ER Controller

In addition to the General Device Commands, the following commands are available for controlling the ERC 10 operating functions in an RFIC-ER system (please note that the display Filter level determines which commands are displayed).

 

Command/Property

Description

ER1

Note: The ER1 is the eluent purification column.

*.StartDate

The day on which the column was first used (read-only).

*.ExpirationDate

The last day on which the column can be used (read-only).

*.PercentageUsed

An indication of how long the column has been in operation, expressed as a percentage of the expected column lifetime (read-only).

*.PercentageRemaining

Estimated remaining lifetime before the column expires, expressed as a percentage of the expected column lifetime (read-only).

ResetER1

Resets ER1.StartDate to the current date, ER1.ExpirationDate to StartDate + 365 days, and all other ER1 commands or properties to the initialization values.

ER2

Note: The ER2 is the analyte trap column.

*.StartDate

The day on which the column was first used (read-only).

*.ExpirationDate

The last day on which the column can be used (read-only).

*.InjectionsRemaining

Estimated number of injections that can be done before the column expires (read-only).

*.InjectionsDone

Number of injections done since the column was first used (read-only).

*.VolumeRemaining

Estimated sample volume that can be injected before the column expires (read-only).

*.VolumeUsed

Total sample volume that has been injected since the column was first used (read-only).

ResetER2

Resets ER2.StartDate to the current date, ER2.ExpirationDate to StartDate + 365 days, and all other ER2 commands or properties to the initialization values.

EC

Note: EC is the eluent counter.

*.HoursUsed

Total number of hours the eluent has been in use (read-only).

*.HoursRemaining

Estimated number of hours before the eluent expires (read-only).

*.VolumeUsed

 

Total sample volume injected since the last eluent change (read-only).

*.VolumeRemaining

Estimated sample volume that can be injected before the eluent expires (read-only).

*.InjectionsDone

Total number of injections since the last eluent change (read-only).

*.InjectionsRemaining

Estimated number of samples that can be injected before the eluent expires (read-only).

ResetEC

Resets the eluent counter to zero.

SetEcSuppressorStartup

Sets the number of hours before the eluent expires to 16 hours (required during initial installation of the RFIC-ER system).

TotalGasVolume

The volume of gas detected within the past hour (read-only).

ResetTotalGasVolume

Resets the gas volume to zero.