Linkam Scientific Instruments LinkPad T96 User Manual

T96 LinkPad User Guide

Linkam Scientific Instruments

USER GUIDE

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Table of Contents

...................................................................................................................................................................4Introduction

...................................................................................................................................................................5Important Noti ces

.................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5Warranty

.................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5Technical Support

.................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5Feedback

...................................................................................................................................................................6Controlling the stage

.................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8Basic stage controls

.................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9Profiles and Ramps

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Cre ating a profile

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Running The Profile

...................................................................................................................................................................11Stage Speci fic Controls

.................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11Vacuum stages

.................................................................................................................................................................................................... 12Pressure stages

.................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13Motorised XY st ages

.................................................................................................................................................................................................... 15Tensile stages

.................................................................................................................................................................................................... 18DSC stages

.................................................................................................................................................................................................... 19Humidity control

...................................................................................................................................................................21Options and Inf ormation

.................................................................................................................................................................................................... 21Connected hardware

.................................................................................................................................................................................................... 22Option board Information

.................................................................................................................................................................................................... 23Sample Calibration

...................................................................................................................................................................25Troubleshooting

.................................................................................................................................................................................................... 25Control and connection Errors

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Introduction

Wel come t o your Lin kPad Ma nua l. This gui de wi ll ex pla in the use o f the o ptio nal L inkP ad Con trol ler.

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Important Notices

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Ple as e che ck t hat you r L inka m e quip ment ha s not be en dam aged du ring tra nsi t. If there i s an y e viden ce of e xte rnal da ma ge DO NOT SWITCH ON ANY ELECTRICAL ITEMS.

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Conta ct Li nkam or the ir ap point ed dis tri butor im medi ate ly. Your wa rra nty may be im pai red if L inka m is not in formed of a ny tra nspo rt dama ge with in 7 workin g d ays of del iver y.

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NO a ttem pt shou ld be ma de to repa ir or modi fy the e quipm ent in a ny wa y, as t here a re no use r repl ace ab le pa rts .

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No a tte mpt sh ould be ma de to ope n t he ca se ex cept by qua li fied per sonn el as haza rdous vol ta ges a re pres ent .

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In orde r to us e thi s equi pmen t s ucc es sfull y, plea s e t ake ti me to rea d this manu al a ll the wa y t hrough befor e u si ng it .

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The Linkp ad is de si gned to be us ed in conj unct ion wit h a L inka m T9 6 t empe rat ure con troll er. Pl ea se re fer t o t he T96 Contro lle r m anua l before use.

Warranty

This e quipm ent ha s a war rant y a gai nst de fects i n m ate ria l an d wo rkman shi p for a pe riod of 1 2 months from th e dat e o f sh ippi ng. Li nkam wi ll ei ther repa ir or rep la ce produ cts th at prove t o be d efect ive. For wa rra nty se rvic e o r re pa ir, thi s produc t m ust be re turne d to Linka m or a des igna ted se rvice fa cil ity. The warr ant y s hal l not app ly to d efect s res ult ing from i nter facin g, un aut horize d mo difica ti on o r mi su se, op era tion out si de of th e e nvir onmen tal spe ci ficat ions for the p roduct , o r i mprope r s it e prepa ra tion or ma inte na nce.

Technical Support

Any te chni ca l ques tio ns or quer ies s houl d be add res se d to th e Techni cal Su pport De part ment a t t he ad dres s sh own bel ow a nd on the ba ck of thi s manual.

Tel: +44(0)17 37 363 4 76 Emai l: supp ort@l inka m.co. uk

Feedback

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Controlling the stage

This s ect ion exp lai ns how to us e the Li nkPa d t o c ontrol t he bas ic funct ions o f your Li nkam s tage .

The dis pla y s cre en is to uch se nsi tive , so you can s impl y o pera te the L inkpa d by fin ger t ouch es.

If you a re usi ng t he Lin kPad con curre ntl y wi th the opti ona l LINK softwa re a nd a PC conne cti on, only se ns or d ata s uch a s tem pera ture wi ll be s hown. The power in dica tor s sti ll ope rat e as do es the Se tup but ton.

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Whe n th e LinkP ad is c onne cted to a te mpe rat ure cont roll ed sta ge wit hout an y a ddit iona l feat ures (such a s vacu um o r mo tor cont rol) yo u wi ll s ee the foll owin g sc ree n:

1. Curre nt sta ge tem pera ture

2. Hea tin g / Co oli ng ra te

3. Tempe rat ure Lim it

4. Hold ti me

5. Liq uid nit rogen pump s pee d (onl y pr es ent if an LNP9 6 i s conn ect ed to the T96)

6. Sta rt c ontro l

7. Hea t overri de con trol

8. Cool ove rride c ontro l

9. Pa use co ntrol

10. Ram p nu mber di spl ay / Ra mp opt ions

11. Next ra mp contr ol

12. Pre vious ra mp cont rol

13. Sett ings a nd Informa tion

14. Volume i con

15. Compu ter cont rol ic on

16. Samp le Ca lib rati on icon

17. Sta ge p ower inp ut dis pla y

18. Fea ture co ntrol func tions (only pres ent whe n an LNP9 6 i s conn ect ed or a sta ge with a ddit iona l fea tures is in us e)

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Basic stage controls

Heating or c ooling the Stage

To s et the de si red ta rget te mpera tur e, ta p on th e l imi t c ontro l (3 ) an d a ke ypa d wi ll a ppea r:

Enter the re qui red val ue by tap ping on the numb ers . The cu rrent ly se t l imi t a nd the ra nge of a cce pta ble l imit va lue s for t he conn ecte d sta ge are sho wn t o t he le ft of t he keypa d.

To s et the de si red ra te of t empe rat ure cha nge, ta p on t he Rat e contro l (2) an d a ke ypa d wi ll a ppea r:

Enter the d esi red ra te us ing the keypa d. The curre ntl y s et ra te an d th e range of ac cept abl e rat e valu es a re dis pla yed to the l eft of the ke ypa d. The unit s ca n b e c han ged betw een °C/mi nute a nd °C/hour from this keypa d. Chan ging t he unit s wil l u pda te the a cce pta ble ra nge of va lue s.

