Category: Industry Trends

Features and Benefits

4.3-inch, color touch panel with high-resolution, graphical

user-interface

• Shortens learning curve and reduces operator errors

• Allows channels, profiles, alarms, inputs and outputs to be

personalized with user defined names

Temperature PID, data logger, trend chart,

over/under-temperature limit, power switching,

math, logic, timers and counters combined into an

integrated system

• Lowers ownership costs

• Eliminates the need for separate discrete components

• Reduces complexity

• Simplifies design, ordering and installation

• Saves money

Robust algorithms for temperature, cascade, altitude,

humidity and compressor

• Improves process control

• Offers one to four channels of control

• Provides multiple PID sets

• Enables TRU-TUNE®+ adaptive control algorithm

• Offers 40 ramp and soak profiles with real-time clock and

battery backup

COMPOSER® graphical configuration PC software

• Speeds up and simplifies commissioning

• Archives and documents controller setup

• Connects with controller easily via Ethernet

Watlow’s F4T with INTUITION® Combines the Flexibility of a

Modular I/O Controller with Best-in-Class Ease of Use

The F4T with INTUITION® temperature process controller

from Watlow® offers a wide range of field removable I/O

modules for maximum design flexibility. Configurations

can be custom tailored to meet the scaling needs of

a tremendous range of equipment and applications

while providing exactly the hardware types required for

compatibility. The F4T controller also features a 4.3 inch,

color, graphical touch panel. Combining power, flexibility and

functionality, this new controller offers unmatched versatility,

and its best-in-class ease of use could very well make user

manuals a thing of the past.

Specifications

Power Bases

• Single-phase, 1 controlled leg

Load Amp Range

•  12A, 24A and 48A options (see derating curves)

SCR and Amperage Rating

• SCCR rating 100.000A up to 480VAC with coordinated fusing

• SCCR rating 10.000A up to 240VAC with recommended

circuit breaker

• Power dissipation: Approximately 1 to 1.2 watts per amp

• Leakage current: 1mA at 25°C

Line and Load Voltage Range

• 100 to 480V

Voltage Frequency

• Automatically compensates for 47 to 63Hz

Controller Operating Supply Voltage

• 24VDC, 6W 6VA per ASPYRE AT unit

• Maximum 10 units powered via terminal screw and

backplane connector

• Use split-rail configuration when more units are required

Voltage and Current Measurement Accuracy

• ±2% of range

Typical Applications

• Furnace and ovens

• Autoclaves

• Kilns

• Heat treatment

• Glass industry

• Semiconductor

• Power generation

• Oil and gas

• HVAC

• Textiles

• Plastics

• Packaging

• Petrochemical

• Dryers and curing

This power controller family features multiple advanced

microprocessor-based firing and control mode algorithms.

Combined with diagnostics and several communications

options the product enables equipment and factory automation.

Controller firing modes include zero cross, burst firing,

single cycle, delayed triggering and phase angle. These

smart algorithms enable the product to easily control a

wide base of heater loads including nichrome, moly,

silicon carbide, tungsten quartz and infrared lamps and

transformer-coupled loads.

Modular and Scalable Power Controller Family Ideal for a Wide Range of Applications

Watlow’s new ASPYRE® DT power controller family is flexible

and scalable, and available with a variety of options allowing

one platform to be re-used across a wide range of applications,

which can help save time and money. ASPYRE DT models

available include sizes from 35 to 2100 amps.

This power controller family features multiple advanced

microprocessor-based firing and control mode algorithms.

Combined with diagnostics and several communications

options the product enables equipment and factory automation.

Controller firing modes include zero cross, burst firing,

single cycle, delayed triggering and phase angle. These

smart algorithms enable the product to easily control a

wide base of heater loads including nichrome, moly,

silicon carbide, tungsten quartz and infrared lamps and

transformer-coupled loads.

ASPYRE DT offers a comprehensive list of modular options

that deliver space and labor savings including controlled legs

(1. 2 or 3), semiconductor fusing, load current measurement,

amperage size and user interface.

