KD Scientific Allegro Peristaltic Pump Series User Manual
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KD Scientific Allegro Peristaltic Pump System User’s Manual
Publication 5613-004-REV-A
Operating the KDS Allegro Peristaltic Pump System
ALLEGRO PERISTALTIC PUMP SYSTEM
PROGRAM EXPORT AND IMPORT
The Allegro Peristaltic Pump System pump permits the
daisy chaining of multiple pumps, as well as integration
with/control by an external computer through USB. To
facilitiate operation in these modes, the Allegro Peristaltic
Pump System application software includes a variety of
commands designed to simplify the export/import of
Programs between the pump and external devices. This
section outlines the use of these commands.
TRANSFER A PROGRAM BET WEEN PUMPS
Follow these instructions to transfer a Program between
two KDS Allegro Peristaltic Pump System pumps.
1.
Connect two pumps together via an RS-485
(firewire type) cable and set the address on the first
pump to ‘00’ using the Set Pump Address
command in the Settings menu.
2. Set the address on the second pump to something
other than ‘00’ using the Set Pump Address
command in the Settings menu.
3. From the Program Main screen, choose Program
Select then choose the Program you would like
to export.
4. Choose the
File Options
button.
5. Choose the Pump button and enter the address for
the pump you would like to receive the Program.
6. Choose Export Program to Pump.
7.
The pump will display a confirmation message in
the Message Area on the screen when the export
is complete. Note that long Programs may take a
few seconds to export.
8. Before disconnecting the pumps, verify that the
Program was successfully exported by choosing
Program Select from the Program Main screen on
the destination pump, then browse the available
Programs to verify that the exported Program is
shown in the menu.
✐
NOTE: Do not attempt to Export/Import
Programs while the pump is running.
✐
NOTE: Do not change screens while
Importing/Exporting a program.
✐
NOTE: For additional details on the
physical interfaces used to connect the KDS
Allegro Peristaltic Pump System to external
devices, refer to the External I/O
Connections section in the Appendices.
Export Program confirmation screen showing successful export
EXTERNAL PUMP CONTROL
The Allegro Peristaltic Pump System can be controlled by
a terminal communication program. KD Scientific
provides a Pump Control program on the CD that came
with the unit. The Program Manager software and user
manual can be found in the Pump Applications directory
on this CD.