Installing Dionex Devices
UVD-3000 UV Detector: Installation  

Device Type:

UV Detector with 4 channels for nano, capillary and micro LC

Device Driver:

Dionex HPLC UltiMate 3000: UVD-3000 Detector

Hardware Options
Supported:

For information about the available configurations, refer to the operating instructions for the instrument.

 

What is required?

License:

Timebase Class 1

Connection:

A free USB port and the following cables are required:

  • RS-232/USB interface cable (Dionex part no. 6073.2001) to connect the instrument (RS232 port)  to the server PC (USB port)

  • optional: analog cinch cable (2m; Dionex part no. 6000.1003) for connection of additional evaluation devices

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     folder in the Browser.

 

Hardware Installation

Device Connection:

  1. Install Chromeleon software.

  2. Run the setup (ftdiport.inf) to install the USB drivers. The USB drivers are provided on the Chromeleon software CD in the Drivers\USB Virtual COM Port directory. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the USB drivers on the PC.

  3. Connect the instrument to the USB port on the Chromeleon server PC.

Thermo Scientific 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 UltiMate 3000 nano/cap system manual.

Also refer to Connecting Dionex Devices via USB.

 Caution:  

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

 

Software Installation

For details about how to add timebases and device drivers to the configurations, refer to Adding, Configuring or Deleting Devices. When you add a driver to the timebase, the configuration dialog or wizard opens automatically. For information about the settings, 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.