To s et the ho ld time , which i s the a mount of t ime th e s ys tem wil l mai nta in the ta rget te mpe ratu re once re ac hed, ta p on t he Hold co ntrol (4) and a keypa d will a ppe ar:

Enter the d esi red hol d t ime i n ho urs, mi nute s and s eco nds.

If us ing a s yste m w ith a li quid ni trogen pum p (LNP ), the LNP sp eed va lue (5) will de faul t t o a uto mati c. This me ans tha t t he sys tem wi ll cont rol the flow rat e of li quid ni trogen to ma tch the ra te of temp era ture ch ange s pec ified . If you wis h t o ma nua ll y co ntrol th e spe ed of th e liqu id nit rogen flow, ta p on th e LNP spe ed (5) a nd a keypa d w ill a ppe ar:

Tap on 'Man ' to cha nge the pum p to ma nua l mode a nd ente r t he des ire d pump spe ed a s a perc ent age of ma xi mum spe ed, wit h 1 00 be ing m axi mum speed.

Note: That us ing the LNP in thi s wa y ma y i mpa ct the a ccura cy of t he rat e o f te mpera tur e c han ge. We rec ommen d us in g the L NP i n a utom ati c mode wher e poss ibl e.

Note: If you a re usi ng a s ta ge with a Pe lti er el eme nt t hat co ols us ing the th ermo ele ctri c e ffect, s uch as t he PE120 , t here a re no add iti onal s et tings nee ded for cool ing. A res is ta nce he ate d sta ge suc h a s the THMS60 0 c ann ot c ool be low amb ien t t empe rat ure wit hout the us e of a n LNP.

Once the re qui red val ues h ave be en se t, begin th e expe rime nt by ta ping on the s tar t b utton (6). This wil l cha nge to a sto p bu tton whi le the s yst em is ac tive . The e xperi men t c an be pa use d at an y ti me by tap ing on t he pa use co ntrol (9).

The Hea t o verri de (7) or Cool ove rrid e (8) con trols c an be ta ppe d a t any ti me duri ng a n e xpe rime nt to force the s tage to he at or coo l a t the cu rrent ly se t r ate . These c ontrol s wil l not functi on unle ss t here i s a curre ntl y a cti ve r amp .

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Profiles and Ramps

On t he LinkP ad 'Ramp ' refer s to an ind ividu al group of set tin gs (ra te , l imit , h old tim e, etc .) th at ma ke up o ne st ep in an ex peri ment , a nd a profil e is a comb ina tio n of ra mps tha t ma kes up a c ompl ete e xpe rim ent.

For exa mple a p rofile c ould con sis t of 3 ra mps , wi th the firs t bei ng s et to inc rea se from am bie nt temp era ture to 10 0°C at 5 0°C/min , t he se cond to hea t from 1 00 to 15 0 a t 10° C/min and th e third to he at from 150 to 16 0 at 1° C/min and hol d at 16 0 for 10 mi nute s. An e xa mple of a 4 ramp pro file is sho wn b elo w:

The followi ng s ec tion de scr ibe s how to configure , sa ve, impo rt and ex port the se te mper atu re profil es.

Creating a profile

A profi le is c rea ted by ent erin g va lue s into mul tip le ra mps a nd s et ting a st art ra mp and a n e nd ram p.

To s ele ct a ra mp to edit , t ap on ei ther th e r amp up cont rol (11) or t he ram p d own c ontro l (1 2). Onc e the des ire d ramp i s se lec ted, it s prope rti es ca n be edi ted by ta ppin g on the bl ue 'Ramp' dis pla y - the foll owing opti ons di al ogue wil l a ppe ar:

1. Copy ram p

2. Pa ste ra mp

3. Cle ar Profil e

4. Cle ar ra mp

5. Set st art ra mp

6. Set end ra mp

7. Toggle cycl e mode

The copy ram p c ontrol (1) wil l c opy all t he val ues i n t he curre ntl y s el ecte d ramp in to memor y, t hes e val ues ca n be the n p as ted in to anot her ra mp vi a the pa st e ra mp c ont rol (2).

The cle ar profil e cont rol (3) wi ll res et a ll ra mps to de fault va lue s and th e cle ar ram p c ontrol (4) wil l r ese t the cur rent ly s el ect ed ram p t o zer o va lue s. The cle ar ra mp c ontro l c ann ot be use d on ra mp 1.

The se t s ta rt ramp co ntrol (5) set s the cu rrent ly sel ec ted ra mp t o b e t he firs t i n t he profil e. Use t his if you wis h yo ur p rofile to s tar t o n a ra mp othe r tha n ramp 1 . The s et en d r amp co ntrol (6) se ts the curre ntly s ele cte d ramp to be t he end ra mp of t he profil e. This c an not be a ppl ie d t o r amp 1. The sta rt ra mp o f the pro file wi ll be highl ighte d in dar k bl ue and th e e nd ram p wi ll be hi ghligh ted in red . W hen an ex peri ment i s in progre ss th e curre ntl y a cti ve ramp wi ll be hi ghlight ed in ligh t bl ue.

The cycl e m ode cont rol (7) wi ll toggle r amp cyc ling on and off. W hen thi s is on the p rofile wi ll re turn to the s tar t ra mp once i t finis hes t he end ra mp, wher ea s when it i s off the pro file wil l finis h once it co mple tes t he end ra mp. Whe n c ycle mod e is en gaged the s cre en is up dat ed to refle ct this .

Note: A profi le wil l finis h i f it re ac hes a ra mp wit h a r ate s ett ing of 0.

Start

ramp

End

ramp

Active

ramp

cycle

mode

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Once the re qui red val ues h ave be en ent ered on ea ch ra mp, the s tar t a nd end ra mps co nfigured a nd cycl e m ode se t as re qui red the pro file is comp let e a nd rea dy to use . The profil es a re aut omat ica ll y s ave d.

