Varian ProStar 220 Release note

Varian, Inc.
2700 Mitchell Drive
Walnut Creek, CA 94598-1675/USA
©Varian, Inc. 2005 03-914947-21: Rev. 4
ProStar 220/230/240
Solvent Delivery Module Control
Galaxie Driver Manual

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Table of Contents
Introduction.............................................................................................. 3
General ........................................................................................................................... 3
Installation and Configuration................................................................ 4
Installing the Driver Software.......................................................................................... 4
Configuring the Communication Server.......................................................................... 4
Configuring the Driver..................................................................................................... 5
Configuring the ProStar Pump .................................................................................... 5
Configuring the Synopsis ............................................................................................ 8
Building a Method ................................................................................. 11
Creating a New Method ................................................................................................ 11
Control Method for the ProStar Pump........................................................................... 13
Elution Control........................................................................................................... 15
Relays Control........................................................................................................... 18
Starting and Viewing an Acquisition.................................................... 19
Quick Start and Sequence............................................................................................19
Quick Start (Single Acquisition)................................................................................. 19
Sequence ..................................................................................................................20
Running Acquisition Status........................................................................................... 21
Viewing a Running Acquisition..................................................................................21
Status of the ProStar Pump....................................................................................... 21

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Introduction
General This document describes the configuration procedure of the
Varian ProStar 220, 230, and 240 pump 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.
The ProStar 220, 230 and 240 Solvent Delivery modules are
single piston pumps which deliver flow in a linear dynamic range.
The 220 is designed for isocratic (single solvent) applications
only.
Proportioned delivery of multiple solvents can be achieved by the
230 and 240 pumps. Up to 3 solvents may be run isocratically or
in gradients with the ProStar 230 SDM. The 240 SDM is a
quaternary HPLC system which allows the user to run any of four
solvents isocratically or to proportion, and run a gradient with
three solvents.

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Installation and
Configuration
Installing the Driver Software
To install the Galaxie Drivers software refer to the Galaxie
installation Guide.
Configuring the Communication Server
To communicate with the ProStar 220/230/240 modules a
GPIB_Interface or a NI488 communication bus must be created.
The buffer parameters of the GPIB_Interface bus to
communicate with the module must be the following:
RX Buffer =1024
TX Buffer =1024

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NOTE: The GPIB address of the pump is displayed on the rear panel of the instrument,
on a round button.
NOTE: For more details about the configuration of a GPIB_Interface or a NI488 bus,
refer to the Galaxie Chromatography Data System Installation’s Guide.
Configuring the Driver
The driver software configuration is done in the Galaxie
Configuration Manager when a new chromatographic system is
created.
Configuring the ProStar Pump
Click on the button corresponding to the ProStar pump
driver and the pump configuration screen appears.
The toolbar enables to easily scroll through the configuration
windows:
to select the first configuration window.
to select the previous configuration window.
to select the next configuration window.
to select the final configuration window.

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Communication Window
Selection will not appear
until the IEEE488 BUS is
configured.
Select from the list the name of the IEEE488 Bus previously
configured, which allows the communication between the pump
and the driver.
Give the pump module a unique GPIB address (field IEEE488
Address) corresponding to the physical one on the rear panel of
the module.
NOTE: For more details about the IEEE488 Bus configuration, refer to the section
Configuring the Communication Server in this manual.

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Hardware Window
Select from the list the Model of the Solvent Delivery module.
Three choices are available: ProStar 220 Isocratic, ProStar 230
Ternary and ProStar 240 Quaternary.
The 220 is designed for isocratic (single solvent) applications
only.
Proportioned delivery of multiple solvents can be achieved by the
230 and 240 pumps. Up to 3 solvents may be run isocratically, or
in gradients with the ProStar 230 SDM. The 240 SDM is a
quaternary HPLC system which allows the user to run any of 4
solvents isocratically, or to proportion and run a gradient with 3
solvents.
Select the option Synchronize with other modules to start the
pump when the module will receive an output signal (from
another module for example).

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Pressures Window
Select from the list the Pressure units. Three choices are
available: Bar, PSI and kPa.
Configuring the Synopsis
In the Overview part of the system configuration, a synopsis can
be defined for the system. This synopsis depends on the
configured devices.
1. To save the configuration of these devices, click on the OK
button.
2. Right click on the system name in the bottom part of the
Galaxie Configuration Manager screen. A pop-up menu
appears: click on Stop. Then right click on the system name
again, and click on Start.

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3. Go back to the System Configuration screen (Properties
wizard). A graphic of the devices that comprise the system is
displayed in the synopsis screen. To configure the synopsis
as the real instrument configuration, move each module then
connect it appropriately. To do this, select one anchor for
each of the two modules (the selected anchors become red)
and click on the button; a connection tube will appear
between the two anchors.
Click on the to delete a selected tube, click on the
button to delete all the tubes.
Click on to define a background color, or on to
make the background transparent.
Click on the icon to change the grid color.
4. Once the synopsis configuration is complete, it will be
displayed in the Galaxie Chromatography Data System, in
the Systems tab. In this tab, the Overview will show the
synopsis of the system with some parameters displayed
(temperature, flow, signal, etc.) depending on the installed
devices.
For example, the following pictures represent the synopsis of
the ProStar pump:

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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. For more
details about the creation and configuration of a system, refer to the Galaxie
Configuration Manager User’s Guide.
Press the button to print the current configuration.