Micromass UK Limited

Paul Doorbar

Peter Gerard Spreadbury

Richard Barrington Moulds

Ruth Wamsley

Michael Wilson

Anthony James Gilbert

William N Johnson

Richard Chapman

Paul McIver

Phillip Edward Young

Andrew Packwood

Richard Newton

William Johnson

Alan McKinnon

A start-up routine for a mass spectrometer is performed automatically upon switching ON the mass spectrometer. The mass spectrometer comprises a plurality of functional modules connected thereto, each module operable to perform a predetermined function of the mass spectrometer in use. The start-up routine comprises detecting which functional modules are present in the set of a plurality of functional modules connected to the mass spectrometer, and performing one or more steps of the start-up routine based upon the results of the detection. The mass spectrometer automatically determines whether configuration information is stored locally in respect of each one of the detected functional modules, and, for the or each one of the detected functional modules for which such information is found to be stored locally, automatically uses the information in configuring the mass spectrometer, and, for any detected functional module(s) for which such information is not found to be stored locally, automatically obtains configuration information for the detected functional module(s) from a remote server, and uses the information in configuring the mass spectrometer.

Bench-top time of flight mass spectrometer

Bench-top Time of Flight mass spectrometer

A mass spectrometer is disclosed comprising a system control module () for controlling the operation of the mass spectrometer. The system control module () comprises one or more functional modules, each functional module being operable to perform a predetermined function of the mass spectrometer. The system control module () and/or one or more functional modules are operable to communicate non-time information with each other using a time code of a communications protocol.

Mass spectrometer

A mass spectrometer and methods for controlling a mass spectrometer are provided. In an exemplary embodiment, the mass spectrometer includes a plurality of discrete functional modules, each operable to perform a predetermined function of the mass spectrometer, wherein the modules are individually addressable and connected in a network. The mass spectrometer can also include a scheduler operable to introduce discrete packets of instructions to the network at predetermined times to instruct at least one module to perform a predetermined operation.

Mass spectrometer, control system and methods of operating and assembling a mass spectrometer

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Paul Doorbar