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Installation & Operation Manual for the 

Active Vibration Cancellation (AVC) System 

18)

 

Set user password 
a)

 

Command: 

PASSWD=<VAL><CR>

 

b)

 

This command is User locked. 

c)

 

A return of 1 confirms the password has been changed. 

d)

 

<VAL>

 is the user defined password. The default password is 

STIRLING

e)

 

The password must be between 1 and 10 characters in length. 

  
 
 
 
 
19)

 

Display the user commanded power 
a)

 

Command: 

PWOUT<CR>

 

b)

 

Returns the commanded power when in power control mode as set by the 

COOLER=POWER

 command. 

  
 
 
 
 
20)

 

Set the user commanded power 
a)

 

Command: 

PWOUT=<VAL><CR>

 

b)

 

This command is User locked. 

c)

 

Set commanded power when in power control mode as set by the 

COOLER=POWER

 command

.

 

d)

 

<VAL>

 is the target power in watts. While any number from 0.0 to 999.99 can be input, the controller will only 

command a power that will not damage the cryocooler. 

  
 
 
 
 
21)

 

Display the configured temperature sensor type 
a)

 

Command: 

SENSOR<CR>

 

b)

 

Returns the currently configured temperature sensor. 

Supported temperature sensors: 

DT-670 – Lake Shore Silicon Diode DT-670 
PT-100 – Lake Shore Platinum RTD PT-100 

  
 
 
 
 
22)

 

Display relevant system information 
a)

 

Command: 

STATUS<CR>

 

b)

 

Returns relevant system information. 

       
 
 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 

PASSWD=ABC123 
001.00 
 

 

PWOUT 
070.00 

 

PWOUT=77 
077.00 

 

SENSOR 
PT-100 

STATUS 
Stopped. 
Mode             = MT 
Power Measured   = 000.00 
Power Commanded  = 000.00 
Target Temp      = 077.00 
Reject Temp      = 025.30 
Coldhead Temp    = 115.23 

Summary of Contents for AMETEK AVC

Page 1: ...Installation Operation Manual for the Active Vibration Cancellation AVC System Rev December 15 2014...

Page 2: ...Section 1 Equipment Description 3 System Components 3 Specifications 3 Section 2 Installation 4 Install the AVC Balancer 4 Install the Accelerometer 5 Attach the Wiring Harnesses 6 AVC Controller Over...

Page 3: ...ncludes an AVC balancer AVC controller over temp thermistor cable accelerometer cable power wiring harness and instrumentation wiring harness as shown in figure 1 Figure 1 Active Vibration Cancellatio...

Page 4: ...er from the cryocooler Now install the AVC balancer as follows 1 Unscrew and remove the hex standoff from the balancer figure 2 2 Screw the hex standoff onto the cryocooler end plate 3 Place the balan...

Page 5: ...ate of the CryoTel cryocooler with the provided 5 40 bolt into the end plate of the cryocooler figure 5 If the cryocooler is an older model not equipped with a 5 40 threaded hole then use a small amou...

Page 6: ...y Leads A black lead and a red lead that connect to the DC power supply not included for the cooler AVC Controller Power Wiring Harness Connector A D sub connector with various pin sizes that connects...

Page 7: ...s to the instrumentation wiring harness connector on the AVC controller Over Temp Thermistor Connector A small black two pin plastic connector that connects to the plastic connector on the over temp t...

Page 8: ...among the features of the standard CryoTel controllers is the reject over temperature alarm A provided thermistor figure 9 is attached to the cooling fins via the available threaded hole or near the w...

Page 9: ...Installation Operation Manual for the 9 Active Vibration Cancellation AVC System Figure 9 Over Temp Thermistor Cable Figure 10 Thermistor Attached to the Cryocooler with Epoxy...

Page 10: ...ol status of the controller a Command COOLER CR b This command displays the current control status of the controller Control Modes OFF The cryocooler is OFF or being powered down and turned OFF ON The...

Page 11: ...ag is active The LCD will flicker ON and OFF at approximately 0 4s interval The LCD s content will toggle between the regular data and an error screen The error screen will have the ERROR command s ou...

Page 12: ...l constant of the temperature control loop a Command KP CR b Returns the proportional constant of the temperature control loop 10 Set the proportional constant of the temperature control loop a Comman...

Page 13: ...Set User lock state a Command LOGOUT PASSWORD CR b Disable access to the commands designated as User locked c A return of 1 confirms that controller parameters are locked d PASSWORD is the current use...

Page 14: ...cked c Set commanded power when in power control mode as set by the COOLER POWER command d VAL is the target power in watts While any number from 0 0 to 999 99 can be input the controller will only co...

Page 15: ...s 25 Display target temperature in kelvin a Command TTARGET CR b Returns the target temperature of the controller in kelvin when in temperature control mode default mode 26 Set target temperature a Co...

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