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Agilent 1290 Infinity Binary Pump User Manual
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Hardware Information
Firmware Description
Firmware Description
The firmware of the instrument consists of two independent sections:
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a non-instrument specific section, called
resident system
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an instrument specific section, called
main system
Resident System
This resident section of the firmware is identical for all Agilent
1100/1200/1220/1260/1290 series modules. Its properties are:
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the complete communication capabilities (CAN, LAN and RS-232C)
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memory management
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ability to update the firmware of the 'main system'
Main System
Its properties are:
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the complete communication capabilities (CAN, LAN and RS-232C)
•
memory management
•
ability to update the firmware of the 'resident system'
In addition the main system comprises the instrument functions that are
divided into common functions like
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run synchronization through APG remote,
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error handling,
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diagnostic functions,
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or module specific functions like
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internal events such as lamp control, filter movements,
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raw data collection and conversion to absorbance.
