Traditionally, instrument interfacing and control through a Chromatography Data System has been a difficult task:
•New instrument commands must be integrated into the control layer of the software.
•User interfaces must be enhanced to provide access to new parameters and limits.
•Method and data structures must be extended to support new data streams.
Such changes typically lead to a significant effort in testing for backward compatibility with other instruments and functions. The new ChromeraÔ data system from PerkinElmer eliminates the need for such extended development and testing through the design of a self-describing instrument control layer that allows the software to automatically configure itself according to the definition provided in an Instrument Descriptor record. The operation and user interface of the software is driven from the “bottom up”, by instrument and application rules, rather than “top-down”, through pre-programmed screens and definitions. This approach facilitates the development of interfacing for new instruments, and provides uncompromised software access to those devices.
By defining a universal structure for instrument interfacing at the module level, complete flexibility for the configuration of instrument stacks can be achieved. Any manner of PerkinElmer HPLC modules can be connected and used as a single instrument with no arbitrary constraints for the number of detectors, data channels, etc.
Flexibility in instrument interfacing provides flexibility in data analysis. Since information processing is key, navigating through large volumes of data has been made as efficient and intuitive as possible. Information from any number of data sources can be viewed in individual windows, overlay mode, or in full 3-D display. Only relevant controls and information are displayed, so all tools are right at your fingertips. Application wizards for maximum efficiency and simplicity guide even a novice user through complex tasks.
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