Waters 2998, Operator'S Manual

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Making signal connections 2-7
Network installation guidelines
Configurations for multiple Waters instruments use a dedicated LAN, which
requires a design based on the following guidelines:
• Ethernet cable
• A maximum distance of 100 meters (328 feet)
Requirement:
You must use a network switch for multiple Ethernet
instruments. Network hubs are not supported.
Waters Ethernet instrument connections
Making inject start signal connections
When you are using an Ethernet data system with the detector, the data
system or controller must receive an inject-start signal from the autosampler
or manual injector to initiate the data collection and time-based programs.
TP02075
Chromatography
manager
Instrument LAN
network card
PDA detector
Mass
spectrometer
Inject start cable
IEEE card
Chromatographic
system
IEEE-488
cable
Network switch
Ethernet cable
Ethernet cable