10 Instrument setup
Roche Diagnostics
COBAS INTEGRA 400 plus analyzer/Cedex Bio HT Analyzer · Software version 3.6/5.1 · Host Interface Manual · Version 1.24
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Table of contents
Instrument setup 10
To ensure proper functioning, the instrument must first be
correctly installed and its software appropriately
configured.
In this chapter
10
Setting up the instrument for host communication. . 185
Setting up the instrument for host
communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Preparing an interface cable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
About the RS-232 cable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
About the connector types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
About the cable types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Connecting the interface cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Configuring host communication. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Configuring barcode setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
About the RS-232 serial interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
RS-232 (CCITT V.24) serial interface . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Signal levels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Signal description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
About the handshake. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Hardware-handshake. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Software-handshake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197