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ReleaseNotes
Chromeleon7
ChromatographyDataSystem
SoftwareVersion7.2.6August2017
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Copyright
ForResearchUseOnly.Notforuseindiagnosticprocedures.Copyright©20092017ThermoFisherScientific
Inc.Allrightsreserved.
Trademarks
ACQUITY,AllianceandWatersareregisteredtrademarksofWatersCorporation.ACQUITY,AllianceandWaters
areregisteredtrademarksofWatersCorporation.AgilentisaregisteredtrademarkofAgilentTechnologies.
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TableofContents
1Introduction.............................................................................................................................5
2OtherDocumentation.............................................................................................................6
3What’sNewinChromeleon7.2.6...........................................................................................7
3.1NewandUpdatedThermoScientificInstrumentDrivers................................................7
3.1.1NewISQECMassSpectrometerDriver[SWFR1214]...............................................7
3.1.2UpdatedVanquishHorizonBinaryPump(VHA10)Driver[SWFR2700]...................7
3.1.3UpdatedTRACE1110FPD[SWFR2474]....................................................................7
3.1.4UpdatedTRACE1300GCDriver[SWFR1518,SWFR1512,SWFR1558]..................7
3.1.5FractionCollectionWizardSupportForMultipleChannels[SWFR1192].................7
3.2NewandUpdatedThirdPartyInstrumentDrivers...........................................................7
3.2.1NewMarkesThermalDesorberDriver[SWFR1234]................................................8
3.3IQ/OQ/PQ..........................................................................................................................8
3.3.1LinkinganIQTemplatetoMultipleSequences[SWFR2567]...................................8
3.3.2HPLCIQfornewISCECLC/ICMS[SWFR2649]..........................................................8
3.4ChromeleonXPS................................................................................................................8
3.4.1ChromeleonXPSOptionalUserInterface[SWFR2207]............................................8
3.4.2ChromeleonXPSUserPrivileges[SWFR2430]...........................................................9
3.5EmailNotificationEnhancements.....................................................................................9
3.5.1SendEMailonSequenceCompletionorAbort[SWFR2281]..................................9
3.5.2NotificationofLicenseGracePeriod[SWFR2841,SWFR1090]................................9
3.5.3NotificationofPendingExpirationforTemporaryLicenses[SWFR2899].................10
3.6ProcessingMethodEnhancements..................................................................................10
3.6.1IdentifyPeaksBasedonMassSpectrum[SWFR967]...............................................10
3.6.2SupportforTargetMassScreening[SWFR1483]......................................................10
3.6.3BioPharmaWorkbookImportwithExactiveAcquisitionList[SWFR2093]..............10
3.6.4PerformISTDquantitationBasedonRatio(Resp)vsRatio(Amt)[SWFR2374].......10
3.7OtherChromatographyStudioEnhancements................................................................10
3.7.1LabelingaChromatogramPeakwiththeDetectedMass[SWFR1482]....................10
3.7.2FixedAxisScalingForMSComponentsPlot[SWFR2655].........................................10
3.7.3RelativeStandardErrorasaReportVariable[SWFR2467].......................................10
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4ResolvedIssues........................................................................................................................11
5LimitationsandKnownIssues.................................................................................................15
5.1LimitationswithThermoScientificInstruments...............................................................15
5.2CompatibilityofChromeleon7.2.6andSIIforXcalibur...................................................16
5.3MassSpectrometersandWindows10.............................................................................17
5.4UpgradingaWindows10PCFromChromeleon7.2SR5toChromeleon7.2.6...............17
5.5CompatibilitywithFoundation3.1...................................................................................17
5.6LimitationswiththeWatersDriverPack..........................................................................17
5.7LimitationswithAgilentICF..............................................................................................19
5.8LimitationswithOtherThirdPartyInstruments...............................................................21
5.9OtherLimitations..............................................................................................................22
5.10ObsoleteDrivers...............................................................................................................24
5.11DefectsUnderInvestigation.............................................................................................24
5.11.1EmptyInjectTimeandGUIDFieldsintheInjectionRecord[CM722738]............25
5.11.2InstrumentAuditTrailsArenotProperlySaved/WrittenonthelocalDataVault
[CM723051].........................................................................................................................25
5.12FunctionalDifferencesbetweenChromeleon7.2andChromeleon6.8..........................25
6Backward/ForwardCompatibilityIssues.................................................................................26
6.1ThermoScientificVanquishChargedAerosolDetector[CM623499].............................26
6.2ThermoScientificVanquishAutosampler[CM623405]..................................................26
6.3ThermoScientificTriPlusRSH...........................................................................................26
6.4ThermoScientificTriPlus300HS......................................................................................26
6.5ThermoScientificTriPlusLS100.......................................................................................26
6.6ThermoScientificTSQQuantiva.......................................................................................26
6.7ThermoScientificTSQQuantivaandEndura....................................................................26
6.8TSQQuantivaandEnduraInstrumentMethod[CM718759]..........................................26
6.9SignedSequences[CM716374].......................................................................................27
7Appendix..................................................................................................................................28
7.1ReleaseNotes...................................................................................................................28
7.2OnlineHelp.......................................................................................................................28
7.3ContributedContent.........................................................................................................28
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1 Introduction
TheThermoScientific™Chromeleon™7ChromatographyDataSystem(CDS)isanewgeneration
chromatographydatasystemthatprovidesthefastestpathfromsamplestoresults.Buildingupon
marketleadinginnovationsofpriorChromeleonsoftwarereleasessuchasdynamicinteractivedata
displays,anintegrateddatabaseforrapiddataretrieval,andspreadsheetbasedreporting
Chromeleon7featuresamodernuserinterface,comprehensivenewtoolsforpeakdetection,andan
innovativeworkflowmanagementframework,allofwhichspeeduplearning,simplifyoperation,and
deliverresultswithgreaterefficiencythananyotherchromatographydatasystem.
Thisnewversion,Chromeleon7.2.6CDS,providesupdatedandnewinstrumentcontrolfor
instrumentsfromThermoFisherScientificandothervendors.Improvementsandenhancements
havebeenmadeinanumberofareasrelatedtodataprocessingandvisualization.Inaddition,this
releaseintroducesChromeleonXPS‐ahighlystreamlinedandsimplifiedoptionaluserinterfacefor
Chromeleontosupportwalkupautomationlabenvironments.Pleaseseebelowformoredetailson
theseandotherenhancementspresentinthisrelease.
Thesoftwareisdevelopedusingmodernsoftwaredevelopmenttoolsandtechnologiesthatimprove
performance,sustainabilityandextendibility.
BackwardcompatibilitywithChromeleon6ismaintainedtothegreatestpracticableextent,to
provideaneasymigrationpath.
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2 OtherDocumentation
Chromeleonisprovidedwithmanyotherdocumentsthatwillhelpyoutolearnmoreaboutthe
software.TheirscopeisdescribedintheDocumentOverview,whichisdeliveredinprintedformwith
theChromeleoninstallationmedia,butalsoavailableinelectronicformontheinstallationdiskinthe
Documentsfolder.
PleaserefertotheInstallationGuideforinformationregarding:
SystemRequirements
SupportedOperatingSystemsandDatabases
RequiredThirdPartySoftware
CompatibilitywithPreviousVersions
InstallingandconfiguringtheChromeleonsoftware
Tip:TheGlossarydescribesChromeleonspecifictermsandcommonabbreviationsused
throughoutthedocumentation.
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3 What’sNewinChromeleon7.2.6
Chromeleon7.2.6implementsanumberofnewfeatures,includingsupportfornewhardware,
ChromeleonXPS(anewsimplifieduserinterfaceforopenaccesswalkupautomationlabs)and
improvementstodatareviewandprocessingofMSdata.Thisdocumentwillonlygiveashort
overviewofallfeatureswithoutgoingintomuchdetail.Formoredetails,refertotheOnlineHelp.
3.1 NewandUpdatedThermoScientificInstrumentDrivers
ThischapterlistsnewandupdatedThermoScientific™driversaddedtoChromeleon7.2.6.For
detailsonsupportedoptions,requiredlicenses,installation,andcontrol,refertotheOnlineHelpor
theListofSupportedInstrumentsdocumentfoundontheChromeleon7.2.6DVD.
3.1.1 NewISQECMassSpectrometerDriver[SWFR1214]
ThisreleaseincludessupportforthenewThermoScientificISQEC,whichisasinglequadrupolemass
spectrometerforHPCandIC.
3.1.2 UpdatedVanquishHorizonBinaryPump(VHA10)Driver[SWFR2700]
TheVanquishHorizonBinaryPumpdriverandePanelhavebeenenhancedtoincludetheabilityto
performapumpleaktest.
