Product Options
Product Options
Alicat Scientific provides a range of product options to customize our products to meet your needs.
CSA/ATEX Area Classification for Hazardous Environments (-X)
Our CSA Class 1 Division 2 (ATEX Class 1 Zone 2) meters, gauges and controllers are approved for use in environments where ignitable gases are present. The inherently low power consumption of Alicat instruments allows for monitoring of flow and pressure in hazardous environments without losing critical features like our multi-parameter display. CSA and ATEX-approved instruments feature locking industrial connectors for power and communications. View Alicat’s current CSA Class 1 Div 2 (C1D2) Certificate of Compliance with Supplement and ATEX Class 1 Zone 2 Declaration of Conformity.
Display Options
Alicat mass flow meters and mass flow controllers feature spacious integrated digital displays that provide real-time data for multiple parameters simultaneously. Display options include:
- The default display is a monochrome high contrast LCD
- Backlit color TFT displays
- Remote displays in monochrome or color for embedded installations
- Instruments can be ordered with no display, which is fairly typical for Ethernet/IP, DeviceNet, Modbus, or PROFIBUS protocols.
RS-485 Communication
Since most computers have RS-232 communication onboard, Alicat has chosen RS-232 as the digital standard on all of its flow instruments. For those using RS-485 as their primary standard but would like to use an Alicat
device, RS-485 is available as an alternative to the standard RS-232 digital communication.
Ethernet/IP
Ethernet/IP industrial network protocol is available on Alicat flow and pressure instruments purchased with the Ethernet/IP option. Automate your flow and pressure control system through an ethernet cable. The protocol must be ordered as an installed option for new instruments, and is not available as an upgrade to existing units.
DeviceNet
Automation industry users looking for mass flow control with DeviceNet language capabilities turn to Alicat Scientific for DeviceNet-conforming instruments.
Modbus
This robust communication protocol has been helping manufacturers for over thirty years, making Modbus the linqua franca of the industrial manufacturing world. Any of our units can be configured to support Modbus RTU over RS-232 or RS-485. Modbus data may be transmitted through Alicat’s default 8-pin mini-DIN connector, a 9-pin or 15-pin D-Sub connector or an RJ45 connector.
PROFIBUS
Alicat mass flow meters, mass flow controllers, pressure controllers, and pressure gauges can be ordered with PROFIBUS communication.
Totalizer (TOT)
The totalizer is an optional function that can be added to any flow meter or flow controller. This option adds an additional mode screen that displays the total flow that has passed through the device. It is available in a variety of count resolutions and provides a maximum count of 7 digits that will vary by the chosen resolution of the count. The display totalizer can be ordered to freeze, roll-over to zero, or roll-over to zero with an error signal when maximum count is reached. The totalizer display will show elapsed time since the last totalizer reset in hhhh:mm:ss format.
Precision Dispensing Package
The Precision Dispensing Package takes advantage of our fast proportional control valves to combine the above totalizer functionality with precision batch processing for Alicat gas and liquid flow controllers. Users may dispense gas or liquid volumes at their desired flow rates by means of independently controlled batch values and flow rate setpoints. One-touch resetting provides rapid duplication of batches. Full batch control and totalizer data are also accessible via RS-232 digital communications. See the PDP video!
*The Precision Dispensing package is available for controllers by requesting the TOT option.
Integrated Potentiometer Control (IPC)
Alicat’s Integrated Potentiometer Control (IPC) is a convenience feature that makes adjustment of the control setpoint on almost any Alicat mass flow, liquid flow or pressure controller as easy as the turn of a knob.
