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RMT also provides a 3-month warranty for the following parts and components included in the standard delivery set of the product: the cables, program disks and documentation. If the DX5100 fails during the warranty period for the reasons covered by this warranty, RMT will repair or replace it or its parts.
RMT Ltd. TEC Controller DX5100 Technical Manual 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1. Objective Thermoelectric Controller DX5100 (further Controller) represents a precision-programmed device of management of thermoelectric coolers (TECs, the Peltier modules). In the device a bi-directional (heating and cooling) PID regulation is realized.
TEC Controller DX5100 Technical Manual RMT Ltd. 2. TECHNICAL DATA 2.1. Specifications 2.1.1. Performance Name Units Value Comments Maximal Parameters, single-channel Power Board DX5102 Maximal current Maximal voltage Per channel Maximal power Maximal Parameters, double-channel Power Board DX5105 Maximal current...
RMT Ltd. TEC Controller DX5100 Technical Manual Communication Protocols RS232, RS485 5 exchange rates Programming WAKE BIN & SYM Maximal number of channels in network 32 (128) Combined by RS485 Programmable thresholds Temperatures Every Channel Max voltage Idle running power consumed, no more than Single-Channel controller 4Aх8V...
Modular concept provides possibility to create different types of OEM TEC controllers by combining the modules. From single-, two-channel to multichannel OEM systems are available with DX5100 concept, as well as different specifications and options for particular applications. OEM включает: Возможные...
RMT Ltd. TEC Controller DX5100 Technical Manual 3.3. Digital Control Board DX5101 The Digital Control Board is the head part of the Controller. The microcontroller is placed on it. The Digital Control Board provides: TEC temperature control Temperature measurement Handling of Power Boards...
TEC Controller DX5100 Technical Manual RMT Ltd. Description +5 V General Signal SDA of bus I2C Signal SCL of bus I2C Connector XP7, XP8 - RS-485 interface Description Signal A of the interface RS-485 Signal B of the interface RS-485...
RMT Ltd. TEC Controller DX5100 Technical Manual The wires to thermistor should be twisted for reduction of pickups (separate for pair force – contacts 1, 4 and sense wires – contacts 2, 3). XP4 or XP5 From From contacts...
TEC Controller DX5100 Technical Manual RMT Ltd. 4-Wire Connections From contact 1 2-Wire Connections (jumpers J1 and J2 must be on the board) 3.5. Double-Channel Power Board DX5105 The Power Board operates under the control of the Digital Control Board and provides:...
RMT Ltd. TEC Controller DX5100 Technical Manual Description +12 V +12 V 0 V (common) 0 V (common) 3.5.4. Connections of TEC TEC connection in the four-wire circuit of voltage measurement is carried out according to the figure below: XP2 (XP5)
TEC Controller DX5100 Technical Manual RMT Ltd. 3.6.4. Connections of TEC If it is not necessary to use a four-wire circuit of TEC voltage measurement, it is possible to connect the jumpers J1 and J2 on the board close to the connector XP5. Connecting jumpers is done on Customer's demand.
The connectors are in parallel (either can be used) Description +5 V Common SDA of bus I2C SCL of bus I2C If presents DX5103 and DX5107, the connection is must be: DX5100:XP6 - DX5107:XP1 and DX5103:XP2 - DX5107:XP2 Version 3.36 / 2014 Page 23 / 56...
TEC Controller DX5100 Technical Manual RMT Ltd. 3.8. Interface Converter DX5106 It serves for connecting a computer with the interface USB to the bus RS485 and to the bus RS232. The Interface Converter provides: Interface RS485 signals generation Interface RS232 signals generation...
RMT Ltd. TEC Controller DX5100 Technical Manual 3.8.2. Outlines The physical environment of signaling in the interface RS-485 is a twisted pair. 3.8.3. Connectors General Description Connector Type Connection XP1,XP2 SM02B-SRSS-TB RS-485(1) Cable XP6 DX5101 SM03B-SRSS-TB Programmer cable XP7 DX5101...
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TEC Controller DX5100 Technical Manual RMT Ltd. Important!!! If using DX5106 to update the firmware be sure that the corresponding COM ports have the following properties as marked by red. (For firmware update a special program should be used.) Page 26 / 56...
