Omega progress journal

[Robert Jalarvo]

Things to do

Upgrade temperature control to User friendly & safe level. Consider from scripting/Automation point of view.

Match temp control communications with chained controllers like they are in lab.

Tuning of measurement procedures.

Include Seebeck in Time_ZET.

Implement van der Pauw method.

Device Models supported
Impedance
Novocontrol Alpha
Solartron 1260

Voltimeter
HP 3440

Switch
Pickering 10-921

Temp Control
3208

[Robert Jalarvo]

I have added very accurate models (From voltage to Temp) for Thermocouples of types J, K, E, T, S, R, N, B, C, D and G when above -200^C I skipped modeling for below -200^C since it would have added extra complexity for no obvious gain.

Removed dynamic custom made timer component and added Running and Paused properties to RunData class. Did this to simplify things for the future when Application.Processmessages and the problems it causes are to be replaced with mulithreadding or just some nonresponsivenes. That is better than Long and uncontrolled message queues.

Removed static custom made statusbar component to simplify things and have more space for display.

[Robert Jalarvo]

Working on Z_Simulated and Simulated Temp control to allow program to be tried without any actual devices.

Z_Simulated mimics Z results from parallel C,R circuit with 0.1µ farad conductor and 10k Ohm resistor.
Simulated temp control results temp being a wave between 0 and 255 degrees.

[Robert Jalarvo]

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