Sigma C4 manual Table of Contents

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 1.1 Models C4 & CC-3.5Explained . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 1.2 General Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 1.3 Custom Features / Interchangeability WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 1.4 Release 7.5.2 Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 1.5 C4 vs. CC-3 Differences (What’s New) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

1.5.1 Hardware & Stability Improvements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 1.5.2 Hardware Change (EEPROM replaces BBSRAM) . . . . . . . . . . 12 1.5.3 Firmware Uploads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 1.5.4 Forced Start from PROM Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 1.5.5 Front Panel Information Display at Startup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 1.5.6 Temperature Out of Range Shutdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 1.5.7 Internal Error Shutdown Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 1.5.8 Fahrenheit Temperature Scale Supported . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 1.5.9 Temperature Probe Correction (Calibration) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 1.5.10 “Bumpless” Temperature Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 1.5.11 Intelligent 2 Probe Control (Probe Averaging) . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 1.5.12 Default Setup Parameters Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 1.5.13 Program Mode Step Insert & Delete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 1.5.14 Program Mode Any Step Points to Step 100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 1.5.15 Program Mode Safer Program Clear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 1.5.16 Program Mode Run Time Program Pre-check . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 1.5.17 Remote Mode EIA-232 Baud Rate Improvement . . . . . . . . . . 16 1.5.18 Remote Mode EIA-232 Port Initialization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

1.5.19 Remote Mode Fault Tolerant Parser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 1.5.20 Remote Mode System Information Queries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 1.5.21 Remote Mode Operation Information Queries . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 1.5.22 Remote Mode Setup Parameter Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 1.5.23 Remote Mode IEEE-488 (GPIB) Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 1.5.24 Setup Mode Easier Parameter Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

2. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

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2.1

Front Panel

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2.1.1

Digital LED Display

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2.1.2

LED Indicators

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2.1.3 Mode Switch

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2.1.4

Keyboard

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2.2

Rear Panel Connections

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3. GENERAL OPERATION & ERROR CONDITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 3.1 Startup Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 3.1.1 Model Number and Firmware Version Number Display . . . . . . 23 3.1.2 Temperature Range Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 3.1.3 Serial Number Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

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Contents Sigma Systems Programmable Temperature Controller / InterfaceC4 Manual Rev Table of Contents Intelligent 2 Probe Control C4 Manual Rev C4 Manual Rev C4 Manual Rev C4 Manual Rev Models C4 & CC-3.5Explained IntroductionGeneral Description Release 7.5.2 Firmware Custom Features / Interchangeability WarningC4 vs. CC-3 Differences What’s New Firmware Uploads Forced Start from Prom Firmware Internal Error Shutdown Conditions Intelligent 2 Probe Control Probe Averaging Program Mode Step Insert & Delete RSA Remote Mode Setup Parameter Commands Front Panel Physical DescriptionMode Switch Clear Prog J1 TOP Rear Panel ConnectionsStartup Displays General Operation & Error ConditionsC3-5 Rel 200 100c 392 148fUpdating Firmware Upgrading Firmware by Prom Replacement Making the physical connection for upload Ee busy and then su done Restoring Setup Parameters to Default ValuesRs load Su resC4 Manual Rev Fahrenheit Operation P1fSystem Operating Temperature Range P1 lo P1 hiProbe Out of Range Shutdown P1 err P1 -err Internal Error Shutdown Conditions Res errAll res Software Probe Correction Calibration Su errStatus and Error Reporting Fail-safe System C4 Manual Rev Intelligent 2 Probe Control How Intelligent 2 Probe Control functions Preparing for Intelligent 2 Probe Control Using Intelligent 2 Probe Control Displaying Temperature Local Mode Basic OperationS1 102.6 s1f S1 nsp S1f nspDisplaying and Changing the Setpoint Sor -sor Sp errControlling to a Setpoint C4 Manual Rev Program Mode 06.0Description of a Program Step 00.2 Substep Step Data 00.000.1 Ramp timeMaximizing Ramp Speed & Other Ramp Considerations Displaying Program Steps not during execution Clearing Program Memory Reinitializing program stepsEntering or Changing a Program Step Insert Program StepPress CLEAR/ENTRY Delete Program step Press CLEAR/ENTRY Press CLEAR/ENTRY againRunning Executing a Program Program Run Time Information/Considerations 007 nop2 Loop005 sor Sor Special Commands External Compressor On Common Programming Issues C4 Manual Rev Remote Mode EIA-232 InterfaceIEEE-488 Interface System Information Queries Command Summary by functional groupSystem Information Queries For Celsius mode For parameters numbered 0 through C4 Manual Rev Operation Information Queries & Commands REerror byteCRLF C4 Manual Rev Qccrlf PTnCRLF Setup Parameter Commands SC1 0 2.3 100 WP 6 5 5CRLF Upcrlf System Operation Commands Celsius mode Will hold the current setpoint for 1 hour and 20 minutes U1c 65.0 u1f IEEE-488 Gpib Error and Status Reporting OverviewTemperature in 20 minutes C4 Manual Rev Error/Status String Bit Definitions C4 Manual Rev Setup Mode PID controller, Integral term Adjustment not Displaying the Field Values Changing the Value of a Setup Field Two Probe Mode Setup fieldAuto-start Mode Setup field Temperature Control Terms PID Setup fields 0, 10, 11 Blower Shut-off Mode Setup fieldEntering probe correction setup data C4 Manual Rev C4 Manual Rev Programming Examples & Notes Appendix00.4 00.000.2 00.3Using shortcuts to shorten program entry time DISP/CNTLSTART/STOP 9900CLEAR/ENTRY 6 Enter 04.4 04.004.2 04.307.4 07.007.2 07.3C4 Manual Rev Sigma Systems C4 Programming Worksheet Sample Command Structure for IEEE-488 Gpib Operation Disp A$ Installation and Use of TTL Outputs and Input 101 Field Calibration of Model C4 Controller102 103 TroubleshootingNoise Immunity 105 Firmware Upload Problems 107 Temperature Control PID Tuning & Problems108 109 110 111 Technical Support, Repairs & Returns U1f 102.7113 Index114 115 GpibIEEE488 Gpib 117 118 119 SRQ120
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