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Arlcom: Package of Result Transmission Solutions: Option of Oxsas Software For Thermo Scientific Oes and XRF Spectrometers
Arlcom: Package of Result Transmission Solutions: Option of Oxsas Software For Thermo Scientific Oes and XRF Spectrometers
Product Specifications
package of Thermo Scientific
OXSAS software to transmit
manually or automatically
analysis results using a variety of
procedures, protocols and formats
to best meet your needs.
It can transmit analysis results
online to up to 16 destinations via
LAN network links or legacy
ARLcom: Package of result RS-232 serial lines.
transmission solutions
Option of OXSAS Software for Thermo
Scientific OES and XRF spectrometers
Concentration Detailed
This standard format features a very
comprehensive content, mainly:
• Analysis Type
• Analysis Task, Method, Type Standard,
Grade
• 5 Sample Identification Fields. More can
Easy setup and debugging thanks to powerful monitoring windows (one per device) and be added if desired
result spooler control screen • Element name, concentration, flag and unit
Utilities ARLcom technical notes for • Run information (run number, run in
average, etc.) allowing the remote
serial links
destinations to distinct the run
Monitoring of the peripheral links The total number of supported result measurement data when transmitted
and of the transmission performance destinations that uses a RS-232 serial link individually.
Monitoring the connections of OXSAS with is limited to eight (this relates to the
the peripheral devices such as the The date and time of the analysis are
Compac and the Video/Printer transmission
destination computers and the printers coded accorded to ISO8601 norm which is
solutions).
makes their set up and troubleshooting very assumed to be adopted worldwide for
The result reception task on the host
easy. Each peripheral link has its own screen computer program, web pages, electronic
computer is not supplied by Thermo Fisher
where all exchanged messages are shown. mailing, in administrations and business, etc.
Scientific.
These monitoring windows allow to Refer to the table below for a full
When necessary, extra communication
check the transmission of results: they show description of this format.
lines are provided by mounting a MUX
.the successful, failed transmissions and interface (2, 4 or 8 serial lines) in the Concentration Short
errors with additional description if available. computer. This standard format contains only the most
Furthermore, the transmission events can The serial ports can have the following relevant result data,:
be logged in log files and displayed in event parameters:
• Short sample identification (signature)
monitoring windows. Distinct colors show the • 7 or 8 data bits with 1 or 2 stop bits • Element name and concentration
successful transmissions, the failures, the • Parity odd, even or none
repetitions and low level information from the • Baud rate from 1200 to 115200 Baud The date and time of the analysis are
protocol layers. This greatly speeds up testing • Flow control: XON/XOFF, Hardware or coded accorded to ISO8601 norm
and fine tuning the communications. none
Concentration WinOE/XRF
ARLcom general technical notes It provides the necessary compatibility with
Result structures
• Overall number of result destinations: the previous versions of formats referred to
maximum 16 OXSAS includes two types of transmission as Concentration R and Concentration S
• Cables, connectors and adaptation units formats: used on the former Thermo Scientific
supply and installation are not included. • Communication Formats are designed for software WinOE and WinXRF.
transferring result data to computers or to
It is well comprehensive and includes
files
ARLcom technical notes for all the run information necessary for the
• Remote Display Formats: their text
network links formatting capabilities allow displaying transmission of individual measurements.
The customer is responsible for the supply results in a format compatible for direct For more details on this format, see our
human reading such as on passive separate product specifications on WinOE
and installation of the protocol layer for the
terminals, on printers, etc, (PS41213) or WinXRF (PS41123).
Thermo Scientific instrument computer (just
like for any other PC of his network). OXSAS is supplied with several default
However, the protocol layer is usually part formats of each type, described hereinafter.
of Windows® 32 bits software, or of any However a built-in tool enables to create
other compatible software. your own formats.
Description of the standard OXSAS Computer Communication Formats
A in the table below indicates that this field is included in the corresponding standard format
F1. Analysis type4 Alphanumeric In the Concentration Detailed format, the analysis type is
(description) sent in full text (description), e.g. "Normal Analysis Unknown %".
