LAMBDA OMNICOLL Fraction Collector - Sampler
Operation MANUAL 2023.01
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11 APPENDIX
11.1 RS communication protocol for LAMBDA OMNICOLL fraction
collector-sampler
11.1.1 Format of data sent by the PC to the fraction collector and back
Data sent by the PC:
#ss mm a xxxx qs c
Data sent back by the fraction collector:
<mm ss a xxxx qs c
where,
#
is the first sign of a command sent by PC
<
is the first sign of a message sent by fraction collector
ss
is the address of the fraction collector (slave)
mm
is the address of the PC (master)
A
is the command (see
section 11.1.2
)
xxxx
is the data value (4 ASCII numbers from 0 to 9; sent from the highest order digit to
the lowest order digit)
Qs
is the control sum in HEX format (2 ASCII characters of the type 0…9ABCDEF)
C
is the end sign cr (carriage return) The collector will fulfil the task and block any
manual command on the front panel.
11.1.2 Commands
# ss mm
r
qs c
start (run)
# ss mm
e
qs c
activates remote control of the collector (front panel deactivated)
# ss mm
g
qs c
activates local mode (front panel activated)
# ss mm
s
qs c
stop
# ss mm
f
qs c
step forward
# ss mm
b
qs c
step back
# ss mm
w
qs c
step in actual moving direction (depending on LINE or MEAN
setting) [corresponds to pressing the STEP button]
# ss mm
l
qs c
step to next line
# ss mm
h
qs c
“high” mode
# ss mm
u
qs c
“normal” mode
# ss mm
m
qs c
“MEAN” collection mode (meander or zigzag collection mode)
# ss mm
v
qs c
“LINE” collection mode (collects fractions always from left to right)
# ss mm
i
qs c
“ROW” collection mode, the collector moves only from row to row
# ss mm
d
qs c
unit setting
– 0.1 minute step time setting (XXX.X)
# ss mm
j
qs c
unit setting
– minute step time setting (XXXX)
# ss mm
o
qs c
open valve
# ss mm
c
qs c
close valve
# ss mm
a
qs c
division coefficient setting “1”
# ss mm
k
qs c
division coefficient setting “1/60”
# ss mm
p
xxxx qs c
number of pulses from pump or drop counter
# ss mm
t
xxx.x qs c
collection time (in 0.1 minute steps)
# ss mm
t
xxxx qs c
collection time (in minute steps)
# ss mm
q
xxx.x qs c
pause time between two fractions (in 0.1 minute steps)
(fraction collect
or automatically enters “high” mode)