Metrohm IC Net 2.3 - Manual (Page 21)

2.2 Glossary
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fluenced by the integration parameters and the optionally pro-
grammable integration events which are defined in the method.
In addition, the integration can be manually corrected later with
the aid of the peak editor (see section 8.4), for details see sec-
tion 7.
Interface
The «IC Net» program supports remote control for interfaces
available from Metrohm and Bischoff. Interfaces generally convert
analog signals to digital form, which can be handled by the com-
puter. Interfaces are stored as device files (
*.dev ) in the Devices di-
rectory. All Metrohm interfaces and Metrohm devices start
with
Me*.dev ; all Bischoff interfaces and Bischoff devices start
with Bi*.dev (for details, see section 5).
Method
A method contains all information necessary for data acquisi-
tion, integration, peak evaluation and quantification. It can
be considered as the chromatogram template, i.e. chromatogram
without raw data. Methods are stored as method files (
*.mtw ) in
the Methods directory.
Each system is linked to a method. This method is called proc-
essing method and is opened automatically at the start of a new
determination (for details, see section 7).
Sample queue
A sample queue is used for the automated processing of series
of samples, particularly in combination with a sample changer (for
details, see section 9).
System
The combination of Metrohm and Bischoff devices connected to
an interface is called a system. The system includes all the set-
tings of the devices, their time program, the data acquisition pa-
rameters and the processing method which have been optimized
for the specific separating column and the determination to be
carried out with it. A system is used to start single determinations
or determinations with the help of a sample queue.
Systems are stored as system files (
*.smt ) in the Systems direc-
tory (for details, see section 4).
Workplace
The workplace contains all interfaces and systems connected to
the PC COM. The icons of all these active interfaces and systems
are shown on the toolbar. They can also be displayed in the
Work-
place window opened by selecting the Options / Devices setup
menu item.