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2000-OSM, F1 

 

8.  Install the sealing gasket and fasten the nut securing the regulator to the panel. 
 
9.  Install the adjusting knob on the regulator. 
 
10.  Reinstall the lines on the back of the regulator. 
 
11.  Install the Purge Air Panel in the analyzer. 
 

Replacing a Gauge 

 
1.  Remove the Purge Air Panel from the analyzer. 
 
2.  Disconnect the line from the back of the gauge, using a 9/16-inch open-end wrench. 
 
3.  Loosen the screws on the plate that secures the gauge to the panel and then remove the plate. 
 
4.  Remove the gauge and sealing gasket from the panel. 
 
5.  Insert the new gauge and sealing gasket through the hole in the panel. 
 
6.  Install the plate that secures the gauge to the panel. 
 
7.  Tighten the screws holding the gauge and plate to the panel. 
 
8.  Reinstall the line on the back of the gauge. 
 
9.  Install the Purge Air Panel in the analyzer. 
 

Installing the Purge Air Panel 

 
1.  Carefully put the panel back in place, aligning the mounting holes. 
 
2.  Install the four screws that hold the panel in place. 
 

SETTING JUMPERS 

 
The following paragraphs describe how to set the various PCB jumpers. 
 

Summary of Contents for PGC2000

Page 1: ...OPERATION AND SERVICE MANUAL Process Gas Chromatograph PGC2000 2000 OSM F2 October 2008 ...

Page 2: ...nd operating this product Specifications are subject to change without notice 2000 2008 ABB Inc ABB has no obligation with respect to any ABB equipment which a has been improperly installed repaired or altered b has been subjected to misuse negligence or accident or c has been used in a manner contrary to ABB s instructions and requirements ...

Page 3: ...8 REVISION STATUS OF EACH PAGE IN THIS MANUAL Page No Revision Status Title and Copyright F2 i F2 ii through ix F1 x and xi F2 xii through xviii F1 xix and xx F2 G 1 through G 6 F1 1 1 through 1 6 F1 2 1 through 2 38 F1 3 1 through 3 9 F1 4 1 through 4 75 F1 5 1 through 5 14 F1 6 1 through 6 44 F1 7 1 through 7 40 F1 8 1 through 8 41 F1 8 42 through 8 51 F2 8 52 through 8 75 F1 8 76 through 8 81 F...

Page 4: ... 2 1 Installation Tools and Equipment 2 1 Plumbing Installation 2 2 Gas Requirements 2 2 Calibration Sample 2 2 Purge Air Alarm 2 3 Liquid Sample Valve 2 3 EQUIPMENT MOUNTING 2 4 CONNECTIONS 2 4 Tubing 2 4 Analyzer Air 2 5 Carrier Gas 2 5 Sample 2 5 Hydrogen Gas 2 5 Vent 2 5 Electrical 2 6 INITIAL SETUP OF EQUIPMENT 2 7 Equipment and Supplies Required 2 7 Precautions 2 7 Sample System Checkout 2 8...

Page 5: ...7 SECTION 3 OPERATION CONTROLS AND INDICATORS 3 1 Gas Chromatograph Controller GCC 3 1 Regulator and Gauge Panels 3 2 Oven Compartment 3 2 PREPARING FOR OPERATION 3 2 Display Screen 3 3 Checking Calibration 3 3 Checking Streams 3 5 ANALYTICAL OPERATION 3 5 Starting Analytical Operation 3 5 Stopping Analytical Operation 3 6 ALARMS 3 6 CHROMATOGRAMS 3 7 Displaying a Chromatogram 3 7 Recording a Chro...

Page 6: ...put PCB Option 4 13 METHOD TABLES 4 13 Calibrating the Method 4 13 Preparing a Method Table 4 15 Editing a Method Table 4 18 Printing a Method Table 4 19 PEAK DETECTION 4 20 Forced Gating 4 21 Slope Detection Introduction 4 21 Slope Detection Basic Functions 4 21 Slope Detection Supplemental Functions 4 22 OTHER TIME CODED FUNCTIONS 4 26 Auto Zero 4 26 Stream Step 4 27 Valve On and Valve Off 4 27 ...

Page 7: ...ration Table 4 48 Programming Notes 4 50 Alarms 4 51 ELECTRONIC PRESSURE CONTROL OPTION 4 51 Physical Description 4 51 Operator Settings 4 51 Manual Pressure Control Mode 4 51 Pressure Configuration Table 4 53 Configuring SWITCH 4 55 Pressure Control Table 4 56 Pressure Check Table 4 58 Alarms 4 59 RAW CHROMATOGRAM STORAGE AND REPROCESSING 4 59 Accessing Raw Chromatogram Storage 4 60 Checking Avai...

Page 8: ... Continuous Upward or Downward Drift 6 2 Baseline Continuous Noise 6 3 Baseline or Signal Offset FID 6 3 Baseline Signal Random Noise FID 6 4 Signal Offset FPD 6 5 Signal Random Baseline Noise FPD 6 5 ANALYSIS PROBLEMS 6 6 No Peaks 6 6 Double Sampling 6 7 Additional Peaks of Unknown Origin Mystery Peaks 6 8 Variable Sample Size 6 8 Variable Retention Times 6 9 Individual Peak Missing on Report 6 9...

Page 9: ...ion 6 22 No Recorder Output 6 22 No Analyzer Keypad Response 6 23 LOCOM PCB Symptoms and Possible Causes 6 24 Flame Out LED On 6 24 Flame Will Not Ignite FID 6 24 Flame Will Not Ignite FPD 6 24 Low Carrier Pressure Hardware Alarm 6 25 Low Sample Flow Hardware Alarm 6 25 Loss of Purge Air 6 25 Stream Not Selected 6 26 Analyzer Will Not Power Up X Purge 6 26 ELECTRONIC PRESSURE CONTROL TROUBLESHOOTI...

Page 10: ...9 DOUBLE SAMPLING 7 10 TP 20 VARIABLE SAMPLE SIZE 7 10 TP 21 OPEN TEMPERATURE SENSOR 7 11 TP 22 SHORTED TEMPERATURE SENSOR 7 12 TP 23 LOSS OF OVEN AIR 7 12 TP 24 ISOTHERMAL OVEN OVERTEMP SENSOR OPEN 7 14 TP 25 ZONE INPUT SENSOR OPEN 7 14 TP 26 OPEN OR SHORTED HEATER 7 15 TP 27 OPEN FUSE TO AC CONDITIONING BOARD 7 16 TP 28 FID POLARIZING VOLTAGE TEST 7 16 TP 29 FLAME OUT LED REMAINS ON AFTER FID FL...

Page 11: ...y 8 17 Accessing the Polarizer and Ignitor Elements 8 18 Replacing the Polarizer 8 18 Replacing the Ignitor Assembly 8 19 Closing the Detector 8 19 Cleaning the FID Jet 8 20 Cleaning the Collector 8 21 Replacing the FID Cable Assembly 8 22 FILAMENT TCD REPAIR 8 23 T C Detector Access 8 23 Removing the Filaments 8 23 Installing the Filaments 8 24 Filament Checkout 8 25 Connecting the Filaments 8 25...

Page 12: ... Proportional Valve 8 48 Removing the Control PCB 8 48 Installing a New Control PCB 8 49 Removing the Heater 8 49 Installing a New Heater 8 50 CALIBRATING THE ELECTRONIC PRESSURE CONTROLLER 8 50 REPAIRING PURGE AIR PANEL COMPONENTS 8 53 Removing the Purge Air Panel 8 53 Replacing a Regulator 8 53 Replacing a Gauge 8 54 Installing the Purge Air Panel 8 54 SETTING JUMPERS 8 54 Backplane PCB 8 55 DTC...

Page 13: ...ication 9 1 Software Configuration Identification 9 2 How to Order 9 2 GC CONTROLLER 9 3 Back of Front Panel 9 3 Card Cage 9 3 GCC Chassis 9 4 Components on Right Side Door 9 4 PURGE AIR PANEL 9 5 ELECTRONIC PRESSURE CONTROL PANEL 9 5 CARRIER GAS PANEL 9 6 ISOTHERMAL OVEN COMPONENTS 9 7 Liquid Sample Valve 9 8 Flame Ionization Detector 9 9 Filament Type Thermal Conductivity Detector 9 9 Thermistor...

Page 14: ...Function 10 8 COMPONENT NAME Function 10 8 COMPONENT TYPE Function 10 8 COPY ARRAY Command 10 8 CURRENT METHOD Function 10 8 CURRENT STREAM Function 10 8 CYCLE TIME Function 10 9 DEACTIVATE STREAM Command 10 9 DELETE ALL GATE TCFS Command 10 9 DELETE ALL TCFS OF A TYPE Command 10 9 DIM Statement 10 10 END Statement 10 10 EXPONENT Function 10 10 FLAME OUT ALARM Function 10 10 FLOATING POINT Convers...

Page 15: ...ent 10 17 INJECT TIME Function 10 17 INJECT UCT Function 10 17 INSTR Function 10 17 INTEGER TYPE Conversion Routine 10 17 LENGTH OF CORRELATION FACTOR TABLE Function 10 18 LENGTH OF PERCENT OFF TABLE Function 10 18 LENGTH OF STRING Function 10 18 LENGTH OF TEMPERATURE TABLE Function 10 18 LENGTH OF TIME VS BOILING POINT TABLE Function 10 18 LET Statement 10 19 LOGARITHM BASE TEN Function 10 19 LOW...

Page 16: ...RESPONSE FACTOR Command 10 28 PUT TEMPERATURE OF A ZONE Command 10 28 PUT TEMPERATURE TABLE Command 10 28 PUT TIME VS BOILING POINT TABLE Command 10 28 READ ANALOG INPUT Function 10 28 READ DIGITAL INPUT Function 10 29 REMARKS Command 10 30 REPORT TYPE Function 10 30 REQUEST ANALYSIS Command 10 30 REQUEST BENCHMARK Command 10 30 REQUEST CALIBRATION Command 10 30 RESET TIME LIMIT Command 10 31 SENS...

Page 17: ... LISTING 10 37 General Statements 10 37 Math Routines 10 37 String and Conversion Routines 10 37 GCC Commands and Functions 10 38 SIM DIS Only Commands 10 39 Simultaneous Dual Detector Commands 10 40 VistaNET Commands 10 41 ERROR MESSAGES 10 41 Compilation Error Messages 10 41 Run Time Error Messages 10 42 REAL TIME VISTA BASIC 10 43 Introduction 10 43 Real Time Operation 10 43 Screens 10 44 Real ...

Page 18: ... 18 TCD Amplifier PCB 2 31 2 19 VN Menu Screen Startup Highlighted 2 33 2 20 VistaNET Essential Addresses Screen 2 34 2 21 VistaNET Access Level Screen 2 35 2 22 VN Menu Screen Tables Highlighted 2 36 2 23 Subscriber List Screen 2 37 2 24 Controller Status Screen 2 38 3 1 GCC Card Cage Controls and Indicators 3 1 3 2 Electronics Housing Controls and Indicators 3 1 3 3 Regulator and Gauge Panels 3 ...

Page 19: ... 4 35 4 37 Table Storage Screen 4 38 4 38 Manual Temperature Control Mode Screen 4 41 4 39 Pressure and Temperature Control Screen 4 42 4 40 5 Zone Names and Limits Table Screen 4 42 4 41 Method Table 01 Screen 4 45 4 42 Temperature Control Screen 4 45 4 43 Temperature Check Screen 4 47 4 44 Controller Type Screen 4 48 4 45 Temp Config Table Screen 4 49 4 46 Pressure and Temperature Control Screen...

Page 20: ...ne Random Noise 6 4 6 7 Baseline Random Noise 6 5 6 8 No Peaks 6 6 6 9 Double Sampling 6 7 6 10 Mystery Peaks 6 8 6 11 Variable Sample Size 6 8 6 12 Variable Retention Time 6 9 6 13 Peak Inversion 6 10 6 14 Chromatogram Off Scale 6 10 6 15 EPC Pressure Control Assembly 6 28 6 16 Backplane PCB Power Connections 6 29 6 17 Input Power Distribution 6 30 6 18 Location of Contrast Adjustment 6 31 6 19 A...

Page 21: ...Panel Cable Lock Nut 8 43 8 21 EPC Control Assembly Components 8 45 8 22 EPC Control PCB Cabling 8 45 8 23 Location of Zone Fittings 8 51 8 24 Pressure and Temperature Control Screen 8 52 8 25 Manual Pressure Control Mode Screen 8 52 8 26 Purge Air Panel Fasteners 8 53 8 27 Backplane PCB Jumper Locations 8 55 8 28 DTC Backplane PCB Switch and Jumper Locations 8 56 8 29 DTC Zone Board Jumper Locati...

Page 22: ...omponents 9 7 9 11 Liquid Sample Valve 9 8 9 12 FID Components 9 9 9 13 Filament Type TCD Components 9 9 9 14 Thermistor Type TCD Components 9 10 9 15 M2CP Valve Components 9 10 9 16 Type 781 Methanizer Air Cleanup System 9 11 9 17 Type 805 Methanizer Air Cleanup System 9 11 9 18 Dual Air Cleanup System 9 12 9 19 Valco Diaphragm Valve 9 12 9 20 PGC2000 Showing FPD Components 9 13 9 21 Burner Block...

Page 23: ...ion CENELEC Comite Europeen de Normalisation Electrotechnique the European electronics organization that determines standards and testing to ensure safe operation of electrical instrumentation in hazardous areas Chroma I O Chromatographic Input Output PCB provides the interface between the analog domain of the gas chromatographic analyzer and the digital domain of the controller components peaks p...

Page 24: ...cally Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory used for the safe storage of tables sometimes written E2 PROM or EEPROM FID Flame Ionization Detector field highlighted area on display screen where data entry and modification are allowed data entry is ended terminated by filling the field with characters or by pressing ENTER or any soft key or cursor key forced gating technique of chromatographic data...

Page 25: ...thod of data collection is to proceed microprocessor the semiconductor circuit containing the central processing unit functions noise any unwanted signal superimposed upon a useful signal which tends to obscure the desired information numeric field field that accepts number entries Panic key nickname for F1 key directly under the screen soft key pressing this key will return the display to the Bac...

Page 26: ...ications protocol short range common term for EIA RS 232 serial data interchange format SBC Single Board Computer PCB selection field horizontal screen display Right and Left cursor keys move through options printed on screen make selection by leaving field with Up or Down cursor key slope detect a technique of chromatographic data collection in which the controller automatically ascertains the pr...

Page 27: ...alytical network that links analyzers DCS and support people using the data VNSA VistaNET Name Service Administrator PC software that serves as the address book for the VistaNET watchdog timer hardware circuit alarm that indicates when the software fails to cycle through its entire task structure within a set period of time ...

Page 28: ...re produces a Faraday Shield around the electronic components detection systems and other sensitive components which could generate EMI or be affected by EMI An extension of this Faraday shield must be carried throughout the installation scheme NOTE Special conditions of Certificate of Conformity LCIE 02 ATEX 6025 X apply to the electrical equipment for its safe use Special conditions for electric...

Page 29: ...H PGC2000 The Oven Compartment houses an isothermal oven which contains the analytical columns the detectors and the sample valves The Gas Chromatograph Controller GCC contains the card cage with PCBs the Temperature Controller and one or more of the following detector amplifiers flame ionization FID thermal conductivity TCD and flame photometric FPD The front panel has a liquid crystal display LC...

Page 30: ...C DETECTOR When the analyzer has a flame photometric detector FPD a panel attached to the left side of the analyzer contains the detector the detector amplifier and the high voltage transformer that provides the spark to ignite the FPD see Figure 1 2 0 0 0 0 FPD Electrometer Assembly Transformer Detector X Purge Figure 1 2 PGC WITH FLAME PHOTOMETRIC DETECTOR AIR PURGE SYSTEMS If the analyzer will ...

Page 31: ...minimum configuration dependent Mounting Wall 1 3 in 32 mm from wall with brackets Floor Optional wheeled dolly EMI RFI Consideration Conforms to Class A Industrial Environment Electrical Entries Top Pneumatic Entries Right Side Sample Entries Gas Bottom Liquid Right Side Vents Bottom and or Right Side Safety Area Classification NEC Class I Div 1 Group B C D with type Y Purge T4 T3 or T2 ATEX Conf...

Page 32: ...pes Start up Purge 7 6 8 5 ft3 min 214 242 L min at 60 F 20 C Steady State Purge 4 5 5 2 ft3 min 127 147 L min at 60 F 20 C Analytical Detectors Standard Detectors Thermal Conductivity Flame Ionization Flame Photometric Inter column Thermal Conductivity Configuration Up to two simultaneous detectors each with capability for sequential inter column TC detector one FPD per analyzer Third party detec...

Page 33: ...9 kPa 6 89 bar regulator should not exceed 150 psig 1034 kPa 10 34 bar It is the customer s responsibility to set relief devices used to protect the analyzer and prevent hazardous releases should be set at a maximum of 200 psig 1380 kPa 13 80 bar Range 2 15 psig 5 30 psig 20 100 psig Gauges 0 15 psig 0 30 psig 0 100 psig 0 102 kPa 0 200 kPa 0 700 kPa 0 1 02 bar 0 2 00 bar 0 7 00 bar Temp Coefficie...

Page 34: ...um of 200 psig 1380 kPa 13 80 bar Range 0 to 100 psig 0 to 689 kPa 0 to 6 89 bar bubble tight non venting Gauges Electronic readout 0 01 psig 0 07 kPa 0 7 mbar resolution Setpoint resolution 0 01 psig 0 07 kPa 0 7 mbar Temp Coefficient None Regulation See below Accuracy 0 to 50 psig 1 7 50 to 100 psig 2 7 Repeatability 0 1 psig 0 7 kPa 7 mbar Allowable Gasses H2 He N2 Air Ar Quality GC Grade Flow ...

Page 35: ...ty glasses with side shields CAUTION Before opening analyzer enclosure doors be sure the area is safe from hazardous gases and will remain so the entire time analyzer is open When handling electronic parts and assemblies it is necessary that proper electrostatic discharge ESD precautions are taken i e wear an ESD wrist strap with a grounding cable and use an ESD shielded bag to protect items remov...

Page 36: ... check each connection as described in the Leak Check paragraph Gas Requirements The following information represents general requirements Due to differences in applications refer to the Data Package supplied with your analyzer for application specific requirements Instrument Air instrument grade air Burner Air ISA Hydrocarbon Free Grade with hydrocarbon content less than 1 ppm and dew point less ...

Page 37: ...required by NFPA 496 1993 Liquid Sample Valve The Liquid Sample Valve LSV utilizes two different connection methods for the sample lines Earlier analyzers had these sample lines connected directly to the LSV as shown in Figure 2 1 INCORRECT CORRECT Putting a loop in the tubing or using flexible hose reduces any sideways force at the connection Forcing the tubing into a position can exert a sideway...

Page 38: ... when tightening the carrier fittings on the vaporizer One wrench must be used to back up the force applied to tighten the fitting direct wrench force will bend the stem or the vaporizer NOTE To ensure the integrity of the components within the Liquid Sample Valve LSV use the tools in LSV Tool Kit 791K009 1 when assembling or disassembling the LSV EQUIPMENT MOUNTING WARNING Depending on the config...

Page 39: ...s WARNING Hydrogen is highly explosive Follow applicable safety precautions and use extreme care in making connections It is the customer s responsibility to ensure that the hydrogen supply to the analyzer does not exceed 100 psig 689 kPa 6 89 bar and that the customer s pressure relieving devices are set to relieve at 200 psig 1380 kPa 13 8 bar Failure to control the hydrogen pressure within thes...

Page 40: ...connected to the stream select solenoids that are within the analyzer thus contaminating the solenoid vent and causing damage to the solenoid valve and analyzer Electrical The analyzer must be installed according to all applicable codes If it will be in a hazardous area the wiring method must conform to the applicable explosion proof requirements Install signal wiring and power wiring in separate ...

Page 41: ...rk permits etc Equipment and Supplies Required 1 Analyzer Data Sheets from the Data Package 2 Flow measuring device Precautions 1 Refer to the Data Package for correct values and settings before adjusting pressure flow temperature etc 2 Review all data on alarms and corrective action before operating the analyzer 3 Connect the analyzer purge alarm to a visual or audible annunciator located in a co...

