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- Page 1 Diablo 5000B Real-Time Gas Analyzer Getting Started Manual Diablo Analytical, Inc.
- Page 2 Diablo 5000B Real Time Gas Analyzer Getting Started Manual Copyright 2019, Diablo Analytical, Inc. All rights reserved. This software and documentation are copyrighted by Diablo Analytical, Inc. All other brands or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
- Page 3 Limitation of Liability and Customer Remedies: Diablo's entire liability and the customer's exclusive remedy under this license agreement shall be, at Diablo's option, either (a) return of the price paid for the software or (b) replacement of the software that does not meet Diablo's Limited Warranty and which is returned to Diablo...
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
Introduction to creating MS Sensor Methods .............. 19 Method components ....................20 Instrument components ................. 21 Tuning the RTGA Mass Spectrometer ............22 Add the additional instruments (e.g., the pressure transducer) ..... 24 Signals components ..................24 Diablo 5000B Real-Time Gas Analyzer Getting Started Manual... - Page 6 Completing the method .................. 32 Acquiring Data Preparation ........................33 Start the run ........................ 35 Stop the run and view the results................35 Troubleshooting Evaluating RTGA Interface Performance ..............37 Addressing Signal Instability ..................38 Index Diablo 5000B Real-Time Gas Analyzer Getting Started Manual...
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Page 7: Getting Started
A personal computer (PC). The analyzer is controlled by the Agilent Technologies MassHunter GC/MS Acquisition software. Method creation and data processing are done by the Diablo MS Sensor 4.0 software. Both programs run on a personal computer (PC). Diablo 5000B Real-Time Gas Analyzer Getting Started Manual... -
Page 9: Installation
Agilent Technologies provides warranty service and support for the 5977 MSD MassHunter GC/MS computer system. Diablo Analytical provides warranty service and support for the 5000B RTGA kits. Contact Diablo Analytical if you have any questions about the operation of your RTGA system. Diablo Analytical, Inc. -
Page 10: Verify The Masshunter Gc/Ms Installation
The MS Sensor software will run on any computer that is compatible with the Agilent MassHunter GC/MS software. However, one free RS-232 serial port is required to collect sample pressure data from the pressure sensor. Diablo 5000B Real-Time Gas Analyzer Getting Started Manual... -
Page 11: License Activation
The MS Sensor software license must be activated within 30 days after it is first started. Please refer to the MS Sensor Reference Manual or the Software License Manual for instructions on activating the software. Diablo 5000B Real-Time Gas Analyzer Getting Started Manual... -
Page 13: Theory Of Operation
A second leg on the cross allows a precision pressure transducer to read the cross pressure. This signal can be used to adjust the data for changes in sample pressure. Diablo 5000B Real-Time Gas Analyzer Getting Started Manual... -
Page 14: Additional Interface Options
If excess sample is to be vented, it is recommended that some length of tubing be attached to the outlet of the sample tee to limit back diffusion of air into the cross. Additional Interface Options Please contact Diablo Analytical for additional sample interface options and their suitability for your application. These include: ... -
Page 15: Setting Up The Hardware
Figure 2: A photograph of the RTGA interface with the sampling tee identified. If necessary, user-supplied fittings can be used to adapt process lines to the 1/16 inch required for the interface. Heating the sample lines is the responsibility of the user. Diablo 5000B Real-Time Gas Analyzer Getting Started Manual... -
Page 16: Changing Orifice Disks
Special high vacuum orifice for D3163-20550 trace analysis. Table 1: Orifice disks included with the 5000B RTGA. *The default orifice configuration Installed in the interface at the factory. Note: The 350-um high-vacuum orifice is not compatible with all applications. In particular, it is not compatible applications requiring hydrogen or helium tuning. -
Page 17: Temperature Controller Operation And Maintenance
11. Open the isolation valve and perform an autotune and check for leaks. Temperature controller operation and maintenance The 5000B RTGA is shipped with a custom temperature controller console using a Watlow EZ-Zone Controller. The maximum temperature for the interface is 200 °C. Do not enter values Caution: higher than this into the controller. -
Page 18: Watlow Ez-Zone Controller
