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. 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. |
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). Note: 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.