Agilent Technologies 5890 User Manual

AGILENT 5890

Clarity Control Module ENG

Code/Rev.: M033/70D

Date: 10/31/2017

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Agilent 5890 Table of Contents

Contents

1 Agilent 5890 GC Control Module 1
2 Requirements 2
3 Installation Procedure 3

3.1 GC Chromatograph setup 3

3.2 Connections 4

3.3 Description of connectors: 5

3.4 Installing the GC module in the PC: 6

3.5 Clarity Configuration 7

3 Using the control module 10

3.6 Method Setup - GC 10

4 Troubleshooting 12

4.1 Commdrv.ini utility 12

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Table of Contents Clarity Control Module

To facilitate the orientation in the Agilent 5890 manual and Clarity chromatography station,
different fonts are used throughout the manual. Meanings of these fonts are:

Instrument (blue text) marks the name of the window to which the text refers.

Open File(italics) describes the commands and names of fields in Clarity, parameters that can
be entered into them or a window or dialog name (when you already are in the topic describing
the window).

WORK1 (capitals) indicates the nameof the fileand/or directory.
ACTIVE (capital italics) marks the state of the station or its part.

The bold text is sometimes also used for important parts of the text and the name of the Clarity
station. Moreover, some sections are written in format other than normal text. These sections are
formatted as follows:

Note: Notifies the reader of relevant information.

Caution: Warns the user of possibly dangerous or very important

information.

▌ Marks the problem statement or trouble question.

Description: Presents more detailed information on the problem, describes its causes,

etc.

Solution: Marks the response to the question, presents a procedure how to remove it.

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Agilent 5890 1 Agilent 5890 GC Control Module

1 Agilent 5890 GC Control Module

The Agilent 5890 GC driver can control Agilent (formerly HP) 5890A,
5890 Series II and 4890Dchromatographs.

Fig 1: Agilent (HP) 5890 with an autosampler

Tab 1: Control Board compatibility:

Control Board Status Description

19257-60015 HPIB/RS232

Newer type; working; both analog
outputs supported.

19257-60010 HPIB/RS232

Tested in DataApex. Older type;
working; only one analog output is
supported

19242-60010 INET

commonly used with integrators, cannot
be used

19242-60015 INET

commonly used with integrators,
buffered communication, cannot be
used

19242-60030 RS232

RS232 board only, uses different
communication protocol, cannot be
used

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