Setup for temperature control below 1.5 K

• connect the analog output from the AVS with the LakeShore 340

• on the AVS, choose all settings marked with a red dot

• if the temperature is not shown, there might be a electronic ground problem. Try to connect the LakeShores power cable to a different phase. Warning: on channel C (sample), temperatures beyond 20 K are not precise and are very noisy.

• on the IDR set the mixing chamber power to zero, switch the mixing chamber heater on and put the heater power range to 20mW

• connect the heater cable from the IDR to the LakeShore 340 "Analog Out2" (coaxial cable)

• in tecs choose device vardil

• set the temperature via tecs or SICS

Setup for temperatures beyond 1.5 K

• put a litte bit of exchange gas (1 mbar or less) into the IVC

• in tecs choose device variox/dil