BASF EXACTUS IFD-5 Operation & User’s Manual
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EXACTUS® IFD-5 DIGITAL and IFA-5 ANALOG OUTPUT
User’s Guide
V1.8
BASF Corporation
Temperature Sensing Group
46820 Fremont Blvd.
Fremont, CA 94538-6540
Phone: (510) 490-2150
Fax: (510) 252-1871
http://www.catalysts.basf.com/tempsensing
Additional support available:
BASF Temperature Sensing, Portland, Oregon
4011 SE International Way, Suite 604
Portland, O
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1.0 System Description
A single channel EXACTUS® system is composed of four parts:
• Pyrometer Collection Optics: either a lightpipe or lens assembly
• Ex-100 Electronics: SST tube dimension (1.0" diameter × 4.0" long / 25.4mm × 102mm)
• IFD-5 Interface module: for conditioning power and communicating with a PC.
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1.1
Digital and Analog Interface Modules
The IFD-5 Digital Interface Module allows the pyrometer to be connected to any PC. This
module also isolates the electronics from any electrical noise and supplies a regulated power
supply to the pyrometer. There are three connections on the IFD-5 Module: on one side of the
module
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3.0 Analog Output
3.1
Hardware Setup
There are four wires that must be connected between the IFA-5 Analog Output Module and the
IFD-5 Digital Interface Module. See Figure 2. The two modules are designed to stack one
above the other. BASF provides a connector designed for use when the two modules are
stacked. When the
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If the modules are not to be stacked, the connections are wired the same as described above in
figure 2.0. The IFA-5 Module and the IFD-5 Module can be wired up to 50 meters from each
other. Shielded wiring is recommended for distances greater than a few meters or if the
electronics are mounted in an area of high electr
