Metrohm 898XYZ User Manual

898 XYZ Sample Changer

Software installation

Manual

8.898.8001EN

Metrohm AG
CH-9100 Herisau
Switzerland
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898 XYZ Sample Changer

Software installation

Manual

8.898.8001EN 09.2011 dm

Teachware
Metrohm AG
CH-9100 Herisau
[e-mail]

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notice any mistakes please send us your comments using the address
given above.

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Table of contents

1 Introduction 1

2 Installing device drivers and software 2

3 Setting up the sample changer as an RS-232 device 4

4 Importing methods 7

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1 Introduction

The 898 XYZ Sample Changer is an XYZ sample changer that is controlled
with the tiamo™ titration software.

The link is established through a USB connection. The device is recognized
and managed by the tiamo software as an RS-232 device.

Predefined standard methods are available on the enclosed USB flash
drive.

With the aid of the tiamo™ software, the 898 XYZ Sample Changer can
be combined with various analysis devices, thus forming an automation
system with high throughput.

1 Introduction

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2 Installing device drivers and software

The 898 XYZ Sample Changer requires a USB connection to a computer in
order to be able to be controlled by a PC software. The device can be con­nected to a USB socket on a computer or to a USB hub with a commer­cially available USB cable (with A and B plugs).

Note

You need administrator rights for the installation of the driver and soft­ware on your PC.

Cable connection and driver installation

A driver installation is required in order to ensure that the 898 XYZ Sample
Changer is recognized by the PC operating system. To accomplish this,
you must comply with the procedures specified. The following steps are
necessary:

1

Install device drivers

The driver is to be found on the accompanying USB flash drive, in the
Driver directory.

￭ Plug in the USB flash drive on the PC.
￭ In Windows Explorer, switch to the Driver directory on the USB

flash drive.

￭ Double-click on the CDM20600.exe file name and carry out the

driver installation in accordance with instructions.

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Install tiamo

￭ Insert the tiamo

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installation CD and carry out the installation

program instructions.

￭ Exit the program if you have started it after the installation.

3

Establish the cable connections

￭ Connect the 898 XYZ Sample Changer to the mains supply if you

have not already done this.

￭ Connect the device to your computer with a USB cable (USB con-

nector Type A), see the manual for your computer.

￭ Use the mains switch on the rear of the device to switch on the

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2 Installing device drivers and software

If problems should occur during installation, contact your company's IT
supporter.

Checking the installation

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Open the Windows device manager

￭ In the Windows control panel (possibly under Hardware or Com-

puter management) open the Device manager.

￭ Under Connectors (COM & LPT) find the entry USB Serial

Port.

The 898 XYZ Sample Changer is linked with the virtual serial port
that is listed here as (COMX).

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3 Setting up the sample changer as an RS-232

device

Although the 898 XYZ Sample Changer is connected to the computer
with a USB cable, this is listed in tiamo™ as a serial RS-232 device. This
requires the configuration of the data transfer parameters.

The parameters of the data transfer between the 898 XYZ Sample
Changer and the PC must match on the two devices.

Proceed as follows:

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Register the 898 XYZ Sample Changer in tiamo

￭ Start the tiamo
￭ Click on the symbol Configuration.
￭ In the device table, click on [Edit] and select New...

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￭ Under Miscellaneous, select the device type RS 232 device

and click on [OK].
The Properties window of the RS-232 device is displayed.

￭ Under Device name, enter the name 898 XYZ SC.

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3 Setting up the sample changer as an RS-232 device

￭ Under Program version, enter the driver version (e.g. 1.4).
￭ Under Device serial number, enter the serial number of the 898

XYZ Sample Changer.
This is required in order to identify the device unambiguously. The
device serial number is to be found on the rear side of the 898
XYZ Sample Changer.

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Set the RS-232 parameters

￭ Click the tab RS 232.
￭ Under COM Port, enter the connector COMX.

Select the COM port in accordance with the entry in the device
manager (see "Checking the installation", page 3).

￭ Enter the following values for the RS-232 parameters.

– Baud rate 9600
– Data bit 8
– Parity None
– Stop bit 1
– Handshake None
– Terminator for send \OD (CR)
– Terminator for receive \OD (CR)

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￭ Click on [Connect].

The dialog window Establish connection is displayed.

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￭ In the input field below on the left, enter the command verss and

click on [Send].
Cetac Technologies … must now be displayed as the response

of the device; see below. Among other things, the version num­ber of the device is also transferred. If no text is received, then
check the connection cable or install the device driver once again.

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￭ Close the dialog window with [OK].

The input fields in the Properties window are now disabled. This
means that the connection between the device and the PC has
been set up.

￭ Close the properties window with [OK].

Now the 898 XYZ Sample Changer can be actuated via transfer com­mands in a method.

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4 Importing methods

The 898 XYZ Sample Changer is accompanied by a USB flash drive on
which the tiamo methods for the utilization of the sample changer are
stored. These methods must be imported into the software.

Proceed as follows:

1

Plug in the storage device

￭ Plug the accompanying USB flash drive into a USB port on the

computer.

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Open the method manager

￭ In tiamo, click on the symbol for the Method editor.
￭ In the Main menu, click on the menu item File ▶ Method

manager....

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Select the methods

￭ Click on [Edit] and Import....

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￭ Change to the Methods directory on the removable medium

(USB flash drive).

Various tiamo methods are stored in the existing sub-directories,
each of which can be applied with a particular sample rack type.
In the directory Sample rack 24 x 250 mL, for example, you
will find methods for the sample rack for 24 titration vessels of
250 mL each.

￭ Select a sub-directory and click on [Open].
￭ Select the desired methods and click on [Open].

The selected methods are imported and stored in the database.

￭ Exit the method manager with [Close].

The imported methods are now available for use at any time.

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