Agilent GC Drivers

Release Notes – Revision 3.7.189

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Table of Contents
Agilent GC Drivers – What's new? 5

Compatibility 6
Supported Agilent Data Systems 6

Support Information 7
User Documentation 7

Resolved Issues 8

Known Issues 10

Supported Agilent GC Hardware 11

Changelog 16
Revision History 16
Introduction
The purpose of this document is to provide users of the Agilent GC Drivers
guidance to relevant support documentation that contains further levels of
information and detail

Table 1 Terms and abbreviations used in this document

Terms Description

SSB Software Status Bulletin

CDS Chromatographic Data System

U Update

SP Service Pack

HF Hotfix

SR Service Release

[xx] Final Build Numbers of a released product

DSA Data System Adapter

Agilent GC Drivers – What's new?
What's new in GC driver 3.7?
This release of the GC Drivers continues the progression of GC Drivers 3.0 through
3.6, which established the new 8860 and 8890 control, and offered similar control
experiences for all Agilent GCs – from the 6850 & 6890N, through the 7890 A&B,
the 7820, the new 8860 and 8890 and the Intuvo 9000. The older “classic” drivers
for the 6850 and 6890N have been discontinued. Having all these systems
supported by similar control experiences improves the consistency of the user
experience for labs with multiple GC systems.

GC Drivers 3.7 introduces a peak evaluation plug-in (1.2) that when used with GC
Firmware 2.5 allows the integration parameters from a user-specified DA method in
OpenLab CDS to be imported and applied to a reference chromatogram on the
instrument. This will enhance the use in Peak Evaluations that are set up using the
GC Browser Interface.

Version 3.7 also introduces support for Windows 11 compatibility as well as

numerous quality improvements.

We encourage all Agilent GC users to continuously update to the latest driver

versions. Agilent is constantly working to improve the quality of our software and
through regular driver updates, users can be assured of having the latest and
highest quality experience with their GC systems.
Compatibility

Supported Agilent Data Systems

 OpenLab CDS (2.6, 2.5, 2.4, 2.3)

 OpenLab CDS ChemStation Edition (C.01.10, C.01.09, C.01.08)
 GC/MS MassHunter Acquisition (10.1, 10.0, B.07.06 SR1 or higher)
( Mass Hunter 10.0 required to configure 8890 and 8860 GCs)
 OpenLab CDS EZChrom Edition (A.04.10, A.04.09, A.04.08 (update 6))
Support Information

User Documentation

The following components documents are present in the respective documentation

folders.
 Release Notes
The release notes document new and changed feature sets, meaningful
information on the required operating environment, supported modules and
firmware, impact analysis, etc.
 Readme
The Readme document provides last-minute information not included in the
release notes.
 Software License Terms
 Software Status Bulletin (SSB)
The Software Status Bulletin lists known limitations and incompatibilities and
information about available fixes or workarounds for this and previous versions
 Validation Certificate/Declaration of Software Quality.
This document ensures that the Agilent software product listed was developed
and tested using Agilent's product development and lifecycle processes.

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Visit Agilent's website for up-to-date information on Agilent's Analytical Software
suite.
Resolved Issues
Table 2 Resolved Issues - Agilent GC Drivers version 3.7.188

Issue KPR No. SSB Problem Description Title

Id
288424 850 Chromeleon: GC: Missing Parameters in GC8890 and
GC6890 configuration report
289529 851 Chromeleon: Intuvo: Inconsistency in Guard Chip reporting.
289805 574 The liner information in the acquisition report will not be
changed after selecting a new liner and saving the method.
290143 852 Intuvo with jumper chip installed shows guard chip
information in the Acquisition method report.
293806 853 Intuvo void time calculation should be for the entire flow
path.
294502 854 Table cell headings are randomly colored bright blue for GC
Method Edit tables and headspace actuals.
294703 855 Method Syringe Size ALS overrides message when no ALS
is present on the GC.
295520 856 Peak Evaluation Method Listing should include some
additional items.
296013 858 8860: keyboard is not available in 8860 GC.
296251 841 6890 doesn't prep for manual injection in Chromeleon.
296355 845 ICF will not start G1888 on 6890, no matter whether Prep
Run on Manual Request is checked or not.
296368 859 Specify GC Configuration screen doesn't provide an option
for the barcode reader.
296408 860 There are unnecessary entries in Sample Prep Audit Trail
for GC,
296419 861 OpenLab CDS Activity Log includes inconsistent entry when
running a Peak Evaluation method when that feature has
been disabled.

