Thermo Scientific TriPlus RSH, User Manual

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Getting Familiar with Your TriPlus RSH
Definition of Terms, Naming Conventions, and Start Screen Icons
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• Head — Consist of Z-axis, the Needle Guide Motor, and the Plunger Motor. The cover
is part of the entire unit as well.
• Tool — Generic term for the holder of a syringe, or SPME Fiber. Four different tools are
used:
– LS Tool for liquid sample syringes.
– HS Tool for gaseous sample syringes (Headspace technique).
– SPME Tools for the SPME Fiber technique.
– ITEX Tool for the In-tube extraction technique
A tool consists of the lower and upper needle guides, the electronic identification, heating
and purge gas connections if required, the coupling pivots for the tool itself, and the
needle guide. A tool is designed for a specific syringe type tailored for the application
(liquid, headspace, SPME, or ITEX), with a specific glass barrel outer diameter and
needle length.
• Control Software — The entire software package of the operating system, application
software, configuration, and various device firmware. The file extension is *.pack .
• RSH Firmware — Starting with software version 2.0 the Control Software is renamed
to Firmware . The definition is identical as described above with Control Software
• Device Firmware — The software for an active module. The device firmware is part of
the RSH Firmware .
• Activity — The lowest level of command available with the RSH Firmware.
Activities depend on the Application Software version, and are downloaded to the
program from the TriPlus RSH when the initial connection is made, and updated during
the run time on a regular basis.
Activities are grouped in classes:
– Public : Activities available to build a custom specific script.
– Private : Activities not available to build a script. They are necessary for internal
control, and for the integration of the TriPlus RSH into another Chromatography
Data System (CDS).
A Script is built by linking Activities together in a sequence.
• Script — Created by building a sequence of TriPlus RSH operations, which are linked by
a series of Activities.
A Script can be a Method depending on the functionality built-into the script.
• Cycle — Consists of the specific operations necessary to process one sample. The cycle
operations are repeated for each sample within a job (sequence). Cycles are designed for
specific applications.