Varian ProStar 220 User Manual Download

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Varian, Inc.
2700 Mitchell Drive
Walnut Creek, CA 94598-1675/USA

©Varian, Inc. 2005 03-914947-21: Rev. 4

ProStar 220/230/240

Solvent Delivery Module Control

Galaxie Driver Manual

Summary of Contents for ProStar 220

Page 1: ...Varian Inc 2700 Mitchell Drive Walnut Creek CA 94598 1675 USA Varian Inc 2005 03 914947 21 Rev 4 ProStar 220 230 240 Solvent Delivery Module Control Galaxie Driver Manual...

Page 2: ...figuring the Driver 5 Configuring the ProStar Pump 5 Configuring the Synopsis 8 Building a Method 11 Creating a New Method 11 Control Method for the ProStar Pump 13 Elution Control 15 Relays Control 1...

Page 3: ...analysis The ProStar 220 230 and 240 Solvent Delivery modules are single piston pumps which deliver flow in a linear dynamic range The 220 is designed for isocratic single solvent applications only P...

Page 4: ...Drivers software refer to the Galaxie installation Guide Configuring the Communication Server To communicate with the ProStar 220 230 240 modules a GPIB_Interface or a NI488 communication bus must be...

Page 5: ...iguring the Driver The driver software configuration is done in the Galaxie Configuration Manager when a new chromatographic system is created Configuring the ProStar Pump Click on the button correspo...

Page 6: ...e of the IEEE488 Bus previously configured which allows the communication between the pump and the driver Give the pump module a unique GPIB address field IEEE488 Address corresponding to the physical...

Page 7: ...pplications only Proportioned delivery of multiple solvents can be achieved by the 230 and 240 pumps Up to 3 solvents may be run isocratically or in gradients with the ProStar 230 SDM The 240 SDM is a...

Page 8: ...verview part of the system configuration a synopsis can be defined for the system This synopsis depends on the configured devices 1 To save the configuration of these devices click on the OK button 2...

Page 9: ...ton a connection tube will appear between the two anchors Click on the to delete a selected tube click on the button to delete all the tubes Click on to define a background color or on to make the bac...

Page 10: ...em Screen NOTE Once the system has been created and correctly configured it must be associated with one or more projects in order to start acquisitions For more details about the creation and configur...

Page 11: ...he sub method sections however the instrument control section must be filled in prior to starting an acquisition 1 To create a new method select the FILE NEW METHOD option from the Galaxie Chromatogra...

Page 12: ...OK button The new method is created and is opened with default parameters in the Galaxie Chromatography Data System The next step is the definition of each of the method sections The instrument contro...

Page 13: ...e control section in the lower part of the browser The following screen appears Press the button to display the System Control Method Advanced Tools window to send the current method to the instrument...

Page 14: ...quired sub section to define the corresponding parameters that will be used during the chromatographic run The toolbar enables to easily scroll through the control method windows to select the first w...

Page 15: ...ProStar 220 230 240 SDM Control Manual 15 03 914947 21 4 Elution Control...

Page 16: ...lvent composition in automated applications and is executed at the end of the run or when a new method with a different flow rate or composition than the last conditions is activated Equilibration is...

Page 17: ...ted the pump will continue to work at the last time table flow and composition If Equilibrate is selected the pump will perform an equilibration step to return to the initial conditions and will conti...

Page 18: ...ay NOTE The relay 1 is used to select between the two positions of a low pressure solvent switching valve connected to the A proportioning valve in case of 240 SDM quaternary HPLC system This allows t...

Page 19: ...ethod has been correctly programmed an analysis can be started The next section briefly describes how to start an acquisition Quick Start Single Acquisition 1 Press the button In the Quick Start windo...

Page 20: ...appropriate to each acquisition channel can be entered in the Channel X tab 3 Click on the Start button to start the acquisition if the system is a single injector system or click on the Next button i...

Page 21: ...king on the button NOTE For more details about how to start an acquisition refer to the Galaxie Chromatography Data System User s Guide Running Acquisition Status Viewing a Running Acquisition To view...

Page 22: ...ndow In this window elution parameters solvent composition pressure flow etc are shown with their current values depending on the control method program But most of these values can be modified during...

Page 23: ...above will be displayed Click on the button and the following screen will appear Enter the new values of pressure limits Outside these limits the pump stops and the alarm sounds Click on OK to validat...

Page 24: ...values In this case click again on this button to stop the equilibration of the pump and the pump will become ready Click on and the last programmed evolution of the gradient shown on the chart on th...

Page 25: ...is of the instrument where some current values can be read flow pressures etc In this tab some parameters are shown like the current flow the current pressure and the composition for each pump module...