Clarity INT9 User Manual

Clarity Hardware

Clarity

INT9 A/D converter

INT9 A/D converter

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Code/Rev.: M105/25B – 11 July 2007

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Clarity - INT9 A/D converter Table of Contents

1 Brief Description............................................................ 4

1.1 INT9 Acquisition card ........................................... 4

1.2 Hardware and software requirements....................5

2 Installation ....................................................................6

2.1 The INT9 Card ......................................................6

2.2 Standard cable for Clarity station .........................6

2.3 Connection with Chromatograph ..........................7

2.3.1 Connecting signal cables:............................ 8

2.3.2 Connection of starting cables: ..................... 9

2.4 Clarity configuration ...............................9

2.4.1 Measuring on multiple Instruments .......... 11

2.4.2 Using multiple INT9 cards......................... 12

3 Using the INT9 card .....................................................14

3.1 INT9 A/D Card Setup ............................14

3.2 Method Setup..................................................... 16

3.2.1 Method Setup - Acquisition ....................... 16

3.2.2 Method Setup - Measurement ................... 18

3.3 Digital Inputs and Outputs................................. 19

4 Troubleshooting........................................................... 20

4.1 Locate your problem: .......................................... 20

4.2 Problems with INT9 driver ..................................21

4.2.1 How to check the INT9 driver: ...................22

4.3 Manual Installation of the INT9 drivers ...............23

4.3.1 Instalation and reinstalation in

Windows XP/Vista .................................... 23

4.3.2 Reinstallation of drivers using the

System Restore Point ................................24

4.3.3 Reinstallation of drivers in Windows

2000.........................................................25

4.4 Data Acquisition – non-functional....................... 29

4.5 Data Acquisition - Simulated .............................. 30

5 Tables and specifications ............................................. 32

5.1 Description of the INT9 card connector

(Male) .................................................................32

5.2 Parameters of digital Inputs and Outputs............33

5.3 INT9 - CE Conformity Declaration....................... 34

5.4 Technical Data ...................................................35

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Clarity - INT9 A/D converter Brief Description

1 Brief Description

This manual describes the use of the INT9
converter with Clarity software ver. 2.5 and
later.

INT9 is an internal 24-bit A/D converter card
that measures the voltages of chromatographic
and electrochemical detectors.

1.1 INT9 Acquisition card

• Up to 4 dataacquisition channels on one card

(one and two channel versions are also
available).

• The channels are completely independent

sigma delta integrating A/D converters, used
for processing positive and negative voltages.

• Four digital inputs.

• Eight digital outputs. The first four are also

designed as relay contacts.

• PCI Slot.

• Excellent reliability and temperature stability.

Fig. 1. INT9 Card

The INT9 card of integration converters is
a modernized successor of the PCI card INT7.

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A/D Converter types in general

Prior to collecting and processing the chroma­tographic signal by a computer, the analog
signal of the detector must first be converted to
digital form using an analog/digital (A/D)
converter.

In principle, there are three types of A/D
converters – sampling, integrating and

ΔΣ

(Delta-Sigma - with continuous integration).
The INT9 card uses Delta-Sigma integration.

Advantages of the INT9 A/D converter

• No loss of input signal during integration.

There are no time delays during which the
converter fails to integrate the input signal.

• No continuous servicing of the input analog

switches, which would otherwise cause errors
(offset, noise).

• Substantially smaller amounts of data entering

the computer due to individual data items
already representing partial integrals.

1.2 Hardware and software requirements

The INT9 A/D Converter for PCI slot can be
used with Clarity software on PC’s using the
following operating systems: MS Windows
2000/XP/Vista.

The PC must have one free PCI slot for your
INT9 card.

Caution! Full size PCI 2.0, 32 bit PCI slot is required. Low

profile or PCI Express slots cannot be used.

Hardware and Software Compatibility:

Software \ Windows Vista XP 2000 NT 98/Me

Clarity * Yes Yes Yes No No

Clarity Lite * Yes Yes Yes No No

CSW32 No No No No No

* From Clarity version 2.4.4.122

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2 Installation

Ensure that you have Administrator access
rights to your Windows OS before you proceed
with the installation.

2.1 The INT9 Card

• Install Clarity software from the CDROM.