Running The Profile

1. Curre nt sta ge tem pera ture

2. Hea tin g / Co oli ng ra te

3. Tempe rat ure Lim it

4. Hold ti me

5. Liq uid nit rogen pump s pee d (onl y pr es ent if an LNP9 6 i s conn ect ed to the T96)

6. Sta rt c ontro l

7. Hea t overri de con trol

8. Cool ove rride c ontro l

9. Pa use co ntrol

10. Ram p nu mber di spl ay / Ra mp opt ions

11. Next ra mp contr ol

12. Pre vious ra mp cont rol

13. Sett ings a nd Informa tion

14. Volume i con

15. Compu ter cont rol ic on

16. Samp le Ca lib rati on icon

17. Sta ge p ower inp ut dis pla y

18. Fea ture co ntrol func tions (only pres ent whe n an LNP9 6 i s conn ect ed or a sta ge with a ddit iona l fea tures is in us e)

Starting

Once the pr ofile va lue (s) a re ent ere d, sim ply touch th e sta rt butt on (6) to begi n t he hea tin g or cool ing of th e s ta ge. The ramp s ta tus (10) wil l c han ge t o s how whic h r amp is i n progres s a nd t he powe r i ndic ato r (17 ) wil l sho w a re d bar whi ch ris es a nd fa ll s with the amo unt of po wer fed to t he st age. If se lec ted the c urren t a nd volt age wil l al so be dis pl aye d. At a ny time t he rat e l imi t or t ime ma y b e c han ged by s imp ly t ouchi ng o n a ny of the d isp la yed val ues (2, 3,4, 5) a nd ente ring a ne w va lue .

Pause he ating/cooli ng or the hold time

Touchi ng th e paus e but ton (9) duri ng t he profil e will s top the h eat ing/coo ling unti l eit her the he at (7) or c ool (8) bu tton is pr es se d or the l imi t i s changed. If th e limi t has b een re ach ed, tou ching the pa us e will s top the t ime cou ntdow n. Touc hing the pa us e or c han ging t he hold ti me wil l begin th e countdown. Touchi ng th e hea t, cool but tons o r ch angi ng th e limi t aga in will e xit th e h old tim e and the t ime va lue wi ll dis ap pea r.

Limi t re ached

Whe n th e limi t is re ach ed, the ho ld time i f s et wil l b e show n a nd wil l b egin to coun t d own. If a ho ld time i s zero the n t he next ra mp wil l b e sta rte d. If th e next ra te va lue is ze ro o r th e sto p ra mp is re ac hed the n t he profil e will s top.

Heat and Cool buttons

The hea t (7) an d c ool (8) bu ttons a re us ed to over ride th e p rofile s ett ings e .g. i f he ati ng t o a l imi t o f 200 a nd an eve nt occ urs you ca n qu ickl y co ol by si mply touc hing the co ol butt on (8).

LINK or Comput er Control

Whe n th e T96 a nd Li nkPa d a re us ed with a USB or ser ia l c onne ctio n (for exa mple t o t he LINK so ftware ) the n the Li nkPa d op era tion is limi ted to th e st op b utton onl y. This is s hown on the L inkPa d by t he compu ter cont rol ic on (15 ) il lum ina ting. In orde r t o re -ena ble full L inkPa d cont rol si mply dis conn ect the c omput er softwa re con trol (in LINK, s el ect Cont roll er -> Dis conne ct, a nd to recon nect c ompute r c ontro l in LINK , s el ect Con trol ler -> Connect)

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Stage Specific Controls

The LinkP ad dis pl ay wil l c han ge d epe nding on the s tage typ e conne cte d t o i t, giving cont rol over the u nique func tio ns of e ach s pec ific st age.

Vacuum st ages

This s ect ion ap plie s to al l sta ges wi th the a bil ity to hold a va cuum , for exa mpl e the THMS350V or TS1500 V.

The only ad diti ona l informa tio n di sp laye d for va cuum s tage s with no mot oris ed vac uum val ve (MV196 ) is t he curre nt vac uum leve l, in mBa r, mTorr o r kPa . The re are no a ddit iona l cont rols .

Syst ems wi th the mot oris ed vac uum (MV196 ) va lve wil l se e the follo wing add iti onal i nforma tion :

1. Motori sed va lve s tat us ind ica tors

2. Vacu um l eve l contr ol

3. MV196 (motori se d va lve ) ope rat ion

To s et the va cuum l evel t ap on the va cuum con trol (2) a nd ent er the req uire d va lu e.

Morori sed valve status indic ators:

Thes e indi cat ors s how at a gla nce th e sta tus o f the va lve .

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The Max indi cat or (1) wil l be ill umi nat ed blue wh en the va cuum le vel is a t ma ximum - i .e. thi s li ght w ill be i llu mina ted whe n the val ve is i n i ts full y clo sed po sit ion.

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The Atmos in dica tor (2) wi ll be il lum ina ted bl ue when the s ta ge is a t a tmos phe ric pre ss ure .

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The Moving indi ca tor (3) wi ll be r ed whe n t he val ve mot or i s a cti ve, a nd green whe n it is idl e.

MV1 96 motori sed valve operation

This s cree n is for contr olli ng t he motor ise d valve m anu all y, as op pose d t o vi a a pre -set ra mp. Whe n a r amp is i n progres s the se c ontrol s wil l be greye d ou t a nd ina cce ss ibl e.

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ta p t he Atmos but ton (1) to s et the s tage pr ess ure to a tmos phe ric pre ss ure.

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ta p t he Max vacu um butto n (2) to set th e sta ge pres s ure to the lo wes t i t can a tta in.

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ta p t he blue va lue u nder Set poi nt (3) to ma nua lly se t a pres s ure le vel an d tap t he s ta rt but ton (4) to co nfirm.

