1 38 16 3 x 10 9 x 3 5 cm with collar Overall Below deck W x L x H 5 66 x 3 27 x 4 35 14 4 x 8 3 x 11 0 cm Weight 4 lbs 1 8 kg without external power supply DC Operating Voltage 24 VDC 8...
Страница 6: ...MANUAL 52 13129 1 SOLID STATE COOLING SYSTEMS 167 MYERS CORNERS ROAD WAPPINGERS FALLS NY 12590 5 TELEPHONE 845 296 1300 FAX 845 296 1303 WEB WWW SSCOOLING COM VERSION E6 Figure 1A Typical Cooling and Heating Rates Figure 1B Typical Heating Rate ...
Страница 7: ...CORNERS ROAD WAPPINGERS FALLS NY 12590 6 TELEPHONE 845 296 1300 FAX 845 296 1303 WEB WWW SSCOOLING COM VERSION E6 SECTION 3 HOOK UP______________________________________________________ Figure 2 Front View Figure 2 Rear View Input DC Power Connector Ethernet Connector Air Inlet Air Outlet Air Outlet ...
Страница 8: ...ur 4 mounting holes at the bottom for mounting from below using M3 screws Figure 3 Mechanical Layout without Collar Figure 4 Robot Alignment Witness Mark Robot Witness Mark The TCS 110 comes with a witness mark for robot alignment see figure 4 Air Considerations Good airflow is essential to the operation of the TCS 110 The air intake is from the bottom and exits out the left and right sides see Fi...
Страница 9: ...orean 22 23526 1 China 3 prong 22 23661 1 Brazil 22 25122 1 India South Africa 6A Type D 22 26025 1 India South Africa 15A Type M 22 26025 2 NEMA 6 15 208 US Straight 16 23918 1 NEMA L6 15 208 US Twist 16 23918 2 Power The TCS 110 has a Molex Mini Fit BMI 4204 series connector for DC power and ground 24VDC power may be connected directly into the TCS 110 via this connector Molex PN 0015246040 Mati...
Страница 10: ... WHEN CONNECTED TO A PC THROUGH A ROUTER OR A SERVER 1 Plug the 24VDC power brick into your AC wall outlet or connect 24VDC to the TCS 110 as per section 3 2 2 Connect a standard CAT 5 Ethernet cable from the computer to the router and another standard CAT 5 Ethernet cable from the router to the TCS 110 RJ 45 Ethernet jack 3 On the final test sheet provided upon shipment of the TCS 110 unit find t...
Страница 11: ...uter or server enter the IP address of the TCS 110 which is specified in the final test sheet that was shipped along with the unit Figures 5 6 Com Setup for Direct Connection above for Router Server Connection below 3 Click Connect If a window appears saying Connection Established proceed to Step 4 If this does not occur your computer has assigned a new IP address to the TCS 110 To find what this ...
Страница 12: ...N E6 Figure 7 Fully Populated Graphical User Interface GUI 4 4 GUIDE TO USING GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE This guide to using the TCS 110 graphical user interface or GUI consists of three parts 4 4 1 Pictures of GUI Components 4 4 2 Explanations for Performing Common Tasks with GUI 4 4 3 List of Nonfunctional Parameters 4 4 1 Pictures of GUI Components Figure 8 Top of Screen Taskbar Figure 9 Process ...
Страница 13: ...OLID STATE COOLING SYSTEMS 167 MYERS CORNERS ROAD WAPPINGERS FALLS NY 12590 12 TELEPHONE 845 296 1300 FAX 845 296 1303 WEB WWW SSCOOLING COM VERSION E6 4 4 1 Pictures of GUI Components continued Figure 10 Operating Figure 11 System Params Figure 12 System Config ...
Страница 14: ...ng the TCS 110 o Press the red STBY run button in the Operating component Figure 10 to run the unit Change the setpoint o Enter a new value in the Setpoint box in the Process Variables component Figure 9 and press the P button next to the box Get Rid of Warnings Faults o Once the issue causing the fault has been resolved click the Clear Alarm button in the Operating component Figure 10 to cause th...
Страница 15: ...ues next to either of the two Enter Range buttons and click the corresponding button to set a new range o To save the data that is graphed press the Stop Pause button to pause the graph and then press the Save To Disk button to save a csv file containing the parameters which were graphed Change Maximum Heating Cooling o Enter a new value in the Max Heat or the Max Cool box in the System Params com...
Страница 16: ...sed to locate each component Top of Screen Taskbar Figure 8 Get Configuration Calibration Test Programs Process Variables Figure 9 TE Current A Fan Current A NOTE Value displayed by GUI must be divided by 10 to get correct reading For example if GUI displays Fan Current of 1 9 A the actual reading is 0 19 A Ambient Lid Temp Ctl Setpoint Temp System Params Figure 11 Lid Heater min Lid Heater max Li...
Страница 17: ...than the one assigned during production by Solid State Cooling If this occurs use the following steps to find the newly assigned IP address 1 If you know the IP address of the router being used proceed to Step 2 If not open the application Command Prompt on your computer and enter the command arp a as pictured below Determine which of internet addresses belongs to the router by finding the corresp...
Страница 18: ...in communication This problem will manifest itself in multiple ways the Rcvd Data text box in the COM Control component will not display anything and parameters such as the Temp and TE PWM will no longer update In order to reestablish connection if this occurs try the following steps in this order 1 Close out the GUI and reopen it following the steps outlined in Section 4 3 2 If this does not work...
Страница 19: ...ower A minus sign precedes the value when cooling STAT1A Get TCS 110 operational status see figure 6 FLTS1A Check TCS 110 for warnings or faults see figure 7 RUN Command the TCS 110 to begin controlling at set point The TCS 110 will not run until it receives this command STOP Command the TCS 110 to stop controlling and go into standby RUNNING Check if the TCS 110 is running or stopped standby Tabl...
Страница 20: ...representation of number between 0 and 65535 Convert to binary and examine bits for data All labeled rsvd 0 bit number 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 ___ Running 1 STOPPED 0 _____ Always 1 _______ TCS at Temp 1 TCS outside of WIDTH 0 _________ Temp Low Warning 1 Temperature OK 0 ___________ Temp High Warning 1 Temperature OK 0 _____________ Heating or Cooling Heating 1 COOLING 0 ________________ System Warning 1...
Страница 21: ...lly stop spinning at temperatures above 50 C Thermoelectric Module Fail A thermoelectric module has failed Temperature control will stop Turn off the chiller and disconnect the AC power cord Contact SSCS for an RMA number to return the unit for repair Other issues Temperature Control Poor If no other alarms are present poor temperature control can indicate blocked airflow If the chiller cools but ...
Страница 22: ...see below for reporting requirements The warranty period begins on the date the product was initially shipped from Solid State Cooling System s factory Excluded from Warranty Excluded from warranty is any damage caused to the product occurring during but not limited to such events as shipment installation storage or usage occurring during a situation specifically cautioned against or noted in the ...