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Connecting External Devices
External Devices Not Controlled by the Xcalibur Data System
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LTQ Series Getting Connected Guide
Thermo Scientific
Figure 16.
Schematic of the contact closure connection between the MS detector and an external device
Starting a Sequence Run from Xcalibur
When the Xcalibur data system does not control the autosampler you are using, Xcalibur
selects the LTQ Series MS detector as the start instrument for a sequence run. When you are
ready to inject a set of samples, ensure that the LTQ Series MS detector is
not
listed as the
start instrument in Xcalibur.
The LTQ Series family of MS detectors consists of the LCQ Fleet, LXQ, LTQ, and LTQ XL
MS detectors.
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To start the sequence run
1. On the Xcalibur Roadmap – Home Page, click the
Sequence Setup
button to open the
Sequence Setup window.
2. Open the sequence that you want to run:
a. Choose
File > Open
.
The Open dialog box appears.
b. Browse to the appropriate folder, and then select a sequence file.
c.
Click
Open
to open the sequence and exit the Open dialog box.
Sequence files are identified by their .sld file extension.
3. Choose
Actions > Run Sequence
or
Actions > Run This Sample
.
The Run Sequence dialog box shown in
appears.
Peripheral Control
Start
In
Ready
Out
Start
Out
Analog Input
1V Max
10V MAX
Power In
230 V AC
10A
Peripheral Control
Start
In
Ready
Out
Start
Out
Inlet device
Contact closure
relay contact
TTL logic
