Commands and Tips for Third-Party Devices
Perkin Elmer Series 200 Column Oven

Chromeleon provides the commands and parameters from the table below (please note that the display Filter level determines which commands and properties are displayed) to control the Series 200 Column Oven. Also, refer to the information in the column oven's User's Manual.

General Commands and Properties

Command/Property

Description

Connect

Connects the device to Chromeleon

Connected

Indicates whether the instrument is connected to Chromeleon, that is, under computer control (also, see Connect, Disconnect)

Disconnect

Disconnects the instrument from Chromeleon and activates manual control from the instrument panel.

DriverID

Unambiguous driver name (read-only).

DriverVersion

Driver version (read-only).

ModelNo

Reports the instrument's model number (read-only).

Manufacturer

Manufacturer of the driver (read-only).

 

 

Column Oven Commands:

Command/Property

Range/Value

Description

EquilibrationTime

0 - 60 min

The column oven enters the Ready state only if the deviation between the current temperature and the set point temperature did not exceed the maximum deviation specified under ReadyTempDelta for the time specified here (see also ReadyTempDelta and Ready).

Ready

Ready, NotReady

Indicates whether the instrument is ready for injection (read-only).

ReadyTempDelta

0.1° C - 5.0° C

The instrument enters the NotReady state, if the current temperature deviates from the temperature set point by more than the ReadyTempDelta. If the ReadyTempDelta is set to None, Chromeleon does not check whether the temperature set point deviates from the actual temperature (see also EquilibrationTime)

Temperature.Nominal

5.0° C - 90° C

Temperature setpoint for the column oven.

Temperature.Value

0.0° C - 120° C

Current temperature of the column oven.