Expansion board setup

All vac uum cap abl e sta ges wi ll ha ve a vac uum exp ans ion boa rd fitte d t o t hei r T96 co ntrol ler , wh ich ha s the foll owing se tup sc ree n, acc es se d by ta ping on the se tup ba r a nd ta ping on the bl ue arro w:

The only cha nges t hat ca n be ma de are to s witc h t he dis pla yed uni ts be twee n mBar, mTorr a nd kP a. This c anno t b e c ha nged whil e a profil e is a ctive .

Syst ems s hipp ed with a MV196 mo toris ed va cuum va lve wil l al so be fitte d with a mot or contro l expa ns ion boa rd:

No c han ges ca n b e made o n t his s cree n, it is for inform ati on only.

Pressure stages

This s ect ion ap plie s to al l sta ges t hat ca n be pres s uris ed to ab ove atm osph eri c p res sure , Incl uding THMS600P S a nd C CR100 0

The only ad diti ona l informa tio n di sp laye d for pre ss ure s tage s is th e pres su re, in Bar or Mpa (1). The re are n o a ddi tion al con trols .

Expansion board setup

All pres s ure ca pab le st ages w ill ha ve a pre ss ure ex pan sio n bo ard fitt ed to thei r T9 6 c ontro lle r wh ich ha s the foll owin g se tup s cree n, acc es se d by ta pping on the s etup ba r and ta ppi ng on the bl ue a rrow:

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The only cha nges t hat ca n be ma de are to s witc h t he dis pla yed uni ts be twee n Bar, MPa a nd Torr . Thi s can not be cha nged whi le a pro file is a cti ve.

Note: Lin kam rec omme nds the us e of a p res sur e ga uge wit h t hes e sta ge type s. If you do not ha ve one pl ea se con tac t Linka m Scie ntific or your lo cal distributor.

Motorised XY stages

This s ect ion ap plie d to s ta ges wi th motori se d X Y move ment , s uch a s the MDS60 0.

Addit ional main scree n di splay items:

Whe n a mo tori sed s ta ge i s conn ecte d, the ma in con trol sc ree n wi ll di spl ay the foll owin g a dditi ona l informa ti on:

1. X axi s pos iti on

2. Y a xis po sit ion

3. MDS mot or indi cat or

4. Stop moti on contr ol

5. Manua l moto r co ntrol

The X a nd Y pos it ion val ues (1) and (2) are th e dis tan ce in µm from th e zero posi tio n (whi ch can be s et a t a ny phys ica l loca ti on). P osi tive va lue s indi ca te a pos iti on abo ve/right of the zero poi nt, where as nega tive va lue s indi ca te a pos iti on belo w/left of t he zero point . The indi ca tor light (3) w ill be gre en whil e the mot ors a re at re st an d wi ll s witc h to re d w hen the mot ors a re in moti on. Tap the s top moti on contr ol (4) to st op motor move ment a t any tim e. He at ing w ill no t be s top ped whe n th is co ntrol is use d.

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Manual mot or c ontrol

Thes e contr ols a re use d to move the s amp le ca rrie r t o a s pe cific pos it ion.

1. X Axis pos iti on contr ol

2. Y Axis p osi tion co ntrol

3. Velo city con trol

4. Go to ze ro p osi tion

5. Set zero pos iti on

The X a xis (1) an d Y axi s (2) co ntrol s move the s am ple ca rri er to the pos iti on se t, which is in µm from the ze ro p osi tion. ta p on the con trol a nd a keypa d will a ppe ar whe re a pos iti on va lu e can be s et. ta p on t he numbe r to e nte r a n ew pos iti on a nd ta p e nte r to a cce pt and move t o t he new position.

The velo city con trol (3) a dju sts t he spe ed a t wh ich the s am ple ca rrie r will mo ve when us ing the con trols on t his s cre en. It doe s not affect th e joys tick cont roll ed movem ent or the s ca nning move ment . Spe eds c an be s et by tap ing o n t he blue va lue a nd ent eri ng th e r equi red vel oci ty on th e res ulti ng keypad.

The go to zero con trol (4) w ill mov e t he sa mpl e carr ier to the c urren tly se t ze ro p osi tion .

The se t zer o c ontrol (5) will s et th e c urre nt posi tio n of the s ampl e ca rrie r a s the zero po int. This wi ll ch ange the X Pos a nd YPos val ues o n th e mai n sc ree n to zero wi thout phys ic al ly m oving the s amp le ca rrie r.

Note: If us ing a ca mera s ee t he se cti on o n c ame ra al ignme nt in the opt iona l LINK s oftware m anua l a nd for st age a lignm ent ple as e se e the ma nua l

for you r L inka m s ta ge.

Scanning

Motori sed s tage s in comb ina tio n wi th the opt iona l LINK so ftware a nd Lin kam digi tal c ame ra ca n 's can ' an a rea of your sa mpl e t hat i s la rger tha n t he fiel d of vis ion. It doe s thi s by t aki ng a n i ma ge of the fie ld of vis io n, m oving the s amp le to the ne xt fiel d of view in th e define d a re a and ta king an othe r ima ge. Once a ll ima ges a re ta ken it wil l sti tch the i mage s toget her int o o ne la rge ima ge.

Ple as e c onta ct you r loca l L inka m Dis tri but or for m ore de ta il s.

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Expansion Board Setup

All motor ise d sta ges wi ll ha ve two motor co ntrol e xpan si on b oard s fitte d wh ich ha ve the foll owing se tup sc ree n (bot h s cre ens a re id enti ca l, bar ring tha t one is for X and one i s for Y Axis move ment ), a cce ss ed by t api ng o n th e se tup bar a nd tap ing o n t he blue a rrow:

No o ption s ca n be c han ged on t his s cre en, it is for in format ion only.

Tensile st ages

This s ect ion ap plie s to the TST ra nge of s ta ges, whi ch inc lude th e TST350 , TST35 0E a nd TST250 V.

