{"product_id":"f3cu04-1s-yokogawa-4-loop-temperature-control-and-pid-module","title":"F3CU04-1S | Yokogawa 4-loop Temperature Control and PID Module","description":"\u003ch3\u003eProduct Overview\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eYokogawa F3CU04-1S\u003c\/strong\u003e is a \u003cstrong\u003e4-loop temperature control and PID module\u003c\/strong\u003e for the FA-M3 series. Each loop independently supports \u003cstrong\u003eRTD, thermocouple, and DC voltage inputs\u003c\/strong\u003e with \u003cstrong\u003e200 ms sampling\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003e±0.1% accuracy\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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