Page 42: ...nd heater air pressures are set during factory checkout and calibration tests These settings should not be changed during installation setup and operation They can be verified at the gauges on the Purge Air Panel Analytical pressures are also set during factory checkout and calibration tests but these settings may have to be adjusted for the installation environment Once you have verified proper o...

Page 43: ...e the same as that specified in the Data Package If necessary adjust each regulator until its gauge value is the same as the Data Package value 11 Verify any other gases in the same manner as Carrier 1 12 If a leak occurs during start up perform the leak check described in Leak Check 13 Allow sufficient time for oven warm up The oven should stabilize at the temperature indicated in the Data Packag...

Page 44: ...n Valve One ON verify that the number 1 does not appear on the first line then press the 1 key on the keyboard The number 1 appears momentarily on the second line and then appears on the first line 4 To turn Valve One OFF verify that the number 1 appears on the first line Valves Move the cursor to the second line and press the number 1 key The number 1 disappears from the first line of the screen ...

Page 45: ...he flow measuring device to the CELL VENT of the detector cell and measure the flow rate The total column flow should be as specified in the Data Package s If necessary adjust the COLUMN PRESSURE regulator to obtain the specified flow rate 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 10 CARRIER IN COLUMN PRESSURE ADJ PI SAMPLE VENT AIR OUT AIR IN VALVE ON AIR OUT AIR IN VALVE ON SAMPLE IN ANALYTICAL FLO...

Page 46: ...VE ON PI Figure 2 7 MATCHING FLOW THROUGH ANALYTICAL FLOW ADJUST VALVE 2 To compensate for the pressure drop through Column 1 adjust the ANALYTICAL FLOW ADJUST needle valve accessed from the right side of the Oven Compartment until the flow rate at the cell vent of the detector cell is the same as the total column flow 3 If the analyzer has several valves first set the lowest numbered valve ON and...

Page 47: ...kflush Vent restrictor to the flow rate stated in the Data Package 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 10 CARRIER IN COLUMN PRESSURE ADJ PI AIR IN AIR OUT VALVE OFF AIR IN AIR OUT VALVE OFF SAMPLE VENT SAMPLE IN ANALYTICAL FLOW ADJ BACKFLUSH VENT COLUMN 1 SAMPLE LOOP COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 DETECTOR SELECTOR FLOW ADJ SELECTOR VENT CELL VENT Figure 2 8 CHECKING BACKFLUSH FLOW ...

Page 48: ...LVE OFF PI Figure 2 9 MATCHING FLOW THROUGH SELECTOR FLOW ADJUST VALVE 2 To compensate for the pressure drop through Columns 1 and 2 adjust the SELECTOR FLOW ADJUST needle valve until the flow rate at the cell vent is the same as the total column flow Checking Selector Vent 1 See Figure 2 9 Connect the flow measuring device to the Selector Vent and verify that Valve One is ON and Valve Two is OFF ...

Page 49: ... in override see X Purge Override Option in Section 4 For X Purged and CENELEC certified analyzers you can turn the power supply ON at the circuit breaker immediately after the air supply is turned ON X Purge automatically controls the purge time and applies power to the analyzer only after the purge cycle is completed Refer to the Data Package for specific purge cycle time There is an X Purge Ove...

Page 50: ...as mechanical regulators check column pressure by examining the Carrier 1 and Carrier 2 gauges on the Pressure Control Panel and verify these values with Data Package specifications Adjust the Carrier 1 and Carrier 2 regulators as necessary 9 Turn ON Calibration Gas supply may be called Standard Sample The gauges and regulators used to monitor the calibration gas are normally part of the Sample Co...

Page 51: ...press the F4 Manual Ignitor On soft key to light the cell flame The ignitor coil remains powered for the specified Timeout period Once the flame lights the Flame Out LED will go off The cell flame burns as long as there is sufficient burner air and hydrogen fuel in the cell 14 For an analyzer with an FPD a On the Chroma Board screen observe the Flame line If Lit is underlined the flame should be o...

Page 52: ...anual Control Mode Screen press the F4 Press Temp Control soft key f On the Pres and Temp Control screen cursor to TEMP CONTROL and press the F2 Manual Temp Control soft key Chroma Board Detector FPD Flame Lit Ignitor Off H2 None Hardware Zero 5 10mV 4 7 Software Zero 3 18mV Detector Reading 1 98mV Ignitor Manual Auto Auto Timeout Timeout 0 seconds FPD Temp Zone 0 Manually Manual Exit Graphics Zer...

Page 53: ...e soft key two times to return to the Manual Control Mode screen i On the Manual Control Mode screen press the F2 Detector and Graphics soft key j On the Chroma Board screen verify the flame is off and the Ignitor is Off k Press the F4 Manual Ignitor On soft key to light the cell flame The ignitor coil remains powered for the specified Timeout period Once the flame lights the Flame Out LED will go...

Page 54: ...On the Commands screen cursor down to STORAGE CONFIG 4 Press the F2 Save or Restore Tables soft key 5 On the Table Storage screen cursor down to RESTORE TABLES FROM E2PROM 6 Press the F2 Restore Tables soft key 7 When Are You Sure Y N appears on the screen press the Y key 8 Press the F1 soft key as necessary to return to the Background screen This restores to main memory the tables that were most ...

Page 55: ... Perform steps 3 through 8 Calibration Run If you have a calibration run specified for your analyzer request a calibration and compare the results with those in the Data Package To do this perform the following steps which will enable you to perform a single calibration run 1 On the Background screen press the F1 Exit to Commands soft key 2 On Commands screen cursor to TABLE EDIT and press the F2 ...

Page 56: ...is soft key 13 On the Start Stop Analysis screen press the F2 Start Analyzer soft key The controller will perform the calibration as soon as it completes all other requests 14 Press the F1 soft key as necessary to return to the Background screen 15 Watch the screen to determine when the calibration stream noted in step 4 has purged and starts the calibration 16 Press the F3 Current Report Basic I ...

Page 57: ...ysis on this stream as soon as all other requests have been completed 8 Press the F1 soft key as necessary to return to the Background screen 9 Watch the screen to determine when the desired stream has purged and starts the analysis 10 Press the F3 Current Report Basic I O and Options soft key 11 On the Report Basic I O and Options screen cursor to CURRENT REPORT if necessary and press the F2 View...

Page 58: ... close the Front Panel Additionally you must restore the tables from E2 PROM see Verify GCC Operation 1 Turn power to the analyzer OFF 2 Open the GCC front panel CAUTION Always wear a fully connected anti static wrist strap when removing or installing PC boards 3 Remove the Chroma I O PCB from the Card Cage 4 Locate Switch SW1 on the Chroma I O PCB see Figure 2 14 OFF 1 2 3 4 5 ON SW1 6 7 8 Figure...

Page 59: ...1 0 0 0 0 0 Figure 2 15 REMOTE NUMBER IDENTIFICATION WITH SW1 6 Insert the Chroma I O PCB into slot 2 of the Card Cage and make sure the PCB is securely in place 7 Close and lock the GCC front panel 8 Turn power to the analyzer ON at the circuit breaker The local control options are manual control view only and screen saver using SW1 positions 6 7 and 8 SW1 positions 6 and 7 interact Setting SW1 7...

Page 60: ... have verified the calibration data and each stream s data you are ready to place the analyzer into full operation Display the Background screen and then perform the following steps 1 Press the F1 Exit to Commands soft key 2 On the Commands screen cursor to ANALYSIS CONTROL if necessary and then press the F4 Start Stop Analysis soft key 3 On the Start Stop Analysis screen press the F2 Start Analyz...

Page 61: ...urns on and will record the chromatogram 5 When the chromatogram is complete press the F1 soft key as necessary to return to the Background screen Displaying a Chromatogram 1 On the Background screen press the F2 Manual Control soft key 2 On the Manual Control Mode screen press the F2 Detector and Graphics soft key 3 On the Chroma Board screen press the F2 Graphics soft key 4 On the Graphics Mode ...

Page 62: ...n the Data Package to the corresponding reports in the analyzer by printing the analyzer reports Putting a Header on Printed Reports 1 On the Background screen press the F1 Exit to Commands soft key 2 On the Commands screen cursor down to NAMES and then press the F3 Name Headers soft key 3 On the Name Headers screen enter a header up to two lines and then press the F2 Exit and Update soft key to s...

Page 63: ...Report Type Raw Data Regular Short Print Never Always On Alarm Alarm Reports No Yes Frequency 1 Inhibit Cal Bench Report No Yes Exit Escape and Update F1 F2 F3 F4 Figure 2 17 PRINTER REPORT TYPE SCREEN 8 When you have made and verified your selections press the F2 Exit and Update soft key to print the report 9 Repeat steps 2 through 8 for each report you want to print 10 When you have printed all ...

Page 64: ...est soft key 10 Press the F1 Escape soft key to return to the Commands screen 11 If the analyzer is running go to step 14 If the analyzer is stopped go to step 12 12 On the Commands screen press the F4 Start Stop Analysis soft key 13 On the Start Stop Analysis screen press the F2 Start Analyzer soft key The controller will perform the benchmark as soon as all other requests have been completed 14 ...

Page 65: ...0 mV 0 05 mV 4 Note the readings on the Chroma Board screen for Hardware Zero Software Zero and Detector Reading values 5 Open the Controller front door 6 Locate the TCD Amplifier PCB on the left side wall of the GCC and remove the plug covering the Zero Adjust Potentiometer see Figure 2 16 7 Adjust the Zero Adjust potentiometer until the Detector Reading is equal to the sum of the Hardware Zero a...

Page 66: ...t set up the GCC to work on this network This setup consists of several sets of front panel display entries Initial Setup These steps set up the analyzer to work with VistaNET The paragraphs that follow explain specific additional information required for full VistaNET operation NOTE Before changing VistaNET screens verify all data with your Network Administrator to ensure proper VistaNET connecti...

Page 67: ...ifies the device type and location 7 Cursor down to the Tag line and enter the GCC s tag number This usually identifies the tap in the process that connects to the analyzer 8 Cursor to the Board Address line and enter the Communication Board s address 9 Cursor to the Domain 1 line and enter your GCC s Domain 1 identification 10 Cursor to the Domain 2 line and enter your GCC s Domain 2 identificati...

Page 68: ...appropriate access level There are three levels of remote access i e via VistaNET granted by the analyzer 1 Net Locked no remote modification of the analyzer s tables is permitted It requires a SUPERVISOR VNSA access level to modify any of the analyzer s tables from the front panel see the applicable VistaNET Installation Guide for more information 2 Restricted remote modification of tables is lim...

Page 69: ...ly send analysis results and analyzer events to the VistaREPORTER the HIU and VistaSTORAGE you must enter their addresses and associated time outs in the Subscriber List The time out determines how long the analytical device will wait for an appropriate response from the server before trying an alternate domain or different server altogether Unlike the Essential Addresses and Access Level the Subs...

Page 70: ...2 36 2000 OSM F1 1 At the VN MENU screen cursor to TABLES see Figure 2 22 VN Menu TABLES STARTUP TESTING Subscriber SQC Escape List Config Table F1 F2 F3 F4 Figure 2 22 VN MENU SCREEN TABLES HIGHLIGHTED ...

Page 71: ...e server that is contacted only when no proper response has been received from the Primary Address within the time limit set in the Time Out field 6 Cursor to the Time Out field and enter the time period before the analytical device will switch to the Secondary Address for services The time out period must be entered in milliseconds Note If the HIU time out period is inadequate for HIU communicati...

Page 72: ...e that Blocks Acked and Blocks Received both have numbers indicating that your command to Refresh VNSA Tables was sent and acknowledged You are now connected to VistaNET Controller Status CPU 41 Memory 089 342656 Bytes Channel One Two Domain 0 1 0 2 Blocks Acked 001463 000955 Blocks Not Acked 000360 000167 Blocks Received 001467 000953 Purges Queued 000000 000000 Time Outs 000372 000365 Blocks Dro...

Page 73: ... front door closed Hardware Fault LED indicates hardware fault A B D E F G C K L M N O P Q U V WX Y Z SPA CE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 H I J R S T BKS P SHIF T 0 9 8 Software Fault LED indicates software fault Front Panel Latch holds front door closed Side Panel Latch holds side door closed Recorder Jacks connect chart recorder Numeric Keys enter numeric information Alpha Vista BASIC Keys enter alphabetic com...

Page 74: ...re installed If the analyzer has EPC the Pressure Control Panel has a blank front panel Oven Compartment On the right side of the oven compartment are located the column flow adjustments for setting flows These needle valves located in the oven for thermal stability allow flows to be set using a screwdriver through the oven wall without disturbing the thermal integrity of the analysis zone PREPARI...

Page 75: ...EEN WITH ELEMENTS IDENTIFIED When the Background screen is not displayed you can return to the Background screen by repeatedly pressing the F1 soft key until the Background screen appears Before you start into full analytical operation perform a calibration if appropriate and a single analysis on each stream These precautions enable you to verify the analyzer and the process CAUTION When you stop ...

Page 76: ...ands screen press the F4 Start Stop Analysis soft key 7 On the Start Stop Analysis screen press the F2 Start Analyzer soft key The controller will run the calibration when all other requests have been completed 8 When the calibration run is complete verify that the Commands screen is displayed and then press the F4 Start Stop Analysis soft key 9 On the Start Stop Analysis screen cursor to At End o...

Page 77: ...am when all other requests have been completed 10 Press the F1 soft key as necessary to return to the Background screen 11 Watch the screen to determine when the selected stream has purged and is starting its analysis 12 Press the F3 Cur Report Basic I O Options soft key 13 On the Report Basic I O and Options screen cursor to CURRENT REPORT if necessary and press the F2 View Current Report soft ke...

Page 78: ... cursor to At End of Analysis and press the F2 Stop Analyzer soft key 5 Press the F1 soft key as necessary to return to the Background screen ALARMS The analyzer has different types and levels of alarms to help you resolve analyzer problems When an alarm signal appears on the Background Screen press the F4 Alarms soft key to display the ALARMS screen with the alarm message see Figure 3 6 When you ...

Page 79: ...ge for the screen or too small to read press the right or left cursor arrow key to change attenuation The attenuation value appears at the bottom of the Graphics screen after the letter R with higher numbers representing more attenuation 6 To change the speed at which the chromatogram scrolls press the up faster or down slower cursor arrow key Speed appears at the bottom of the Graphics screen aft...

Page 80: ... 39 02 mv 5 0 78 08 mv 6 0 156 16 mv 7 0 312 32 mv 8 0 624 64 mv 9 0 1 250 V 10 0 2 500 V 11 0 5 00 V 12 0 10 00 V Figure 3 7 CHROMATOGRAM ATTENUATION RANGES SHUT DOWN PROCEDURES If it is necessary to turn off power to the analyzer for maintenance perform the following steps 1 On the Background screen press the F1 Exit to Commands soft key 2 On the Commands screen cursor to ANALYSIS CONTROL if nec...

Page 81: ...OUTPUT CLEAR ALARMS WARNINGS OPTIONS START STOP AND EDIT BASIC ZONE CONFI NAMES AND LIMITS CONTROLLER TYPE VISTANET VISTANET TABLES AND COMMANDS LOG IN OUT TESTING SETUP MISC CONTROL PARAMETERS TIME AND DATE NAME HEADERS NAME SENSORS BASIC NAME STREAMS NAMES STORAGE CONFIG UPDATE DIGITAL CONFIG SAVE OR RESTORE TABLES CHROMA BOARD 1 OTHER DIGITAL BOARD 1 DIGITAL BOARD 2 CHROMA BOARD 2 GRAPHICS MEMO...

Page 82: ...LYTICAL FLOW ADJ BACKFLUSH VENT SAMPLE IN SAMPLE VENT COLUMN 2 SAMPLE LOOP SELECTOR FLOW ADJ SELECTOR VENT CELL VENT DETECTOR 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 10 CARRIER IN SV SV SUPPLY AIR PURGE AIR ADJ OVEN COLUMN 1 COLUMN PRESSURE ADJ COLUMN 3 Figure 4 1 TYPICAL ANALYTICAL FLOW SYSTEM DIAGRAM The sample valve captures a sample in the sample loop When the valve switches the carrier gas swe...

Page 83: ...ss the F2 Detector and Graphics soft key 3 The Chroma Board screen see Figure 4 2 shows detector status and adjustments 4 For FID and FPD equipped analyzers operate the ignitor manually by pressing the F4 Manual Ignitor On soft key 5 For TCD equipped analyzers set the baseline by adjusting TCD Zero Adjust on the TCD Amplifier Board inside the GCC while watching the Detector Reading on the screen T...

Page 84: ...t ignition This automatically turns on the hydrogen supply If an analyzer with an FID has the Flameout LED illuminated on the front panel it can be ignited either automatically or manually When the Chroma Board screen has Auto highlighted the ignitor will continuously try to ignite the flame When Auto Timeout is highlighted the ignitor will attempt to ignite the flame for the time specified by Tim...

Page 85: ...proportional to the change The TCD contains a reference filament and a measurement filament When the reference carrier gas flows across both filaments the two filaments have the same filament temperature and the bridge has a zero output During a measurement cycle a sample flows through the measurement filament changing thermal conductivity and the filament temperature thereby causing a correspondi...

Page 86: ...rates and bias voltage on the photomultiplier tube Because the amount of sulfur in the sample is very small a sulfur addition module provides a standard level of sulfur This keeps the sulfur readings above the noise level within the analyzer When the analyzer processes a sulfur compound the sulfur in the sample adds to the standard sulfur providing a level more easily measured by the photomultipli...

Page 87: ...ystem The methods assigned to the Master Chroma I O Chroma Bd 1 perform the stream stepping and control the analysis time The slave Chroma Bd 2 starts its cycle simultaneously with the master but the slave s cycle time is shorter than that of the master When the slave completes its analysis it waits until the beginning of the next master cycle to start another run All stream and valve outputs orig...

Page 88: ... Component HEXANE E MERCAPT 0 394 4 188 Exit Manual Cur Report to Control Basic I O Alarms Commands Options F1 F2 F3 F4 Figure 4 6 BACKGROUND SCREEN SIMULTANEOUS DUAL DETECTORS To select or change which detector s data is viewed press the F2 Manual Control soft key on the Background screen On the Manual Control Mode screen press the F2 Detector and Graphics soft key When the Chroma Board screen ap...

Page 89: ...Detector Reading 1 98mV Ignitor Manual Auto Auto Timeout Timeout 0 seconds FPD Temp Zone 0 Manually Manual Exit Graphics Zero Ignitor Baseline On F1 F2 F3 F4 Figure 4 8 SECOND CHROMA BOARD SCREEN Pressing the F3 Select Chroma Bd and Exit soft key will also change the selected board but it will not display the Chroma I O Board 2 screen The Control Parameters screen contains the entries for selectin...

Page 90: ...aster Detector 2 Mode Master Slave Analyzer Name More Below Exit Alarm Common Escape and Mask Digital Update Out Mask F1 F2 F3 F4 Figure 4 9 CONTROL PARAMETERS SCREEN The Stream Assignment screen adds two columns to its standard screen see Figure 4 10 one to identify the detector used for each stream and method Det the other to identify the link between master and slave Link Stream Assignment Stre...

Page 91: ... I O Board 1 The RECORDER field selects which detector s output Chroma I O Board 1 will send to the recorder outputs The Mode field selects the type of output to be sent to the recorder chromatogram bar graph etc Press the left and right cursor keys to scroll the selections Manual Control Mode Chroma Bd 1 VALVES 4 Time 200 Enter Valve 0 Cycle Time 240 RECORDER Chroma BD 1 Method Tbl 002 Offset 5 S...

Page 92: ...an analysis the Chroma I O Board processes detector amplifier output to provide digital and analog outputs for post analysis verification When a second Chroma I O PCB is used it is in GCC Card Cage slot 1 Single Board Computer SBC PCB The Single Board Computer PCB in GCC Card Cage slot 3 provides all analyzer system control functions On the SBC reside E2 PROM storage computer memory and the addres...

