Varian ProStar 363 Release note

Varian, Inc.
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Walnut Creek, CA 94598-1675/USA
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ProStar 363 Fluorescence
Detector 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 Varian ProStar 363 Fluorescence Detector....................................... 5
Configuring the Synopsis ............................................................................................ 7
Building a Method ................................................................................... 9
Creating a New Method .................................................................................................. 9
Control Method Section for the Varian ProStar 363 Fluorescence Detector................ 12
Starting and Viewing an Acquisition.................................................... 15
Quick Start and Sequence............................................................................................15
Quick Start (Single Acquisition)................................................................................. 15
Sequence .................................................................................................................. 17
Running Acquisition Status........................................................................................... 18
Viewing a Running Acquisition.................................................................................. 18
Status of the Varian ProStar 363 Fluorescence Detector......................................... 18

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Introduction
General
This document describes the configuration of the Varian ProStar
363 Fluorescence Detector 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 Data
System Installation Guide.
Configuring the Communication Server
To communicate with the ProStar 363 module an
RS232_Interface or a RS232_PC communication bus must be
configured on the acquisition server.
The parameters of the bus to must be the following:
Stops 1 Stop
Baud 19200 Parity EVEN
Bits 8 Bits Flow Control NONE
Buffer Tx 4096 Buffer Rx 4096
NOTE: For more details about the configuration of an RS232_Interface or a RS232_PC
bus, refer to the Galaxie Chromatography Data System Installation’s Guide.

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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 363 Fluorescence Detector
Click on the button corresponding to the Varian ProStar
363 driver and the configuration screen appears.
Two sub-sections allow you to configure the instrument:
Communication and Hardware.
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
Select from the list the name of the RS422 Bus the detector has
been connected to.
Hardware Window

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Enter the identification number of the detector module in the
Detector ID field.
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 button 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 part will show the

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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 Varian ProStar 363 Fluorescence Detector:
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.
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 controls section prior to staring 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: