C-THERM TCi Operator's Manual page 4

TCi Operator Manual
5.5 Reports ....................................................................................................................43
5.6 Exporting and Importing............................................................................................44
5.6.1 Export ..................................................................................................................44
5.6.2 Import...................................................................................................................46
6 User Calibration ................................................................................................................48
6.1 User Calibration Wizard ............................................................................................48
6.2 Opening or Continuing a User Calibration in the Wizard ............................................55
6.3 User Calibration Overview ........................................................................................58
6.4 Create Calibration Materials......................................................................................59
6.5 Create Calibration Material Group.............................................................................59
6.6 Create Calibration Method ........................................................................................60
6.7 Acquire Calibration Data ...........................................................................................60
6.8 Compute Results ......................................................................................................62
7 Software Setup and Maintenance......................................................................................65
7.1 Setup........................................................................................................................65
7.2 System Policies ........................................................................................................72
7.3 Manage Users and User Groups...............................................................................74
7.3.1 Permissions..........................................................................................................74
7.3.2 Users ...................................................................................................................75
7.3.3 Groups .................................................................................................................77
7.3.4 Reactivating a Locked Account.............................................................................79
7.3.5 Clear Password History ........................................................................................79
7.4 Change Password ....................................................................................................79
8 System Calibration and Maintenance ................................................................................81
8.1 Calibration ................................................................................................................81
8.1.1 Unlock Calibrations/User Calibration.....................................................................81
8.2 Diagnostics...............................................................................................................82
8.2.1 Reference Material Test .......................................................................................82
8.2.2 System Checks ....................................................................................................86
8.3 Cleaning Procedure ..................................................................................................87
8.4 Troubleshooting........................................................................................................88
8.4.1 General Information required ................................................................................88
8.4.2 Troubleshooting List .............................................................................................89
9 Theory of Operation ..........................................................................................................92
9.1 TCi Calibrations ........................................................................................................92
9.1.1 Sensor temperature calibration .............................................................................92
9.1.2 Basic multi-point effusivity calibration....................................................................93
9.2 Material groups and power levels..............................................................................98
9.3 Contact agent ...........................................................................................................99
9.4 Thermal conductivity (k) calibration .........................................................................100
9.4.1 Limitations for k measurements ..........................................................................101
9.5 Temperature considerations in effusivity calibration ................................................102
9.6 Temperature considerations in conductivity calibration ............................................103
9.7 Error analysis .........................................................................................................104
9.7.1 General ..............................................................................................................104
9.7.2 Material ..............................................................................................................105
9.7.3 Contact ..............................................................................................................105
9.7.4 Equipment ..........................................................................................................105
9.7.5 Calibration ..........................................................................................................106
9.7.6 Additional Notes - Heat Equation .......................................................................107
Appendices ............................................................................................................................. 110
Appendix A: System Components and Accessories............................................................. 110
Appendix B: C-Therm TCi Controller Specifications ............................................................. 111
C-Therm TCi Sensor Specifications.................................................................................112
C-Therm TCi Standard Computer Specifications ............................................................. 113
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