3.1.3 UpdatedTRACE1110FPD[SWFR2474]
TheTRACE1110GCdriverhasbeenenhancedtosupportanupdatedFlamePhotometricDetector
withahighertemperaturerange.
3.1.4 UpdatedTRACE1300GCDriver[SWFR1518,SWFR1512,SWFR1558]
TheTRACE1300GCdriverhasbeenenhancedasfollows:
AnoptionhasbeenaddedtotheconfigurationdialogtoallowtheGChardwarekeyboardto
remainunlockedwhilestillconnectedtoChromeleon.
Anoptionhasbeenaddedtothemethodeditortorestoredefaultvaluesforallofthe
methodsettingsonapageorforanentiremethod.
Itisnowpossibletostartdetectoracquisitionatatimeotherthan0.0min.
3.1.5 FractionCollectionWizardSupportForMultipleChannels[SWFR1192]
Theexistingfractioncollectionwizardhasbeenenhancedtoincludethesetupofmultiplechannels
andallfractioncollectionparameters.
3.2 NewandUpdatedThirdPartyInstrumentDrivers
ThischapterlistsnewandupdateddriversaddedtoChromeleon7.2.6.Fordetailsonsupported
options,requiredlicenses,installation,andcontrol,refertotheOnlineHelpandtheListofSupported
InstrumentsdocumentfoundontheChromeleon7.2.6DVD.
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3.2.1 NewMarkesThermalDesorberDriver[SWFR1234]
ThisreleaseincludesanewinstrumentdrivertocontrolthefollowingmodulesfromtheMarkes
ThermalDesorberproductline:
TD100xrStandard(includingtheTubeISaccessory)
TD100xrAdvanced(includingtheTubeISaccessory)
Unityxr(includingtheAirServeraccessory)
Korixr
3.3 IQ/OQ/PQ
3.3.1 LinkinganIQTemplatetoMultipleSequences[SWFR2567]
Itisnowpossibletocreateandstoreasingleinstanceofthequalificationreporttemplatesina
folderoutsideofasequenceandlinkmultiplequalificationsequencestothattemplate.
3.3.2 HPLCIQfornewISCECLC/ICMS[SWFR2649]
TheHPLCIQtemplateshavebeenupdatedtosupportforthenewVanquishISQECMSmodule.
3.4 ChromeleonXPS
3.4.1 ChromeleonXPSOptionalUserInterface[SWFR2207]
ChromeleonXPSisahighlysimplifieduserinterfaceforChromeleonthatprovideswalkup,multi
useraccessforroutineanalysisbynonchromatographers.
Featuresinclude:
Clean,streamlined“walkup”interface
UtilizesthefullpowerofChromeleon’susermanagement,instrumentcontrol,data
processingandreporting
ProvidesaccesstoallinstrumentsinanEnterpriseenvironment
SupportsIC,LC,GC,LCMS,GCMSandICMSanalysis
eMailnotificationofruncompletionandanalysisresults
Managementconsolewithadvancedcustomizationoptions
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Important:ChromeleonXPSisalicensedoptionforChromeleon,Pleasecontactyourlocal
ThermoFisherScientificrepresentativefordetailsonenablingthisfunctionality.
3.4.2 ChromeleonXPSUserPrivileges[SWFR2430]
TheUserManagementpermissionssethavebeenenhancedtocontroltheabilitytouseandmanage
theChromeleonXPSsoftware.
Thenewpermissionsinclude:
ManageUserInterface
AllowsalabmanagertocustomizetheChromeleonXPSuserinterface,specifyavailable
eWorkflowsanddefinedefaultbehaviors
UseClientUserInterface
RequiredinorderforausertobeabletologintoChromeleonXPS
3.5 EmailNotificationEnhancements
3.5.1 SendEMailonSequenceCompletionorAbort[SWFR2281]
Withthisrelease,itisnowpossibletohaveanemailnotificationsenttooneormoreuserswhena
sequencecompletesorisaborted.Theemailincludesbasicinformationsuchassequencename,
instrument,andtime/dateaswellasalinktothesequenceitself.
3.5.2 NotificationofLicenseGracePeriod[SWFR2841,SWFR1090]
Withthisrelease,whenthesoftwarelicensedongleisinaccessible(e.g.duetoanetworkproblem)a
notificationisdisplayedinthemessagebaroftheChromeleonConsole.
Inaddition,itispossibletoenableanemailnotificationbesenttoalertappropriatepeople.
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3.5.3 NotificationofPendingExpirationforTemporaryLicenses[SWFR2899]
Withthisrelease,itispossibletoenableanemailnotificationwhenatemporarysoftwarelicenseis
abouttoexpire.
3.6 ProcessingMethodEnhancements
3.6.1 IdentifyPeaksBasedonMassSpectrum[SWFR967]
ItisnowpossibletospecifyanMSspectrumandmatchcriteriaintheprocessingmethodwhichcan
beusedtoidentifyorconfirmtheidentificationofcomponents.
3.6.2 SupportforTargetMassScreening[SWFR1483]
Withthisrelease,itisnowpossibletospecifytargetscreeningmassesonaperinjectionbasis.The
specificationalsoincludessupportforpositiveandnegativeadducts.Massspectrumplotsmaybe
taggedwiththetargetmass(ifdetected)andreportvariablescanbeusedtodisplayandtestifthe
targetmasswasdetected.
3.6.3 BioPharmaWorkbookImportwithExactiveAcquisitionList[SWFR2093]
TheCompoundImportfeatureoftheprocessingmethodhasbeenenhancedtosupportBiopharma
Finderworkbookexportfiles.
3.6.4 PerformISTDquantitationBasedonRatio(Resp)vsRatio(Amt)[SWFR
2374]
Withthisrelease,whenusingvariableinternalstandardamountsthedefaultcalibrationoptionfor
newsequencesisnowtocomputetheresponsefactorbasedonResponseRatiovs.AmountRatio.
3.7 OtherChromatographyStudioEnhancements
3.7.1 LabelingaChromatogramPeakwiththeDetectedMass[SWFR1482]
Whenperformingtargetedmassscreening,itisnowpossibletolabelachromatographicpeakwith
thedetectedmass.
3.7.2 FixedAxisScalingForMSComponentsPlot[SWFR2655]
TheMSComponentsreportobjecthasbeenenhancedtoallowspecificationofafixedsignalscale.
Thisresponserangemaybedirectlysuppliedbytheuserormaybeautomaticallyextractedfroma
referenceinjection.
3.7.3 RelativeStandardErrorasaReportVariable[SWFR2467]
RelativeStandardError(%RSE)isnowbeingrequiredinanumberofEPAstandardmethods.This
releaseincludes%RSEasastandardreportvariable.
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4 ResolvedIssues
ThischapterdescribestheissuesthathavebeenresolvedwiththereleaseofChromeleon7.2.6.
Manytrivialandminorissueshavebeenresolved,butarenotmentionedhere.Ifyourequire
informationaboutthestatusofanissueobservedinaChromeleon7release,butwhichisnotlisted
here,pleasecontactyourlocalThermoFisherScientificrepresentativeformoreinformation.
ThenumbersinthefirstcolumnofthetablebelowrefertotheThermoFisherScientifictrackingIDs.
IDDescription
CM723867A2D:OccasionallywhenanA2DwasunpluggedfromanIPC,theAuditTrailwould
containrepeated"{A2D}Dataoutofsequence"errorsuntiltheA2Dwas
reconnected.TheAuditTrailnowshowstwonewmessages:"{A2D}A2DUSB
communicationerror"and"{A2D}Driverhasdisconnected",eachofwhichis
reportedjustonce.
CM723552AS/AI1310Sampler:Occasionally,anewsamplerfromthefactorywasunableto
connecttoChromeleon.
CM722328Calibration:InjectionsusedforfixedcalibrationwithMSwerenotwrittentothe
chromatogramcachesothatresultshadtoberecalculatedwheneveraccessed
causingpoorperformance.
CM723893Calibration:Responseleveltoleranceswerealwayscomputedusingtheamounts
specifiedintheprocessingmethod,withouttakingintoaccountnormalizationfor
sampleweight,dilutionfactor,injectvolumeandamountratios.
CM723925Calibration:Whencalculatingconfidencelimits,appliedinjectionweightordilution
factorcorrectionswerenottakenintoaccountmeaningthat
peak.confLowerLimit("computed")wasequivalentto
peak.confLowerLimit(peak.amount).Thesameappliedalsofortheupperlimits.
CM78269ChromatogramPlot:IfaChromeleon6sequencedisplayingRetentionTimeand
ComponentNameasPeakLabelsontheChromatogramplotwasopenedin
Chromeleon7thePeakLabelswouldnotbeshowncorrectly.
