Summary of Contents for DataApex Shimadzu LC-10
- Page 1 Clarity Controls Shimadzu LC-10/20 Pump Code/Rev.: M091/70B Date: 12/2/2016 Phone: +420 251 013 400 DataApex Ltd. Fax: +420 251 013 401 Petrzilkova 2583/13 clarity@dataapex.com 158 00 Prague 5 www.dataapex.com The Czech Republic...
- Page 2 Clarity ® , DataApex ® and ® are trademarks of DataApex Ltd. Microsoft ® and Windows TM are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. DataApex reserves the right to make changes to manuals without prior notice. Updated manuals can be downloaded from www.dataapex.com. Author: DM...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Contents 1 Shimadzu LC-10/20 Pump 2 Requirements 3 Installation Procedure 3.1 Shimadzu LC-10/20 Pump communication 3.2 Clarity Configuration 4 Using the control module 4.1 Method Setup - LC Gradient 4.1.1 Gradient Options 4.2 Method Setup - Advanced 4.3 Device Monitor... - Page 4 Table of Contents Clarity Controls To facilitate the orientation in the Shimadzu LC- 10/20 Pump manual and Clarity chromatography station, different fonts are used throughout the manual. Meanings of these fonts are: Instrument (blue text) marks the name of the window to which the text refers. Open File (italics) describes the commands and names of fields in Clarity, parameters that can be entered into them or a window or dialog name (when you already are in the topic describing the window).
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Page 5: Shimadzu Lc-10/20 Pump
LC-20A (whole series, LC-10 emulation mode) over serial line. Caution: The Shimadzu LC-10/20 Pump control module can not be combined with Shimadzu LC-10/20 System control module on a single PC where Microsoft .NET Framework is installed. The Shimadzu LC-10/20 Pump control module can control only a single... -
Page 6: Requirements
Clarity Installation CD ROM with LC Control module (p/n A24). Free USB port in the PC. Opt-USB convertor (p/n OPT01). Note: The DataApex Opt- USB converter conforms to the similar Shimadzu converter (Shimadzu p/n 22-35480-91). Pump firmware version 2.2 or greater. Caution: Minimal required firmware version for LC- 10ADvp is 5.26 and for LC-... -
Page 7: Installation Procedure
USB A-A cable (p/n SK10) and to the pump via optical cable (p/n SK15). Both of these cables are part of the DataApex Opt-USB converter set (p/n OPT01), but can also be ordered separately. - Page 8 3 Installation Procedure Clarity Controls Switch the pump off and on again. The new communication parameters should be saved and used. The procedure is in detail described in the LC- 20 hardware manual provided by the Shimadzu company. - 4 -...
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Page 9: Clarity Configuration
Fig 5) to invoke the Available Control Modules dialog. Fig 2: Available Control Modules Select the Shimadzu LC-10/20 Pump in the LC section and press the Add (② on Fig 5) button. Shimadzu LC-10/20 Pump Setup dialog will appear. - Page 10 Other fields and parameters of the Shimadzu LC- 10/20 Pump Setup dialog are described later in the manual (for more details see the chapter Shimadzu LC-10/20 Pump Setup on pg 13).. ③ The Shimadzu LC-10/20 Pump item with the number of solvents set in...
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Page 11: Using The Control Module
Shimadzu LC-10/20 Pump 4 Using the control module 4 Using the control module LC Gradient tab appears in the Method Setup dialog, enabling the setting of the LC gradient program. 4.1 Method Setup - LC Gradient Method Setup - LC Gradient dialog serves for setting up the LC instrument method. - Page 12 The time during which the flow rate is maintained at Standby Flow . This time is included in the analysis time (the Instrument is in the CONTROL state). Initial - Standby The Shimadzu LC-10/20 Pump control module doesn't support this option. - 8 -...
- Page 13 Shimadzu LC-10/20 Pump 4 Using the control module Idle State An item specifying the overall flow rate through the column outside the instrument method. The following options are possible: Pump Off The flow rates of all components are zero. Caution: Be careful as this setting may damage the column in some cases.
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Page 14: Gradient Options
4 Using the control module Clarity Controls 4.1.1 Gradient Options Invoke the Options... button in the Method Setup - LC Gradient dialog to open the Gradient Options dialog. This dialog allows to set the custom name for particular solvents, to switch whether they are used or not in the gradient and to set the warning levels for pressure to prevent the damage to hardware. -
Page 15: Method Setup - Advanced
4.2 Method Setup - Advanced Fig 7: Method Setup - Advanced Shimadzu LC-10/20 Pump provides the pump flow and pressure auxiliary signals for use in Clarity . To save the auxiliary signals into each chromatogram measured according to the given method, check the... -
Page 16: Device Monitor
It displays the actual flows of particular solvents, as well as the total flow, the total pressure and the analysis time. In the individual section of the Shimadzu LC-10/20 Pump the status of the pump may be seen. Fig 8: LC monitor and Shimadzu LC-10/20 Pump Monitor Stop Flow The pumps can be stopped from this window using the Stop Flow button. -
Page 17: Shimadzu Lc-10/20 Pump Setup
Configuration dialog) is used to set the connection to the pump, select it's type and set some other basic parameters. Fig 10: Shimadzu LC-10/20 Pump Setup Port Sets the COM port to which the Shimadzu LC- 10/20 Pump pump is connected. - Page 18 4 Using the control module Clarity Controls should be lower than in the Shimadzu LC-10/20 Pump Setup dialog, as Clarity reacts on exceeding of that value and should react before the pump does so. Min Pressure Sets the minimum pressure allowance of the pump. This value is sent to the pump and when the pressure falls below this value, pump will react on it.
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Page 19: Report Setup
Shimadzu LC-10/20 Pump 5 Report Setup 5 Report Setup Fig 11: Shimadzu LC-10/20 Pump report preview All general LC settings (such as the Gradient Table from the Method Setup - LC Gradient tab) are reported as a part of the data displayed by...
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