Watlow EtherCAT®, Fiber Optic Temperature Measurement and Control System

Watlow’s Fiber Optic Temperature Measurement and Control

System Offers Improved Accuracy, Precision and Reliability in

High RF Environments

By combining advances in fluorescent temperature

sensing with the power of the proven EZ-ZONE® RM

control system, Watlow® developed a best-in-class fiber optic

temperature measurement and control system that provides

industry-leading performance for your specific application.

By integrating fiber optic sensing capabilities into the

EZ-ZONE RM control system, users will save space, improve

performance with faster response times while simplifying

their control system.

Watlow’s EZ-ZONE RMZ and EZ-ZONE RMF make the system

adaptable to specific customer requirements. Both are

compatible with all other modules within the EZ-ZONE RM

family and self-discover all existing modules within the

system making a seamless integration into your temperature

control/logic system.

Fiber Optic Temperature Probes are Ideal

for RF Environments

The fiber optic temperature probes are specifically designed

for high RF environments. They are immune to the electrical

noise found in plasma chambers but offer industry-leading

accuracy, precision and reliability. The probes can be

positioned in hard to reach areas and can be focused to

measure small or precise locations.

EZ-ZONE RMZ Offers Fiber Optic

Sensing Capabilities and EtherCAT®

Communications

The EZ-ZONE RMZ integrates fiber optics, PID temperature

control and EtherCAT® communications into a single

package. It features multi-channel control, hosting up to

four channels of fiber optic inputs as well as supporting

up to 30 additional control loops from other EZ-ZONE

RM modules. These modules support a wide array of

capabilities including I/O, logic, current measurement,

power switching and more.

EZ-ZONE RMF Offers Additional Fiber Optic

Inputs for Expansion Opportunities

The EZ-ZONE RMF module is a dedicated fiber optic input

module integrating the advanced control technology of

the EZ-ZONE system with one to eight channels of fiber

optic temperature sensing.

The EZ-ZONE RMF can also serve as additional inputs

to the EZ-ZONE RMZ enabling extensive expansion

opportunities for future system needs. The EZ-ZONE RMF

is ideal either as an expansion module or configured

with built-in temperature control loops (outputs via

EZ-ZONE RME module). The EZ-ZONE RMF can be used

independently when only sensing is required.

Benefits of Watlow’s high-performance

fluorescence-based temperature

measurement system include:

• Compact integrated fiber optic sensing with temperature

control

• Easily expands to increase number of zones as your system

needs increase

• Integrates seamlessly with the temperature control system

avoiding additional analog signal processing

• Faster temperature sampling rates with high resolution

• Minimizes installed footprint due to the small form factor

and DIN-rail mounting

• Highly accurate fluorescent signal processing electronics

• Offers highly reliable LED light source designed to run at

low currents for maximum life

• Up to 34 loops of input and control with all EZ-ZONE RM

temperature control features

• Temperature / limit loops

• Power switching

• Current measurement

• Logic