Gilson 201/202 Fraction Collectors: Installation Installing and Controlling Third-Party
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Gilson 201/202 Fraction Collectors: Installation
Tip:
Thermo Fisher Scientific recommends installing
the Gilson 202 Fraction Collector with the Gilson 202 Fraction Collector
(ext.) driver. For more information, refer to 
Gilson 202 Fraction Collector (Ext.)/204
Fraction Collector: Overview.
Device Type: |
Fraction collector with up to 120 positions |
Device Driver: |
Gilson: 201/202 Fraction Collector |
What is required?
License: |
Timebase Class 3 |
Connection: |
Gilson
605 GSIOC RS-232 adapter cable. (For more information, refer to
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Hardware |
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GIL201.pan |
Hardware Installation
Device Connection: |
Gilson
605 GSIOC RS-232 adapter cable. (For more information, refer to
The Gilson 201/202 Fraction Collection device driver does not support control of the Gilson 201/202 fraction collectors via the RS-232 interfaces of the PC (COM ports) or the UCI Universal Chromatography Interface. Always connect the Gilson 605 GSIOC RS-232 adapter cable to a multi-serial 8-fold PCI interface card (8-RS-232 Multi-COM card, Thermo Fisher Scientific part no. 5906.2095) instead. The Gilson 605 GSIOC RS-232 adapter cable is shipped with the baud rate set to 19200. To operate the Gilson 201/202 Fraction Collectors with the Gilson 201/202 Fraction Collector driver, set the baud rate to 9600. To do so, open the connector housing and resolder the cable from pad A to pad B. (For more information, refer to Gilson's 605 RS-232 Adapter and GSIOC Protocol - USER'S GUIDE.) |
Device Settings: |
Setting the Manual Mode and Defining the Rack Code Define the program with the file number 1 as follows: Display Press Key RESET FILE NUMBER .... DELETE WHICH NUMBER 1 ENTER Any existing program with the file number 1 will be deleted. This may take a few seconds. If this program does not exist, DOES NOT EXIST appears on the screen. In both cases, press the following keys to create the new program 1. Select the currently used rack type as rack code, for example, 10. Display Press Key FILE NUMBER 1 ENTER SELECT MODE MAN. MANUAL MODE ENTER RACK CODE 10 RACK CODE 10 ENTER DELAY 0.00 ENTER READY-HIT ADV. The READY-HIT ADV. display and the lighting MAN. LED indicate that the instrument is in manual mode and ready to operate. On the Rack
Type and Program File tab page in the Chromeleon Server
Configuration, enter the File
Number just defined on the instrument (here: 1) and the
rack code. (For more information about the program, refer to Software Installation and Communication
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Restrictions: |
This device driver does not support control of the fraction collectors via a UCI Universal Chromatography Interface. The following features of the Gilson 202 Fraction Collector are not supported:
These restrictions do not apply when
the instrument is installed with the Gilson 202 Fraction Collector
(ext.) device driver (see |
Software Installation
Install the Device Driver in the
Chromeleon Server Configuration. (For more information about the program,
refer to Software Installation and Communication
The
Server Configuration
Program.)
Start the Chromeleon server.
Start the Server Configuration program.
Add the fraction collector to the timebase. Select Add Device on the Edit or context menu, and then select Gilson from the Manufacturers list box and 201/202 Fraction Collector from the Devices list box.
The following settings are required:
On the General tab page, select a free COM port and enter the GSIOC address set on the instrument. (This address is displayed on the instrument's rear panel. To change the address, follow the above description in Device Settings.)
On the Rack Type and Program File tab page, enter the numbers of the rack types and files.
The Error Levels tab page classifies the severity of any errors that occur. It is generally not necessary to change the default settings.
In addition, Thermo Fisher Scientific recommends that you install the Fraction Collection driver. You do not need to change the settings on the General and Error Levels tab pages.
To control the Gilson 201 and 202 Fraction Collectors, connect the GIL201.pan or Gilson202FC.pan Control Panel in the Chromeleon client to the corresponding timebase.
Application
After you turned on the instrument, first the model name and then the number of the currently used program are displayed on the instrument screen; for example, FILE NUMBER 3.
Tip:
The Connect command can only be performed in Chromeleon if the instrument is in Manual mode. The READY-HIT ADV. display and the lighting MAN. LED indicate that the instrument is currently in Manual mode and ready to operate. If this is not the case, the Gilson 201/202 program ... is not a manual program error message is logged in the Audit Trail. In this case, it is not possible to connect the instrument.
The following rack types are available for the Gilson 201 Fraction Collector:
Rack Code 0 |
80 vials |
Rack Code 1 |
80 test tubes (13 x 100 mm; 9 ml) |
Rack Code 2 |
119 test tubes (6 x 50 mm; 1 ml) |
Rack Code 4 |
80 test tubes (12 x 100 mm; 8 ml) |
Rack Code 7 |
Holder for micro titer cards |
Rack Code 8 |
120 vials (6 x 32 mm; 0.6 ml) |
Rack Code 9 |
120 vials (7 x 40 mm; 1.4 ml) |
Rack Code 10 |
27 funnels with outlet tube |
Rack Code 20 |
108 test tubes (10 x 100 mm) |
Rack Code 21 |
60 test tubes (13 x 100 mm; 9 ml) |
Rack Code 22 |
44 test tubes (18 x 180 mm) |
Rack Code 23 |
44 glass vials (17 x 65 mm; 8ml) |
Rack Code 24 |
14 scintillation vials (28 x 60 mm; 20ml) |
Rack Code 28 |
108 test tubes (10 x 75 mm; 3.5 ml) |
Rack Code 29 |
60 test tubes (13 x 75 mm; 5 ml) |
Further Information
For more information about how to collect fractions
using the Fraction Collection
device driver, refer to How to:
Collecting Fractions in the User Help section.
Tip:
For more installation details, refer to the manual for the instrument.
For an overview of the different Gilson instruments
for which device drivers are available in Chromeleon, refer to Gilson.