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

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 Perkin Elmer Series 200 Pump. Also, refer to the information in the pump's Operating Instructions.

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).

Firmware

Firmware version (read-only).

ModelNo

Model number (read-only).

Manufacturer

Manufacturer of the driver (read-only).

Ready

Set to "Ready" when the pump is ready for operation. Values: Ready and NotReady (read-only).

SerialNo

Serial number of the pump (read-only).

 

 

Special Commands:

Command/Property

Description

Flow

Sets the flow rate [ml/min].

*.Nominal

Reports the nominal flow.

*.Value

Reports the current flow.

%A, %B,  %C, %D

Percentage of each solvent component.

*.Value

Current value [%] for components A, B, C, or D

*.Equate

Name of the component (A, B, C, or D)

Pressure

Reports the pressure  [bar]  (read-only).

*.Value

Current pressure

*.LowerLimit

Lower Pressure Limit

*.UpperLimit

Upper Pressure Limit

 

Further Information

For an installation overview, refer to Installing and Controlling Third Party Devices Perkin Elmer Series 200 Pump: Installation in the Administrator Help section.