CM723995Console:Inrarecases,thedatacategorynavigationtreeiconswouldnotdisplay
properly.
CM723771Copy/Paste:WhentheMSComponentsplotwassmartlinked,expandingasingleplot
thencopyandpastingtheplotresultedinpastingofthesmartlinkedplotratherthan
theexpandedplot.
CM723852ElectronicReport:Thereportvariables'gen.reportTime'and'gen.reportOperator'did
notdisplaycurrentvaluewhenusedinareportvariableinthegrid,sincetheywere
notupdatedinreporttablesandplotsaftereachaction.Thereportvariablesarenow
properlyupdated.
CM723833ElectronicSignatures:Whensigningasequencethatwascurrentlyintheprocessof
beinguploadedtotheEnterpriseDataVault,thedataaudittraildidnotcontain
entriesrecordingtheelectronicsignatureevent.Awarningisnowdisplayedandthe
userisnolongerpermittedtosignsequencesthatarebeinguploaded.
CM723419eWorkflows:AddingadditionalsamplestoaSequencethatwascreatedfroman
eWorkflowwouldalwaysplacethenewsamplesaftertheFooterblock.Chromeleon
nowprovidesanoptionto"preserve"the[Header][Sample][Footer]layoutwhen
additionalsamplesareaddedbyrerunningtheeWorkflow.
CM76793eWorkflows:IntheeWorkflowseditor,anoptionhasbeenaddedtospecifyifthe
bracketblockshouldalsobeincludedbeforethefooterblock
CM723401eWorkflows:Whenusingan eWorkflowtoappendinjectionstoasequencethatwas
createdbyadifferenteWorkflow,ifthesequencecontainedinjectioncustom
variables,anerrorstating"Differentfielddefinitionforanexistinginjectioncustom
variable"wasgenerated.
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IDDescription
CM723950eWorkflows:XVaultsequencewasnotusedwhenappendinginjectionsusing
eWorkflows,toarunningsequence.
CM723250ExtractedIonChromatograms:Insomeinstances,thestartorendtimesofa
componentextractedionchromatogramforaspecificinjectionwouldvary
dependingonwhichotherinjectioninthesequencewasselected.
CM724036ExtractedIonChromatograms:WhenextractinganionchromatogramfromMSdata,
thedataextractedwascorrect,butthechannelnameindicatedanincorrect
extractionwindowbydefault.
CM723895GCMSEnvironmentalExtensionPack:TheAdHocBFBTuneReportincorrectly
evaluatedm/z173criterion.
CM723963HelpandManuals:ShimadzuLC20AandLC30A‐ Theonlinehelpdidnotdescribe
fullythenecessarystepsforusingInjectSynchronisation.
CM723732Import/Export:ExportofsequencedatatoMicrosoftExceloccasionallycaused
ChromeleontogeneratevariouserrorsduetoexceedingGDIlimits.
CM724083Import/Export:IfaSequenceimportedfromChromeleon6containedalargenumber
ofhistoryentries,attemptstocopytheSequence,orSendtoCMBXcouldresultinan
"Exceptionoftype'System.OutOfMemoryException'wasthrown"errormessage.
CM724021Import/Export:Occasionally,afterimportingaChromeleon6.8CMBfile,Chromeleon
wouldreportanerror"Chromeleonisnolongerworkingandneedstobeclosed.
CM721418Import/Export:ProducingPDFandExcelexportssimultaneouslyresultedinincorrect
pagenumberingintheexportedfiles.
CM723600Installation:WhenupgradinganInstrumentPCfromChromeleon7.2SR4to7.2SR5,
ifthereweresequencesstillintheinstrumentqueuethathadnotbeenuploadedto
theremoteserver,an˜UploadFailure"errorwouldbedisplayedandreportedinthe
DataError.logandTxpStatistic.loglogfiles.
CM724055InteractiveResults:WhendisplayingInteractiveResultsintheStudioforunknowns,if
calibrationrelatedsettings(e.g.dilutionfactor)arechangedintheconsolefora
calibrationstandard,theInteractiveResultstablewasnotautomaticallyrefreshedto
displaytheupdatedamounts.
CM723567NonTargetedMSDataProcessing:Modifyingonlythetablefilterparametersdidnot
triggerasaveoption.
CM723723NonTargetedMSDataProcessing:TheRelativeReferenceInjectionnumbersetting
nowstartsat1insteadof0.
CM723883OQ/PQ:IftheStationPQwasrunmorethanoncewithinthesameclientsession,the
followingactionswereskippedafterthefirstrun:"ReadyCheckforQueue","Check
InstrumentStatus","CheckInstrumentState","StartQueue","StopQueue",and
"EditSequenceinQueue."
CM723364OQ/PQ:IfanactionwassettobenotexecutedduringthePQ,anyactionsdepending
onthiswouldalsonotbeexecutedduringthePQ.
CM723769Printing:Whenperforminganadhocprintoftheprocessingmethod,thesettingsfor
theConcentrationLevelToleranceswerenotincludedintheprintout.
CM723843ProcessingMethod:Undercertaincircumstances,itwasnotpossibletodisplaythe
processingmethod(oropenasequencewiththeprocessingmethoddisplayed).This
occurredwhenthenumberoffrozencolumns=numberofcolumnsandthesizeof
theStudiowindowwastoosmalltoshowallcolumnsofthetable.
CM723740Query:Whensearchingforinjectionsbydateusingtheoperator"IsNotDuring
Previous",thequeryresultwouldalsoreturninjectionscreated/modifiedduringthe
currentday.
CM723009ReportDesigner:Whenclosingprintpreview,GDIobjectsforplotobjectswerenot
released,resultinginamemoryleak.
CM723230ReportVariables:Anincorrectvaluewasreportedwhenextractingthe2ndand
higher“ByIntensity”massesfromalibraryspectrum.
CM723724ReportVariables:Insomeinstances,theNonTargetedMSDataProcessingResult
Statusvariablewouldnotupdateinrealtime,resultinginincorrectinspec/notin
specresultsbeingdisplayedinthereporttemplate.
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IDDescription
CM723616ReportVariables:Thepeptidecategoryreportvariablesdisplayed"n.a."whenusedin
asummarytable.
CM723306ReportVariables:Whenspecifyingacustompercentheightforthecalculationof
peakwidth,onlyintegervalueswereaccepted.Thishasbeenupdatedtosupport
decimalvalues.
CM723749ReportVariables:Whenusingdifferentinjectionvolumesinacalibrationcurve,the
amountdeviationreportvariablewascalculatedincorrectly.
CM723592Sequence:Appendinganewinjectiontoanexistingsequenceorinsertinganew
injectioninanexistingsequencecausedanerrormessagestating'Theprivilege"Copy
Injection"ismissing.'Theseoperationsnowrequireonlytheprivilege"AddNew
Injection".
CM717326Sequence:Ifavaluewasenteredinatablecolumnthathadagreaternumberof
decimalplacesthantheprecisionspecifiedforthecolumn,anerrorthattherewere
toomanydigitswasdisplayed.Theenteredvalueisnowacceptedbutroundedto
matchthecolumn'sprecision.
CM723911Sequence:IftheESCkeywaspressedveryquicklyafterstatingtheNewSequence
Wizard,itwaspossibleforaNullReferenceExceptionerrortooccur.
CM723072Sequence:ImportingaChromeleon6.8reportintoChromeleon7thatcontainsa
largenumberofimages(plots,etc.),thenattemptingtosubmitthesequencein
Chromeleon7wouldcausethesoftwaretocrash.
CM723913Sequence:Itwaspossibletomakeandsavechangestotheassociateditemsand
someotherfieldsinanunconvertedimportedsequence.
CM724141Sequence:Useofdefaultexporttemplatedefinedpersequencewhenrunninga
multisequencequeueresultedinonlytheuseofthedefaulttemplateforthefirst
sequencefortheentirequeue.
CM724140Sequence:Useofdefaultreporttemplatedefinedpersequencewhenrunninga
multisequencequeueresultedinonlytheuseofthedefaulttemplateforthefirst
sequencefortheentirequeue.
CM718753SystemStatusReport:IftheSSRencounteredafilewhichhadtheReadonlyflagset,
itwouldfailwithanerror"Deletingtemporaryfiles:Unabletoremovethetemporary
files:Accesstopath<filepath>denied".
CM718754SystemStatusReport:IftheSSRfailedtodeleteatemporaryfile,itwasnotincluded
inthereport.
CM719607SystemStatusReport:IftheSSRwasnotabletoaccesstheInstrumentAuditTrails,
theInstrumentAuditTrailssectionoftheSummaryReportwouldreportthis,but
withanunclearmessage.
