Diatron Abacus 5 - System Settings; Figure 77. External Devices Settings Panel

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 Automatic LIS – The ‘Abacus 5’ will transmit every measurement result as soon as it is available if this
check box is checked.
 LIS – the ‘Abacus 5’ analyzer will use an Ethernet connection rather than a serial connection of this check
box is checked.
 IP – the IP address of the external LIS computer should be entered here if an Ethernet LIS connection is
used. IP addresses consist of four numbers from 0 to 255 separated by periods. See your IT administrator
for more information about the IP address of your host LIS computer.
 Port – the port number of the external LIS computer should be entered with here with nor commas if an
Ethernet LIS connection is used. Ports are a single number between 0 and 65535. See your IT
administrator for more information about the port number of your host LIS computer.
 Bidirectional LIS – check this check box if the LIS computer will download lists for one of the list modes for
automatic sample processing.
Figure 77. External Devices Settings Panel
NOTE: When using bidirectional LIS settings, the ‘Abacus 5’ analyzer “listens” for an external device (or LIS
computer) to send it instructions. Consult your information technology staff regarding the configuration of the
host computer and the ‘Abacus 5’ analyzer for proper LIS operation. Your information technology staff person
may need to consult your Diatron certified service engineer to ensure the Internet Protocol (IP) settings of the
‘Abacus 5’ analyzer are set properly.
The ‘Abacus 5’ analyzer “listens” on port 6600 for incoming LIS instructions.
15.4 System Settings
System settings change various options about the operation and behavior of the ‘Abacus 5’ analyzer.
The System settings panel lets you change the following settings:
 Database columns order – Which column (parameter) of the measurement database is displayed/ hidden
 Waste container volume – select 10L, 20L, or None. Selecting 10L or 20L changes the waste container
tracking display behavior in the reagent status area at the bottom of the screen. Selecting None assumes
waste is being drained directly into the laboratory drain and disables waste container tracking.