Connecting Devices to the Chromeleon Server PC
TCP/IP Control: Specific Steps for Agilent Instruments

The following Agilent instruments can be controlled via TCP/IP:

 1100 HPLC System

 6890 GC

 6850 GC

Follow the steps below:

 Tip: 

If an 1100 HPLC system or a 6890 GC with a separate LAN card was already installed on the ChemServer, start with the steps below. (This does not apply to the 6890N GC.)

a. Uninstall the devices on the ChemServer.

b. Uninstall the network card from the device for a minimum of 30 minutes to have the card "forget" its history. This facilitates the installation.

  1. Install a second LAN card in your PC.

  2. Configure your instrument LAN.

  3. You must also install a LAN card in your chromatography instrument. Before you install this LAN card (also called a JetDirect card), write down its physical address (MAC address). The address format is 00-01-E6-51-01-CE.

  4. Then, install the LAN card in the Agilent 68x0 GC or Agilent 1100 detector. (If both a UVD and an FLD are present, use the UVD.) Note that only one card is required for each Agilent 1100 instrument.

  5. Connect the JetDirect card to the PC, using a non-crossover LAN cable and a hub. With the 1100 HPLC System, connect any additional devices to the detector via CAN cables.

  6. Install the BootP server (this is usually required only for older instruments that do not allow entering of the IP address via the instrument keys). For information about how to install the BootP server, refer to  TCP/IP Control: Installing the BootP Server.

  7. Configure the static connections and assign the matching IP addresses to the MAC addresses.

  8. Finally, configure the Chromeleon server.

 Tip: 

If any problems occur, refer to the troubleshooting section of  Installing the BootP Server.