Page 93: ...ggybacked on the DTC Backplane PCB provide AC heater voltage to the zone boards power compensation and zero crossing signals to the DTC Backplane PCB and the coolant control output to the Coolant Control Solenoid DTC Zone PCB The DTC Zone PCBs piggybacked on the DTC Backplane PCB provide individual zone temperature sensing and power application to heaters for each zone of the digital temperature c...

Page 94: ...6 See DIGITAL I O OPTION for a detailed explanation of the Digital Input Output option METHOD TABLES A method table is the program used to control an analyzer during an analysis It contains all the instructions and data required to identify each component of the sample and produce a meaningful analysis report The analyzer can have a maximum of eight method tables each supporting up to 62 component...

Page 95: ...RRF for each component to be measured The system performs an analysis of the calibration stream obtaining a corrected peak area value for the calibration component Ac A K factor is then calculated for the stream as follows K CCc Ac 1 RRFc where subscript c is for the calibration component Component concentration values are then obtained based on corrected peak area values following an analysis CCi...

Page 96: ...re 4 13 illustrates the data needed to construct a method table for this analysis TIME RELATED DATA OTHER DATA Time Function Value Method Table No 1 Analysis Cycle Time 90 sec 0001 Valve On One Calibration type external std 0005 Valve Off One Analysis Normalization no 0006 Stream Step N A Primary Cal Stream 10 0007 Auto Zero N A Secondary Cal Stream not used 0012 Slope Detect On Now Benchmark Stre...

Page 97: ...t the Table soft key Method Table Enter the table number 1 Edit Escape The Table F1 F2 F3 F4 Figure 4 14 METHOD TABLE SCREEN 4 The Cal Define Cycle Time screen will appear see Figure 4 15 Set the analysis cycle time for 90 seconds using the number keys Cal Define Cycle Time Analysis Cycle Time 300 Sec Calibration Type Ext Std Normalized Indirect Std Analysis Normalization No Yes Primary Cal Stream...

Page 98: ...time related data from Figure 4 13 Method Table 01 Time Function Value 0001 Valve On One 0005 Valve Off One 0006 Stream Step N A 0007 Auto Zero N A 0012 Slope Detect On Now 0020 Valve On Two 0021 Valve Off Two 0030 Component One More Below Exit Insert Delete Cal Define Line Line Cycle Time F1 F2 F3 F4 Figure 4 16 METHOD TABLE 01 SCREEN 9 Press the F2 Insert Line soft key and then enter 1 using the...

Page 99: ...d then press the F1 Continue soft key 17 When the Method Table 01 screen appears enter the data for the remaining items in the Method Table Remember to name Component Two B and Component Three C 18 When you have completed all lines in the Method Table review the table to ensure all data are correct and then press the F1 Exit soft key 19 On the Method Table 01 screen press the F2 Exit and Update so...

Page 100: ... or down to display the new function 8 If you want to change the value cursor right to the Value column and make the necessary changes 9 When you have completed the changes press the F1 Exit soft key 10 On the Method Table 01 press the F2 Exit and Update soft key to save your changes to the method table Printing a Method Table 1 On the Background screen press the F1 Exit to Commands soft key 2 On ...

Page 101: ... 0108 Component Five 0138 Slope Detect Off Now 0139 Component Six 0139 Component Seven 0139 Component Eight 0139 Component Nine METHOD TABLE 01 8 25 57 Fri 30 Sep 1994 NAME RRT W KEY LL HL RF CC METHANE 28 00 5 0 Y 0 00 100 30 673 95 00 ETHANE 48 00 5 0 N 0 00 100 0 50051 0 9689 ETHYLENE 68 00 5 0 N 0 00 100 0 16836 0 5210 H2 88 00 5 0 N 0 00 100 1 7311 3 351 CO 108 0 5 0 N 0 00 100 0 051707 0 159...

Page 102: ...ons noise calculation peak lumping tangent skim baseline definitions peak width and suspend end In order to explain how these functions interact the chromatogram in Figure 4 20 shows the basic functions and the following paragraphs describe the functions T END T0 TIME SLOPE DETECT OFF NOW SLOPE DETECT ON NOW NOISE CALC ON NOISE CALC OFF PEAK WIDTH Figure 4 20 EXAMPLE OF BASIC SLOPE DETECTION FUNCT...

Page 103: ...only works for one peak You must enter another Neg Peak to continue the search for a second negative peak Slope Detection Supplemental Functions In addition to the basic functions there are six supplemental slope detection functions which may or may not be used peak lumping tangent skim baseline definitions suspend end end crest plus and area rejection When and how the method uses them depends on ...

Page 104: ...int C equals the slope of the line BC The tangent point identifies this second peak as being a small peak on the tail of a larger peak rather than a separate peak A 1 B C D TIME TANGENT SKIM 2 Figure 4 22 EXAMPLE OF TANGENT SKIM Baseline definitions override the normal slope detection definition of the peak topology This permits you to define how the baseline is drawn for a peak or series of peaks...

Page 105: ...EAK END The remaining baseline commands allow you to project a horizontal baseline between two defined points on the chromatogram This projected baseline may be set forward to measure from the baseline before the peak or reverse to measure from the baseline after the peak The command to start a projection must be entered at a time before the slope detect function senses the start of a peak and the...

Page 106: ...s between HBT and HBR Line JK in Figure 4 25 represents the baseline HBR HBT J K I H TIME Figure 4 25 EXAMPLE OF REVERSE PROJECTION Suspend End permits the operator to suspend automatic baseline determination It is generally used when the component peak is badly tailing Suspend End permits you to choose the end of peak determination see Figure 4 26 SUSPEND END OFF SUSPEND END ON TIME A B F E D C B...

Page 107: ...ject Area into the method together with the threshold area value which tells the controller what minimum peak area is to be retained for analysis The method allows you to specify areas from 1 0 to 9 000 000 for the rejection area corrected peak area in the Raw Data Report OTHER TIME CODED FUNCTIONS This section discusses the time coded functions that are not part of peak detection A method table w...

Page 108: ...e properly If a method table does not have a stream step the controller will continue to process the last identified stream repeating it until the purge stream is manually changed or a stream step is inserted into the method table Valve On and Valve Off Valve On and Valve Off control the operation of a selected valve Each method table should contain the valve on and off sequences required for the ...

Page 109: ...ture is described in detail in ELECTRONIC PRESSURE CONTROL OPTION Temperature Check Temperature Check lets you check for temperature zone variances A temperature value outside the zone limit causes an alarm and depending on the condition aborts the analysis This feature is described in detail in DIGITAL TEMPERATURE CONTROLLER Temperature Control This lets you review or modify the temperature zone ...

Page 110: ...rint a report 5 Cursor to the Alarm Reports line and select No or Yes Selecting No or Yes in step 4 overrides any alarm selection 6 Cursor to the Frequency line and select how often you want to print a report In this usage 1 means the report will print every time the report occurs 2 means it will print every other time 3 means it will print every third report Selecting No or Yes in step 4 override...

Page 111: ...nd Figure 4 29 shows the printed table Random Streams Stream 0001 0002 0001 0003 0004 0001 0005 0006 More Below Insert Delete Exit Line Line F1 F2 F3 F4 Figure 4 28 RANDOM STREAMS SCREEN RANDOM TABLE 8 27 50 Fri 30 Sep 1994 Stream 01 02 01 03 04 01 05 06 01 07 Figure 4 29 RANDOM STREAM STEPPING TABLE ...

Page 112: ...ckground screen press the F1 Exit To Commands soft key 2 On the Commands screen cursor to TABLE EDIT and then press the F3 Other Tables soft key 3 On the Edit Other Tables screen cursor to TIME TABLE and then press the F2 Edit the Table soft key 4 On the Time Table screen cursor to the desired line and edit the table as described in steps 6 through 10 as necessary 5 If there are no entries in the ...

Page 113: ...to each stream It also allows you to edit the table You access the Stream Table for printing the same way as other tables but you access it for viewing or editing differently from other tables To view and edit a Stream Table 1 On the Background screen press the F1 Exit to Commands soft key 2 On the Commands screen cursor if necessary to ANALYSIS CONTROL and then press the F3 Streams soft key 3 On ...

Page 114: ... End Time tart End Pk Hgt Pk Area Pk Hgt Pk Area Sens Wd Time Amp Time Time METHANE 28 59 94 94 8000 8000 200 0 31842 198 3 30953 0 0785 08 20 59 1 741 36 59 1 722 ETHANE 51 59 0 9686 8000 100 101 1 20388 99 37 19352 0 0785 08 41 84 1 759 60 34 1 788 ETHYLENE 68 59 0 5210 100 8000 200 0 31848 198 2 30946 0 0785 08 60 34 1 788 76 59 1 727 H2 91 59 3 349 8000 100 101 1 20385 99 37 19349 0 0785 08 81...

Page 115: ... 51 59 00 5005 0 5009 0 08174 YES ETHYLENE 68 59 0 1683 0 1682 0 06264 YES H2 91 59 1 731 1 731 0 008615 YES CO 108 5 0 05170 0 05166 0 08079 YES Figure 4 35 STANDARD CALIBRATION REPORT AIR PURGING When an area classification indicates combustible gases or particles are present in the air and you have an analyzer containing a possible source of ignition located in this environment the analyzer may...

Page 116: ...Package for specific analyzer purge time X Purge Operation While X Purge see Figure 4 36 for features and Figure 1 1 for location is an optional feature some installations specifying certification require it X Purge reduces risk by two levels and turns off the analyzer when an alarm occurs CUSTOMER POWER CONNECTIONS L1 HIGH L2 NEUT GND OVERRIDE PUSH BUTTON 1 2 3 4 TB70 Figure 4 36 X PURGE WITH COV...

Page 117: ...e Override to provide power to the analyzer for troubleshooting or maintenance purposes Override does not cancel the X Purge power lockout but temporarily overrides it X Purge Override Option WARNING Before you enable X Purge Override to override its control of power to the analyzer ensure the area where the analyzer is located is safe and hazard free and remains so for the entire time the X Purge...

Page 118: ...ontacts The X Purge housing has terminals for connecting an override jumper see Figure 4 36 The customer is solely responsible for connecting and maintaining this jumper which is only to be used during start up maintenance and troubleshooting The customer must ensure the override jumper is removed when start up maintenance and troubleshooting are completed E2PROM The Electrical Erasable Programmab...

Page 119: ... 37 cursor to SAVE TABLES TO E2PROM and press the F2 Save Tables soft key The tables save to E2PROM Table Storage RESTORE TABLES FROM E2PROM SAVE TABLES TO E2PROM Escape F1 F2 F3 F4 Figure 4 37 TABLE STORAGE SCREEN 4 When Are You Sure Y or N appears on the screen press the Y key on the GCC front panel to confirm you want to save the tables 5 Press the F1 soft key as necessary to return to the Back...

Page 120: ...rm restoring the tables When the GCC restores the tables to RAM they supersede any tables and functions already in RAM 5 Press the F1 soft key as necessary to return to the Background screen DIGITAL TEMPERATURE CONTROLLER Physical Description The Digital Temperature Controller s temperature zones represent areas in the analyzer having heated components the Isothermal Oven the Temperature Programma...

Page 121: ...ip Manual Temperature Control Mode This screen allows operator control of the Digital Temperature Controller The Manual Temperature Control Mode screen allows you to change these fields Valve Zone Set Point and Ramp Rate Always check the original application specific temperature limits listed in the analyzer s Data Package to validate any changes To access this screen perform the following steps 1...

Page 122: ...ate fields fall outside the set limits the TEMP BD ALARM flashes on the screen s message line Temperature Zone specific alarms also cause the zone name to flash To identify the type of alarm press Escape to return to the Pres Temp Control Screen then press the F4 Alarms soft key to display the Alarm Screen After you note the type of alarm triggered and consult the Data Package for the set limits c...

Page 123: ...oller Config Limits Type F1 F2 F3 F4 Figure 4 39 PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL SCREEN 4 On the 5 Zone Names and Limits Table screen see Figure 4 40 select the desired field using the cursor keys 5 Zone Names Limits Zone Low High Num Name Limit C Limit C 1 ISO OVEN 40 00 90 00 2 PROG OVEN 40 00 250 00 3 T C CELL 40 00 260 00 4 LSV 40 00 250 00 5 TEMP ZONE5 40 00 550 00 Exit F1 F2 F3 F4 Figure 4 ...

Page 124: ... Purge Override Option 1 Open the GCC control panel 2 On the Background screen press the F2 Manual Control soft key 3 On Manual Control Mode screen press the F4 Pres Temp Control soft key 4 On the Pres Temp Control screen cursor to TEMP CONTROL and then press the F2 Manual Temp Control soft key 5 On the Manual Temperature Control Mode screen cursor to the Zone field and enter the desired zone numb...

Page 125: ...and clear the alarm as soon as possible 17 Return to the Manual Temperature Control Mode screen and repeat steps 5 through 10 to set a temperature for a SWITCH Configured Isothermal Zone Temperature Control Table This screen allows you to select zone names and change set points and ramp rates all related to the time they occur in the analysis method To access this screen perform the following step...

Page 126: ...fine Exit Line Line Cycle Time F1 F2 F3 F4 Figure 4 41 METHOD TABLE 01 SCREEN 7 Move the cursor to the Value column and the Temperature Control Table appears with the cursor on Entry line 02 see Figure 4 42 Note the Entry line number when you enter the table so you can exit the table from the same line if desired Temperature Control Set Point Ramp Rate Entry Zone C C MIN 01 Temp Zone1 150 0 25 00 ...

Page 127: ...alarm methods all related to the time they occur in the analysis method To access this screen perform the following steps 1 On the Background screen press the F1 Exit to Commands soft key 2 On the Commands screen cursor to TABLE EDIT and press the F2 Methods soft key 3 On the Methods Table screen enter the number of the Method Table to be changed and press the F2 Edit the Table soft key 4 On the C...

Page 128: ...d the alarm mode of the desired entries CAUTION When you exit the Temperature Check screen the value in the Entry line highlighted when you exit becomes the Value entry in the Method Table Unless you want to change the Value entry exit on the same Entry line number that you entered the Temperature Check screen 9 Verify the changed values and place the cursor on the desired Entry number Then press ...

Page 129: ...he CRT will display the message Are You Sure Y or N Continue holding the switch down and press Y on the GCC keyboard to accept the change 9 If the change is accepted an acknowledging message appears on the screen Release the switch and close the front panel 10 Press the F1 soft key as necessary to return to the Background screen Temperature Configuration Table This screen allows you to select temp...

Page 130: ...al Regular PROG Programmable PROG C Programmable with Vortex Cooler NOTE SWITCH displayed in the Config column indicates an isothermal zone that is not intended to be changed If a change in the zone configuration becomes necessary the pushbutton switch on the DTC Backplane PCB confirms the change Refer to Configuring SWITCH steps 8 and 9 6 In the Sensor field you can toggle between Probe and TC Re...

Page 131: ...rammable zone with the vortex cooler PROG C You can program both types of programmable zones from the Manual Temperature Control Mode screen The maximum value of Ramp Rate for any PROG or PROG C zone is 50 C minute in increments of one tenth of a degree Setting a Ramp Rate of 0 0 C minute causes the temperature controller to maintain the present temperature A Ramp Rate of 50 C minute sends the tem...

Page 132: ...ains up to five pressure zones NOTE The EPC is set up at the factory and should not require adjustment on site Operator Settings You can set the zone functions for the EPC and also program specific functions in the method tables The functions you can set or program appear on the following screens Screen Function Manual Pressure Control Mode Valve On Off Set Point by zone Ramp Rate by zone Pressure...

Page 133: ...s Temp Control 3 On the Pres and Temp Control screen see Figure 4 46 cursor to PRES CONTROL and press F2 Manual Pressure Control Pres and Temp Control TEMP CONTROL PRES CONTROL TEMP CONFIGURATION Manual Pressure View Escape Pressure Config Alarms Control F1 F2 F3 F4 FIGURE 4 46 PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL SCREEN ...

Page 134: ...he set limits the PRES BD ALARM flashes on the screen s message line Pressure Zone specific alarms also cause the zone name to flash To identify the type of alarm press Escape to return to the Pres Temp Control Screen then press F4 Alarms to display the Alarm Screen After noting the type of alarm triggered and consulting the Applications Package for the set limits clear the alarm return to the Man...

Page 135: ...st of titles and selecting the appropriate one for this zone then cursor to another field 7 In the Range field type the range value and then cursor to another field 8 After you complete and verify the changes press F1 Exit 9 On the next screen press F2 Accept Control Point to save the changes or press F1 Escape to retain the original values 10 Hold Switch on Pres Board will appear on the screen CA...

Page 136: ...any analyzer doors ensure the area is safe and hazard free and will remain so the entire time the analyzer is open If the analyzer has X Purge operate the override function as described in X Purge Override Option 1 Open the GCC front panel 2 On the Background screen press F2 Manual Control 3 On the Manual Control Mode screen press F4 Pres Temp Control 4 On the Pres Temp Control screen cursor to PR...

Page 137: ...s F2 Clear Alarms Exit If the GCC cannot clear the alarm due to other activity press F1 Exit and clear the alarm as soon as possible 17 Return to the Manual Pressure Control Mode screen and repeat steps 5 through 10 to set a pressure for a SWITCH Configured Zone Pressure Control Table This screen allows you to select zone names and change set points and ramp rates all related to the time they occu...

Page 138: ...Line Cycle Time F1 F2 F3 F4 Figure 4 49 METHOD TABLE 01 SCREEN 7 Move the cursor to the Value column and the Pressure Control Table appears with the cursor on Entry line 02 see Figure 4 50 Note the Entry line number when you enter the table so you can exit the table from the same line if desired Pressure Control Entry Zone Set Point Ramp Rate 01 Pres Zone1 150 0 25 00 02 Pres Zone1 250 0 50 00 03 ...

Page 139: ...s and alarm methods all related to the time they occur in the method The Pressure Check Table is reached from the Method Table as follows 1 On the Background screen press F1 Exit to Commands 2 On the Commands screen cursor to TABLE EDIT and press F2 Methods 3 On the Methods Table screen enter the number of the Method Table you want to change and press F2 Edit the Table 4 On the Cal Define Cycle Ti...

Page 140: ...in the Method Table Unless you want to change the Value entry be sure to exit on the same Entry line number on which you entered the screen 9 Verify the changed values and place the cursor on the desired Entry number Then press F1 Exit Alarms Electronic Pressure Control alarms are described in Pressure Board alarms in Section 6 When a pressure alarm occurs it displays as ALARM flashing on the Back...

Page 141: ...e then displaying it on the screen and sending the report to the printer Accessing Raw Chromatogram Storage Select the Raw Chromatogram Storage and Reprocessing option from the Commands screen as shown in Figure 4 52 COMMANDS ANALYSIS CONTROL REPORTS TABLE EDIT PRINTER STORAGE CONFIG NAMES MISC TESTING SETUP CHROMATOGRAM STORAGE Go To Display Reprocess Define Background Saved Saved Save And Data D...

Page 142: ...t saved as a type to be automatically saved If it does not specify it for automatic saving the GCC erases the current analysis data from memory Chromatogram storage uses from 2 to 4 KB of memory for each minute of analysis cycle When estimating the memory needed calculate 4 KB cycle minute e g 20 KB for a 5 minute cycle 80 KB for a 20 minute cycle Alarms and warning signals indicate when either me...

Page 143: ... screen cursor to CHROMATOGRAM STORAGE and press the F2 Define Save And Release soft key 2 On the Define Save Release screen cursor to MANUAL SAVE and then press the F2 Execute The Command soft key 3 On the Manual Save Analysis screen select which type of chromatogram you want to save 4 Next select how you want this chromatogram saved as a calibration analysis benchmark etc 5 Verify your selection...

Page 144: ...n this screen is represented by a different set of numbers in the Alarm Mask field on the Automatically Save Analyses Screen 6 Verify your selections and press the F1 Continue soft key This returns you to the Automatically Save Analyses screen 7 On the Automatically Save Analyses screen verify your selections and then press the F1 Exit soft key 8 On the second Automatically Save Analyses screen pr...

Page 145: ...ording to how much of the analysis you want to see 8 Verify the selections and then press the F2 Execute The Command soft key The chromatogram will start to scroll on the display screen 9 Press the F1 Escape soft key to return to the Display Saved Data screen Printing a Raw Data Report 1 On the Display Saved Data screen cursor to REPORT TO PRINTER 2 On the Send Report To Printer screen select the ...

