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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2014
Micromass Uk Limited, Wilmslow, GB;
Phillip Edward Young, Stockport, GB;
Paul Doorbar, Cheshire, GB;
Peter G. Spreadbury, Manchester, GB;
Richard Newton, Sale, GB;
Alan McKinnon, Cheshire, GB;
Richard B. Moulds, Cheshire, GB;
Richard Chapman, Cheshire, GB;
Anthony J. Gilbert, High-Peak, GB;
Micromass UK Limited, Wilmslow, GB;
Abstract
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.