Setting the Configuration Switches

G1512A Controller

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Installing the G1512A controller

Installing the G1512A controller

The G1512A controller provides power and the communication
interface for 18593A/B or G1513A injectors and for the 18596A or
18596B/C tray.
This section covers connecting the injector and tray cables to the
controller, connecting the controller to the gas chromatograph,
connecting the controller to the datahandling device, and plugging
in the controller.
Find the power cord in the controller box. Check the shape of the
plug and the source voltage listed on the packing contents sheet.
Verify that the power cord is appropriate for the power source at
your facility.

Connecting cables to other instruments

The automatic liquid sampler communicates to other instruments
via cables that connect the various connectors on the controller.
The following figure shows the connectors on the back of the
controller and what they are for.
If you are using a ChemStation, read the next section, Configuring
the GPIB address. If you are using a Lab Automation System read
the section on Configuring the RS232C connector later in this
chapter.

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Figure 2202.

Common PCB connections.

Configuration
switches
RS232C
connect to a
computer

APG REMOTE

HP 6890
MMPP HBB

BCD

1
0
LF

1
0
8421 HPIB
16 ADD
HOST
COMM.

FOR FUTURE USE

BAR CODE

HPIB

Connect to a
computer

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INET

INJECTOR 2 (default back)

TRAY

Connect to the
Instrument Network

INJECTOR 1 (default front)

Connect to the
Bar Code Reader

Connect to the injector modules

Connect to the tray module

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Configuring the G1512A

Configuring the GPIB communication mode and address
When you are using either the ChemStation (MSDOS series) or the
ChemStation (HPUX Series), you must set the address switches on
the back of the G1512A controller.
1. Locate mode switches and set for the ChemStation you are using:
1,0

3365A ChemStation

1,0

MSD ChemStation, HPUX Series

1,1

6890, ChemStation,
MSD ChemStation Rev 3.7 and above

2. Locate the address switches on the controller (see Figure 2203).

When facing the back of the controller, the five switches farthest to
the right are the GPIB address switches.
3. Set the GPIB address switches.
D

With any ChemStation, set the address to a unique number.

The usual address for the first automatic liquid sampler
connected to a ChemStation (HPUX Series) is 8." For an
additional automatic liquid sampler, choose any unused
address. A list of switch settings corresponding to different
addresses is shown in Figure 2203.

Configuring for INET communication

When configuring the controller for INET communication, locate
the mode switches and set them to 0,0.

Configuring for standalone communication

Standalone means that the sequence is controlled by the switches in
the injector tower, and the sequence is begun by pressing START on
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the injector. The G1512A has two standalone configurations:
synchronous and asynchronous. When configuring the controller for
synchronous standalone, the mode switches are set the same as for
INET communication: 0,0. If the system has two injectors and a
tray, both injectors will inject at the same time, synchronously.
Asynchronous standalone mode is used when there are two injectors
with no tray and you want them to inject independently or
asynchronously by pressing START on the appropriate injector.
NOTE: The asynchronous standalone control configuration with
two injectors but without a tray is only supported by Agilent
Technologies for isothermal analyses.
When configuring the controller for asynchronous standalone
control, set the mode switches to 0,1.

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Configuring the G1512A
Figure 2203.

Setting the address switches.

GPIB address

1
M MP P

H B B

Communication mode

Baud mode

BCR position

Handshake

Switch setting examples:

ChemStation
6890 Series GC
MSD ChemStation
(rev 3.70 and above) M M P P
3365 ChemStation
MSD ChemStation
(rev 3.65 and below)
HPUX ChemStation
Integrator w/INET
Synchronous
standalone

MMP P

HBB

HBB

MMP P

LF

16 8 4 2

LF

16 8 4 2

HBB

HBB

LF

MMP P

HBB

1
LF

16 8 4 2

HBB

0
1

LF

16 8 4 2

1
MMP P

Address=8

16 8 4 2

35900 loop

Address=10

1
MMP P

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LF

Asynchronous
standalone

RS232C, see serial

interface manual
1859490300

0
8 4 2 1 GPIB
16
Address

0
1

LF

16 8 4 2

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Possible GPIB address switch settings.
GPIB
Address
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29

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Switches
00000
00001
00010
00011
00100
00101
00110
00111
01000
01001
01010
01011
01100
01101
01110
01111
10000
10001
10010
10011
10100
10101
10110
10111
11000
11001
11010
11011
11100
11101

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Setting the RS232C baud rate on a G1512A controller

This controller is shipped with a baud rate setting of 2400. If you do
not need to change the setting, turn to the section on Connecting the
injector cables later in this chapter.
The two B switches located in the left bank of switches on the back
of the controller are used to set the baud rate as shown in the table
of left hand switch settings below.

Setting the communication mode on a G1512A controller

The controller is capable of communicating on RS232 with three
different command sets. The mode switches (M,M) are used to
determine the command set.
Mode Switch Settings
M, M Switch Positions

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Description

0,0

Supports command set documented in manual

1859490300. Baud rate is selectable.

1,0

This setting is used for communication to an LAS system

when using a 35900B. In this mode the baud rate is fixed at
9600.

1,1

Supports command set documented in the GC Program

mers Guide (part no. G153090360). Baud rate is select
able.

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Left Hand Switch Settings

Switch No.

Description

Possible Values

MM

Communication mode type

00INLET, Standalone
10 3365 ChemStation,
103365
ChemStation
MS ChemStation (rev 3.65
3 65 and lower)
11ChemStation,, MS ChemStation ((rev 3.71 and higher)
g )
01-Asynchronous standalone

PP

Bar code reader location

00Front
01Back
10Right
11 L f
11Left

RS232C host handshake

0XON/XOFF
11RTS/CTS
RTS/CTS

BB

RS232C host baud rate

002400
019600
1019.2K
11 38 4K
1138.4K

Right Hand Switch Settings

Switch No.

Description

Possible Values

LF

Controller termination message

0Line feed only

1C i
1Carriage
return & liline ffeedd

16,8,4,2,1

GPIB address of controller

00000=0, 00001=1,
00010=2, 00011=3, etc.
(see figure 2203)

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Connecting the injector cables

Plug each injector cable into the connector on the back panel of the
controller associated with the position of the injector, front or rear.
Be sure the spring clamps on either side of the plug snap onto the
connector.
Figure 2204.

Connecting the injector cable.

LF

Tray

Injector

Connecting the tray cable

Plug the tray cable into the tray connector on the back panel of the
controller. Secure the plug to the connector with a small flathead
screwdriver.
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