The frontal side of the controller is covered by a transparent plastic film, which should be removed before the first use:

The controller has a clean and professional look thanks to its perfectly flat and glossy finish:

One of the new interesting features that can be noticed right away is the retractable knobs; with the knobs in the new position, we can make sure that they won’t be rotated by accident, but also eliminate issues in case we have a case with a door and the knobs used to hit its interior side:

Here is a view on the back of the controllers’ PCB:

A small buzzer can be found on the left side, for the alarm function:

The dip switches will be used for adjusting the Alarm temperature settings, but also to switch from degrees Fahrenheit to Celsius and back:

In the same area, we will find the temperature probe headers, along with the power header:

The MOSFETs are cooled by a small aluminum heatsink, which gets pretty hot during operation: