Installing Dionex Devices
UltiMate 3000 Series Diode Array Detectors: Installation

 

Device Type:

Diode array detector

Device Driver:

Dionex HPLC UltiMate 3000: DAD-3000(RS) Detector and

Dionex HPLC UltiMate 3000: MWD-3000(RS) Detector

Hardware Options
Supported:

  • DAD-3000/MWD-3000

  • DAD-3000RS/MWD-3000RS (variable slit width)

  • Optional DAC board (requires firmware version 1.07 or later)

  • Optional PCM-3000 pH and conductivity monitor (requires firmware version 2.20 or later)

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

 

What is required?

License:

Timebase Class 1

DAD-3000(RS):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 2.0 port and the following cable is required:

USB 2.0 cable (Dionex part no. 6911.0002) to connect the detector to the server PC via the USB port

PC Requirements:

For information about PC requirements please refer to the Chromeleon Release Notes.

Restrictions:

It is not recommended to operate a DAD at a data collection rate of 100 Hz on a network data source.

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:

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

Dionex recommends connecting all modules to the detector, and then connecting the system to the Chromeleon computer via only one connection.

 Note:

It is not possible to use the USB hub on the autosampler for connection of the detector to the Chromeleon PC.

The PC must be equipped with a USB 2.0 port. To ensure trouble-free operation, use only the cable shipped with the instrument.

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

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.

 

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.

  3. When you have completed the driver settings, right-click the server symbol under which the timebase is installed and select Properties. On the Advanced tab page, verify that the value in the Spectra field is at least 5000. Lower spectra buffers can result in buffer overflows when high data collection rates are used.

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, refer to  Installing Dionex Devices.