TC300 Temperature Controller
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Warning Symbol Definitions..............................................................................................1
Chapter 2 Safety....................................................................................................................................2
Chapter 3 Overview...............................................................................................................................3
Chapter 4 Operational Elements.........................................................................................................4
4.1. Front and Rear Panel ...................................................................................................... 4
4.2. Hirose Connectors .......................................................................................................... 5
Chapter 5 Getting Started.....................................................................................................................6
5.1. Initial Setup ...................................................................................................................... 6
5.2. Heater Connection .......................................................................................................... 6
5.3. Thermal Sensor Connection .......................................................................................... 6
5.3.1. Thermistors ........................................................................................................................... 6
5.3.2. Platinum Resistance Temperature Sensors ......................................................................... 7
5.3.3. Thermocouples ..................................................................................................................... 8
5.3.4. AD590 ................................................................................................................................... 8
5.3.5. External Sensor Port ............................................................................................................. 8
5.4. Turning the TC300 On ..................................................................................................... 9
5.5. Front Panel Operation ..................................................................................................... 9
5.6. Menu Structure .............................................................................................................. 10
5.7. Compatible Thorlabs Devices ...................................................................................... 11
Chapter 6 Stand-Alone Operation......................................................................................................12
6.1. Operation Mode ............................................................................................................. 12
6.2. Sensor Configuration .................................................................................................... 13
6.2.1. Thermistors (NTC1 and NTC2) ........................................................................................... 13
6.2.2. Platinum Resistance Temperature Detector (PT100 and PT1000) .................................... 14
6.2.3. Thermocouple (THERMO C.) .............................................................................................. 15
6.2.4. AD590 ................................................................................................................................. 15
6.2.5. External Sensor ................................................................................................................... 15
6.3. Voltage/Current Limit .................................................................................................... 16
6.4. Temperature Range ....................................................................................................... 17
6.5. Enabling/Disabling Output ........................................................................................... 17
6.6. PID Tuning ..................................................................................................................... 17
6.7. Single/Dual Channel Operation .................................................................................... 18
6.8. Sync Mode ..................................................................................................................... 19
6.9. Trigger Mode .................................................................................................................. 19
6.10. Analog Output ............................................................................................................... 20
6.11. General Settings in Options Menu ............................................................................... 20
6.12. Error Handling ............................................................................................................... 21
Chapter 7 Software...............................................................................................................................23