DAD Dashboard Panel

Module Graphic

The items in the DAD graphic have the following meaning and function:

The color indicates the status of the Vis lamp:

  • Gray

    The lamp is off.

  • Yellow

    The lamp is on.

The color indicates the status of the UV lamp:

  • Gray

    The lamp is off.

  • Purple flash

    The lamp is igniting.

  • Purple

    The lamp is on.

Denotes a UV lamp with a lamp tag. The tooltip shows the information on the lamp tag. Color coding is as above.

Denotes a detector cell with a cell tag. The tooltip shows the information on the cell tag. This graphic is present only when the detector cell includes a cell tag.

When balancing is in progress, the graphic is yellow (not ready).

If spectra are being acquired, the acquisition range is displayed under the graphic.

Actuals

The DAD actuals shows a table of the current signals in six columns:

Channel

The signal definition, A to H.

WL

The signal wavelength (in nm).

BW

The bandwidth of the signal wavelength (in nm).

RefWL

The reference wavelength (in nm) or off.

RefBW

The bandwidth of the reference wavelength (in nm) or off.

mAU

The signal output (in mAU).

Context Menu

The context menu contains the following commands:

Control

Displays the detector's Control dialog box.

Method

Displays the detector's Method Setup dialog box.

Set Error Method

  • Set Error Method

    Sets the error method to the method that is currently available in the hardware. The error methods are loaded automatically on all modules if an error occurs.

  • Clear Error Method

    Removes the currently loaded error method.

Identify Device

Causes the LED on the front of the module to blink for a few seconds.

Balancing

Balances the detector.

Switch UV Lamp on

Ignites the UV lamp.

Switch UV Lamp off

Switches off the UV lamp.

Switch VIS Lamp on

Switches on the Vis lamp.

Switch VIS Lamp off

Switches off the Vis lamp.