If the actual temperature does not stabilize at the set point or significantly overshoots or undershoots the set point, it may be necessary to “tune” the controller using the autotune function. Please refer to Figure 4. Diablo 5000B Real-Time Gas Analyzer Getting Started Manual... -
Page 19: Pressure Sensor Operation And Maintenance
To begin configuration, press the [Select] button on the controller. The display will flash OFF and the LED indicator will be on SetPt1 Hi. Diablo 5000B Real-Time Gas Analyzer Getting Started Manual... -
Page 20: To Zero The Pressure Sensor
(typically CH 1). Press the [Select] button until the Zero LED is lit. Using the [Raise] and [Lower] buttons, adjust the readout to 0.000 torr. If the sensor still cannot be zeroed, please refer to the MKS manual included with your system. Diablo 5000B Real-Time Gas Analyzer Getting Started Manual... -
Page 21: Special Hardware Considerations
Diablo Analytical. Converting the MSD from RTGA to GC/MS The Agilent 5977 MSD used in the Diablo 5000B RTGA can also be used in a standard GC/MS configuration by adding the appropriate Agilent Technologies Gas Chromatograph. To convert from... -
Page 23: Setting Ms Sensor System Options
Options Starting the MS Sensor software The Diablo MS Sensor software is used to acquire, display, and store continuous process results in the form of real-time trend plots, data tables, and to data and CSV files. The MS Sensor software requires the Agilent Technologies MassHunter GC/MS Acquisition software to control the Agilent Technologies 5977 MSD. - Page 24 Setting MS Sensor System Options Figure 6: The main window of the MS Sensor software. Diablo 5000B Real-Time Gas Analyzer Getting Started Manual...
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Page 25: Creating A Method
The MS Sensor Application Builder software is a tool to help you develop direct sampling mass spectrometry applications where spectral interference must be considered (like applications for the Diablo 5000B Real-Time Gas Analyzer). The Application Builder software uses the NIST Mass Spectral Library of 267,376 chemical compounds and your knowledge of the sample composition and estimates of compound concentration to generate a combined sample spectrum and a table of sample m/z values with estimates of potential interference. -
Page 26: Method Components
Select “Save” to accept the new method file name and close the window. The MS Sensor Method Editing window opens (Figure 8). Figure 8: The method-editing window. Method components A method consists of five components, which are created typically in the order shown in Table 2. Diablo 5000B Real-Time Gas Analyzer Getting Started Manual... -
Page 27: Instrument Components
Type “5977” in this field (you can enter any descriptive name you would like). 3. Select “Agilent MassHunter MSD” from the Instrument Type drop-down list. Select “Add” and the MSD Acquisition Parameters window opens (Figure 10). Diablo 5000B Real-Time Gas Analyzer Getting Started Manual... -
Page 28: Tuning The Rtga Mass Spectrometer
To optimize this performance, the mass spectrometer software has automated tuning algorithms for different mass ranges: for a wide range of molecular weights (Autotune – Atune.U), for low molecular weights (Low Mass Autotune – Lomass.U), and special tuning algorithms for hydrogen- Diablo 5000B Real-Time Gas Analyzer Getting Started Manual... - Page 29 These reports aid in planning ion source cleaning or electron multiplier replacement. More information on tuning can be located in the MassHunter GC/MS Help by typing “tuning” in the search window. Diablo 5000B Real-Time Gas Analyzer Getting Started Manual...
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Page 30: Add The Additional Instruments (E.g., The Pressure Transducer)
1. To create the first Signals component, right-click the Signals icon and select “New Signal” from the menu or click “Add Signal” in the toolbar. The Edit Signal window opens (Figure 12). Diablo 5000B Real-Time Gas Analyzer Getting Started Manual... - Page 31 The expanded trees in the method window should look like Figure 13. Refer to the MS Sensor Application Builder software, NIST Library, or the NIST website for help in choosing m/z values. Diablo 5000B Real-Time Gas Analyzer Getting Started Manual...
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Page 32: Calculations Component (Optional)
2. Enter an appropriate label such as “Total Amount” into the Description field. 3. Click “Edit Formula” and the Edit Component Formula window will appear. The window displays all available formula elements. To include a signal component in the formula, Diablo 5000B Real-Time Gas Analyzer Getting Started Manual... - Page 33 6. Click OK on the Edit Formula screen. 7. If this signal is desired in the real time plotting, check “Create New Data Channel”. 8. Save your calculation. Diablo 5000B Real-Time Gas Analyzer Getting Started Manual...
