Temperature Control Program

The temperature control program is a LabView VI, which checks and regulates the temperature of the Fiber Heating Box. Once the program is initiated it will turn on the hotplate in the heating box and keep it on until either the temperature climbs too high or a user has indicated a stop or stop condition. The program outputs commands to a netbooter, which is the hotplate's voltage source, and reads inputs from thermistors through a DAQ.

The front panel displays a waveform chart, which will display each temperature measurement, digital temperature and time displays, and various controls to set parameters.

Instructions for a Heating Run

In order to perform a heating run there are