Watlow’s F4T with INTUITION® Combines the Flexibility of a Modular I/O Controller with Best-in-Class Ease of Use

Watlow F4T
The F4T with INTUITION® temperature process controller from Watlow® offers a wide range of field removable I/O modules for maximum design flexibility. Configurations can be custom tailored to meet the scaling needs of a tremendous range of equipment and applications while providing exactly the hardware types required for compatibility. The F4T controller also features a 4.3 inch, color, graphical touch panel. Combining power, flexibility and functionality, this new controller offers unmatched versatility, and its best-in-class ease of use could very well make user manuals a thing of the past.

Features and Benefits

4.3-inch, color touch panel with high-resolution, graphical user-interface
  • Shortens learning curve and reduces operator errors
  • Allows channels, profiles, alarms, inputs and outputs to be personalized with user defined names

Temperature PID, data logger, trend chart, over/under-temperature limit, power switching, math, logic, timers and counters combined into an integrated system
  • Lowers ownership costs
  • Eliminates the need for separate discrete components
  • Reduces complexity
  • Simplifies design, ordering and installation
  • Saves money

Robust algorithms for temperature, cascade, altitude, humidity and compressor
  • Improves process control
  • Offers one to four channels of control
  • Provides multiple PID sets
  • Enables TRU-TUNE®+ adaptive control algorithm
  • Offers 40 ramp and soak profiles with real-time clock and battery backup

COMPOSER® graphical configuration PC software
  • Speeds up and simplifies commissioning
  • Archives and documents controller setup
  • Connects with controller easily via Ethernet

Many communications options available including Ethernet Modbus® TCP and SCPI and EIA-232/485 Modbus® RTU
  • Offers two USB host ports and one device port
  • Simplifies file transfers
  • Connects easily

Modular design
  • Adapts quickly to evolving requirements
  • Offers numerous types of field pluggable modules for maximum flexibility and easiest compatibility
  • Features scalable and modular firmware functions
  • Delivers scalable input/output quantities from 1 to 36

Agency certifications include UL®, FM, CE, RoHS, W.E.E.E., NEMA 4X/IP65
  • Ensures high quality and reliability
  • Verifies performance in installations worldwide

SERIES F4S/F4D/F4P backward compatible
  • Provides easy retrofit with minimum pain and disruption
  • Ensures proper fit in existing SERIES F4 panel cutout

Off-the-shelf solution
  • Provides cost-effective “make versus buy”
  • Offers preconfigured touch-panel screens
  • Assures quicker time to market

Download Watlow F4T Datasheet


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