ASXpress Operator's Manual - CETAC Technologies

ASXpress Rapid Sample Introduction System Operator’s Manual
Chapter 4: Verifying Installation/ Function Overview
4.1.1 To test the communications interface, complete the
following steps:
Test the operation of the ASXPRESS system, and its interface with the
Autosampler, by switching modes via the Configuration Tool.
1 Open the Xpress Configuration Tool Software (Figure 1-50).
Xpress Configuration Tool Software Window (pre-
Figure 1-50
query)
2 Click on the “Query ASXpress Params” button (this will communicate
with the autosampler/ASXpress, returning default values in selection
boxes, and will make the “Manual Cycle” and “double arrow” arrow
buttons available for selection (Figure 1-50).
3 Check the “Enable ASXpress Operation” box (Figure 1-51). Unchecking
this box would allow the autosampler to run independently of the
ASXpress system, as if the autosampler were connected directly to the
host PC. (Note that a different tubing arrangement would be required
to run the autosampler without the ASXpress system.)
4 Click on the “double arrow” button at bottom right of the window,
expanding it to reveal the manual commands (Figure 1-52).
5 Click on the “Load” button (Figure 4-3); doing so will position the
ASXPRESS 6-port valve into the mode which loads the sample loop, and
will illuminate the “Load” Led on the front panel of the ASXpress
electronics module (no autosampler operation takes place at this
time).
6 Click the “Save to ASX” button once. This will load an initial set of
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