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Agilent 1100 Series

Getting Connected Guide for LC Devices

XCALI-97190 Revision J

December 2013

Summary of Contents for Agilent 1100 Series

Page 1: ...Thermo Agilent 1100 Series Getting Connected Guide for LC Devices XCALI 97190 Revision J December 2013 ...

Page 2: ...on This document is copyright protected and any reproduction of the whole or any part of this document is strictly prohibited except with the written authorization of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc The contents of this document are subject to change without notice All technical information in this document is for reference purposes only System configurations and specifications in this document super...

Page 3: ...rnet Communication Kit 3 Installing a Network Card in an Agilent Module 4 Connecting the Ethernet Cables 7 Installing the External Contact Interface Board 8 Connecting the Contact Closure Cable 9 Chapter 3 Specifying the TCP IP Settings and the BCD Board Location 11 Assigning Contact Closure Control to the Autosampler 11 Specifying the TCP IP Settings 12 Chapter 4 Triggering Data Acquisition 15 Ch...

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Page 5: ...en the LC system and a Thermo Scientific MS data system such as Thermo Xcalibur This guide also describes how to upgrade a Hewlett Packard 1100 Series LC to an Agilent 1100 Series LC with Ethernet communication To suggest changes to the documentation or to the Help Complete a brief survey about this document by clicking the button below Thank you in advance for your help Contents Related Documenta...

Page 6: ...Manuals LC Devices Product Family and then click the PDF file that you want to view For the Xcalibur manual set choose Start All Programs Thermo Xcalibur Manuals Xcalibur For a Thermo Scientific mass spectrometer choose Start All Programs Thermo Instruments and so on For access to the application Help follow this procedure To view application specific Help From the Xcalibur Instrument Setup window...

Page 7: ...ements System Minimum requirements Computer 2 GHz processor with 1 GB RAM DVD drive 80 GB available on drive C Video card and monitor capable of 1280 1024 resolution Network interface cards two NTFS format Software Adobe Reader 9 0 Microsoft Windows operating system Windows 7 Professional 32 bit and 64 bita Windows XP Workstation SP3 Thermo Scientific software a LC Devices 2 8 0 and later are comp...

Page 8: ...th Foundation go to step 3 If it is not compatible do the following a Use the Windows Control Panel to uninstall all of the modules from LC Devices b Install the compatible version of LC Devices c Restart the data system computer 3 If the installed LC Devices software is compatible with Foundation do the following a Open the Windows Control Panel b In the top Search box type Change User Account Co...

Page 9: ...eries LC Module Model number Firmware version Autosampler G1313A A 06 01 012 Thermostatted Autosampler G1329A A 06 01 012 Well plate Autosampler G1367A A 06 01 012 Thermostatted Column Compartment G1316A A 06 01 012 Diode Array Detector G1315A A 06 01 012 Multiple Wavelength Detectora a Only works with version B of the Control Module G1365B A 06 01 012 Variable Wavelength Detector G1314A A 06 01 0...

Page 10: ... Terms and Conditions and then click Customer Manuals in the left margin of the window To suggest changes to the Help Fill out a reader survey online at www surveymonkey com s PQM6P62 Send an e mail message to the Technical Publications Editor at techpubs lcms thermofisher com CAUTION Highlights electric shock related hazards to human beings Each electric shock notice is accompanied by the interna...

Page 11: ...e modules are turned on and that the handheld Agilent 1100 Control Module is connected For instructions on how to connect the CAN cables refer to the Agilent 1100 Series LC reference manuals 2 On the Control Module press the ESC key until System appears in the upper left corner of the LCD display 3 On the Control Module press F4 to access the Records LCD display Figure 2 Figure 2 Records LCD displ...

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Page 13: ...rnet Communication Kit Table 3 JetDirect 400N LAN card P N 00825 01140 or an Agilent LAN card Model G1369A Agilent binary coded decimal BCD interface board for contact closure Contents Ethernet Communication Kit Installing a Network Card in an Agilent Module Connecting the Ethernet Cables Installing the External Contact Interface Board Connecting the Contact Closure Cable Table 3 Ethernet Communic...

Page 14: ...or example a typical mark on a network card is AD 0030C1C49982 where 0030C1C49982 is the stack MAC address The first portion 0030C1 identifies the vendor as Hewlett Packard The MAC address of the HP JetDirect 400N network card is located on the back of the card Because you need the MAC address when you configure the Agilent stack record the network card MAC address before you install the card Tabl...

Page 15: ...C stack contains a detector for example a diode array detector variable wavelength detector or multiple wavelength detector install the network interface card in the detector If your LC stack does not contain a detector install the network card in any module with an open slot Figure 3 Power switches on the front of the Agilent 1100 Series modules CAUTION To avoid electric shock unplug the power ca...

Page 16: ...hat fasten the plate to the chassis of the module Figure 4 shows the location of the cover plate on the back panel of an Agilent 1100 Series detector Figure 4 Back panel of an Agilent 1100 Series detector 4 Record the MAC address 12 digit hexadecimal number located on the back of the HP JetDirect 400N network card You use this number to complete the configuration of the Agilent stack see Figure 9 ...

Page 17: ...itch to the Ethernet network card in the data system computer that is dedicated to the LC MS system typically network interface card number 3 Figure 5 Figure 5 Ethernet connections CAUTION Safety and EMC regulations require the use of Category 5 shielded Ethernet communication cables maximum 3 m 10 ft long HEWLETT PACKARD JET DIRECT 400N BNC BNC 100 RJ 45 100 RJ 45 HEWLETT PACKARD JET DIRECT 400N ...

