Multicolumn Thermostat Dashboard Panel

Module Graphic

The items in the multicolumn thermostat graphic have the following meaning and function:

	Shows the status of the column thermostat, off
	or on. The current temperatures of the left and right column thermostats are displayed below the graphic. If temperature control is enabled in the current method, the current temperature setpoints are displayed in square brackets.
	Shows that a Thermal Equilibration Device is installed.
	Shows the current position of the valve. The graphic shows the actual installed valve. NOTE: Not all valves are available for all modules.
	The color of the column graphic denotes the currently selected column. The column graphic tooltip shows the column tag details (if available). The column description (if available) is displayed below the column graphic.

The following multicolumn thermostat actuals are displayed:

Temp. Left	The current actual temperature (left) and setpoint temperature (right) of the left column heat exchanger.
Temp. Right	The current actual temperature (left) and setpoint temperature (right) of the right column heat exchanger.
Valve Position	The current valve position.

The context menu contains the following commands:

	Control	Displays the multicolumn thermostat's Control dialog box.
	Method	Displays the multicolumn thermostat's Method Setup dialog box.
	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.
	Switch Valve	Displays the multicolumn thermostat's Switch Valve Position dialog box.
	Switch On	Switches the column compartment thermostat on.
	Switch Off	Switches the column compartment thermostat off.
	Column Assignment	Displays the Column Assignment dialog box.

The column graphic tooltip shows the column tag details of the selected column (if available).

Description	A description of the column.
Length	The length of the column in mm.
Diameter	The internal diameter of the column in mm.
Particle Size	The particle size of the column packing material in µm.
Maximum Pressure	The maximum pressure supported by the column.
Number of Injections	The number of injections that have been made on the column.
Product Number	The product number of the column.
Maximum Measured Temp.	The highest temperature experienced by the column to date.
Maximum Temperature	The safe maximum operating temperature of the column.
Minimum pH	The minimum pH supported by the column.
Maximum pH	The maximum pH supported by the column.
Void Volume	The void volume of the column and fittings.
First Injection	The date and time of the first injection onto the column.
Recent Injection	The date and time of the most recent injection onto the column.
Manufacturing Date	The date of manufacture of the column.
Agilent Column	Whether or not the column was supplied by Agilent Technologies.
Serial Number	The serial number of the column.
Batch Number	The batch number of the column.
Tag Sealed	Whether or not all static fields except Comment and Void Volume are set irrevocably to read-only.
Comment	A user-generated comment about the column.

16-Jul-2025