Any serial controlled gas or liquid chromatograph can be turned into an internet-ready device, instantly able to communicate over ethernet
Justice Laboratory Software says Chrom Perfect Pantera users can turn any serial controlled gas or liquid chromatograph into an internet-ready device, instantly.
This product is the result of the growing demand from users and IT departments to make their traditional chromatographs able to communicate over ethernet.
"Tens of thousands of laboratory GCs and LCs currently are without network connectivity, waiting for a simple and easy solution that turns them into internet-ready devices.
"Justice is excited to introduce a new solution that helps customers turn those traditional devices into internet-ready instruments instantly", said Dennis O'Hare, vice president of Justice Laboratory Software.
Plugging a device directly into an ethernet Lan gives no apparent change in how the computer communicates with the device.
As far as the computer is concerned, the device is still connected to a Com port, even though the device may be located across the room, across town, or on the other side of the world.
Chrom Perfect Pantera serial interface is easily managed on-site simply configure the TCP/IP address and start communicating with the instrument.
Since Chrom Perfect Pantera works as an intermediary, transforming a device's original RS-232 signal into an ethernet signal that is sent across the network, there is no need to modify the chromatographs existing firmware.
Popular existing instruments like HP5890s need not be replaced.
All versions of Chrom Perfect Spirit greater than 5.xx already support TCP/IP, serial and USB chromatographs and Tigre series A/Ds, so adding Chrom Perfect Pantera simply adds another TCP/IP addressable instrument.
Since a serial chromatograph is connected to the ethernet/internet via Chrom Perfect Pantera, it can be configured to allow access by multiple hosts, working in much the same way that several computers in the same office share one printer.
But not only that, it can also be configured to allow access to devices based on the hosts' IP address.
Only those hosts that are authorised will be allowed access.
