Fluke PPC4E Technical Data

PPC4E Pressure

Controller/Calibrator

Superior rangeability

and reliability

± 0.02 % of AutoRanged spans from
± 1 kPa (0.15 psi) to 14 MPa (2,000 psi)

The Fluke Calibration PPC4E brings high performance to a wide range
of pneumatic pressure calibrations, from the cal lab to production or
field calibration environments. Move up to the well-known reliability and
precision of DH Instruments PPC pressure
controller/calibrators and enjoy great value
and return on investment.

PPC4E combines the best features, measure­ment technology, and patented PPC pressure
control from our PPC4 family of controller/
calibrators to deliver extremely broad pres­sure range coverage at a level of performance
that addresses your most common calibration
workload. Calibrate transmitters, transducers
and analog and digital gauges with ease using
the color graphical user interface, or automate
through remote connection to a PC.

PPC4E makes it extremely easy to ensure
that you’re getting the performance and uncer­tainty you need for all of your calibrations.
PPC4E’s AutoRange feature instantly sets up
multiple parameters to achieve optimum preci­sion, safety, and measurement performance
anywhere in its pressure range. Users simply
enter the range and tolerance of the unit under
test. PPC4E’s measurement uncertainty is then
a percentage of a span that is aligned with the
UUT range, providing an easy-to-understand
test accuracy ratio.

Rangeability of PPC4E models

Models are designated either PPC4E or PPC4EX,
indicating either one or two internal reference
pressure transducers and defining the minimum
AutoRange span that can be selected while still
maintaining the calibrator’s best measurement
uncertainty.

Nominal measurement uncertainty is
± 0.02 % of AutoRanged span for any
AutoRange down to:

PPC4E 10 % of controller span
PPC4EX 1 % of controller span

See PPC4E measurement specifications for
details. Fluke Calibration provides a complete
and reliable product measurement uncertainty
specification including all sources and valid for
one year.

Features at a glance

• Switch between absolute, gauge and bidirectional gauge
modes and meet easy-to-understand full-year measurement
specifications without added hardware or special calibration

or maintenance operations

• Controls pressure over the absolute range of 1 kPa (0.15 psi)
to 14 MPa (2,000 psi) and gauge equivalent, including very
low differential pressures

• Up to 100:1 accurate measure and control range turndown
can truly be realized by a single calibrator

• AutoRange feature optimizes and sets measurement, control
and safety features for the specific range of the test being
run with a few simple entries

• RS-232 and IEEE-488.2 remote interfaces included. Valve
drivers built-in for ATE system design

• Self purging liquid trap accessory available to automatically
protect PPC4E from system contamination

• Measurement uncertainty is calculated real-time and dis­played in the current pressure units

• On-board, programmable calibration sequences and leak
testing routines

• Set point jog feature to quickly perform cardinal point cali­brations of analog gauges

• Standard color graphical user interface with full support in
11 languages

Technical Data

Realize control precision and low
uncertainty over the entire PPC4E
range

PPC4E may take the place of two or more
pressure controllers. There’s no need for two
separate control modules in PPC4E. Control
precision better than ± 0.0006 % of the con­troller’s span, and up to ten times tighter at the
low end, allows users to take full advantage of

PPC4E’s remarkable measurement rangeability.
This is important because the uncertainty of
pressure delivered to a UUT during calibration
depends on control as well as measurement
precision in typical dynamic control opera­tion. PPC4E’s quartz sensor technology is also
superior to that of other controller/calibrators
in its class. PPC4E gives you all the range and
precision you need with a single interface and
a single test port.

PPC4E rangeability vs. typical controller uncertainty specifications

Compare the workload coverage of PPC4E’s one year total uncertainty specification:

Assumes gauge pressure UUT with ± 0.1 % of FS uncertainty and
4:1 TAR (test accuracy ratio) required between reference and UUT.

