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1. ee em OE EE Oe M M R The World s Resource for Solid State Gharacierization TECHNOLOGIES K2000 Digital Temperature Controller Installation amp Operators Guide Rev E July 2014 CE This document outlines the installation and setup of the MMR K2000 Digital Temperature Controller Page 1 1400 N SHORELINE Bivp Ste A5 Mountain View CA 94043 1346 PHONE 1 650 962 9620 Fax 1 650 962 9647 EMAIL INFO MMR TECH COM WEB WWW MMR TECH COM z NEEN O O O O O O OOO M M R i The World s Resource for Solid State Gharacierization TECHNOLOGIES r n CONTENTS About the K2000 Digital Temperature Controller Specifications 3 System Requirements 3 Environmental and Safety 3 Hardware Installation Installation 4 Front Real Panel Interface 5 Changing port numbers in Windows 6 Getting Started 7 Using the 4 Wire Kelvin Board for Auxiliary Temp Monitoring 9 General Operation Setting a Temperature 10 Main Software Suite Interface and Spooler 14 Custom Ramp Programming 15 Programmable User Ports 16 Dual Temp Live Monitor 18 Graphing Functions 20 Zooming 21 Heat Capacity Experiment 22 Communications Protocol 24 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting 26 Additional Information Help Desk and MMR Contact Information 27 Declaration of Conformity 28 Page 2 1400 N SHORELINE Bivp Ste A5 Movunrain View CA 94043 1346 PHONE 1 650 962 9620 Fax 1 650 962 9647 EMAIL INFO MMR TECH COM WEB WWW MM2. 175 86 264 18 I 280 98 212 05 313 71 229 72 329 64 247 09 700 345 28 ms w 194 70 297 49 The Datasheet for the recommended sensor is http www omega com pptst F1500_F2000_F4000 html Page 9 1400 N SHORELINE Bivp Ste A5 Mountain View CA 94043 1346 PHONE 1 650 962 9620 Fax 1 650 962 9647 EMAIL INFO MMR TECH COM WEB WWW MMR TECH COM eee M M R The World s Resource for Solid State Gharacierization TECHNOLOGIES naati baat D General Operation Setting a Temperature With the Hardware now installed and an MMR Refrigerator properly attached see documentation supplied with Refrigerator it is now time to start the MMR Software Suite Locate and run the MMR Technologies Suite icon on the Desktop or Start Menu TECHNOLOGIES The World s Resource for Solid State Gharacterization Version 10 3 STEP 1 Hardware an Digital Temperature Controller M K2000 COMM 2 Present v Pall Seebeck Measurement System S87 000 COMM 1 NOT Present v Pol HALL Measurement System I H5000 COMM 3 NOT Present v Polj STEP 2 Experiment Type C Dual Temp Live Monitor Refrigerator Temperature Ramp C Seebeck Experiment a MMR Technologies Inc 2012 C Heat Capacity Experiment C Hall Measurement System AAE ETE A EA Mountain View CA 94043 United States of America STEP 3 Begin gt gt 1 650 962 9620 http www mmr tech com Step 1 Device ports are easily verified throu
3. MSComm1 RTSEnable False Reset RTS MsgBox Time Out Exit Function End If Wend MSComm1 OutBufferCount 0 MSComm1 InBufferCount 0 Clear Buffers MSComm1 Output Chr S ChrS temp 256 ChrS temp Mod 256 Chr 13 MSComm1 RTSEnable False End Function Page 25 1400 N SHORELINE Bivp Ste A5 Mounralin View CA 94043 1346 PHONE 1 650 962 9620 Fax 1 650 962 9647 EMAIL INFO MMR TECH COM WEB WWW MMR TECH COM MMR TECHNOLOGIES The World s Resource for Solid State Characterization Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Symptom Cannot Communicate with K2000 No Temperature is displayed No Lights on K2000 Temperature Ramp is Unstable Refrigerator doesn t Cool or Heat Temperature Accuracy has degraded Software has an Error message Solution Ensure Unit is properly connected and powered on Press Reset Check that the device is connected to the correct Communications Port and the drivers are successfully loaded Please check Refrigerator Cables Check that the temperature is displaying on the K2000 LCD User Interface Screen Ensure Unit is plugged into an AC Power source the rear power switch is on Check Fuse Check refrigerator is under vacuum Adjust PID Constant to 10 Refer to Refrigerator Operators Manual check for damage to refrigerator Return Refrigerator to MMR for Sensor service Contact MMR helpdesk For all other errors or issues please contact the M
