WATLOW ANAFAZE PPC-TB5 Temperature Process Control Board

WATLOW ANAFAZE PPC-TB5 Temperature Process Control Board

WATLOW ANAFAZE PPC-TB50 (Part Number 30280-00 / CLS208 Series)
I. Product Positioning
The Watlow Anafaze 8-channel high-density multi-channel temperature process control board from the USA, with TB50 representing the dedicated terminal base for wiring, is used for semiconductor diffusion furnaces, heat treatment, injection molding, lithium batteries, and precise thermal forming with multi-zone synchronous PID control. It is modularly installed with DIN rails.
 Core Hardware Specifications
1. Power Supply
Standard power supply: 24VDC
Maximum load for each channel: 5A, compatible with solid-state relays SSR and heating contactors
Wide temperature range: -25℃ ~ +60℃, storage – 40~70℃
2. Input Channels (8 Independent Isolated Channels)
Universal sensor input for all channels, automatically identifies:
Thermocouples: J/K/T/E/R/S/B/N types, temperature measurement – 200~1800℃
RTD thermal resistors: Pt100, Pt1000 (2/3-wire system)
Analog quantities: 0–10V, 0–5V, 4–20mA pressure/flow signals
Digital switch quantities: limit, fault, operation enable dry contacts
Temperature control accuracy ±0.1℃, equipped with cold junction compensation, open circuit detection.
3. Output Types (Each Channel Can Be Configured)
Logic output (drive SSR)
Relay contact output (5A resistive load)
Analog regulation output: 0–10V / 4–20mA proportional regulation
Digital alarm output (overtemperature, open circuit, deviation alarm)
4. Calculation and Storage
4MB program storage, supports multiple temperature rise / hold / cooling process curves
Built-in fuzzy self-tuning PID, ramp heating, temperature gradient synchronization algorithm
Independent 8-channel closed loop, parameters of each loop do not interfere with each other

Communication Interfaces
RS485 Modbus RTU (standard标配)， connects to PLC， upper computer
Optional expansion Ethernet Modbus TCP， remote monitoring， data recording
Local debugging serial port， with Watlow Anafaze configuration software for downloading programs， curve archiving

Function of PPC-TB50 Terminal Base
The PPC main control board needs to be used with the PPC-TB50 wiring terminal base：
Separate large current terminals for heating loads and sensors to reduce interference
Plug-in terminal rack， no need to dismantle the entire wire for maintenance
Built-in channel isolation filtering， suitable for high-temperature furnaces， medium-frequency heating with strong interference cabinets
Integrated DIN rail installation， compact and saves cabinet space

Control Function Highlights
Multi-channel synchronous temperature control： 8 temperature zones synchronized heating and cooling， suppressing temperature differences in intervals
Full alarm system： open circuit， overtemperature， low temperature， heating short circuit， module overheating， relay alarm output
Process programs： up to 99 sets of formulas， each set with multiple slope soaking curves， supports jump， waiting， logic interlock
Hardware multiple protections： overcurrent， overvoltage， short circuit， overtemperature automatic cut-off output
Data recording： temperature curves， fault logs storage， supports upper computer export

Typical Application Scenarios
Semiconductor： wafer diffusion furnace， oxidation furnace， vacuum heat table multi-zone control
Heat treatment： tempering furnace， brazing furnace， oven segmented temperature control
Plastics industry： extruder barrel， injection mold head multi-zone temperature control
New energy： lithium battery baking， vacuum heat pressing equipment
Laboratory precision temperature equipment， pharmaceutical freeze-drying machine

Series Differentiation
CLS208 = PPC main control board (8 channels)
PPC-TB50 = Matching terminal base， the complete model is collectively referred to as PPC-TB50 There are also 4-channel CLS204 and 16-channel CLS216 versions.