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Page 34: Data Channels Component
Data Channel icon and selecting “New channel” or by clicking the “Add Channel” button in the toolbar. Name the new data channel “Water (Normalized%) and click Edit Formula. Diablo 5000B Real-Time Gas Analyzer Getting Started Manual... - Page 35 This will perform the required calculation and output it to the new data channel. In this way, you can automatically preprocess the data before it is plotted or recorded and simplify the data output for evaluation. Click OK on the Formula screen. Diablo 5000B Real-Time Gas Analyzer Getting Started Manual...
- Page 36 Data Grid allows the values to be placed in a tabular format in the real-time data table. Display Channel in Trend Plot allows multiple plot windows to be used and signals with very dissimilar magnitudes (e.g. sample pressure and total ion) to be placed in different plots. Diablo 5000B Real-Time Gas Analyzer Getting Started Manual...
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Page 37: Acquisition Settings
Acquisition Interval to 2 seconds and Run Length to 10 minutes. The Data Files tab allows you to select which components will be saved to the data file. Select Signal responses and Data Channel responses for this method. Diablo 5000B Real-Time Gas Analyzer Getting Started Manual... -
Page 38: Completing The Method
The new method will look like Figure 21 when finished. Select File/Save to save the new method and then File/Exit to close the window. The method is now ready to run. Figure 21. The completed method with the component tree expanded. Diablo 5000B Real-Time Gas Analyzer Getting Started Manual... -
Page 39: Acquiring Data
(which has a file extension of “.mssdata”), the Agilent MS raw data file (data.ms) as well as other files required for the run. You can enter the data file Diablo 5000B Real-Time Gas Analyzer Getting Started Manual... - Page 40 Data files are saved by default in the folder: C:\Users\Public\Documents\Diablo MS Sensor 4.0\Data Figure 23. Entering sample information 3. The instruments will be initialized and will reach “Ready” status once they are ready to start a run. Diablo 5000B Real-Time Gas Analyzer Getting Started Manual...
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Page 41: Start The Run
Note: You can also view the data that has been collected in the Data Viewer at any time during the run by clicking the “View Data” button. See the MS Sensor 4.0 Reference Manual for information on the Data Viewer Program. Diablo 5000B Real-Time Gas Analyzer Getting Started Manual... - Page 42 In addition, if you configured the acquisition settings to export results to CSV file(s), or if you export results from the Data Viewer, you can use Microsoft Excel or any other package capable of reading a CSV file to view and analyze the data. Diablo 5000B Real-Time Gas Analyzer Getting Started Manual...
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Page 43: Troubleshooting
0 Torr. If the pressure stabilizes significantly higher than 0 Torr, then you may have a leak in the interface. Diablo 5000B Real-Time Gas Analyzer Getting Started Manual... -
Page 44: Addressing Signal Instability
2) Reduce the voltage applied to the electron multiplier until the total ion signal falls below 1,000,000. You make this adjustment in the “Advanced” window of the MSD instrument settings: Figure 26. The MSD Advanced Settings window showing a negative relative detector Diablo 5000B Real-Time Gas Analyzer Getting Started Manual... - Page 45 3) If none of these options are compatible with your application needs, then you may need to either ratio results to an internal standard or recalibrate the system on a regular basis. Diablo 5000B Real-Time Gas Analyzer Getting Started Manual...
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Page 47: Index
Excel 1, 36 Support 3 System Installation 3 GC/MS 15 Getting Started 1 Temperature controller operation and maintenance 11 Theory of Operation 7 To configure the pressure sensor controller: 13 Hydrogen 15, 23 Diablo 5000B Real-Time Gas Analyzer Getting Started Manual... - Page 48 To connect the pressure sensor to the cross 13 To zero the pressure sensor: 14 Troubleshooting 37 Tuning the RTGA Mass Spectrometer 22 Verify the MassHunter GC/MS Installation 4 Watlow EZ-Zone Controller 12 Diablo 5000B Real-Time Gas Analyzer Getting Started Manual...
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