Page 146: ...see Figure 4 55 select the type of chromatogram to be reprocessed Reprocess Saved Raw Chromatogram Type Cal Bench Last Alarm Typ Process As Cal Bench Last Method Table 1 Update Alarms Trends and Digitals No Yes Execute Escape The Command F1 F2 F3 F4 Figure 4 55 REPROCESS SCREEN 4 Select how to process this data calibration benchmark or last analysis 5 Then select the method number to use in the re...

Page 147: ...nications Module LO COMM PCB provides the remote access for the analyzer The analyzer has this board mounted on the Front Panel PCB located inside the GCC see Figure 4 56 only when remote operation is specified The LO COMM PCB connections terminate at TB4 in the GCC cabinet FRONT PANEL PCB LO COMM CABLE LO COMM PCB DISPLAY PANEL Figure 4 56 LOCATION OF LO COMM PCB Each LO COMM PCB has a unique add...

Page 148: ... 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Figure 4 58 ADDRESS IDENTIFICATION WITH SW1 NOTE Be sure to save the tables to E2 PROM before cycling the analyzer power Each time you use one of these address switches you must turn the unit OFF and back ON again to initialize the switch selections Switch SW2 on the LO COMM PCB...

Page 149: ...When the operator at a remote display keyboard communicates with this analyzer data runs back and forth between the remote GCC and this analyzer Since the remote mode functions simply by establishing communication routes operating an analyzer from a remote location is virtually identical to local operation once you establish the communication link The only differences are a remote front panel stat...

Page 150: ...is being remotely controlled see Figure 4 60 A Remote Front Panel is accessing this controller OVERRIDE REMOTE OPERATOR F1 F2 F3 F4 Figure 4 60 REMOTE CONTROLLER SCREEN 7 The only active keys on the remote GCC s front panel are the soft keys All other keys are locked out until the accessing operator logs off the GCC or the operator at the remote analyzer presses the OVERRIDE REMOTE OPERATOR soft k...

Page 151: ...h range the output signal will indicate the highest possible signal The Trend Table screen controls the Analog Output option This screen lists each available channel the associated stream the component being measured and the low and high range values for that component see Figure 4 61 If you select stream 00 for a particular channel then the specified component will apply on that channel for all s...

Page 152: ...ut channels and 16 input channels Since the system can support two Digital I O PCB s the maximum capability is 96 output channels or 64 output channels and 32 input channels The digital output channels provide component high and low alarm warnings independent of any other alarms in the analyzer No alarms or other indications occur when component concentrations are within their specified ranges but...

Page 153: ...BLE EDIT and then press the F3 Other Tables soft key 4 On the Edit Other Tables screen cursor to DIGITAL TABLE and then press the F2 Edit Table soft key 5 When the first Digital Table screen appears cursor across and down the table to highlight a value you want to change Then insert the new value 6 When you have completed the changes to this Digital Table screen review them to ensure all items are...

Page 154: ...y soft key 3 On the Controller Status screen press the F2 Clear Highway Stats soft key This will reset all data to zero so you will know when VistaNET data is sent and received 4 On the Commands screen cursor to VISTANET and then press the F2 VistaNET Tables and Commands soft key 5 On the VN Menu screen see Figure 4 63 cursor to STARTUP and then press the F2 Essential Addresses soft key VN Menu TA...

Page 155: ... 2 identification 11 Cursor to the VNSA Address line and enter the complete address of the VNSA serving your GCC 12 Cursor to the Router Address line and enter the complete address of the Router serving your GCC 13 When you have completed and verified your entries press the F2 Exit and Update soft key to save your entries 14 On the VN Menu screen press the F4 Refresh VNSA Tables soft key and then ...

Page 156: ...nterchangeable you must ensure that a replacement solenoid is the same type as the solenoid being replaced Vents Vented Solenoid Non vented Solenoid Figure 4 65 SOLENOID VALVES The non vented solenoid valve was introduced at sales order number HF01220001 the sales order number is listed on the analyzer nameplate PGC2000 analyzers shipped prior to this sales order number have the vented solenoid ...

Page 157: ...control knobs c Loose hardware d Low pressure or flow indicators e Equipment grounding connections f Unsecured or loose cables 2 Check physical condition of analyzer for corrosion rust etc Take corrective action as necessary 3 Using the Data Package supplied with the analyzer verify all flow and pressure settings are as specified Adjust as necessary Monitor gas usage to help detect leaks in utilit...

Page 158: ...yzer Remove loose dirt accumulated on the outside of the analyzer with a soft cloth or a small paint brush Remove any remaining dirt with a soft cloth dampened in a mild solution of water and detergent Do not use abrasive cleaners on the analyzer Remove dust in the inside of the analyzer to eliminate electrical conductivity and possible short circuits under high humidity conditions The best way to...

Page 159: ...AMES MISC TESTING SETUP CHROMATOGRAM STORAGE VISTANET Diagnostic Diagnostic Exit Tests Tools F1 F2 F3 F4 Figure 5 2 COMMANDS SCREEN 3 On the Diagnostic Tests screen see Figure 5 3 cursor to DIAGNOSTIC TESTS and press the F2 ROM Checksum Test soft key Diagnostic Tests DIAGNOSTIC TESTS DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS ROM Chroma Exit Checksum Board Test Test F1 F2 F3 F4 Figure 5 3 DIAGNOSTIC TESTS SCREEN TESTS SELE...

Page 160: ...the F3 Chroma Board Test soft key 4 When the test is complete this message will appear on the screen Chroma Board Check PASSED Any key to continue Press any soft key to return to the Diagnostic Tests screen If the Chroma Board check fails contact your service representative 5 After you complete diagnostic testing press F1 as necessary to return to the Background screen If you are performing anothe...

Page 161: ... TESTS SCREEN TOOLS SELECTED 5 On the Manual Control of Digital Outputs screen see Figure 5 5 select which board you want to test Manual Control of Digital Outputs Board Chroma Dig1 Dig2 Pin Number 0 Pin 1 10 20 25 Chroma 0100 01000000 Dig1 No board present Dig2 No board present Pin 26 30 40 50 Chroma 000000000000 000000000000 Dig1 No board present Dig2 No board present Deactivate Exit All On Boar...

Page 162: ...ou are performing another diagnostic test start that procedure from the Diagnostic Tests screen Trend Output The Trend Output test allows changing values of individual trend analog outputs To run this test perform the following steps 1 On the Background screen press the F1 Exit to Commands soft key 2 On the Commands screen cursor to ANALYSIS CONTROL if necessary and then press the F4 Start Stop An...

Page 163: ...ave completed checking trend channels press the F1 Exit soft key to return to the Diagnostic Tests screen The Trend Board settings will automatically reset to the values that were in effect when you accessed the Manual Control of Trend Outputs screen 12 Press the F1 soft key as necessary to return to the Background screen Manual Control of Trend Outputs Trend Channel 1 Value 0 000000 Exit F1 F2 F3...

Page 164: ...atisfactory make additional changes and test again 6 When the results are complete and verified press the F2 Exit and Update soft key to save the changes or press the F1 Escape soft key to retain the original values 7 Press the F1 key as necessary to return to the Background screen SOFTWARE VERIFICATION This section describes software checks that are not part of normal operation but which may be u...

Page 165: ...en cursor to VistaII and press the F1 Continue soft key 3 On the second Chroma Board 1 Digital Input screen see Figure 5 8 verify each pin and function Chroma Board 1 Digital Input Pin Function Number State J13A 5 Flameout N A NC J23A 1 Carrier N A NC J89 1 Purge N A NC J23B 1 Unused N A NC J23C 1 Unused N A NC J23D 1 Low Std Samp N A NC J23E 1 Low Samp N A NC J23F 1 H2 N2 Press N A NC Exit F1 F2 ...

Page 166: ...Valve 6 NO J15A 7 Stream 1 NO J15A 8 Stream 2 NO More Below Exit F1 F2 F3 F4 Figure 5 9 CHROMA BOARD DIGITAL OUTPUT SCREEN 2 4 If all entries are correct press the F1 Escape soft key to return to the second Digital Configuration screen If there are any errors on this screen correct the errors and then press the F2 Exit and Update soft key to save the corrected data and return to the second Digital...

Page 167: ...sic 12 NO More Below Exit F1 F2 F3 F4 Figure 5 10 DIGITAL BOARD DIGITAL INPUT SCREEN 3 If all entries are correct press the F1 Escape soft key to return to the second Digital Configuration screen If there are any errors on this screen correct the errors and then press the F2 Exit and Update soft key to save the corrected data and return to the second Digital Configuration screen Digital Board 1 Ou...

Page 168: ...n press the F2 Exit and Update soft key to save the corrected data and return to the second Digital Configuration screen Digital Board 2 1 Cursor to Digital Board 2 on the second Digital Configuration screen 2 To edit the input table press the F2 Edit The Input Table soft key and follow the steps in Digital Board 1 Input Table 3 To edit the output table press the F3 Edit The Output Table soft key ...

Page 169: ...n If there are any errors on this screen correct the errors and then press the F2 Exit and Update soft key to save the corrected data and return to the second Digital Configuration screen BASIC COMMON Size 1 Cursor to Other on the second Digital Configuration screen and press the F3 BASIC COMMON Size soft key 2 On the BASIC COMMON Size screen verify the COMMON size 3 If it is correct press the F1 ...

Page 170: ...Tables soft key 4 On the Table Storage screen cursor to SAVE TABLES TO E2PROM and press the F2 Save Tables soft key 5 When Are Your Sure Y N appears on the screen press the Y key 6 Press the F1 soft key as necessary to return to the Background screen 7 On the Single Board Computer PCB press and release the Reset switch This resets the analyzer to use the data you just saved ...

Page 171: ...hin one ohm of one another cold and the detector in balance Causes 1 Temperatures incorrect Perform Test Procedure 30 Checking Temperature Table Values steps 1 to 3 and 8 to 12 to verify or change temperature settings 2 No carrier gases applied to analyzer Perform Test Procedure 1 Carrier Makeup and Utility Gas Supplies 3 Large difference in reference and column carrier flow rate example reference...

Page 172: ...l at the TC detector or isothermal oven dirty carrier or defective flow controller Perform Test Procedure 30 Checking Temperature Table Values steps 1 to 3 8 and 9 Test Procedure 8 Baseline Cyclic Temperature Controller TCD Test Procedure 9 Baseline Cyclic Carrier Regulator or Test Procedure 10 Baseline Cyclic Flow Controller as applicable 2 Another possible cause is cell vent back pressure changi...

Page 173: ...ectrical noise in the detector electronics or power supplies Perform Test Procedure 11 Common Usage of Gases Test Procedure 12 Utility Gas Contamination Procedure Test Procedure 13 Burner Air Catalytic Cleanup Unit and Test Procedure 14 Coaxial Cable as applicable Baseline or Signal Offset FID Symptom Baseline detector signal is continually offset to the positive or the negative with no short term...

Page 174: ...isy power supply or defective component of the PCB b Loose electrical connections can cause electrical signals to be sporadic c Since the FID amplifier input impedances are extremely high low noise coaxial cable connects the detector and the FID amplifier Defective coaxial cables or poor electrical connections are often sources of noise 2 Contamination can enter through the burner air burner fuel ...

Page 175: ...nspect temperature settings and adjust if necessary 2 Column flooded with liquid sample Perform Test Procedure 3 Sample Valve Leaking Column Flooding 3 A continuous presence of sample at the detector due to sample valve leakage Perform Test Procedure 3 Sample Valve Leaking Column Flooding 4 Electronics circuit failure Replace FPD Amplifier Assembly 5 Empty or leaking permeation device Signal Rando...

Page 176: ... vent the detector effluent flow can bubble through the accumulated water This in effect back pressures the FPD causing the flame intensity to fluctuate This can appear as a noisy baseline as well Perform Test Procedure 11 Common Usage of Gases or Test Procedure 14 Coaxial Cable as applicable Replace or clean the FPD see FPD REPAIR in Section 8 ANALYSIS PROBLEMS No Peaks Symptom No peaks are indic...

Page 177: ...rocedure 1 Carrier Makeup and Utility Gas Supplies and Test Procedure 2 Carrier and Makeup Gas Flow Adjustments as applicable Also see Baseline or Signal Offset TCD and Baseline or Signal Offset FID Repair sample valve see SAMPLE VALVE REPAIR in Section 8 Check for correct stem volume and length 14 Actuation solenoid valve vent is plugged or obstructed Check and remove any obstruction 15 Solenoid ...

Page 178: ...double sampling see Double Sampling The sample stem may be scratched or deformed Peaks may also be originating from a previous analysis cycle Check to ensure correct process stream is aligned with sample system Perform Test Procedure 19 Double Sampling and Test Procedure 36 Residual Sample as applicable Variable Sample Size Variable sample size can cause a nonrepeatability of peak concentrations i...

Page 179: ...e 2 Carrier and Makeup Gas Flow Adjustments 2 Varying Isothermal Oven Temperature Perform Test Procedure 30 Checking Temperature Table Values 3 Defective flow controller Perform Test Procedure 10 Baseline Cyclic Flow Controller and Test Procedure 2 Carrier and Makeup Gas Flow Adjustments as applicable 4 Leak s in column train Perform Test Procedure 7 Column Train Problems 5 Variable back pressure ...

Page 180: ...ons or filament wiring if a TCD is used or a grounded jet or missing jet voltage if a FID is used 1 Check for reversed sense and reference filament wires 2 Check for reversed sense and reference tubing connections to the detector 3 Make necessary corrections 4 Perform Test Procedure 28 FID Polarizing Voltage Test Chromatogram Oversized or Off Scale Symptom The chromatogram or peak areas are excess...

Page 181: ...g helium used instead of nitrogen The peaks may be too small as a result of excessive sample splitting due to the splitter being out of adjustment or a small liquid sample volume injection The sample groove in the sample valve stem may be plugged or restricted A programming error in sample valve on off timing may not allow adequate time for a proper sample injection Sample valve actuation malfunct...

Page 182: ...lashing Control Mode Screen Temp Bd Alarm flashing On Alarm Screen Temperature Board Zone Specific Analysis Shutdown TEMP ZONE Alarm Overtemp Reasonableness Test Probe Open Shorted or TC Faulty High Temp Failure The failure is most likely isolated to the zone indicating a temperature greater than 500 deg C The temperature sensor s is a 400 ohm platinum thermocouple probe As the temperature of the ...

Page 183: ... input has possibly shorted Perform Test Procedure 22 Shorted Temperature Sensor Isothermal Oven Heater Thermocouple Faulty Symptom At the temperature board in electronics enclosure all LED s are off as the temperature control board shuts down Any one of the following alarm messages or conditions could be present On Background Screen ALARM flashing On Manual Temperature Temp Bd Alarm flashing Cont...

Page 184: ... be present On Background Screen ALARM flashing On Manual Temperature Temp Bd Alarm flashing Control Mode Screen On Alarm Screen Temperature Board Loss of Air Failure Malfunction is related to application of oven air to air bath ovens The air bath heater s will overheat and burn out if air is not applied to the heaters while power is applied The air provides the heat to ovens by displacing heat fr...

Page 185: ...s etc See AIR PURGING in Section 4 for the override function Do not perform override until you have read Section 4 completely and you understand and can perform the procedure requirements Perform Test Procedure 26 Open or Shorted Heater to check for shorted heater Replace Heater Output Board T Rating Disagreement Symptom The temperature board has shut down and all the LEDs are off The zone tempera...

Page 186: ...LED s are Off on the Temperature Control board and the zone temperature is greater than the T Rating If trouble is in Micro 2 then the top LED is ON and the actual temperature is greater than the T Rating Any one of the following alarm messages or conditions could be present On Background Screen ALARM flashing On Manual Temperature Zone flashing Control Mode Screen Temp Bd Alarm flashing Alarm Scr...

Page 187: ...flashing On Manual Temperature Temp Bd Alarm flashing Control Mode Screen On Alarm Screen Temperature Board No Zero Crossing The heater output board monitors the AC input with a comparator circuit This determines the zero crossover point which occurs when the magnitude of the AC signal is zero This point occurs in both the positive and negative directions The crossover point is used to coordinate ...

Page 188: ...ement of temperature control board or output board Controller Housing Internal Temperature Greater Than 80 Degrees C Symptom The temperature board has shut down and all LED s on temperature controller board are off Actual temperatures are reducing approaching ambient Alarm condition present Any one of the following alarm messages or conditions could be present On Background Screen ALARM flashing O...

Page 189: ...o the DIGITAL TEMPERATURE CONTROLLER in Section 4 Reconfiguration Failure Symptom Alarm Condition Any one of the following alarm messages or conditions could be present On Background Screen ALARM flashing On Manual Temperature Zone flashing Control Mode Screen Temp Bd Alarm flashing On Alarm Screen Temperature Board Zone Specific TEMP ZONE Alarm Reconfiguration Failed Remedy Perform the temperatur...

Page 190: ...rform Test Procedure 21 Open Temperature Sensor steps 1 3 to check probe for stability If not stable replace probe 3 Replace applicable zone board Check for stability 4 Replace AC Conditioning board Check for stability Open or Shorted Heater Symptom No heat to a specific temperature zone Actual temperature is ambient while set point is at normal setting The analyzer may indicate out of control or ...

Page 191: ... or plugged High Oven Temperature Symptom Oven temperature is above the specified set point value Cause High oven temperature can be caused by a runaway heater or defective temperature probe Perform Test Procedure 22 Shorted Temperature Sensor Test Procedure 24 Isothermal Oven Overtemp Sensor Open Test Procedure 25 Zone Input Sensor Open Test Procedure 26 Open or Shorted Heater and Test Procedure ...

Page 192: ...e or the trend output value is not correct Cause No trend output to an external device such as a recorder or DCS can be due to wiring loss of loop power or Trend Board failure Incorrect trend output at the peripheral device could be due to loop power input shunt resistance Trend Board not scaled correctly Trend Board malfunction or incorrect trend table Perform Test Procedure 37 Trend Output to te...

Page 193: ...om a remote analyzer or from a local analyzer front panel Cause The remote analyzer front panel address switch is not set correctly or the LOCK OUT REMOTE switch is set to On 2 Check analyzer address switch setting Symptom Only local chromatograms are accessible at the local panel recorder output jacks Remote chromatograms cannot be accessed Cause This feature can only be accessed when using the n...

Page 194: ...nd continued attempts to light the flame have failed Cause Flame out thermocouple and its electronics detect that flame is extinguished The cause could be lack of or insufficient burner fuel air or in some cases carrier when hydrogen carrier is used The jet may be plugged or restricted preventing burner fuel from passing into the detector cell The ignitor or ignitor electronics may be defective Th...

Page 195: ...ection 4 for the override function Do not perform override until you read Section 4 completely and you understand and can perform the procedure requirements Symptom Rotometer and pressure gauge indications are below normal Bubbles may be seen in analyzer effluent rotometer Individual components RVP and V L calculation values are not repeating Causes The following can be causes for low sample flow ...

Page 196: ...f interest is inactive 2 Stream is not assigned to the correct method table 3 Stream is not included in the Random Stream Stepping Table 4 Stream step instruction missing from method table Perform Test Procedure 33 Checking Method Table Configuration 5 No activation air to actuator pneumatic stream selection system Perform Test Procedure 18 Sample Valve Actuation Air 6 Defective wiring or wiring c...

Page 197: ...on circuit breakers and local disconnect switch Watch for lock out tag out 3 No air or insufficient air supply at analyzer An alarm should be present indicating the purge failure 4 Perform Test Procedure 1 Carrier Makeup and Utility Gas Supplies 5 X purge time out not complete 6 Air leak in purged analyzer housing preventing X purge time from completing See Loss of Purge Air 7 X purge is locked ou...

Page 198: ...L TROUBLESHOOTING The Pressure Control Assembly see Figure 6 15 requires special tools and equipment for repair If you suspect a problem with this assembly please contact your ABB service representative Figure 6 15 EPC PRESSURE CONTROL ASSEMBLY ...

