Installing Dionex Devices
Photodiode Array Detector (PDA-100 USB/PDA-300): Installation

 

Device Type:

Photodiode Array Detector

Device Driver:

Dionex HPLC: UltiMate 3000 PDA-3000 Detector

Dionex IC: Modules PDA-100 (USB) Detector

Hardware Options
Supported:

  • PDA-100 (USB)

  • PDA-3000

 

What is required?

License:

Timebase Class 1

To allow acquisition of 3D data, the 3-D Data Acquisition license is required in addition to the Timebase Class 1 license.

Connection:

A free USB port and the following cables are required:

PDA-3000:

  • USB cable (Dionex part no. 6911.0002) to connect the detector to the server PC via the USB port

  • optional: relay/TTL connector (Dionex part no. 6080.9010) and twisted wire assembly (Dionex part no. 6080.9020) for exchanging digital signals with external instruments

PDA-100:

  • USB cable (Dionex part no.  960779) to connect the detector to the server PC via the USB port

  • optional: relay/TTL connector (Dionex part no. 923686) and twisted wire assembly (Dionex part no. 043598) for exchanging digital signals with external instruments

Control Panel:

To control the instrument, use

  • panel tabsets (refer to How to:  Controlling Devices from the Panel Tabset in the User Help section)

    OR

  • a suitable panel from the
    Dionex Templates\Panels\Dionex_LC     in the Browser.

 

Hardware Installation

Device Connection:

First, install Chromeleon software, and then connect the instrument to the USB port on the Chromeleon server PC.  

PDA-3000: Dionex recommends interconnecting all modules of an UltiMate 3000 system, and then connecting the system to the Chromeleon server PC via only one connection, e.g., from the autosampler. For more information about how to connect the system modules, refer to the instrument's operating instructions.

Also refer to Connecting Dionex Devices via USB.

 Caution:  

Dionex recommends using the USB ports for connections to Dionex instruments only. Dionex cannot guarantee correct functioning if instruments from other manufacturers are connected.

Restrictions:

A maximum of two Photodiode Array Detectors is permitted on one server PC.

 

Software Installation

  1. In the Chromeleon Server Configuration, add the driver to a timebase. For details, see Adding, Configuring or Deleting Devices. After you add the driver, the configuration dialog opens automatically.

  2. On each properties tab page, select the desired settings. For information about the settings on a page, click the Help button on a page or press F1.

Further Information

For detailed installation instructions, refer to the operating instructions for the instrument.

For troubleshooting information, refer to Troubleshooting for USB and TCP/IP Connections.

For an overview of the different Dionex devices that are distributed at present, refer to  Installing Dionex Devices.