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Star 800 Mib Hardware Configuration
Star 800 Mib Hardware Configuration
HARDWARE CONFIGURATION
Presentation of STAR 800 MIB box ______________________________________________ 2
Role and Advantages of STAR 800 MIB _______________________________________________ 2
STAR 800 MIB interface description__________________________________________________ 2
The front panel : box working state ____________________________________________________________ 3
Back panel: interface toward workstation _______________________________________________________ 4
Side panel: interface toward chromatographs_____________________________________________________ 5
Minimum configuration requirements ________________________________________________ 6
General___________________________________________________________________________________ 6
Working by Ethernet ________________________________________________________________________ 7
Working by RS-232_________________________________________________________________________ 7
Installation of STAR 800 MIB___________________________________________________ 8
Installation of the STAR 800 MIB box ________________________________________________ 8
For an Ethernet installation ___________________________________________________________________ 8
For a RS-232 serial port installation ____________________________________________________________ 9
Installation of the PC software _______________________________________________________ 9
Maintenance ________________________________________________________________ 10
Updating the STAR 800 MIB EPROM _______________________________________________ 10
Anomaly diagnostic _______________________________________________________________ 12
Technical specifications _______________________________________________________ 13
Electromagnetic compatibility ______________________________________________________ 13
Communication __________________________________________________________________ 13
Supplied cable: ______________________________________________________________ 14
Acquisition ______________________________________________________________________ 15
Size ____________________________________________________________________________ 17
PRESENTATION OF STAR 800 MIB BOX
STAR 800 MIB is the VARIAN electronic interface box that provides the means for
communication between chromatography instruments and a PC-based data acquisition and data
processing workstation.
STAR 800 MIB enables workstations to have distant access from any PC on the network in order
to fully control chromatographic instruments, acquire or process data . This enables a better
laboratory space management, and allow users to perform their tasks from the PC of their choice.
Another advantage provided by the STAR 800 MIB is to free the workstations from requiring
internally installed expansion cards within each PC to add instrument driver capability and/or
data acquisition functionality (analog/digital conversion cards, multi-serial RS-232 cards, etc.).
Direct digital data acquisition using STAR 800 MIB is employed whenever possible, but when
analog signal acquisition is necessary, the STAR 800 MIB box significantly decreases the
background noise that yields an improved signal to noise ratio.
The communication protocols of STAR 800 MIB permit the following functions:
(3) (6)
54 mm (2) (5)
(1) (4)
HERCULE 2000 - Chromatography Interface
267 mm
The 6 lights of the panel provide the working state of the box.
(1) Indicates Power “On”. In RS-232 mode: this light flickers to indicate transmissions with
the workstation via RS-232 serial connection.
(2) At least one workstation has an open communication session with the box.
(3) General error.
(4) Ethernet: Transmission sending in process (Off in RS-232 serial mode).
(5) Ethernet: Indicates ethernet cable is correctly connected (Off in RS-232 serial mode).
(6) Ethernet: Indicates collision (Off in RS-232 serial mode).
Back panel: interface toward workstation
Toggle
switch
(1) (2) (3)
RS232 ETHERNET
(4)
The connectors on the back panel of the STAR 800 MIB box are illustrated above, and they
enable power supply and communication with the workstations.
(1) Power supply connector (appropriate power adapter with cord is supplied with the box).
(2) RS-232 serial connector (cable supplied with the box).
(3) Ethernet Connector (cable supplied with the box).
(4) Toggle switch that selects RS-232 or Ethernet communications for the STAR 800 MIB
box (this toggle switch must be in the right position before switching on the box).
If the Ethernet communication mode is chosen, the toggle switch must be directed to the
right, and an Ethernet cable must be connected. An ‘unlimited’ number of boxes can be
connected to the network. These boxes can be accessed from all workstations, so that any
workstation can acquire and /or control chromatographs..
