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Page 1: ...ntrols Shimadzu GC 201x GC ENG Code Rev M113 70A Date 21 4 2016 Phone 420 251 013 400 DataApex Ltd Fax 420 251 013 401 Petrzilkova 2583 13 clarity dataapex com 158 00 Prague 5 www dataapex com The Czech Republic ...

Page 2: ...demarks of DataApex Ltd Microsoft and WindowsTM are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation DataApex reserves the right to make changes to manuals without prior notice Updated manuals can be downloaded from www dataapex com Author JK ...

Page 3: ...e Configuration 7 4 2 Method Setup GC 8 4 2 1 Method Setup GC Oven Zones 8 4 2 2 Method Setup GC FLOW 1 2 9 4 2 3 Method Setup GC DET 1 4 12 4 2 4 Method Setup GC Time Events 15 4 2 5 Method Setup GC Pre Run 17 4 2 6 Method Setup GC APC 18 4 2 7 Method Setup GC AMC 19 4 2 8 Method Setup GC Other 20 4 2 9 Method Setup GC Gradients 21 4 3 Method Setup Acquisition 22 4 4 Device Monitor 23 4 5 Shimadz...

Page 4: ...1 capitals indicates the name of the file and or directory ACTIVE capitalitalics marks the state of the station or its part The bold text is sometimes also used for important parts of the text and the name of the Clarity station Moreover some sections are written in format other than normal text These sections are formatted as follows Note Notifies the reader of relevant information Caution Warns ...

Page 5: ...ontrol module This manual describes the setting of the Shimadzu GC 201x control module The control module enables direct control of chromatographs of Shimadzu GC2010 GC2014 GC2014C and GC2014 APC AFC types over serial line Fig 1 Shimadzu GC 2014C with AOC 20i autosampler 1 ...

Page 6: ... have only 1 if any serial COM port installed To use more devices requiring the RS232 port the MultiCOM adapter p n MC01 is available Caution Models 2014C and 2014C AFC APC require manual setup l Serial cross DB9F DB9F cable p n SK01 Note Cables are not part of Clarity Control Module It is strongly recommended to order required cables together with the Control Module 2 ...

Page 7: ... special settings have to be made on the Shimadzu GC 201x chromatograph only the communication protocol of the instrument set on the FUNC key screen by using 6 GC CONFIGURATION 3 TRANSMISSION PARAMETER has to be set to LEVEL3 Baud rate set in the instrument must correspond to the Baud Rate set in the Shimadzu GC 201x Setup dialog For locally connected instruments with short interconnecting cable t...

Page 8: ...3 Installation Procedure Clarity Controls 3 3 Clarity Configuration Fig 3 System Configuration 4 ...

Page 9: ...odetect function When opening the Instrument window those settings are checked against the settings of the GC and in case they are not the same the warning message is issued and no control is possible Note Only GC2010 and GC2014 models are autodetected properly When using GC2014C or GC2014 APC AFC the exact type used needs to be selected after autodetection l Switch to the Signals tab for more det...

Page 10: ...himadzu GC 201x item will appear in the Setup Control Modules list of the System Configuration dialog l Drag the GC icon from the Setup Control Modules list on the left side to the desired Instrument tab on the right side or use the button to do so 6 ...

Page 11: ...GC control method From GC Reads the actual values from the GC and loads them into the method 4 1 Hardware Configuration Fig 5 Hardware Configuration This dialog is invoked by pressing the GC Status button in the Method Setup GC dialog Hardware Configuration dialog displays the type of the chromatograph and the COM port to which it is connected 7 ...

Page 12: ...tial temperature This time is used to distribute the heat evenly in the oven Gradient Table Sets the Heat Rate desired temperature Final Temp and time to hold this temperature Hold Time The Total Time column will be calculated automatically In other words for isothermal part of the temperature gradient the temperature set in Final Temp will be kept for the interval set in Hold Time To delete a row...

Page 13: ...low of gases are available only for models of chromatograph equipped with Advanced Flow Control AFC These are GC2010 GC2014 and GC2014 APC AFC On Off Turns on off the inlet Split Mode Defines the operation mode for the injector port The possible options are Split Splitless and Direct see Shimadzu GC 201x hardware manual for more details on these injection modes Available for SPL inlet only Control...

Page 14: ...ts the linear velocity of gas for the inlet This value is linked with two preceding values Inlet Pressure and Column Flow by mutual recalculation performed by chromatograph itself Thus it is possible to enter only one of them the others will be calculated by chromatograph and can be downloaded using From GC button Split Ratio Sets the split ratio for split operation Available for SPL inlet only To...

Page 15: ...t the pressure flow program for the analysis and for purging the inlet Fig 8 Method Setup GC FLOW 1 Program Advanced Opens the dialog for setting the advanced parameters of the inlet split time program high pressure injection parameters carrier gas saver program and splitter hold parameter Fig 9 Method Setup GC FLOW 1 Advanced 11 ...

Page 16: ...ime Const The value set here influences the processing of the detector signal It works as a noise filter the higher the constant the lower the noise On the other hand usage of the higher values will flatten peaks and may cause lower or smaller peaks to disappear Control Mode Sets the mode of operation of the particular detector Two option sets are available in this field depending on the type of t...

Page 17: ...This value serves for the compensation of the overly high signals Current Serves for entering the value of current set on the detector Possible range and units depend on the type of the detector FTD detector has the range of values 0 00 10 00 pA ECD detector 0 00 2 00 nA and TCD detector 0 200 mA This field is only present for Electron capture ECD Thermal conductivity TCD and Flame thermoionic FTD...