4. wn D Qo Temperature K os QI i i in Ny S S Qo Seconds The upper plot shows the complete experiment data the lower plot shows the unwanted data removed Page 22 1400 N SHORELINE Bivp Ste A5 Mountain View CA 94043 1346 PHONE 1 650 962 9620 Fax 1 650 962 9647 EMAIL INFO MMR TECH COM WEB WWW MMR TECH COM MMR BI vee neo The World s Resource for Solid State Gharacierization TECHNOLOGIES a General Operation Heat Capacity Experiment Results Temp K Power WV 1 Power WW 2 Difference VV 2 0 2 0 se 15 15 g 1 0 1 0 ote 0 5 0 4 0 0 2 0 1 5 8 1 0 E 5 0 5 0 br 100 150 200 25 Seconds The above plots show the overlaid Power Curves from the Unloaded Run and the Loaded Run The Difference plot is the DELTA P of the two curves which is related to the thermal mass of the sample Page 23 1400 N SHORELINE Bivp Ste A5 Mounralin View CA 94043 1346 PHONE 1 650 962 9620 Fax 1 650 962 9647 EMAIL INFO MMR TECH COM WEB WWW MMR TECH COM M M R able Te Solid State Characterization TECHNOLOGIES a FF a 3 General Operation Communications Protocol Main Communications Type Communications Interfaces Serial Settings Handshaking System Commands Command Format ample O Desertion s S000 3005 300 5K75775 775K SetTemp tu Wax UAT User pork 1 ON U10 User Port1 OFF Set User Pot ee Ce
5. The World s Resource for Solid State Characterization P Hardware Installation Getting Started Before Starting the MMR Technologies Suite software it will be necessary to familiarize yourself with the Built In User Interface there are several modes which are outlined below These can be navigated by using the Mode button Mode 1 COMPUTER CONTROL This mode must be selected for Communicating with the software TEMP 297 68K TEMP TEMP 342 43K TEMP 345 00K STATUS WAITING STATUS ERROR STATUS RAMPING STATUS HOLDING RAMP VAL OFF RAMP VAL OFF RAMP VAL 345 00K RAMP VAL 345 00K Computer Control Computer Control Computer Control Computer Control Ready State No Refrigerator Present Ramping to 345 00K Holding at 345 00K Mode 2 MANUAL CONTROL This mode is for standalone Temperature Control No PC SET TEMP SELECT RAMP RATE TARGET TEMP 300 00K TARGET 300 00K gt 300 00 gt 15K MIN RAMP RATE 15 K MIN STATUS RAMPING 300 00K 0 12W Manual Temp Manual Temp Manual Temp Manual Temp Selecta Temperature and Select a Ramp Rate and Press Start Stop to Begin Ramp in Progress Press Start Stop Press Start Stop TARGET 300 00K TARGET 300 00K STATUS HOLDING STATUS PAUSED 300 00K 0 12W 300 00K 0 12W Manual Temp Manual Temp Ramp Target Reached Press Start Stop to Pause and Resume Press Mode to Exit Page 7 1400 N SHORELINE Bivp Ste A5 Mountain View CA 94043 1346 PH
6. wl J x TECHNOLOGIES l The World s Resource for Solid State Gharacterization STEP 1 r Hardware J gt Digital Temperature Controller iv K2000 COMM 5 Present v Pol Seebeck Measurement System M 1000 COMM 2 Present Pall HALL Measurement System M H5000 M H50 COMM 3 NOT Present Poll STEP 2 Experiment Type re Ramp Seebeck Experiment z MMR Technologies Inc 2012 c i i C Heat Capacity Experiment Hall Measurement System 1400 North Shoreline Blvd AS Sm j Mountain View CA 94043 United States of America STEP 3 Begin gt gt 1 650 962 9620 http www mmr tech com Graph Name New Project Comments Date 10 36 18 April 2013 Y Min al J gt 70 00K Y Max al gt l 800 00K 8 Plot Frequency Eve 10Secmds S SW Refrigerator 1 Name Temperature 1 Refrigerator 2 Name Temperature 2 Startup Shutdown Auto Standby Set as Default OK When starting a new Dual Temp Live Monitor project it is possible to name the individual Temperature inputs The Y Scale cannot be changed in this mode Page 18 1400 N SHORELINE Bivp Ste A5 Mountain View CA 94043 1346 PHONE 1 650 962 9620 Fax 1 650 962 9647 EMAIL INFO MMR TECH COM WEB WWW MMR TECH COM MMR TECHNOLOGIES The World s Resource for Solid State Gharacierization rr Ge General Operation Dual Temp Live Monitor Ff 298 2
7. 1K 299 95K Both Temperatures are displayed simultaneously along with their associated labels To change color or Temperature Units double click the Temperatures The following control will be shown Ten seg Temperature 1 ROCCE Temperature 2 EKE COF Color TT To change the temperature unit for a given Temperature input select amongst K C or F Note the unit change does not affect the plot or stored data This is for display purposes only To select a color double click on the desired color selection and press OK to set ki 25 14C 299 69K Page 19 1400 N SHORELINE Bivp Ste A5 Mounralin View CA 94043 1346 PHONE 1 650 962 9620 Fax 1 650 962 9647 EMAIL INFO MM R TECH COM WEB WWW MMR TECH COM M M R The World s Resource for Solid State Gharacierization TECHNOLOGIES General Operation Graphing Functions Double clicking the graph plot displays the Customization window many options are available for customization the appearance of the graph and plot along with changing the plot type or hiding altogether Fig 1 Border Style b Font Size gt Show Legend Numeric Precision Data Shadows Grid Options Multiple Axis Style Include Data Labels Mark Data Points Show Annotations Undo Zoom Grid Lines Both Cy CX CO None Grid in front of data ee ee Maximize Customization Dialog Export Dialog Figure 1 F
