West Control Solutions eCAL temperature controller

West Control Solutions has announced an enhancement of its CAL Controls brand temperature controller portfolio by introducing eCAL, a compact temperature and process controller with extended capabilities. The 1/16 DIN controller is easy to install and useful to retrofit and is suitable for stand-alone scientific and industrial process equipment.

The eCAL controller has a reduced behind-panel depth of 70 mm and includes a universal input for all sensor types, up to three outputs (including relay, SSR driver, linear DC and RS485 options) and full PID control. The user interface has an easy-to-read LED display consisting of two lines of four digits, a 4-button membrane keypad including a function button with user-defined operation and three output status LEDs.

A programmer function has the capability of running two profiles of up to 16 segments incorporating delay timer, and auto holdback for guaranteed dwell. Alarms and diagnostics help to prevent problems before they happen: relay life, ambient warnings and absolute or deviation limit alarms allow preventative maintenance actions to be taken instead of needing emergency replacements when a controller fails.