UUT Range ± 0.02 % of AutoRanged span

kPa psi

7000 1000

PPC4E 7M

AutoRange

down to

10 % FS

PPC4EX 7M

AutoRange

down to

1 % FS

± 0.01 % of reading from

50 % to 100 % of each sensor

With 2 sensors:

1000 psi and

500 psi

(7 and 3.5 MPa)

With 4 sensors:

1000 psi, 500 psi,

250 psi, 125 psi

(7, 3.5, 1.7, .9 MPa)

= Can calibrate this UUT
— = Cannot calibrate this UUT

± (0.005 % FS +0.005 % Rdg)

precision, each sensor,

with ± 0.01 % Rdg 1 yr stability

With 1 sensor:

1000 psi

(7 MPa)

With 2 sensors:

1000 and 500 psi

(7 and 3.5 MPa)

5500 800

4100 600

2750 400

1400 200 —

700 100 — —

550 80 — — —

410 60 — — — —

275 40 — — — —

140 20 — — — — —

70 10 — — — — —

55 8 — — — — —

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Easy-to-use, information-packed user
interface

Operation of PPC4E from its local user interface
offers you instant optimization of all its impor­tant settings and parameters to the range and
accuracy of your UUT with a few touches of a
button using the AutoRange function. Opera­tors will find common calibration tasks simple
to perform without specialized training or
experience.

PPC4E supports setting up and running quick
tests on the fly and creating and storing test
sequences for recall and execution. A “jog”
feature allows for the pressure at each target
point to be manually adjusted so the UUT reads
a cardinal target pressure, a useful feature for
analog gauge calibration. When running a test
sequence, the PPC4E measured pressure corre­sponding to each UUT cardinal point is recorded
and displayed later for reporting.

Uncertainty of the measured or delivered
pressure is calculated and displayed con­tinuously by PPC4E. The calculation uses
uncertainty components based on PPC4E
specifications and the component values can be
tailored by the user.

PPC4E displays real-time measurement uncertainty at each pressure.

COMPASS® software for automation

PPC4E is ready for integration into a fully
automated test system. Rear panel RS-232 and
IEEE-488.2 interfaces are included for com­munication with a remote computer. Remote
operation is supported by a complete set of
easy-to-use, well documented command
strings.

Fluke COMPASS® for Pressure calibration
software provides an off-the-shelf path to auto­mation, enabling you to realize the benefits of
automation without dedicating your engineering
resources to create a custom program. COMPASS
for Pressure has the power and flexibility to
automate nearly any level of testing imaginable,
including all aspects of test execution, data
acquisition and report generation, whether for
a bench top calibration system or a complete,
multi-function sensor test stand.

Fluke Calibration also offers integrated,
turnkey calibration systems including pressure
generation, control and data acquisition hard­ware in solutions ranging from mobile carts to
attractive, small-footprint rack systems.

PPC4E AutoTest setup.

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Specifications

PPC4E measurement uncertainty

Gauge uncertainty

Equal to % of AutoRanged span

% of

Model

AutoRanged

span

AutoRanged

(includes precision and one year stability)

1

Equal to % of AutoRanged span + Constant

Minimum

2

span

% of

AutoRanged

span Constant

Absolute uncertainty

1

Minimum

AutoRanged span

PPC4EX 14M 0.02 140 kPa (20 psi) 0.02 0.1 kPa (0.015 psi) 140 kPa (20 psi)

PPC4E 14M 0.02 1,400 kPa (200 psi) 0.02 1 kPa (0.15 psi) 1,400 kPa (200 psi)

PPC4EX 7M 0.02 70 kPa (10 psi) 0.02 0.05 kPa (0.007 psi) 70 kPa (10 psi)

PPC4E 7M 0.02 700 kPa (100 psi) 0.02 0.5 kPa (0.07 psi) 700 kPa (100 psi)

PPC4EX 1.4M 0.02 14 kPa (2 psi) 0.02 0.014 kPa (0.002 psi) 70 kPa (10 psi)

PPC4E 1.4M 0.02 140 kPa (20 psi) 0.02 0.1 kPa (0.015 psi) 140 kPa (20 psi)

PPC4EX 100K 0.02 ± 1 kPa (± 0.15 psi) 0.02 0.014 kPa (0.002 psi) 70 kPa (10 psi)

PPC4E 100K 0.02 ± 10 kPa (± 1.5 psi) 0.02 0.014 kPa (0.002 psi) 70 kPa (10 psi)

PPC4E 15K 0.02 ± 1.5 (± 0.2 psi) — — —

1

Max imum deviation of the RPT indication from the true value of applied pressure including precision, predicted one year stability limit,

temperature effect and calibration uncertainty, combined and expanded (k=2) following the ISO “Guide to the Expression of Uncertainty in
Measurement.”

