Instrument Control Program
Agilent’s open-systems approach to laboratory informatics allows our customers to select the best hardware and software to meet their needs. The Instrument Control Program consists of two components to enable multi-vendor control in Chromatography Data Systems (CDS). Instrument Control Framework (ICF) and RapidControl.Net (RC.Net) standardize how Chromatography Data Systems (CDS) interact with analytical instruments.
Agilent Instrument Control Framework
Instrument Control Framework (ICF), a software layer embedded in non-Agilent CDS platforms, makes it faster and easier to control Agilent liquid chromatography (LC) and gas chromatography (GC) instruments through non-Agilent chromatographic data systems. With Agilent ICF, the operation of your Agilent instrumentation can offer the same world-class instrument control capabilities as in Agilent chromatography data systems. Agilent has developed a robust and popular developer program to supply documentation and support to vendors implementing ICF technology.
RapidControl.Net
RapidControl.Net (RC.Net) technology and a generic set of protocols allows instrument vendors to write standardized instrument control drivers. This allows RC.Net drivers to plug into CDS software packages that have utilized the ICF software layer – eliminating the need to write proprietary drivers for each CDS platform. Agilent has developed a robust and popular developer program to supply documentation and support to vendors writing RC.Net drivers or implementing RC.Net technology.
Product Details
Features
Advantages:
- Enables control of new modules or systems as they become available from Agilent.
- Delivers comprehensive user interfaces that seamlessly incorporate most instrument features.
- Supports a variety of Non-Agilent chromatography data systems.
- Supports a variety of Non-Agilent instrumentation.
- Supports a variety of Agilent LC modules.
- Supports a variety of Agilent GC models.
Specifications
| Vendor Software | Technique | Agilent Instrumentation |
| Waters Empower 3 | LC | Agilent 1100/1200 Series (including 1120 Agilent LC Systems) |
| Agilent 1200 Infinity Series | ||
| GC | Agilent 6850/6890 GC Series | |
| Agilent 7890/7820 GC Series | ||
| Agilent G1888A/HS7697A GC Head Space | ||
| Thermo Chromeleon 6.8 | LC | Agilent 1100/1200 Series (including 1120 Agilent LC Systems) |
| Agilent 1200 Infinity Series | ||
| GC | Agilent 6850/6890 GC Series | |
| Agilent 7890/7820 GC Series | ||
| Agilent G1888A/HS7697A GC Head Space | ||
| Thermo Chromeleon 7.2 | LC | Agilent 1100/1200 Series (including 1120 Agilent LC Systems) |
| Agilent 1200 Infinity Series | ||
| GC | Agilent 7890/7820 GC Series | |
| Agilent G1888A/HS7697A GC Head Space | ||
| Agilent 6850/6890 GC Series |
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This Technical Overview describes the Agilent Instrument Control Framework (ICF) software that enables control of Agilent liquid chromatography (LC) and gas chromatography (GC) instruments with non-Agilent chromatography data systems (CDS) or other software solutions.
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