X. SETTING TEMPERATURE AND OTHER FEATURES ......... 12 SETTING TEMPERATURE ................12 SETTING TIMER ..................12 SETTING THE UNIT TO “IDLE MODE” ............15 DATA LOGGER .................... 17 XI. TEMPERATURE CALIBRATION ..............19 Two-Point User Calibration ................19 Torrey Pines Scientific, Inc.
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COM Settings ....................24 XIV. CLEANING, MAINTENANCE, AND CONSUMABLE PARTS ....25 CLEANING ....................25 MAINTENANCE .................... 25 SPARE PARTS AND CONSUMABLES ............26 XV. ADDITIONAL SYMBOLS ................26 APPENDIX A: Commands Using the Serial Port ..........27 Torrey Pines Scientific, Inc.
II. WARRANTY Torrey Pines Scientific warrants this product to be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period of one year from the date of purchase. If repair or adjustment is necessary and has not been the result of abuse or misuse within the one year period, please return---freight prepaid---and correction of the defect will be made without charge.
AC input cord for the power supply. Be certain to use a line cord with the same rating and of the same type as the one supplied by the manufacturer. Use the normal care and precaution one would use with any electrical appliance. Torrey Pines Scientific, Inc.
VI. GENERAL DESCRIPTION Torrey Pines Scientific IC20 units are Peltier driven for chilling & heating. They come with a universal power supply and the chilling/heating module. The units have only one moving part, the DC fan that cools the unit. Everything else is solid state and should last years without problem.
There are two LEDs on the front panel. One is a power-on indicator and the other is the plate surface hot indicator that will illuminate when the plate is at or above 50C. Torrey Pines Scientific, Inc.
REAR PANEL The rear panel shown has the on/off power switch at the left, the 12 volt dc power input jack in the middle, the DB9 connector for the RS232 I/O port is on the right. Torrey Pines Scientific, Inc.
6. Set target temperature and timer, if wanted, according to the instructions that follow. Note: Do not use this equipment in any manner not specified by the manufacturer. ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION 1. This unit is for installation category II. 2. This unit is rated pollution degree 2. Torrey Pines Scientific, Inc.
The two push buttons enable the user to set a temperature, to set a timer, and to calibrate the temperature against a local standard. Figure 1 below describes the screens for several modes of operation. Figure 1: Display Screens for Different Modes of Operation Torrey Pines Scientific, Inc.
Menu on the LCD display. Scrolling to the various options in the Menu is accomplished by pressing the UP and DOWN ARROW buttons. This manual contains details on accessing and setting the various Menu options. Torrey Pines Scientific, Inc.
If the “Auto-Off” feature is disabled (“Auto-Off: no”), the unit will continue to control the plate to the set point temperature when the timer reaches zero. If the “Auto-Off” feature is enabled (“Auto- Torrey Pines Scientific, Inc.
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Idle Mode, no power will be directed to the plate—the plate is essentially “turned off” and will naturally return to room temperature. See the Idle Mode section of this manual for more details. Figure 2: Menu Map to Set and Start the Timer Torrey Pines Scientific, Inc.
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Figure 3: Menu Map to Stop the Running Timer Figure 4: Menu Map to Select Timer Options Torrey Pines Scientific, Inc.
1. By pressing either arrow button –the set point will be set to 20C. 2. By selecting “Clr Idle Mode” from the menu—the set point before the unit was set to Idle Mode will be restored Figure 5: Menu Map to Set Idle Mode Using the Menu Torrey Pines Scientific, Inc.
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Figure 6: Menu Map to Clear Idle Mode Using the Menu Torrey Pines Scientific, Inc.
RS232 I/O port (ref XIII. RS232 INTERFACE). Figures 7, 8, and 9 show the steps to set the log period and how to start and stop a logging session. Figure 7: Menu Map to Set Log Period Torrey Pines Scientific, Inc.
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Figure 8: Menu Map to Start Logging Session Figure 9: Menu Map to Stop Logging Session Torrey Pines Scientific, Inc.
