ANIMAL TEMPERATURE CONTROLLER

Features

• REQUIRES TEMPERATURE PROBE AND HEATING PLATE
• Animal Temperature Controller with Adaptive mode–auto adjust PID regardless of animal size
• Plate's internal temperature sensor prevents localized hot spots under animal with maximum temperature stability
• Compatible with RTD (resistive temperature device) and thermocouple probes
• Extremely quiet DC heater to facilitate electrophysiological recordings
• Three temperature sensor inputs
• Auto shutdown if the plate reaches 45°C
• The 61824 cable is around 1.5m long
• The heating plate cable is 1.1m long. 61800, 61830, 61840

The current Data Sheet describes the Animal Temperature Controller and warming pad.

Requires Temperature Probe and Heating Plate

 Rodent Rectal Temperature Probe 

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Order code	Description	Time Constant	Tip Diameter	Shaft Diameter	Shaft Length
RET-2	Rat Rectal Temperature Probe	0.8 sec	0.125"	0.059"	1.0"
RET-3	Mouse Rectal Temperature Probe	0.5 sec	0.063"	0.028"	0.75"

 

Heating Plates for Animal Temperature Controller

Order code	Size
61800	15x25cm
61830	15x10cm
61840	15x4cm

 

Benefits

• Low noise temperature control system
• Adapts to different size animals automatically
• Accepts RTD and thermocouple probes.
• Premium Warranty Available

Applications

• Small animal surgery

Multiple temperature sensing inputs

The Animal Temperature Controller has three temperature sensing inputs. 

• The resistive temperature device (RTD) probe input can be used to monitor an RTD rectal probe to control the animal temperature or to monitor ambient temperature, induction chamber temperature or any other temperature.
• When using a thermocouple probe, the thermocouple (TC) probe input can be used just like the RTD input. (A T type thermocouple must be used.)
• The heater plate also has an internal temperature sensor. The ATC2000 monitors this sensor to prevent the localized hot spots under animal. 

Operational modes

The controller has three operational modes:

• Normal mode uses the configured sensor (RTD or TC) or the plate sensor to drive the control loop.
• Adaptive mode uses the temperature of the heated plate and the temperature of the subject to control. This approach is less prone to overshoot, but somewhat slower the normal mode, depending on the sampling rate used.
• Shutdown is a fail safe mode used if the plate temperature ever exceeds 45°C.

Required accessories

The ATC2000 Animal Temperature Controller is tuned at the factory. However, the PID parameters may also be set manually. The temperature resolution of the controller is 0.1°C. The rectal temperature probe has a 6-ft ultra-flexible, shielded cable and an RTD sensor. 

The metal heating plates (available separately) have built-in temperature sensors. Compatible with stereotaxic systems, the rigid, flat surface of the warming pads fits under the U-frame. Our homeothermic warming pads are washable with water and detergent.

A heating plate and a probe are required for use with this unit. Please see the Accessories tab.

ATC2000 Animal Temperature Controller Instruction Manual

ATC2000 Specifications Sheet

Video

This introduction video shows all the highlights of the ATC2000 animal temperature controller ( 3 minutes).

 

The ATC2000 Animal Temperature Controller is a low noise heating system for maintaining animal body temperature during experimental procedures. The DC heater is extremely quiet in terms of electromagnetic radiation. This is essential in electrophysiological recordings which are very sensitive to electromagnetic interference.

The controller uses proportional, integral, and derivative (PID) technology to provide precise and stable control of a subject's temperature. Compared with switched on/off type controllers, PID controllers provide a much more precise and stable control of temperature. The PID approach is also more immune to the variation of the experimental conditions such as change in animal size and unexpected disturbances. Our unique adaptive mode technology automatically senses and adjusts the PID values based on the size of the animal.

Resolution	0.1°C
Accuracy	±0.3°C
Rat Sensor	RTD Ø 2.0 mm tube with 3.5mm ball head
Maximum DC Output	10V, 3A
Temperature range	Up to 45°C
Power	Universal AC adapter 90-264V Input, 12V@4.5A maximum output
Dimensions	3.47x8.21x10.85" (8.8x20.9x27.6cm)
Weight	11 lb. (5kg)