Page 199: ... called VAC 2 J1B which is called VAC 3 TB1 J1A J1B 1 2 3 4 5 6 TB1 J1A J1B 1 2 3 4 5 6 Figure 6 16 BACKPLANE PCB POWER CONNECTIONS Input power is 115VAC This may be supplied directly as 115VAC or stepped down from a higher voltage The input voltage may be conditioned or supplied from an uninterruptible power supply UPS Each of these choices made at the time of sale affects how the power is brough...

Page 200: ...ers installed when J1A does not have separate power source Jumpers installed when J1B does not have separate power source Figure 6 17 INPUT POWER DISTRIBUTION If all power supplied to the analyzer comes from a single source it will be connected to TB1 Instead of input cables there will be jumper plugs installed at J1A and J1B to connect their distribution circuits to the input power source If unco...

Page 201: ...om center see Figure 6 18 Front Panel PCB Display Panel Contrast Adjustment Figure 6 18 LOCATION OF CONTRAST ADJUSTMENT 4 Adjust the contrast potentiometer clockwise a quarter turn to increase the contrast 5 Verify the change in contrast by viewing the LCD display 6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 as necessary to achieve the desired contrast 7 Close and secure the Controller Housing front door ALARMS The ana...

Page 202: ...m category These alarms appear on the alarm screen at the left margin e g Post Analysis Error in Figure 6 20 The main alarms are Hardware Alarms Software Alarms Sensors Active Component High Sensors Held Component Low Startup Hardware Problem Clock Error Power Failed TCF Error Flame Out Post Analysis Error Communications Error Pressure Board Temperature Board Raw Chromatogram Storage GCC is not Ru...

Page 203: ...ts Low Standard Sample activates when standard sample is low or missing When the standard sample is restored the alarm resets Sample Flow activates when sample flow is lost When the sample flow is restored the alarm resets Low Fuel N2 Dilution activates when fuel N2 dilution is lost When it is restored the alarm resets Sensors Held When Sensors Held appears as the main alarm one or more sensor ala...

Page 204: ...torage To clear this alarm return all memory that is being used for chromatogram storage back to the operating system and reduce the number of points being saved by Chromatogram Storage function Auto Zero Over Range activates when program is unable to autozero because the signal is out of range high Auto Zero Over Range activates when program is unable to autozero because the signal is out of rang...

Page 205: ...oo Many Peaks in Analysis activates when there are more than 254 peaks in the analysis Post Analysis Error When Post Analysis Error appears as the main alarm one or more post analysis alarms appears below the main alarm Typical post analysis alarms and their descriptions are Invalid Peak End activates when the program is unable to define an end to a peak in the analysis the peak did not end on a b...

Page 206: ...sure Board When Pressure Board appears as the main alarm one or more pressure alarms appears below the main alarm Pressure alarms are of two types overall alarms and zone specific alarms with the zone specific alarms subordinate to the overall alarms Typical overall pressure alarms and their descriptions are ROM Checksum activates when the EPC Multibus PCB has failed Communications activates when ...

Page 207: ...activates when the DTC Backplane PCB has failed No Zero Crossing activates when there is loss of four or more consecutive AC line cycles Zone Specific activates when one of the zone specific alarms is activated Loss of Air activates when there is temporary loss of air to Zones 1 and 2 heaters The analysis cycle aborts When this alarm occurs power will be removed from the heaters of air operated zo...

Page 208: ...nce is not 1000 ohms or the switch is not depressed Span is not required in the field Set Point Failed activates when Zone is inactive zone is SWITCH zone and switch not depressed or set point is greater than T Rating Ramp Rate Failed activates when the ramp rate settings exceed an acceptable range 50 C per minute Reconfiguration Failed activates when switch not depressed High Alarm activates when...

Page 209: ...RTER if the GC is configured to send reports to VistaREPORTER report the alarm to the printer if the GC is configured to send reports to a printer report the alarm to the OPC Server if the GC is configured to send reports to the OPC Server The purpose of the Alarm setting is to invalidate the data and notify all users Events suggested for this setting are Flameout Sample Flow Temperature Alarm Pre...

Page 210: ...of all connected RUIs set the Modbus coil to active if the alarm has a designated Modbus coil but will not set the associated Data Valid for reported stream to 0 report the alarm to VistaSTORAGE if the GC is configured to send reports to VistaSTORAGE report the alarm to VistaREPORTER if the GC is configured to send reports to VistaREPORTER report the alarm to the printer if the GC is configured to...

Page 211: ...l Update Out Mask F1 F2 F3 F4 Figure 6 20 CONTROL PARAMETERS SCREEN 4 On the Alarm Mask Main screen see Figure 6 21 cursor down to the desired alarm name and verify the selection in the right hand column Alarm Mask Main Active Sensors Expand Alarm Component High Alarm Component Low Alarm Hardware Alarm Power Fail Alarm Unused Alarm Idle Alarm Flame Out Alarm Clock Expand Alarm More Below Expand Ex...

Page 212: ...e original data 10 Press the F1 soft key as necessary to return to the Background screen Alarm Common Output Connections You can view analyzer alarms at the customer s alarm indicator when this indicator is connected to Hardware Alarm connector J111A and Software Alarm connector J111B on the GCC Backplane PCB see Figure 6 22 TB1 J1A J1B 1 2 3 4 5 6 J111A 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 J111A HARDWARE ALARM 1 J111B ...

Page 213: ...n press the F1 Exit to Commands soft key 2 On the Commands screen cursor to MISC and press the F2 Control Parameters soft key 3 On the Control Parameters screen see Figure 6 23 press the F4 Common Digital Out Mask soft key Control Parameters Analyzer Name ABB Analytical GCC Unknown Peak Alarm No Yes Missing Comp Alarm No Yes Update Trends on Alarm No Yes Auto Update of RF No Yes Max RF Variation 0...

Page 214: ...re 6 24 COMMON DO MASK MAIN SCREEN 5 To change the alarm common output toggle the left or right cursor to obtain the desired selection Common DO or Masked 6 If the selected alarm has Expanded after the alarm name the alarm has subordinate indicators To view these subordinates cursor to the desired alarm line and press the F2 Expand Mask soft key 7 On the expanded alarm screen repeat steps 4 and 5 ...

Page 215: ...s include all carrier hydrogen fuel burner air and utility air supplies TP 2 CARRIER AND MAKEUP GAS FLOW ADJUSTMENTS CAUTION When the carrier supply is turned on if there is no pressure indicated on the carrier gauge do not increase carrier flow Leak check every connection outside the analyzer on the entire carrier flow path Ensure adequate ventilation in analyzer shelter 1 Stop Analysis at the en...

Page 216: ...Checking Temperature Table Values steps 1 to 3 8 and 9 and observe the oven temperature column NOTE Steps 6 and 7 are optional The existing column can be removed and another installed prior to performing step 5 6 Observe baseline for two times the normal cycle time If baseline offset is reduced the sample valve is most likely leaking 7 If little or no correction in baseline is seen replace the col...

Page 217: ...e adjusted repair or replace regulator TP 5 TC DETECTOR BALANCE 1 Stop Analysis at the end of the current analysis and make no injection until procedure is completed 2 On the Background screen press the F2 Manual Control soft key 3 On the Manual Control Mode screen press the F2 Detector and Graphics soft key 4 On the Chroma Board screen press the F3 Manually Zero Baseline soft key The Detector Rea...

Page 218: ...e measured values of the two filaments should be within one ohm of each other 9 If the filaments are not within one ohm of each other replace the filaments See FILAMENT TCD REPAIR in Section 8 10 Check filament to ground resistance with an ohmmeter It should indicate an open circuit 11 If filament resistance is within tolerance Test Procedure 6 is complete 12 Check all connections then replace the...

Page 219: ...ned fitting for the presence of carrier When full or nonrestricted carrier flow is detected the trouble has been isolated between the present and last connection checked Make necessary repairs Reconnect or tighten all fittings and check for leaks 8 Check for correct carrier flow adjustment Perform Test Procedure 2 Carrier and Makeup Gas Flow Adjustments Test Procedure 5 TC Detector Balance and Tes...

Page 220: ...arrier or burner fuel cylinder regulators If noise is eliminated this test is completed If noise is still present continue to step 5 5 Replace or wash tubing from cylinder regulator to analyzer 6 Disassemble and clean Detector see FID REPAIR Cleaning the Collector in Section 8 TP 13 BURNER AIR CATALYTIC CLEANUP UNIT 1 Determine if air cleanup unit is operational and at operating temperature Perfor...

Page 221: ...t sample flow to sample system 4 Verify sample valve is functioning correctly 5 Check to ensure correct carrier type Helium Nitrogen etc 6 Verify correct sample valve ON and OFF times in method table Perform Test Procedure 33 Checking Method Table Configuration 7 Refer to the application data sheet supplied with your chromatograph and check carrier makeup gases particularly splitter flow and make ...

Page 222: ... TB16 terminals 3 and 4 Connect an ohmmeter between these two wires to measure the resistance of the ignitor coil 9 The resistance of the ignitor coil should measure 0 1 to 1 ohm If an extremely high resistance is measured and the ignitor coil is open replace the ignitor See FID REPAIR Replacing the Ignitor Assembly in Section 8 10 Connect the ohmmeter leads to one of the wires and chassis ground ...

Page 223: ...n off valve 1 The bubbles should now be produced on the inside fitting 4 If no air is present check to ensure air is being applied to solenoid valve by loosening the solenoid air supply inlet connection and test for the presence of air with a leak detection solution If air is applied to the solenoid valve test to ensure that the solenoid actuation voltage is being applied 5 Turn off purge air to a...

Page 224: ...is When the second analysis begins stop analysis at the end of the cycle If valve is double sampling the peak shape will now be normal in most cases 6 Schedule valve off at normal cycle time 7 Manually switch the Sample Valve Off and observe the chromatogram A second set of peaks may now appear This is another indication of double sampling 8 Turn off power carrier and sample supply to the analyzer...

Page 225: ... When complete close ovens with reverse procedure of step 9 11 If leaks were found restore air and power After temperatures stabilize perform an analysis to test repeatability If analyzer repeats Test Procedure 20 is complete 12 Repair sample valve replacing stem and seals see SAMPLE VALVE REPAIR in Section 8 13 Apply air carrier sample and power to the analyzer Let temperatures stabilize and perf...

Page 226: ...rm the procedure requirements 1 Remove power from analyzer 2 Let all temperature zones cool to ambient 3 Open the Controller side door 4 Disconnect the sensor and measure its resistance value The resistance of the temperature probe should be approximately 440 ohms at 75 F 24 C If shorted or considerable lower replace probe The respective probes may be tested at the locations given below Temperatur...

Page 227: ...h by removing the connector from J42B on the DTC Backplane PCB see Figure 7 1 J42B Figure 7 1 DTC BACKPLANE PCB 4 Connect an ohmmeter between the terminals of the connector removed from J42B 5 Apply oven air pressure 6 Unscrew the pressure switch slightly and check for leakage to ensure air is present at the switch 7 Tighten pressure switch 8 The switch should close Remove air and the switch shoul...

Page 228: ...tance is extremely high the thermocouple is open Replace thermocouple 7 After repairs close and tighten the Controller side door 8 Restore air and power TP 25 ZONE INPUT SENSOR OPEN CAUTION It is the customer s responsibility to ensure that the area is safe and and hazard free and will remain so the entire time the analyzer is open This responsibility includes ensuring adequate ventilation in anal...

Page 229: ...ments 1 Remove power from analyzer 2 Open the Controller side door 3 Locate heater terminal strip connections Temperature Service Zone Board J49B Isothermal Oven Zone 1 1 and 2 Programmed Temp Zone 2 1 and 2 LSV 120 Vac Zone 3 1 and 2 5 and 6 LSV 220 Vac in 120 V heaters Zone 3 2 and 3 4 and 5 LSV 220 Vac in 220 V heaters Zone 3 1 and 2 5 and 6 Detector Zone 4 1 and 2 Methanizer Air Cleanup Zone 5...

Page 230: ...wn fuse may indicate other possible malfunctions or failures continue with this procedure to verify the analyzer s operational status 6 Test for shorted heater by performing Test Procedure 26 Open or Shorted Heater 7 Apply power to analyzer and determine if the fuse fails opens 8 If fuse fails replace the AC Conditioning Board 9 Close and tighten the Controller side door TP 28 FID POLARIZING VOLTA...

Page 231: ...sis demonstrates correct sensitivity Test Procedure 28 is complete 10 Remove power from the analyzer and shut down carrier and makeup gases 11 Clean the detector cell See Cleaning FID Collector in Section 8 12 Reconnect the wire to TB16 terminal 3 and apply power to the analyzer 13 Measure with a DC voltmeter between the jet and chassis ground for 110 VDC Once confirmed remove power for reassembli...

Page 232: ...uity If it does not the thermocouple is open Replace the thermocouple see FID REPAIR Replacing the Thermocouple Assembly in Section 8 8 Connect the ohmmeter between one of the thermocouple leads and chassis ground The resistance should be high If it is not high the thermocouple may be shorted to chassis ground Replace the thermocouple see FID REPAIR Replacing the Thermocouple Assembly in Section 8...

Page 233: ...erform this operation it is necessary to access the temperature configuration table and the manual temperature control mode 1 Press the F1 soft key until the Background screen is displayed see Figure 7 3 B A C K G R O U N D ABB Analytical GCC Remote 0 1 803V029 1R Std GCC C 2001 ALARM ALARM 18 JUN 2002 TUE 08 16 01 ALARM Analysis Time 00114 Peaks Found 00 Cycle Time 00000 State Idle Current Stream...

Page 234: ...State Idle Start Crest End Peak Time Time Time Area Type Last 52 55 73 18032 Val Bas 38 43 51 15322 Bas Val Exit Detector Manually Press To and Zero Temp Bckgrnd Graphics Baseline Control F1 F2 F3 F4 Figure 7 4 MANUAL CONTROL MODE SCREEN 4 On the Pres Temp Control screen see Figure 7 5 cursor to TEMP CONFIGURATION Pres and Temp Control TEMP CONTROL PRES CONTROL TEMP CONFIGURATION Names Zone and Co...

Page 235: ...EN 40 00 250 00 3 T C CELL 40 00 260 00 4 LSV 40 00 250 00 5 TEMP ZONE5 40 00 550 00 Exit F1 F2 F3 F4 Figure 7 6 5 ZONE NAMES AND LIMITS TABLE SCREEN 6 If the values shown in the table agree with those of the listing there is no need for table modification Exit this screen by pressing the F1 Exit soft key and go to step 8 7 If the values do not agree the values have been changed since the analyzer...

Page 236: ...C Accept Zero Span Escape Control All All Point Zones Zones F1 F2 F3 F4 Figure 7 7 MANUAL TEMPERATURE CONTROL MODE SCREEN 10 Compare the set point values of temperature zones 1 through 5 with those of the factory table listing that was provided with the chromatograph If the values agree there is no need to modify the table Exit this screen by pressing the F1 Escape soft key and proceed to step 12 ...

Page 237: ... 15 When the Method Table screen appears enter 1 for the method and then press the F2 Edit the Table soft key 16 The Cal Define Cycle Time screen appears Press the F1 Continue soft key to display the first eight lines of Method Table 01 see Figure 7 9 Method Table 01 Time Function Value 0001 Temp Contrl Two 0120 Noise Calc On 0125 Noise Calc Off 0128 Auto Zero N A 0130 Skp Nxt Str Nine 0132 Valve ...

Page 238: ... press the F1 Exit soft key If they do not agree modify the Temperature Control screen as explained in DIGITAL TEMPERATURE CONTROLLER in Section 4 19 Return to background screen by repeatedly pressing the F1 soft key until the Background screen is displayed TP 31 PLUGGED JET OR BREATHER CAUTION It is the customer s responsibility to ensure that the area is safe and and hazard free and will remain ...

Page 239: ...erform Test Procedure 1 Carrier Makeup and Utility Gas Supplies Test Procedure 2 Carrier and Makeup Gas Flow Adjustments and Test Procedure 7 Column Train Problems as applicable If flow is restored Test Procedure 31 is complete 12 Remove the breather and replace with a female connector Attach the flow meter to the open end of connector Measure the carrier flow If flow is restored to normal the fla...

Page 240: ...played see Figure 7 11 B A C K G R O U N D ABB Analytical GCC Remote 0 1 803V029 1R Std GCC C 2001 ALARM ALARM 18 JUN 2002 TUE 08 16 01 ALARM Analysis Time 00114 Peaks Found 00 Cycle Time 00000 State Idle Current Stream 01 Key Component Purging Stream 01 none Method 01 entered Exit Manual Cur Report To Control Basic I O Alarms Commands Options F1 F2 F3 F4 Figure 7 11 BACKGROUND SCREEN 2 On the Bac...

Page 241: ...e screen appears enter 1 for the method number and then press the F2 Edit the Table soft key 5 The Cal Define Cycle Time screen appears Press the F1 Continue soft key to display the first eight lines of Method Table 01 see Figure 7 13 Method Table 01 Time Function Value 0001 Temp Contrl Two 0120 Noise Calc On 0125 Noise Calc Off 0128 Auto Zero N A 0130 Skp Nxt Str Nine 0132 Valve On One 0155 Valve...

Page 242: ...omponent Three 0191 Forced Gate Off Valley 0205 Forced Gate On Valley 0208 Component Four 0211 Forced Gate Off Valley 0212 Forced Gate On Valley 0214 Component Five 0220 Forced Gate Off Valley 0244 Forced Gate On Valley 0247 Component Six 0250 Forced Gate Off Valley 0259 Forced Gate On Valley 0262 Component Seven 0265 Forced Gate Off Valley 0287 Forced Gate On Valley 0290 Component Eight 0293 Forc...

Page 243: ...ce Valley 0359 Component Eleven 0359 Baseline Force Valley 0390 Component Twelve 0390 Baseline Force Valley 0424 Component Thirteen 0424 Baseline Force Valley 0440 Component Fourteen 0440 Baseline Force Valley 0462 Component Fifteen 0462 Baseline Force Valley 0509 Component Sixteen 0509 Baseline Force Valley 0540 Component Seventeen 0540 Baseline Force Valley 0570 Component Eighteen 0570 Baseline ...

Page 244: ...le is vaporized and carried into the column train by carrier gas Should this function fail or not be scheduled no sample injection would occur 0155 Valve Off One This function withdraws the sample machined groove from the injection chamber into the sample chamber where liquid sample continually flows across the stem in preparation for the next injection Should this function fail or not be schedule...

Page 245: ...o access the Manual Mode Reduce the attenuation for maximum sensitivity 4 Observe baseline for additional peaks to elute 5 If peaks elute analyzer is experiencing a residual sample analysis After all peaks have eluted proceed to step 6 If peaks do not elute Test Procedure 36 is complete 6 Turn off power and sample to analyzer Replace sample valve seals and O rings see SAMPLE VALVE REPAIR in Sectio...

Page 246: ...nd then press the F2 Diagnostic Tests soft key 8 On the Diagnostic Tests screen cursor down to DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS and then press the F3 Trend Output Test soft key 9 Enter the a trend test value The output signal at the meter should respond to equivalent percentage of output Test for low middle and high 10 If output does not respond or does not reach the expected output value check the following a Co...

Page 247: ...soft key 2 On the Commands screen cursor down to TESTING SETUP and then press the F2 Diagnostic Tests soft key 3 On the Diagnostic Tests screen cursor down to DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS and then press the F2 Digital Output Test soft key and follow screen instructions 4 Connect voltmeter between output terminal of Digital PCB and output common using proper polarity these are transistor outputs 5 If Digital I...

Page 248: ...Section 4 completely and you understand and can perform the procedure requirements 1 Check to ensure that the sample flow has not been shut off If so restore sample flow 2 Disconnect power to the analyzer 3 Disconnect sample flow switch at J23E terminals 1 and 2 4 Connect ohmmeter leads between these two wires 5 With sample flowing the switch should open Stop sample flow and the switch should clos...

Page 249: ...and 2 and check for the presence of zero VAC 11 Monitor the actual zone 2 temperature When it reaches 100 degrees change the set point to the initial set point value and rate to 0 1 12 Connect voltmeter leads across J42D terminals 1 and 2 and check for the presence of 115 VAC If voltage is present replace the solenoid valve 13 If no voltage is measured between J42D terminals 1 and 2 check for pres...