See the list of possible analysis type description below4
F2. Date and Time YYYY-MM- Date and time of analysis coded as per ISO9601 norm
DDThh:mm:ss (with leading zero when necessary)
F3. Task Alphanumeric
F4. Analytical Method Alphanumeric
F5. Type Standard Alphanumeric Empty if it is not defined in the analysis result
F7. Grade Alphanumeric Empty if it is not defined in the analysis result
F7. Runs Done Numeric Total number of runs done during the analysis.
F8. Runs in Average Numeric Real number of runs that were used to calculate the average.
F9. Run Number Numeric Is 0 (zero) for the case the average is transmitted
F10. Run Type5 Alphanumeric Type of the run contained in the message (description text)
F11. Signature Alphanumeric Short Sample identity. By default it is the concatenation of
the first three sample identity fields separated by an hyphen
F12.1 SID Value1 Alphanumeric Sample identity field 1
F12.2 SID Value2 Alphanumeric Sample identity field 2
F12.3 SID Value3 Alphanumeric Sample identity field 3
F12.4 SID Value4 Alphanumeric Sample identity field 4
F12.5 SID Value5 Alphanumeric Sample identity field 5
F13. Number of elements Numeric Element Name (F14), Unit (F15), Flags (F16) and Value (F17)
are repeated by the number of times given by the number
of elements (F13). For the Short format, only the Element
Name and Value are repeated
F14. Element Name Alphanumeric The element list and their order of transmission is the one
defined in the Task (global validity) or in the Analytical
Method if a list per method is preferred (configurable by setup)
F15. Element Unit Alphanumeric The element unit is the one defined in the element format
used in the Task or in the Method, according to whether
the first or the second is used (configurable by setup)
F16. Element Flags6 Alphanumeric The possible flags are listed below. An element can be
marked by several flags simultaneously, in that case all set
flags are sent
F17. Element Value Alphanumeric The element precision is defined per setup. Possible precision
formats are: fix number of decimals, fix number of significant
digits, proportional number of decimals according to the
actual concentration
Negative values are preceded by a minus sign.
Product Specifications Additional explanation notes on the
standard OXSAS Computer
? this run is a bad run. Only if the run is not
an average
[ Below the lower Control Limit (LCL).
D Excessive drift (standardization mode)
Communication Formats B this is a bad analysis. Only if run number # Failed SPC test.
= 0 (Only for automation/SMS) SPC:xxxx = SPC test result with code.
1. The ASCII comma "," character (054) is
used as a separator between the items in A Indicates an aborted analysis. Only if run (as per table below)
the message text. This character is number = 0
replaced by an ASCII underscore "_" 6. Element flags field may contain one or The xxxx number is the summation of
wherever it appears in the text more of the following characters: the following test values (numbers given in
2. Unless specified in the format table Flags qualifying individual runs only: hexadecimal):
above, fields are not truncated and are of * Element not reproducible when 1 Ignored (no tests applied)
variable length. They are transmitted as reproducibility checking is being used 2 Run of N above the mean
stored in the database. Note that the } Above the Pseudo-element validity range 4 Run of N below the mean
fields are limited to 255 characters in the
{ Below the Pseudo-element validity range 8 Run of N increasing
database. Unused fields or fields whose
content is empty are sent as an empty ^ Channel overflow 10 Run of N decreasing
character followed by the field delimiter v Channel underflow 20 More than 90% in the middle 1/3
(by default it is the comma). They appear @Spark-DAT overflow 40 Less than 40% in the middle 1/3
thus as two successive commas ~ Spark-DAT calculation error 80 Point outside UCL
3. Numerical fields have no leading nor _ Calculation unsuccessful (no final value) 100 Point outside LCL
trailing characters
n Not selected in line choice selection 200 Point outside USL
4. The Analysis type describes the type of (OES only)
result being transmitted. Possible types 400 Point outside LSL
are (code and its description): Flags qualifying individual runs and the 800 N (14) points alternating
NA Normal Analysis Unknown % average: 1000 N (2) out of M (3 ) points outside 2
! Below the Limit of Detection (LOD or DL) sigma
NI Unknown Intensity
) Above the Calibration Range or the 2000 N (4) out of M (5 ) points outside 1
SI Standardization Initialize
Validity Range of the Internal Standard sigma
SU Standardization Update
( Below the Calibration Range or the 4000 More than N (8) points outside 1
NX Normal Analysis with XRD phase Validity Range of the Internal Standard sigma