Addit ional main scree n di splay items:

Whe n a t ens ile s ta ge i s con nect ed, the ma in con trol s cree n will di sp lay the fol lowi ng a ddit iona l inform ati on:

1. Dis ta nce be twee n J aw s / Stre ss va lue

2. Force be ing app lie d / Stra in val ue

3. Curre nt velo city

4. Tens ile c ontrol pa ne l

5. Manua l Tens il e Cont rol /Tensi le Se tup

6. Curre nt ja w s tat us in dica tors

7. Tens ile pa us e butto n

Curre nt ja w s tat us (6) s hows t he curre nt moti on sta tus o f the ja ws . I f the y a re curr entl y i n mo tion th e m oving indi ca tor wil l b e red, a nd gre en whe n the y a re st ati ona ry. The op en and cl os ed indi ca tors wi ll li ght u p bl ue whe n t he ja ws are i n t hei r ful ly o pen an d c los ed pos iti ons re spe cti vely.

A te nsi le mo tion pa us e butt on (7) wi ll ap pea r when th e sta ge moto rs a re curre ntl y i n motio n. It wi ll a ppe ar as a st op symb ol whe n th e motors are sta rte d and wh en ta ped i t w ill p aus e the motor ope ra tion a nd cha nge to a s ta rt sy mbol . Tap the but ton aga in to res ume mot ion. Hea ti ng

will not be pau se d wh en this contro l is us ed.

Note: Sele ct bet wee n D ist anc e/Force a nd Stre ss /Strai n d isp la y in th e force ta b i n op tion boa rd se tup sc ree n. In o rder for Stres s/Stra in va lue s to be ac cura te you mus t e nte r va lue s for s a mple wi dth an d t hickne ss i n the Tens ile s et up s cre en.

Tensile Control Panel

Thes e contr ols a re use d to set th e tens il e para me ters o f a ra mp.

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1. Ja w m oveme nt dire cti on (ope nin g/clos ing)

2. Step di sta nce (mi crome ters )

3. Ja w s pee d (microm ete rs per s econ d)

4. Force a ppli ed (newt ons )

5. Moveme nt type (ste p/cycl e/vel oci ty/force)

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Step move men t m oves th e jaws apa rt in dis cre et st eps of the di sta nce s et .

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Cycl e m oveme nt c ycle s the ja ws ope n a nd sh ut by t he se t d ist anc e.

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Velo city mode m oves th e jaws in the s peci fied dir ect ion at th e s pe cifie d ve loc ity.

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Force mo de will a ppl y a c onst ant force va lu e t o t he sa mpl e.

Set the t ens ile pa ra met ers of the curr ent ra mp usi ng th es e c ontro ls.

Manual Tensil e Fun ction

This s cree n is for contr olli ng t he tens il e functi ons ma nua lly, a s oppos ed to via a pre-s et ram p. When a ra mp is in pro gres s thes e opti ons wi ll be greye d out a nd i na cc es s ib le .

1. Gra phica l rep res ent ati on of ja w s ta te

2. Zero force co ntrol

3. Zero dis ta nce co ntrol

4. Ja w d irec tion (ope n/clos e)

5. Step di sta nce

6. Ja w ve loc ity

7. Force

8. Actio n typ e (ste p/cycle /velo city/forc e)

9. Sta rt a ct ion

Set up your des ire d act ion, a nd t ap the s ta rt act ion butt on (9) to per form t he act ion. th e Ze ro force (2) a nd dis tan ce (3) co ntrol s al low you to se t t he force a nd d is tanc e rea dings t o ze ro pr ior to st arti ng t he ac tion . The move men t of the te nsi on ja ws wil l b e show n on th e gra phi ca l r epre se nta tion (1)

Tensile Setup

Use th is s cree n to s et ca li bra tion va lue s for you r TST s yste m

1. Propo rtio nal force

2. Inte gral force

3. Deri vat ive force

4. Samp le wid th

5. Samp le he ight (thickn es s)

6. Cal ibra ti on d is tan ce bet ween ja ws

Propo rtio nal (1 ), In tegra l (2) a nd De riva ti ve (3) (PID) a re val ues for Co nst ant Fo rce. These values should only be changed after discussion with L inkam

Scie ntific as they have be en found t o give a r easonable PI D c ontrol feedback for force based on a number of sample s.

Samp le wid th (4) an d Sa mpl e H eight (5) are va lue s al lowi ng th e sys tem to a ccura te ly c al cula te Str es s/Stra in. If yo u ha ve s ele cte d St res s/Stra in as a dis pla y o utput you mus t ent er the va lues for your s amp le her e.

The c alibration distance betwe en jaws sett ing (6) shoul d NOT be used.

Expansion Board Setup

All Tens ile s ta ges wil l have a n motor con trol ex pan sio n bo ard fitt ed whic h h as th e followi ng s etu p s cre en, a cce ss ed by t api ng o n th e se tup bar a nd ta ping on the blu e arro w:

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No o ption s ca n be c han ged on t his s cre en, it is for in format ion only.

Tens ile s ta ges wil l al l als o have a forc e cont rol boa rd.

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Cha nge the dis pl ay betw een force /dis tan ce an d s tre ss /stra in by usi ng t he dis pla y r adi o b utton s (1)

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Stra in ca n be e xpre ss ed in two di ffere nt ways , as "en ginee ring st rai n" a nd "tru e str ain ". Engine eri ng s tra in is th e r ati o o f the c hange i n l ength to the ori gina l len gth, where as t he true s tra in is s imi la r bu t b as ed on the in sta nta neo us le ngth of the s pec ime n a s the t es t p rogres se s. Choo se bet ween tr ue and e ngine erin g s trai n usi ng th e stra in ra dio but tons (2). Tick the % box if you wi sh to sh ow t he str ai n i n p erce nt

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The 'Show ca li bra ted va lue s' c heck box (3) s wit ches t he dis pla y betwe en the ra w outpu t from the t ran sduc er, a nd t he ca libr ate d valu e. The defa ult is t o d isp la y the c al ibra ted va lue s.

