Aceroleon

The controller calculates the sublimation rate in real time by analyzing temperature, pressure, and mass data. Even without a load cell, it uses thermodynamic modeling to accurately estimate water loss throughout the run.

• Live sublimation rate (g/min)
• Total water removed during the cycle
• Accurate thermodynamic estimates when no scale is available
• Clear, real-time charts on any phone or computer

This lets you see exactly how quickly ice is leaving the product and whether sublimation is slowing down, stalling, or completing. No guessing — you get real scientific feedback about what’s happening inside your chamber.

Think of it as GPS for freeze drying. The controller plots temperature and pressure directly onto the phase diagram of water, so you can see exactly where your product sits in the freeze-drying process — in real time.

• Identify the true freezing → sublimation transition
• Track primary and secondary drying progress
• See when the batch enters final drying
• Instantly spot vacuum or heating issues

This visualization gives you scientific insight that no consumer freeze dryer provides. You can diagnose problems, refine recipes, and repeat successful cycles with confidence.

Most freeze dryer owners rely on a Kill-A-Watt meter plugged into the wall. It provides real-time numbers, but it has two major limitations:

• No historical data — once a cycle ends, all measurements are lost
• No integration with the freeze-drying process — power data isn’t tied to temperature, pressure, or sublimation

The Power & Energy Module replaces and surpasses a Kill-A-Watt by integrating electrical monitoring directly into the controller — continuously logged, graphed, and synchronized with the entire drying cycle.

• Live power usage (watts)
• Total energy consumption over the run (kWh)
• Voltage monitoring (V)
• Current monitoring (amps)
• Additional electrical metrics (frequency, power factor, etc.)

Historical electrical data is invaluable for diagnosing heater performance, compressor loading, and unusual energy spikes. You can see exactly when the system is working, how heavily it’s working, and how load changes during sublimation.

Monitoring current also protects your hardware and home wiring. If a freeze dryer is approaching or exceeding the breaker or outlet rating (15A, 20A, etc.), the controller can alert you long before damage or nuisance trips occur.

The result: deeper insight, safer operation, and energy tracking that a standalone plug-in meter simply cannot provide.

Temperature and pressure are the two most important variables in freeze drying. Most consumer freeze dryers provide only a single chamber temperature and a basic vacuum reading — often slow, noisy, or inaccurate.

The Aceroleon controller provides high-resolution, real-time monitoring of both:

• Multiple temperature channels (°F)
• High-precision pressure readings (mTorr)
• Fast update rate for tracking rapid changes (~ every 15 seconds)
• Noise filtering for clean, stable data

Accurate temperature and pressure curves tell you exactly when freezing completes, when primary drying starts, how efficiently sublimation is occurring, and whether vacuum performance is degrading. This is the foundation of scientific, repeatable, predictable freeze drying.

The controller gives you complete control over every major subsystem in the freeze dryer—without rewiring or guesswork.

• Full relay control: heaters, vacuum pump, condenser, drain valve, and auxiliary ports
• Automatic mode for normal operation
• Manual override for testing, diagnostics, and maintenance
• Inverted-logic support for relays that require reversed signals
• Relay remapping so you can match any custom wiring configuration

All settings are adjusted directly from the touch-friendly interface, making configuration fast, clear, and reliable.

The controller gives you complete flexibility in how sensors are assigned and how their signals are processed—ideal for both standard and custom-built freeze dryers.

• Four independent temperature channels with simple drop-and-assign mapping
• Two pressure inputs (primary + backup) for redundancy and validation
• User-adjustable Butterworth noise filters for stable, smooth data
• Energy counter reset for tracking consumption on a per-batch basis

All configuration is done directly through the touch-friendly interface—no coding, no rewiring, no complexity.