Model No. SLICE-QT AND SLICE-QTC
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Document Last Updated on 2021/08/26 14:26
Please read Limited Warranty and General Warnings and Cautions prior to operating the SLICE-QTC.
Click here for the SLICE-QTC Owner's Manual
Click here for the SLICE-QTC API.
Click here for the Ziegler-Nichols loop tuning instructions.
Click here for the SLICE-QTC web page.
Click here for the Github page for SLICE-QTC GUI
Click here for the Github page for SLICE-QTC firmware revisions
Contact sales [at] vescent [dot] com for questions and corrections, or to request added functionality.
The SLICE-QTC is a high-precision temperature controller (see figure 1). It will control up to four thermal plants with sub-millikelvin precision.
Warning. Pay special attention to procedures and notes. | |
Potential for electrical hazard. |
When presented with a given view, it is possible to select the functionality or change the values in any field bordered in blue. When a particular field is actively being edited, its border will be yellow.
Use caution grounding the shield (drain) at the transducer end of the interface cable as ground loops may be formed, degrading performance. Consider floating the plant or not connecting the shield to the plant chassis. | |
WHEN USING A RESISTIVE HEATER, be sure to set the transducer type (CH X > Settings > Plant) to Heater/Monopolar. If set to TEC/Bipolar, attempts by the SLICE-QTC to actively cool your plant could result in a thermal runaway condition. |
You may purchase more cables separately from Vescent Photonics. We do not recommend making cables, but if you do so, make sure the metal sleeve (drain) is well connected to the chassis of the SLICE-QTC. Ground loops may form degrading performance if you connect the plant side of the drain to the plant chassis. Consider floating the plant or not connecting the drain to the plant chassis.
The SLICE-QTC will accept input line voltages within the ranges in table 2.
The front panel can be seen in figure 2. The functions and connections are as follows:
The rear panel can be seen in figure 3. The functions and connections are as follows:
Contact sales [at] vescent [dot] com for questions and corrections, or to request added functionality.