PGM File

The PGM File (also called control file) can have several sections. That is why the PGM Editor (see Chromeleon (Overview)  The PGM Editor) provides different views:

• The Commands view, displaying the actual Program

• The Post-acquisition steps view, providing extraction and data smoothing steps that are performed after data acquisition

The PGM File and the program can be created easily, using the Program Wizard. (For information about the wizard, refer to Control  The Program Wizard.) The user input is automatically converted into uniform command syntax readable by Chromeleon. In this way, even new users can quickly create operable programs.

After creating the program, you may have to enter the Mass Spectrometer method and the Post acquisition steps on the corresponding pages of the PGM Editor. To edit the commands for device control, use the Device view.