RMT Ltd. TEC Controller DX5100 Technical Manual 3.9. Digital Input-Output Board DX5107 By the board DX5107 the controller can carry out: Control of a digital output depending on temperature of a channel (for each channel). On the circuit board there is a relay which responds a certain period after of the set temperature is achieved.
+5 V Common SDA of bus I2C SCL of bus I2C If present DX5103 and DX5107, the connection must be: DX5100:XP6 - DX5107:XP1 and DX5103:XP2 - DX5107:XP2 Connector XP3- power supply Description +12 V 0 V (common) Page 28 / 56...
RMT Ltd. TEC Controller DX5100 Technical Manual Connector XP4- Digital Input Описание Normally closed contact of the relay Common Normally open contact of the relay Normally closed contact of the relay Common Normally open contact of the relay Channel 2 digital input...
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TEC Controller DX5100 Technical Manual RMT Ltd. 1 – disables digital input of channel 0 Channel 1 digital input Transition to regulation by an appropriate program occurs on rising and falling of signal Channel 0 digital input Transition to regulation by an appropriate program...
RMT Ltd. TEC Controller DX5100 Technical Manual 3.10. TEC Controller OEM Models The modular concept of the developed Controller and its units allows assembling ТЕС controllers from the offered units (from one- and two-channel up to a multi-channel network communicated by the protocol RS485).
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TEC Controller DX5100 Technical Manual RMT Ltd. Functional scheme of the OEM 1 connection Thermistor 1 RS485 Usupply if need TEC1 TEC1 Cable RS232 number Thermistor 2 Functional scheme of the OEM1-IUD connection Usupply RS485 if need Thermistor 1 Usupply...
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RMT Ltd. TEC Controller DX5100 Technical Manual Functional scheme of the OEM 2 connection Thermistor 1 Usupply Cable number TEC1 RS485 TEC1 if need Usupply TEC2 RS232 TEC2 Thermistor 2 Functional scheme of the OEM2-IUD connection Thermistor 1 Usupply Usupply...
TEC Controller DX5100 Technical Manual RMT Ltd. Connect XP2 of Power Board #2 to XP3 of Digital Control Board. Connect thermistor to XP4 of Digital Control Board. The thermistor wires are soldered to the free ends of the cable. The place of the soldering should be isolated. The wires should be twisted for reduction of pickups (separate for pair force –...
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RMT Ltd. TEC Controller DX5100 Technical Manual Functional scheme of the OEM3-IUD connection Usupply RS485 Thermistor 1 if need Usupply TEC1 TEC1 TEC2 Cable TEC2 number Thermistor 2 OEM3 Connecting Connect XP1 of Power Board to XP2 of Digital Control Board.
TEC Controller DX5100 Technical Manual RMT Ltd. 3.10.4. Module OEM 4 The OEM1 Module consisting of one Digital Control Board DX5101 and one Power Board DX5109 . It is a minimal single channel functional completed set capable to provide regulation of temperature for a single object –TEC.
RMT Ltd. TEC Controller DX5100 Technical Manual Connect thermistor to XP4 of Digital Control Board. The thermistor wires are soldered to the free ends of the cable. The place of the soldering should be isolated. The wires should be twisted for reduction of pickups (separate for pair force –...
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TEC Controller DX5100 Technical Manual RMT Ltd. Functional scheme of the OEM5 connection Thermistor 1 Usupply RS485 Cable if need number TEC1 TEC1 Usupply TEC2 RS232 TEC2 Thermistor 2 Functional scheme of the OEM5-IUD connection Thermistor 1 Usupply Usupply RS485...
RMT Ltd. TEC Controller DX5100 Technical Manual 3.10.6. Connecting optional boards (DX5103, DX5106, DX5107) Without DX5106 With DX5106 RS485 RS485 if need if need DX5101 DX5101 DX5106 RS232 Cable number There is DX5103 or DX5107 There are DX5103 and DX5107...