CM623654TRACE1110GC:Althoughtheinstrumentfrontpanelsupportedvaluesfrom0to100
ml/minfortheinletflowrate,themaximumvalueallowedbytheinstrumentmethod
editorwas70foraPackedinletwithEPC,and25foraPTVinletwithEPC.
CM720118TRACE1110GC:OnthePTVpageofthemethodeditor,theSplitRatioparameterwas
notcheckedtoensureavalidvaluewasentered.
CM714454TRACE1300GC:Itwasnotpossibletousecustominjectionvariablesorcustom
sequencevariablesaspartoftheinstrumentmethodscript.
CM723317TRACE1300GC:OntheAuxColumnsePanel,theColumnParametersforAux
Columnswassetincorrectlywhenmorethan2Inletswereconfigured.
CM624124TRACE1300GC:OntheInletmethodpage,theHeSaverDelayTimewaslimitedtoa
maximumof0.5minutes,eventhoughthehardwaresupportedatimeupto2.0
minutes.
CM623871TRACEGCUltra:Ifaninstrumentmethodwithanisothermalovensegmentatthe
beginningwasusedforasampletypeblank,theisothermalsectionwasignored.
CM624109TriPlus300HS:Althoughthehardwaresupportsanoptionalbarcodereader,there
wasnowaytoreportthebarcodevaluethatwasread.
CM624169TriPlusRSHandTriPlus100LS:AfterEditingCustomCycleParameters,itwasnot
possibletosavetheeditedmethoduntilachangewasmadeelsewhereinthe
method.
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IDDescription
CM723177TriPlusRSHandTriPlus100LS:AfteropeningandclosingtheVirtualTerminal,itwas
notpossibletorestarttheChromeleonConsole.
CM624212TriPlusRSHandTriPlus100LS:Ifasamplefishedacquiringbeforethesampler
finisheditsinjectioncycle(e.g.duetopostinjectionwashes),thesequencewould
interruptwithfollowingerrorintheaudittrail:"Timeoutwhilewaitingforthe
instrumenttofinish,thecurrentinjectionwillbeaborted."
CM723711TriPlusRSHandTriPlus100LS:Whenrunningsequencesonaninstrumentusing
version2.4ofthefirmware,occasionallythesequenceswouldabortwithanerror
messagestating"Thereisaproblemwithaccessingtheinstrument."
CM721564TriPlusRSH:AlthoughitwaspossibletoconditiontheSPMEfiberaspartofan
instrumentmethod,itwasnotpossibletodosomanually.
CM623479TriPlusRSH:WhenoperatinginSPMEmode,theTriPlusRSHwouldschedulesamples
soastooverlapovenprograms,butdidnotoptimizebasedonthevariousSPME
incubationsteps.
CM724009TriPlusRSH:ItwasnotpossibletomanuallyconditiontheSPMEArrowtool
CM624161TriPlusRSH:Itwasnotpossibletostartasequenceifoneoftheagitatorpositions
wasconfiguredasaReservedPositionusingadifferentvialtype.
CM624168TriPlusRSH:WithaninstrumentconfigurationthatincludedbothaTriPlusRSHanda
ManualInjectmodule,occasionallythestateforaninjectionwouldnevertransition
to'Finished',effectivelyhangingthesequence.Theissuewasonlyseenforinjection
rowsthatusedtheManualInjectoption.
CM624151TSPUV6000PDA,SurveyorPDA,SurveyorPlusPDAandAccelaPDA:Occasionally
duringacquisition,an"AccessViolation"errorwasgenerated,haltingthesequence.
CM719507UltiMateAFC3000,WPS3000(FCvariants):Whencreatinganinstrumentmethod
withfractioncollection,theoptionforfractionpoolingwasalwaysdisabled.
CM723624URG9000:WheninstalledontheFrenchversionofWindows7,aformaterrorwould
bedisplayedinsteadofthefloatingpointcalibrationvalues.
CM623927VanquishAutosampler:WhenusingaWaters48Racktype,itwasnotpossibleto
addressthelasttwocolumnsoftherack(7/8).
CM723178WatersAcquity:IfanAcquity instrumenthadpreviouslybeenconfiguredandthen
deleted,itwasnotpossibletoseethemoduleswhenattemptingtoconfigurean
Acquityinstrumentatalaterpoint.Whiletheproblemhasbeensolvedin
Chromeleon7.2SR5MUa,usersofversionsolderthanthisshouldcontactThermo
FisherScientificforfurtherinformation.
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5 LimitationsandKnownIssues
Thefollowingsectionslistknownissuesandlimitations.Thenumbersinthefirstcolumnofthetable
belowrefertotheThermoFisherScientifictrackingIDs.
5.1 LimitationswithThermoScientificInstruments
ID Description
CM716851UltiMate3000MWD3000andDAD3000:IntheInstrumentMethodEditorforthese
devices,thescriptpageoffersoneadditionaloptionforthedatacollectionrate(20Hz)
thatisnotpresentintheInstrumentMethodWizard.Thisadditionaloptionisavalid
valueforthisparameter.
Althoughitispossibletomanuallytypeinavalueforthedatacollectionratethatisnot
inthelist,thesevalueswillberejectedbytheReadyCheckwhenasequenceis
submitted.
CM717783UltiMate3000WPS3000FC:WhenusingtheWPSFC,theneedlewillnotautomatically
beflushedpriortocollectingthefirstfraction.Toworkaroundthislimitation,addthe
followinglinestotheinstrumentmethodcommandscript:
Sampler.EndFraction
Sampler.Collect
Delay10
Sampler.Drain
CM721342VanquishVariableWavelengthDetector:Foracquiringdataonasinglechannelonly
usingtheVanquishVWDitisnecessarytousechannelUV_VIS_1.
CM621321AccelaOpenAutosampler:Whenusingthisautosampler,adot(‘.’)mustbeusedas
decimalseparator.
CM718098AccelaOpenAutosampler:Sequencescannotberunwhenthesamplerdoesnot
includetheDLWoption.Thisconfigurationisnotsupportedandrequiresacustom
script.
CM622760TRACE1300GC:TheautozerofunctiondoesnotworkcorrectlyfortheFID,NPD,ECD
andFPDdetectortypes.
CM623614TriPlusRSH:WhenusingtheTriPlusRSHinconstantdoubleproheadspacemode,
startingasequencethatincludesaconstantdoublepromethodwillgeneratea
validationerror.
CM720295TSQ8000andISQSeries:WhenaGCMSinstrumentmethodincludesascanevent
containingmultipleSIMions(e.g.“SIM115,152,188”)thendatafrommatchingfilters
collectedatdifferenttimerangeswillnotbecombinedintoasinglefilterinthedatafor
thatinjection.
CM723669TSQ8000Series:Ifyouattempttoabortanacquisitionofmultipletimedacquisitions
whiletheMSisacquiringdata,theMSwillnotcyclebacktoaReadystateandthe
sequencewillnotend.ItisnecessarytostopandrestarttheInstrumentControllerto
regainaccesstotheinstrument.
CM715632TSQQuantivaandEndura:WhenremovingthesourcefromaTSQQuantivaorEndura
inmidacquisition,thesequencedoesnotabort.
CM716030TSQQuantivaandEndura:Withtheseinstrumentsthestandbystatereportsthatthe
instrumentison,regardlessoftherealinstrumentstate.
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ID Description
CM716154TSQQuantivaandEndura:WhencreatinganInstrumentMethodfortheTSQEnduraor
TSQQuantiva,theMSruntimeisnotthesameastheChromeleonruntime.Theuser
shouldenterthecorrectruntimeontheMSpageoftheWizard.
CM717668TSQQuantivaandEndura:TSQEnduraandTSQQuantivainstrumentsareusually
shippedwithaPC(“Endura/QuantivaPC”)thatincludesallthenecessaryinstrument
datafiles,suchascalibrationfiles,foroperatingtheMSinstrument.Ifyouwantto
controlaninstrumentusingadifferentPC,makesurethatthespecificinstrumentdata
filesresidingontheEnduraorQuantivaPCarebackedupandtransferredtothenew
PC.Fordetailsonperformingthisprocess,pleaseconsultwithyourlocalMSfield
serviceengineer.
CM718129TSQQuantivaandEndura:AfteranupgradeoftheTSQEndura/Quantivainstrument
driver,anerrormayoccurwhenopeningtheChromeleonInstrumentConfiguration.To
resolvetheerror,removetheChromeleonMassSpectrometerdriverfromthe
configurationandthenadditagain.Thiswillupdatetheconfigurationinformationin
ChromeleontomatchtheupdatedTSQEndura/Quantivainstrumentdriverversion.