AX Automation Production with XRD phase ? Pseudo-element calculation error 8000 Less than N (15) points within 1
TI Type Standard Initialize o Has no Value sigma
TU Type Standard Update Flags qualifying the average only: 10000 Homogeneity test
CA Calibration Standard > Above the grade top limit - positive
CT Control Sample values only. Also used when the result is Example using the Concentration
AP Automation Production Sample above the outer top limit in the case the Detailed Format
AD Automation Standardization Update result is checked against two sets of Normal Analysis Unknown %, 2008-09-26T1
limits (inner and outer)
AT Automation Type Standard Update 6:33:47,My Task,My Method,,,1,1,1,,12345,
< Below the grade bottom limit - positive
AC Automation Control Sample Caster A,1,Stainless Steel,99MP99999, 12,Si,
values only. Also used when the result is
QA Quantas Analysis Unknown % below the outer bottom limit in the case %,,1.0636,S,%,,0.0208,P,%,!<,0.0001,Mn,%,
5. “Run type” indicates the type of analytical the result is checked against two sets of ,0.1193,Cr,%,<,15.9346,Mo,%,,0.9305,V,%,,
run/result that the message contains: limits (inner and outer) 0.0716,Cu,ppm,(,1.4,Ti,%,,0.0100,Sn,%,,0.17
"" (empty field). Indicates an average value / Above the grade inner high limit - 07,Ni,%,,0.2546,C,%,,0.9912,
for an analysis not declared as "Bad positive values only. Used in case the
sample". Only if run number =0 result is checked against two sets of Same example using Concentration
B indicates an analysis declared as "Bad limits (inner and outer) Short Format
sample". Only if run number = 0 \ Below the grade inner low limit - positive
2008-09-26T16:33:47,12345-Caster A 1,Si,
"" (empty field). This run is included in values only. Used in case the result is
average. Only if the run is not an average checked against two sets of limits (inner and 1.0636,S,0.0208 ,P,0.0001 ,Mn,0.1193,Cr,
x this run is not included in average. Only if outer). specification - positive values only 15.9346,Mo,0.9305,V,0.0716,Cu,Ti,0.0100,Sn
the run is not an average ] Above the upper Control Limit (UCL) ,0.1707,Ni,0.2546,C,0.9912,
Advanced formatting capabilities • OXSAS provides also for proportional
of the Computer Communication precision formats: the number of
decimals is a function of the actual result
formats
concentration, This function is
The standard OXSAS Concentration Detailed configurable as well, i.e. the number and
format is already well comprehensive. the limits of the concentration ranges and
However, if your receiving computers for each range the number of decimal and
the unit. As a result of the above
request more capabilities OXSAS can
described capability, you can define a
transmit other information, or you can transmission format that uses a
format the result message differently in a proportional element precision, however
very flexible way different from the display format
• Usually the element name, unit, flags and
Additional Available Fields value are sent grouped per element and
In addition to the information that the repeated for each element. You can also
define to sent all element names grouped,
Concentration Detailed format can already
then the unit of all elements, then the flags
transmit, below is a list of the main other and finally the value of all elements
valuable fields that OXSAS can transmit: • Fields length can also be fixed. Although
• Additional Sample Identity Fields, if your this solution is less and less used
sample ID structure includes more than 5 because of its inherent rigid structure,
fields OXSAS can emulate such format that are
• Sample Signature still required by some process computers.
• Batch name: name if the transmitted If this option is selected, the field content
analysis was performed using a batch is truncated if it is longer than the field
length defined in the format. If the
• Grade limits per element against which content is shorter, it is filled with trailing
the result was compared. If two grade space to match the defined field length
limits set are used, both inner and outer
limits can be sent • You can use another fields delimiter than
the comma. e.g. a semi-colon, a space or
• Element channel name a carriage return (cr)
• Element Standard Deviation (SD) and • If your receiving computer requires it, you
Relative Standard Deviation (RSD), sent can define fields with a fix text content
similarly to the individual runs (e.g. for emulating a telegram header)
• Element Raw intensity, Element Corrected • You can also define an automatic format
Intensity choice function. While in most case, the
• Modification reason, in case the result format is fix per destination, you can also
was modified by the user select a different format depending on an
• Transmission sequence number information contained in the analysis
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