THORLABS TC300 User Manual

TC300 Heater Temperature Controller Chapter 8: Command Line Operation
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where the result is 8 digits.
8.3.37. MONITOR? – Monitor Messages of TC300
MONITOR command is used to query the main operational status parameters of the TC300. The return of the
MONITOR command is a one-dimensional array, where the value on each position of the array is a return of a
Query command as described in below table.
Pos1 ReturnofQueryCommand Description
1
TSET1? Target Temperature of CH1
2
TACT1? Actual Temperature of CH1
3
CSET1? Target Output Current of CH1
4
CURR1? Actual Output Current of CH1
5
TMIN1? Minimum Temperature of CH1
6
TMAX1? Maximum Temperature of CH1
7
CMAX1? Maximum Output Current of CH1
8
VOLT1? Actual Output Voltage of CH1
9
MOD1? Operation Mode of CH1
10
TRIG1? Trigger State of CH1
11 TYPE1?
Sensor Type of CH1
12
TSET2? Target Temperature of CH2
13
TACT2? Actual Temperature of CH2
14
CSET2? Target Output Current of CH2
15
CURR2? Actual Output Current of CH2
16
TMIN2? Minimum Temperature of CH2
17
TMAX2? Maximum Temperature of CH2
18
CMAX2? Maximum Output Current of CH2
19
VOLT2? Actual Output Voltage of CH2
20
MOD2? Operation Mode of CH2
21
TRIG2? Trigger State of CH2
22
TYPE2? Sensor Type of CH2
8.3.38. ERR? – Error Status of TC300
ERR command is used to query the error status of the TC300. A 16-bits binary digit will be returned, with each bit
corresponding to the following definitions.
Bit Number  Error Message Description
bit0=1 NO LOAD1 No Heater is connected to CH1
bit1=1 NO SENSOR1 No Sensor is connected to CH1
bit2=1 NO LOAD2 No Heater is connected to CH2
bit3=1 NO SENSOR2 No Sensor is connected to CH2
bit4=1 OVER CURR1 Over Current on CH1
bit5=1 OVER CURR2 Over Current on CH2

THORLABS TC300 Specifications

General

Brand	THORLABS
Model	TC300
Category	Temperature Controller
Language	English