Pump to computer connectivity issues. Many commonly reported issues and how to fix them are covered here.
Can you make your own pump cables? YES! – you can and this page contains the instructions on how to do it. To most people reading this page I’d like to say – don’t make your own cables. Read the section below - Why not just buy them? This page contains instructions and [...]
Good/Bad - Um? Depends what your looking for. I'd prefer simple sync and complex sync. The master ppl file setup - I love. Each pump's code is a separate file - that's great programming technique. Makes it easy to test each ppl file separately. Multiple pump file sets Syncing - Simple syncing is [...]
How Do You Change The Pump Address? READ THIS FIRST - IT's important!All pumps come from the factory configured as address 0. If you network 2 or more pumps without changing the address from 0, SyringePumpPro cant identify which pump is saying what and when. It's like a crowded front bar of pumps all yelling [...]
Often pumps and the computer controlling them need to be separated by some distance. This is found in a lot of applications where operator safety is a concern and the operators have to be remotely located. The standard RS-232 connection trades communication rates for length of cable. The RS-232 connection is technically capable of [...]
What cables and things do your need to connect your pumps to your computer? Here's the items you need. When one or more pumps are connected to your computer, we refer to the interconnecting cabling and USB-RS232 adapter as a pump network. Are you trying to figure out what cables you need to connect [...]
There are several cables that go with your pumps. The following table is a list of all the cables, their part numbers and their description and usage. Are you looking to make your own pump cables? Are you trying to figure out what cables you need to connect your pumps to your PC? Electro spinner [...]
32 pumps one SyringePumpPro I am often asked Can you connect more than one pump? Can you mix manufacturers? Can you mix pump models? Can you mix syringe with peristaltic pumps? Can you connect more than one pump at a time? This photo is my answer - yes up to 100 pumps at [...]
I get asked this regularly - can you mix and match pump models, and manufacturers. Yes. I do it every day. My pumps have come from all over, they are a wide range of ages - thus software versions in the pump - and I make a point of testing SyringePumpPro with a mix of [...]
Let's talk for a moment about how the pumps are connected. An understanding of this will help you diagnose communications problems with your pumps. The pumps are connected in a daisy chain to form a network. Each pump listens to all of the commands sent down the wire. All pumps see all the commands [...]
Had a report recently from a customer who said my software constantly crashed. My software shouldn't' crash - ever but there will be problems from time to time - I can't test everything. When I learn of crash behaviour - I test and try to duplicate and then resolve the problem. I asked the customer [...]