100KA short circuit current rating (SCCR)

• Enables greater protection in the event of a short circuit c-UL® 508 Listed

• Shortens project schedules, agency testing and expenses

Control modes: contactor, voltage, current or power

• Satisfies a wide range of demanding thermal applications

Load firing modes: zero-cross, burst fire, phase angle, soft

start, half-cycle, single-cycle, delayed triggering

• Handles a wide range of load types including nichrome, medium and long

waveform infrared lamps, moly (Kanthal® Super), transformers, silicon carbide,

UV lamps and tungsten

• Protects and extends the life of connected loads

Wide range of communication protocols

• Enable factory and process automation with connectivity access to process and

equipment data using Modbus® RTU, Modbus® TCP, EtherNet/IP™, Wi-Fi,

Profibus, Profinet,USB device (configuration and data file transfers)

Open heater and shorted SCR indication

• Minimizes production downtime with easy to understand, intelligent,

troubleshooting diagnostics

Integrated USB and user interface for configuration

• Easily and safely program configuration settings as the user interface can

be powered through USB connection

• Eliminates a user from having to work in a high voltage hazard environment.

High voltage to controller or system panel can be turned off while setting controller

configuration

Features and Benefits

Heater bakeout

• Protects heater on start up

• Eliminates labor and time associated with checking for wet heaters

Integrated semiconductor fusing, current transformer and user interface

• Saves installation time and eases setup and commissioning

• Delivers a user-friendly, intuitive interface

Industry-leading design and serviceability

• Offers a robust SCR design to meet a rugged industrial environment’s

high quality and reliability needs

• Provides quick and easy access to maintain and service fuses and individual

legs in minimal time

• Enables fast troubleshooting by providing helpful thermal system diagnostics

Comprehensive power controller range

• Provides wide range of options from simple single-phase to complex

three-phase loads to 690V 

Typical Applications

• Furnace and ovens

• Autoclaves

• Kilns

• Heat treatment

• Glass industry

• Semiconductor

• Power generation

• Oil and gas

• HVAC

• Textiles

• Plastics

• Packaging

• Petrochemical

• Dryers and curing

Watlow’s new ASPYRE® power controller family is flexible and scalable,

and available with a variety of options allowing one platform to be re-used

across a wide range of applications, which can help save time and money.

ASPYRE models available include sizes from 35 to 700 amps.

This power controller family features multiple advanced microprocessor-based

firing and control mode algorithms.

Modular and Scalable Power Controller Family Ideal for a Wide Range of Applications

Watlow’s new ASPYRE® power controller family is flexible and scalable,

and available with a variety of options allowing one platform to be re-used

across a wide range of applications, which can help save time and money.

ASPYRE models available include sizes from 35 to 700 amps.

This power controller family features multiple advanced microprocessor-based

firing and control mode algorithms.

Combined with diagnostics and several communications options the product

enables equipment and factory automation.

Controller firing modes include zero cross, burst firing, single cycle, delayed

triggering and phase angle. These smart algorithms enable the product to

easily control a wide base of heater loads including nichrome, moly, silicon carbide,

tungsten quartz and infrared lamps and transformer-coupled loads.

ASPYRE offers a comprehensive list of modular options that deliver space and

labor savings including controlled legs (1. 2 or 3), semiconductor fusing,

load current measurement, amperage size and user interface.

Specifications

Universal Analog Inputs 1 (2 and 3 Optional)

• Updates rates, IN1 = 20Hz, IN2 and IN3 = 10HZ

Thermocouple

• Type J, K, T, N, E, C (W5), D (W3), PTII, R, S, B

• Input impedance 20MΩ

RTD

• 2- or 3-wire platinum, 100. 500 or 1000Ω

• JIS or DIN curves, 1.0 or 0.1 indication

Process

• Input resolution ≈50.000 bits at full scale

• Range selectable: 0-10VDC, 0-5VDC, 1-5VDC,

0-50mV, 0-20mA, 4-20mA

• Voltage input impedance 20KΩ

• Current input impedance 100Ω

Digital Inputs (4)

• Update rate = 10Hz

• Contact or dc voltage (36VDC max.)

• 10KΩ input impedance

Control Outputs (1A, 1B, 2A, 2B)

• Update rate = 20Hz

Open Collector/Switched dc

• Internal load switching (nominal):

Switched dc, 22 to 28VDC, limited @ 30mA