Caution! Install the Clarity software before inputting any

devices.

• Plug in the HW Key (described in the Getting

Started manual)

• Turn off the PC

• Plug the INT9 card into the PCI slot

• Start the PC

a) MS Windows 2000/XP/Vista and later

In Windows 2000/XP/Vista the drivers were
installed automatically
of the Clarity software.

b) Previous versions of MS Windows
In systems other than Windows 2000/XP/

Vista follow the procedure described in chapter

4.3 on pg. 23.

• The driver is now installed, proceed to setup

and wiring.

Note: When installing multiple INT9 cards, a PC restart is

recommended, after the installation, in order to
prevent the reassignment of INT9 acquisition
channels between Clarity

during the installation

Instruments.

2.2 Standard cable for Clarity station

The standard Clarity station package includes
a cable set composed of signal and starting
cables for connecting the CLARITY station to
the chromatograph.

• Signal cables

Labelled “DET1” to “DET4” (according to the
number of channels), the cables are supplied
as standard without connectors [bare stripped

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and tinned endings – red (+), white (-) and
shielding (analogue ground)].

• Starting (marker) cables

Labelled “IN1” to “IN4” (correlating to channel
number) and tipped with CINCH connector
(female).

The following cables can be connected to this
CINCH connector:

• A cable terminated with free leads

shielding (digital ground)] for direct
connection to the chromatograph.

• A cable terminated with a button

where a starting contact is not available and
it is necessary to perform a manual start.

Both types of cable are supplied for each
starting cable.

• Digital output cables

Relay contacts labelled "OUT1R" to "OUT4R"
(according to the number of channels),
terminated with free leads. These are used for
synchronizing autosamplers without an AS
Control module in the Active Sequence or for
controlling other devices.

At the converter end the cable is always
terminated with a D-SUB 37-pin connector
(female).

[red (+),

for cases

2.3 Connection with Chromatograph

Connect the cables according to one of the
following diagrams in Fig. 2. Use the
symmetrical connection
sure that the chromatograph/detector is
equipped with a symmetrical output – it is
necessary to read through the instructions for
the corresponding chromatograph.

All current DataApex A/D Converters INT7,
INT9, U-PAD, U-PAD2 and Net-PAD use the same
standard INT7 Connector.

Note: A description of the INT7 connector can be found in

chapter 5.1 on pg. 32.

only when you are

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Digital output (Relay)

Starting cable

Signal cable

Red

Shielding

Red

White
Shielding

START (REMOTE, …)

1V (100mV, Hi, +, …)
0 (COM, AGND, …)

NONSYMMETRICAL CONNECTION

Digital output (Relay)

Starting cable

Signal cable

SYMMETRICAL CONNECTION

Red

Shielding

Red

White
Shielding

START (REMOTE, …)

+ (+1V, Hi, …)

- (-1V, Lo, …)
COM (0, GND)

Fig. 2. Connecting Clarity to chromatograph

2.3.1 Connecting signal cables:

Signal inputs of the A/D converters are
symmetrical: + (red), - (white) and analogue
ground (copper braiding).

Caution! Shielding must be connected. It serves not only as

the shielding but also as the analogue earth
against which the measurement takes place. In
the case of asymmetrical output of a detector (only
two connectors) the shielding must be connected
to the white lead! No lead of the signal cable may
remain unconnected.

Try to connect to the detector output of the
chromatograph with the largest possible signal
level, usually indicated as INTEGRATOR
(signal approx. 1V). The level of the signal on
the output marked RECORDER is usually only
approx. 10mV.

For easier alterations of the wiring, we supply a

SV8 Terminal board with screw contacts for
INT7, INT9, U-PAD, U-PAD2 and Net-PAD

A/D converters.

Note: This SV8 Terminal Board is not suitable for

applications with small signals or with high
electromagnetic interference. This is because the SV8
Terminal Board uses leads and screw contacts that
are not shielded.

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2.3.2 Connection of starting cables:

Starting input reacts to a change of the TTL
logical level (5V) or to a connection by any
contact (button, contact of relay).

The input implicitly reacts to a change from

HIGH to LOW (or closing of a contact). The input

function may be altered by changing the Down
option to Up in the External Start/Stop section

Method Setup - Measurement dialog (accessible

of the
from the

Instrument window using the - Method -

Measurement command).

