ITC

The Oxford Instruments temperature controller and lambda controller exists in 3 different types at SINQ:

• ITC-503
• ITC-4
• Lambda controller

Create an ITC object:

  makeobject te itc <terminal server> <port>   (for ITC4 or ITC503)
  makeobject te lc <terminal server> <port>    (for lambda controller)

Subcommands and Parameters

Command Syntax       Description

te               (r) the sample temperature (pressure on lambda controller)

te sampleChan    (w) the channel used for sample (1..3)

te controlChan   (w) the channel for control

te dig1          (w) the number of digits after decimal point 
te dig2              (must be configured on an ITC-4, is automatic 
te dig3              on an ITC-503)

te t1            (r) temperature of channel 1
te t2            (r) temperature of channel 2
te t3            (r) temperature of channel 3

te htrMode       (r) heater mode (0: manual, 1: auto, 2:auto needle valve)

te htr           (r) heater output

te gasMode       (w) gas mode (0: manual, 1: auto)

te gas           (r) needle valve position

te setGas        (w) set needle valve position

te autoGasLimit  (w) when the controlled tempeature goes below this
                     value, gas is switched to manual mode, using the value
                     given by setGas. 1 K above this value, gas is
                     switched to auto mode

r: read-only, w: writeable parameter