Oxford Instruments Mercury iTC User Manual

Handbook
November 2011 / 59-UMC0071 / Issue 01
Mercury iTC
Page 4 Original Instructions
3.2.6.2 Generic Sensor Adjustment page............................................................................... 33
3.2.6.3 Level Meter Sensor Details page................................................................................ 34
3.2.7 Plot Configuration page .................................................................................................. 36
3.2.8 Plot page ........................................................................................................................ 37
3.2.8.1 Adjusting the plot scaling............................................................................................ 37
3.2.9 Control Loop Configuration page ................................................................................... 38
3.2.10 Gas Flow Configuration page ......................................................................................... 40
3.2.11 PID Table Editor page ....................................................................................................41
3.2.12 General Settings tab ....................................................................................................... 43
3.2.12.1 Display Settings tab....................................................................................................44
3.2.12.2 Card settings tab ........................................................................................................ 45
3.2.12.3 RS232 Settings tab .................................................................................................... 46
3.2.12.4 Ethernet Settings tab ................................................................................................. 47
3.2.12.5 ISOBus Settings tab ................................................................................................... 48
3.2.12.6 GPIB Settings tab .......................................................................................................48
3.2.12.7 Clock Settings tab....................................................................................................... 49
3.2.12.8 Cal Update settings tab ............................................................................................. 50
3.2.12.9 F/W Update settings tab ............................................................................................ 51
3.2.12.10 EngMode tab ............................................................................................................. 52
3.2.12.11 Factory Settings tab ................................................................................................... 53
3.2.13 Alarm Logs page ............................................................................................................ 54
3.2.14 Heater configuration page .............................................................................................. 55
3.2.15 Sweep Table page .........................................................................................................56
3.2.16 Save File pages .............................................................................................................. 57
3.2.17 Load File pages .............................................................................................................. 58
4 FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION ........................................................................................... 59
4.1 Main components .............................................................................................................59
4.1.1 User interface ................................................................................................................. 60
4.1.2 Motherboard ................................................................................................................... 60
4.2 iTC connections ................................................................................................................ 60
4.2.1 Electrical power connection ............................................................................................ 60
4.2.2 Temperature sensor inputs ............................................................................................ 60
4.2.3 Outputs ........................................................................................................................... 60
4.2.4 Heater and sensor connections ...................................................................................... 61
4.2.4.1 Connecting thermocouples......................................................................................... 61
4.2.5 Communications interfaces ............................................................................................ 61
4.2.5.1 Serial RS232 interface ............................................................................................... 62
4.2.5.2 Oxford Instruments NanoScience ISOBUS ............................................................... 63
4.2.5.3 USB interface.............................................................................................................. 63
4.2.5.4 Ethernet interface .......................................................................................................63
4.3 Daughter boards ............................................................................................................... 63
4.3.1 Expansion slots .............................................................................................................. 64
4.3.2 Positioning daughter boards ........................................................................................... 64
4.3.2.1 Interconnecting heater and temperature-sensor boards ............................................ 65
4.4 Overview of temperature measurement ......................................................................... 66
4.4.1 Measurement principles ................................................................................................. 66
4.5 Types of temperature sensor ........................................................................................... 66
4.5.1 Thermocouples ............................................................................................................... 68
4.5.2 Resistance and diode sensors ....................................................................................... 68
4.5.3 Calibration for different sensors ..................................................................................... 68
4.6 Circuit descriptions .......................................................................................................... 69

Oxford Instruments Mercury iTC Specifications

General

Brand	Oxford Instruments
Model	Mercury iTC
Category	Controller
Language	English