8. INE Bivp Ste A5 Mountain View CA 94043 1346 PHONE 1 650 962 9620 Fax 1 650 962 9647 EMAIL INFO MMR TECH COM WEB WWW MMR TECH COM 4 same am o L a a o d M M R The World s Resource for Solid State Gharacierization TECHNOLOGIES General Operation e SN Setting a Temperature K2000 New Project 15 35 17 April 2013 8 800 7 700 S 600 Z x 500 fg TTE 3 400 JES 300 2 200 1 100 0 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 550 600 Seconds Export Print Fullscreen Mark Comments Undo Zoom New Temp Logging Stopped 00 00 00 Temperature 300 08K Power 0 000W Set Temp 300 00K at 15K Min A JWIL 9NI9901 9NI9907 dOLS LYVLS SNOLLNG NOILINN4A HdYY9 JUNLVYAdWN3AL LNSYYND Y3IMOd LN3IYEND dW31l MIN JLVY dINVY ONY LNIOdL3S 440 TOYLNOD dW3L The above illustration outlines the buttons and their associated functions of the Temperature Graph to begin logging select Start Logging the current Set Point is already set at 300K as previously the Startup Shutdown Auto Standby option was selected The Front LCD display or User Interface of the K2000 Temperature controller should also show 300 00K as the Setpoint this indicated the device is communicating correctly with the software To proceed to a specific temperature select New Temp Note At any time during an experiment clicking Temp Off will disabl
9. MR Help Desk See Page 27 Page 26 1400 N SHORELINE Bivp Ste A5 Mountain View CA 94043 1346 PHONE 1 650 962 9620 Fax 1 650 962 9647 EMAIL INFO MMR TECH COM WEB WWW MMR TECH COM z 4 EO O O O CEFO O M M R i The World s Resource for Solid State Gharacterization TECHNOLOGIES Troubleshooting Help Desk and MMR Contact Information Help Desk Email Address support mmr tech com Bug Reporting spdbugs mmr tech com Technical Support Email Address matt mmr tech com Sales amp Marketing Department sales mmr tech com Help Desk 1 650 962 9620 Office Hours 7 30am 5 00pm Pacific Time Monday Friday Physical Address 1400 North Shoreline Blvd Suite A5 Mountain View California 94043 USA Page 27 1400 N SHORELINE Bivp Ste A5 Mounralin View CA 94043 1346 PHONE 1 650 962 9620 Fax 1 650 962 9647 EMAIL INFO MMR TECH COM WEB WWW MMR TECH COM M M R The World s Resource for Solid State Gharacierization TECHNOLOGIES ess oy 4 Declaration of Conformity Declaration of Conformity CE Manufacturer MMR Technologies Model Name K2000 Date July 2014 Expires July 2018 UL IEC 61010 Application of Council Directives Low Voltage Directive LVD 2006 95 EC Standards to which Conformity is Declared IEC EN 61010 1 3rd Edition Electrical equipment for measurement control and laboratory use Pressure Equipment Directive 97 23 EC Conformity is de
10. NE Bivp Ste A5 Mountain View CA 94043 1346 PHONE 1 650 962 9620 Fax 1 650 962 9647 EMAIL INFO MMR TECH COM WEB WWW MMR TECH COM 4 OES Se M M R The World s Resource for TECHNOLOGIES Solid State Gharacierization pee r General Operation Heat Capacity Experiment The Heat Capacity Experiment is a new feature offered by MMR Technologies and is unique to the K2000 Temperature Controller The objective of this experiment is to measure thermal mass and or detect phase transitions in a given sample The experiment consists of measuring the precise power required to Heat an unloaded refrigerator from T1 to T2 and then repeating the process with a sample loaded on the refrigerator The AP is then calculated for each measurement point and a Difference curve plotted Similar Vacuums and proper mounting of the sample is required for accuracy Although the experiment is autonomous the user must specify 4 Main parameters Start Temperature T1 The Desired Start Temperature 70 700K Soak Time The hold time to allow for minimal thermal difference between sample and sensor Final Temperature T2 The final Temperature must be greater than the start Temperature Ramp Rate Desired Ramp Rate or Slope d 30 Temperature K Power W 700 25 600 N o un o Power W an ES Qo Temperature K w i i 200 in w o 700 N on D N o an S Power VV
