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• TEMPERATURE/ABORT
• TEMPERATURE/[NO]DEBUG
• TEMPERATURE/DISPLAY [=status_screen]
• TEMPERATURE/[NO]REPORT
• TEMPERATURE/INFORMATION
• TEMPERATURE/STATUS_NOW
• TEMPERATURE/RESET
• TEMPERATURE/CLEAR
• TEMPERATURE/INTERVAL=time_value
• TEMPERATURE/SET_POINT=temperature_value
• TEMPERATURE/TOLERANCE=temperature_value
• TEMPERATURE/PLOT
• TEMPERATURE/HARDCOPY
• TEMPERATURE/[NO]LINE
• TEMPERATURE/XMINIMUM=time_value
• TEMPERATURE/XMAXIMUM=time_value
• TEMPERATURE/[NO]XAUTOSCALE
• TEMPERATURE/YMINIMUM=temperature_value
• TEMPERATURE/YMAXIMUM=temperature_value
• TEMPERATURE/[NO]YAUTOSCALE
• TEMPERATURE/GAIN=gain_value
• TEMPERATURE/RATE=rate_value
• TEMPERATURE/RSET=rset_value

TEMPERATURE/ABORT

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Aborts an attempt to access the Lakeshore controller.

TEMPERATURE/[NO]DEBUG

Turns debugging messages on or off.

TEMPERATURE/DISPLAY [=status_screen]

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Requests that the IR Status Display change to the specified display screen. Allowed values for status_screen are:

      COMMUNICATIONS - the IR communications display
      MAIN           - the main temperature display

TEMPERATURE/[NO]REPORT

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The /REPORT qualifier causes the data for each temperature sample to be typed in the scrolled section of the Status Display. The /NOREPORT qualifier stops reporting of the temperature values.

TEMPERATURE/INFORMATION

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Requests that a copy of the TEMPERATURE Status Display screen be written to theterminal.

TEMPERATURE/STATUS_NOW

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Immediately samples the array and camera temperatures and types the data in the scrolling section of the Status Display.

TEMPERATURE/RESET

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Resets the Lakeshore Cryotronics Model 330 Temperature Controller and resets the array set point and tolerance to their default values.

TEMPERATURE/CLEAR

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Clears old temperature data in the disk file where temperature samples are saved.

TEMPERATURE/INTERVAL=time_value

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Sets the interval between samples for the continuous monitoring of the camera and detector array temperatures. The sample interval is specified in units of minutes.

TEMPERATURE/SET_POINT=temperature_value

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Defines the set point temperature for controlling the detector array temperature. The set point temperature is specified in units of K. The array should always be operated at a temperature of 32 K .

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD YOU USE THE TEMPERATURE CONTROLLER TO HEAT THE ARRAY QUICKLY. THE HYBRID DETECTOR ARRAY CAN DELAMINATE AND THE CRYSTRAL OPTICS MAY CRACK IF TEMPERATURE CYCLED FASTER THAN 20 K/hour. THE DEWAR HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO PASSIVELY TEMPERATURE CYCLE AT THE MAXIMUM SAFE RATE.

If you have reason to change the array temperature, do so in steps of 10 K and wait until the array temperature stabilizes at each step.

TEMPERATURE/TOLERANCE=temperature_value

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Defines the acceptable temperature range about the set point. If the array temperature deviates from the set point by more than the tolerance value, an error message is printed and a flashing warning indicator appears in the Status Display. The tolerance value is specified in units of K. In normal operation this should be set to 0.1 K.

TEMPERATURE/PLOT

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Plots the history of temperature fluctuations on the screen using the current values of XMINIMUM, XMAXIMUM, XAUTOSCALE, YMINIMUM, YMAXIMUM, and YAUTOSCALE.

TEMPERATURE/HARDCOPY

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Produces a hardcopy plot of the history of temperature fluctuations.

TEMPERATURE/[NO]LINE

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Toggles plotting the temperature fluctuations with a line plot or as a histogram.

TEMPERATURE/XMINIMUM=time_value

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Specifies the start time for a temperature fluctuation plot. This is specified in units of minutes prior to the present time.

TEMPERATURE/XMAXIMUM=time_value

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Specifies the end time for a temperature fluctuation plot. This is specified in units of minutes prior to the present time.

TEMPERATURE/[NO]XAUTOSCALE

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Causes the temperature fluctuation plot to be autoscaled in the time axis. All stored temperature data are displayed.

TEMPERATURE/YMINIMUM=temperature_value

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Specifies the lower temperature limit of the temperature fluctuation plot in units of K.

TEMPERATURE/YMAXIMUM=temperature_value

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Specifies the upper temperature limit of the temperature fluctuation plot in units of K.

TEMPERATURE/[NO]YAUTOSCALE

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Causes the temperature fluctuation plot to be autoscaled in the temperature axis.

TEMPERATURE/GAIN=gain_value

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Sets the Lakeshore temperature controller proportional gain parameter.

TEMPERATURE/RATE=rate_value

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Sets the Lakeshore temperature controller derivative rate parameter.

TEMPERATURE/RSET=rset_value

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Sets the Lakeshore temperature controller integral rset parameter.