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drawing board Before you can start programming your pump, you need to understand the flow you require in detail. For a simple single rate and volume flow you hardly need to spend much time on this. But for wave form flows or flows involving interaction with the real world (triggers) you really need [...]
TTL Ports - Button Pumps Pump TTL Db9 Connector NOTE: This page applies to the pumps listed in my compatibility page. All pumps OEM and others, the TTL output ports are available on the DB9 connector on the rear panel. This connector is not the RS-232 port! The following chart shows the [...]
How does the pump communicate with a computer. Pump Communication Procedure Command Set Are you looking for a detailed explanation of the the available pump commands? Are you interested in the specific syntax of a pump command? They are explained in detail in your pump manual. I am considering offering pump programming training here, are [...]
There is an easy way to create Pump Programs! Use the PPL Creator spreadsheet which is installed with SyringePumpPro. PPL Creator is supplied by New Era Pumps. It is easy to use but you still need to be familiar with how the pump works, and the pump commands in order to write programs for [...]
Are you operating a pump - perhaps it's your early days with the pump, and when you push the RUN button the pump seems to do weird stuff you never asked for? Is your pump pre-loved? (pre-used?) You might have one of three problems: Your pump has someone else's program in it and your [...]
If you want to prevent operators from changing pump programs accidentally... are you using the best pump for your applicatoin. Button pumps are meant for programming and control. In a production environment with operators, you might want to choose button-less or OEM pumps. I have entered the program in the pump, but I am unable [...]
MyLabVIEW logo Looking for a LabVIEW Driver for New Era Pump Systems? Funny logo? Yes! For the record I asked National Instruments if I could use the correct LabVIEW logo and was refused permission and told off for how I displayed the text LabVIEW. You see I had Lab.... I am not allowed [...]
32 pumps - One SyringePumpPro installation How many pumps can be connected to a pump network? Can you connect to different pump models and brands? Most manufacturers support 100 pumps connected at the same time. I have never seen 100 pumps in the same room let alone connected together in a single network. [...]
This interesting question is asked every now and then - How does SyringePumpPro report rates and volumes for the multi-channel pumps? or Why does SyringePumpPro only report rates and volumes for a single channel? There are a number of multi-channel or multi-syringe pumps available from the manufacturers that SyringePumpPro supports. Currently SyringePumpPro treats them as [...]
Had a couple of reports about an issue with the PPL Creator spreadsheet. It looks like under Microsoft Office 2010 the spreadsheet inserts a line in each phase - #N/A When you upload the ppl to the pump using SyringePumpPro, every line of your ppl file is reported as an error. Work around - Use [...]