devices.cryovac:TIC500

TIC500 temperature controller interface.

Usage

devices.cryovac:TIC500(
    interface,
    **kwargs,
)

A class that provides an interface to communicate with and control TIC500 temperature controllers via VISA.

Parameters

interface: str: VISA resource name to connect to
**kwargs: dict: Additional keyword arguments: write_termination : str, optional The string to append to each write command (default: CRLF) read_termination : str, optional The string that marks the end of a read response (default: CRLF) timeout : int, optional Timeout in milliseconds (default: 2000) setlimit : int, optional Maximum temperature setpoint limit (default: 301)

Methods

Name	Description
disable_channel()	Turn off heater on a channel.
get_output_enabled()	Get the global output state.
get_pid()	Get the PID parameters for a channel.
get_power()	Get the power on a channel.
get_ramp()	Get the ramp rate for a channel.
get_setpoint()	Get the current internal setpoint of a channel.
get_state()	Get the state of the PID control for a channel.
get_temp()	Get the temperature of a channel.
query_float()	Query device and convert response to float.
set_output_enabled()	Set the global output state.
set_pid()	Set the PID parameters for a channel.
set_power()	Set the power on a channel.
set_ramp()	Set the ramp rate for a channel.
set_setpoint()	Set the setpoint of a channel.
set_state()	Enable or disable the PID control for a channel.

disable_channel()

Turn off heater on a channel.

Usage

Source

disable_channel(channel)

Only works for output channels. The channel can be reenabled by turning on PID control using set_state.

Parameters

channel: str: The channel to disable

Returns

None

get_output_enabled()

Get the global output state.

Usage

Source

get_output_enabled()

Returns

bool: True if output is enabled, False otherwise

get_pid()

Get the PID parameters for a channel.

Usage

Source

get_pid(channel)

Parameters

channel: str: The channel to query

Returns

tuple: A tuple containing (P, I, D) parameters

get_power()

Get the power on a channel.

Usage

Source

get_power(channel)

Parameters

channel: str: The channel to query

Returns

float or None: The power level, or None if query fails

get_ramp()

Get the ramp rate for a channel.

Usage

Source

get_ramp(channel)

Parameters

channel: str: The channel to query

Returns

float or None: The current ramp rate, or None if query fails

get_setpoint()

Get the current internal setpoint of a channel.

Usage

Source

get_setpoint(channel)

Parameters

channel: str: The channel to query

Returns

float or None: The current setpoint, or None if query fails

get_state()

Get the state of the PID control for a channel.

Usage

Source

get_state(channel)

Parameters

channel: str: The channel to query

Returns

bool: True if PID control is on, False otherwise

get_temp()

Get the temperature of a channel.

Usage

Source

get_temp(channel)

Parameters

channel: str: The channel to query

Returns

float or None: The temperature of the channel, or None if query fails

query_float()

Query device and convert response to float.

Usage

Source

query_float(msg)

Parameters

msg: str: Command string to query

Returns

float or None: The response as a float, or None if conversion fails

set_output_enabled()

Set the global output state.

Usage

Source

set_output_enabled(state)

Parameters

state: bool: True to enable output, False to disable

Returns

None

set_pid()

Set the PID parameters for a channel.

Usage

Source

set_pid(
    pid,
    channel,
)

Parameters

pid: tuple: A tuple containing (P, I, D) parameters
channel: str: The channel to set the PID parameters for

Returns

None

set_power()

Set the power on a channel.

Usage

Source

set_power(
    power,
    channel,
)

Parameters

power: float: The power level to set (0-50)
channel: str: The channel to set the power for

Returns

None

set_ramp()

Set the ramp rate for a channel.

Usage

Source

set_ramp(
    rate,
    channel,
)

Parameters

rate: float: The temperature ramp rate to set
channel: str: The channel to set the ramp rate for

Returns

None

set_setpoint()

Set the setpoint of a channel.

Usage

Source

set_setpoint(
    setpoint,
    channel,
)

Parameters

setpoint: float: The temperature setpoint to set
channel: str: The channel to set the setpoint for

Returns

None

set_state()

Enable or disable the PID control for a channel.

Usage

Source

set_state(
    state,
    channel,
)

Parameters

state: bool: True to enable PID control, False to disable
channel: str: The channel to set the state for

Returns

None