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- Page 1 Varian, Inc. 2700 Mitchell Drive Walnut Creek, CA 94598-1675/USA ProStar 400 Autosampler Control Galaxie Driver Manual ©Varian, Inc. 2002 03-914947-28:Rev.1...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Configuring the Synopsis ..................18 Building a Method.................. 20 Creating a New Method ....................20 Control Method Section for the Varian Prostar 400 ............23 Injection Control......................24 Starting and Viewing an Acquisition............ 26 Quick Start and Sequence .................... 26 Quick Start (Single Acquisition)................. -
Page 3: Introduction
General This document describes the installation and configuration of the Varian ProStar 400 Autosampler 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
Browser by running Install.exe from the root directory of the CD. 2. From the CD Browser click on the Install button and then click on the Drivers for Varian LCs or GCs button. 3. Then click on the Drivers for Varian LCs button. The following screen will appear:... - Page 5 Agreement, and enter your driver Serial Number in the corresponding field. The serial number is provided on your driver serial number card and is different from the Galaxie serial number. Note that the serial number is case sensitive. ProStar 400 Autosampler Control Manual 03-914947-28:R1...
- Page 6 6. To see which drivers are installed, select Tools from the Galaxie Configuration Manager main menu and select Install Instrument Control Drivers. The following screen containing the installed devices appears: ProStar 400 Autosampler Control Manual 03-914947-28:R1...
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Page 7: Configuring The Communication Server
Depending on the instrument, different hardware resources can be used by the drivers to communicate with the chromatographic system. The following section gives details about the configuration of the resources used by the ProStar 400 Autosampler module. Start the Communication Server Configuration program from the START / PROGRAMS / GALAXIE menu. - Page 8 In this screen, all the hardware types previously configured are listed with their name and the name of their software protocol for communication. ProStar 400 Autosampler Control Manual 03-914947-28:R1...
- Page 9 (communication by RS232) RS232_PC (communication by RS232) NOTE: The Varian ProStar 400 Autosampler module uses the RS232 communication protocol. Only this type of hardware will be detailed in this section. Select RS232_PC or RS232_INTERFACE in the Hardware type list. The RS232_PC protocol is used when the instrument is...
- Page 10 NOTE: Once the hardware has been configured, it is no longer possible to change the Configuration Name. If the RS232_INTERFACE type has been chosen, you must also select the Star 800 MIB name to which the system will be ProStar 400 Autosampler Control Manual 03-914947-28:R1...
- Page 11 Select the number of the Serial Port to which the instrument is connected (on the computer or the Star 800 MIB box). Enter the following communication parameters in the corresponding fields, available for the ProStar 400 Autosampler module: Stops 1 Stop...
- Page 12 Click on and the following screen appears: ProStar 400 Autosampler Control Manual -11- 03-914947-28:R1...
- Page 13 NOTE: This form is dedicated to diagnostic purposes only. Once all the hardware needed by the different kinds of instruments have been correctly configured, click on the button to quit the Communication Server Configuration program. ProStar 400 Autosampler Control Manual -12- 03-914947-28:R1...
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Page 14: Configuring The Driver
System software. By default accept the name of the acquisition server as the sequence engine host. Then, press Next. 5. In the last screen of this wizard (shown below), install the device to be configured in the desired instrument by clicking ProStar 400 Autosampler Control Manual -13- 03-914947-28:R1... - Page 15 This button gives access to the following screen where all the available drivers are listed. Select the Varian ProStar 400 Autosampler driver. 6. Click on the OK button. The Create / Edit System screen shown above appears again with the name of the newly installed device.
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Page 16: Configuring The Varian Prostar 400 Autosampler
If the answer is Yes, the instrument device configuration screens appear. Configuring the Varian ProStar 400 Autosampler Click on the button corresponding to the Varian ProStar 400 driver and the configuration screen appears. The toolbar allows you to easily scroll through the configuration windows: to select the first configuration window. - Page 17 In the Autosampler Device Identifier field, enter the device identifier of the ProStar 400 Autosampler. NOTE: To find or set the address on the sampler itself, you must press the “F” and “4” buttons, then the “PROG/END” button to access the device identifier setting.
