Commands and Tips for Thermo Scientific Devices
ThermoQuest AS2000/Fisons AS800: Example Program for Dual Operation

Together with the TRACE GC (2000/Ultra), the AS2000 and AS800 autosamplers can be operated in dual operation mode. To do so, the TRACE GC must be configured accordingly and the AS2000 GC Sampler device driver (listed under Thermo Finnigan/Thermoquest/TSP) must be installed for autosampler control.

 Tip: 

The AS2000 GC Sampler driver is backward compatible and can be used to control the AS800 autosampler, too. The FisonsAS800_Sampler driver does not support dual operation mode.

The example program shows how the Sharable and Sampler.Inject commands are used in a PGM File:

Sharable = On

; Allows processing the sample in dual operation, i.e., injections can be performed simultaneously from two different timebases. The command must appear in the first line of the PGM File.
; Set Sharable = Off to cancel dual operation mode for a specific sample.

; This section includes the command for the GC analysis:

; ...

0.000  GC_1.Autozero

 Temperature =  50 [°C]

 Wait Ready

 ;Autosampler command:

 Sampler.InjectSync = GC.AS2000SyncMode

; Command for inject synchronization allowing you to perform injections simultaneously from two autosamplers installed on different timebases (dual operation).

; Include this command between the Wait and Inject commands.
; Always include this command in the program when the TRACE GC is configured for dual operation.

 Inject

 GC_1.AcqOn

 …

For the commands supported for these instruments and for additional tips, refer to:

 ThermoQuest AS2000/Fisons AS800 Autosamplers

 ThermoQuest AS2000/Fisons AS800: Troubleshooting

The Administrator Help section provides installation details; refer to Hardware Installation:

 Fisons AS800 GC Autosampler

 ThermoQuest AS2000 GC Autosampler

For information about how to install the TRACE GC, refer to Hardware Installation  ThermoQuest/Thermo Scientific TRACE GC (2000/Ultra): Dual Operation.