Multichannel Systems TC01-2 Manual - Manual (Page 18)

Temperature Controller TC01/02 Manual
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3.4 Controlling the TCX via USB Port
Instead of configuring your TC01/02 via the front panel controls, you can also connect it to a PC
with standard USB cable and use the software TCX-Control. With this software, you can control
all functions of one or more TC01/02 and it is also possible to read out the actual temperature
values on your computer and save the data as a ".txt" file. Then you can import this file into
your custom evaluation software, for example, to plot a temperature curve. However, the TC01/02
is also fully functional without the USB interface.
3.4.1 Setting up the TCX-Control Program
Connect the TC01/02 to a USB port of your computer. Start the setup program. This will install
TCX-Control on your hard disk drive. Once you connected the TC01/02 to your computer via USB
port, a hardware install dialog will appear. Follow the instructions on the screen to install the
driver for the TC01/02.
General User Interface of TCX-Control
Below you can see the main user interface of TCX-Control. The TCX drop down menu shows
the serial number of all connected temperature controllers. If you operate more than one TC01/02
at a time, you can select here which one you want to monitor.
Two windows show the temperature on the two channels. The scaling of the y-axis is adjusted
automatically. The x-axis shows the absolute time taken from the system clock. The scale of the
time axis can be altered in the Scale drop down menu. Find in each channel window a Power
button to activate and deactivate the respective channel. The status Off / On is displayed.