Page 18: ...late from the slot where you plan to install the external contact interface board loosen the two screws that fasten the plate to the chassis of the autosampler 4 Insert the external contact interface board into the slot see Table 3 for the external contact interface board part number Tighten the two screws to fasten the board to the chassis of the autosampler Figure 6 shows an installed external c...

Page 19: ...sure cable to the mass spectrometer 1 Follow the procedure To install the external contact interface board on page 8 2 Using an appropriate connector for the mass spectrometer connect the white wire from the contact closure cable to the Start In pin and the brown wire to the Start In pin on the mass spectrometer s input output I O panel Figure 8 3 Connect the cable s DB15 plug to the RELAY CONTACT...

Page 20: ...ent contact interface board and the Thermo Scientific MS START IN START IN Start In Start In START IN 5V Max 5V Max right side panel left side panel White wire Brown wire TSQ Series MS back panel LCQ Fleet LTQ Series or LXQ MS right side panel Surveyor MSQ MS back panel LCQ Series MS back panel Not drawn to scale Contact closure cable connects to the relay contacts on the contact interface board ...

Page 21: ... following For Xcalibur 2 2 x and later choose Start All Programs Thermo Foundation x x Instrument Configuration to open the Thermo Foundation Instrument Configuration window For Xcalibur 2 1 x choose Start All Programs Thermo Foundation 1 0 Instrument Configuration to open the Thermo Foundation Instrument Configuration window For Xcalibur 2 0 7 or earlier choose Start All Programs Xcalibur Instru...

Page 22: ...lose the dialog box Click Done to exit the Xcalibur Instrument Configuration window Open the Xcalibur data system before you turn on the devices of your Agilent 1100 Series LC stack Specifying the TCP IP Settings To specify the TCP IP settings for the Agilent 1100 Series stack 1 From the Instrument Configuration window open the General page for the autosampler Figure 9 Figure 9 General page of the...

Page 23: ...ault value or contact your network administrator for the subnet mask The default subnet mask value is 255 255 255 0 In the Bootp Server box type the IP address for the network card in the computer that is responsible for assigning the stack IP address for your Agilent 1100 LC system Leave the value set to the default or contact your network administrator for the BOOTP server IP address The default...

Page 24: ...hermo Scientific 5 Type the serial number of the Bin Pump or Quat Pump in the Module Serial Number box Figure 10 Figure 10 General page of the Agilent 1100 Binary Pump dialog box 6 Click OK 7 Click Done to close the Xcalibur Instrument Configuration window 8 Open the Xcalibur data system before you turn on the devices of your Agilent 100 Series LC stack ...

Page 25: ... click the Instrument Setup icon 2 Click the autosampler icon to open its Instrument Setup window 3 Click the Timed Events tab CAUTION To prevent a data system failure make sure that you disconnect the handheld Agilent Control Module cable from the LC stack before you run data acquisitions or use the direct control commands Note Instrument methods contain the contact closure signals to trigger dat...

Page 26: ... Closed from the list Figure 11 b In row 2 do the following i Select the Time min cell and then type 0 10 ii Select the Contact A cell and then select Open from the list iii Make sure that all the other Contact cells display Open Figure 11 Table on the Timed Events page 5 Make the appropriate entries and selections for the rest of the instrument method 6 Save the instrument method with an appropri...

Page 27: ...rom terminating the data acquisition To turn off the solvent tracking feature on the Agilent 1100 pump 1 If the Xcalibur data system is open close it 2 Open the Analysis screen on the Agilent 1100 handheld control module Figure 12 shows the control module 3 On the control module press the Settings button F1 Figure 12 Agilent 1100 handheld control module 4 Press the number corresponding to the pump...

Page 28: ...automatically set to 0 7 Clear the Error If Empty check box by using the right arrow to move to this setting and then pressing ENTER 8 Press the Done button F6 9 From the data system computer open the Information View of the Xcalibur Home Page The Agilent 1100 devices should reconnect and appropriately display their status 10 If the Info view is not displayed from the menu bar choose View Info Vie...

Page 29: ...trometer as an Xcalibur controlled GPIB inlet device order the parts listed in Table 6 Table 5 JetDirect Ethernet Control Kit P N OPTON 30018 Description Part number 10 100 Autosensing 8 port Ethernet switch 00825 01 00024 Contact closure PCB 00012 27714 Ethernet 10 Base T cable 2 00012 70008 External contact closure cable 00012 27716 HP JetDirect 400N PCB 00825 01140 Note For an HP 1100 LC system...

Page 30: ...entific 2 To install the JetDirect 400N PCB follow the instructions in Installing a Network Card in an Agilent Module on page 4 Note After you upgrade the communication interface in the HP 1100 LC system to an Ethernet interface the system is the same as and will be referred to as an Agilent 1100 LC system ...

Page 31: ...t control commands note for 15 documentation accessing vi additional vi online x survey x E Electric shock safety precaution 5 8 error message server failure viii ESD precaution 6 8 Ethernet cable connections 7 Ethernet card for upgrading HP 1100 LC 19 Ethernet Communication Kit 3 F firmware for Agilent LC 1 H HP 1100 Series LC upgrading to Ethernet interface 19 I Instrument Configuration window T...

Page 32: ... LC Devices Thermo Scientific Index T survey link x system failure preventing 15 system requirements vii T TCP IP settings 12 trigger contact closure cable 9 X Xcalibur data system configuring the Agilent 1100 Series autosampler for contact closure 11 ...

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