Two-Point User Calibration Proper two-point calibration requires the unit to be calibrated by the user at both a low temperature and a high temperature. After calibration, the control algorithm inside the IC20 Torrey Pines Scientific, Inc.
37C, the measured value when the unit reads 37C will be 37C, but when the unit reads 25C the measured value will likely be higher or lower than 25C. *”IC20” in the above text applies to models IC20 and IC30, STD, XT, and XR Torrey Pines Scientific, Inc.
Check with the factory if help is needed. Also, calibration kits are available. Figure 10: Menu Map to Calibrate the Plate Temperatures Torrey Pines Scientific, Inc.
“Set to Factory” and the unit will retrieve the calibration values obtained when the unit was calibrated at the factory prior to shipment. Selecting “Set to Not Cal” will remove all calibration corrections and the unit will be “uncalibrated”. Figure 11: Menu Map to Reset Calibration Points Torrey Pines Scientific, Inc.
Recommended Action The RTD Sensor is not connected or has RTDo Inspect Sensor and Sensor Connector failed and/or Contact Torrey Pines Scientific RTDs The RTD Sensor has shorted or has failed The Calibrated Temperature Value is out cal0 of range...
9600 baud 1 stop bit no parity no hardware handshake 100ms delay after each command sent (after \r) Note: To comply with CE and to avoid possible EMI radiation from the RS232 cable, use a shielded cable. Torrey Pines Scientific, Inc.
UP or the DOWN Arrow buttons. Three dots (“---“) should appear on the LCD display—continue pressing the button until the message “Unit Reset” appears on the LCD display. Torrey Pines Scientific, Inc.
Power Cord, Germany (European) 730-0003 Power Cord, UK 730-0004 Power Cord, Italy 730-0005 Power Cord, Australia/China XV. ADDITIONAL SYMBOLS The following are additional symbols found on labels on the instrument Symbol Description Voltage Alternating Current Current Frequency Power Torrey Pines Scientific, Inc.
Description: When the command V<CR> is received by the IC20/25 unit, the 8 character serial number will be returned in a text string terminated by <CR><LF>. The serial number for every IC20/25 unit is unique. If the command is not received in the proper syntax, e<CR><LF> will be returned. Torrey Pines Scientific, Inc.
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Example1— Change set point to -10C: send: n-10<CR> returned: ok <CR><LF> Example2 – Change set point to 9C : send: n9<CR> returned: ok <CR><LF> Example3 – Change set point to 100C : send: n100<CR> returned: ok <CR><LF> Torrey Pines Scientific, Inc.
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If the command is not received in the proper syntax, e<CR><LF> will be returned. See Command: #F or Figure 10 to reset cal points if a calibration error has occurred Example—Return the plate temperature: send: p<CR> returned example 1: -10 <CR><LF> Torrey Pines Scientific, Inc.
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Description: When the command le<CR> is received by the IC20/25 unit, the unit will set the logging period to 1 second which means that a data point will be stored once every second. If the command is not received in the proper syntax, e<CR><LF> will be returned. Torrey Pines Scientific, Inc.
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Function: Reset all Calibration Values to Factory Set Values Description: When the command #F<CR> is received by the IC20/25 unit, the unit will reset and store all calibration values to those measured and set in the factory prior to shipment. Torrey Pines Scientific, Inc.
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Function: Reset Unit to Default Configuration Description: When the command #Z<CR> is received by the IC20/25 unit, the unit will reset all non-volatile memory to default factory values. Example – reset Unit send: #Z<CR> returned: Unit Reset<CR><LF> Torrey Pines Scientific, Inc.
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Reset unit to default configuration (rarely necessary) #Z<CR> Uint Reset <CR LF> <CR> is ASCII eturn char (for example: “enter” keyboard press for HyperTerminal, “\r” for C pgms, ASCII hex char “D”) <LF> is ASCII linefeed char (d’10 or ‘\n’) Torrey Pines Scientific, Inc.
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