Installation Procedure; Hardware - Wiring; Shimadzu Gc-201X Setup - Communication - DataApex Shimadzu GC2010 APC/AFC User Manual

Shimadzu GC-201x

3 Installation Procedure

3.1 Hardware - Wiring

Start and Ready signals are communicated with Clarity through the Serial
cross DB9F- DB9F cable, so it is not necessary to connect additional
starting cables. The signal cable has to be connected according to the
following scheme.
In a set with the Autosampler synchronization cables might be necessary.
Note: Typical connections of a set with Autosampler can be found in the Getting
Started manual (chapter Device Setup and Wiring).
Typical serial cable wiring is described in the picture.

3.2 Shimadzu GC-201x setup - communication

The GC must be fully configured prior to connecting to Clarity. No special
settings have to be made on the Shimadzu GC-201x chromatograph, only
the communication protocol of the instrument (set on the FUNC key
screen by using 6. GC CONFIGURATION - 3. TRANSMISSION
PARAMETER) has to be set to LEVEL3 . Baud rate set in the instrument
must correspond to the Baud Rate set in the
dialog. For locally connected instruments with short interconnecting cable
the Baud Rate set as default (115200 ) is recommended. With the rising
length of the cable or when connected via the network the Baud Rate
should be set lower. Maximum Baud Rate depends on the length of cable
and its capacitance. For standard type of cable recommended maximum
Baud Rate is following:
Length of the cable
3 m
6 m
15 m
Note: When controlling Shimadzu AOC20 autosampler, a separate serial line
is required, connecting the autosampler directly to PC.
Fig 2: Serial cross cable DB9F - DB9F
Maximum recommended speed
115200 bps
57600 bps
19200 bps
Shimadzu GC-201x Setup
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3 Installation Procedure