Agilent 1100 HPLC System: Installation

Installing and Controlling Third-Party Devices
Agilent 1100 HPLC System: Installation

Device Type:	HPLC system
Device Driver:	Agilent or HP: 1100 HPLC System
Supported Hardware Options:	Instrument	Part No.	Firmware
Supported Hardware Options:	1100 LC Diode Array Detector (DAD)	G1315A* or G1315B	A.03.61
	Variable Wavelength UV Detector (VWD)	G1314*	A.03.80
	Multiple Wavelength Detector (MWD)	G1365A* or G1365B	A.03.80
	Fluorescence Detector (FLD)	G1321A	A.05.06
	Refractive Index Detector (RID)	G1362A	A.05.11
	Pump:
	High-pressure gradient pump with (optional) solvent selection valves	G1312A*	A.03.60
	Low-pressure gradient pump	G1311A*	A.01.06
	Low-pressure gradient pump + degasser	G1354A (= G1311A+ G1322A)
	Isocratic pump	G1310A
	Degasser (no control required)	G1322A
	Sample thermostat	G1330	A.03.61
	Injection unit	G1313A or G1329A or G1327 thermostated unit (= G1329 (sampler) + G1330 (thermostat))	A.03.61
	Well plate sampler	G1367A* or G1367B* or G1368 thermostated unit (= G1367 (sampler) + G1330 (thermostat))	A.04.08
	Column compartment with (optional) column thermostat + column switching valve	G1316*	A.03.60
	Control module	G1323	B.03.22

Firmware Requirements:

The firmware versions listed above are the minimum requirements. Chromeleon 6.80 has been tested with firmware A.05.11. If the system includes a refractive index detector, make sure that firmware version A.05.11 or higher is installed in all modules.
Some modules are available in more than one hardware version, indicated by the final letter, for example GxxxxD. Not all hardware versions are compatible with Chromeleon.
Firmware upgrades: The modules marked with a (*) can be upgraded with firmware A.06.xx or B.06.xx to be compatible with the equivalent Agilent 1200 HPLC Series modules. When upgraded, these 1100 modules can be operated within a 1200 system using the Agilent 1200 driver.

Note:

Firmware versions A.06.xx and B.06.xx require an Agilent 1200 HPLC driver. 1100 HPLC modules which have been upgraded to these firmware versions can no longer be controlled by the Agilent 1100 HPLC driver (only by the Agilent 1200 HPLC driver).

Firmware Compatibility

Beginning with revisions A.06.1x and B.06.1x, the following rules apply:

All minor revisions within a decade (e.g., A.06.10 to A.06.19 or B.06.10 to B.06.19) are compatible among themselves and may be mixed within a HPLC stack. The same applies to revisions of decades A.06.2x / B.06.2x, and A.06.3x / B.06.3x.
A and B revisions are compatible if they are of the same decade, for example, A.06.10 and B.06.12.
All revisions of different decades, for example, A.06.1x versus A.06.2x, or B.06.1x versus B.06.2x, are not compatible with each other and must not be used within the same HPLC stack.

Hardware Installation

Device Connection:

For information about how to connect the 1100 HPLC System, refer to:

Agilent 1100 HPLC System: LAN (Overview)

Agilent 1100 HPLC System: GPIB/IEEE (Overview)

Device Settings:

When a GIPB/IEEE connection is used, the corresponding VISA library must be installed. The library is shipped with the GPIB card or it is available from the manufacturer. After installation, run the I/O configuration application once to configure the library.

Communication with the 1100 HPLC System is possible with either Agilent GPIB cards or GPIB cards from National Instruments (NI). For more information, refer to:

Configuring the Agilent GPIB Card/Adapter and the VISA Library

Installing and Configuring the NI GPIB Card and the VISA Library

Tips:

When you use a GPIB cable to connect a system module to the PC, enter an appropriate GPIB address on the module via the DIP switches on the module's rear panel. To do so, follow the description in the module's manual.

If you use a LAN connection to connect the refractive index detector to the PC, enter the IP address on the control module.

Restrictions:

One Chromeleon server can control a maximum of two 1100 HPLC Systems. (One system can be controlled via a LAN connection; the other system can be controlled via GPIB.)

Tips:

The well-plate sampler must be completely initialized before the unit can be connected to Chromeleon. Initialization takes approximately two minutes.

Thermo Fisher Scientific recommends not using Waters devices and Agilent HP 1100 Systems on the same GPIB card.

Software Installation

Install the Device Driver in the Chromeleon Server Configuration:

First, turn on all modules of the 1100 HPLC System.
Start the Chromeleon server.
Start the Server Configuration program. (For more information about the program, refer to The Server Configuration Program.)

Caution:

If you had installed an 1100 HPLC System with a Chromeleon version lower than 6.50 SP4 and if you want to install a fluorescence detector now, you have to uninstall and reinstall the 1100 HPLC System first. Only then, you can use the Scan CAN functionality.

Add the 1100 HPLC System 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.
After installation of the driver, turn off the detector and turn it on again. Wait approximately 15 s until the firmware is active again.
In the Server Configuration, click OK in the HP 1100 HPLC System dialog box. The server configures and automatically reconnects all HP 1100 modules.
To control the 1100 HPLC System, connect the HP1100.pan Control Panel in the Chromeleon client to the corresponding timebase

Installing several 1100 HPLC Systems via one GPIB card

If you plan to connect two 1100 HPLC Systems to the GPIB interface, all individual modules must have different HPIB addresses; that is, all addresses must be listed in the Show Devices dialog box. This is especially important with the modules of the different 1100 HPLC Systems that are connected to the GPIB card, using GPIB cables.

If two 1100 HPLC Systems are connected to the GPIB card via their detectors, the detector of the first system might get, for example, the HPIB address 26 and the detector of the second system the HPIB address 27.

Troubleshooting

Agilent 1100 HPLC System: Troubleshooting

GPIB-Connected Devices: Troubleshooting.

Further Information

For more installation details, refer to the instrument manual.

Refer to:

Agilent 1100/1200 HPLC System: Racks for information about the available rack types

1100 HPLC System: LAN (Overview) for information about the requirements when installing the 1100 HPLC System via a LAN connection

1100 HPLC System: GPIB/IEEE (Overview) for information about the requirements when installing the 1100 HPLC System via a GPIB/IEEE connection

For an overview of the different Agilent/HP instruments for which device drivers are available in Chromeleon, refer to Agilent (formerly HP).