Installing and Controlling Third-Party Devices
Agilent 7683 Autosampler on the HP 5890 GC Using the HP G2912A Controller Box: Installation

The Agilent 7683 GC autosampler for use on the HP 5890 GC is the follow-up model of the 7673 GC autosampler. The 7683 GC has a new external Controller Box (G2912A). A reconfiguration in the CM Server Configuration is no longer required. The controller box of the system already contains all required plug-in cards, so that no conversion is necessary.

 

Device Type:

GC autosampler

Device Driver:

Agilent: 7683 GC Autosampler

Supported Hardware Options:

 

The driver supports the following autosampler versions:

7683A and 7683B

 

What is required?

Lizense:

Timebase Class 1

Connections:

RS232 cable for the HP 5890 GC autosampler (the cable is shipped with the Agilent 7683 GC.)

Remote start/stop cable for the HP 5890 GC autosampler (the cable is shipped with the Agilent 7683 GC.)

Hardware
Prerequisites:

A free RS232 port is required

Panel:

HP7683.pan

 

Hardware Installation

Devices:

7683 GC autosampler on the HP 5890 GC using the G2912A Controller Box

Injectors:

Front and rear injector

Connections:

The device is connected via an RS232 cable for the HP 5890 GC autosampler (the cable is shipped with the Agilent 7683 GC.)

Remote start/stop cable for the HP 5890 GC autosampler (the cable is shipped with the Agilent 7683 GC.)

Restrictions:

  • No operation without tray.

  • Barcode Reader function not supported.

 

Software Installation

Install the Device Driver in the Chromeleon Server Configuration:

  1. Start the Chromeleon server.

  2. Start the Server Configuration program. (For more information about the program, refer to  The Server Configuration Program.)

  3. Add the sampler to the timebase. For details about how to add timebases and device drivers to the Server Configuration, 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.

  4. To control the sampler, connect the HP7683.pan Control Panel in the Chromeleon client to the corresponding timebase.

 

Troubleshooting

For troubleshooting information, refer to:  Agilent 7683 Autosampler: Troubleshooting

 

Further Information

For more installation details, refer to the manual for the instrument.

For information about how to install the Dual Inject Option of the 7683 autosampler, refer to  Agilent 7673 and 7683 Autosamplers: Dual Inject.

For an overview of Agilent/HP devices for which Chromeleon provides drivers, refer to  Agilent (formerly HP).