Teledyne Foxy Jr User manual

TELEDYNE FOXY JR
Clarity Control Module ENG
Code/Rev.: M167/80C
Date: 8/24/2020
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Teledyne Foxy Jr Table of Contents
Contents
1 Teledyne Foxy Jr Control Module 1
2 Requirements 2
3 Installation Procedure 3
3.1 Teledyne Foxy Jr fraction collector communication 3
3.2 Clarity Configuration 4
4 Using the control module 6
4.1 Method Setup - FC - Fraction Table 7
4.2 Method Setup - FC - Vial Numbers 12
4.3 Hardware Configuration 14
4.4 Device Monitor 15
4.5 Data Acquisition window 16
4.6 DataApex UNI Setup 17
5 Report Setup 19
6 Troubleshooting 20
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Teledyne Foxy Jr Table of Contents
To facilitate the orientation in the Teledyne Foxy Jr manual and Clarity chromatography station,
different fonts are used throughout the manual. Meanings of these fonts are:
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Teledyne Foxy Jr 1 Teledyne Foxy Jr Control Module
1 Teledyne Foxy Jr Control Module
This manual describes the setting of the Teledyne Foxy Jr fraction
collector. The control module enables direct control of the instrument over
serial line
Fig 1: Teledyne Foxy Jr fraction collector.
Direct control means that the fraction collector can be completely
controlled from the Clarity environment The Instrument method controlling
the analysis conditions will be saved in the measured chromatograms.
The control is performed via the UNI Ruby control module and the
Teledyne Foxy Jr script
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Teledyne Foxy Jr 2 Requirements
2 Requirements
Clarity Installation USB with appropriate control license allowed - LC
Control (p/n A24) or GC Control module (p/n A23) for thermostats, valves
and detectors, LC Control (p/n A24) for pumps and fraction collectors, GC
Control module (p/n A23) for gas chromatographs or AS Control module
(p/n A26) for autosamplers.
Free serial COM port in the PC.
Note: Modern computers usually have only one (if any) serial (COM) port installed. To use
more devices requiring the RS232 port, the MultiCOM adapter (p/n MC01) is
available.
Serial DB9F-DB25F cable (p/n SK04).
Serial DB9F-RJ11 cable (p/n SK05).
Note: Cables are not part of Clarity Control Module. It is strongly
recommended that you order the required cables together with the
Control Module.
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Teledyne Foxy Jr 3 Installation Procedure
3 Installation Procedure
3.1 Teledyne Foxy Jr fraction collector communication
The Teledyne Foxy Jr is controlled by serial (RS232) communication.
It uses a DB9F-DB25F straight cable (p/n SK04) described in the picture
below.
Fig 2: DB9F-DB25F
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Teledyne Foxy Jr 3 Installation Procedure
3.2 Clarity Configuration
Fig 3: How to add Teledyne Foxy Jr
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Teledyne Foxy Jr 3 Installation Procedure
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.
Press the Add button (①on Fig 3 on pg 4.) to invoke the Available Control
Modules dialog.
You can specify the search filter ②to simplify the finding of the driver.
Select the correct item and press the Add (③on Fig 3 on pg 4.) button.
Each device with already created UNI profile should have its own item
named accordingly in the Available Control Modules dialog.
The DataApex UNI Setup dialog will appear.
Fig 4: DataApex UNI Setup
Set the correct communication Port and click on the AutoDetect button to
establish communication with the device.
You may fill in the custom Device Name.
Note: The DataApex UNI Setup dialog is described in detail in the chapter
"DataApex UNI Setup" on pg 17.
The Teledyne Foxy Jr item ④will appear in the Setup Control Modules
list of the System Configuration dialog.
Drag the appropriate item from the Setup Control Modules list on the left
side to the desired Instrument tab ⑤on the right side ⑥, or click on the
button ⑦.
lSet the Ext. Start Dig. Input and Ready Dig. Output numbers ⑧for your
acquisition card according to the wires used for synchronization.
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Teledyne Foxy Jr 4 Using the control module
4 Using the control module
After adding and setting up the new device one or more new tabs will
appear in the Metho depending on the type of the instrument. A new
Teledyne Foxy Jrfraction collector section enabling the monitoring of the
current fraction collector state will be also created in the Device Monitor
window.
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