Installing and Controlling Third-Party Devices
Berthold LB 507 and LB 509 Radioactivity Detectors: Installation

Device Type:

Radioactivity Detectors

Device Driver:

Berthold: Berthold_LB_507_509

Supported Hardware Options:

 

No special options available.

 Note:  

The Berthold LB 508 Radioactivity Detector has a completely different (binary) control protocol. It is not possible to control the Berthold LB 508 detector by Chromeleon.

 

What is required?

License:

Timebase Class 2

Connection:

RS-232 cable. (For more information, refer to  Berthold LB 507/LB 509 Cable in the Appendix of the Hardware Installation section.)

Hardware
Prerequisites:

  • An A/D converter is required for data acquisition. A UCI Universal Chromatography Interface including the appropriate signal cables may be used.

  • A free RS-232 port is required for control.

Control Panel:

No special panel required.

 

Hardware Installation

Device Connection:

Connect the Berthold Radioactivity Detectors using an RS-232 cable (see  Berthold LB 507/LB 509 Cable in the Appendix of the Hardware Installation section).

Pin Assignment of the Rate-Meter Connector (Analog Output of the Detectors)

Pin Direction Function

1 Out Analog1 lo

2 Out Analog1 hi

3 Out Analog2 lo

4 Out Analog2 hi

5 Out High lumin.

6 - GNDd

7 - -

8 - -

9 Out +15V

Device Settings:

 Tip:  

Before you connect the radioactivity detector to Chromeleon, perform a reset on the device. (For more information, refer to the manual for the instrument.)

 

Software Installation

Install the Device Driver in the Chromeleon Server Configuration. (For more information about the program, refer to Software Installation and Communication  The Server Configuration Program.)

  1. Start the Chromeleon server.

  2. Start the Server Configuration program.

  3. Add the detector to the timebase. Select Add Device on the Edit or context menu, and then select Berthold from the Manufacturers list box and Berthold_LB_507_509 from the Devices list box.

  4. The following settings are required:

On the Berthold_LB_507_509 tab page, verify that the Demo Mode is disabled.

On the Generic tab page, select a free COM port.

The Error Levels tab page classifies the severity of any errors that occur. It is generally not necessary to change the default settings.

Application

Nothing particular known.

Further Information

 Tip:

For more installation details, refer to the manual for the instrument.

For an overview of manufacturers whose instruments can be controlled by Chromeleon, refer to  Installing and Controlling Third-Party Devices.