CALIDUS
tm
101Specifications
(global patentspending)
Ambient Environment
December 1, 2010
OperatingTemperatureRange: 0
o
C to35
o
C
StorageTemperatureRange: -20
o
C to60
o
C
RelativeHumidityRange: 0 to100% (non-condensing)
PowerRequirements
Less than300wattspeakpower at startup, practical use <200Watts for gasor liquidanalyses
24VDC supplied fromexternal power supply, 100-240VACusing50/60HzAC
Safety
General purpose, light industrial (lab instrument environment)
CEMarkandNationallyRecognizedTesting Laboratory (NRTL) certifiedpending (TUVRheinland)
Gas Supplies
50PSIG, 99.995%H
2
orHeat up to250ml/min, 50PSIGzeroair for FIDoperation
SampleRequirements
(via split/splitless injectorwith septumpurge)
Airor gaseous samples at 0 to50PSIGat ambient temperature
Membrane, SPMEand staticanddynamicheadspaceextracts
Direct liquid injectionsneat or diluteorganic solvents (DCM, hexane,MEK, toluene,methanol, CS
2
etc.)
Dimensions
17"wideby8.5"deepby11"high, ~20 lbs
Uninterruptedpower supplyanddata acquisition computer external to thebaseunit
Controls/Outputs
All functions andparameters via ethernet orRS-232usingChromPerfect™ software
Start analysis from keyboardorGC
Setmethod fromexternal computer usingChromPerfect software
50-100Hzdigitization (detectordependent) oneach column, 24bit resolution, auto zerooneach run
Trigger inand readyout signalsplus anarrayof others viaChromPerfect
Front Panel Displays
Temperatureandpressure readings, functionon/off, other
Poweron/off
Statusof analysis columns (isothermal, programming, cool down, ready, cycles run, other)
StandardEquipment
One capillary column, 2m long, 100µm to320µm ID, temperatureprogrammable from0.1 to10
o
Cper second from5
o
Caboveambient to350
o
C (maximum
temperature software limited tobenogreater than the limit for the columns installed, isothermal operation is available). Columnmodules are2meter
columns inMxt-1,Mxt-5,Mxt-1701,Mxt-Wax,Mxt-MoleSieve,Mxt-Alumina, <320µm& various film thicknesseswithothers coming soon.
Flame ionizationor thermal conductivity (filament) detection
Gas and liquid inlet for syringe injectionof samplesor automatedgas and liquid samplevalves available
Performance
(applicationdependent)
Repeatabilityof ±1%RSDorbetter (area) andof ±0.1%RSDorbetter (retention times)
Analysis times forVOCs: canbe<20 seconds and for SVOCs: canbe<60 seconds
Dynamic range: dependsondetectorusedandapplication (FID typically10
5
)
DataProcessingand Instrument Control
Note: computer system is integral andnecessary component of theanalysis systemand includes the following requirements:
RS-232orUSB toRS-232adapter, ethernet
WindowsXPor neweroperatingenvironment
ChromPerfect software fordual columndataacquisitionviaRS-232 serial or ethernet ports
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