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PTC10 Programmable Temperature Controller
“Help” key .............................................................................................................................. 49
“Output Enable” key .............................................................................................................. 49
“Select” screen ....................................................................................................................... 50
“Numeric” screen .................................................................................................................. 51
“Plot” screen........................................................................................................................... 51
“Program” screen................................................................................................................... 56
“Channel” screen ................................................................................................................... 61
“System” screen ..................................................................................................................... 74
Firmware updates..........................................................................................................80
Replacing the memory backup battery......................................................................81
Remote programming 83
Connecting to the PTC10...................................................................................................... 83
Communication, assembly, and run-time errors .................................................................. 86
Concurrent macros................................................................................................................ 87
Macro names .......................................................................................................................... 87
Command syntax ................................................................................................................... 88
Remote instructions ......................................................................................................92
General instructions ............................................................................................................... 92
IEEE 488.2 Instructions........................................................................................................... 96
Program submenu ................................................................................................................ 100
System submenu................................................................................................................... 103
<channel> submenu ............................................................................................................ 107
Error codes........................................................................................................................... 118
Startup macro....................................................................................................................... 119
Sample macros.............................................................................................................120
Temperature profiles ........................................................................................................... 120
Control a feedback setpoint with an analog input.............................................................. 121
PID input scheduling............................................................................................................. 121
Show channels with tripped alarms on the Numeric screen ............................................. 122
Make a virtual channel show the PID setpoint.................................................................... 122
Linearizing outputs when interfacing with external power supplies .................................. 122
Control instrument functions with the digital IO lines ....................................................... 123
Drive a solid state relay with the digital IO lines................................................................. 124
PC applications 127
PTCFileConverter .......................................................................................................128
FileGrapher...................................................................................................................130
File menu............................................................................................................................... 130
Edit menu.............................................................................................................................. 130
Process menu ....................................................................................................................... 132
Special menu......................................................................................................................... 134
Command line and macro instructions ............................................................................... 136
Circuit description 139
Core system cards .......................................................................................................140
PTC211 CPU board............................................................................................................. 140
PTC221 backplane ............................................................................................................... 140
PTC231 front panel.............................................................................................................. 143
