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,
Nitrogen Makeup,
Argon 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,
Nitrogen Makeup,
Argon Makeup,
Helium Reference,
Nitrogen Reference,
Argon Reference

(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.

  Note:

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.
Nominal

0 - 490°C

(Only TCD) Sets the target temperature for the filament.

FilamentTemerature.
UpperLimit

390°C or 490°C

(Only TCD) Upper limit for the filament temperature (read-only)

FilamentTemerature.
Value

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.
Value

0 - 500 ml/min

(Only for type 11 or type 12 EFC) Current flow (read-only)

HydrogenFlow.
Nominal

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.
Value

0 - 50 ml/min
(Type 11, 12, or 14 EFC)

(Only for type 11, 12, or 14 EFC) Current carrier gas flow (read-only)

MakeupFlow.
Nominal

0 - 50 ml/min
(Type 11, 12, or 14 EFC)

(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
(FID, TSD)

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).

  Note:

This range also refers to digital signals.

ReferenceFlow

 

Properties related to the reference gas flow

ReferenceFlow.
Value

0 - 100 ml/min

(Only for type 14 EFC) Current reference gas flow (read-only)

ReferenceFlow.
Nominal

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.
Nominal

-99 - Upperlimit

Sets the target temperature for the detector.

Temperature.
Upperlimit

50 - 450°C

Upper limit for the detector temperature (read-only)

Temperature.
Value

-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.