Activating Column Identification (Column Id) - Thermo Scientific Dionex UltiMate 3000 Series Operating Instructions Manual

5.5.3 Activating Column Identification (Column ID)

1. Verify that the column ID chip card is attached to the column (→ page 51).
2. Insert the chip card, with the chip facing down, into one of the four chip card readers
(A - D). (The chip card reader at the utmost left is the reader for column A; the chip
card reader at the utmost right is the reader for column D.) Four chip cards can be used
at the same time. When the chip card is installed correctly, the LED next to the chip
card reader is green.
Fig. 41: Inserting a column ID chip card in a chip card reader
3. In the Chromeleon Server Configuration program, verify that the columns to be
monitored are selected on the Components page for the TCC (→ page 39). If a
column check box is cleared, no information will be available for the column in
Chromeleon.
4. The information on the column ID chip card (→ page 75) is continuously updated and
can be reviewed at any time in Chromeleon, as long as the column and chip card are
installed in the TCC.
♦ Open the Commands dialog box for the TCC and select Column_A
(B, C, or D).
♦ Open the tabset panel for the TCC and click Details in the Columns section.
Column Properties
The chip card provides the following types of information:
• Primary column properties
The primary column properties are used for column identification. The information is
entered once by the column manufacturer or user and will not be changed during the
lifetime of the column. The primary column properties are, for example, the batch
number, product ID, serial number, and the date of manufacture.
• Secondary column properties
Secondary properties are entered by the user and can be changed whenever required. The
secondary column properties are, for example, the manufacturer and the packing material
and particle size of the column, but also temperature, pressure, and pH limits.
Operating Instructions
TCC-3000SD and TCC-3000RS Column Compartments
UltiMate 3000 Series:
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