Control of Shimadzu’s Nexera and i-Series by Thermo Scientific™ Dionex™ Chromeleon™ Chromatography Data System (CDS) Software (hereafter referred to as “Chromeleon™”) 7 is now available through a collaboration between Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. and Shimadzu utilizing the “Chromeleon Driver Development Kit” for multi-vendor hardware control.
Shimadzu LC control parameters are set through the Chromeleon Instrument Method Editor embedded in the Chromeleon software. These parameters are stored and handled as standard Chromeleon Instrument methods so that the instruments are directly controlled from Chromeleon.
For Shimadzu instrument control parameters, instrument method creation and modification are possible. The screen layout for Shimadzu instrument control is the same as that of the standard Chromeleon Instrument Method Editor screen, and the created methods are stored as standard Chromeleon method. A control parameter report can be output by Chromeleon.
Lamp mode can be directly controlled from Chromeleon. Instrument status can be monitored. System check for instrument consumable parts usage are also possible.
In addition to seamless system control, the detector signal is digitally transmitted to the data system. This eliminates the necessity to add an A/D converter for analogue data acquisition, making system validation easier and more robust.
Full system control uses Chromeleon Instrument Method, and data processing is integrated with Chromeleon software so that the audit trail functions of Chromeleon software are fully utilized. This gives you full confidence in the compliance of the system to regulations such as GLP/GMP and US FDA 21 CFR Part 11.