11. ONE 1 650 962 9620 Fax 1 650 962 9647 EMAIL INFO MMR TECH COM WEB WWW MMR TECH COM M M R The World s Resource for Solid State Characterization TECHNOLOGIES w Pi s Hardware Installation Getting Started Mode 3 LIVE MONITOR This mode simultaneously displays the Temperature from BOTH Refrigerator Inputs TEMP1 312 15K TEMP2 295 34K Live Monitor The controller will automatically switch to this mode when the PC Software is plotting both Temperatures No further computer control is possible in this mode Mode 4 USER OUTPUTS This mode is for the manual toggling of the Dry Relay contacts at the rear of the unit See page 16 for information on the Rear User Ports PORT 1 PORT 2 User Outputs Pressing the adjacent Arrow Keys will toggle the Outputs the selected state of the Outputs will be restored each time the controller is powered up These Dry Contact Outputs are electrically Isolated from the Unit including grounding The user can pass any signal through these relay outputs for external control of temperature related hardware or ALARM circuitry Autonomous control of these Ports is possible through the MMR Software Suite Approvals Contact ratings UL E29244 CSA LR81479 500mA 20VDC Mechanical endurance 100x106 operations Contact Data Insulation Data Rated voltage 20VDC 500mA Initial dielectric strength between open contacts 250VDC Max switching voltage 1OOVDC betwee
12. ORELINE Bivp Ste A5 Mountain View CA 94043 1346 PHONE 1 650 962 9620 Fax 1 650 962 9647 EMAIL INFO MMR TECH COM WEB WWW MMR TECH COM MMR TECHNOLOGIES SS eee The World s Resource for a Solid State Gharacierization _ General Operation Custom Ramp Programming Main Suite gt K2000 gt Custom Ramp This is a feature unique to the K2000 Temperature Controller in which multiple temperatures and ramp rates can be preset and allowed to run Destination Temp Hold Time Ramp Rate On Completion Stop Logging 400 380 360 340 320 Temperature K 300 280 260 100 200 autonomously a on Ramp Destination Temp 31 0 K Hold Time eo Seconds Ramp Rate js K Min Add ID1 320 0K 60sece 15xX min ID2 340 0K 120secs 15K min ID3 360 0K 60sece 15K min ID4 310 0K 60sece 15K min On Completion E v V Stop Logging Number of Ramps 4 Cancel Start The required set point Temperature Setting Set Point Otherwise known as Wait or Soak Time this is the amount of time in seconds the controller waits once the destination temp has been reached before proceeding to the next temperature setting The Slope of the Heating or Cooling Options Control Off or Hold Control Off disables the temperature control It is worth ensuring the Auto Standby option is selected see page 11 if cooling is active Hold holds the refrigerator at the last temperature I
13. R TECH COM MMR TECHNOLOGIES Solid State Characterization a FF a About the K2000 Digital Temperature Controller Specifications The K2000 Temperature controller is built on and intended to replace the proven K20 Temperature Controller previously offered by MMR Technologies This temperature controller through self tuning PID offers stable temperature measurement and control to 0 05K Result may vary with load and vacuum Manual temperature control and monitoring is also possible through the built in User Interface These devices are intended for use with MMR Refrigerators only Voltage Power Consumption 115VAC 60Hz 220VAC 50Hz Not user selectable Refer to label at rear of unit 60W Temperature Inputs 2 Sensor Type PT100 RTD F Series 4 wire Kelvin connection Resolution 0 0 5K PID Control Yes 1 Channel Heater Power 0O 10W Temperature Range 60K 1000K Communications RS232 or USB1 0 See communications protocol Weight 10Lbs Dimensions 8 5 W x3 5 H x 14 25 D Environmental Indoor use only 5C 40C Temperature 2000M Max Altitude 80 Humidity for temperatures up to 31 C decreasing linearly to 50 Rel humidity at 40 C System Requirements For computer control the K2000 Temperature controller is designed for use with MMR Technologies Suite which must be installed prior to using this device For custom control of this device see page 24 please note MMR may not support custom config
14. aster performance i disconnect unplug and reconnect the device Receive Bytes 4096 lt Transmit Bytes 4085 to make the changes permanent BM Options r Miscellaneous Options Select lower settings to correct response problems Serial Enumerator Vv Serial Printer Latency Timer msec 16 be Cancel If Power Off Timeouts Set RTS On Close Minimum Read Timeout msec O zi Disable Modem Ctrl At Startup E Minimum Write Timeout msec fo r r Event On Surprise Removal E r r Page 5 1400 N SHORELINE Bivp Ste A5 Movunrain View CA 94043 1346 PHONE 1 650 962 9620 Fax 1 650 962 9647 EMAIL INFO MMR TECH COM WEB WWW MMR TECH COM MM R The World s Resource for Solid State Gharacterization TECHNOLOGIES Hardware Installation Front Rear Panel Interface POWER BUTTON MODE BUTTON COMMUNICATIONS STATUS USB ONLY POWER LED RED OFF BLUE ON RESET BUTTON MANUAL TEMPERATURE CONTROL Note The Power button must be held for3 seconds to power down the unit REFRIGERATOR INPUTS RS232 USB HOLIMS YJMOd JSNJ4 VSL E a C gt D a A D D v y y Q So g D be N gt wv Ai an Replace fuse with 3 15A Slow Blow IEC 127 2 or similar ONLY Page 6 1400 N SHORELINE Bivp Ste A5 Mountain View CA 94043 1346 PHONE 1 650 962 9620 Fax 1 650 962 9647 EMAIL INFO MMR TECH COM WEB WWW MMR TECH COM TECHNOLOGIES SS eee M M R
