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Knauer Instrument Control Method Options 183
Generic Drivers
Generally spoken, any device that supports RS-232 ASCII
communication can be controlled with ChromGate ® software. No changes
in source code of ChromGate ® are required but for each device an
additional driver is required.
The configuration of a generic device is to be done by Knauer. For each
of those devices the new generated driver has to be installed.
If the driver is installed, its icon will be present in the list of instruments for
configuration.
Fig. 273 Instrument selection window, example Jasco FP-920
For each item on the left hand side the corresponding parameters are
shown and described right.
Fig. 274 Instrument configuration window, example Jasco FP-920
These configuration windows are strongly depended on the given type of
instrument. Some settings are fixed. They will appear grayed with no
access.
The setup programming is done using a script language, as demonstrated
below.
The upper part of the window is for the programming inputs, whereas the
lower one gives the instrument specific programming information e.g. the
allowed ranges for different parameters. Before any program is saved it is
checked for its correctness. If this check fails you will get a corresponding
error message.