CM721967TSQQuantivaandEndura:TheTSQEnduraandQuantivamassspectrometermethod
editorissupportedonEnglishoperatingsystemswithEnglish/UnitedStatesregional
settingsonly.
CM717500ExactiveSeries:ExactiveSeriesinstrumentsareusuallyshippedwithaPC(“Exactive
PC”)thatincludesallthenecessaryinstrumentdatafiles,suchascalibrationfiles,for
operatingtheinstrument.IfyouwanttocontrolanExactiveinstrumentusinga
differentPC,makesurethatthespecificinstrumentdatafilesresidingontheExactive
PCarebackedupandtransferredtothenewPC.Fordetailsonperformingthedata
backupontheExactivePC,refertotheThermoExactiveSeries2.5SP1ReleaseNotes,
sectionBackupprovidedontheChromeleoninstallationdiskinthePackages\Thermo
Exactive\Documentationfolder.
CM722490ExactiveSeries:WhensettingthedivertvalveparametersforanExactiveSeriesMS
witha2positionvalve,thevalvepositionsarerecordedintheMSrawdataoppositeof
howthedivertvalveparameterswereconfigured.
CM723295ExactiveSeries:DuetodifferencesinhowtheExactive2.8SP1driverwritesthescan
headerinMSdatafilesduringacquisition,nontargetedpeakdetectionwillnotwork
correctlywhendatageneratedfromboththeExactive2.8SP1driverandolderdrivers
arepresentinthesamesequence.
CM716557MSQPlusandTuneApplication:WhenusingtheMSQPluswithChromeleontheuser
hastowaitfortheChromeleonInstrumentControllertobeinidlemodebefore
openingtheTuneapplication.Withoutwaiting,theMSQPluswillnotbeabletochange
theoperatingmode(On,Off,Standby),oritwillnotbepossibletoruninjections.To
recoverfromthiserrorboththePCandtheMSQPluswouldhavetoberestarted.
CM723138MSQPlus:ItisrecommendedtouseonlytheMSdriverprovidedontheChromeleon
installationmedium.OtherversionsoftheMSQPlusdrivermaynotbecompatiblewith
Chromeleon.Pleaseconsultyourlocalfieldserviceengineerforadditionaldetails.
5.2 CompatibilityofChromeleon7.2.6andSIIforXcalibur
Atcurrenttime,SIIforXcalibur(SII)hasnotbeenvalidatedforusewithChromeleon7.2.6.Assuch
anyinstallationcombiningSIIwithChromeleon7.2.6isnotsupported.AtatimewhenSIIis
compatiblewiththisrelease,documentationoutliningsupportwillbereleasedwhichwillsupersede
thisknownlimitation.
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5.3 MassSpectrometersandWindows10
ThermoScientificFoundation3.0SP2isrequiredformassspectrometersupportunderChromeleon.
AsFoundation3.0SP2isnotcompatiblewithWindows10,nomassspectrometersotherthanthe
ISQECaresupportedunderWindows10atthispointintime.
5.4 UpgradingaWindows10PCFromChromeleon7.2SR5to
Chromeleon7.2.6
WhenChromeleon7.2SR5isinstalledonaWindows10PC,upgradingthatPCtoChromeleon7.2.6
willappeartocompletesuccessfully,withnoIQerrorsorwarnings.However,attemptingtoexporta
sequencetoPDFwillfailwithanerrorstating“Printernotactivated,errorcode30”.
Toresolvethisproblem,reruntheChromeleon7.2.6setup,selecting‘Repair’ontheopeningscreen
ofthesetupprogram.
5.5 CompatibilitywithFoundation3.1
ChromeleonisonlycompatiblewithThermoFoundation3.0SP2.Usersmayencountersituations
wherePCsprovidedwithmassspectrometerscomepreinstalledwithFoundation3.1ornewer.In
theseinstances,thefactoryproceduretouninstallanyMSinstrumentcontrolcomponentsoftware
mustfirstbefollowedbeforereinstallingFoundation3.0SP2andthemassspectrometerdriver.
Thisproceduremustonlybecarriedoutbyindividualsthathavecompletedthenecessarysoftware
andhardwaretraining.
5.6 LimitationswiththeWatersDriverPack
ID Description
CM621040WatersAcquity:ShouldaWatersinstrumentdetectanIPaddressconflictduringstart
up,theChromeleonCDSdriverwilllogtheerrormessageintheAuditTrail.Ifthis
messageisignored,itwillbedisplayedagainafter2hours,whichcanresultinarunning
samplebeingaborted.
CM621112Waters2998PDA:LocalizationtoanonEnglishregionalsettingforthePC(e.g.,
German)doesnotfunctioncorrectlyforthetimedeventstable,e.g.,usingaWaters
2998PDAdetectorandsettingatimedeventintheprogramfile(e.g.,wavelength
changeat5minutes).Theeventisrecorded,butwithouttheeventtime.
CM624158Waters2489PDA:AfterchangingtheInstrumentMethodfromsingletodual
wavelengthmode(withoutchangingChannelAwavelength),thedatarateforChannel
Bissetincorrectlyandincompletedatacollectionoccurs.
CM623194AfterremovingtheSampleOrganizerfromtheInstrumentConfiguration,theplate
setupisnotupdatedcorrectly.Manuallyupdatingtheplatesettingsintheplatesetup
configurationdialogavoidsthisissue.Ifthetotallengthoftheinstrumentnameplus
detectornameismorethan32characters,thesequencewillabortshortlyafterinitial
injection.Theaffecteddetectorsare:2489,2998,andAcquityFLR.
CM719830WhenusingtheWatersAcquitydriverinaCitrixenvironment,theAcquityconsoledoes
notupdatecorrectlyandthereforedoesn'tshowcurrentlogfileentries.Thisisduetoa
problemintheAcquityconsole,andcanbemitigatedbyusingtheinstrumentaudittrail
onremoteclients.
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ID Description
CM624164WhentheWatersDriverPack4isinstalledinaCitrixenvironment,theWorldWIde
WebPublishingServiceisautomaticallydisabled,sothatafterrestartingthePC,the
Citrixwebapplicationisnolongerreachable.Theserviceshouldberesettoautomatic
start,afterwhichtheapplicationcanbereached
CM722872WhenusingtheWatersAcquitydriver,someChromeleonscreensmaynotappear
properly,suchthattextfromthepreviousscreenisstillvisible.Thishasbeenobserved
withtheSequencePropertiesandtheChromeleonLogonscreen.
CM723504InrarecircumstanceswhentheuserconfiguresandthendeletesanAcquityPDA,the
modulewillstillbeshownintheAcquityConsole.Ifacommandisthenexecuted(e.g.
lampon),themoduledisappearsfromtheconsole,afterwhichtheuserthenneedsto
reconfiguretheinstrumentintheChromeleonInstrumentConfigurationManagerin
ordere.g.toturnoffthelamp.
CM624191InextremelyrarecasestheAcquityPDAserverstopsworking,whichthencausesthe
runningsequencetobeinterrupted.
CM723730WhenusingtheWatersAcquityDriverPack4andtryingeithertocreateanew
instrumentmethod,ortoopentheAcquityconsolefromtheePanelaproblem
sometimesoccurs.Amessageappearsinformingtheuserthatlaunchingtheapplication
hadfailed,andthattheAcquitydriverpackmaynotbeinstalled.Ifthisoccurs,theuser
shouldcontactThermoFisherScientificforfurtheradvice.
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5.7 LimitationswithAgilentICF
ForageneraloverviewregardingtheAgilentInstrumentControlFramework,pleaserefertothe
documentChromeleonandAgilentICF‐QuickStartGuide‐Chromeleon7.2.pdf,foundinthe
\Documents\folderoftheChromeleon7.2CDSDVD.
ID Description
CM719347AgilentG1312BDAD:WhenusingaG1312BDADincombinationwithanoldJetDirect
card,theusermayexperienceproblemscollectingdataat80Hz.Iftheuserobserves
this,theyshouldgetintouchwiththeirlocalThermoFisherScientificrepresentativefor
adviceonpossiblesolutions.
CM720047AgilentVWDG1314B:WhenusingaG1314BVWD,occasionallythechromatogramis
halftheexpectedlength.
CM720991AgilentICF:OccasionallywhenperforminginjectionswithICFcontrolledinstruments
theinjectionvolumeisincorrectlydisplayed,althoughtheinjectionitselfwas
performedcorrectly.
CM721172AgilentICF:IftheuserhasthemonitorDPIsettingsontheirPCsetatgreaterthan
100%,thensomepartsoftheAgilentLCsystemdeviceePanelarenotvisible.