15. can be modified Graph Name New Project Comments Date 15 35 17 April 2013 Y Min a gt 70 Degree s K Y Max al 800 Degree s K 8 Plot Frequency Every 10 Seconds x Refrigerator 1 Name fTemperature 1 Refrigerator 2 Name Temperature 2 Startup Shutdown Auto Standby IV Set as Default OK Graph Name Comments An Experiment name and further comments can be also be added to the project These will be included when printing a Plot later Y Min Y Max These parameters can be manually set however through a built in easy to use Zoom function it may not be required These settings cannot be modified in Dual Temp Live Monitor mode Plot Frequency This option is used for extended recording times gt 24 Hrs The Graphing software is capable of processing 2Million points And will record continuously once started however points will be lost from the beginning of the plot when the recorded points reach 2 Million Ever point over 2 million recorded 1 point will be deleted from the beginning of the recording Startup Shutdown Auto Standby This option is recommended at all times when cooling Should the temperature control be terminated at any point in the experiment the Set Point K2000 Temperature Setting will automatically be set at 300K Or Room Temperature This will prevent run away heating cooling leading to refrigerator damage Press OK to Start Page 11 1400 N SHOREL
16. clared to Annex Essential Requirements of the Directive Application of Council Directives Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive EMC 2004 108 EC Conformity is declared to Annex and II EMC 2004 108 EC Page 28 1400 N SHORELINE Bivp Ste A5 Mounralin View CA 94043 1346 PHONE 1 650 962 9620 Fax 1 650 962 9647 EMAIL INFO MMR TECH COM WEB WWW MMR TECH COM
17. e a ee a a ee Get Constant One Get Device Name a e a Note Sending command SO disables PID temperature control Communications amp Byte Order Command Example S3123 Set temp to 312 3K 1 Set RTS High 2 Wait for CTS 3 Send S as a Character VB Example on Next Page 4 Send Temperature as a 2 Byte Word Highbyte First Lowbyte Second 5 Set RTS Low Warning Sending Temperature commands directly to the Controller bypass s the Ramp Control protection permanent damage to the MMR Refrigerator is likely Page 24 1400 N SHORELINE Bivp Ste A5 Mountain View CA 94043 1346 PHONE 1 650 962 9620 Fax 1 650 962 9647 EMAIL INFO MMR TECH COM WEB WWW MMR TECH COM M M R The World s Resource for Solid State Gharacierization TECHNOLOGIES ess So 4 General Operation Communications Protocol Visual Basic Example Sending a set temperature command Private Sub Form_Load MSComm1 CommPort 2 MSComm1 DTREnable False MSComm1 Settings 9600 N 8 1 MSComm1 RTSEnable False MSComm1 OutBufferSize 1024 MSComm1 RThreshold 1 MSComm1 SThreshold 0 MSComm1 PortOpen True End Sub Function SetTemperature Dim command As Long Dim temp As Integer Dim counter As String temp 3123 Set Temperature to 312 3K counter 0 MSComm1 RTSEnable True Set RTS High While MSComm1 CTSHolding lt gt True counter counter 1 Wait for CTS Signal If counter gt 200000 Then
18. e the K2000 Temperature Control and allow the Refrigerator to freely cool or warm to 300K Page 12 1400 N SHORELINE Bivp Ste A5 Mountain View CA 94043 1346 PHONE 1 650 962 9620 Fax 1 650 962 9647 EMAIL INFO MMR TECH COM WEB WWW MMR TECH COM i em SS Ee M M R The World s Resource for Solid State Gharacierization TECHNOLOGIES General Operation Setting a Temperature Temp K Curent Temp 298 57K New Temp 330 2 K NNN N 70 730 Ramp Rate 15 K Min NN 1 15 Skip Ramp Control Cancel OK The above window allows the user to input a given temperature to one decimal place e g 310 1 If no decimal place is necessary simply enter 310 A ramp rate between 1K Min and 15 Min is also essential to ensure no damage to the refrigerator is done This ramp rate is applicable to heating and cooling ramps positive or negative slope In some rare situations it may be necessary to skip the Ramp Control in which case the option Skip Ramp Control can be selected It is worth noting that this is dangerous and can potentially destroy the refrigerator x K2000 New Project 15 35 17 April 2013 Power VV N o Temperature K 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 550 600 Seconds Siart Logging Stop Loagina Export Print Fullscreen Mark Comments Undo Zoom NewTemp Temp off l Logging Stopped 00 07 50 Temperature 325 29K Power 0 000W S
