TCAS | Temperature Control and Acquisition System
Accurately control and gather data on multiple furnace zones from one easy-to-use interface
Accurately control and gather data on multiple furnace zones from one easy-to-use interface
Accurately control and gather data on multiple furnace zones from one easy-to-use interface
TCAS, short for Temperature Control and Acquisition System, is a custom-tailored computer hardware and icon driven software system designed by MELLEN. Used for accurate control of any input signals from furnace control zones, this system offers unprecedented control stability and real-time data acquisition. It utilizes a multitasking, high speed Intel-based computer and data acquisition hardware.
Software Components
Virtually unlimited segment programming with recipe storage.
Temperature display with deviation and high process alarms.
Designed for Windows with simple, easy to use on screen programming.
Per zone, per segment alarm programming.
Automatic data recording to hard disk at user-set intervals.
Graphing utility to examine data directly and select and magnify of any part of the data.
On-screen display and updates for power levels, sensor inputs, and setpoints, with intuitive color highlighting for at a glance condition updates for each zone.
Operation from user-selectable modes of manual power control, setpoint control, automatic recipe control, or pause.
Ability to monitor, record, and graph ramp rate and ramp rate acceleration.
Graphical PIV tuner to aid in the fine-tuning process of each zone.
Hardware Components
Windows-based high speed computer equipped to handle multiple zones-worth of inputs and outputs with graphing and data review.
Six channel capacity with high resolution A/D OPTO 22 Snap Module.
Six channel OPTO 22 Snap Output Module.
All control hardware will be mounted and wired.
The Temperature Control and Acquisition Center is supplied with the MELLEN PS500, PS600, and PS700. Contact us using the form below to find out more.