Thermo Scientific Accela PDA Detector: Installation

Installing and Controlling Thermo Scientific Devices
Thermo Scientific Accela PDA Detector

Device Type:	Photodiode Array Detector
Device Driver:	Thermo Scientific: Accela PDA
Hardware Options Supported:	Digital data acquisition for up to 3 channels. Maximum data collection rate 20 Hz or 80 Hz Notes: Support of the Accela 80 Hz PDA Detector is available starting with the SR11 Driver Update that provides extended Accela system support. The Accela PDA (20 Hz) was tested with Pda Rom version 2.02, Pda App version 0.01, Pda Pic version 0.01, and instrument firmware version 2.02. The Accela PDA 80 Hz detector was tested with Pda Rom version 3.97, FPGA version 0.22, Pda Pic version 0.01, and instrument firmware version 3.97.
Restrictions:	Support for scanning, i.e., single spectra acquisition, is not available (however, continuous scanning of 3D fields is supported). Only two Photodiode Array Detectors are permitted on one server PC. Only one PDA detector is permitted per timebase. You cannot change acquisition parameters (for example, wavelength, 3D field, or data range) while data acquisition is running. Chromeleon supports the wavelength calibration and dark current functions for the Accela 80 Hz PDA only. The Program Wizard provides only standard PDA templates for creating PGM files. No PGM Editor support

What is required?

License:

Timebase Class 1
3D Data Acquisition

Network Settings:

(Windows Vista and Windows 7 operating systems only)

For possible network settings that may be required, refer to Chromeleon and Windows Firewall, section Network Configuration under Windows Vista and Windows 7.

Control Panel:

The following panel is provided in the Dionex Templates\Panels\LC_Other folder in the Browser:

Thermo_Accela_PDA.pan

Hardware Installation

For details how to connect the detector via LAN and the required cables, refer to Thermo Scientific Accela Autosampler and PDA: LAN Connection.

Note:

For the Accela PDA 80 Hz detector, the IP address of the network interface card inside the PC must be set to 172.16.0.101.

For an overview of how the detector can be used in an Accela system, refer to Thermo Scientific Accela System: Overview.

Software Installation

In the Chromeleon Server Configuration, add the Driver to a timebase. For details, see Adding, Configuring or Deleting Devices. After you add the driver to the timebase, the Configuration dialog or wizard opens automatically.
On the General tab page, in the IP box, specify the Ethernet address for the instrument. The IP address is in the following format:

172.16.xx.162

whereby 'xx' must correspond with the module ID value set by the rotary switches at the rear panel of the detector. If you need to change the switch settings, see instruction in section Device Settings above.
On the remaining tab pages, specify settings as required.

For information about the settings on a page, click the Help button or press F1.

Troubleshooting PDA 80 Hz Detector

Problem: The orange LED is on, but all other LEDs are off.

Solution:

There is no firmware installed on the detector. In order to download a firmware, the detector requires that the IP address of the network interface card must be set to 172.16.0.101. Verify that this IP address is used.
Verify that the PDAManager.exe was added to the firewall exemption list (Windows XP) or that the existing inbound rules for the CmDDKHost.exe and CmDriver.exe applications are extended (Windows Vista/Windows 7). For details, also refer to Chromeleon and Windows Firewall.

Further Information

For detailed installation instructions, refer to the hardware manual for the instrument.

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