19. et Temp 300 00K at 15K Min The X Axis Scale Time automatically increments as the plot proceeds the Power Scale can be selected from the master K2000 menu shown on page 14 Page 13 1400 N SHORELINE Bivp Ste A5 Movunrain View CA 94043 1346 PHONE 1 650 962 9620 Fax 1 650 962 9647 EMAIL INFO MMR TECH COM WEB WWW MMR TECH COM 4 OES Se M M R The World s Resource for Solid State Gharacierization TECHNOLOGIES p ee General Operation Main Interface Suite Main 2000 581000 Hi 000 Help a 5 D 5 a suondo 321Aeq 0007 Refrigerator Temperature Minimized Applications 307 05K SE Te alol x The main interface of the MMR Technologies Suite is shown above this is the primary container for all MMR applications The Applicable items for the K2000 Temperature Controller are show above Double Clicking of the Refrigerator Temperature bottom right will display customization options which include Color and Temperature Unit This is further explained in the Software Installation Guide K2000 Spooler Main Suite gt K2000 gt Show Spooler This window shows the communications queue and response from the associated device in this case the K2000 Temperature Controller Troubleshooting is the primary use for this window However clicking Send is a short cut to the Main Communications Console outlined in the software Installation Guide Page 14 1400 N SH
20. f you are unsure if Auto Standby is selected it is worth adding 300K and Hold as the last step in the ramp Terminates the plot after the Ramp completion 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 1100 1200 Seconds Page 15 1400 N SHORELINE Bivp Ste A5 Mounralin View CA 94043 1346 PHONE 1 650 962 9620 Fax 1 650 962 9647 EMAIL INFO MMR TECH COM WEB WWW MMR TECH COM Solid State Gharacierization M M R The World s Resource for TECHNOLOGIES i i g General Operation User Port Programming Main Suite gt K2000 gt User Outputs The built in Dry Contact Relays inside the K2000 Temperature Controller see page 8 can be easily controlled either manually or automatically Manual Control Toggling of the Ports is achieved using the User Output Control shown to the left Note The K2000 must be set to Computer Control Automatic Control To set a User Port program Click Program in the User Outputs Window lol x Channel State Program Type Control Type Sensor Set Point Hysteresis Show Setpoint Poti NC Ej emaa E fen lf fk E Pot2 No gt Peman gt Com gt e ok Vv Active Programs USER Port1 Sensor 1 USER Pott2 Sensor 1 THERMOSTAT Heating Set Point 320K 5K Hysteresis Clear All ALAR Cooling Set Point 200K K Hysteresis PRTA S Delete User Pot 2 OFF The above application allows up to two separate programs to be run simultaneous
21. gh the welcome screen above select the port number the K2000 Temperature Controller is connected to shown as present next to the K2000 and press Poll If the K2000 is connected to that port powered on and set to Computer Control it will respond with a Device name and Version number Comm Port bE x K2000 V12 If the port number is not visible try refreshing the port list by clicking the refresh icon above the Poll buttons If this does not resolve the issue try restarting the computer For further assistance contact your system administrator and finally the MMR Helpdesk See contact information on Page 27 Step 2 Select Refrigerator Temperature Ramp This will select the Temperature amp Power vs Time plot This experiment allows the user to set any given temperature in the range of 70K 700K depending on attached refrigerator and Gas system Please see the manual that accompanied your refrigerator for Low and High temperature limits Refrigerators can be easily destroyed if these limits aren t adhered to Step3 Press Begin Page 10 1400 N SHORELINE Bivp Ste A5 Mountain View CA 94043 1346 PHONE 1 650 962 9620 Fax 1 650 962 9647 EMAIL INFO MMR TECH COM WEB WWW MMR TECH COM EO O O O O OTOEEO O M M R The World s Resource for Solid State Gharacierization TECHNOLOGIES Gna 7 yEy General Operation Setting a Temperature Before proceeding Graphing and Plotting parameters
