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ThermalController#

The thermal chuck controller is your gateway to controlling a thermo chuck connected to a probe station. software.


method get_current_temp()#

Returns the current temperature of the thermal chuck.

Returns#

Type Description
float The current temperature in degree Celsius.

Example#

temperature = prober.thermal_chuck_controller.get_current_temp()

method get_state()#

Returns the current state of the thermal chuck controller.

Returns#

Type Description
int The meaning of the returned value depends on the probe station type. For SENTIO
the following return values are used: Undefined=0, Controlling=1, Heating=2, Cooling=3, Error=4, Uncontrolled=5,
Standby=6

Example#

state = prober.thermal_chuck_controller.get_state()

method get_target_temp()#

Returns the current set temperature of the thermal controller.

Returns#

Type Description
float The currently set up target temperature of the thermal controller.

Example#

set_temp = prober.thermal_chuck_controller.get_target_temp()

method set_temp(temperature: float)#

Set the target temperature of the controller.

Parameters#

Name Description
temperature The target temperature in degree Celsius.

Example#

prober.thermal_chuck_controller.set_temp(100)