Agilent Technologies G1313A

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Theory of Operation
Position and Movement Sensors
Position and Movement Sensors
Position sensing of movement of autosampler components is done by
sensors on the sample transport and sampling unit flex boards. The
following sensors are used:
Table 44 Sample Transport Flex Board
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Reflection Sensor 6 Vial tray identification
Reflection Sensor 1 Gripper initialization
Reflection Sensor 3 Transport assembly Initialization
Table 45 Sampling Unit Flex Board
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IR light sensor 1 Metering device home (reference) position
Reflection sensor 2 Needle end positions
Hall sensor 2 Front cover in position
Microswitch 2 Valve switching