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To ch ange th e defau lt spe ed a t wh ich the j aws mo ve, ta p on th e defau lt spe ed se tti ng (4). A keyp ad wil l app ea r whe re you ca n c hoos e a spe ed.

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The Cal ibra te con trol (5) w ill ope n the te nsi le ca li brat ion sc ree n.

Tensile Calibration

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If th e force tra nsd ucer in th e sta ge is ch ange d for an y re as on (such a s swa ppi ng be twee n the 20 N a nd 200N tra ns duce r) a di sta nce c al ibra tio n mu st be per formed. To b egin thi s, ta p on t he 'Length ' butt on, whic h wi ll pop up a con firma tion di al ogue:

Make su re the ja ws a re free of o bstr ucti ons a nd tap the OK but ton to conti nue , wh ich wil l retu rn yo u to th e mai n c ontrol s cre en whil e the ca li bra tion ta kes pl ace . This proc es s is a utoma ti c, the te nsi le dis pla ys wi ll cha nge to 'Cal' vers ions whil e t his i s ha ppeni ng, as be low:

Whil e the se re adi ngs sh ow 'DCa l' a nd 'FCal ' do not oper ate t he sta ge, the re ad ings wi ll reve rt to norma l once th e cal ibra ti on i s comp let e and the sys te m i s rea dy for us e.

Important no te : The Fo rce ca li bra tion bu tton i s onl y for us e by Linka m Sci enti fic an d r equi res a pa ss word to a cce ss . Do no t atte mpt to use this control.

DSC st ages

This s ect ion ap plie s to the DSC6 00, DSCX 600 a nd DSC450 s ta ges onl y.

The only ad diti ona l informa tio n di sp laye d for a DSC6 00 or DSCX6 00 st age is t he DSC count (1). There a re no a ddi tion al co ntrol s. Ple as e se e your DSC60 0 sta ge man ual for an ex pla nat ion of D SC co unts .

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The only ad diti ona l informa tio n di sp laye d for a DSC4 50 s tage is the Ds c va lu e in mW (1 ). There a re no ad diti ona l contro ls . Pl ea se s ee you r DSC4 50 st age ma nua l for furthe r informa tio n.

Ple as e note i t i s not pos si ble t o re cord da ta us ing the Li nkPa d. The D SC s ta ges sh ould id ea lly be con troll ed us ing the opti ona l LINK softw are .

Expansion board setup

DSC60 0, DSCX6 00 and DSC4 50 st age s will h ave a DSC se ns or e xpa nsi on boa rd fit ted to the ir T96 cont roll er, whi ch h as t he follow ing s et up scre en, ac ces se d b y ta pi ng on the op tion s bar a nd tapi ng o n t he blue a rrow:

No c han ges ca n b e made o n t his s cree n, it is for inform ati on only.

Humidity control

This s ect ion ap plie s if you h ave a L inka m RH9 5 humid ity cont roll er at tac hed to your sys te m.

Addit ional main scree n di splay items:

Whe n a n R H95 is a tta che d t o t he T96 contr olle r, the Li nkPa d m ai n s cre en wil l d isp la y th e fol lowi ng a ddi tiona l it ems :

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1. Humi dity se ns or t empe rat ure

2. Rel ati ve humi dity rea di ng

3. Rel ati ve humi dity cont rol

4. Manua l RH95 co ntrol

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The humid ity se nso r a ls o c onta ins a temp era ture s ens or. The RhTemp dis pla y (1) sh ows the c urren t t empe rat ure at th e humid ity se nso r i n degre es Ce ls ius .

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The Rh re ad ing (2) sh ows the c urren t h umidi ty of the c hamb er as a p erce nta ge.

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The des ire d Rh % for the cu rrent ra mp ca n be s et us ing the RH cont rol (3).

Manual RH9 5 C ontrol

This s cree n provid es in format ion on the cur rent s tat us of t he RH95 a nd m anu al humi dit y co ntrol s. Thes e cont rols c an only be us ed whe n t he sys tem is i nac tive , i f the re is a r amp in progre ss t hey wil l be greyed ou t a nd ina cce ss ibl e.

1. Gra phica l dis pl ay of th e RH 95 sys te m s ta tus

2. RH95 wa ter bot tle te mpe ratu re

3. Hea ter wi re powe r l evel .

4. Dryin g ti me dis pla y

5. Swap ti me dis pla y

6. RH% manu al co ntrol

7. Sta rt b utton

8. Dryin g con trol

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The graph ica l dis pla y (1) wil l u pdat e to show whi ch des icc ant t ube is c urrent ly drying out by highl ighti ng i t i n r ed, an d a b lue a rrow wil l a ppe ar nex t t o th e curre ntly a ctive t ube.

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The wat er temp era ture di spl ay (2) s hows t he temp era ture of the wa ter bott le in th e RH 95.

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The humid ity su pply tube ha s a he at er wire i nsi de it to ma inta in the a ir te mpera tur e. The p ower di spl ay (3) s hows th e p ower be ing p ut into thi s hea te r wi re as a p erce nta ge of ma ximu m.

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The drying tim e dis pla y (4) sho ws the a mount of t ime re mai nin g on the cu rrent dryi ng c ycle , w hich is the curr entl y i nac tive de si cca nt tube be ing drie d out.

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The swa p time di spl ay (5) s hows t he amo unt of ti me rem ain ing before th e a ct ive tube i s swa ppe d, and a dr ying c ycle s ta rted on the p revio usl y ac tive tu be.

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The Rh s et point co ntrol (6) is us ed to man ual ly se t a R h% wi thou t l inki ng to a he at ing o r c ooli ng ra mp.

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The sta rt butt on (7) wil l begin ch angi ng th e c ham ber humi dit y to tha t se t in the Rh se tpoi nt contro l.

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The drying cont rol (8) be gins a d rying cycl e. This flows w arm ai r t hrough bot h de si cca nt tube s to dry them out . Thi s ac tion s hould be pe rforme d afte r you firs t re cei ve you r RH95 s ys te m.

