Firmware Description - Agilent Technologies 1260Infinity II Bio-inert FractionCollector User Manual

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Hardware Information

Firmware Description

Firmware Description

The firmware of the instrument consists of two independent sections:
• a non-instrument specific section, called resident system
• an instrument specific section, called main system
Resident System
This resident section of the firmware is identical for all Agilent
1100/1200/1220/1260/1290 series modules. Its properties are:
• the complete communication capabilities (CAN, LAN, USB and RS- 232)
• memory management
• ability to update the firmware of the 'main system'
Main System
Its properties are:
• the complete communication capabilities (CAN, LAN, USB and RS- 232)
• memory management
• ability to update the firmware of the 'resident system'
In addition the main system comprises the instrument functions that are
divided into common functions like
• run synchronization through APG/ERI remote,
• error handling,
• diagnostic functions,
• or module specific functions like
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internal events such as lamp control, filter movements,
•
raw data collection and conversion to absorbance.
1260 Infinity II Analytical-Scale & Bio-inert Fraction Collector User Manual