Note: For schemes and hints describing the typical

autosampler wirings see the Device setup and
wiring chapter of the Getting Started Manual.

2.4 Clarity configuration

1. Start the Clarity station by clicking on the

icon on the desktop.

2. Invoke the System Configuration dialog using the

System – Configuration command.

3. Press the Add  button (see Fig. 4) to invoke

the Available Control Modules dialog.

4. Select the DataApex INT9 A/D Card and press

the Add  button.

5. The INT9 A/D Card Setup dialog will appear.

Fig. 3. INT9 A/D Card Setup

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6. Enter the detector names in Name fields for

individual channels, set signal units.

Note: A detailed description of this dialog can be found in

chapter 3.1 on pg. 14.

7. Press the OK button.

The DataApex INT9 A/D Card will appear in
the Setup Control Modules list  of the

System Configuration dialog.

8. Drag and drop the DataApex INT9 A/D Card

icon from the Setup Control Modules list 
on the left side of the System C onfiguration dialog

to the desired Instrument  tab on the right
side  (or use the button  to do so).

Fig. 4. System Configuration

9. Set the Start input and Ready output

numbers  for your acquisition card according
to the wires being used for synchronization.

Note: The configuration dialog of the INT9 card (INT9 A/D

Card Setup) can be displayed any time by double-

clicking on its icon or using the Setup button.

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2.4.1 Measuring on multiple Instruments

Rather than dragging the entire INT9 A/D
Card Driver icon from the Setup Control

Modules list  (see Fig. 5), drag the

individual detector signals (TCD, FID in this
case) to separate Instruments . The

Instrument to which the particular signal is
connected is listed to the right  of the

detector name in the Setup Control Modules
section.

Fig. 5. System Configuration – multiple Instruments

Note: Each independent Clarity Instrument must have

separate Start and Ready pins configured according
to the actual wiring.

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2.4.2 Using multiple INT9 cards

When using multiple A/D cards, it will be
necessary to add the INT9 card again,
repeating the entire procedure described in
chapter 2.4 from Step 3.

Fig. 6. System Configuration – two INT9 cards

Individual detectors from all cards can be
assigned to multiple instruments and
combined together arbitrarily. In this example,
all signals from INT7 A/D Card, as well as all
signals from INT9 A/D Card 2 and one signal
(Pressure) from INT9 A/D Card 1 are assigned
to the instrument 1, while the rest of the
signals from INT9 A/D Card 1 is assigned to
the Instrument 2.

While there are several cards assigned to the
same instrument, it is necessary to select
which card will be used for Start and Ready

signals .
All added A/D converters (e.g. INT9) must have

their drivers properly installed. There must be
correct number of items in the Windows OS

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Device Manager, otherwise you will not be
able to add it in the System Configuration dialog
and configure its detectors to Clarity
Instruments.

Fig. 7. Device Manager – two INT9 cards

Note: A maximum of four INT9 cards can be configured

and used in Clarity simultaneously.

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3 Using the INT9 card

There are generally two places for setting the
parameters of INT9 A/D Converter in Clarity.

• The

• The

3.1 INT9 A/D Card Setup

INT9 A/D Card Setup dialog for setting the

parameters that are set with respect to the type
of connected signal.

Method Setup – Acquisition tab for setting the

parameters related to the type of analysis.

The INT9 A/D Card Setup dialog sets the
parameters of the INT9 converter and since it
depends on the type of connected detector, it is
not going to be changed often.

Fig. 8. INT9 A/D Card Setup

Number of Channels

Indicates the number of channels detected on
the card.

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Channel 1 (to 4)

For each channel of the INT9 A/D Converter
the name of the signal can be edited in the

Name  field and the Set Units...  button

can be used to change other signal parametres.
Effects of these changes can be seen in other
fields of the respective Channel 1 (to 4) section.

Name

This field will be used to describe the signal
in the Chromatogram window.

Inversion of Signal

Inverts the polarity of the signal from the
detector. This function can also be used for
easy correction of inversely connected wires.

Bipolar

Both positive and negative voltages will be
measured. Unchecking the Bipolar option
will improve the resolution of the signal by 1
bit. On the other hand, it will also restrict
the measuring of negative signals (i.e. below
zero).