Page 18: ...of hydrogen and sets its value Available for FID WFID WDFID FPD WFPD SID WSID FTD and WFTD detector Make Up Turns On Off the flow of make up gas and sets its value and type of the gas Available for FID WFID WDFID FPD WFPD SID WSID FTD and WFTD detector Air Flow Turns On Off the flow of the air and sets its value Available for FID WFID WDFID FPD WFPD SID WSID FTD and WFTD detector Program Opens the...

Page 19: ...ether The table should be filled with the Time of the event in the first column in minutes decimal format 2 minutes 45 seconds should be set as 2 75 the event type in the Event column event value in the Value column and the Line selected as set on the Shimadzu GC 201x Setup Line Config tab Possible events are Det 1 4 Polarity Sets the polarity of the detector if the polarity for the given detector...

Page 20: ...stment on detector 1 The basic event codes and their functions are Tab 1 Event codes Event Code Function 51 Autozeroes the Detector 1 52 Autozeroes the Detector 2 53 Autozeroes the Detector 3 54 Autozeroes the Detector 4 Note For more event codes please see Shimadzu hardware documentation Temperature of INJ1 2 DET1 2 AUX3 5 Changes the temperature of the particular temperature zone The initial tem...

Page 21: ...thod Setup GC Pre Run Fig 13 Method Setup GC Pre Run This tab has the same functionality as the Time Events tab so the functions are described there together The Pre Run tab serves for setting of the program that takes place before the analysis start 17 ...

Page 22: ...This tab allows you to set the parameters of your Auxiliary Pressure Control device Mode Allows you to choose between Pressure and Flow modes Gas Select the type of gas Pneumatic Resistance Set the pneumatic resistance of the column Initial Pressure kPa Set the initial pressure of the gas in kPa 18 ...

Page 23: ...ol module 4 2 7 Method Setup GC AMC Fig 15 Method Setup GC AMC This tab allows you to set the parameters of your Auxiliary Media Control device Gas Select the type of gas Initial Flow mL min Set the initial flow of the gas in mL min 19 ...

Page 24: ... useful for switching the chromatograph off after the last sample in the sequence When the Clarity Instrument is set to send a method without prompting in the System Configuration Instrument Method Sending dialog and there is another method opened in the Instrument window at the analysis end the chromatograph will be turned off by the current method and then turned on by the sending of the instrum...

Page 25: ...ufficient temperature and gasses pressure was reached Re ignite While checked the chromatograph will try to re ignite the flame in the detector when it is quenched This may be important during the start of the chromatograph as the auto ignition may not be successful on the first try 4 2 9 Method Setup GC Gradients Fig 17 Method Setup GC Gradients This tab displays the temperature gradient as set o...

Page 26: ... Sampling Rate on the appropriate tab This sampling rate in fact states the frequency of the data sending from the Shimadzu GC 201x detector to Clarity it has nothing to do with the frequency of actual data acquisition in the instrument To switch to another detector use the Select Detector field on the top of the Method Setup Acquisition dialog 22 ...

Page 27: ...lso shows the run time of the analysis System On Allows to switch the chromatograph on It starts the temperature program in the column oven detectors and injectors System Off Switches the Shimadzu GC 201x off by switching off the oven thermostat and injector detector heating Ignite When this button is used the chromatograph will try to ignite the flame in the detector The status of the flame is vi...

Page 28: ...g the Instrument window If they don t match the control is not possible The only parts of the dialog that can be modified without risk is the Name parameter on the Connection tab and any data on the Signals tab Connection tab Fig 20 Shimadzu GC 201x Setup Connection Main page of the Shimadzu GC 201x Setup dialog Port Selects the COM port to which the Shimadzu GC 201x chromatograph is connected Bau...

Page 29: ... carrier gasses For Shimadzu GC 201x chromatographs without automatic flow control function only the SPLITTER and PACKED options will be used others are saved for instruments equipped with AFC control Inj 1 2 Lists the type of the injector s installed Det 1 4 Lists all detectors and other signal sources e g temperature of the measuring cell from which the signals will be transferred into Clarity E...

Page 30: ...dialog if configured on the given Clarity Instrument Ch1 4 Sets the name of the particular signal This Device Starts the Run in Clarity Clarity Starts This Device This radiobutton enables to start the analysis run from the Clarity With This Device Starts the Run in Clarity checked the device is started prior to Clarity by its front button or autosampler connected to this device and passes the star...

Page 31: ...s the default names of particular temperature zones as set in the Shimadzu GC 201x chromatograph Names Allows to set desired names for particular temperature zones By default these names are the same as shown in the Ports column Type Sets the type of the device installed in the particular temperature zone Position Defines the location where the particular compartment is installed on the Shimadzu G...

Page 32: ...tical lines in the chromatograph Up to four independent lines may be configured All settings on this tab may be read from the chromatograph by using the Autodetect button Fig 25 Shimadzu GC 201x Setup APC This tab shows the presence of Auxiliary Pressure Control devices State of all checkboxes are autodetected it is strongly recommended not to change them manually 28 ...

Page 33: ...Using the control module Fig 26 Shimadzu GC 201x Setup AMC This tab shows the presence of Auxiliary Media Control devices State of all checkboxes are autodetected it is strongly recommended not to change them manually 29 ...

Page 34: ...ig 27 Shimadzu GC 201x report preview All chromatograph specific settings e g temperatures set to particular temperature zones are reported as a part of the data displayed by the use of Instrument Control checkbox of the Report Setup Method dialog 30 ...

Page 35: ... can be edited in any text editor e g Notepad Following section should be edited or added COM1 echo on textmode on filename ShimadzuGC201x txt D or d could be used to include a current date recommended in combination with the Reset Off option reset off Note Instead of COM1 type the correct serial port used to communicate with the Shimadzu GC 201x chromatograph This port number is displayed when th...

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