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- Page 1 Varian, Inc. 2700 Mitchell Drive Walnut Creek, CA 94598-1675/USA ProStar 220/230/240 Solvent Delivery Module Control Galaxie Driver Manual ©Varian, Inc. 2005 03-914947-21: Rev. 4...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Quick Start and Sequence .................... 19 Quick Start (Single Acquisition)................. 19 Sequence ........................20 Running Acquisition Status ................... 21 Viewing a Running Acquisition .................. 21 Status of the ProStar Pump..................21 ProStar 220/230/240 SDM Control Manual - 2 - 03-914947-21:4... -
Page 3: Introduction
General This document describes the configuration procedure of the Varian ProStar 220, 230, and 240 pump driver. It also explains how to build a control method for this driver, how to start and view a running acquisition and what actions are available during an analysis. -
Page 4: Installation And Configuration
To install the Galaxie Drivers software refer to the Galaxie installation Guide. Configuring the Communication Server To communicate with the ProStar 220/230/240 modules a GPIB_Interface or a NI488 communication bus must be created. The buffer parameters of the GPIB_Interface bus to... -
Page 5: Configuring The Driver
The toolbar enables to easily scroll through the configuration windows: to select the first configuration window. to select the previous configuration window. to select the next configuration window. to select the final configuration window. ProStar 220/230/240 SDM Control Manual - 5 - 03-914947-21:4... - Page 6 Address) corresponding to the physical one on the rear panel of the module. NOTE: For more details about the IEEE488 Bus configuration, refer to the section Configuring the Communication Server in this manual. ProStar 220/230/240 SDM Control Manual - 6 - 03-914947-21:4...
- Page 7 Hardware Window Select from the list the Model of the Solvent Delivery module. Three choices are available: ProStar 220 Isocratic, ProStar 230 Ternary and ProStar 240 Quaternary. The 220 is designed for isocratic (single solvent) applications only. Proportioned delivery of multiple solvents can be achieved by the 230 and 240 pumps.
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Page 8: Configuring The Synopsis
2. Right click on the system name in the bottom part of the Galaxie Configuration Manager screen. A pop-up menu appears: click on Stop. Then right click on the system name again, and click on Start. ProStar 220/230/240 SDM Control Manual - 8 - 03-914947-21:4... - Page 9 Systems tab. In this tab, the Overview will show the synopsis of the system with some parameters displayed (temperature, flow, signal, etc.) depending on the installed devices. For example, the following pictures represent the synopsis of the ProStar pump: ProStar 220/230/240 SDM Control Manual - 9 - 03-914947-21:4...
- Page 10 For more details about the creation and configuration of a system, refer to the Galaxie Configuration Manager User’s Guide. Press the button to print the current configuration. ProStar 220/230/240 SDM Control Manual - 10 - 03-914947-21:4...
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Page 11: Building A Method
2. Choose the system (chromatograph) associated with the method. A method is created for a particular system. When starting an acquisition, the name of the system that performs ProStar 220/230/240 SDM Control Manual - 11 - 03-914947-21:4... - Page 12 Injection Volume, Vial and Rack number could be necessary. They are defined in the acquisition sub-method part. NOTE: For more details about the programming of each method section, refer to the Galaxie Chromatography Data System User’s Guide. ProStar 220/230/240 SDM Control Manual - 12 - 03-914947-21:4...
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Page 13: Control Method For The Prostar Pump
(not applicable to this driver) to get the active method from the instrument (not applicable to this driver) to print the current method ProStar 220/230/240 SDM Control Manual - 13 - 03-914947-21:4... - Page 14 ProStar 220/230/240 SDM Control Manual - 14 - 03-914947-21:4...
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Page 15: Elution Control
Elution Control ProStar 220/230/240 SDM Control Manual - 15 - 03-914947-21:4... - Page 16 Program a flow and/or a composition gradient. Each step of the program includes time, flow and/or composition new values. The Pumps Gradient Chart represents the progression of these parameters. ProStar 220/230/240 SDM Control Manual - 16 - 03-914947-21:4...
- Page 17 Enter in the corresponding fields the minimum and maximum pressure limits. The pressure range is 0 to 410 Bar, (0 to 5946 PSI, and 0 to 40996 kPa). ProStar 220/230/240 SDM Control Manual - 17 - 03-914947-21:4...
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Page 18: Relays Control
3 solvents. Use the following buttons to edit the table: to add a line to the table. to delete a line in the table. to clear the entire table. ProStar 220/230/240 SDM Control Manual - 18 - 03-914947-21:4... -
Page 19: Starting And Viewing An Acquisition
In the Quick Start window, select the system, the method, and optionally the project if connected in "All project" mode. 2. Press the OK button. The following screen is displayed: ProStar 220/230/240 SDM Control Manual - 19 - 03-914947-21:4... -
Page 20: Sequence
1. To create a sequence slect the FILE / NEW SEQUENCE menu and complete the displayed creation wizard screen (refer to the Galaxie Chromatography Data System User’s Guide), by entering the system name that will perform the ProStar 220/230/240 SDM Control Manual - 20 - 03-914947-21:4... -
Page 21: Running Acquisition Status
It contains four sub-sections: Elution, Relays, About and Overview. Click on the required sub-section to display the corresponding parameters that will be used during the chromatographic run. ProStar 220/230/240 SDM Control Manual - 21 - 03-914947-21:4... - Page 22 The light colors change to reflect the pump state. The buttons … can be activated depending on the pump configuration previously done in the Galaxie Configuration Manager (isocratic, ternary or quaternary pump). ProStar 220/230/240 SDM Control Manual - 22 - 03-914947-21:4...
- Page 23 Click on Click on to display the last event and error that occurs in the pump module. Click on to start or stop the pump. ProStar 220/230/240 SDM Control Manual - 23 - 03-914947-21:4...
- Page 24 Relays Window Blue lights indicate if the corresponding relay is activated or not. Each relay can be opened or closed by clicking on the buttons. ProStar 220/230/240 SDM Control Manual - 24 - 03-914947-21:4...
- Page 25 The same actions than in the Elution window can be performed by clicking on the appropriate buttons. • Not Ready: contains the not ready information sent by the instrument. • Events: contains the events that have occurred on the instrument. ProStar 220/230/240 SDM Control Manual - 25 - 03-914947-21:4...
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