Agilent ChemStations is an instrument control, data acquisition and data evaluation system for gas chromatographs, liquid chromatographs, liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry, capillary electrophoresis systems and analog-to-digital interfaces
The Agilent ChemStation is a comprehensive software solution designed to control instruments, acquire data, and evaluate results for gas chromatography (GC), liquid chromatography (LC), LC/MSD, capillary electrophoresis (CE), and analog-to-digital (A/D) systems. Revision A.09.01 replaces the previous A.08.0x version and introduces new features while maintaining compatibility with existing Agilent and HP instruments.
The software is sold in six versions tailored for specific analytical techniques, including single-instrument configurations for GC, LC, LC/MSD, CE, and A/D systems. It supports various hardware modules such as fraction collectors, preparative autosamplers, and switching valves. The system can be expanded with additional instrument control and data evaluation modules to support multiple instruments or specialized applications like spectral analysis.
| Operating Systems | Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000 |
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| Minimum RAM (Single Instrument) | 64 MB for 2D, 96 MB for 3D |
| Maximum Instruments per PC | Four instruments |
| Supported Hardware Interfaces | ISA or PCI interface bus |
The software controls Agilent 5890 Series II, 6890, and 6850 gas chromatographs, Agilent 1100 Series HPLC modules, HP 1090 and 1050 liquid chromatographs, Capillary Electrophoresis systems, and 35900E analog-to-digital interfaces.
A minimum of 96 MB RAM is required for a single 3D instrument configuration, or 128 MB RAM for a 3D configuration on Windows 2000.
Up to four chromatography instruments may be configured on each Agilent ChemStation, though specific configurations like spectral detector systems support only two.