Bruker Gilson, Installation Manual

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Page 2: ...ed trademarks of their respective holders This manual was written by Volker Reiß October 29 2013 Bruker Corporation Rheinstetten Germany P N Z31545 DWG Nr 1252006 For further technical assistance on the Gilson unit please do not hesitate to contact your nearest BRUKER dealer or contact us directly at BRUKER Corporation am Silberstreifen D 76287 Rheinstetten Germany Phone 49 721 5161 0 FAX 49 721 5...

Page 3: ...pply 12 3 3 Connecting the Serial Cable 12 4 Software 13 4 1 BEST Software Setup 13 4 1 1 Setup Preparation 13 4 1 2 Setting the Z Tower Height 14 4 1 3 Defining the Barcode Reader 15 4 1 4 Programming the Barcode Reader 16 4 2 PrepGilsonST Software Setup 17 4 2 1 Setting the Z Tower Height 17 4 2 2 Defining the Barcode Reader 19 4 2 3 Using the Barcode Reader within PrepGilsonST 19 4 2 4 Verifyin...

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Page 5: ...on racks well plates in the Gilson Liquid Handler Use of the unit for any purpose other than that for which it is intended is taken only at the users own risk and invalidates any and all manufacturer warranties Service or maintenance work on the unit must be carried out by qualified personnel Only those persons trained in the operation of the Gilson Liquid Handler should operate the unit Read this...

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Page 7: ...r black anodized The origi nal gray cylinder has a height of only 124 mm and this may cause problems when reading barcodes The first step in modifying the working height of the Z tower is to turn the power off and remove all the racks from the Gilson Liquid Handler s bed Move the robot arms to the center of the bed as shown in The Gilson Liquid Handler on page 8 To achieve the 127 mm or 175 mm whe...

Page 8: ...he Z Tower Height Figure 2 1 The Gilson Liquid Handler 2 3 Software The new height must also be entered in the Gilson Liquid Handler control software Refer to Software on page 33 to set up this value Z Tower XY Robot Arm Rack Bed ...

Page 9: ...x8 hexagon screws as shown below Figure 3 1 Mounting the Barcode Reader to the Bracket 2 Mount the barcode reader bracket on the Z tower of the Gilson Liquid Handler using the two M3x10 cylinder screws Ensure that you mount the bracket just under the top plate of the Z tower cover There should not be a gap between the Z tower cover and the bracket as shown in Figure 3 2 ...

Page 10: ...10 Z31545_00_006 Mounting the Barcode Reader Figure 3 2 Mounting the Barcode Reader Bracket No Gap Cy Sc ...

Page 11: ...o them using the two plastic strips The lower cable socket should be placed about 20 mm above the motor and the upper socket about 20 mm below the upper end of the Z tower Figure 3 3 Securing the Barcode Cable 4 Affix the barcode reader cable to the Gilson Control Unit cable using the spiral hose see figure 3 4 Cable fasteners with fastening strips 20 mm 20 mm ...

Page 12: ... barcode reader plug 5 mm stereo connector and the power supply unit to a free mains outlet 3 3 Connecting the Serial Cable To send the reader information to the control unit connect one end of the 10 meter serial cable to the barcode reader plug and the other end to a free serial port e g TTY09 on the CCU of the spectrometer Spiral Hose Barcode Reader Cable Gilson Control Unit Cable ...

Page 13: ...reparation Start the BEST NMR Administration Toolbox by using one of the following possibilities 1 Type bestadm in the TopSpin command line and press enter or 2 Type in iconnmr in the TopSpin command line Select Configuration in the window that appears Click on Master Switches in the window that appears left side Click on Enable BEST NMR followed by BEST Administration Tool bestadm Figure 4 1 BEST...

Page 14: ...ower Height Select the menu item Hardware in the BEST NMR Administration Toolbox The follow ing window will open Figure 4 2 BEST NMR Hardware Installation Enter the Z Drive Calibration Height up to 127 mm or up to 175 mm when cooling racks are used ...

Page 15: ... and set the barcode scanner reader parameters in the right panel as follows refer to Figure 4 3 Installed yes Connected to refers to the spectrometer s CCU serial port where the barcode reader is connected to e g tty09 Select the appropriate serial port Figure 4 3 BEST NMR Associated Hardware Installation ...

Page 16: ...ure that it reads all the barcodes correctly This step will calibrate the scanner s position The sys tem will search different positions to find the optimal position for barcode reading This position is then saved in the file SCANNER SRC The calibration takes about 5 10 min utes Click on the menu item Tests in the BEST NMR Administration Toolbox see Figure 4 1 The following window will then open F...

Page 17: ...e first time If reconfiguring after a TopSpin software update click on Donot 4 2 PrepGilsonST Software Setup When using PrepGilsonST the barcode reader must be first setup in the PrepGilsonST software before use The procedure for doing this is described in the next section 4 2 1 Setting the Z Tower Height Start the PrepGilsonST program Figure 4 6 Starting the PrepGilsonST Program Open the Configur...

Page 18: ... inside the blue frame to show tips on the configuration Click on the yellow area shown in the following illustration to open the Z Tower needle Configuration window Figure 4 8 Z Tower needle Configuration The Z Tower Size should be set to 125 mm The Z Tower calibration clamp height should be set to 127 mm when using lower racks or 175 mm when using cooling racks heightener for lower racks ...

Page 19: ...Base Configuration Window The Barcode reader option under Install Options Bruker should be checked The RS232 serial port settings should be set in the Serial Ports in Registry area based on your individual serial port configuration 4 2 3 Using the Barcode Reader within PrepGilsonST There are no programming requirements necessary in order to use the barcode reader The barcode reader will be used au...

Page 20: ...e barcode reader or suspect that the reader is not functioning correctly you can check and adjust the barcode reader as outlined in this section To check and adjust program the barcode reader open the program EditGilsonSteps and right click with your mouse on the Gilson 215 control in the context Execution of Test Procedure This will open the following submenu Figure 4 10 EditGilsonSteps Submenu T...

Page 21: ... the reader will switch OFF The terminal program Barcode Reader Terminal exe can also be used to check and to program the barcode reader When the barcode reader is connected to serial port 1 open the predefined terminal pro gram GilBarc1 trm Otherwise when the barcode reader connected to serial port 2 open the terminal program GilBarc2 trm Figure 4 11 The Terminal Program The function keys at the ...

Page 22: ...ill display this information in the text field For service personnel only The version information see Figure 4 12 is used for service recommendations With old barcodes until DA04 or new barcodes from DA05 different initialization strings should be sent 4 3 HyStar Software Setup When using the HyStar software with barcode reader support the barcode reader must be first setup in the HyStar software ...

Page 23: ...1545_00_006 Software Figure 4 13 The HyStar Hardware Setup Window Press the Configuration button to open the Configuration View and set the configura tion data as described in the PrepGilsonST Software Setup ...

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Page 27: ...box 13 Figure 4 2 BEST NMR Hardware Installation 14 Figure 4 3 BEST NMR Associated Hardware Installation 15 Figure 4 4 BEST NMR Test Tool 16 Figure 4 5 Configuration Instructions 17 Figure 4 6 Starting the PrepGilsonST Program 17 Figure 4 7 The PrepGilsonST Configuration View 18 Figure 4 8 Z Tower needle Configuration 18 Figure 4 9 The Base Configuration Window 19 Figure 4 10 EditGilsonSteps Subme...

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