Set Units...

Invokes the Detector Units dialog.

Fig. 9. Detector Units

• Quantity – Field for entering the quantity of

the units.

• Units – Field for entering the unit symbol,

along with the prefix.

• Coefficient – Allows to enter the coefficient

between the selected units and mV (default).

• Autoprefix – Allows to enter the unit prefix.

In graphs, units will be scaled automatically,
while in the tables, units with the prefix
entered will be used.

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Supply Frequency

Allows to change the Mains Supply Frequency
Suppression. It is used for suppresing the
interference on the specified frequency level.
This setting influences the sampling frequency
as well.

Note: In most parts of Americas, the 60 Hz Mains

frequency is usual, while the rest of the world tends
to use 50 Hz Mains frequency (pre-set as default).
The 50 Hz frequency is common in countries using
230V power supply, while the 60 Hz is connected to
the 117V power supply.

3.2 Method Setup

The Method Setup – Acquisition and Method Setup –

Measurement

that depend on the type of analysis (measuring
conditions) are set and so it is expected that
they will be specific for various types of
analysis. This is the reason for them to be a
part of the method.

Caution! Parameters cannot be changed during analysis.

3.2.1 Method Setup - Acquisition

dialogs are where the parameters

Fig. 10. Method Setup - Acquisition (INT9)

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Select Detector

Selects the detector whose parameters will be
set. If there is only one detector (channel)
configured on the Clarity Instrument, this
control will not be displayed.

Range

Selects the input voltage range (in mV). The
selected range corresponds to the maximum
output voltage of the detector that the A/D
converter can still process.

Available ranges for INT9 card are 156, 1250
and 12 123 mV.

Sample Rate

Depending on Supply Frequency filter selected
in the

System Configuration - INT9 A/D Card Setup

dialog, the available sampling rates are 6.3,

12.5, 25, 50, 100, 200 and 400 samples per

second (for 50Hz mains frequency filter) or 7.5,

15, 30, 60, 120, 240 and 480 samples per

second (for 60Hz mains frequency filter).
Higher sampling rate allows for the

measurement of narrower peaks, but it also
means a larger amount of data which will affect
the size of the resulting chromatogram and the
speed of its processing.

Sample rate sufficient for successful peak
detection is about 20 samples per narrowest
peak.

A higher sampling rate also increases the
amount of noise.

Note: Range and Sample Rate are set individually for

each detector, as opposed to Mains Frequency set
for the INT9 A/D card as a whole.

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3.2.2 Method Setup - Measurement

Fig. 11. Method Setup - Measurement

External Start/Stop

Enables control from an external signal.

Note: The Input used for an external Start from a

chromatograph can be set in the
dialog (see Fig. 4 on pg. 10).

System Configuration

Start Only

The external signal only starts an analysis.
Triggering the input will not influence the
acquisition in progress.

Start - Restart

The external signal terminates the analysis
in progress and at the same time starts a
new one. The first signal starts the analysis;
the second signal terminates it and at the
same time starts a new one - the so-called
continuous measurement.

Start - Stop

The external signal starts and stops an
analysis. The first signal starts the analysis;
the second signal stops it, etc.

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Down

The station reacts to changes in voltage in
the relevant controlling input from high
(> 3V) to low (< 0.7 V), or to contacts closed
in the relay.

Up

The station reacts to changes in voltage in
the relevant controlling input from low
(< 0.7 V) to high (> 3V), or to contacts
opened in the relay.

3.3 Digital Inputs and Outputs

The INT9 converter contains eight digital TTL
outputs, where the first four are also designed
as relay contacts. The converter contains four
digital inputs IN1 - IN4. The first two inputs
are also equipped with optocouplers.

Fig. 12. Digital Output Control – INT9

These outputs can be controlled from the
following places in Clarity:

• Standard assignment of external start Input

and Ready OUT Output can be changed in the

System Configuration

Note: The assigned input and output is then automatically

used in the Active Sequence for synchronization with
the autosampler.

dialog ( in Fig. 4, pg. 10).

• Digital Output Control dialog.

• In the

Method Setup – Event Table dialog.