2

For AutoRange spans below the Minimum AutoRanged span uncertainty is equal to the value at the Minimum AutoRanged span.

Pressure control specifications

Control precision PPC4E: ± 0.0006 % of controller span

PPC4EX: ± 0.0006 % of controller span

± 0.00006 % of controller span

Lowest controllable pressure

(gauge mode)

Lowest controllable pressure

(absolute, negative gauge modes)

Zero set by automated venting. Lowest point above or below zero
limited only by RPT resolution and control precision.

1 kPa absolute (0.15 psia) or gauge equivalent, for all models except
PPC4E 7M and PPC4E 14M

3.5 kPa (0.5 psia) for PPC4E 7M
7 kPa (1 psia) for PPC4E 14M

Ultimate pressure

(absolute, negative gauge)
Depending on vacuum pump and connections

Typical pressure setting ready time

(0.005 % hold limit, 50 cc test volume)

200 to 700 Pa absolute (2 to 7 mbar, 0.03 to 0.1 psia) or
gauge equivalent

15 to 30 s

Typical test volume 0 to 1000 cc for controller range of 1.4 MPa [300 psi] or less 0 cc to

500 cc for controller range greater than 1.4 MPa [300 psi]

(AutoRanged span > 10 % of controller span)

(AutoRanged span ≤ 10 % of controller span)

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General specifications

Warm up time None required, 30 minute temperature stabilization recommended for best

Resolution To 1 ppm, user adjustable

Power requirements 100 V ac to 240 V ac (-15 %, +10 %), 50 Hz to 60 Hz, 70 VA max consumption

Operating temperature range 10 °C to 40 °C

Weight

Dimensions 19 cm H x 35 cm W x 45 cm D (7.5 in. x 13.8 in. x 17.7 in.)

Remote communication interfaces RS-232 (COM1, COM2), IEEE-488.2, USB (front panel, firmware load only)

Operating medium Any clean, dry, non-corrosive gas

Pressure connections Test (+), Test (-): 1/8 in. NPT F

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performance from cold power up

16.6 kg (36.5 lb)

Supply: 1/8 in. NPT F
Exhaust: 3/8 in. NPT F
ATM: 10-32 UNF

Ordering information

Models

Model
Designation

Item

Number

PPC4EX 14M 3842637

PPC4E 14M 3842628

PPC4EX 7M 3842619

PPC4E 7M 3842604

PPC4EX 1.4M 3842598

PPC4E 1.4M 3842580

PPC4EX 100K 3842571

PPC4E 100K 3842567

Gauge [kPa]

2

Gauge [psi]

-ATM to 14000 -ATM to 2000 0 to 14000 0 to 2000

-ATM to 7000 -ATM to 1000 0 to 7000 0 to 1000

-ATM to 1400 -ATM to 200 0 to 1400 0 to 200

-ATM to 100 -ATM to 15 0 to 200 0 to 30

Pressure Range

2

PPC4E 15K 3842559 ± 15 ± 2.2 — —

1

Pressure range is nominal measurement range. See pressure control specifications (Section 1.2.3) for lowest controllable pressure.

2

ATM represents the current atmospheric pressure. ATM is the lowest pressure achievable in negative gauge mode (vacuum).

Accessories

SPLT 3069823 Self purging liquid trap for PPC4E test port
Case 3338097 Rugged, reusable molded shipping case
Rack Mount Kit 3338072 Rack mount kit for 48 cm (19 in) rack. (4U)
PK-PPC-BG-DVU 3070389 Dual volume unit for use with 15 kPa bi-directional gauge range control in

Reference vacuum kit, 220V 3584486
Reference vacuum kit, 110V 3584473
RS-232 Cable (Non CE) 2758335

(CE Version) 3077381

COMPASS for Pressure ENH-SNGL 3070175

BAS-SNGL 3071106
ENH-MULTI 3072374
BAS-SITE 3072407

Silver CarePlans 3891264 Two-year

3891273 Four-year

PPC4E 15K and PPC4EX 100K

Vacuum pump package for PPC EXHAUST port, includes connections

9 pin, 2 m (6.6 ft) for PPC4E COM1

Software to automate testing, data acquisition, reporting and asset
management

Extended warranties including calibration upon repair

1

Absolute [kPa] Absolute [psi]

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