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- Page 1 CTL503 User Manual (software version: 24.001) www.electron.plus Copyright © 2022-2024 Electron Plus. All Rights Reserved.
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
CTL503 User Manual Table of contents Notices ......................3 Copyright ...................... 3 Part number ....................3 Issue ......................3 Location ......................3 Published by ....................3 Notes ......................3 Trademark acknowledgement ................4 Purpose of manual ..................4 Safety warnings ..................... 4 Getting Started .................... -
Page 3: Notices
This manual (or part thereof) may not be reproduced by any means (electronic or photographic, including translation into a foreign language) without prior written consent and agreement from Electron Plus as set-out in United Kingdom and international copyright laws. Electron Plus is a trading style of BFRAD Limited. -
Page 4: Trademark Acknowledgement
Copying or reproducing this document or any part of this document without written permission of Electron Plus is strictly prohibited. Trademark acknowledgement Electron Plus fully recognises and acknowledges any trademark(s) of the respective trademark holder. Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. -
Page 5: Getting Started
System requirements We recommend at least Windows 7 operating system. CTL is available in both 32 bit and 64 bit from the Electron Plus website. 1x USB 2.0 type A (common) for connection to the instrument, at 0.0A Screen resolution of at least 1440(W) x 900(H), it will work with others, but you risk some of the CONTROL RIBBON items not being visible. -
Page 6: Getting Help
CTL503 User Manual Getting help Help is available by email: support@electron.plus If you are experiencing an issue with CTL, please email a copy of the following files (see below) found in the CTL installation folder along with a description of the problem. -
Page 7: Introduction
CTL503 User Manual Introduction Welcome Congratulations and thank you for purchasing an Electron Plus product. Please take a few minutes to read the ‘Before you start’ section of this manual, especially as misusing this product can result in damage to it, your device-under-test or potentially place you in-danger. -
Page 8: Before You Start
! If the red light is lit on the CTL503, assume there could be high voltages present and act accordingly ! 8 / 22... -
Page 9: New In Software
CTL503 User Manual New in Software SPA software is specifically for the Electron Plus range of curve tracers, this takes over from the earlier EPIC software suite. Please contact us if you would like copies of previous software versions. V24.001 Bug fixes V23.003... -
Page 10: Installation Sequence
CTL503 User Manual Installation sequence Please install the CTL software and the associated USB driver software BEFORE connecting your device to a computer. You do not need to remove a previous copy of CTL, the new copy will overwrite the necessary existing file(s). -
Page 11: Installing The Software
CTL503 User Manual Installing the Software Electron Plus products require a USB connection to a PC running EPIC (our proprietary software) in order to function. CTL now comes in two compiled versions: CTL24001_64 - for 64 bit Windows installations & PC's (we recommend this). -
Page 12: Installing The Usb Driver
CTL503 User Manual Installing the USB driver The product covered in this document communicates with the host PC via USB using an WCH CH340 bridge IC. A copy of the official WCH device driver is available from the SOFTWARE section of our website www.electron.plus/pages/software, device drivers can also be downloaded directly... -
Page 13: Earthing For Function And Safety
- Avoid creating 'ground loops' with your setup! Note Some earlier production CTL503 units may have a TORX T10 headed stainless steel earthing screw fitted instead of the 2mm HEX drive type. If you would like a 2mm HEX drive screw (our part# SCREW014), please contact the factory and we will supply one free-of-charge. -
Page 14: Operation
CTL503 User Manual Operation Selecting Instrument When CTL is first installed it will initially start in CTL503 mode. To change this: INSTRUMENT > CHANGE INSTRUMENT and select the actual instrument you wish to use, you will then have to close and reopen CTL for this to take effect. -
Page 15: Selecting Serial Com Port
COM port and save your selection. When you have finished, either close the pop-up window or click the main window (the pop-up will close automatically). Technical Note Each Electron Plus instrument type that uses a COM serial port has it's own entry in "settings.txt", e.g. CTL_ComPort=3 15 / 22... -
Page 16: Connecting Instrument
CTL503 User Manual Connecting instrument To connect to the instrument you can use the options in the MENU or the button on the CONTROL RIBBON. INSTRUMENT > CONNECT to connect, or DISCONNECT to disconnect. An error message will be displayed if EPIC cannot open a serial port to the instrument - this can be caused by the following: 1. -
Page 17: Check For Updates
CTL503 User Manual Check for updates Once per day CTL will check if there is a newer version available. This feature maybe disabled or re-enabled here: UTILITIES > DAILY UPDATE CHECK Tick will enable EPIC to perform the daily update check, unticking will prevent EPIC from performing the daily update check. -
Page 18: Calibration Loading
The status of the background download from the CTL503 is displayed in the Status window (seen below). If a particular CTL503 has not been used with a particular installation of CTL, then the calibration download must complete before accurate results can be obtained. -
Page 19: Control Ribbon
CTL503 User Manual Control Ribbon The following sections are descriptions of Instrument Status, Signature Generator, Test Controls and their functions. Edit Controls Menu Bar 19 / 22... -
Page 20: File
CTL503 User Manual File 20 / 22... -
Page 21: New Topic
CTL503 User Manual New topic 21 / 22... -
Page 22: Technical
CTL503 User Manual Technical CSV File Format At the end of each run there is a CSV file created with the results of the run. This is used primarily as a store of information for graph creation in the software but may also be used by the operator for their own purposes.
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