TEC Controller DX5100 Technical Manual RMT Ltd. DX5101 DX5103 DX5107 PMTK 281.09.00 PMTK 281.09.00 3.11. Network Configuration Some modular solutions in different combinations (OEM1 – OEM3) can be connected in a network on the basis of the protocol RS-485. The cable RS-485 provided with the Digital Control Board serves for the connection to the network. The first contact of the connector XP6 and the red wire of the cable correspond to the signal "A"...
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RMT Ltd. TEC Controller DX5100 Technical Manual Twisted pair with characteristic impedance of Z =120 DX5106 DX5101 with J2 with J1 Cable RS-485 Cable RS-485 Device N Proper termination Proper termination location RT=Z Device 1 Device N-1 location RT=Z RT=120W RT=120W Version 3.36 / 2014...
Tab Terminal (DX5100 Vision) is for detailed adjustment of the device. It serves for formation of the frame of the protocol WAKE with commands set by a User. By this application any commands can be sent to the device.
RMT Ltd. TEC Controller DX5100 Technical Manual 3.13.2. Constant Voltage In the mode the TEC constant voltage is maintained in the appropriate polarity. A User should set a value of constant voltage allowing for a sign. The sign «-» stands for the heating polarity.
For management of the programs of temperature change in time, in the software «TEControl 2.0» DX5100 Vision there is a special Tool. It has a friendly interface and serves for creation and editing programs. The temperature regulation in this mode "Program" can be carried out by command or automatically after switching on (auto-start).
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RMT Ltd. TEC Controller DX5100 Technical Manual In the relay mode of regulation the TEC is exposed to the stepwise voltage equal to the specified U Treg (set by the command 26). Depending on a mismatch (the difference between the setpoint and current...
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TEC Controller DX5100 Technical Manual RMT Ltd. Voltage U =-6V, and temperature setpoint is 340K. Treg Voltage is U = 6В and temperature setpoint is 280K. Treg Page 46 / 56 Version 3.36 / 2014...
Under the conditions that impair the natural convection - this power is reduced. Start the program DX5100 Vision or TEControl Terminal if working with a computer. At auto-start the Controller will carry out the given program automatically.
TEC Controller DX5100 Technical Manual RMT Ltd. Setting temperature, K Auto-start Maximum temperature of the object, K Minimum allowable temperature of the object, K Delay for starting of temperature protection, s channels adjusted work with thermistors 1000 Pt1000 Alpha (K ) =3.85E-03)
RMT Ltd. TEC Controller DX5100 Technical Manual The consecutive iterative selection of coefficients does not always provide a choice of optimum parameters and demands quite a long time and User's experience. For simplification of the task of the optimum PID parameters selection there is a function in the Controller program providing their preliminary estimation.
TEC Controller DX5100 Technical Manual RMT Ltd. The protocol WAKE suggests a half-duplex exchange. It does not give enable the device to output information on its own initiative via the command interface. For this purpose (outputting of the telemetry on the initiative of the device) the other interface (where WAKE does not work) is used.
RMT Ltd. TEC Controller DX5100 Technical Manual Indication Description Continuous No critical errors Error EEPROM. It arises, if when reading the calibrating and adjusting parameters stored in the Pulsed non-volatile memory, there was an error in checking the control sum.
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TEC Controller DX5100 Technical Manual RMT Ltd. № Вид экрана Описание START Pr-XX if mode is OFF ТЕС1 if from E2 (NN= 00…15 program ТЕС2 if from E3 number) STOP if mode is not OFF If there is not pressed button for 5 seconds, it will return to the E2 or E3 screens.
RMT Ltd. TEC Controller DX5100 Technical Manual Switching between the screens graph illustrates: mode=OFF mode=PRG Pr=Pr-1 Pr=Pr+1 mode=OFF mode=OFF The graph used the notation: R - right button click, L - left button click. Rt - hold the right button...
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TEC Controller DX5100 Technical Manual RMT Ltd. Backup Procedure Connect the device to a computer by command interface (RS232 or RS485). If it is possible connect the device to a computer by not command interface. Start the program TEControl Terminal and adjust it for work with the interface that is command Send the command Send the parameters stored in FLASH.
Important: Cables are included in the OEM kits, depending on the configuration. If necessary, change the length of the cables, or their structure (eg a connector at the free ends of the cable) - agree on proposed changes to the RMT. L ware SHR-03V-S (-В)
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