- Page 18 48 large vials: tray with 48 vials of 5 ml. 92 standard vials + 4 washes 96 standard vials Loop volume (0 to 999 microliters): Enter the volume of the installed loop. The ProStar 400 uses this value for calculating injection volumes. ProStar 400 Autosampler Control Manual -17-...
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Page 19: Configuring The Synopsis
Galaxie Chromatography Data System, in the Systems tab. In this tab, the Overview will show the synopsis of the system with some parameters displayed (vial number, volume, temperature, etc.) depending on the installed devices. ProStar 400 Autosampler Control Manual -18- 03-914947-28:R1... - Page 20 For example, the following pictures represent the synopsis of the Varian ProStar 400 Autosampler Galaxie Configuration Manager screen Galaxie Chromatography Data System screen NOTE: Once the system has been created and correctly configured, it must be associated with one or more projects in order to start acquisitions. Remember to check the Control and View boxes in the Galaxie Configuration Manager’...
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Page 21: Building A Method
1. To create a new method, select the FILE / NEW METHOD option from the Galaxie Chromatography Data System main menu. A wizard guide will appear and provide assistance during the first steps of method creation: ProStar 400 Autosampler Control Manual -20- 03-914947-28:R1... - Page 22 3. Once this field is completed, click on the Next button to move to the second step of the method creation: ProStar 400 Autosampler Control Manual -21- 03-914947-28:R1...
- Page 23 The control section must be defined in order to start an acquisition. In the following part of this guide, only the control section for the Varian ProStar 400 Autosampler is detailed. Other parameters such as Injection Volume, Vial and Rack number may be necessary and are defined in the acquisition section of the method.
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Page 24: Control Method Section For The Varian Prostar 400
“F” and “4” buttons on the Autosampler. The Autosampler becomes in a serial mode. If you want to manually use the Varian ProStar 400, press the “F and “0” buttons on the Autosampler. Once the new method is created, select the control section in the lower part of the browser. -
Page 25: Injection Control
Click on the button to display the ProStar 400 control method section. It contains only one sub-section: Injection. Click on this sub-section to define the corresponding parameters that will be used during the chromatographic run. - Page 26 Select one of the four available choices, to specify how the sample loop is to be flushed: None, Flush volume (µl), Flush time or Partial loopfill (if installed on the Varian ProStar 400 Autosampler). None: the injection is done manually.
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Page 27: Starting And Viewing An Acquisition
Quick Start (Single Acquisition) 1. Press the button. 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. ProStar 400 Autosampler Control Manual -26- 03-914947-28:R1... - Page 28 Next button if the system is a multiple injector system. In a multiple injector system the same parameters entered for the first injector must be entered for the other injectors before starting the acquisition. ProStar 400 Autosampler Control Manual -27- 03-914947-28:R1...
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Page 29: Sequence
3. Start the sequence by clicking on the button. NOTE: For more details about how to start an acquisition, refer to the Galaxie Chromatography Data System User’s Guide. ProStar 400 Autosampler Control Manual -28- 03-914947-28:R1... -
Page 30: Running Acquisition Status
Varian ProStar 400 Autosampler Status Click on the button corresponding to the Prostar 400 Autosampler driver and the autosampler status screen will appear. It contains three sub-sections: Status, Remote Control, Tray Cooling and Overview. Click on the required sub-section to display the corresponding parameters that will be used during the chromatographic run. - Page 31 During acquisition, the injected vial and the injected volume are also displayed. Errors parameter group: In the read-only field an error message appears if an error has occurred on the ProStar 400 Autosampler. Then press to clear the fault on the autosampler.
- Page 32 Tray cooling Window This window is activated if the tray cooling has previously been configured in the Galaxie Configuration Manager. In this screen, the status of the sample tray and the current temperature are displayed. ProStar 400 Autosampler Control Manual -31- 03-914947-28:R1...
- Page 33 The Temperature circuit error LED indicates if an error has occurred. NOTE : Although it is possible to program setpoints from 0 °C to 40 °C, the ProStar 400 Autosampler can only control the temperature down to ambient temperature +5°C.
- Page 34 The second item indicates from which vial the injection had been performed and the injected volume. It also indicates the current action performed by the ProStar 400 Autosampler. button allows you to do a syringe wash • Not Ready: contains the not ready information sent by the instrument.