Installing Dionex Devices
STH585 HPLC Column Oven: Installation

Hardware Installation

Device Connection:

Fig.: Rear panel

The RS-232 interface parameters are as follows:

Baud rate: 4800

Data bits: 8

Parity: None

Stop bits: 1

Handshake: Off

Device Settings:

It is possible to control the column oven only if choose function mode is enabled.

 

Software Installation

Install the Device Driver in the Chromeleon Server Configuration. (For more information about the program, refer to Software Installation and Communication  The Server Configuration Program.)

  1. Start the Chromeleon server.

  2. Start the Chromeleon Server Configuration program.

  3. Add the column oven to the timebase. Select Add Device on the Edit or context menu, and then select Dionex from the Manufacturers list box and STH Column Oven from the Devices list box.

  4. The following settings are required:

On the General tab page, select a free COM port. Verify that the Demo Mode is disabled.

The Error Levels tab page classifies the severity of any errors that occur. It is generally not necessary to change the default settings.

  1. To control the STH585 Column Oven, connect the HPLC_Graphics.pan Control Panel in the Chromeleon client to the corresponding timebase.

Application:

 Tip:  

Before turning off the column oven or the computer, disconnect the oven using the Disconnect command in Chromeleon. If the column oven was turned off by mistake without being disconnected before the shutdown, wait for 40 seconds and reconnect the instrument using the Connect command. If the computer was turned off while the column oven was still connected, turn the oven off and on before restarting Chromeleon.

For an overview of the different commands that are supported for column oven, refer to Commands for Controlling Dionex Devices  Dionex Flow Manager and Thermostatted Column Compartments in the User Help section.

For an example program, refer to Practical Tips for Device Control  Controlling the Column Temperature in the User Help section.

Troubleshooting

For a list of all error messages that might appear in Chromeleon, refer to the Error Levels tab page in the Server Configuration program.

Further Information

 Tip:  

For detailed installation instructions, refer to the operating instructions for the STH585 Column Oven.

For an overview of the column oven, refer to  STH585 HPLC Column Oven: Overview.

For an overview of the different Dionex devices that are distributed at present, refer to  Installing Dionex Devices.