User Manual

Heater Control for Windows 4-1
4 Heater Controls
The heater controls are used to setup and regulate the system heaters, needle heaters, fluid
cooling and temperature sensing devices.
This chapter explores the heater control user interface and teaches you how to set up the
configurable options. Most settings are set at the Asymtek factory at the time of shipment
and usually do not need to be changed.
For detailed explanations, factory-set configuration settings and advanced controller
optimization information, refer to the Anafaze User’s Guide which should be included in
your dispensing system documentation. The Anafaze is the controller used in the dispensing
system that communicates with FmNT to control the heaters. While you will only be able to
access the controller through FmNT, the reference manual still contains valuable information
on settings.
To tour the heater controls:
1. In the Main Window, click on Tools.
2. In the Tools Window, click on Terminal.
3. Click on Heater.
When the Heater Controls dialog box opens, the first window you see is the Loop
Parameters Window which displays each available controller loop and the settings for each
loop. Not every available controller loop will be connected to a functioning heater element.
The loop names are set at the Asymtek factory, but can be changed to fit your specific
requirements. Optional fluid cooling, needle heater and temperature sensing devices may
also be identified as a loop, along with the heaters.