Page 250: ...irements 1 Check valve assignment in method tables 2 Verify stream is active Make necessary changes 3 If electric solenoid valve stream switching is used proceed to step 6 4 If air operated valves are used for stream switching verify actuation air is being applied to the stream select valve actuator Gently loosen the two fittings at the actuator Apply Leak Tech Snoop or other similar liquid leak d...

Page 251: ...witch replace Chroma I O board 17 Reconnect and tighten all loose or disconnected fittings and check for and repair any leaks 18 Close and secure all doors and all covers 19 Apply purge air and power 20 Allow temperature to equilibrate 21 Perform an analysis and verify analyzer operation TP 43 FPD GAIN SETTING NOTE This test procedure is not normally required unless the photomultiplier tube is cha...

Page 252: ...V go to step 3 d If it is more than 30 mV the detector is normal Replace the Electrometer PCB or Chroma I O PCB 3 Check the PMT supply voltage on the Electrometer a At pin A of the 3 pin connector on the PMT housing you should get at least 40V 4 5V per turn of the gain pot b If the voltage is too low check the Electrometer PCB supply voltages 15volts c If the Electrometer PCB supply voltages are c...

Page 253: ...cedure 1 Carrier Makeup and Utility Gas Supplies and Test Procedure 2 Carrier and Makeup Gas Flow Adjustments if not previously checked 3 Remove power from the analyzer 4 Open the door on the right side of the analyzer 5 Locate the FPD Zone Board 6 Disconnect the thermocouple wires connected to J49A terminals 1 and 2 on the Zone Board see Figure 7 14 J49A Figure 7 14 FPD ZONE BOARD 7 Connect an oh...

Page 254: ...ay be shorted to chassis ground Replace the thermocouple see FID REPAIR Replacing the Thermocouple Assembly in Section 8 13 Reconnect the thermocouple wires 14 Apply power to the analyzer 15 Connect a digital voltmeter betweenterminals7 and 8 of J49A 16 Extinguish the FID flame The Flame Out LED should illuminate The DVM should indicate 2 5 mV or less 17 Ignite flame and the LED should go out The ...

Page 255: ...until you have read Section 4 completely and you understand and can perform the procedure properly Isothermal Temperature Oven Heater 1 Open the Controller front and side doors and the isothermal oven door 2 On the Zone 1 PCB in the Digital Temperature Controller disconnect J49B and remove the isothermal oven heater wires from pins 1 and 2 3 On the Zone 1 PCB disconnect J49A and remove the thermoc...

Page 256: ...k permits etc See AIR PURGING in Section 4 for the X Purge override function Do not perform override until you have read Section 4 completely and you understand and can perform the procedure properly 1 Remove power sample flow and air from analyzer and allow to cool 2 Open the Controller front and side doors and the isothermal oven door 3 Locate the Zone Sense Board and disconnect the LSV heater a...

Page 257: ...the sample lines connected to a mounting plate attached to the LSV s mounting flange as shown in Figure 8 3 Customer Connections Figure 8 3 LSV CONNECTION METHODS NEW ANALYZERS You must take extreme care to avoid having the sample lines exert force on the sample connections of the Liquid Sample Valve For example if stiff 1 4 inch tubing or heat traced lines are bent into position and attached to t...

Page 258: ...pen any purged enclosures that remain powered Ensure proper safety equipment is worn such as rubber gloves and face shield or safety glasses CAUTION It is the customer s responsibility to ensure that the area is safe and and hazard free and will remain so the entire time the analyzer is open This responsibility includes ensuring adequate ventilation in analyzer shelter and obtaining proper work pe...

Page 259: ...on 7 Remove the four screws holding the flange to the side of the analyzer 8 Separate the LSV from the analyzer being careful not to stress the vaporizer assembly cabling 9 Remove the insulation cover and insulation from around the vaporizer assembly 10 Remove the four screws that retain the two parts of the vaporizer assembly 11 Separate the vaporizer assembly from the vaporizer chamber 12 Remove...

Page 260: ...Inspect the sleeve O ring for visible imperfections If imperfections are found remove the sleeve O ring from the sleeve Reassembly on the Analyzer NOTE In all steps the lubricant used is High Vacuum Grease ABB part number 006904 1 1 Clean the seals with acetone and air dry them 2 Clean the sample chamber with acetone and air dry it 3 Lightly lubricate the sleeve O Ring and the sleeve threads inter...

Page 261: ...seat to scratch the stem 16 Clean all the exposed area of the stem with acetone to ensure the stem and groove are free of grease and contamination 17 Slide the first cleaned seal over the stem using the A end of Seal Insertion Tool TL 791A006B The 30 angle pointed end of the seal must face the Belleville springs 18 Slide the cleaned sample chamber over the stem onto the seal 19 Slide the second cl...

Page 262: ...over the vaporizer assembly and insulation 35 Open the isothermal oven door 36 Orient the flange so that the marks made at LSV removal are lined up This should have the sample chamber vertical with the air connections at the top of the valve and the connection of the vaporizer chamber at the top 37 Install the four flange screws and tighten them 38 Reinstall tubing to the LSV being careful to conn...

Page 263: ...Slide the cylinder off the piston and body 5 Mark on the body the location of the sample chamber 6 Using a hex key wrench rotate the sleeve counterclockwise until it is loose 7 Unscrew the body from the flange and vaporizer chamber 8 Remove the vaporizer chamber from the flange 9 Slide the seal from the stem using the sample chamber 10 Withdraw the piston and the piston rod from the sleeve 11 This...

Page 264: ...chamber with acetone and air dry it 3 Lightly lubricate the sleeve O Ring and the sleeve threads internal threads and bore of the body with High Vacuum Grease 4 Install the sleeve O ring onto the sleeve 5 Screw the sleeve into the body until the bottom of the sleeve grooves is flush with the ears on the back of the body 6 Lightly lubricate the piston rod O ring and the threads of the piston rod 7 ...

Page 265: ...leaned seal over the stem using the B end of Seal Insertion Tool TL 791A006B The 30 angled pointed end of the seal faces out away from the sample chamber 20 Install the vaporizer chamber into the flange 21 Lightly lubricate the threads on the body 22 Retract the stem until it is flush with the front of the seal 23 Screw the body into the flange against the vaporizer chamber until tight 24 Push the...

Page 266: ...all tubing on the Liquid Sample Valve 10 Close the isothermal oven door Replacing the LSV Vaporizer Assembly 1 On the Manual Temperature Control Mode screen note which zone has the LSV connection 2 Stop the analysis at the end of a cycle 3 Turn off power carrier sample and air to the analyzer and allow it to cool 4 Open the Controller front and side doors and the isothermal oven door 5 In the Digi...

Page 267: ...e Isothermal Oven temperature by reducing oven air pressure to zero psig 4 Shut off carrier and other FID makeup gases if applicable 5 Open isothermal oven door 6 To remove the column loosen the fittings on both ends of the column and gently extract the column from the respective fitting connections 7 Loosen any screw securing the column to the column mounting brackets and remove the column Packed...

Page 268: ...ing nut Any withdraw should be corrected Continue to tighten the nut until the column is securely connected at the fitting 8 Repeat steps 1 through 7 for the other end of the column 9 For columns connected to an FID insert the column end into the FID analysis inlet connection until it stops against the jet Then withdraw the column approximately 1 16 inch and tighten the nut finger tight Tighten th...

Page 269: ...tubing at the score in the direction opposite the score When the score point opens bend the tubing back towards the score The tubing should make a clean break 4 Inspect the end of the column for roundness and ensure it is burr free If the end is not round and burr free repeat the procedure until it is 5 The column is now ready for installation FID REPAIR Refer to Figure 8 8 for FID component locat...

Page 270: ...lvents such as acetone Cleaning with solvents should be done in a well ventilated area 1 If power is applied to the analyzer turn it off 2 Turn off oven air to the Isothermal Oven and allow all temperature zones to cool 3 Turn off carrier and other gases as applicable 4 Open the isothermal oven door 5 For temperature programmed units you must remove the insulated covers surrounding the FID cell bo...

Page 271: ... to expose the wire splices 4 Cut and remove the heat shrink and glass tape from the red and black wires to expose the soldered connections 5 Using a 40 watt soldering iron disconnect the wiring splice 6 Using a 3 8 inch open end wrench carefully remove the thermocouple Note its location for reassembly 7 Carefully insert the replacement thermocouple into the detector body and finger tighten taking...

Page 272: ...heater housing to expose the polarizer and ignitor retain it for later use 9 Position the wiring and capillary tubing such that the housing can be lifted from the detector base up over the detector then lift off the housing fully exposing the detector body and elements Replacing the Polarizer 1 After accessing the detector elements as described in Accessing the Polarizer and Ignitor Elements locat...

Page 273: ...nections 4 Using a 40 watt soldering iron disconnect the wiring splice 5 Using a 3 8 inch open end wrench continue loosening and carefully remove the Ignitor assembly Note its location for reassembly 6 Carefully insert the replacement ignitor into the detector body and finger tighten taking care not to damage it Finish tightening using a 3 8 inch open end wrench 7 Roll each end of the two white wi...

Page 274: ... tubes to their respective unions 9 Remove the temporary labels 10 Install cable ties to secure the detector wiring 11 Install the red coaxial cable to the connector on top of the detector 12 Close and secure the isothermal oven door Cleaning the FID Jet NOTE Steps 1 and 2 are required only for Temperature Programmed analyzers 1 Remove the three screws securing the detector can assembly using a 9 ...

Page 275: ...SA models slide the 7 16 inch packing adapter nut and ferrule toward the detector and install finger tight Tighten the nut an additional 1 4 turn with a 7 16 inch open end wrench 17 For temperature programmed units install the detector can assembly and secure it with the hex head screws using a 9 64 inch Allen wrench or ball driver Be sure to align the three holes such that the edge of the can is ...

Page 276: ... the bottom of the Control Housing and the top of the Oven that will accommodate the routing of the new cable 5 The new FID Cable Assembly has a Microdot connector on one and and a BNC connector on the other end see Figure 8 9 Screw the Microdot connector end of the new cable assembly into the Insertion Tool Microdot Connector BNC Connector Figure 8 9 FID CABLE ASSEMBLY 6 Pass the Insertion Tool t...

Page 277: ... Do not perform override until you have read Section 4 completely and you understand and can perform the procedure properly The filaments are fragile and can be easily damaged if not handled with extreme care Do not touch the end of the elements Caution should be used when working with a soldering iron Safety glasses and protective gloves should be used to protect against hot molten solder and hot...

Page 278: ...2 Loosen the two detector filament retaining gland nuts with a 3 8 inch open end wrench Continue to loosen by hand 13 Carefully extract the filaments from the detector cell cavity Installing the Filaments Replacement filament installation kits are supplied with two cable glands a wire spreader 736 RTV high temperature solder and heat shrink 1 Cut the four filament wires approximately the same leng...

Page 279: ...istance is too low go to step 8 8 If the resistance measurement is approximately 20 ohms filament being tested is contacting the internal wall of the detector cell cavity When this occurs carefully loosen the gland of the suspect filament Continue to loosen by hand and withdraw first the gland then the filament from the detector cell body taking care not to touch or damage the filament 9 Inspect t...

Page 280: ... 32 mm ID capillary columns are used 3 Test for leaks around the detector filament gland nut with a nonconductive liquid leak detection solution Correct all leaks before proceeding 4 Shut off the carrier supply to the analyzer 5 Gently remove any excess leak detection solution with a soft cloth or tissue and blow dry with 15 psig clean dry air helium or nitrogen Potting The Filaments CENELEC and C...

Page 281: ...ng adequate ventilation in analyzer shelter and obtaining proper work permits etc See AIR PURGING in Section 4 for the X Purge override function Do not perform override until you have read Section 4 completely and you understand and can perform the procedure properly The filaments are fragile and can be easily damaged if not handled with extreme care Do not touch the end of the elements Caution sh...

Page 282: ... top cover in place and retain them for re installation 10 Loosen the two detector thermistor retaining gland nuts with a 5 16 inch open end wrench Continue to loosen by hand 11 Carefully extract the thermistors from the detector cell cavity Installing the Thermistors Replacement thermistor installation kits are supplied with a matched pair of thermistor assemblies high temperature solder and heat...

Page 283: ...e internal wall of the detector cell cavity When this occurs carefully loosen the gland of the suspect thermistor Continue to loosen by hand and withdraw the gland and thermistor from the detector cell body taking care not to touch or damage the thermistor 9 Inspect the thermistor for damage or bending If it is damaged the matched set of thermistor assemblies will have to be replaced 10 If the the...

Page 284: ...eter Typically the flows should be 30 to 40cc per minute if packed columns are used 10 to 15 cc per minute if 0 53 mm ID capillary columns are used and 3 to 5 cc per minute if 0 32 mm ID capillary columns are used 3 Test for leaks around the detector thermistor gland nut with a nonconductive liquid leak detection solution Correct all leaks before proceeding 4 Shut off the carrier supply to the ana...

Page 285: ...Remove power from the analyzer 2 Turn off oven air to the isothermal oven and allow all temperature zones to cool 3 Turn off air supply to air cleanup unit 4 Open the door on the left side of the analyzer 5 Disconnect the cables to the Photomultiplier Assembly and set them aside 6 Remove the four nuts securing the Photomultiplier Assembly to the analyzer being careful to retain the nuts to reinsta...

Page 286: ...en the isothermal oven door 5 Disconnect the thermocouple leads from the Burner Block 6 Disconnect the heater leads from the Burner Block 7 Disconnect the temp sensor leads from the Burner Block if installed 8 Disconnect the sample line from the Burner Block 9 Disconnect the vent line from the Burner Block 10 Disconnect the hydrogen H2 and carrier lines from the Burner Block 11 Remove the bracket ...

Page 287: ...h a slight film of silicone grease 4 Insert the new O Ring and reinstall the connector Replacing the Jet Refer to Figure 8 15 when performing this procedure Jet O Ring 45051 4 13 Electrode Nut Figure 8 15 BURNER BLOCK SHOWING JET 1 Perform steps 1 through 4 of Replacing the Burner Block 2 Carefully remove the Electrode Nut 3 If the Jet came out with the Electrode Nut carefully remove the Jet from ...

Page 288: ...is used in any assembly or component part of the Methanizer Air Cleanup Assembly Therefore all residual insulating materials may be disposed of without regulator restrictions The high temperatures present under normal operating conditions can cause wiring insulation to become brittle and fragile Ceramic temperature probes should always be considered fragile When servicing the Methanizer Air Cleanu...

Page 289: ...leanup Tube Harness Assy TYPE 781 TYPE 805 Figure 8 16 METHANIZER AIR CLEANUP ASSEMBLY 6 Using 7 16 inch and 5 16 inch open end wrenches disconnect the tubing connections from the reducing unions 7 Disconnect any retaining clamps that are securing the harness 8 Remove the four Phillips head screws attaching the support brackets to the isothermal oven wall Secure the unit with your hand while remov...

Page 290: ...w and flat washer 6 Note the location of the cartridge heater temperature probes and thermocouple Carefully extract cartridge heater probes and thermocouple from air cleanup body 7 Inspect the probe end of the wiring harness for damage If any harness wiring or devices are damaged replace the harness as described in Packing the Housing and Installing the Methanizer Air Cleanup Assembly Installing t...

Page 291: ...cavity is filled taking care not the damage any wiring 7 Install the bottom cap aligning the mark on the cap with the mark on the housing This will align the bottom mounting bracket holes 8 Install the four Allen head screws to secure the bottom cap to the housing and tighten with a 9 64 inch Allen wrench 9 Type 781 only Install the two mounting brackets with four Phillips head screws The mounting...

Page 292: ...r Air Cleanup Assembly exit to the Background screen by pressing the F1 soft key 8 Access the Manual Control Mode screen by pressing the F2 Manual Control soft key 9 Access the Pressure and Temperature Control Mode by pressing the F4 Press and Temp Control soft key 10 From the Pres and Temp Control screen position the cursor up or down to highlight TEMP CONTROL and press the F2 Manual Temperature ...

Page 293: ...hrough the analyzer sample valve 6 Perform a minimum of three analyses to verify correct chromatographic response and analysis reports Minor adjustments or calibration may be necessary to achieve desired analysis results 7 Once analyzer operation and performance have been verified place the analyzer back in service REPAIRING THE CARRIER GAS PANEL ANALOG Removing the Carrier Gas Panel 1 Open the Co...

Page 294: ...t door to gain access the mother board 7 In the Control Housing access area unplug the alarm switches from the mother board see Figure 8 19 7 Unscrew alarm switches 9 Remove plugs 10 Remove socket head screws Figure 8 19 CONTROL HOUSING ACCESS AREA RIGHT SIDE OF ANALYZER 8 In the Control Housing access area unscrew the alarm switches from the manifold see Figure 8 19 9 In the Control Housing acces...

Page 295: ...r Gas Panel from the analyzer 2 Disconnect the line from the back of the gauge 3 Loosen the screws on the plate that secures the gauge to the panel and then remove the plate 4 Remove the gauge from the panel 5 Insert the new gauge through the hole in the panel 6 Install the plate that secures the gauge to the panel 7 Tighten the screws holding the gauge and plate to the panel 8 Reinstall the line ...

Page 296: ...Kit 801K005 1 when assembling or disassembling the EPC Control Assembly Preparation CAUTION Before performing EPC repair you must turn off power to the analyzer as described in the following steps 1 On the Background screen press the F1 Exit to Commands soft key 2 On the Commands screen cursor to ANALYSIS CONTROL if necessary and press the F2 Start Stop Analysis soft key 3 On the Start Stop Analys...

Page 297: ...nel cables see Figure 8 20 Lock Nut Figure 8 20 EPC PANEL CABLE LOCK NUT 6 Open the isothermal oven door 7 In the isothermal oven disconnect the EPC feedthrough tube nuts 8 In the isothermal oven unscrew the feedthroughs and pull them downward approximately 0 5 inches it is not necessary to remove them completely 9 Open the Controller front door to gain access to the backplane board 10 At the left...

Page 298: ...rm switches to the backplane board 7 On the EPC Multibus PCB in the card cage reconnect the EPC Control Assembly cable from J43 near the bottom of the PCB 8 At the left side of the backplane board connect the EPC Control Assembly cable to J44 9 Close the Controller front door 10 In the isothermal oven screw the feedthroughs in place 11 In the isothermal oven reconnect the EPC feedthrough tube nuts...

Page 299: ...er and remove the cover panel 3 Remove the ten screws holding the EPC Control Assembly cover using ABB Tool TL1009 and remove the cover Be careful not to damage the flame proof or explosion proof surfaces of the cover or the body of the Control Assembly 4 Unplug the large ribbon cable from the Control PCB and fold it back to your left and out of the way see Figure 8 22 AC Power Cable from Backplan...

Page 300: ...OTE If the old type Sensor PCB being removed is in any location other than the right most zone in use you will have to move the Sensor PCB that is in the right most zone to where you have removed the old type Sensor Then you can install the new type Sensor PCB in the right most zone Also if more than one zone is replaced they must be replaced starting with the highest numbered zone right side and ...

Page 301: ...n screws and tighten them to 16 in lb using ABB Tool TL1000 TL1002 Ensure that the flame proof or explosion proof surfaces of the cover or the body of the Control Assembly are not damaged 19 Reinstall the EPC cover panel and insert the two holding screws Removing a Proportional Valve CAUTION Use an ESD Wrist strap and proper grounding procedures before handling any components in the EPC Control As...

Page 302: ...ead of the screw 5 Start the screw with the spring washer in the hole next to the valve 6 Press down on the center of the valve and finish tightening the screw 7 Insert and tighten the second screw and washer if applicable 8 Plug all cables back into their corresponding connectors on the Control PCB 9 If another proportional valve needs to be replaced repeat the appropriate steps to remove the old...

Page 303: ... of each triac 2 Insert the Control PCB into enclosure with components and connectors facing up 3 Align RTDs with the holes in the enclosure and ensure the RTDs are inserted in the holes flush with the enclosure 4 Using 2 5 mm hex socket wrench ABB Tool TL1007 attach the Control PCB to the enclosure with four screws and washers 5 Insert the fish paper insulator between the enclosure and the back s...

