For research use only. Not for use in diagnostic procedures.
Answer
In Analyst® software, creating a simulated hardware profile allows a user to create acquisition methods and batches when using the software on a processing PC that is not connected to an instrument. To create a simulated hardware profile, open the Hardware Configuration Editor and select a hardware profile that you would like to simulate. Then select Edit Profile.
- Under Devices in current profile, choose Mass Spectrometer
- Click Setup Device
- Click the Communication Tab
- Click Advanced
- Select Simulation Mode
- Click More
- Click Browse under API Firmware
- Find your Mass Spectrometer
- Click Open, then OK, OK, OK
Return to the Hardware Profile Editor screen and find the Devices in current profile. Then select Integrated System Shimadzu LC Controller.
- Click Setup Device
- Click Advanced
- Select Simulation Mode
- Click More and choose the correct autosampler rack type
- Click OK, OK, OK
The selected hardware profile is now set to simulation mode.
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