Firmware Description - Agilent Technologies 1200 Series Reference Manual

Introduction to the Quaternary Pump 7

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 1200 Series
modules. Its properties are:
• the complete communication capabilities (GPIB, CAN, LAN and RS-232C),
• memory management,
• ability to update the firmware of the 'main system'.
Main System
Its properties are:
• the complete communication capabilities (GPIB, CAN, LAN and RS-232C),
• 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 synchronisation via APG remote
• error handling,
• diagnostic functions and so on,
or module specific functions like
• internal events such as motor control, flow rates and so on,
• calculation of compensation values for variable strokes and pressures.
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