Varian ProStar 510 Release note

Varian, Inc.
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Walnut Creek, CA 94598-1675/USA
©Varian, Inc. 2005 03-914947-46:Rev 2
Varian ProStar 510
Column Oven Control
Galaxie Driver Manual

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Table of Contents
Introduction.............................................................................................. 2
General................................................................................................................................2
Installation and Configuration................................................................ 3
Installing the Driver Software...............................................................................................3
Configuring the Driver..........................................................................................................3
Configuring the Varian ProStar 510..............................................................................3
Configuring the Synopsis..............................................................................................6
Building a Method ................................................................................... 8
Creating a New Method.......................................................................................................8
Control Method Section for the Varian ProStar 510..........................................................10
Starting and Viewing an Acquisition.................................................... 13
Quick Start and Sequence.................................................................................................13
Quick Start (Single Acquisition) ..................................................................................13
Sequence....................................................................................................................15
Running Acquisition Status................................................................................................16
Viewing a Running Acquisition....................................................................................16
Status of the ProStar 510 Column Oven.....................................................................16

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Introduction
General
This document describes the configuration of the Varian
ProStar 510 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.

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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 Driver
The driver software configuration is done in the Galaxie
Configuration Manager when a new chromatographic system is
created.
Configuring the Varian ProStar 510
Click on the button corresponding to the Varian ProStar
510 driver and the configuration screen appears.
The toolbar allows you 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
COM Port Type Parameter Group:
Select whether the instrument is connected to a PC Port or to
an 800 MIB serial port.
Configuration Parameter Group:
Select the corresponding Communication port number of the
computer or the 800 MIB interface.
Select the 800 MIB name where the instrument is connected.
The 800 MIB must have been previously configured
Column Oven ID Parameter Group:
Enter the RS-232C unit ID in the corresponding field according
to the instrument configuration.

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Hardware Window
Option and Temperature Limits Parameter Group:
Check or uncheck the Peltier option box if the instrument has
this option or not.
Enter in the Max temp field the maximum temperature of the
oven.
Select in the list the Vapor alarm sensitivity. Three choices are
available Low, Standard and High.
Check or uncheck the Alarm buzzer box to activate or
deactivate this option. If this option is checked the buzzer will
be turned on if a leak happens.

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Check or uncheck the Keypad locked box to activate or
deactivate this option. If this option is checked then the keypad
will be locked during runs.
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.
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
buttons 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 part will show the
synopsis of the system with some parameters displayed

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(temperature, flow, signal, etc.) depending on the installed
devices.
For example, the following pictures represent the overview
of the Varian ProStar 510:
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 some acquisitions. For
more details about the creation and configuration of a system, refer to the
Galaxie Configuration Manager User’s Guide.
Click on the button to print the current configuration.

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Building a Method
Creating a New Method
The method contains parameters for instrument control, data
acquisition, chromatogram processing, and editing of final
results. To initially set up a method, it is not necessary to define
all of the sub-method sections; however, you must fill in the
instrument control section prior to starting an acquisition.
1. To create a new method, select the FILE / NEW METHOD
option from the Galaxie Chromatography Data System main
menu.
A wizard guide will appear and provide assistance during
the first steps of method creation:

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2. Choose the system (chromatograph) associated with the
method. A method is created for a particular system. When
starting an acquisition, the name of the system that
performs the acquisition must be correct, since method
access is limited only to those methods associated with this
system.
3. Once this field is completed, click on the Next button to
move to the second step of the method creation:
4. Enter the New Method Name in the first field. In the
Description field, enter information concerning the method
(optional).
5. Once these two fields have been completed, click on the
OK button. The new method is created and is opened with
default parameters in the Galaxie Chromatography Data
System. The next step is the definition of each of the
method sections.
The instrument control section must be defined in order to
start an acquisition. In the following part of this guide, only
the instrument control section for the ProStar 510 column
oven is detailed. Other parameters such as Injection
Volume, Vial and Rack number may be necessary and are
defined in the acquisition section.