Ethernet network
RS232 connections
ch 4 ch 3
1..Relays..4
1..Starts..4
ch 2 ch 1
Digital Analog
a connector that contains the 4 external synchronization inputs of the analog channels
8 5 Card 2
4 1 Card 1
General
Pentium 133MHz PC,
64 MB Random Access Memory
System:
Microsoft® Windows™ NT 4.0, Service Pack 4 or superior version
Microsoft® Windows™ 2000,
Microsoft® Windows™ 95 O.S.R. 2 (with DCOM 95 and Winsock 2 installed. Both are
available at Microsoft web site: install first the DCOM 95 :
www.microsoft.com/com/resources/downloads.asp, choose “DCOM95 for windows 95”,
then install Winsock 2: www.microsoft.com/windows95/downloads , choose “Windows
sockets2 update” ).
Microsoft® Windows™ 98
10 MB free disk space.
Working by Ethernet
Ethernet 10 BASE-T network adapter (10 Mbits)
Microsoft® TCP/IP network layers set up.
An IP address for each STAR 800 MIB box (ask your network administrator if IP address is
assigned).
Working by RS-232
1 free RS-232 serial port, supporting 115200 Bauds speed.
INSTALLATION OF STAR 800 MIB
The cable supplied does not allow you to connect the STAR 800 MIB box
directly to the PC network adapter without using a hub. To do this, another
type of cable is required, contact the technical support to discuss such
applications.
Move the toggle switch on the back panel to the Ethernet connector position.
Plug the power adapter with cord into the STAR 800 MIB box, then connect the box to
an appropriate 110v or 220v electrical outlet.
Connect the RS-232 cable into the STAR 800 MIB box, then to a PC COM (serial) port
(COM x).
Move the selection switch to the RS-232 connector position.
Plug the power adapter with cord into the STAR 800 MIB box, then connect the box to an
appropriate 110v or 220v electrical outlet.
Updating the STAR 800 MIB firmware consists on loading a new software version into the box.
Thanks to the provided RS-232 cable, link the STAR 800 MIB box to a COM Port of a
computer.
Execute the program “UpgradeStar800.exe” which is stored in: Galaxie \
STAR_800_MIB.
The first screen ask to enter the COM Port number of the station connected to the box.
Unplug and plug again the power supply : the firmware loading is symbolized by the defilade of
0 and 1:
When the loading is finished, the following message is displayed:
Click on OK, the first screen is displayed again, load the firmware on another STAR 800 MIB or
cancel.
If instead of these checks the STAR 800 MIB state remains unchanged reboot it (unplug and
plug again the power supply), and update the supervisor by activating the button (warning,
be sure that no acquisition using this STAR 800 MIB box is performed).
If the above steps do not solve the communication problem, please contact the technical support.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Electromagnetic compatibility
Communication
1 TD+ 1 TD+
2 TD- 2 TD-
3 RD+ 3 RD+
4 4
5 5
6 RD- 6 RD-
7 7
1 8 1 8
8 8
ch 4 ch 3
+
Start of the channel 1
-
1 .. Starts .. 4
RED (+)
BLACK (-)
SHIELD
Cable supplied:
RED (+)
BLACK (-)
4 relay outputs:
independent
24 Volts for 1 Ampere.
relay 1
1..Relays..4
relay 2
relay 3
relay 4
Relay position
Size
Length: 270 mm
Depth: 218 mm
Height: 55 mm
Weight: 1.9 kg
INDEX
A N
Acquisition, 2, 5, 15 Network, 7
Acquisition station, 5
Analog, 2, 5, 6, 15
P
B Power supply, 4, 8, 9
Board, 2, 5, 6
R
C Reboot, 12
Relay, 6, 16, 17
Cable, 13, 16 RS232, 7, 14
Chromatograph, 2 RS-232, 2, 3, 4, 6
Chromatograph, 2 RS-232, 7
Connection, 4, 5 RS-232, 9
RS-232, 9
RS-232, 16
D RS-232, 16
Driver, 2
S
E Serial connection, 4
Ethernet, 4, 7, 8, 13 Size, 17
Extension, 16
T
F Toggle switch, 4, 9
Firmware, 10
U
G Update, 10
GPIB, 5, 6 UpgradeStar800.exe, 10
I W
Instruments, 6 Workstation, 2, 4
L
Light, 3