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Options and Information

This s ect ion des cri bes t he se tup and op tion s cree ns in the L inkPa d softw are .

Connecte d hardware

Informa tio n a nd opti ons s cree ns for the con nect ed ha rdwar e can be a cce ss ed by tap ing on t he se tti ngs icon a t the top le ft of the ma in sc ree n.

T96 options

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This s cree n dis pla ys inform ati on conce rnin g the m odel a nd se ria l numbe r of the con nec ted te mpera ture c ontro lle r a nd the ra tin g of t he int erna l powe r s uppl y.

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The mai ns frequ ency ca n b e cha nged bet ween 5 0 a nd 60H z, us ing the ra dio but tons (1).

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The numbe r o f dec ima l pla ces d is pla yed on the te mpera tur e rea dout ca n b e se lec ted us ing the ra dio butt ons (2). Either one , two or t hree d eci mal pla ce s can be us ed . For hi gh te mpe ratu re TSXXXX st ages this c han ges from 0 d eci mal pl ac es to 1 de cima l pla ce .

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Enabl ing the 'Enabl e si gnal o/ps ' che ckbox (3) b rings up a re pres en tat ion of th e green a nd pink rea r pane l 3.5 mm c onne ctors o n t he mai n runni ng dis pla y, and a llo ws you to configure t hei r s igna l profil e

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If th e 'Show s ta ge po wer' b ox is che cked , t he powe r c urren tly bei ng s uppl ied to the h ea ting bloc k wi ll be di spl aye d on th e mai n s cre en, in a mps an d vol ts .

Stage opti ons

This s cre en s hows th e mode l an d s eri al numbe r o f the conne cte d sta ge a nd al lows t he con figura tion of Samp le Ca libr ati on.

Linkpad o ptions

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This s cre en s hows t he s eri al nu mber a nd firmwa re ve rs ion of the co nnec ted L inkPa d.

Key pa d t ones a re en abl ed ar e e na ble d by ti cking the 'Key s ound' c hec k box . To dis ab le the m, unche ck the box. Alar ms ca n be c onfigure d t o s ound a t t he st art of e ac h r amp a nd/or the st art of eac h h old tim e in the profi le by chec king the re spe ctiv e o ptio n. The volume o f the ke y to nes a nd al arms can be a djus te d vi a the 'Volume ' s lide r.

LNP options

The scr een di spl ays t he se ria l numbe r a nd firmwa re vers ion of the con nect ed LNP9 6, if pr ese nt. This s cre en is for informa ti on only, no cha nges c an be ma de.

Option board Information

To get to th e optio n b oard in format ion touc h t he blue ri ght arro w t ab an d to go bac k t o th e T96 s ys tem con troll er inform ati on touch th e b lue a rrow ta b a gai n (now poi nti ng le ft).

Dual T/C Tab

T96 Syste m Contro lle rs conn ect ed to a high tem pera ture s ta ge r equi re a dua l the rmocou ple opt ion boa rd. This ta b show s whic h s ta ge i s conn ect ed an d i t’s s eri al numb er. The othe r i nput of t he dua l car d wi ll be bl ank.

Tensile Tab

T96 Syste m Contro lle rs se tup for a tens il e sta ge requ ire a s igna l condi tion ing optio n bo ard . This tab s hows whi ch bea m type is c onne cted to th e sys te m, a llows the us er to se lec t wh ethe r the dis pl ay will s how st res s/s tra in or forc e/dis ta nce a nd tr ue or e ngine eri ng s tra in, a llow s a defa ult motor s pee d t o be s et a nd al lows a d ist anc e cal ibra ti on t o b e performe d.

Note: In orde r for Str es s/Stra in va lue s to be a cc ura te you mus t en ter va lue s for sa mpl e widt h a nd thi cknes s in th e Te nsi le s etup s cree n.

Vacuum Tab

T96 Syste m Contro lle rs se tup for a Pira ni vac uum gauge re quir e a si gnal con diti onin g opt ion boa rd. To ch ange th e dis pla yed vac uum val ue bet wee n mBa r, m Torr a nd kPa s impl y to uch the de si red rad io butto n.

Pressure Tab

T96 Syste m Contro lle rs se tup for a pres sur e gauge req uire a s igna l cond itio ning opti on boar d.

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To ch ange th e dis pla yed vac uum val ue from B ar to MPa si mply touc h t he des ire d r adi o b utton .

Motor Tab

T96 Syste m Contro lle rs conn ect ed to sta ges wh ich ha ve motori se d m oveme nt, su ch as th e MDS600, TST350 or the GS3 50 requ ire a num ber of mo tor drive o ption bo ards , one for e ac h m otor. Each mot or t ab wil l sho w th e deta il of the boa rd and how it i s configur ed and whi ch sta ge is c onnec ted . Extra i nformat ion ab out the en d s tops and en code rs are a ls o deta il ed.

DSC Tab

DSC sta ges re quir es a n o ption boa rd wit h furt her si gnal co ndit ioni ng ci rcui try for th e highl y s ens iti ve DSC s igna l. This t ab doe s not ha ve a ny se tti ngs a us er may cha nge an d o nly deta il s the s tage i t i s conn ect ed to and a ls o de ta ils o f the opt ion boa rds ha rdwa re.

Sample Calibration

Dep endi ng on the s pe cific pro perti es of your sa mpl e (for exa mpl e; tota l mas s , th erma l cond ucti vity, s urface a rea and fla tnes s ), it is poss ib le tha t the rmal l oss es b etwe en the he at ing block a nd t he sa mpl e or a t empe ra ture gra die nt t hrough the s am ple ma y c aus e a differe nce be twee n the repo rted te mper atu re of the s ta ge and the a ctu al te mper atu re of your s amp le. To a cc ount for t his , t he Samp le Ca libr ati on functi on h as be en inc lude d w ith the Li nkpa d o r L INK s oftwa re to al low you to app ly a n offset to the d isp la yed temp era ture , i f re quire d.

