API 4000 Site Planning Guide
System Requirements
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Computer Communications Cable Layout
Requirements
The maximum recommended distance between the API mass spectrometer and the Analyst
computer is 4 m (13 ft). Distances longer than 4 m (13 ft) may be used, but reliable
IEEE 488 communication cannot be guaranteed.
A 2 m (6 ft) IEEE 488 cable is included with the API 4000 instrument.
Analyst Computer System Requirements
Computer system requirements may be upgraded from time to time. Please contact your
service representative for the current system requirements. Only computers supplied by
Applied Biosystems/MDS SCIEX are fully supported; there is no guarantee that customer-
supplied computers can be made to work properly. Applied Biosystems/MDS SCIEX may
charge customers for any additional time required to make a customer-supplied computer
operable.
Where an Ethernet network is used, the customer is responsible for establishing network
connections and assigning a unique TCP/IP address to the Analyst computer . The
Customer Service Representative will provide the customer with the information required
to connect the API 4000 instrument to the Analyst computer. The customer will need to
contact their Systems Administrator for the proper TCP/IP address, and any required
network connection hardware.
