PVC Ion Gauge and Vacuum System Controller ● for passive UHV hot cathode ion gauges

The range of instruments comprises controllers for one or two passive hot cathode ion gauges as well as various plug-in modules for operation of additional passive Pirani sensors VSP521/VSP841 or active 0-10V vacuum transducers. Suitable hot cathode ion gauges and accessories like thermocouple temperature sensors for bake-out control or gauge cables are also available.

Overview PVC Ion Gauge and Vacuum System Controller

• For 1x UHV ion gauge support (PVCuni) or 2x UHV ion gauge support (PVCduo)
• 2 module slots for addition of Pirani gauges or active 0-10V transducers
• Intuitive menu-driven operation
• Auto ranging emission, or 11 manual emission settings
• Pressure measurement during degas, ramped power degas
• 2 module slots for addition of Pirani (VSP52x, VSP84x)
• Integrated, interlocked, mulitstep bake-out controller
• 2 user-definable on/off timers
• User definable interlock Hub, 7 output trips and 4 digital inputs
• Measurements displayed in pressure units or alternatively as direct ion current (emission corrected) for beam flux monitoring (BFM)
• Multi-drop RS232/RS485 interfaces as standard with easy daisy-chaining
• Full computer control using binary MODBUS and ASCIIbased QueBUS protocols
• 2 x 0-10V analog outputs

Applications

• All HV and UHV system pressure and interlock monitoring, and process control
• MBE beam flux monitoring
• Automated UHV system management
• UHV system bake-out management

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