Commands and Tips for Third-Party Devices
Gilson 331 to 334 Pumps

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

 

Property
 

(Min/Max) Values

Description
 

ModelNo

N/A

Indicates the model number and firmware version of the master pump (read-only)

ChartOut

Possible values: Pressure, Flow, Percentage %A, %B, %C

Determines the property to be monitored via the digital output (pin no. 9).

 

 

 

Selection of Predefined Solvents

 

 

 

%A_UseSolvent

(%B_UseSolvent, %C_UseSolvent; only available if a second/third pump is installed)

The property is visible only if the SVB is enabled for the pump.

Possible values: Solvent1-Solvent4

Determines which solvent is used when the Solvent Valve Block (SVB) is installed for the pump.

%A_Type, %B_Type, %C_Type

(%B_… and %C_…; only available if a second/third pump is installed)

If the SVB is enabled for a pump, e.g., A, four properties are available for this pump:

%A1_Type … %A4_Type

Possible values: Custom or one of the predefined solvents of the Gilson 331 or 333 pump.

Indicates the type of the used solvent. If you change this property, the ..._K0 and ..._X0 properties (see below) are also changed unless the setting is Custom.

%A_K0, %B_K0, %C_K0 (%B_… and %C_ …; only available if a second/third pump is installed)

If the SVB is enabled for a pump, e.g., A, four properties are available for this pump:

%A1_K0 … %A4_K0

0 … 2000 1/Mbar

Specifies the empirical compressibility correction K0 for the selected solvent (for the Gilson 331/332 and/or 333/334 pumps, refer to the Reference Information section of the pump's User's Guide). This value can only be changed if the corresponding Type property is set to Custom. The value is adapted again if the Type property is reset to a value other than Custom.

%A_X0, %B_X0, %C_X0 (%B_… and %C_…; only available if a second/third pump is installed)

If the SVB is enabled for a pump, e.g., A, four properties are available for this pump:

%A1_X0 … %A4_X0

0 … 2000 1/Mbar

Specifies the liquid compressibility X0. This value can only be changed if the corresponding Type property is set to Custom. The value is adapted again if the Type property is reset to a value other than Custom.

‘Type’ sub-property of the %A (%B, %C) property

Possible values: Custom or one of the predefined solvents of the Gilson 331 or 333 pump

This type refers to the currently selected solvent of a pump. If you change this property, e.g., for pump %A, the type of the selected solvent is changed as well. For example, if %A_UseSolvent=Solvent2 the %A2_Type is also changed (plus the compressibility, unless the Type setting is Custom.

 

 

 

Maintenance Counters

 

 

 

%A<x>Count_PistonSeal,
<x>=’R’, ‘L’

0 - 65535 h

Maintenance counter for the right (R) or left (L) piston seal (read-only)

%A<x>Limit_PistonSeal,
<x>=’R’, ‘L’

0 - 65535 h

Counter limit for the right (R) or left (L) piston seal (read-only)

%A<x>Count_Piston,
<x>=’R’, ‘L’

0 - 65535 h

Maintenance counter for the right (R) or left (L) piston (read-only)

%A<x>Limit_Piston,
<x>=’R’, ‘L

0 - 65535 h

Counter limit for the right (R) or left (L) piston seal (read-only)

%A<x>Count_OutChkValve,
<x>=’R’, ‘L’

0 - 65535 h

Maintenance counter for the right (R) or left (L) outlet valve (read-only)

%A<x>Limit_OutChkValve,
<x>=’R’, ‘L’

0 - 65535 h

Counter limit for the right (R) or left (L) outlet valve (read-only)

%A<x>Count_InlChkValve,
<x>=’R’, ‘L’

0 - 65535 h

Maintenance counter for the right (R) or left (L) inlet valve (read-only)

%A<x>Limit_InlChkValve,
<x>=’R’, ‘L’

0 - 65535 h

Counter limit for the right (R) or left (L) outlet valve (read-only)

 Note: 

If one or two dependent 332 or 334 pumps (= slave pumps) are installed, more maintenance counters (%B…, %C…) appear.

Further Information

 Tip:  

For more information, for example, about the empirical K0 compressibility correction values for these Gilson pumps, refer to the pump's User's Guide.

The Administrator Help section provides information about how to install these Gilson pumps. Refer to Hardware Installation:

 Gilson 331 and 332 Pumps: Installation

 Gilson 333 and 334 Pumps: Installation