Installing and Controlling Third-Party Devices
Pharmacia LKB2150 HPLC Pump: Installation

Hardware Installation

Device Connection:

Use a special RS-232 cable (see  Pharmacia Cable in the Appendix of the Hardware Installation section) to connect the LKB 2150 Pump. Connect the upper 6-pin Remote socket on the instrument's rear with the 9-pin/25-pin serial connector on the PC. When connecting more than one pump, use a separate serial interface for each pump connection.

 Tip:  

Upon connection, the Flow display on the pump goes OFF and remains OFF during control. Thus, the flow can be seen on the computer only.

Device Settings:

The following (fixed) communication parameters are used to address the pump:

Baud rate: 9600

Databits: 8

Stopbits: 2

Parity: Odd

Handshake: None

Restrictions:

No restrictions known.

 

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.)

  1. Start the Chromeleon server.

  2. Start the Server Configuration program.

  3. Add the pump to the timebase. Select Add Device on the Edit or context menu, and then select LKB from the Manufacturers list box and 2150 Pump from the Devices list box.

  4. The following settings are required:

On the General tab page, select the COM port to which the pump(s) is connected. In addition, disable the Demo Mode.

The Error Levels tab page classifies the severity of any errors that occur. It is generally not necessary to change the default settings.

  1. To control the pump, connect the LKB2150Gradient.pan Control Panel or any specially developed control panel in the Chromeleon client to the corresponding timebase.

Application

Nothing particular known.

Further Information

 Tip:

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

For an overview of the pump, refer to  Pharmacia LKB2150 HPLC-Pump: Overview.

For an overview of the different Pharmacia instruments that can be controlled by Chromeleon, refer to  Pharmacia.