296431 862 Gasifier Maintenance Log Entries need to be localized.

296435 863 MassHunter 10.1.51.1 with driver 3.6.153 sees a mismatch
between GC Configuration on starting sequence; Sequence
fails.
296437 864 GC Driver pressure calculations are inconsistent for Intuvo
9000 with an FPD.
296453 865 Method Resolution for column's case change:( Agilent vs.
AGILENT) Should ignore the difference in the case.
296520 866 MassHunter does not pass method name for Detector
Evaluation to Browser Detector Evaluation Reports listing.
296559 867 EZChrom - Peak Evaluation disabled shows as an error in
the Instrument Activity Log.
296577 868 8860 PP inlet: PPZ inlet should be changed to PP inlet.
296622 869 Chromeleon: 6890 Signal association causes method
check warning.
296650 870 Unable to upload 450 deg C as a User Configurable Heater
from the 8890GC to Open Lab ChemStation.
296652 871 Method will not download; instrument goes offline and then
online.
296670 872 Misleading warning is displayed if the barcode reader
writes the barcode in sample name field.
296692 873 Chromeleon: Applying features in Feature Selection reboots
GC during a sample run.
296706 874 Unable to use PSD 3 or 4 in Backflush Wizard.
296773 875 Error when opening the Pressure/Flow calculator when
running in Portuguese.
296831 877 Acquisition crash when printing hydrogen sensor
calibration report.
296903 880 6890 Lit Offset changes the setting on the GC when the
method is loaded when it shouldn't be part of the method.
296931 881 8890 help for 88xx Peak Evaluation can't display correctly.
296937 882 GC Driver Keeps asking the user to Save the SCD Method.
Known Issues
Known issues can be found in the Software Status Bulletin for Agilent GC Drivers
on Agilent.com
www.Agilent.com
 Supported Agilent GC Hardware

NOTE Agilent releases GC firmware updates independently of software releases.

All Agilent GC instrument driver revisions have been designed to be backward
compatible with the installed instrument base.
Agilent recommends always using the latest module firmware revision to provide
the highest system capability.

Table 3 Supported Gas Chromatographs, Inlets, and Detectors

Module Type Inlets Detectors

8890 G3540A S/S, P/P, COC, PTV, HCM TCD, FID, NPD, FPD ECD,

PCM, VI, MMI, HT-PTV, LTM II HSM, Dual W FPD, AIB, NCD, SCD

G3542A S/S, P/P, COC, PTV, HCM TCD, FID, NPD, FPD ECD,

PCM, VI, MMI, HT-PTV, LTM II HSM, Dual W FPD, AIB, NCD, SCD

G3543A S/S, P/P, COC, PTV, HCM TCD, FID, NPD, FPD ECD,

PCM, VI, MMI, HT-PTV, LTM II HSM, Dual W FPD, AIB, NCD, SCD

G3545A S/S, P/P, COC, PTV, HCM TCD, FID, NPD, FPD ECD,

PCM, VI, MMI, HT-PTV, LTM II HSM, Dual W FPD, AIB, NCD, SCD

8860 G2790A S/S, P/P, COC, PCI TCD, FID, NPD, ECD, FPD,

FPD+

Intuvo 9000 G3950A S/S, MMI, HCM TCD, FID, NPD, FPD ECD,

ECD, NCD, SCD

G3952A S/S, MMI, HCM TCD, FID, NPD, FPD ECD,

ECD, NCD, SCD

G3953A S/S, MMI, HCM TCD, FID, NPD, FPD,

ECD, NCD, SCD

7890B & G3440B S/S, P/P, COC, PTV, HCM TCD, FID, NPD, FPD ECD,
7890A+
PCM, VI, MMI, HT-PTV, LTM II HSM, Dual W FPD, AIB, NCD, SCD

G3442B S/S, P/P, COC, PTV, HCM TCD, FID, NPD, FPD ECD,
 Module Type Inlets Detectors

