The Wizard 2.0 Freeze Dryer Control System has recipe management and process alarms. The Wizard handles single or multiple refrigeration compressor applications. Users can select from 16 recipes and configure settings in mtorr, mbar or Pascals. An LCD display provides a built-in synoptic screen and plots the shelf profile of the directed shelf temperature. It can accommodate up to 8 type-T product thermocouple probes. Up to 12 thermal treatments and 16 primary drying steps as “shelf-hold” and “shelf-rate” are provided.