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Model 24 Cryogenic Temperature Controller

 

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UpUp Model 24 General Specifications

User Interface

Display Type: 20 x 2 character VFD, 9mm character height.

Number of Inputs Displayed: One to Four.

Keypad: Sealed Silicon Rubber.

Temperature Display: Six significant digits, auto-ranged.

Display Update Rate: 0.5 Seconds.

Display Units: K, C, F or native sensor units.

Display Resolution: User selectable to seven significant digits.

Input Channels

There are four input channels, each of which may be independently configured for any of the supported sensor types.

Sensor Connection: 4-wire differential. DIN-6 Connector.

Sensor Types: See Supported Sensor Table.

Sensor Selection: Front Panel or remote interface. There are no internal jumpers or switches.

Input Configurations: See input specifications table.

Sensor Excitation: Constant current: 1mA, 100mA or 10mA. Constant voltage: 1.0V and 10mV RMS. Excitation Current: 1.0mA to 1.0µA in steps of 5% of power.

Resistance Measurement type: Ratiometric bridge.

Resistance Range: Constant-voltage, Maximum resistance: 10mV = 10K-Ohm, 1.0V = 1.0M-Ohm. AC

Excitation Frequency: Resistor sensors in constant-voltage mode: 1.25Hz bipolar square wave.

Sample Rate: 15Hz per channel.

Thermocouples: Factory installed option on two channels only. All types supported.
Cold Junction compensation: internal, enable/disable.

Digital Resolution: 24 bits.

Measurement Accuracy: See input specifications table.

Measurement Drift: 15ppm/°C.

Isolation: Input channel circuits are electrically isolated from all other internal circuitry.

Measurement Filter: 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32 and 64 S.

Calibration Curves: Built-in curves for industry standard sensors plus eight user curves with up to 200 entries each. Interpolation is performed using a Cubic Spline.

CalGen™:Calibration curve generator fits any Diode or resistor sensor curve at 1, 2 or 3 user specified temperature points.

Control Outputs

Number of Independent Control Loops: Two.

Control Input: Any sensor input.

Loop Update Rate: 15Hz per loop.

Isolation: Control loop circuitry is electrically isolated from all other internal circuitry.

Control Type: PID table, Enhanced PID, Ramp or Manual.

Autotune: Minimum bandwidth PID loop design.

PID Tables: Six user PID tables available for storage of setpoint and heater range vs. PID and heater range. 16 entries/table.

Set-point Accuracy: Six+ significant digits.

Fault Monitors: Control loops are disconnected upon detection of a control sensor fault or excessive internal temperature.

Over Temperature Disconnect: Heater may be relay disconnected from user equipment when a specified temperature is exceeded on any selected input.

Loop #1 Primary Heater Output

Type: 50-Watt short circuit protected linear current source. Maximum compliance is selectable at 25V or 50V.

Ranges: Three output ranges of 1.0A, 333mA and 100mA full scale, which correspond to 50W, 5.0W and 0.5W when used with a 50W load.

Load Resistance: Selectable at 25-Ohm or 50-Ohm.

Minimum Load: 10-Ohm in 25W setting, 40-Ohm in 50W setting. Resolution: 1.0ppm of full-scale power
(20 bits).

Readbacks: Heater output power, Heatsink temperature.

Loop #2 Heater Output

Type: 10 Watt, short circuit protected linear current source. Maximum output is 0.45A at 25V.

Load Resistance: 50-Ohm for 10-Watt output.

Minimum Load: 10-Ohm. Resolution: 1.0ppm of full-scale power (20 bits).

Readbacks: Heater output power, Heatsink temperature.

Status Outputs

Audible and Visual Alarms: Independent audible remote and visual alarms.

Status reported via Remote Interface: Sensor fault, Heater over temperature fault.

Remote Interfaces

Remote interfaces are electrically isolated to prevent ground loops.