CM723096AgilentICF:IfaFractionCollectorwithThermostatisinstalled,thechannelmappingis
notcorrect.Thiscanberesolvedbyremovingthe<Channelname="FC:DelaySensor">
nodefromDefaultConfiguration.xmlbeforeaddingthedriver.Afterthis,theusercan
configurethemappingforthetwochannelsmanuallyontheSignals(2D)tabofthe
configurationdialog.
CM719540AgilentICF:TheAgilentGCSystemConfigurationdialogincludesentriestoconfigure
the7697AHeadspace,G1888AHeadspace,7890GC,6890GC,68550GC,and7820GC.
Currently,itisonlypossibletoconfigurethe7697AHeadspacesampler.Attemptingto
configureanyoftheothermoduleswillresultinamessageindicatingthatthemodules
arenotsupported.
CM719863AgilentICF:TheAgilentLCSystemConfigurationdialogincludesentriestoconfigurethe
followingdevices,whicharenotsupportedbytherelease:
AllELSDetectors(Driversarenotincluded,sotheycannotbeconfigured)
MultisamplerandDADHDR(Althoughconfigurable,theyhaveseveralknownissues
andarethereforenotsupported)
CM721427,
CM718984
AgilentICFwith1100or1200LCDAD:WhenacquiringdatafromanAgilent1100or
1200LCDAD,thesignaltracemaybeshiftedtothestartoftherun,andtheendtimeis
inconsistent.Nodatapointsarelostwithadatarateof
10Hzandslower(>=0.025min0.5sec)
20Hzandalownumberofspectra(allotherthanALLSpectra)
20Hzandspectrumrange190‐400step2
CM623980Agilent7697A:Whenstartingasequencewhilethe7697AHeadspaceSamplerisinan
‘Error’,‘Running’,or‘NotConnected’state,thereadycheckdoesnotgiveanerror
message.Afterthesequencestarts,thefollowinghappens:
Ifthesamplerisinerrorstate,thesequencestartswithoutgettinginterrupted
Ifthesamplerisrunning,thesequencestopswithaudittrailmessage“Sequence
stoppedbyuser”
Ifthesamplerisnotconnected,thesequenceinterruptswithaudittrailmessages“Lost
connectiontoAgilent7697AHeadspaceSampler",and"Theinstrumentisoffline.Check
powertoallmodules,cablingbetweenmodulesandwhethertheconfiguration
matchesthelistofmodules."
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ID Description
CM623992Agilent7697A:The7697HeadspaceSamplerhastwoversions;111‐and12vial
capacityconfigurations.TheChromeleondriveriswrittenandtestedwiththe111vial
capacityversion.Thoughnottested,thedriverisexpectedtoworkwiththe12vial
capacitymodule.Theusershouldnotusevialpositionsgreaterthan12inthiscase.The
rackviewalwaysshows111vialpositions.
CM624004Agilent7697A:Usingtheinstrumentfrontpanel,theallowedrangeforTransferLine
Diameteris200600microns.However,whensettingthisvalueintheChromeleon
instrumentconfigurationthelimitis250530microns.
CM624005Agilent7697A:When7697Aheadspaceinstrumentmethodparametersareincludedin
areport,the“fillpressure”parameterisroundedtothenearestinteger.
CM624007Agilent7697A:Someparametersloggedtotheinstrumentaudittrailareroundedto
nearestinteger.However,allvaluesaredownloadedtotheinstrumentwiththeproper
precision.
CM624008Agilent7697A:Wheneditinganexisting7697AHeadspaceinstrumentmethod,ifthe
valuesforPurgeFlow,PurgeTimeorLeakFlowarechanged,theSavebuttonisnot
enableduntiltheuserchangestabs.
CM624009Agilent7697A:WhenconfiguringanAgilent7697A,thereisanoptionintheuser
interfaceto“UploadConfigfromInstrument”.Thisoptiondoesnotwork.Instead,you
willneedtomanuallyconfiguretheinstrumentsettings.
CM623996,
CM719940,
CM721324
Agilent7697A:The7697HeadspaceAutosamplerhastwooptionsforhandlingmissing
vials:PauseandAbort.AnissuehasbeenobservedwhentheAbortoptionhasbeen
selected.Ineithermode,theautosampleroverlapssamplepreparation,i.e.:sample2
ispreparedwhilesample1isacquiring.Iftheautosamplerfindsthatthesample1vial
ismissing,itwillAbortorPausethesequenceatthepointitdiscoversthevialis
missing.However,iftheautosamplerfindsthatthesample2vialismissing,while
sample1isalreadyacquiring,andtheAbortoptionhasbeenselected,theentire
sequencewillbeaborted,includingtheacquiringsample1.
CM719975,
CM720451
Agilent7697A:TheSoftConfigoption,availableviatheICFforAgilentLCs,isnot
supportedfortheAgilent7697HS.ItshouldnotbeaddedtoanycustomePanelasits
usecancauseissuesbyallowingconfigurationchangestobeappliedtothesampler
duringacquisition.
CM719993Agilent7697A:Ifthe7697Alosesitsconnectiontothenetwork,anaudittrailmessage
isaddedindicatingthisfact.However,theePanelwillstillshowtheunitas‘Ready’.
CM720259Agilent7697A:Althoughthevialpositionmaybeassignedintheinstrumentmethod
script,unlessthisisdoneintheInstrumentSetupStage,thesequencetablewillnotbe
updated.Thiscanresultinmisleadinginformationinreportsandshouldbeavoided.
CM723242Agilent7697A:Runningmultiple7697AHeadspaceautosamplersonasingle247
InstrumentControllercancauseWindows"OutOfMemory"errors,requiringareboot
ofthe247toresolve.ThermoFisherthereforerecommendsthatonlyone7697Ais
connectedtoany247InstrumentController.
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5.8 LimitationswithOtherThirdPartyInstruments
ID Description
CM717948ShimadzuLC:Unlikemostdrivers,someShimadzuUVdetectorsrequirethatyouselect
theAdvancedfilterintheCommand(F8)windowinordertoaccesstheLampOn/Off
command.
CM724042InstrumentConfigurationManager:The.NET4.7frameworkisinstalledbyWindows
Update.ForWindows7itisarecommendedupdate,butforWindows10itisa
mandatoryupdate.ThisreleaseofChromeleonhasbeenvalidatedagainst.NET4.7.
However,underrarecircumstances,theinstallationof.NET4.7couldleadto
malfunctioningorcrashesoftheinstrumentconfigurationmanagerorconfiguration
plugins.Ifthisoccurs,pleasecontactyourChromeleonsupportdeskforassistancein
correctingtheproblem.
CM623947ShimadzuLC10A,LC2010:Iftheusercancelsthekeylockstateofthefrontpanelofthe
instrumentandthen,forexample,stopsamanualacquisition,thisislikelytoleadto
unexpectedeffectsduringthenextoperationsuchassuddenabortofthesamplerun.
CM715400,
CM715556,
CM715734,
CM715736
PerkinElmerLC200Autosampler:WhenupgradingfromearlierversionsofChromeleon
7CDStoChromeleon7.2CDSSR3,itisnecessarytoreloadthePerkinElmerLC200
Autosamplerdriverandconfiguretheloopsizewithintheconfiguration.Theuser
shouldthencheckallinstrumentmethodsusingthisautosamplertoensurethatthey
continuetofunctioncorrectly.
CM715716PerkinElmerClarus400GC:SomeusersmustselectAutosystemXLinconfigurationin
ordertocommunicatewiththePerkinElmerClarus™400.
CM720464Varian3800GC:ItisnotpossibletostartamanualdataacquisitioniftheGCisnot
ready(i.e.alltemperatures,pressuresandsoonareattheirsetpoints).Tryingtodoso
willgenerateaReadyCheckmessagedetailingwhatisnotready.
CM712366Agilent5890DICECard:Pleasenotethefollowingwhenusingthe19257DICEcardwith
theAgilent5890GC:
ControlandacquisitionusingtheDICEcardisonlysupportedviatheserialinterface.
TheGPIBinterfaceisnotsupported.
DigitaldataacquisitionviatheserialinterfaceoftheDICEcardisonlysupportedfora
singlechannel;dualchanneldigitalacquisitionisnotsupported.
Currently,itispossibletoselectcertainillegalcombinationsintheConfigurationDialog
suchas:
Digitalacquisitionwiththe19254card.Thisisnotsupported.
Digitalacquisitionononedetectorandanalogacquisitionontheother.Acquisition
needstobeexclusivelydigitalorexclusivelyanalog.
WhenusingtheDICEcardtoacquiredatadigitally,the5890INETmodemustbesetto
“GLOBAL”not“LOCAL”.Failuretodosowillresultina“NoresponsefromGC”message
followingtheAcqOncommandintheaudittrail.
