Digital temperature controller CTC100

PIDindustrialEthernet

ntroducing the new CTC100 Cryogenic Temperature Controller—a high performance instrument that can monitor and control temperatures with millikelvin resolution. The CTC100 Cryogenic Temperature Controller is configured to suit a wide range of research and industrial applications. The system consists of four sensor inputs, two powered and four analog voltage outputs, and up to six feedback control loops. Four general purpose analog and eight digital I/Os are available, along with auto tuning functions for setting PID parameters automatically. The CTC100 offers four temperature inputs that can read RTDs, thermistors, and diodes. Each temperature input channel has its own 24-bit ADC with eleven input ranges, and is equipped with its own independent excitation current source. Standard calibration curves for a variety of sensors are included, and custom calibration curves of up to 400 points each can be entered. Each sensor input has high and low level or rate-of-change alarms. Sensor inputs can be lowpass-filtered to reduce noise, and/or differenced with another channel. Powered and Analog Voltage Outputs The CTC100 has two heater outputs that can each deliver up to 100 W of power to a 25 Ω heater. In addition, four analog voltage I/O channels can be used to drive heaters with the help of an external amplifier. PID Feedback Control With up to six feedback control loops available, the CTC100 can provide precise temperature control of each of its heater outputs by continually adjusting the heater power. Any of the CTC100's channels can be selected as the input for each feedback loop. Feedback time constants can be adjusted between 200 ms and 10 hrs.