22. igure 2 Note These settings are not permanent and will be reset each time a New Graph project is started Temperature K 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200 220 Seconds Example of changing the Power W Plot to a Bar Graph Page 20 1400 N SHORELINE Bivp Ste A5 Mountain View CA 94043 1346 Prone 1 650 962 9620 Fax 1 650 962 9647 EMAIL INFO MMR TECH COM WEB WWW MMR TECH COM M M R The World s Resource for Solid State Gharacierization TECHNOLOGIES ess Graphing Functions E sport Print Fullscreen Mark Comments Unda Zoom The above buttons are associated with ever graph plot and have the following functions General Operation EXPORT Opens the Export Window this allows exporting the graph to the clipboard to an image and raw data including txt or csv PRINT Prints the graph in image form Axis Info Title and Comments are included FULLSCREEN Displays a snapshot of the graph in Full screen press ESC to close Note The graph does not update in Full screen mode MARK Add Annotations to graph this allows the user to permanently add comments to a specific location on the graph plot These comments are saved and included in printing COMMENTS Modify Project Comments UNDO ZOOM Restores the graph to its original scale and view Zooming To zoom click and drag a box to select a desired view To undo zoom press z or click UNDO ZOOM Page 21 1400 N SHORELI
23. ion Hardware Installation Changing Port Numbers in Windows Note Administrator access maybe needed contact your IT department 2 Device Manager Ee 1 Open Device Manager File Action View Help c gt 62 a Ra Control Panel gt Device Manager 4 ROLFREIO Batteries a Bluetooth Radios H Computer See Disk drives I 2 Display adapters EA DVD CD ROM drives Human Interface Devices Sy IDE ATA ATAPI controllers IEEE 1394 Bus host controllers Ej A Infrared devices Se Keyboards D Mice and other pointing devices z3 Modems Ej Monitors H E Network adapters i PCMCIA adapters E Ports COM amp LPT Pome 2 Select the corresponding Serial Converter Device a akt Scan for hardware changes Right Click gt Left Click Properties Ej Universal Seria Properties Opens property sheet for the current selection USB Serial Port COM4 Properties General Pot Settings Driver Deta 3 Click on the Port Settings Tab Bits per second foo o Sd Data bits 8 Parity Ne x Stop bits 1 Flow control None o Yi Restore Defaults 4 Click Advanced Adyanced Settings for COM4 au 5 Select a Comm port between 1 16 that is TS oo not in use by other hardware Click OK USB Transfer Sizes COMS Select lower lias ance problems at low baud rates Note On some computers you may need to Select higher settings for f
24. ly There are two program types Thermostat and Alarm PORT The user output the program will control 1 or 2 STATE Relay State Below the Setpoint if Heating and Above the Setpoint if Cooling PROGRAM TYPE Thermostat Real Time Temperature Control Alarm Latch A state change if the Setpoint is breached this requires user acknowledgement should it occur CONTROL TYPE This tells the controller if the Experiment Control is Heating or Cooling See Page 17 SENSOR Which Refrigerator Temperature to Monitor 1 or 2 SETPOINT The Control Temperature HYSTERESIS The temperature control Gap between the state change and Setpoint The larger the hysteresis setting the less state changes occur when the temperature is close equal to the Setpoint State Change Heating Setpoint Hysteresis State Change Cooling Setpoint Hysteresis SHOW SETPOINT Shows the Setpoint setting on the Temperature Plot Page 16 1400 N SHORELINE Bivp Ste A5 Mountain View CA 94043 1346 PHONE 1 650 962 9620 Fax 1 650 962 9647 EMAIL INFO MMR TECH COM WEB WWW MMR TECH COM TECHNOLOGIES M M R i The World s Resource for Solid State Characterization e 4 Ld z General Operation User Port Programming HYSTERESIS and EXPERIMENT TYPE The illustration to the left outlines K K the behavior of the Experiment Type vs Hysteresis A Set Point A Relay state changed B Hysteresis B Relay res
25. n contact and coil 500VDC Rated current 5 00mA 20VDC Initial insulation resistance between insulated elements 10100 at Limiting making current 500mA 100VDC Limiting breaking current 500mA Capacitance between open contacts typ 0 5pF Contact material Ruthenium Initial contact resistance 200MQ max at 10mA 6VDC Operate release time max incl bounce 1 5 0 5ms Page 8 1400 N SHORELINE Bivp Str A5 Mountain View CA 94043 1346 PHONE 1 650 962 9620 Fax 1 650 962 9647 EMAIL INFO MMR TECH COM WEB WWW MMR TECH COM ee ee eee M M R The World s Resource for Solid State Gharacierization TECHNOLOGIES n 7 ee Hardware Installation Using the 4 Wire Kelvin Board The purpose of this board is to allow easy user integration of an additional sensor TYPE PT100 RTD F Series to the system for auxiliary temperature monitoring purposes Although this card can interface to either refrigerator port it is generally intended for use on Refrigerator Port 2 One unique feature of the K2000 is that refrigerators can be hot swapped while the device is powered ON See below for wiring information S a The advantage of using a 4 wire Kelvin connection is the conductors cable used can by of varying length and immune to various forms of interference PT100 1000hm Platinum Resistors are readily available from suppliers such as OMEGA Part F2020 100 B 100 and also from MMR Technologies Part 3192369 003 157 33