Page 304: ...he new heater in hand cut heater leads to 3 1 2 inches long 2 Strip 1 8 inch of insulation off each heater lead 3 Install the connector on the leads 4 Place a thin layer of anti seize compound on the new heater 5 Insert the new heater in its cavity in the enclosure making sure it goes all the way down in the cavity 6 Clean any anti seize compound residue from the enclosure 7 Plug the heater connec...

Page 305: ... fitting associated with the zone to be calibrated see Figure 8 23 Figure 8 23 LOCATION OF ZONE FITTINGS 4 On the Controller verify the Background screen is displayed and then press the F2 Manual Control soft key 5 On the Manual Control Mode screen press the F4 Press Temp Control soft key ...

Page 306: ... 7 On the Manual Pressure control Mode screen see Figure 8 25 enter the zone number of the zone you want to calibrate Manual Pressure Control Mode Zone Config Actual SP Rate COLUMN ISO 0 0241 0 0000 0 0000 ANALYSIS ISO 0 360 0 0000 0 0000 SELECTORISO 0 699 0 0000 0 0000 ANALYSIS ISO 0 0000 0 0000 0 0000 COLUMN PROG 0 00167 0 0000 1 0000 Valve 0 Time 0125 Zone 1 State Idle Set Point 0 00000000 Ramp...

Page 307: ...g function only which is not used by the system 13 Retighten the fitting loosened in step 3 REPAIRING PURGE AIR PANEL COMPONENTS Removing the Purge Air Panel 1 Remove the four screws holding the panel in place see Figure 8 26 Figure 8 26 PURGE AIR PANEL FASTENERS 2 Carefully pull the panel forward Replacing a Regulator 1 Remove the Purge Air Panel from the analyzer 2 Disconnect the lines from the ...

Page 308: ...t secures the gauge to the panel and then remove the plate 4 Remove the gauge and sealing gasket from the panel 5 Insert the new gauge and sealing gasket through the hole in the panel 6 Install the plate that secures the gauge to the panel 7 Tighten the screws holding the gauge and plate to the panel 8 Reinstall the line on the back of the gauge 9 Install the Purge Air Panel in the analyzer Instal...

Page 309: ...has its shunt installed between pins 1 and 2 for X Purge applications only the shunt is installed between pins 2 and 3 for Y or Z purge applications Jumper JP3 has its shunt installed between pins 1 and 2 for standard analyzers the shunt is installed between pins 2 and 3 for temperature programmed and Sparger applications Jumper JP6 has its shunt installed between pins 1 and 2 for single purge con...

Page 310: ...RE CONTROLLER in Section 4 by the statement Hold down the switch on the DTC Backplane PCB JP3 JP1 JP4 JP5 JP6 JP2 JP3 SW1 SW1 J3 J2 Figure 8 28 DTC BACKPLANE PCB SWITCH AND JUMPER LOCATIONS Jumpers J2 and J3 are T Rating jumpers The jumper shunts must be installed exactly as shown below to ensure the temperature control operates properly If they are set incorrectly T Rating disagreement alarms wil...

Page 311: ...ed zones for both Micro 1 JP2 and JP3 and Micro 2 JP5 and JP6 If all zones are in use no jumpers are installed Zone jumpers are identified as follows Micro 1 Pin Micro 2 Pin Zone 1 JP3 2 JP5 2 Zone 2 JP3 4 JP5 4 Zone 3 JP3 6 JP5 6 Zone 4 JP2 2 JP6 2 Zone 5 JP2 4 JP6 4 Example if Zone 5 is not used one jumper must be run between JP2 4 and JP2 2 or one of the other pins listed under Micro 1 Pins and...

Page 312: ...VAC 5 6 5 6 JP4 JP5 Figure 8 30 VAC CONDITIONING BOARD JUMPER LOCATIONS Front Panel PCB There is one adjustment and three jumpers on this board see Figure 8 31 The adjustment is potentiometer R56 which is used to set the display contrast for optimum viewing JP7 JP6 JP5 R56 Figure 8 31 FRONT PANEL PCB ADJUSTMENT AND JUMPER LOCATIONS The jumpers relate to the LOCOM option JP5 has its shunt is betwee...

Page 313: ... 8 32 FID AMPLIFIER PCB JUMPER LOCATIONS Filament TCD Amplifier PCB The jumpers on this PCB relate to amplifier gain single or dual carrier temperature ranges intercolumn detectors and special testing see Figure 8 33 for location GAIN JUMPERS WT11 WT13 CARRIER JUMPERS WT7 WT10 TEMPERATURE JUMPERS WT1 WT6 Figure 8 33 FILAMENT TCD AMPLIFIER PCB JUMPER LOCATIONS The gain jumper is normally connected ...

Page 314: ...plifier Interface PCB The Thermistor Amplifier Interface PCB currently supports one or two Thermistor Amplifier PCBs see Figure 8 34 AMPLIFIER 1 AMPLIFIER 2 FOR FUTURE EXPANSION FOR FUTURE EXPANSION 1 2 3 JP2 1 2 3 JP1 1 2 3 JP1A 1 2 3 JP2A Figure 8 34 THERMISTOR AMPLIFIER INTERFACE PCB JUMPER LOCATIONS For single detector applications one Thermistor Amplifier PCB is used mounted in the Amplifier ...

Page 315: ...ns 1 and 2 Switch SW1 is used to save configuration information to protected memory Its use is described in ELECTRONIC PRESSURE CONTROL OPTION in Section 4 by the statement Hold down the switch on the Electronic Pressure Control PCB SW1 JP1 Figure 8 35 EPC MULTIBUS PCB JUMPER LOCATION EPC Control PCB This board has a single jumper JP2 see Figure 8 36 For normal operation JP2 has a shunt between pi...

Page 316: ...ultaneous dual detector analyzer the jumper will be located between the terminals of JP1 see Figure 8 37 This jumper is part of the printed circuit trace on this version of the Chroma I O PCB Jumper trace is on the circuit side of the board Figure 8 37 OLD CHROMA I O PCB JUMPERS When a second Chroma I O PCB is used Chroma I O PCB 2 must have the JP1 jumper trace cut and a jumper installed between ...

Page 317: ...VE REPAIR The Valco DV22 ten port diaphragm valve is used in some analyzers see Figure 8 39 This procedure and the accompanying illustrations were reprinted with permission of VICI Houston TX USA Figure 8 39 VALCO 10 PORT DIAPHRAGM VALVE Removing the Valve 1 Tag all valve connections 2 Using a 1 4 inch wrench remove the connections from the valve cap 3 Using a 7 64 inch hex key wrench loosen the c...

Page 318: ... scratched 6 Remove the old diaphragm 7 Remove the plungers 8 Install new plungers ensuring that the counterbored end is up toward the valve cap see Figure 8 41 9 Install new diaphragm ensuring that the marking TOP is toward the valve cap If there is no marking ensure the indentation in the diaphragm is toward the valve body see Figure 8 41 10 Reinstall the valve cap verifying that port 1 is corre...

Page 319: ...rroneous information can cause networking problems If such problems occur you must reset the network to reinstate proper operation Making the Connections The VistaNET Communications Board has a connector that allows a serial cable to be connected to the board ABB Aftermarket Spares can provide this cable P N 3617695 1 The RS 232 communications protocol allows the use of a laptop PC for access Incl...

Page 320: ...92750699 Next Recvd 1 Tokens Passed 47170948 Tokens Dumped 4 Rate 37 View Cell Transfer Help Connected 0 00 27 VT100 9600 8 N 1 Figure 8 43 MAIN MENU When you exit the application press CTRL Z to end the session CAUTION Always end the session before exiting the monitor While the monitor is intended to be non invasive it can affect operation over time Some performance parameters are degraded by the...

Page 321: ... FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF 00F0 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF 0100 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF 0110 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF 0B 08 00 00 0120 00 44 4D 00 02 15 BF 00 00 6E 00 09 00 09 02 70 0130 FA 00 0B 1B 5B 31 39 3B 30 36 66 08 20 08 00 20 0140 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 0150 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 0...

Page 322: ...CNT 00 TSTAT 87 RSTAT 03 DMA BCRM0 02 BCRL0 0D DARH0 77 DARL0 C4 SARH0 00 SARL0 F4 DCON0 69 BCRH1 00 BCRL1 00 DARH1 00 DARL1 85 SARH1 03 SARL1 8B DCON1 00 INTERRUPT IE F3 IEN1 C7 IF E0 IPN1 C3 POWER CONTROL PCON C0 LSC SCON 54 TIMER TCON D0 TH0 D1 TL0 D8 TH1 FA TL1 FF TMOD 21 View Cell Transfer Help Connected 0 00 27 VT100 9600 8 N 1 VistaNet Monitor SFR Display Figure 8 45 TYPICAL SHOW REGISTERS ...

Page 323: ... 8 9 10 104 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7 104 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 104 1 2 3 4 8 5 6 7 8 9 10 104 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 9 10 104 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 104 1 2 3 A 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 104 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 B 9 10 104 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 104 1 2 C 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 104 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 D 8 9 10 104 104 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 104 E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 104 1 2 3 4 5 F 6 7 8 9 10 10 104 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 View Cell Transfer H...

Page 324: ...he failure detected by a receiver error as follows 1 Overrun indicates a new character received before the last was processed 2 Collision Abort indicates a collision occurred during reception 4 Alignment indicates a new start of frame was detected before an end of frame 8 CRC Error indicates the CRC was in error 16 Unknown indicates more than one error condition existed during reception 32 DMA Ove...

Page 325: ...into override mode The communications board will attempt to clear line condition Caused by incorrect line biasing 256 Send Token A token is ready to be sent to the next station in the token algorithm 512 Terminal Input Pending Carriage return pressed by debug operator Process command 1024 Debug Mode Update screen each pass through processing loop 2048 End of Interrupt Send end of interrupt to host...

Page 326: ...ride until you have read Section 4 completely and you understand and can perform the procedure properly Let the Dual Air Cleanup Assembly cool a minimum of 30 minutes prior to disassembly Internal surface temperatures can cause severe burns if they are touched before they have cooled No asbestos is used in any assembly or component part of the Dual Air Cleanup Assembly Therefore all residual insul...

Page 327: ...igned the support bracket holes will be correctly aligned 11 Using a 9 64 inch Allen wrench remove the four Allen head screws attaching the air cleanup top cap to the outer housing 12 Grasp the housing and top cap Withdraw the internal body assembly from the housing 13 Using tweezers or a small screw driver remove the insulation from around the body assembly Retain it for later use Removing the Ai...

Page 328: ...ter and associated wiring of the body assembly and set the assembly aside 2 Using a 9 64 inch Allen wrench loosen and remove the four Allen head screws attaching the air cleaner methanizer bottom cap to the outer housing Separate and set the bottom cap aside 3 Carefully insert and press the body assembly into the outer housing 4 Align the top cap with the marks on the outer housing This will align...

Page 329: ...indicated at the burner air pressure indicator 2 Using a suitable liquid leak detection solution test and repair any leaks that may be present in the connections loosened or disconnected during the maintenance procedure 3 Close the isothermal oven door and secure the latch 4 Restore carrier gas oven air and fuel gas if necessary by adjusting the regulators for the correct indications at the pressu...

Page 330: ... correct Refer to the engineering data package supplied with your analyzer for the correct values 4 Allow the temperature controlled zone temperatures to equilibrate 5 Verify that sample is being introduced to and is sufficiently flowing through the analyzer sample valve 6 Perform a minimum of three analyses to verify correct chromatographic response and analysis reports Minor adjustments or calib...

Page 331: ...plication verify the slider part number from the Data Sheets supplied with your analyzer To replace the slider 1 Perform the Preparation and Safety procedure 2 Open both Carrier Assembly latches by pulling down on the end of the latches 3 Remove the Carrier Assembly from the Valve Plate and Valve Body being careful to keep the latches in their open position 4 Compare the old slider with the new sl...

Page 332: ...the CP Valve Tool Kit part way onto the Carrier Assembly 7 Insert two new wedges into the Wedge Insertion Tool and slide the Tool farther onto the Carrier Assembly 8 Insert the other two new wedges into the Wedge Insertion Tool and slide the Tool fully onto the Carrier Assembly 9 Put the Wedge Driver Tool part of the CP Valve Tool Kit into the v slot of the Wedge Insertion Tool 10 Tap the Wedge Dr...

Page 333: ...hat all valve ports remain correctly connected To replace the o rings 1 Perform the Preparation and Safety procedure 2 Tag each port connection to the valve using the port numbers stamped on the Valve Plate 3 Remove the port connections 4 Remove the air connection on the Valve Body You do not have to remove the connection on the Mounting Plate that attaches to the analyzer 5 Using the 7 64 inch he...

Page 334: ...he o ring groove on the piston rod 17 Lubricate o ring part number 45051 4 61 40 psig valve or 45051 4 29 60 psig valve with Molykote 33 and install it in the o ring groove of the piston 18 Remove the old o ring from the Valve Body see Figure 8 51 O RING VALVE BODY Figure 8 51 INSTALLING THE O RING ON THE VALVE BODY 19 Wipe the inside of the Valve Body to remove contamination and old lubricant 20 ...

Page 335: ...ews on the Mounting Plate and rotate Valve Body clockwise to seat it The port connections must face the same direction as when it was originally installed 28 Using the 7 64 inch hex driver from the CP Valve Tool Kit tighten the four screws securing the Valve Body to the Mounting Plate 29 Reinstall the air connection onto the Valve Body 30 Reinstall the port connections being careful to get each co...

Page 336: ...ial numbered subassemblies such as PC boards include the serial number and the part number including dash number and revision letter for the subassembly in the request If a PC board requires conformal coating prefix the PCB part number with the letters CC Applicable references from the Recommended Spare Parts List of the Data Package included with each analyzer Description of part Hardware Configu...

Page 337: ...I O Alarms Commands Options F1 F2 F3 F4 Software Configuration Figure 9 2 BACKGROUND SCREEN How to Order Please contact your local ABB sales or service representative for specific instructions on ordering parts Always include the information listed in Equipment Identification and Configuration Identification in your request The remainder of this section lists the replaceable parts and components b...

Page 338: ...n Part Number Chroma I O PCB old type 3528515 _ Chroma I O PCB new type 802A028D _ Digital I O PCB 3528770 4 Analog Output PCB Current 733A096B 2 Analog Output PCB Voltage 3528289 1 VistaNET Communication PCB 802A025B 1 VistaNET Interconnect PCB 802A015B 2 Ethernet PCB 802A034B 1 Electronic Pressure Control PCB 802A013B 1 Single Board Computer PCB application dependent see Data Package Figure 9 4 ...

Page 339: ...B 826A003B 1 Hydrogen Pressure Switch 3620003 2508 Pressure Sensor 3615565 _ FPD Amplifier 3525647 1 see FLAME PHOTOMETRIC DETECTOR for alternate location RFI Filter Power Supply PCB FID Amplifier and or TCD Amplifier or FPD Amplifier Solenoid Driver PCB Pressure Sensors Hydrogen Pressure Switch Figure 9 5 CHASSIS COMPONENTS Components on Right Side Door see Figure 9 6 Description Part Number Pane...

Page 340: ...types of solenoid valves Solenoid Valve Gasket 3617331 1 Pressure Relieving Regulator 0 40 psig 3616975 2 Pressure Gauge 0 110 psi 44726 4 Regulator Gasket 81943D033 1 Gauge Gasket 81943D033 2 Figure 9 7 PURGE AIR PANEL ELECTRONIC PRESSURE CONTROL PANEL SEE FIGURE 9 8 Description Part Number Proportional Valve 3617341 1 O Ring Kit 801K001 1 Control PCB 802A011B 1 Sensor PCB Kit 802A012B 2 Heater 8...

Page 341: ...9 9 Description Part Number Pressure Regulator 0 100 3617409 1 Pressure Regulator 0 30 3617409 2 Pressure Gauge 0 100 44726 4 Pressure Gauge 0 30 44726 2 Hydrogen Fuel Restrictor 3617360 1 Carrier Gas Filter 3617370 1 Figure 9 9 CARRIER GAS PANEL ...

Page 342: ...num 3617330 1 Makeup Valve 3616890 1 Splitter Valve 3616890 2 Metering Valve 3529409 1 Restrictor Valve 3616446 1 Liquid Sample Valve see Liquid Sample Valve Flame Ionization Detector see Flame Ionization Detector Filament Type TC Detector see Filament Type Thermal Conductivity Detector Thermistor Type TC Detector see Thermistor Type Thermal Conductivity Detector M2CP Valve see M2CP Valve 781 Meth...

Page 343: ...2 inch Stem per application 791A009B _ 0 062 inch Seal per application 791M028B _ Vaporizer per application 805A015 _ Seal Insertion Tool TL 791A006B LSV Fitting Kit SST Swagelok 800K011 1 LSV Fitting Kit Monel Gyrolok 800K011 2 LSV Fitting Kit Monel Swagelok 800K011 3 LSV Fitting Kit Hastelloy C Gyrolok 800K011 4 LSV Fitting Kit Hastelloy C Swagelok 800K011 5 Figure 9 11 LIQUID SAMPLE VALVE ...

Page 344: ...Package for correct part Capillary Column Kit NEC 799K001N 1 Packed Column Kit NEC 799K001N 2 Packed Column Kit CENELEC 799K001N 3 Capillary Column Kit CENELEC 799K001N 4 Wire Splice Kit 800K001 1 Microdot Cable Insertion Kit 799K006 1 Figure 9 12 FID COMPONENTS Filament Type Thermal Conductivity Detector see Figure 9 13 Description Part Number Filament Kit NEC 800K003 1 Filament Kit CENELEC CSA 8...

Page 345: ...e 9 14 THERMISTOR TYPE TCD COMPONENTS M2CP Valve see Figure 9 15 Description Part Number 10 port Slider per application 764M005 _ 6 port Slider per application 764M006 _ 8 port Slider per application 764M007 _ Fitting Kit 753K002N 11 O Ring Kit 40 psi Valve 764K001N 2 Carrier Assy SPV 3527273 1 Wedge 3527279 1 O Ring Kit 60 psi Valve 764K001N 1 Figure 9 15 M2CP VALVE COMPONENTS ...

Page 346: ...1 Crimper 3617469 1 3 2 1 4 Harness Assy Air Cleanup Tube Methanizer Tube Figure 9 16 TYPE 781 METHANIZER AIR CLEAN UP SYSTEM Type 805 Methanizer Air Clean Up System see Figure 9 17 Description Part Number Methanizer Tube 805A017 1 Air Cleanup Tube 805A018 1 Heater 3617474 1 Sensor Kit 805K002 1 Crimper 3617469 1 Metric Hex Wrench TL 161 Air Cleanup Tube Methanizer Tube Figure 9 17 TYPE 805 METHAN...

Page 347: ...e 9 18 DUAL AIR CLEAN UP SYSTEM Valco Diaphragm Valve see Figure 9 19 Description Part Number Valve 10 port 8230442 3 Clamp Ring 8230443 1 Diaphragm Kit 8230689 1 Alignment Pin 8230577 1 Air Fitting 8230567 1 Connection Nut 3616312 4 Connection Ferrule 3616313 3 HEX HEAD SCREW CAP DIAPHRAGM PLUNGERS ALIGNMENT PINS BODY PLUNGER ENLARGED TO SHOW COUNTERBORED END Figure 9 19 VALCO DIAPHRAGM VALVE ...

Page 348: ...wn 5514584 39 Coaxial Cable Assy 3528546 1 Photomultiplier Assy 804A003 1 Solenoid 3 Way for X Purge 3616261 3 Pressure Sensor 3615565 6 FPD Electrometer 804A010 2 see GCC Chassis for alternate location Burner Block see Burner Block Components 0 0 0 0 FPD Electrometer Transformer Photomultiplier Coaxial Cable Pressure Sensor Solenoid Burner Block Figure 9 20 PGC2000 SHOWING FPD COMPONENTS ...

Page 349: ... 13 Breather Vent 3528205 1 Breather Line Kit 804K002 _ Fitting 804M009 1 Sulfur Addition Wafer 3617453 _ Breather Line Breather Vent Fitting O Ring 45051 5 18 O Ring 45051 4 106 O Ring 45051 4 13 O Ring 45051 4 106 Temp Sensor 804A005 3 only Sulfur Addition Wafer Figure 9 21 BURNER BLOCK COMPONENTS TEMPERATURE PROGRAMMED OVEN SEE FIGURE 9 22 Description Part Number Heater Assy 806A034 1 Flame Ion...

