©Isothermal Technology
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914 millisKanner manual Iss. 1.00
CONTENTS
CONTENTS
CONTENTS
CONTENTS
1
1
1
1
INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION
............................................................................................................................................................. 4
1.1
U
NPACKING
...................................................................................................................................................................... 5
1.2
S
AFETY
............................................................................................................................................................................. 6
1.3
A
Q
UICK
T
OUR OF
Y
OUR MILLIS
K
ANNER
.......................................................................................................................... 7
2
2
2
2
USING YOUR MILLISKAN
USING YOUR MILLISKAN
USING YOUR MILLISKAN
USING YOUR MILLISKANNER
NER
NER
NER
..................................................................................................................................... 10
2.1
P
OWERING
U
P
Y
OUR MILLIS
K
ANNER
............................................................................................................................... 10
2.2
C
ONNECTING A
S
INGLE MILLIS
K
ANNER TO A MILLI
K
...................................................................................................... 12
2.3
C
ONNECTING
M
ULTIPLE MILLIS
K
ANNERS TO A MILLI
K
.................................................................................................... 14
2.4
C
ONNECTING MILLIS
K
ANNERS TO
O
THER
I
NSTRUMENTS
................................................................................................ 16
2.5
C
ONTROLLING MILLIS
K
ANNER
M
ANUALLY
...................................................................................................................... 19
3
3
3
3
CONNECTING THERMOMET
CONNECTING THERMOMET
CONNECTING THERMOMET
CONNECTING THERMOMETER SENSORS
ER SENSORS
ER SENSORS
ER SENSORS
................................................................................................................ 21
3.1
T
HE
B
INDING
P
OSTS
....................................................................................................................................................... 21
3.2
C
ONNECTING
PRT
S
(4-
WIRE
)
........................................................................................................................................ 21
3.3
C
ONNECTING
PRT
S
(3-
WIRE
)
........................................................................................................................................ 21
3.4
C
ONNECTING
PRT
S
(2-
WIRE
)
........................................................................................................................................ 22
3.5
C
ONNECTING
T
HERMOCOUPLES
..................................................................................................................................... 24
3.5.1
Connecting Thermocouples (using an ice point)
.................................................................................. 24
3.5.2
Connecting Thermocouples (using external compensation)
............................................................. 25
3.5.3
Connecting Thermocouples (using internal compensation)
.............................................................. 26
3.6
C
ONNECTING
T
HERMISTORS
........................................................................................................................................... 27
4
4
4
4
GOOD PRACTICE GUIDEL
GOOD PRACTICE GUIDEL
GOOD PRACTICE GUIDEL
GOOD PRACTICE GUIDELIN
IN
IN
INES
ES
ES
ES
................................................................................................................................... 29
4.1
L
OOKING
A
FTER
Y
OUR MILLIS
K
ANNER
........................................................................................................................... 29
4.2
M
AKING A
G
OOD
E
LECTRICAL
M
EASUREMENT
............................................................................................................... 29
5
5
5
5
THE MILLISKANNER TEC
THE MILLISKANNER TEC
THE MILLISKANNER TEC
THE MILLISKANNER TECHNOLOGY
HNOLOGY
HNOLOGY
HNOLOGY
.......................................................................................................................... 32
5.1
M
INIMISING
T
HERMAL
EMF
S
.......................................................................................................................................... 32
5.2
S
OLID
-S
TATE
S
WITCHING
.............................................................................................................................................. 33
6
6
6
6
CALIBRATION
CALIBRATION
CALIBRATION
CALIBRATION
............................................................................................................................................................... 34
6.1
B
EFORE
Y
OU
C
HECK THE
C
ALIBRATION
.......................................................................................................................... 34
6.2
C
HECKING THE
R
EFERENCE
J
UNCTION
S
ENSOR
............................................................................................................... 34
6.3
A
DJUSTING THE
R
EFERENCE
J
UNCTION
S
ENSOR
.............................................................................................................. 36
7
7
7
7
UPDATING FIRMWARE
UPDATING FIRMWARE
UPDATING FIRMWARE
UPDATING FIRMWARE
................................................................................................................................................ 38
8
8
8
8
RS
RS
RS
RS232 INTERFACE
232 INTERFACE
232 INTERFACE
232 INTERFACE
....................................................................................................................................................... 41
8.1
E
STABLISHING AN
RS232
C
ONNECTION
........................................................................................................................ 41
8.2
SCPI
C
OMMAND
S
ET
...................................................................................................................................................... 44
8.2.1
SCPI Command Structure
.............................................................................................................................. 45
8.2.2
SCPI Numeric Suffices
.................................................................................................................................... 47