GC Driver for Waters Empower™ Software

Shimadzu GC-2010 Plus and GC-2014 gas chromatographs can now

be controlled using Waters Empower™ chromatography data systems.

This control enables use of these compact GCs, which feature detectors

with the world’s highest sensitivity levels and deliver high-precision analysis

with excellent peak reproducibility, in an Empower™ environment.

Set Shimadzu GC instrument parameters via the instrument method editing window in Empower™ and save as an instrument method. Achieve seamless control of GC-2010 Plus and GC-2014 units for functions ranging from the control panel and report output to audit trails.

The Shimadzu GC control panel displayed in the sample

analysis window in Empower™ includes functions to directly

control Shimadzu GC units, such as switching the carrier gas

or detector gas, or GC system ON/OFF. In addition, it includes

such features as a monitor function that allows confirming the

respective temperatures of the sample injection port, column

oven, and detector, or the flow rate and pressure of carrier gas,

and a system check function that displays the operating status

of consumables. This helps with monitoring the instrument

operating status during analyses and with routine instrument

inspections. Furthermore, since separate instrument method

editing windows are available for each device, even first-time

users can set GC unit parameters easily.

All detector signals are acquired digitally. Therefore, no SAT/INTM or other analog/digital converter is necessary. Gas pressures, column oven temperatures, and other instrument status information can be stored as channel data during analyses.

 

 

 

Note:

• Shimadzu GC driver software for Empower™ is compatible with Empower™2 FR3 or later versions.To install the driver in existing Empower networks, please provide the Empower™ version and other relevant information in advance.
• Only one Shimadzu GC unit can be connected using the Personal version of Empower™.
• The Empower™ software is also available from Shimadzu. For more details, contact your Shimadzu representative.

GC units: GC-2010, GC-2010 Plus, or GC-2014
Optional accessories: AOC-20i autoinjector and AOC-20s autosampler

 

 

 

Note:

 

* Empower™ and SAT/INTM are trademarks of Waters Corporation in USA and other countries.

• Auxiliary temperature control units, A/D boards, and PRG-2010 (Plus) or PRG-BOX (Plus) units cannot be controlled.


• Not compatible with dual-injection systems.


• A maximum of 4 Shimadzu GC units can be controlled from a single data acquisition server (such as LAC/E32).


• Shimadzu GC and LC drivers for Empower™ can be installed on the same computer or data acquisition server.


• A Shimadzu GC unit and Agilent GC system cannot be connected simultaneously to the same data acquisition server (such as LAC/E32). Provide a separate dedicated data acquisition server for the Shimadzu GC unit.