CTC100 Programmable Temperature Controller
“Program” screen................................................................................................................... 48
“Setup” screen........................................................................................................................ 52
Firmware updates ...................................................................................................73
Replacing the memory backup battery ...............................................................74
Removing an I/O or CPU card ..............................................................................75
Remote programming 77
Connecting to the CTC100................................................................................................... 77
Communication, assembly, and run-time errors .................................................................. 80
Concurrent macros................................................................................................................ 80
Macro names .......................................................................................................................... 81
Command syntax ................................................................................................................... 81
Remote instructions ...............................................................................................87
Miscellaneous instructions ..................................................................................................... 87
IEEE 488.2 Instructions........................................................................................................... 89
Program menu........................................................................................................................ 93
System setup........................................................................................................................... 96
Channel setup......................................................................................................................... 99
Error codes........................................................................................................................... 109
Startup macros ..................................................................................................................... 110
Sample macros ......................................................................................................111
Temperature profiles ........................................................................................................... 111
Control a feedback setpoint with an analog input.............................................................. 112
Show channels with tripped alarms on the Numeric screen ............................................. 112
Show the PID setpoint in a virtual channel ......................................................................... 113
Linearizing outputs when interfacing with external power supplies .................................. 113
Control instrument functions with the digital IO lines ....................................................... 113
Drive a solid state relay with the digital IO lines................................................................. 114
PC applications 119
PTCFileConverter ................................................................................................120
FileGrapher ............................................................................................................122
File menu............................................................................................................................... 122
Edit menu.............................................................................................................................. 122
Process menu ....................................................................................................................... 124
Special menu......................................................................................................................... 126
Command line and macro instructions ............................................................................... 127
Circuit description 131
CPU board............................................................................................................................ 131
Backplane.............................................................................................................................. 132
Front panel............................................................................................................................ 134
GPIB card.............................................................................................................................. 134
Sensor input cards................................................................................................................ 134
Heater driver cards .............................................................................................................. 135
Analog I/O card ................................................................................................................... 136
Digital I/O card .................................................................................................................... 137
