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- Page 1 SPARK MARATHON Clarity Control Module Code/Rev.: M070/90A Date: 6/22/2023 DataApex Ltd. Phone: +420 251 013 400 Petrzilkova 2583/13 clarity@dataapex.com 158 00 Prague 5 www.dataapex.com The Czech Republic...
- Page 2 Clarity ® , DataApex ® and ® are trademarks of DataApex Ltd. Microsoft ® and Windows TM are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. DataApex reserves the right to make changes to manuals without prior notice. Updated manuals can be downloaded from www.dataapex.com. Author: MP...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Spark Marathon Table of Contents Contents 1 Spark Holland Marathon control module 2 Requirements 3 Installation Procedure 3.1 Hardware - wiring 3.2 Spark Marathon setup - Communication 3.2.1 Connections 3.3 Clarity Configuration 4 Using the control module 4.1 Method Setup - AS 4.2 Hardware Configuration 4.3 Spark Marathon Setup 5 Report Setup... - Page 4 Spark Marathon Table of Contents To facilitate the orientation in the Spark Marathon manual and Clarity chromatography station, different fonts are used throughout the manual. Meanings of these fonts are: Open File (italics) describes the commands and names of fields in Clarity, parameters that can be entered into them or a window or dialog name.
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Page 5: Spark Holland Marathon Control Module
Spark Marathon 1 Spark Holland Marathon control module 1 Spark Holland Marathon control module This manual describes the setting of the Marathon Basic, Marathon Basic Plus, and Marathon XT autosamplers produced by the Spark Holland company. The control module enables direct control of the instrument over serial line. -
Page 6: Requirements
Spark Marathon 2 Requirements 2 Requirements Clarity Installation CD ROM with AS Control module (p/n A26). Free serial COM port in the PC Note: Modern computers usually have only 1 (if any) serial (COM) port installed. To use more devices requiring the port, the MultiCOM adapter (p/n MC01) is available. -
Page 7: Installation Procedure
Spark Marathon 3 Installation Procedure 3 Installation Procedure 3.1 Hardware - wiring Commands for the autosampler are communicated with Clarity through the Serial cross DB9F-DB25M (p/n SK03) cable. Note: Typical connections of a set with Autosampler can be found in the Getting Started manual (chapter Device Setup and Wiring). -
Page 8: Spark Marathon Setup - Communication
Spark Marathon 3 Installation Procedure 3.2 Spark Marathon setup - Communication The Spark Marathon autosampler has to be set in the SERIAL MODE in order to function correctly with its Clarity Control module. In addition, the ID of the Spark Marathon autosampler must be the same that will be later set in Clarity. -
Page 9: Clarity Configuration
Spark Marathon 3 Installation Procedure 3.3 Clarity Configuration Fig 4: System Configuration Start the Clarity station by clicking on the icon on the desktop. Invoke the System Configuration dialog accessible from the Clarity window using the System - Configuration... command. ①... - Page 10 Spark Marathon 3 Installation Procedure Fig 5: Spark Marathon Setup Fill in the COM and ID fields and press the OK button. The ID must match the device identifier set previously in the autosampler setup, as described in the chapter "Spark Marathon setup - Communication" on pg 4. Note: Spark Marathon Setup dialog is more closely described in the...
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Page 11: Using The Control Module
Spark Marathon 4 Using the control module 4 Using the control module Method Setup - AS tab appears in the Method Setup dialog, enabling the setting of the Spark Marathon autosampler control method. 4.1 Method Setup - AS Fig 6: Method Setup - AS The Method Setup - AS tab defines the properties of the Spark Marathon autosampler instrument method. - Page 12 Spark Marathon 4 Using the control module be once switched on and once switched off based on the time set in minutes. Available values for the time in these fields are 0 - 99 min. For the pin organization on the Spark Marathon autosampler connector please see the Spark Marathon user manual.
- Page 13 Spark Marathon 4 Using the control module 2 °C is reached. This option is grayed-out if the Spark marathon sampler doesn't have the function built-in. 2 Oven Temperature [°C] Allows to set the oven temperature that will be used during the defined part of the analysis.
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Page 14: Hardware Configuration
Spark Marathon 4 Using the control module 4.2 Hardware Configuration Fig 7: Hardware Configuration The AS Status button in the Method Setup - AS displays the Hardware Configuration dialog. In the full version, this dialog displays autosampler model, automatically detected communication parameters and the presence of Tray Cooling, Oven and Partial Loopfill options installed. -
Page 15: Spark Marathon Setup
Spark Marathon 4 Using the control module 4.3 Spark Marathon Setup The Spark Marathon Setup dialog (accessible through the System Configuration dialog) allows to manually set the parameters needed for the communication with the Spark Marathon autosampler. Fig 8: Spark Marathon Setup Sets the COM Port used for the communication between the sampler and Clarity. -
Page 16: Report Setup
Spark Marathon 5 Report Setup 5 Report Setup Fig 9: Spark Marathon report preview All autosampler-specific settings (that means the data from all sub-tabs of Method Setup - AS tab) are reported as a part of the data displayed by the use of Injection Control checkbox of the Report Setup - Method dialog. -
Page 17: Troubleshooting
When the remedy for some problem cannot be discovered easily, the recording of communication between Clarity and the autosampler can significantly help the DataApex support to discover the cause of the problem. The recording can be enabled by adding or amending the COMMDRV.INI file in the Clarity installation directory (C:\CLARITY\CFG by default). -
Page 18: Specific Problems
Spark Marathon 6 Troubleshooting 6.1 Specific Problems ▌ An error message “Cannot establish communication with …” appears when opening Clarity Instrument. Solution: Check the power cable (Spark Marathon sampler must be switched on), communication cable and communication settings (the autosampler must be in Serial mode, i.e.
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