Introducing the Auto Diagnostics Report

(A Platinum™ Feature)

The Report Page shows you the results of the Auto Diagnostics tests that you have performed and provides an update regarding the operating condition of the instrument.

1. Select the Platinum button at the bottom left-hand side of the main instrument control window.

2. Click Auto Diagnostics from the list of Automatic Tasks, a set of pages is displayed. Select the Auto Diagnostics Page to set up a number of tasks that can be executed on demand or can be automatically performed at the time(s), date(s), and frequency selected on the Schedule Page.

3. Perform the Auto Diagnostics procedures, see Using Auto Diagnostics for more information.

4. View the results on the Auto Diagnostics Report Page by clicking on the Report tab at the top of the dialog. The results can be sent via email or Windows Messaging. See Using the Messaging Page for more information.

NOTE:  If you want to capture only the real-time information found in the diagnostics report, select Start Now on the Auto Diagnostics Page without choosing any of the Automatic Tasks. This will give you an updated report.

The Auto Diagnostics report is saved as an .htm file (e.g., DiagnRptFor___.htm) to the HTML directory within the TA Instruments Advantage program directory. (e.g., C:\Program Files\TA Instruments\Thermal Advantage\Qseries\HTML.) This file is overwritten each time a new diagnostics report is generated.

The following items appear on the report, depending on the Auto Diagnostic routines and the type of instrument selected:

Instrument

• Model of the instrument

• Serial number of the instrument

• Software version and build installed on the instrument

• Options installed on the instrument

• Total run time

• Number of runs performed on the instrument

• Number of calibration mode runs performed on the instrument

• Hours instrument has been at temperatures above 400°C

• Hours instrument has been at temperatures above 600°C

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Mass Flow Controllers (MFC)

• Are MFC(s) present? Yes/No

• Gas 1 currently in use

• Gas 2 currently in use

• Have the MFC(s) been calibrated? Yes/No

• Sample #1 10 mL/min test successful?

• Sample #1 200 mL/min test successful?

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Cell

• Status of cell

• Type of cell (removal or fixed)

• Serial number

• Impedance test results

• Measured impedance

• Minimum impedance

• Maximum impedance

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A/D Converters

• Delta T ADC input voltage reading

• Delta Tzero ADC input voltage reading (Q2000/Q1000 only)

• Heater temperature ADC input voltage reading

• Reference junction ADC input voltage reading

• Tzero temperature ADC input voltage reading

• Cell pressure ADC input voltage reading

• Flange temperature ADC input voltage reading

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Power Supply

• +5V power supply reading

• +15V power supply reading

• +24V power supply reading

• -15V power supply reading

• Fan voltage reading

• Line frequency reading

• Air temperature reading

• Revision

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Autosampler

• Autosampler present? Yes/No

• Resetting Autosampler successful?

• Drive board present? Yes/No

• Motor drive board version

• Interface board version

• Sample pan load/unload test successful?

• Left/Right Home test successful?

• Up/Down test successful?

• Tray rotate test successful?

• Electric pan sensor condition

• Fiber optic amplifier output condition

• Left/Right motor test successful?

• Up/Down motor test successful?

• Rotate motor test successful?

• Gripper motor test successful?

• Extend/retract motor test successful?

• Sample pan load/unload test successful?

• Load pan 1 test successful?

• Unload pan 1 test successful?

• Load pan 26 test successful?

• Unload pan 26 test successful?

• Sample pan load/unload test successful?

• Load pan reference 1 test successful?

• Unload pan reference 1 test successful?

• AutoLid present?

• AutoLid open test successful?

• AutoLid closed test successful?

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