Commands and Tips for Thermo Scientific Devices
Finnigan/TSP: FL2000 and FL3000 Fluorescence Detectors: Different Names in Firmware and Chromeleon
For consistency reasons, the names of some Chromeleon properties and commands are different from the names used in the instrument's firmware:
Instrument |
Chromeleon |
Description |
Lamp Status: On, Off, Run, Off@End |
Lamp: On, Off |
The instrument provides two additional lamp modes: Run (The lamp is turned on at the beginning of the sample run; it is turned off at the end of the run.) The device driver does not support these modes because you can control the lamp by the corresponding commands in the PGM File.) |
Scan |
Scan |
This command corresponds to 'Scan' entry on the instrument's COMMANDS menu (manual scanning). |
Scan Zero |
ScanAutozero |
The Chromeleon command corresponds to the 'Scan Zero' command on the instrument's COMMANDS menu (manual baseline scanning). The first ScanAutozero command that is included in the PGM File at a non-negative time is not executed immediately. The time is downloaded to the instrument as Autozero Time parameter. The instrument performs the Autozero command at this time. |
Autozero Time |
Supported via the ScanAutozero command (see above) |
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Auto Spectra: On, Off |
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Chromeleon sets this parameter always to Off because Chromeleon can perform automatic scanning more reliably by using Trigger Commands. |
Zero on l Change |
AutozeroOnWlChange |
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Detection Type: Fluor Phos |
DetectionMode: |
In addition, it is possible to measure the Chemiluminescence. Use one of the two modes and turn off the lamp. |
Tip:
After a Reset command, it takes 90 s until the detector is ready to execute another command.
Also, refer to Finnigan/TSP: FL2000 and FL3000 Fluorescence Detectors