Item
Specification
Cycle time
<30 s inject-to-inject
System cycle time (or overhead) is equal to the chromatographic run time
subtracted from the injection-to-injection time.
Test conditions:
• System: ACQUITY UPLC H-Class quaternary solvent manager
(QSM), ACQUITY UPLC H-Class sample manager with flow through
needle (SM-FTN), ACQUITY UPLC H-Class column heater with active
pre-heater (CH-A), and ACQUITY UPLC TUV detector
• Isocratic chromatography
• Flow rate: ≥0.4 mL/min
• Injection volume: 1 mL
• Sample manager parameters: Default aspiration speeds and wash
times
• Load ahead mode: enabled
• Loop offline: 0.2 min
• Run time: 2.0 min
Gradient mixers
• Standard: stainless steel, 100-mL mixer/filter
• Optional: stainless steel, 250-mL mixer/filter
Plunger wash
feature
Wash pump plungers using seal-wash solvent, can be primed manually or
run automatically.
No-flow shutdown
feature
Automatically runs the wash plungers function after a user-specified
period of idle time.
Unattended
operation
Leak sensors, full 96-hour diagnostic data displayed through instrument
control software.
Auto•Blend Plus
Automated, on-line pH, ionic strength, and organic modifier blending from
pure solvents.
C.1.1 Instrument control specifications
Item
Specification
Informatics compatibility Empower software, MassLynx software, UNIFI, or standalone, through
ACQUITY UPLC Console software
Communications
Ethernet interfacing via RJ45 connection to host PC
Event inputs/outputs
Contact closure and/or TTL inputs/outputs
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