drewbot
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Hi all, new here. I've been pouring over installation manuals for sensors, controllers, drivers, and pumps that just don't seem to fit together. I would appreciate just a little direction if possible in order to figure out a feedback single setpoint control method.
My aim is to achieve a constant vacuum in an evaporation chamber over a distillation process. It's a small rotary evaporator machine with overpriced and underperforming out-of-the-box vacuum controller and vacuum.
The vacuum is driven by a 1 phase 300W scroll pump, so I expect that I would need to use a vacuum pressure sensor and gague, controller, and a drive (VFD).
My question is what is the smartest way to start picking out components? Do I search for a communication protocol that is standard to vacuum gauges and go from there or should I find a device which integrates a gauge and controller? I'm just trying to find a starting point.
My aim is to achieve a constant vacuum in an evaporation chamber over a distillation process. It's a small rotary evaporator machine with overpriced and underperforming out-of-the-box vacuum controller and vacuum.
The vacuum is driven by a 1 phase 300W scroll pump, so I expect that I would need to use a vacuum pressure sensor and gague, controller, and a drive (VFD).
My question is what is the smartest way to start picking out components? Do I search for a communication protocol that is standard to vacuum gauges and go from there or should I find a device which integrates a gauge and controller? I'm just trying to find a starting point.