26. rdware Installation Installation Before proceeding please ensure the MMR Technologies Software Suite is installed and the following items are present 1x K2000 Temperature Controller Correct Voltage 1x AC Power Cable 1x RS232 DB9 Serial Cable 1x USB 3FT Cable 1x User Manual and Software Driver Installation CD 1x 4FT Refrigerator Ribbon Cable e 1x MMR 4 Wire Kelvin Connection Breakout Board Please connect the K2000 Temperature Controller as shown below Do not connect both the RS232 Serial cable and USB cable together these are provided as two options should you be short of spare PC ports AC RS232 or USB REFRIGERATOR Once connected and with the PC running you may now power up the K2000 Temperature Controller Please first insure the AC Power switch at the rear of the unit is ON see figure 6 for further information Press the front button labeled power to power up the unit If the USB cable was used Windows will automatically assign a comport This must be identified and if necessary changed to be in the range of 1 16 See page 5 or contact your system administrator Please note down the assigned Comm port Number as this will be required to communicate with the device Page 4 1400 N SHORELINE Bivp Sre A5 Movunrain View CA 94043 1346 Prone 1 650 962 9620 Fax 1 650 962 9647 EMAIL INFO MMR TECH COM WEB WWW MMR TECH COM TECHNOLOGIES me M M R The World s Resource for Solid State Gharacierizat
27. tored to original state B Hysteresis 1 ie note when the Program Type is 2 iii Alarm there is no hysteresis setting as the Alarm latches at one point HEATING t COOLING t only ALARM The Alarm message will appear when the Setpoint condition is reached or exceeded after acknowledging the message after 5 seconds it will re appear unless the Alarm condition is resolved or the program is cancelled PROGRAM RUNNING When a program is set the above message is displayed below the x 2 9 9 9 y K temperature in the Main Software Suite E USER PORT PROGRAM RUNNING NOTES The software updates the user port status to the controller every 5 seconds This means that some precision control may be difficult because of this delay Page 17 1400 N SHORELINE Bivp Ste A5 Mountain View CA 94043 1346 PHONE 1 650 962 9620 Fax 1 650 962 9647 EMAIL INFO MMR TECH COM WEB WWW MMR TECH COM ce a a M M R The World s Resource for Solid State Gharacierization TECHNOLOGIES General Operation Dual Temp Live Monitor Main Suite gt Suite Main gt New Project or Close Entire Application and Restart This Project allows both temperatures to be plotted Simultaneously NO temperature control is available in this mode as it is strictly intended for monitoring purposes only When selecting this project the software instructs the K2000 Temperature Controller to switch to Live Monitor Mode
28. urations and in some cases the warranty may be void Operating System Hardware Memory RAM Memory Hard Disk Peripheral Interface Mac OS Linux Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows 7 Windows 8 32BIT 64BIT INTEL or AMD Processor 2GB 1GB 1x RS232 Serial or USB1 0 Not Supported Environmental and Safety The K2000 Digital Temperature controller is built on and intended to replace the proven K20 Temperature Controller previously offered by MMR Technologies Please observe the following safety warnings Do not open the enclosure do not operate on any voltage other than specified do not attempt to service or modify the A equipment do not operate in wet damp locations Warning electrical shock injury or death may occur if the device is opened or the earth modified Use only the cables supplied with the device and ensure a proper Ground is present The SB1000 should only be used as intended and should not be used for any other purpose Any non intended use could cause fire loss of life loss of equipment and bodily harm User assumes all risk should the equipment be misused modified or use in an unintended manner Contact MMR for service Page 3 1400 N SHORELINE Bivp Ste A5 Mountain View CA 94043 1346 PHONE 1 650 962 9620 Fax 1 650 962 9647 EMAIL INFO MMR TECH COM WEB WWW MMR TECH COM 4 Se em O O O O O O Oe M M R The World s Resource for Solid State Gharacierization TECHNOLOGIES Gaani a Ha
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