Ethernet: Connects to any Ethernet type Local Area Network. Electrically isolated. TCP/IP user data socket provides remote control by using an ASCII command language. HTTP provides built-in web server for configuration via any web browser. SMTP sends e-mail based on alarm conditions.

RS-232: Serial port is an RS-232 standard null modem. Data rates are 9600, 19,200, 38,400 and 57,200 Baud.

IEEE-488 (GPIB): Full IEEE-488.2 compliant.

Remote Programming Language: IEEE-488.2 SCPI compliant.

LabVIEW™ drivers available for all interfaces.

User Setups

Four User Setups are available that save and restore the complete configuration of the instrument.

General

Ambient Temperature: 25°C ± 5°C for specified accuracy.

Mechanical: 8.5”W x 3.5”H x 12”D. One half-width 2U rack. Instrument bail standard, rack mount kit optional.

Weight: 9 Lbs.

Power Requirement: 100, 120, 220 or 240VAC +5% -10%. 50 or 60Hz, 150VA.

Conformity: European CE certified.

Calibration: NIST traceable.

UpUp Model 24 Supported Sensors

Silicon Diode sensors use a fixed excitation current of 10µA and an input voltage range of 0 to 2.25V.


Negative and Positive Temperature Coefficient (NTC) / (PTC) resistor sensors are supported using a ratiometric bridge technique to cancel low frequency noise.


PTC sensor types include Platinum and Rhodium-Iron. These sensors are supported by a passive AC resistance bridge. Resistance ranges are: 100-Ohm, 1.0K-Ohm and 10K-Ohm.


The Model 24 provides robust support for the Negative Temperature Coefficient (NTC) sensors commonly used by cryogenic applications. They include Ruthenium-oxide, Carbon-Glass, Cernox™, Carbon Ceramic, Germanium and several others. Since these sensors have a negative temperature coefficient, the use of a constant-voltage measurement method will reduce, rather than increase, power dissipation in the sensor as temperature decreases. By maintaining the lowest possible power level, sensor self-heating is minimized and useful temperature range is greatly increased.


The excitation source in the Model 24 is continuously variable so there are no significant steps in sensor self-heating. Voltage excitation values are 1.0V and 10mV. Excitation frequency is 3.25Hz.

Model 24 Supported Sensors


Temperature Range

Example Sensors

Diode

1.4 - 500K

Cryo-con S900, S800
SI-440, 430, 410
Lakeshore DT-670, 470

Platinum RTD

14 - 1200K

Cryo-con CP-100
Cryo-con GP-100
Cryo-con XP-100
Cryo-con XP-1K

Rhodium-Iron

1.4 - 800K

Oxford PHZ 0002

Germanium

500mK - 100K

Lakeshore GR-200A

Carbon Glass™

1.4 - 325K

Lakeshore CGR-1-500

Cernox™

600mK - 325K

Lakeshore, all types

Carbon-
  Ceramic

600mK - 300K

TMi-A1

Ruthenium
  Oxide

500mK - 200K

Cryo-con R400
Cryo-con R500

UpUp Model 24 Input Specifications

Input Specifications


Diode sensors

PTC resistor sensors

NTC resistor sensors

Thermocouples

Excitation Mode

DC,
 Constant-Current

DC,
  Constant-Current

AC,
  Constant-Voltage

N/A

Ranges

2.5V

625-Ohm, 62.5K-Ohm and
 62K-Ohm Full-Scale

1.0K-Ohm, 10K-Ohm, 100K-Ohm.
Auto or range-hold

±80mV

Accuracy:
 % of Rdg + % of Range

0.005% + 0.0003%

0.01% + 0.0005%

1,000-Ohm to 10K-Ohm:
  0.05% + 0.05%
100-Ohm to 1M-Ohm:
  0.15% + 0.15%

0.05% + 1.25%

Resolution:
  % of Range

0.00004%

0.0003%

0.0003%

0.0003%

Excitation Current

10µA DC

1.0mA, 100mA, 10mA

1.0mA to 1.0mA,
continuously variable

N/A

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