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NOTE: For more details about the programming of each method section, turn to the
Galaxie Chromatography Data System User’s Guide.
Varian ProStar 510 Control Method
Once the new method is created, select the control section in
the lower part of the browser.
The following screen appears:
Press the button to display the System Control Method
Advanced Tools window:
to send the current method to the instrument.

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to get the active method from the instrument.
to print the current method.
Click on the button to display Varian ProStar 510 control
method section. It contains one sub-section: Parameters.
Parameters Control
Initial Conditions Parameter Group:
Enter the initial Temperature of the column oven in the
corresponding field.

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Check (or uncheck) the Standby temp. at sequence end to
activate or deactivate this option. If activated enter the desired
temperature at the end of a Galaxie sequence.
Use the table to build a temperature ramp program to heat
and/or cool the column oven.
Use the following buttons to edit the table:
to add a line to the table.
to delete a line in the table.
to clear the entire table.
The graph shows the column oven temperature program.

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Starting and Viewing an
Acquisition
Quick Start and Sequence
Once the instrument control method has been correctly
programmed, an analysis can be started. The next section
briefly describes how to start an acquisition.
Quick Start (Single Acquisition)
1. Press the button.
In the Quick Start window, select the system, the method
and optionally the project if connected in "All project" mode.
2. Press the OK button.

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The following screen is displayed:
In the Acquisition Parameters tab, required fields like the
Run Name, the Run ID and the Acquisition length must be
filled in before starting an analysis. Furthermore, if the
system is equipped with an autosampler controlled by the
Galaxie Chromatography Data System, the Injection
Volume, the Vial position and the Rack number (if required)
must be entered.
Other parameters associated with each acquisition channel
can be entered in the Channel X tab.
3. Click on the Start button to start the acquisition if the
system is a single-injector system or click on the Next
button if the system is a multiple injector system. In a
multiple injector system, the same parameters entered for
the first injector must be entered for the other injectors
before starting the acquisition.

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Sequence
1. To create a sequence, select the FILE / NEW SEQUENCE
menu, and complete the displayed creation wizard screen
(refer to the Galaxie Chromatography Data System User’s
Guide), by entering the system name that will perform the
analysis, the number of lines (corresponding to the number
of samples), and the sequence name.
2. The sequence is displayed. Complete the sequence
information columns (refer to the Galaxie Chromatography
Data System User’s Guide).
The Method Name, the Run Name, the Run ID, and the
Acquisition length must be filled in before starting the
analysis. All these parameters are automatically imported
from the acquisition part if defined in the method.
3. Start the sequence by clicking on the button.
NOTE: For more details about how to start an acquisition, refer to the Galaxie
Chromatography Data System User’s Guide.

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Running Acquisition Status
Viewing a Running Acquisition
To view a running acquisition, click on the Systems tab then
select the running system. A window is activated which is
composed of two parts: the running chromatogram and the
status window where the driver modules are listed.
Status of the ProStar 510 Column Oven
Click on the button corresponding to the ProStar 510
Column Oven driver and the ProStar 510 Column Oven status
screen will appear.
Status/Remote Window
Status Parameter Group:
Current state: This parameter displays the current state of the
column oven (On or off).
Current temperature: This parameter displays the current
temperature of the column oven.

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Ready: This parameter displays the readiness of the
instrument. If the light is on the instrument is ready.
Remote Parameter Group:
This button turns the Oven off of the ProStar
510.
This button turns the Oven on of the ProStar
510.
Enter a temperature in the temperature field and press the
button to send it to the instrument.
Overview Window
Click on the button: the Status Overview window is
displayed and contains three tabs:
•General: displays the synopsis of the instrument, where
the current temperature value can be read.
•Not Ready: contains the not ready information sent by
the instrument.
Events: contains the events that have occurred on the
instrument.