PCM, VI, MMI, HT-PTV, LTM II HSM, Dual W FPD, AIB, NCD, SCD

G3443B S/S, P/P, COC, PTV, HCM TCD, FID, NPD, FPD ECD,

PCM, VI, MMI, HT-PTV, LTM II HSM, Dual W FPD, AIB, NCD, SCD

G3445B S/S, P/P, COC, PTV, HCM TCD, FID, NPD, FPD ECD,

PCM, VI, MMI, HT-PTV, LTM II HSM, Dual W FPD, AIB, NCD, SCD

7890A G3440A S/S, P/P, COC, PTV, HCM TCD, FID, NPD, FPD ECD,

PCM, VI, MMI, HT-PTV, LTM II HSM, Dual W FPD, AIB

G3442A S/S, P/P, COC, PTV, HCM TCD, FID, NPD, FPD ECD,

PCM, VI, MMI, HT-PTV, LTM II HSM, Dual W FPD, AIB

G3443A S/S, P/P, COC, PTV, HCM TCD, FID, NPD, FPD ECD,

PCM, VI, MMI, HT-PTV, LTM II HSM, Dual W FPD, AIB

G3445A S/S, P/P, COC, PTV, HCM TCD, FID, NPD, FPD ECD,

PCM, VI, MMI, HT-PTV, LTM II HSM, Dual W FPD, AIB

7820 G4350A S/S, P/P, COC, PCI TCD, FID, NPD, µECD, FPD,

FPD+

6890A G1530A S/S, P/P, COC, PTV, TCD, FID, NPD, FPD ECD,

PCM, VI, LTM I µECD, Dual W FPD, AIB

G1540A S/S, P/P, COC, PTV, TCD, FID, NPD, FPD ECD,

PCM, VI, LTM I µECD, Dual W FPD, AIB

6890Plus G1530A S/S, P/P, COC, PTV, TCD, FID, NPD, FPD ECD,

PCM, VI, LTM I µECD, Dual W FPD, AIB

G1540A S/S, P/P, COC, PTV, TCD, FID, NPD, FPD ECD,

PCM, VI, LTM I µECD, Dual W FPD, AIB

6890N G1530N S/S, P/P, COC, PTV, TCD, FID, NPD, FPD ECD,

PCM, VI, LTM I µECD, Dual W FPD, AIB

G1540N S/S, P/P, COC, PTV, TCD, FID, NPD, FPD ECD,

PCM, VI, LTM I µECD, Dual W FPD, AIB

6850 G2630A/B S/S, P/P, COC, PTV TCD, FID, NPD, FPD ECD, AIB
Table 4 GC autosampler and tray compatibility

Hardware Module type

8890 and 8860 7693A G4513A Injector

Series
G4514A Tray

G4515A BCR/Mixer

G4521A LVI Syringe Carriage

G4522A Cooling Accessory

G4520A Tray with BCR/Mixer

7650 G4567A Injector

Intuvo 9000 Series 7693A G4513A Injector

G4514A Tray

G4515A BCR/Mixer

G4521A LVI Syringe Carriage

G4522A Cooling Accessory

G4520A Tray with BCR/Mixer

7650 G4567A Injector

7890 Series 7693A G3430A GC ALS Controller

G4513A Injector

G4514A Tray

G4515A BCR/Mixer

G4521A LVI Syringe Carriage

G4522A Cooling Accessory

G4520A Tray with BCR/Mixer

7683A G2613A Injector

G2614A Tray

G2615A BCR/Mixer

7683B G2913AInjector

G2614ATray

G2615ABCR/Mixer

7650 G3430A GC ALS Controller

 Hardware Module type

G4567A Injector

7820 Series 7693 G3430A GC ALS Controller

G4513A Injector

7650 G3430A GC ALS Controller

G4567A Injector

6890 7693 G4516A ALS Controller

G4513A Injector

G4514A Tray

G4515A BCR/Mixer

G4517A 6890 Plus ALS Card Upgrade

G4521A LVI Syringe Carriage

G4522A Cooling Accessory

G4520A Tray with BCR/Mixer

7683B G2912A ALS Controller

G4516A ALS Controller

G2913A Injector

G2614A Tray

G2916A Tray

G2615A BCR/Mixer

7683A G2612A ALS Controller

G4516A ALS Controller

G2613A Injector

G2614A Tray

G2615A BCR/Mixer

7673C G1512A ALS Controller

G1513A Injector

18596C Tray

G1926A BCR/Mixer

7673B 18593B Injector

 Hardware Module type

18596B Tray

G2615A BCR/Mixer

6850 7683B G2613A Injector

7693 G4513A Injector

6850 G2880A Injector

NOTE Communication for GC samplers and tray is handled through the GC.

Table 5 Supported Headspace Hardware

Model Number Module type

8697 G4511A Headspace

7697A G4556A Headspace

7697A G4557A Headspace

G1888A Headspace

NOTE Communication for the 8697 headspace sampler and tray is handled through the
GC.
 Changelog

Revision History

Table 6 Revision History

Revision Release Date What's New/What Changed

A.01 April 14, 2022 Initial Release

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