Commands and Tips for Third-Party Devices
Varian CP-3800 GC: Detectors
In addition to the General Device Commands and the standard detector commands (see
Dionex Detectors), the Varian CP-3800 GC supports the following detector commands and properties (please note that the display Filter level determines which commands and properties are displayed):
Property |
Range/Values |
Description |
AirFlow |
|
Properties related to the air flow. |
AirFlow. Value |
0 - 500 ml/min |
(Only for type 11 or type 12 electronic flow control (EFC)) Current air flow (read-only). |
AirFlow.Nominal |
0 - 500 ml/min |
(Only for type 11 or type 12 EFC) Sets the target air flow. |
BalancePercentage |
-100 - 100 % |
Balance percentage for the bridge (read-only). The property is set during Autozero in such a way that the signal value is 0. |
Baseline |
-10^8 - 10^8 mV |
Current baseline value (read-only). |
BeadCurrent |
2.4 .. 3.8 A |
(Only TSD) Sets the current at the bead. |
BeadPower |
On, Off |
(Only TSD) Turns the bead power on or off (read-only). |
CellContactPotential |
-800 - 800V |
(Only ECD) Cell contact voltage. |
CellCurrentSelection |
N2_High, N2_Standard, CAP, AR_CH4, ZERO |
(Only ECD) Selection of the cell current, based on the gas type. |
Channel1_GasType |
Helium Makeup, |
(Only for type 11, 12, or 14 EFC) Type of the carrier gas in channel 1 (read-only) |
Channel2_GasType (Type 11 or 12 EFC) |
Hydrogen |
(Only for type 11 or type 12 EFC) Type of the carrier gas in channel 2 (read-only) |
Channel2_GasType (Type 14 EFC) |
Helium Makeup, |
(Only for type 14 EFC) Type of the carrier gas in channel 2 (read-only) |
Channel3_GasType |
Air |
(Only for type 11 or type 12 EFC) Type of the carrier gas in channel 3 (read-only) |
CheckFlameOut |
On, Off |
(Only FID) Enables the check whether the flame is burning. |
Description |
Flame Ionization Detector, Thermal Conductivity Detector, Thermionic Specific Detector, Electron Capture Detector |
Detector type (read-only) |
DetFault |
Fault, OK |
Fault indicates a detector error. |
DetReady |
Ready/NotReady |
Indicates whether the detector has reached the initial condition and is ready. |
EFCFault |
Fault, OK |
(Only if EFC is installed) Indicates an error in the detector EFC (read-only). |
EFCReady |
Ready, NotReady |
(Only if EFC is installed) Indicates whether the detector EFC has reached the target flow and is ready (read-only). |
EFCType |
None, 11, 12, 15, 16 |
Indicates the type of detector electronic flow control (read-only; electronic flow control = EFC) |
Electronics |
On, Off |
(FID, TCD, and ECD) Turns the electronic elements of the detector on or off.
If the electronic elements are off, the GC can be Ready even if, e.g., the flame of the FID is not burning. |
FilamentCurrent |
0 .. 500 mA |
(Only TCD) Indicates the current of the filament (read-only). |
FilamentTemerature. |
0 - 490°C |
(Only TCD) Sets the target temperature for the filament. |
FilamentTemerature. |
390°C or 490°C |
(Only TCD) Upper limit for the filament temperature (read-only) |
FilamentTemerature. |
0 - 490°C |
(Only TCD) Current temperature of the filament (read-only). |
GasType |
He, N2_Ar |
Type of the carrier gas. |
HydrogenFlow |
|
Properties related to the hydrogen flow |
HydrogenFlow. |
0 - 500 ml/min |
(Only for type 11 or type 12 EFC) Current flow (read-only) |
HydrogenFlow. |
0 - 500 ml/min |
(Only for type 11 or type 12 EFC) Sets the target hydrogen flow. |
MakeupFlow |
|
Properties related to the carrier gas flow. |
MakeupFlow. |
0 - 50 ml/min |
(Only for type 11, 12, or 14 EFC) Current carrier gas flow (read-only) |
MakeupFlow. |
0 - 50 ml/min |
(Only for type 11, 12, or 14 EFC) Sets the carrier gas target flow. |
OvenFault |
Fault, OK |
Fault indicates a detector oven error. |
OvenReady |
Ready/NotReady |
Indicates whether the detector oven has reached the target tempeature and is ready. |
Polarity |
Negative, Positive |
Sets the detector polarity. The polarity can be programmed in up to 7 increments (including Range and Autozero). |
Range |
9, 10, 11, 12 0.05, 0.5, 5.0 (TCD) 1, 10 (ECD) |
Sets the output range of the detector. The range can be programmed in up to 7 increments (including Polarity and Autozero).
This range also refers to digital signals. |
ReferenceFlow |
|
Properties related to the reference gas flow |
ReferenceFlow. |
0 - 100 ml/min |
(Only for type 14 EFC) Current reference gas flow (read-only) |
ReferenceFlow. |
0 - 100 ml/min |
(Only for type 14 EFC) Sets the reference gas target flow. |
Signal |
Signal.LowerLimit - Signal.UpperLimit |
Current detector signal (read-only) |
Signal.LowerLimit |
-10^8 mV bis 10^8 mV |
Lower limit for the detector signal (read-only) |
Signal.UpperLimit |
-10^8 mV bis 10^8 mV |
Upper limit for the detector signal (read-only) |
TempCtrl |
On / Off |
Turns the detector oven on or off. |
Temperature. |
-99 - Upperlimit |
Sets the target temperature for the detector. |
Temperature. |
50 - 450°C |
Upper limit for the detector temperature (read-only) |
Temperature. |
-99 - 450°C |
Current detector temperature (read-only) |
TimeConstant |
Slow, Fast |
Sets the time constant for the noise filter of the detector. |
Type |
FID, ECD, TCD, TSD |
Indicates the detector type (read-only). |
For installation details, refer to Hardware Installation: Installing and Controlling Third-Party Devices Varian CP-3800 GC: Installation in the Administrator Help section.