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4 Troubleshooting

If you will not find your answers here, use the

www.dataapex.com

menu will navigate you to frequently asked
questions (FAQ), Clarity email conference
archive or contact to DataApex helpdesk.

4.1 Locate your problem:

When troubles occur, the fastest way to find a
solution for it is to search for it in the following
index via the Dialog (window), in which the
problem occured, Error Messages that apear
or according to utilized Hardware. The name of
the window/dialog is visible in its header.

Names of individual Clarity Instruments
appear in the header instead of the common
term “Instrument”.

Dialog

- Clarity 30

- Data Acquisition 30

- Instrument 29

- Method Setup 29

- Sequence 29

- Single Analysis 29

- System Configuration 21, 29, 30

Error Messages

- Board malfunction 21

- Cannot create detector 21

- Cannot find driver file ... 21

- Cannot find first board 21

- Cannot find second board 21

- Disabled (in the status line) 29

- Error Occurred During Setup 21

- Simulated (in Data Acquisition) 30

Note: To find solutions for error messages not listed above,

check the Clarity Getting Started Guide or visit our
web pages (www.dataapex.com).

website where the Support

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4.2 Problems with INT9 driver

• “Board malfunction”

If the error message "Board malfunction"
appears, the card is probably incorrectly
inserted or damaged.

Solution: Check whether the INT9 A/D card is correctly

set in the ISA slot. The card should be tucked
fully and should not move in the slot. If this
does not help, contact technical support to
replace the damaged card.

Most problems with INT9 driver are generally
indicated by following symptoms:

• INT9 cannot be added to Setup Control

Modules in the

showing the "Cannot create detector"
message.

• Double-clicking on the device will not invoke

INT9 A/D Card Setup dialog.

the

• The Data Acquisition icon in the

window is not active (this problem may also
have another cause. See section 4.4 on pg. 29).

• When starting Clarity or trying to add more

INT9 cards to configuration then is present in
the PC, the error message “Cannot find first

board” appears. Alternatively, “Cannot find
second board” error message may appear.

• While trying to add the INT9 card in

Configuration

dialog or while starting Clarity,

"Cannot find driver file ..."
path to the INT9 drivers in the system followed
by "Error Occurred During Setup"

Solution: When one of these problems occur, check the

INT9 driver (see next chapter) and then
procced according to the suggested solutions.

System Configuration dialog,

error

Instrument

System

error message with

appeared.

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4.2.1 How to check the INT9 driver:

How to check the INT9 driver:

Windows
2000/XP/
Vista

In the Start menu (lower left corner of the screen), select

Settings – Control Panel, and the System icon; under the

Hardware tab click the Device Manager button and in the

resulting list look for the Chromatography Devices -

DataApex Acquisition Device Model 9.xx item.

In the following image, all drivers (except for
the driver for U-PAD2) are installed correctly.

Fig. 13. Device Manager in Windows XP

Error status of the driver:

• If the “Chromatography Device – DataApex Ac-

quisition device, Model 9.xx” - item does not

appear, then the driver has not been installed.

Solution: Reinstall the driver manually as described in

section 4.3 on pg. 23.

• The driver is installed, but there is a yellow

exclamation mark

 (or a question mark)

over its icon, or it is not behaving as expected.
The driver is probably installed incorrectly.

Solution: Uninstall the incorrect driver and install the

correct one as described in section 4.3, pg. 23.

• The item does appear, but is displayed with a

cross symbol.

Solution: Double-click the item to invoke the General tab

and activate the driver by clicking on the

Enable this device button.

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• The item does appear and there are no error

symbols around it. A driver for a different type
of Windows operating system was possibly
installed thereby replacing the correct driver.

Solution: Uninstall the incorrect driver and install the

correct one as described in section 4.3, pg. 23.

4.3 Manual Installation of the INT9 drivers

4.3.1 Instalation and reinstalation in Windows XP/Vista

During start-up, Windows should automati–
cally recognize the new Plug and Play device
and start the hardware installation wizard.

Note: If this does not occur, use the Start - Control Panel

– Add Hardware to invoke installation.

• Choose the Next possibility.

• Select: No, not this time and hit Next.

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• Select the Install from a list or specific

location (Advanced) option.

