Alicat Scientific MC Series User manual
Precision Gas Mass Flow Controllers
Innovative Flow and Pressure Solutions
Operating Manual
MC Series
MCS Series MCV Series
MCR Series
09/28/2012 Rev.27 DOC-ALIMAN16C
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Page
7
9
9
Gas Absolute Pressure
Mass Flow Rate
Flashing Error Message
Loop Variable
22
23
23
23
Pressure Averaging
Flow Averaging
LCD Contrast
25
27
27
27
5
TABLE OF CONTENTS Page
32
33
35
Gas Viscosity 35
Other Gases
37
37
oC 39
oC
52
53
55
Accessories
Eight Pin Mini-DIN Pin-Out 73
Locking Industrial Connector Pin-Out 73
DB9 Pin-Out Diagram
PROFIBUS Pin-Out 75
DB15 Pin-Out Diagrams
Informaon for CSA and ATEX Labeled Devices
GETTING STARTED
Large Valve Mass Flow Controller shown with a
MOUNTING
by the spring force.
Inlet Connecon Port
Outlet Connecon Port
Control Valve 8 Pin MiniDIN
Display Screen
Inlet Connecon Port
Flow Direcon Arrow
Outlet Connecon Port
Power Jack
7
PLUMBING
We recommend that a 20 micron filter be installed upstream of controllers
with full scale ranges of 1(S)LPM or less and a 40 micron filter be installed
upstream of controllers with full scale ranges above 1(S)LPM.
PRESSURE
NOTE:
NOTE: Alicat MCQMCRQ
CAUTION!
POWER AND SIGNAL CONNECTIONS
Small Valve
NOTE:
Large Valve
Standard 8 Pin Mini-DIN Pin-Out
Pin Funcon Mini-DIN
cable color
Black
2
or Brown
3
Orange
5
Green
7 Blue
Purple
Note:
Underlined Items
CAUTION!
1 2
3 4 5
6 7 8
9
INPUT SIGNALS
Analog Input Signal
Standard 0-5 Vdc
76
543
21
8
5.12 Vdc
50 KOhm
Potentiometer
0-5 Vdc
Oponal 0-10 Vdc:
Oponal 4-20 mA:
NOTE:
NOTE:
CAUTION!
RS-232 / RS-485 Digital Input Signal
9876
9876
15 3 24 1 532 4
1
876
5
4
3
2
Pin Pin
5
3 Receive 3
2 Receive 5
OUTPUT SIGNALS
RS-232 / RS-485 Digital Output Signal
Standard Voltage (0-5 Vdc) Output Signal
Oponal 0-10 Vdc Output Signal
Oponal Current (4-20 mA) Output Signal
Oponal 2nd Analog Output Signal
CAUTION!
5
3
2
Purple
Red
Yellow
Purple
Red
Yellow
54321
9876
Unit C
Unit B
Unit A
Female Serial Cable Front
Purple (Ground)
Red
Yellow
Informaon for Alicat TFT (Color Display) Instruments
Mul-Color Display Color Codes:
GREEN
WHITE
RED
YELLOW
LCD Contrast:
contrast.
Display On/O:
Technical Data for TFT (Color Display) Meters, Gauges and Controllers
TFT
Specicaon Meter or
Gauge
Small Valve
Controller
Large Valve
Controller
The Main
MENU
enter the Select Menu
Totalizer
MENU
Totalizing ModeMENU
Select
Menu
DISPLAYS AND MENUS
Main
Select Menu
Select Menu you can change
Push MAIN
MASS
TOTAL
MENU
SCCM
+0.0
SCCM
ELAPSED
TIME
Totalizer
CONTROL
SETUP
RS232
COMM
MFG
DATA
MAIN
MISC
GAS
SELECT
Select Menu
#C
+21.50
+0.000
CCM MENU
SETPT
0.000
SCCM
Air
PSIA
+13.60
+
.
+0.000
SCCM
Main
BACK RESET
0000:00:00
MAIN
This
Gas Absolute Pressure: This sensor
PSIA.
Gas Temperature:
°C.
select F (Fahrenheit)
or
Set Point:SETPT
Volumetric Flow Rate:
CCM in this
#C
+21.50
+0.000
CCM MENU
SETPT
0.000
SCCM
Air
PSIA
+13.60
+
.
+0.000
SCCM
LN-DN
CANCEL SET
MODE
>#C
#K
#F
#R
LN-UP
Mass Flow Rate:
SCCM
S.
MENU: Pressing MENU switches the screen to the Select Menu
Flashing Error Message:MOVVOV
POVTOV
If the unit does return to normal operaon contact Alicat.
CONTROL
SETUP
RS232
COMM
MFG
DATA
MAIN
MISC
GAS
SELECT
SELECT MENU
setup screen.
Miscellaneous
Main
Manufacturer Data
#C
+21.50
+0.000
CCM MAIN
SETPT
0.000
SCCM
Air
PSIA
+13.60
+
.
+0.000
SCCM
MODEL
INFO
BACK MAIN
ALICAT SCIENTIFIC
Ph 520-290-6060
Fax 520-290-0109
LOOP
VAR
ON
AUTO PID MAIN
SETPT
SOURCE
PRESS
AVG
BACK
LCD
CONTRAST MAIN
ZERO
BAND FLOW
AVG
LN-DN
CANCEL SET
MODE
C2H6 Ethane
H2 Hydrogen
He Helium
>N2 Nitrogen
N2O Nitrous Oxide
Ne Neon
LN-UP
BACK MAIN
UNIT ID
ABAUD
19200
SETPT
+0.00
Select Menu
CONTROL SETUP
Control Setup
SETPT SOURCE
to your controller.
Front Panel
NOTE:IPC
SETPT refers to the set-point
only if FRONT PANELSETPT.
LN-DN
CANCEL SET
LN-UP MODE
>RS232
FRONT PANEL
ANALOG
LOOP
VAR
ON
AUTO PID MAIN
SETPT
SOURCE
SETPT
+0.0
CAUTION!
CONTROL SETUP (connued)
LOOP VAR
Pressing the LOOP VAR
with the control valve upstream of the
can be set to control on outlet pressure
See
page 20 – PID TUNING.
Contact Alicat if you are having dicules
with this procedure.
ON AUTO / OFF AUTO—
LN-DN
CANCEL SET
LN-UP MODE
>Mass Flow
Volumetric Flow
Pressure
LOOP
VAR
ON
AUTO PID MAIN
SETPT
SOURCE
SETPT
+0.0
PID TUNING
All units leave the factory with a generic
PID.
Press LOOP TYPE.
P
I
D
loop.
I
00000
BACK LOOP
TYPE MAIN
P
00100 D
02501
LN-DN
CANCEL SET
LN-UP MODE
>PID
PD PID
PD2I PID
LOOP
VAR
ON
AUTO PID MAIN
SETPT
SOURCE
SETPT
+0.0
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