Notethatwhenperforminganalogacquisition,the5890INETmodeshouldstillbeset
to“LOCAL”(asdescribedintheonlinehelp).
CM79675Agilent7890GC:ThereisabackwardcompatibilityissuethataffectstheAgilent7890
GCSamplerPositions.Whenusinga7890GCincombinationwitha7693sampler,
certainpositionsinthesamplercouldgiveamisspelledvaluetoamovecommand.This
hasnowbeencorrectedandcouldinrarecasesleadtoInstrumentMethodfiles
needingtobeupdatedtoavoiderrors.
CM715293,
CM718463
Agilent1100ObsoleteDriver:Occasionally,whenusingacombinationofolderand
newermodules,therawdatawasnotcorrectlyacquired.
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5.9 OtherLimitations
ID Description
SWFR2543SamplingDevicesThatDoNotUseuLAsUnitsforVolume:Althoughmostliquid
injectiondevicesexpectvolumestobeenteredinuL,thereareafewdevices(e.g.
ThermoASHVandPerkinElmerGCAutosampler)whichdonotuseµLastheirdefault
volumeunit.Ifoneofthesedevicesisconfiguredinthesameinstrumentthatalso
includesaninjectiondevicethatusesµL,problemsmaybeobservedwithvolume
validationinthesequencetableaswellasunitsassociatedwithvolumesinreports.
CM721780NISTMSSearchandDemoLibraryNoLongerAutomaticallyInstalled:Incompatibilities
oftheNIST2008MSDemoLibraryinstallerwithWindow7and10couldcausethemain
Chromeleoninstallertohangorcrash.Toaddressthis,theNISTDemolibrary,andthe
associatedAMDISandMSSearchsoftwarearenolongerautomaticallyinstalledwhen
youinstallChromeleon.Ifdesired,thispackagemaybeinstalledmanuallyusingthe
setupprogramfoundinthe/Tools/folderoftheChromeleonDVD.Alternatively,one
mayinstallAMDISandMSSearchusingthefull(licensed)NISTlibraryinstaller.
NotethatMSlibrarysearchingwithintheChromatographyStudioisnotaffectedbythis
issue.
CM721783PerformanceWhenImportingFixedCalibrationStandardsforMSSequences:When
workingwithsequencesofMSdata,importinginjectionsforuseinafixedcalibration
cantake12minutestocomplete,dependingonthedata.
CM718252ExportMSRawData:WhenacquiringMSdata,ChromeleonacquiresMSdataandall
othersignaldata,suchasUV,FLD,andpumppressuresignals,inseparateformats.Asa
result,whenMSdataisexported,nonMSdataisnotexportedwiththeMSrawdata
file.
CM720335ComparisonofOldReportVersionsShowsChangeinCmbxExportParameters:Ifa
reportwhichwascreatedinChromeleon7.2SR2orearlier,andmodifiedinSR3,hasits
historycomparedinSR4,thehistorywillappeartoshowthatthe"CmbxExport
Parameters"valuehaschangedfromTruetoFalse.Thisisduetoachangeinthe
defaultvalueofthisfield,anddoesnotrepresentanyusermodificationofthereport.
CM717203ReportDesigner:Withsomedate/timeformattingsettingsinthereport,theorderof
monthanddaychangesforsomeformatsautomatically.ThesettingsintheReport
Templatecanchangebasedonthewindowsregionalsettings.Forexampleitisnot
possibletosetm.d.yyasformatwithGermanregionalsettings.TheReportTemplate
replacesthiswithd.m.yyyy.Thesubstitutionoccursforreportvariablesandnonreport
variableentries.
CM717841ReportDesigner:IfusinganonChineseformatastheregionalsettinginWindows,and
ChineseasthesettingforNonUnicodeprograms,thentheheaderonaChromeleon
reportisnotcorrectlydisplayedforvariables.IftheformatischangedtoChinese,then
everythingiscorrectlydisplayed.
CM721331ReportVariablechm.massSpectrum("...").resolutionalwaysshows"0,5000":Themass
spectrumresolutionreportvariablereturnsaninternallyusedprocessingvalueinstead
oftheresolutionsettingdefinedintheMSinstrumentmethod.Itisrecommendedto
discontinueuseofthisreportvariableuntilfurthernotice.
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ID Description
CM720449UserManagement:Login"Role"dropdownboxbecomesemptyafterupgradingto
Chromeleon7.2SR4.ThisisduetothefixforCM718178"Roleswereofferedinthe
Logondialogue,eveniftheywerenotspecifiedasLogonroles".Toworkaroundthis
issue,enablethe"LogonRole"propertyintheuserdatabaseforalllogonrolesthat
usersneedtobeabletoselect.
CM623886ExceptionErrorWhenRemovingUSB>COMPortAdapter:IfaUSBtoRS232adapteris
usedtoprovideCOMcommunicationbetweenanInstrumentPCor247Instrument
Controllerandaninstrument,andtheUSBconnectionisunplugged,Chromeleon
reportsaFatalErrorintheInstrumentAudittrail.TheUSBtoRS232adaptershouldnot
bedisconnectedfromtheInstrumentPCor247InstrumentControllerwhileitis
poweredon.
CM719336Chromeleon6Import:DuetochangesinAuditingbetweenChromeleon6and
Chromeleon7,whenaChromeleon6SequenceisimportedintoChromeleon7,someof
thetextdisplayedintheInstrumentAudittrailwillnotappearexactlyasitdidin
Chromeleon6.Refertothetopic"ViewingChromeleon6Data"intheonlinehelpfor
furtherinformation.
CM721399InjectionVariables'AutoDilutionRatio'and'RetentionTimeStandard':AutoDilution
RatioandRetentionTimeStandardcolumnsarenotavailableinthecustomfilter
conditionsforinjectionrecords(e.g.,intheIRCeditororsummaryreport).
CM722111MixedInstallationswithChromeleon7.2SR5DomainController:Ifyouhaveanexisting
installationofChromeleon<7.2SR1,thefollowinglimitationsapplyduringanupgrade:
StationsthathaveChromeleon7.2orbelowinstalledwillnotseeanydatavaultsor
instrumentsthathavebeencreatedwithChromeleon7.2SR5,untilafterthosestations
areupgradedto7.2SR5.
ItisnotpossibleforaChromeleon7.2(andbelow)stationtojoinaChromeleon7.2SR5
domain.
StationsthathaveChromeleon7.2orbelowwillnotreceiveanyupdatesfromthe
DiscoveryServiceaftertheChromeleondomaincontrollerhasbeenupgradedto7.2
SR5,andwillonlyseeresourcesthatwerealreadyinexistenceandcached.
PleaserefertotheEnterpriseDocumentationforguidanceonupgradinganolder
installationofChromeleon7toChromeleon7.2SR5.
CM722145Discrepancyin“LastModified”Time:Owingtodifferingroundingmethodsused,itis
possiblethatthevalueofthe"lastmodified"timeforanobjectinasequencehasa
differenceof1secondbetweentheclientdisplayandthevalueshowninareport.For
moredetails,pleaseseetheonlinehelp.
CM724058Console:TheneweWorkflowoption"PreserveLayout",introducedinChromeleon7.2.6
isnotbackwardscompatiblewitholderversionsofChromeleon.Ifaclientwithan
earlierversionattemptstoopenaneWorkflowforwhichthisoptionisenabled,the
errormessage"Cannotload,asthedatawascreatedwithanewerChromeleon
version.”Isdisplayed.
CM720637LogonwithCurrentWindowsAccountafterDisconnectingNetworkFailswith
MisleadingErrorMessage:Intheeventofalossofnetworkconnectiononasystem
usingLDAPlogon,attemptingtologontoChromeleonagainwiththesameaccount
detailsresultsinamisleadingerrormessage"Theusernameorpasswordare
incorrect."
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ID Description
CM723033LegacyUpload:Withreplicationframeworkdisabled,whentryingtomodifyasequence
whiletheautomaticuploadisalreadyinprogresstheuploadmayfailinveryrarecases
anditisnotpossibletoremovethesequencefromtheinstrumentqueuebyretryof
theupload.Torecoverthesequenceacopyofthesequencehastobestoredmanually.
Chromeleon7.2SR5addsanaudittrailentrytothemanuallyuploadedsequencethat
referstotheoriginalsequencesothattraceabilityisensured.
ThermoFisherScientificrecommendstoenablethereplicationframeworkwith
Chromeleon7.2SR5toavoidtheproblem.
