Installing and Controlling Third-Party Devices
Gilson 302 and 303 Pumps: Installation

Device Type:

Pumps

Device Driver:

Gilson: 302 Pump

Supported Hardware Options:

Up to three Gilson 302/303 pumps

 

What is required?

License:

Timebase Class 3

Select About Chromeleon on the Help menu of the Chromeleon client to check whether this license class is available.

Connection:

Gilson 605 GSIOC RS-232 adapter cable. (For more information, refer to  Gilson 605 GSIOC RS-232 Adapter Cable. The Gilson part number for the adapter cable is 360784192. The cable is not available from Thermo Fisher Scientific.)

Hardware
Prerequisites:

  • A multi-serial, 8-fold PCI interface card (8-RS-232 Multi-Com card, Thermo Scientific part no. 5906.2095)

  • A free RS-232 port on the Multi-COM card. (Note: Connection via other RS-232 ports, e.g., the COM port of the UCI, is not possible.)

Control Panel:

GIL306Gradient.pan

Hardware Installation

Device Connection:

The device driver supports up to three Gilson 302/303 Pumps. If several Gilson pumps are combined in a high-pressure gradient system, connection is via the GSIOC bus. The bus cable is connected to a serial PC interface using the original Gilson 605 GSIOC RS-232 adapter cable. (For more information, refer to  Gilson 605 GSIOC RS-232 Adapter Cable. The Gilson part number for the adapter cable is 360784192. The cable is not available from Thermo Fisher Scientific.) The bus cable can connect up to four pumps.

 Tip:

Support is not available for controlling the Gilson 302/303 pumps via the RS-232 interfaces of the PC (COM ports) or the UCI Universal Chromatography Interface. Always connect the Gilson 605 GSIOC RS-232 adapter cable to a multi-serial 8-fold PCI interface card (8-RS-232 Multi-COM card, Thermo Scientific part no. 5906.2095) instead.

Device Settings:

Each pump has its own GSIOC address (0 to 63). The address is set on a DIP switch. This switch is located inside the pump on the back of the front panel.

 

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 pump to the timebase. Select Add Device on the Edit or context menu, and then select Gilson from the Manufacturers list box and 302 Pump from the Devices list box.

  4. The following settings are required:

On the General tab page, select a free COM port and enter the GSIOC address.

On the GSIOC and Head Types tab page, define the GSIOC addresses for the Gilson pump as well as the pump head types that are used.

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

  1. To control the installed Gilson pump connect the GIL306Gradient.pan Control Panel or any especially developed control panel in the Chromeleon client to the corresponding timebase.

Further Information

 Tip:

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

For an overview of the different Gilson instruments for which device drivers are available in Chromeleon, refer to  Gilson.