• Select Include this location in the search;

here click the Browse button and select the
path to the main folder of the workstation and
INT subfolder

(C:\CLARITY\HW_DRIVERS\INT9 by

default).

Note: The driver is also located on the Clarity installation

CD ROM in the
where XXX is the type of your operating system. NT
stands for Windows NT, while
contains drivers for Windows 2000, XP and Vista.

HW_DRIVERS\INT9\XXX subfolder,

2000 subdirectory

• The rest of the installation will be carried out

automatically.

4.3.2 Reinstallation of drivers using the System Restore Point

Use the System Restore Point in MS
Windows XP (and later) to uninstal the

incorrect drivers.

• Go to Start - Programs – Accessories –

System Tools – System Restore.

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• In the System Restore dialog use the Restore my

computer to an earlier time option and press

the Next button.

• In the next dialog select a restore point from a

time before the incorrect driver was installed.

Caution! Any soft- or hardware that was installed after the

moment of the selected restore point will be
removed from your system.

• Reinstall Clarity and then restart the PC.

• Windows XP should now correctly identify and

install the drivers.

4.3.3 Reinstallation of drivers in Windows 2000

After installing Clarity and the INT9 card, the

Device Manager either does not display the

Chromatography Devices – INT9 item or

there is a yellow exclamation mark next to the
item that indicates that the device is not
working properly.

If the "DataApex Acquisition device, Model 9.xx"
item is missing, Windows has automatically
installed an incorrect driver.

If you are able to locate which device was
mistakenly installed instead of the INT9 driver,
you can open its Properties and Update this
driver. In the manual installation process,
select the correct drivers analogically to the
description in chapter 4.3.3.2 on pg. 26.

If the correct driver cannot be determined, the
last installed driver will have to be removed.

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Caution! This procedure can only be used safely if no other

hardware has been installed since the installation
of the card.

4.3.3.1 Deleting incorrect *.inf files in the system

Note: Be sure to have the Clarity software installed

already.

• In Windows Explorer open the C:\WINNT\INF

folder

.

Note: You may have to allow for the hidden system files to

be displayed. In the menu select Tools – Folder

Options -> View tab then set the Hidden Files and
Folders option to Show Hidden Files and Folders.

• Sort the files according to Modified column 

and locate the last modified

• Also locate the corresponding

*.PNF file .

*.INF file  and

delete both of them.

• Continue to install the correct driver manually

without restarting the PC.

4.3.3.2 Installing the correct driver manually

The following procedure can be applied under
any circumstances; this is why the most
universal option is described step by step.

• Invoke the Start – Control Panel –

Add/Remove Hardware

• In the first dialog press the Next button.

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• Select Add/Troubleshoot a device and press

the Next button.

• In the Devices list select Add a new device

and press the Next button.

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• Select No, I want to select the hardware

from a list and press the Next button.

• In the Hardware types list select the Other

devices option and press the Next button.

• Click the Browse button to navigate to the

driver located in the (

C:\CLARITY\HW_DRIVERS\INT9)

Clarity directory. Then press the Next button.

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• In the Models list select the DataApex

Acquisition device, Model 9.00 and press the
Next button.

• In the remaining dialogs press the Next

button.

• Restart the PC.

• Re-check the driver in the

Device Manager as

desribed in chapter 4.3.3.

4.4 Data Acquisition – non-functional

A gray icon, label “Disabled”, and Data A cqui s it ion co mma nd not f unc tio na l

Other manifestations of this error are also:

Method Setup - Acquisition tab missing, Method –

Acquisition command non-functional, Run,
Stop, Abort commands non-functional in the

windows

Single Analysis and Sequence).

Possible causes are:

a) Detector not allocated to instrument:

Open the System Configuration dialog from the
main

Clarity window using the System -

Configuration command and check the tab of

the corresponding instrument -

Instrument x. If it

has no allocated detectors, add them.

Solution: In the left-hand list Setup Control Modules

select the correct detector that is connected to
the A/D card you are using and link it to the
corresponding instrument on the right.

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If your A/D card is not in the left-hand Setup

Control Modules list, add it using the Add

button and repeat the previous step.

Note: More information on configuration of the INT9 card is

in chapter 2.4 - Clarity configuration on pg. 9.

b) You have a licence purchased for collections f rom a smaller

number of instruments:

Solution: Open the System Configuration dialog from the

main

Clarity window using the System -

Configuration command and check the tab of

the corresponding instrument –

Instrument x.

