ATR243 Temperature Controller & DRR245 DIN Rail Temperature Controller from Ucontrol Australia

Pixsys SRL are a manufacturer of highly innovative process and temperature controller products & pioneered many design features still unique to the Pixsys range of temperature controllers today. Ucontrol Pty Ltd are the Asia Pacific representative for Pixsys and stock, supply and support the entire range. Ucontrol have extensive application experience with the Pixsys temperature controller range and most other ranges of low to mid level controllers from other manufacturers.

The two most popular products in the Pixsys controller range are the DRR245 DIN rail controller and ATR243 panel mounted controller.

Both PID controllers have virtually the same hardware and functionality & the flexibility is exceptional for a quality manufacturered product in this price range.

The DRR245 & ATR243 have a two line LED digital display which allows entry of programme & alarm parameters via a simple password protected programme menu with a single list of English abbreviated prompts. The programme structure is virtually identical for most of the panel mounted Pixsys instruments, once familiar with a single product in the range set up of other Pixsys temperature controllers is simple. Technically both devices are very versatile, they have a universal programmable input for up to 19 sensors including resistance, NTC & PTC thermistors, thermocouple type K,J,R,S,N,T, RTD sensors NI100,PT1000, PT100, current 4-20 mA, voltage 0-10 V & millivolt ranges. The ATR243 has one universal output which includes a SPST 5A form A relay, SSR, 0-10V and 4-20mA and a second SPDT 5A form C relay. The DRR245 DIN rail controller these and an additional form C relay. All of which can be configured for control or alarms. If not used for process or temperature control the 4-20 mA or 0-10 V analogue output is available for retransmission of process / or setpoint. In addition, both controllers are able to perform servo valve control. There is a single digital input and DRR245 has Modbus RTU slave port included in the standard part number. Multiple alarm strategies including standard absolute, Deviation and band alarms which can be automatically reset or manually reset by pressing frontal key or recycle of power. There are also set-point alarms and start alarms for more sophisticated processes with on delay and off delay timers.

The power supply is a wide ranging 24-230VAC/DC and a 12VDC transmitter power supply available for 2 wire 4-20mA loop powered transmitters.

The DRR245 DIN rail controller has been redesigned and enhanced offering 3 way galvanic isolation so can be used for signal conditioning and signal isolation applications.

ATR243 temperature controller & DRR245 DIN Rail controller cover most low to mid level requirements, they have some extremely useful installer benefits such as memory card programming so data can be quickly transferred from one controller to another in seconds without the need for power, ideal for OEMs. Labsoftview is a free PC programme utility used for saving and downloading the configuration files.

Finally the bezel on the panel door mounting ATR243 is an impact resistant IP65 ideal for harsh environments and heavy handed users. The DRR245 DIN rail controller sits on a standard RA L35mm rail For more information on the ATR243 temperature controller, the DRR245 DIN Rail controller or any other advanced PID temperature controllers please visit the website of Ucontrol.

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