Commands and Tips for Third-Party Devices
Gilson 156 UV/VIS Detector

In addition to the standard detector commands (see Commands for Controlling Dionex Devices  Dionex Detectors), the following commands and properties are available (please note that the display Filter level determines which commands and properties are displayed):

 

Property

Min/Max

Description

 

ModelNo

N/A

Indicates the model number (read-only).

 

FirmwareVersion

N/A

Indicates the firmware version (read-only).

 

VisLampAge

 

Age of the VIS lamp

VisLampAge.Value

0 .. 9999 [h]

Current value
The allowed input is to reset the value to 0.

VisLampAge.UpperLimit

0 .. 9999 [h]

Upper limit
If the burning hours exceed the upper limit, an error message appears. Enter 0 to disable this check.

 

UVLampAge

 

Age of the UV lamp

UVLampAge.Value

0 .. 9999 [h]

Current value
The allowed input is to reset the value to 0.

UVLampAge.UpperLimit

0 .. 9999 [h]

Upper limit
If the burning hours exceed the upper limit, an error message appears. Enter 0 to disable this check.

 

LampSaver

On / Off

Set to On to have Chromeleon automatically turn off a lamp that is not used. This may increase the lamp's lifetime.

 

Reference

-9999999 .. 9999999

Indicates the current of the reference absorption in µFS (µ full scale; read-only). This value is for control only and not for data acquisition.

 

LampIntensity

-9999999 .. 9999999

Indicates the measured absorption current in µFS (µ full scale; read-only). This value is for control only and not for data acquisition.

 

Mode

single / dual

Toggle between single-channel and dual-channel mode.

 

Channel Characteristics

Property

Min/Max

Description

 

Wavelength

190 .. 700 [nm]

Wavelength at which the channel records the signal.

 

Response

0.0 / 4.0.. 99.0 (single mode)

4.0 .. 99.0 (dual mode)

Filter parameter. Use low values for narrow peaks. Use higher values to reduce the noise.

 

Range

0.001 .. 2.000

Measuring range in [AU]