Blue symbol of the curve in the tab header
indicates an Instrument not usable for
measuring.

Check your serial number S/N (for example)
using the Help - About command from the
main

Clarity window.

c) You are using Clarity Offline or a DEMO version, which does

not enable the measurement of chromatograms.

Solution: Check whether there is a blue line with the title

OFFLINE displayed in the main

Clarity window

under the symbols of the instruments, or the
title DEMO in the window header.

4.5 Data Acquisition - Simulated

The label “Simulated” is displayed in the Data Acquisition window

The corresponding instrument only displays
the simulated curve (from the file
or is allocated as what is known as a DEMO
driver.

Solution: Open the System Configuration dialog from the

main

Clarity window using the System -

Configuration command and check the tab of

the corresponding instrument ­From the list of equipment allocated to the

instrument, remove the

field and draw the correct detector of the

driver

Detector x from DEMO

A/D card you are using from the list on the
left.

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Instrument x.

Clarity - INT9 A/D converter Troubleshooting

If you only have Demo detectors in the left­hand Setup Control Modules list and your
A/D card is missing, open the

Modules

dialog and, using the Add button, add

Available Control

it to the configuration of the station. Then
repeat the previous step.

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5 Tables and specifications

5.1 Description of the INT9 card connector (Male)

Connector pins:

1H

1L

AGND1 Ground of the 1st channel

IN1 Digital input (of the 1st channel). Used as an

OUT1 1st Digital output

DGND Ground of the digital inputs and outputs.

OUT1S1,
OUT1S2

+ Input of the 1

- Input of the 1

External Start (marker) of the 1

Digital outputs are controlled by Event Table,

Active Sequence and Digital Output dialog.

Digital outputs - 1st relay contact.
Contact is closed when output is at a LOW

level.

st

channel

st

channel

st

channel

Fig. 14. Standard INT7-compatible cable for two

detectors

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5.2 Parameters of digital Inputs and Outputs

The card contains eight digital TTL outputs
(OUT1-OUT8) with a maximum permissible
current of 20 mA at both levels. The first four
outputs are also designed as relay contacts
(OUT1S1/OUT1S2- OUT4S1/OUT4S2).

The maximum permissible current is 100 mA,
the maximum-switched voltage is 100 V and

Ω

the contact resistance is 150 m
onstate (closed) when there is a LOW level of a
relevant digital output.

The card contains 4 digital inputs IN1 to IN4.
To suppress contact bouncing the digital

inputs are equipped with monostable toggles
that prolong any change affecting the input to
at least 200 ms (to ensure that the station is
able to detect it).

A pulse with duration of at least 1 ms is
necessary in order to excite the toggles.

. The relay is

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5.3 INT9 - CE Conformity Declaration

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5.4 Technical Data

Converter type:

Analog inputs: differential

Number of channels: 1, 2 or 4 fully independent and isolated

Input range: Unipolar and bipolar, each channel

Input impedance:

Sample rate: 6.3, 12.5, 25, 50, 100, 200, 400 samples per

Non-linearity: < 0.003 %

Temperature
dependence

Digital inputs: 4 TTL (5V)

Digital outputs: 8 TTL (5V, maximum current load per output 20

12 123 mV 1 250 mV 156 mV

6.3 Hz 21.5 bit 21.5 bit 20 bit

25 Hz 21 bit 21 bit 20 bit

100 Hz 19.5 bit 19.5 bit 19.5bit

200 Hz 16.5 bit 16.5 bit 16.5 bit

400 Hz 16 bit 16 bit 16 bit

24-bit ΔΣ (delta – sigma)

independentely 156, 1 250 or 12 123 mV

> 1 MΩ

second for 50Hz mains frequency filter

7.5, 15, 30, 60, 120, 240, 480 samples per
second for 60Hz mains frequency filter

< 10 ppm/°C

mA, maximum total current load 100mA), the
first four control relays (switching contacts
rating: max. switching current 0.5 ADC, max.
contact resistance 150mΩ, max. voltage 100V)

Typical noise free resolution for various
acquisition speeds and input ranges:

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