Page 350: ...onization Detector for FID component parts Figure 9 23 FID WITH HEATER BLOCK Filament Type TC Detector with Heater Block see Figure 9 24 Description Part Number Heater Block 795A002B 1 Fialement Type Thermal Conductivity Detector 798A001B 2 see Filament Type Thermal Conductivity Detector for Filament Type TCD component parts Figure 9 24 FILAMENT TYPE TCD WITH HEATER BLOCK ...

Page 351: ... cursor positioned in the line number field Entering a line number is optional but is recommended to facilitate moving lines of text When you move to the text field by pressing the right arrow key you can enter characters into the text field of the line Positioning the Cursor to a Line You position the cursor on a particular line by moving it with the up or down arrow key The cursor will move up a...

Page 352: ...ter Usage _ underscore Identifiers equal sign Assignment and Relational Operator plus sign Addition Operator minus sign Subtraction Operator and Unary Negation asterisk Multiplication Operator slash Division Operator left parenthesis Delimiter right parenthesis Delimiter greater than Relational Operator less than Relational Operator comma Argument Separator colon Statement Separator Continuation C...

Page 353: ...variables have names that end with an exclamation point these variables can store real numbers between 1 0E 38 and 1 0E 38 String Variables String variables have names that end with the dollar sign and are used to store strings of up to 255 characters Examples of variable declaration ABC declares a floating point variable XYZ declares an integer variable A declares a string variable I defaults to ...

Page 354: ... which operands have different data types are not allowed For instance a floating point operand cannot appear in an expression with an integer operand Conversion routines are provided for data type conversions necessary to mix data types in expressions Arithmetic Operators Arithmetic operators include addition subtraction multiplication division unary operates on a single operand to yield the nega...

Page 355: ...x ACTIVATED_BY Comments 0 status cleared 1 Manually 2 Time Module 3 End of Analysis 4 End of Benchmark 5 End of Calibration Example 0010 CODE ACTIVATED_BY 0020 IF CODE 1 THEN 0030 LPRINT ACTIVATED MANUALLY ACTIVATE STREAM Command Description Adds a stream to the sequence of streams analyzed Syntax ACT stream Comments stream is the stream to be activated from 1 to the maximum number of streams Exam...

Page 356: ...OR J 1 TO LEN A 0050 CKS ASC MID A J 1 0060 NEXT J ASSIGN STREAM Command Description Specifies the stream analysis method Syntax ASSIGN stream method Comments stream is the stream to be assigned from 1 to the maximum number of streams method is the method table 1 8 Example 0010 ASSIGN 5 1 Stream five is assigned method one BPRINT Statement Description Functions identically to LPRINT except BPRINT ...

Page 357: ...icular element of COMMON by any of the BASIC programs accesses the same locations in memory Values can be stored in COMMON by a BASIC program and then be accessed by another BASIC program COMMON passes information and data values between BASIC programs The operator sets the maximum value for this array on the Digital Configuration screen Syntax COMMON index Comments index are integers representing...

Page 358: ...MP_TYPE 1 I CALC 0017 GOTO 100 0020 LPRINT GET_CC 1 I For every component in method one statements 5 and 10 check for the units statement 15 If the component is calculated print the component s value otherwise skip to statement 100 COPY ARRAY Command Description Copies contents of one array to another array Syntax COPY_ARRAY src_array dst_array Comments src_array is the array from which the conten...

Page 359: ...method table 1 8 Example 0010 N DELETE_ALL_GATE_TCFS 1 0020 FOR I 1 TO N 0030 IF I 2 2 I THEN 0040 X ADD_TCF 1 100 I 10 0050 FORCED GATE ON BASE 0060 ELSE X ADD_TCF 1 100 I 10 0070 FORCED GATE OFF BASE 0080 NEXT I All Gate TCFs are deleted from method table 1 then a Gate TCF is added for each one deleted Note In the example N represents one of the following numbers that indicates if the function w...

Page 360: ...s method 1 array B of 10 strings and array C of 50 integer variables END Statement Description Indicates that program execution is complete Syntax END Comments END is a statement that may appear anywhere in the program if not it is assumed to follow the last statement of the program Example 0010 IF ALARM THEN END For this example when an alarm condition exists program execution terminates EXPONENT...

Page 361: ... Function Description Returns the setting for the Sim Dis ASTM parameter in the Sim Dis Setup Screen Sim Dis analyzers only Syntax GET_ASTM Comments 0 is returned when the ASTM parameter is set to ASTM 2887 1 is returned when the ASTM parameter is set to ASTM 3710 Example 0010 IF GET_ASTM 0 THEN END 0020 FOR I 1 TO 10 0030 D86 I 0 0 0040 NEXT I Checks Sim Dis Setup screen parameter ASTM When ASTM ...

Page 362: ...s component two concentration from analysis method one and assigns it to floating point variable A GET CORRELATION FACTOR TABLE Command Description Reads one of the 25 Sim Dis Correlation Factor Tables into a BASIC array Sim Dis analyzers only Syntax GET_FACT_TBL array table Comments array is a previously dimensioned array that is the destination of the data read from the table table is the table ...

Page 363: ...e are any requests in the Analysis Request Queue GET PEAK TYPE PARAMETER Function Description Returns the Sim Dis Peak Type from the Sim Dis Setup Screen Sim Dis analyzers only Syntax GET_PEAK_TYPE Comments 0 means peaks are selected by area 1 means peaks are selected by height Example 0010 LPRINT GET_PEAK_TYPE The Sim Dis Setup screen parameter Peak Type is printed on the teleprinter GET PERCENT ...

Page 364: ...ET_PRESS zone Comments zone is the zone number 1 5 Example 0010 Z1 GET_PRESS 1 Returns the actual pressure of zone 1 GET RESPONSE FACTOR Function Description Returns the component s response factor Syntax GET_RF method component Comments method is the method table 1 8 component is the component number for which the response factor is to be retrieved Example 0010 A GET_RF 1 2 Gets the response fact...

Page 365: ... TEMPERATURE TABLE Command Description Returns the temperature column from one of the eight Time vs Boiling Point Tables Sim Dis analyzers only Syntax GET_TEMP_TBL array table Comments array is a previously dimensioned array that is the destination of the Temperature Table table is the table number 1 8 Example 0010 N LEN_TEMP_TBL 1 0020 DIM A N 0030 GET_TEMP_TBL A 1 Gets the size of the Temperatur...

Page 366: ...d it copies the table into array A GOTO Statement Description Branches to a numbered statement Syntax GOTO line Comments line is the statement number to branch to Example 0010 GOTO 30 0020 END 0030 30 LPRINT BYE Skips statement 20 by branching to statement 30 prints BYE then ends executions GO TO SUBROUTINE Statement Description Branches to subroutine Syntax GOSUB line RETURN Comments line is the ...

Page 367: ...ormat as TIME and PREV_INJT Syntax INJT Example 0010 A INJT String variable A gets inject time and date for the current sample INJECT UCT Function Description Returns a two element array with the sample inject date and time for the current stream The first element in the array gives the UCT date since 1 January 1970 the second element gives the time in seconds since midnight Syntax INJT_UCT T Exam...

Page 368: ... Boiling Point Tables Sim Dis analyzers only Syntax LEN_POFF_TBL table Comments table is the table number 1 8 Example 0010 N LEN_POFF_TBL 1 Gets the length of the Percent Off Table LENGTH OF STRING Function Description Returns the number of characters in a string Syntax LEN string Comments string is any string expression Example 0010 A 1234567890 0020 N LEN A Variable N gets the number of characte...

Page 369: ...ints to the line printer Syntax LPRINT USING format expression expression Comments format is a string constant or variable that specifies the printout format as follows wD is a format specification used to print integers as whole numbers no decimal points or fractions with leading zeros The space included in the format following the D is to provide separation between numbers that are printed where...

Page 370: ... exponents The precision is automatically adjusted according to the magnitude of the number w is an optional number that specifies the number of characters to be printed for each item This number should allow two characters for the sign plus the number of digits to left of decimal point plus the precision plus one character for the decimal point If w is not specified it is assumed to be 10 p is an...

Page 371: ...ned to floating point variable A NUMBER OF COMPONENTS Function Description Returns the number of components in a method Syntax N_COMP method Comments method is the method table 1 8 Example 0010 FOR I 1 TO N_COMP 1 0020 LPRINT COMP_NAME 1 I 0030 NEXT I For every component in analysis method one statement 10 the component name is printed statement 20 NUMBER OF PEAKS Function Description Returns the ...

Page 372: ...he second peak detected in the analysis PEAK CREST AMPLITUDE Function Description Returns the peak s amplitude at crest Syntax PK_CREST_AMP peak Comments peak is the peak number 1 to N_PEAKS Example 0010 FOR I 1 TO N_PEAKS 0020 LPRINT PK_CREST_AMP I 0030 NEXT I Prints the amplitude of each peak s crest PEAK CREST TIME Function Description Returns the peak s crest time Syntax PK_CREST_TIME peak Com...

Page 373: ...ber 1 to N_PEAKS Example 0010 FOR I 1 TO N_PEAKS 0020 LPRINT PK_RAW_AREA I 0030 NEXT I Prints the uncorrected area of each peak PEAK START AMPLITUDE Function Description Returns the peak s starting amplitude Syntax PK_START_AMP peak Comments peak is the peak number 1 to N_PEAKS Example 0010 FOR I 1 TO N_PEAKS 0020 LPRINT PK_START_AMP I 0030 NEXT I Prints the amplitude at the start of each peak PEA...

Page 374: ...UCT date since 1 January 1970 The second element gives the time in seconds since midnight Syntax PREV_INJT_UCT T Example 0010 DIM T 2 0020 PREV_INJT_UCT T PREVIOUS METHOD Function Description Returns the method for the stream that has just been analyzed Syntax PREV_METHOD Comments The value returned ranges from 1 to 8 Example 0010 N PREV_METHOD PREVIOUS STREAM Function Description Returns the stre...

Page 375: ...entration for a particular component Syntax PUT_BENCH_CONC method component concentration Comments method is the method table 1 8 component is the component number for which the concentration is to be updated concentration is the new benchmark concentration for the specified component Example 0010 PUT_BENCH_CONC 1 2 10 1234 The concentration of 10 1234 is stored in the benchmark concentration for ...

Page 376: ...T CORRELATION FACTOR TABLE Command Description Writes an array into one of the Sim Dis Correlation Factor Tables Sim Dis analyzers only Syntax PUT_FACT_TBL array table Comments array is a previously dimensioned array that is the data source table is the Sim Dis Correlation Factor Table 1 25 Example 0010 N LEN_FACT_TBL 1 0020 DIM FACT N 0030 GET_FACT_TBL FACT 1 0040 PUT_FACT_TBL FACT 2 Variable N g...

Page 377: ...ies in table 1 Then the table is read into the array and the array is written back to table 2 PUT PRESSURE OF A ZONE Command Description Updates the set point and ramp rate of the specified zone Syntax PUT_PRESS zone set point ramp rate Comments zone is the zone number 1 5 set point is the desired set point value ramp rate is the desired ramp rate value Example 0010 Z1 GET_PRESS 1 0020 PUT_PRESS 2...

Page 378: ... Time vs Boiling Point Table Sim Dis analyzers only Syntax PUT_TEMP_TBL array table Comments array is a previously dimensioned array that is the data source table is the TvsBP Table 1 8 Example 0010 N LEN_TEMP_TBL 1 0020 DIM TEMP N 0030 GET_TEMP_TBL TEMP 1 0040 PUT_TEMP_TBL TEMP 2 Variable N gets the number of entries in the TvsBP Table array TEMP is dimensioned to have as many elements as entries...

Page 379: ...pe of the line x is the A D value and T0 is the temperature at an A D value of zero READ DIGITAL INPUT Function Description Returns the status 0 or 1 of the digital input addressed Syntax RDI channel type Comments channel is the input channel 1 96 type is the specific input to be sensed type 0 channel 1 5 input description sensor alarms depends on software configuration type 1 channel 1 12 input d...

Page 380: ...0020 LPRINT REPORT 0030 9999 END If RAW DATA reports are selected on the Printer Report Type screen REPORT is printed otherwise nothing is printed REQUEST ANALYSIS Command Description Requests an analysis of a stream Syntax RQANA stream Comments stream is the stream from 1 to the maximum number of streams to be analyzed Example 0010 RQANA 1 Requests an analysis for stream one REQUEST BENCHMARK Com...

Page 381: ...2 SET BASIC COMPONENT ALARM Function Description Sets up to eight different user named component alarms Syntax SET_BASIC_COMP_ALARM method component alarm Comments method is the method table 1 8 component is the component number alarm is the alarm number 1 16 After you set an alarm you can assign it a name from the Sensor screen on the analyzer Example 0010 SET_BASIC_COMP_ALARM 2 SPACE Function De...

Page 382: ...e stream Syntax STATUS stream Comments 0 Inactive 1 Active Example 0010 IF STATUS 5 0 THEN 0020 LPRINT STREAM 5 INACTIVE Prints the message if stream 5 is inactive SUBSTRING Function Description Returns a sub string of a string Syntax MID string position length Comments string is any string expression position is the starting point in the string 1 255 length is the number of characters 0 255 to be...

Page 383: ... 0020 TIME_UCT T TIME VS BOILING POINT TABLE Function Description Returns the Time vs BP Table number that is to be used for a particular stream Sim Dis analyzers only Syntax TVSBP_TBL stream Comments stream is the stream number from 1 to maximum number of streams Example 0010 T TVSBP_TBL 1 0020 LPRINT GET_TEMP 0 5 T The number for the proper Time vs BP Table is obtained by the function TVSBP_TBL ...

Page 384: ...variable A is assigned the value 100000 0010 A VAL 10 The floating point variable A is assigned the value 10 VALVE Command Description Turns valve On or Off Syntax VALVE valve number state Comments valve number ranges from 1 to the total number of valves which may vary from 2 to 12 state 0 valve Off 1 valve On Example 0010 VALVE 2 0 This command turns valve 2 Off WRITE DIGITAL OUTPUT Command Descr...

Page 385: ...sage header must be built that instructs the UDP messaging layer how the message should be handled To that message header a user defined datagram is attached Vista BASIC messages are ASCII text blocks attached to these UDP headers The user can define ASCII messages to be sent to another device These ASCII messages can be parsed for the content at the receiving end BUILD HEADER Command Description ...

Page 386: ...a UDP message header from a VistaNET device Syntax HDR RCV_HDR Comments HDR is a string variable which will store the received UDP header information If the length of HDR is 0 upon executing this command no message has been received Example shown below RECEIVE DATA Command Description Receives a message from a VistaNET device Syntax DATA RCV_DATA Comments DATA is a string variable which will store...

Page 387: ...o the appropriate detailed alphabetical listing General Statements BPRINT BPRINT CHAIN CHAIN COMMON COMMON floating point array COMMON COMMON string array DIM DIM END END FOR NEXT FOR NEXT GOSUB RETURN GO TO SUBROUTINE GOTO GOTO IF IF LET LET LPRINT LPRINT REM REMARKS Math Routines ABS fp ABSOLUTE VALUE EXP fp EXPONENT LN fp NATURAL LOGARITHM LOG fp LOGARITHM BASE TEN SQRT fp SQUARE ROOT Y2X fp fp...

Page 388: ...od GET MULTIPLIER EXPONENT GET_OUTSTANDING_REQUESTS GET OUTSTANDING REQUESTS GET_PRESS zone GET PRESSURE OF A ZONE GET_RF method component GET RESPONSE FACTOR GET_TEMP zone GET TEMPERATURE FOR A OFF HARDWARE_ALARM HARDWARE ALARM HIGH_CONC_ALARM HIGH CONCENTRATION ALARM IDLE_ALARM IDLE ALARM INJT INJECT TIME INJT_UCT T INJECT UCT LOW_CONC_ALARM LOW CONCENTRATION ALARM N_COMP method NUMBER OF COMPON...

Page 389: ...ALARM method component alarm SET BASIC COMPONENT ALARM START START ANALYSIS STATUS stream STREAM STATUS STOP n STOP ANALYSIS TCF_ERROR_ALARM TCF ERROR ALARM TIME TIME TOT_PK_RAW_AREA TOTAL PEAK RAW AREA VALVE number state VALVE WDO channel state WRITE DIGITQL OUTPUT WTO channel state WRITE TREND OUTPUT ZERO_OUTSTANDING_REQUESTS ZERO OUTSTANDING REQUESTS SIM DIS Only Commands ADD_TCF method time fu...

Page 390: ...ARM Chroma CLOCK ERROR ALARM COMM_ERROR_ALARM Chroma COMMUNICATION ERROR ALARM CUR_METHOD Chroma CURRENT METHOD CUR_STRM Chroma CURRENT STREAM GET_OUTSTANDING_REQUESTS Chroma GET OUTSTANDING REQUESTS HARDWARE_ALARM Chroma HARDWARE ALARM HIGH_CONC_ALARM Chroma HIGH CONCENTRATION ALARM IDLE_ALARM Chroma IDLE ALARM INJT Chroma INJECT TIME INJT_UCT Chroma T INJECT UCT LOW_CONC_ALARM Chroma LOW CONCENT...

Page 391: ... to integer type Another cause for this error occurs when an argument passed to a command or function does not agree with the data type expected for the parameter Array Not Defined A variable contains a subscript when the variable has not previously been declared as an array with the DIM statement All arrays with the exception of the COMMON array must be declared in a DIM statement Number of Argum...

Page 392: ...ariable name for the counter in the matching FOR statement Index Pointer Out of Bounds An instruction pointer out of bounds error may indicate a wild branch and is probably caused by an internal error that should be reported to ABB Lewisburg Stack Pointer Out of Bounds A stack pointer out of bounds error could be caused by an expression that contains too many operands for the stack to hold Correct...

Page 393: ...oduction Vista BASIC is a programming language that allows the operator to customize some analyzer operations Vista BASIC programs can be set up to run manually at the end of the analysis of a given stream or at a specified time of day Vista BASIC can also run continuously in the background this is called running in real time Running in real time allows the Vista BASIC program to watch the state o...

Page 394: ...ent Stream 01 Key Component Purging Stream 01 none Method 01 entered Exit Manual Cur Report To Control Basic I O Alarms Commands Options F1 F2 F3 F4 Figure 10 2 BACKGROUND SCREEN Press the F3 Cur Report Basic I O Options soft key on the Background Screen to display the Report Basic I O and Options menu see Figure 10 3 Report Basic I O and Options CURRENT REPORT BASIC INPUT AND OUTPUT START STOP AN...

Page 395: ...us Running Input Pending ALARM EXISTS Clear Answer Escape All Input Messages Request F1 F2 F3 F4 Figure 10 4 REAL TIME BASIC STATUS SCREEN To edit or view the COMMON Area press the F3 Edit View COMMON Area soft key on the Report Basic I O and Options screen The Basic COMMON Area Edit screen appears see Figure 10 5 and updates once each second Basic COMMON Area Edit COMMON Number 1 COMMON Value 0 0...

Page 396: ... of text to be sent to the Real Time Vista BASIC Status Screen A total of ten lines are supported with the newest line printed on the bottom of the screen and older lines scrolled up and off Example 0100 IF ALARM THEN 0110 RT_TEXT ALARM EXISTS Real Time Text Clear Description Clears all the text on the Real Time Vista BASIC Status Screen Syntax RT_CLEAR Example 0100 RT_CLEAR Real Time Input Descri...

Page 397: ...epresents 1 32 of a second Example 0100 SLEEP 20 Temperature Description Returns the temperature of a zone of the Five Zone Temperature Controller Syntax temp TEMPS zone Comment zone is zone 1 through 5 of the controller temp is the floating point temperature of the zone Example 0100 IF TEMPS 1 280 0 THEN 0200 STOP 0 Aborts the analysis if the temperature gets too high ...

Page 398: ...ends on the particular application this manual does not contain generic engineering drawings and diagrams You should utilize the drawings diagrams and replacement parts lists provided in the Data Package supplied with your analyzer to ensure they are the correct ones for your system ...

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