CM723481FatalErrorinChromeleon7RealTimeKernelService:WhenleavingtheInstrument
ConfigurationManageropenoverextendedperiodsoftimetheChromeleonRealTime
KernelServicemightstopunexpectedlywithafatalerrorintheWindowsEventLog.
5.10 ObsoleteDrivers
Chromeleonincludesanumberofobsoletedriversinordertoprovidebackwardcompatibilityof
existinginstallations:
Agilent/HP1200HPLCSystem
AI1310/3000GCSampler‐10ul
AI1310/3000GCSampler‐5ul
AI1310/3000GCSampler‐5ul‐155Vials
AI1310/3000GCSampler‐5ul‐105Vials
AI1310/3000GCSampler‐10ul‐155Vials
AI1310/3000GCSampler‐10ul‐105Vials
PALSamplerforGC
PALSamplerforLC
TRACE1300SeriesGC(FirstgenerationdriverthathasbeensupersededbyTRACE1300SeriesGC
IIdriver)
Pleasenotethatissuesreportedforanyofthesedriverswillnolongerbeaddressed.Ifyouareusing
oneofthesedriversThermoFisherScientificrecommendsmigratingtoasupporteddriverassoonas
possible.
5.11 DefectsUnderInvestigation
Thefollowingdefectshaveonlyoccurredveryrarely,anddatanecessaryforinvestigation,suchas
logfilesandbackups,areinsufficienttoreproducetheproblem.Despitesignificanttestingeffortsin
variousconfigurationswecouldnotreproducethisbehaviorinsystemsthataresetupand
configuredasrecommendedbyThermoFisher.ThermoFisheristhereforeunabletoidentifytheroot
causeoftheproblemandprovidetechnicalmodificationsofthesoftwarethatwouldallowusto
confidentlystatethatwepreventfutureincidentsofsuchbehavior.Wearecontinuinginvestigation
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oftheseissuesbutwouldliketosharesymptomsofthisbehaviorwithourcustomerbaseandgive
recommendationstoremediatefromthebehaviorifitoccurs.
Note:Ifyouareaffectedbyanyofthesedefects,pleasecollectaSystemStatusReport
immediatelyandcontactyourlocalThermoFisherrepresentativeforfurtherassistance.
5.11.1 EmptyInjectTimeandGUIDFieldsintheInjectionRecord[CM722738]
EmptyInjectTimeandGUIDfieldshavebeenseeninafewsingleinjections.Rawdatahavebeen
successfullyacquiredandstoredonthelocalInstrumentPC.TheInjectionAuditTrailonthe
InstrumentPCcontainscompleteinformation,includingthemissingdetails.Toofewinstanceshave
beenreportedtoidentifytherootcauseofthisproblem.
Note:Ifyouareaffectedbythisproblem,pleasecontactyourlocalThermoFisherrepresentative
forassistancewithrecoveryofthemissinginjectiondetails.
5.11.2 InstrumentAuditTrailsArenotProperlySaved/WrittenonthelocalData
Vault[CM723051]
Inoneinstallation,afewSequencesabortedwiththefollowingerrormessagesintheaudittrail:
“Theaudittrailwasunavailableforsometime.Severalaudittrailmessagesarelost.Theyhavebeen
loggedtothefile"Dionex\Chromeleon\Log\AuditTrailMessages.log"inthe(common)application
datafolder.”
DuringinvestigationofthelogfilesofaffectedInstrumentControllerPCserrorsofslowfile
operationsonthelocalharddrivehavebeenfound:
“SQLServerhasencountered1occurrence(s)ofI/Orequeststakinglongerthan15secondsto
completeonfile[C:\ProgramData\Dionex\Chromeleon\DataVaults\XVault\XVault_log.LDF]in
database[XVault](6)“
Ithasbeenconfirmedthatthefailurewascausedbypoordiskdriveperformanceandonlyoccurred
overalimitedperiodoftime.Chromeleon7.2SR5introducesadditionalerrorhandlingandreporting
sothatsimilarerrorscanbeidentifiedmoreeasily.
5.12 FunctionalDifferencesbetweenChromeleon7.2andChromeleon
6.8
Chromeleon7.2SR5MUaimplementsthevastmajorityofChromeleon6.8features,andingeneral,
hasaricherfeaturesetthanChromeleon6.8.However,afewChromeleon6.8featuresremaintobe
implementedontheChromeleon7platformandafewwillneverbeimplemented,sincetheyare
nowobsoleteornolongerrelevant.Ifaparticularmissingfeatureisimportanttoyou,please
contactyourlocalThermoFisherScientificrepresentativetofindoutifthatfeatureisintheproduct
developmentplans.
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6 Backward/ForwardCompatibilityIssues
6.1 ThermoScientificVanquishChargedAerosolDetector[CM623499]
AnyInstrumentMethodscreatedfortheVanquishChargedAerosoldetectorwithChromeleon7.2
SR2MUaandearliermayneedtobeupdatedduetochangesinthedriverintroducedinChromeleon
7.2SR2MUb.
6.2 ThermoScientificVanquishAutosampler[CM623405]
AnyInstrumentMethodscreatedfortheVanquishAutosamplercontainingtheWashSpeedproperty
willneedtobeupdated.TheWashSpeedvalueneedstobedividedby0.06inorderforthe
InstrumentMethodtoworkcorrectly.
6.3 ThermoScientificTriPlusRSH
Thecurrentdriverforthisinstrumentisincompatiblewithfirmwareolderthanversion2.4.
6.4 ThermoScientificTriPlus300HS
Thecurrentdriverforthisinstrumentisincompatiblewithfirmwareolderthan2001.9.0.
6.5 ThermoScientificTriPlusLS100
Thecurrentdriverforthisinstrumentisincompatiblewithfirmwareolderthanversion2.4.
6.6 ThermoScientificTSQQuantiva
Thedriverversion1.1QF1forthisinstrument,includedinthisServiceRelease,maynotbe
compatiblewithexistingTSQQuantivamassspectrometersrunningdriverversion1.0withouta
hardwareupdate.PleasecontactyourlocalMSserviceengineerbeforeattemptingtoupgradethe
unit.
Note: NewTSQQuantivamodulesfromthefactoryarenotaffectedbythisissue.
6.7 ThermoScientificTSQQuantivaandEndura
Thedriverversion1.1SP1fortheseinstrumentsmaynotbecompatiblewithexistingTSQQuantiva
andEnduramassspectrometersrunningdriverversion1.0withoutahardwareupdate.Please
contactyourlocalMSfieldserviceengineerbeforeattemptingtoupgradetheunit.
Note:NewTSQQuantivaandEnduramodulesfromthefactoryarenotaffectedbythisissue.
6.8 TSQQuantivaandEnduraInstrumentMethod[CM718759]
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InstrumentmethodscreatedwitholderversionsoftheTSQQuantivaandEndurainstrumentmethod
editorcannotbeopenedwithnewerversionsofthemethodeditor.Ifalargenumberofinstrument
methodshavealreadybeencreatedforregularuse,upgradeoftheTSQQuantivaandEnduradriver
isnotrecommended.ContactyourlocalThermoFisherScientificrepresentativeforadditional
details.
6.9 SignedSequences[CM716374]
SequencesthathavebeensignedwithinChromeleon7.2SR1willfailverificationaftercopyingwithin
laterversionsofChromeleon7.2CDS.
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7 Appendix
ThischaptercontainsgeneralInformationaboutServiceReleases,ReleaseNotes,OnlineHelp,and
ContributedContent.
7.1 ReleaseNotes
TheReleaseNoteslistthenewfeaturesandimprovementsofthecurrentrelease.Includedinthese
ReleaseNotesareallofthefunctionalityandbugfixesfromChromeleon7.2SR5MUaand
Chromeleon7.2SR5MUb.FordetailsaboutChromeleon7.2SR5andotherpreviousreleases,refer
totherelevantreleasenoteswhichcanbefoundontheChromeleon7.2.6DVD.
7.2 OnlineHelp
Ingeneral,newfeatures,updatesanddriversthatareintroducedwiththisreleasearedescribedin
anupdatedOnlineHelpthatisdistributedwiththerelease.
7.3 ContributedContent
TheChromeleon7diskcontainsafoldertitledContributedContent.Thisfoldercontains:
DemonstrationMaterial
LocalizedDocuments
LocalizedePanels
LocalizedReportTemplates
eWorkflowTemplates
UserManagementExample
CharlieMousePointer
Note:ThefilesintheContributedContentfolderhavenotbeentestedandvalidatedaccordingto
ThermoFisherScientificSoftwareDevelopmentCycleguidelinesmodeledafterISO9001:2008
standards.ThermoFisherScientificassumesnoresponsibilityforanyerrorsthatmayappearin
thecontentprovidedintheContributedContentfolder.
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