Property

Range/Values

Description

Busy

Busy or Idle

Busy indicates that the device driver still has to send commands to the sampler or that the commands are not yet performed completely (read-only).

DeviceState

Indicates the state in which the sampler is (read-only):

Initializing
Standby
Preparation
Equilibration
GCNotReady
Thermostating
Pressurizing
ExtThermostat
Injecting
WaitingForWithdraw

Venting
Analyzing
RunBackflush
Finishing
BackflushCal
GasLeakTest
Error
EconomyMode
CryoFocus
ValveLeakTest1
ValveLeak_Test2
Unknown

The sampler is initializing (start/reset).
The sampler is idle.
The sampler prepares for a new run.
The sampler performs equilibration.
The GC is not ready for operation.
The sampler is thermostating.
Pressure is build up.
Thermostating is exceeded.
The sampler is performing an injection.
Time between the end of the injection and the withdrawal of the needle.
The sample is being vented.
A sample analysis is in progress.
Backflushing is performed.
The sample run is finished.
Backflush calibration is performed.
A gas leak test is performed.
A fault or error has occured.
The sampler is in the economy mode.
A cryo focus test is performed.
The first valve leak test is performed.
The second valve leak test is performed.
Unknown.

Chromeleon does not yet support the following states

PressurizeVial
DecayPressToTrap
TrapDesorb
TrapHold
TrapDryPurge
TrayGCAnalysis
InsertNeedle
RemoveNeedle
TrapLeakTest

The vial is being pressurized (cryo trap).
The pressure buildup in the cryo trap is decayed.
Desorption of the trap.
The cryo trap process is hold.
The cryo trap is being purged.
A GC analysis of the tray is performed.
The needle is inserted.
The needle is removed.
A trap leak test is performed.