To us e sa mpl e cal ibra ti on t ap on the s ett ings ba r and se le ct the 'Sta ge' ta b a nd the fol lowi ng s cree n will a ppe ar:

Tap the 'Val ues ' butt on and a furth er scr een wi ll ap pea r:

To re se t a ny st ored val ues to t he defa ult s etti ngs ta p t he 'Clea r' bu tton whi ch will ca us e a confi rmat ion promp t t o a ppe ar:

ta p 'OK' a nd the s tored va lue s wil l b e cle are d, tap ing on c anc el wil l lea ve the va lue s a s they a re curre ntly s et.

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To e nter the o ffse t val ues you re quire , tap on the 'Cha nge' b utton a nd a furthe r s cre en will a ppe ar:

The refere nce va lue i s the ex pect ed tem pera ture , and the St age mea s ured va lue is the dis pla yed te mpe ratu re. For exa mpl e i f you ha ve a pure sa mpl e that ha s a kno wn me lti ng p oint of 50°C a nd t he dis pla yed te mper atu re when the s a mple me lts i s 50. 3°C, you woul d e nte r 5 0.0 in the 'Refere nce val ue' field a nd 50.3 i n t he 'Stage me as ured va lue ' fiel d.

As long as t he follow ing r ule s are ob ser ved, a ny va lue s ca n b e e nte red - th e defau lt tem pera ture s ar e gui del ine s only .

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Up to 5 ca lib rat ion po ints ca n b e ap pli ed a t differe nt tem pera tur e ra nges .

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If you do not wi sh to use a c al ibra ti on p oint the n lea ve both va lue s the s ame .

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The cal ibra ti on p oint s mus t b e i n as cend ing order of temp era ture

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The temp era ture ra nges c hose n must no t o verla p

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The max imum offset wi thin a ny p oint pa ir is 2 0°C. If yo u a re ex peri enci ng a d is crep anc y of great er tha n 2 0°C, pl ea se co nta ct Linka m tec hnic al support.

Once the requi red va lue s ha ve be en ent ere d, tap 'Apply' to sa ve the m, an d t ap th e 'X' to cl ose t his wi ndow .

To a cti vate s am ple ca li bra tion, ch eck the 'Apply sa mpl e cal ibra ti on' ch eck box on the in iti al s tage s ett ing scre en.

Whe n t here is a n a cti ve sa mpl e ca li bra tion , the s am ple c al ibra ti on ind ica tor on th e mai n op tion s bar wi ll be il lumi nat ed.

Note: The sa mple c al ibra tion va lue s are s tore d on s ta ge lea d of th e c urre ntly conn ect ed sta ge. Eac h s ta ge l ea d c an ha ve its o wn s et of s tor ed val ues .

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Troubleshooting

This s ect ion provi des t ips on re sol ving iss ue s tha t m ay ari se whe n usi ng th e LinkP ad.

Control and connection Error s

This s ect ion des cri bes t he vari ous e rror mes sa ges th at Li nkPa d c an gene rat e when at tem pting to conn ect to or cont rol a Li nkam s tage , a nd wha t ac tio ns t o ta ke to res ol ve the m.

This e rror occur s when the re is a c onne cti on b roken on the s ta ge t empe rat ure se ns or. This erro r ma y be ca use d b y a s ta ge l ea d c abl e dis conn ecte d from t he st age or ma y in dica te a br oken wire o n th e sta ge tem pera ture s ens or. If t he Stage l ea d i s corre ctl y c onnec ted , c onta ct Lin kam Scie nti fic tec hnic al s upport .

This e rror occur s when the s ta ge type con nect ed requ ires an ad diti ona l c abl e conn ecte d to an exp ans ion boa rd in the T96 , b ut i t is di sco nnec ted. Powe r t he unit off a nd che ck t hat a ny a ddi tio nal ca bl es (suc h a s va cuum s ens or o r DSC s ens or cab le) are co nnec ted, a nd tha t yo u a re us ing the corre ct st age le ad for your sta ge.

This e rror occur s when the c onne cted s ta ge c al ls for optio n bo ard s to be fitte d i nto the T96 , bu t t he sys tem ca nno t de te ct thos e boa rds. Che ck tha t you are us in g the c orrec t s ta ge lea d and T96 con trol uni t.

This e rror occur s when the T96 i s powe red on with no s tage ca ble c onne cte d to i t. P ower the u nit off a nd m ake s ure your st age le ad is conne cte d t o the T96 con trol ler.

This e rror occur s when the wa te r t empe rat ure se ns or i n yo ur s ta ge rea che s too high a te mpera tur e. Chec k th at the wa te r pu mp i s ac tive ly pumpi ng an d th at the wa te r ha s not be come t oo w arm. This e rror ca n o nly occu r wi th pel tie r s ta ges.

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This e rror occur s when a n i ncorr ect ca ble i s conne cte d to a n expa ns ion boa rd in the T96 , for exa mpl e if a va cuu m ga uge is con nect ed to a DSC se nsor boa rd. Powe r the uni t off a nd make sure t he cor rect a cc es sori es a re c onne cte d t o yo ur contr ol uni t.

This e rror occur s when the re is a fa ult wi th a n ac ces sor y (su ch as a va cuu m ga uge) t hat i s conne cte d t o a n expa ns ion boa rd on t he T96 cont roll er. If you se e this m ess a ge, conta ct Li nkam Sci ent ific tec hnic al s upport .

This e rror occur s when the re is a n inte rna l probl em with a co nnec ted LNP9 6. If you s ee thi s err or, plea s e conta ct Li nkam Sci enti fic tec hnic al s upport .

This e rror occur s when the T96 c ontrol le r do es not re cognis e the i dent ifie r ch ip on the at ta ched s tage l ea d. C onta ct Lin kam sc ien tific te chni ca l sup port if you s ee t his me ss age .

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