Dax 3D

Dax 3D

Supplied as standard with the PrinCE‭/-‬C 700‭ ‬systems‭, ‬DAx 3D builds upon the DAx platform‭, ‬offering Data Acquisition and Data Analysis functionality in addition to analytical control‭.‬

Data acquisition

  • Supports different brands of AD/DA cards and hardware
  • Multi channel data acquisition
  • Hierarchical measurement linking
  • Measurement sequence lists for use with automatic sample changers
  • Automatic Analysis upon completion of measurement

Combined peak list

DAx 3D searches for peaks in individual traces pertaining to wavelengths or wavelength ranges‭. ‬Combined peak lists display a cumulative list of peaks found in all traces in a trace window‭.‬

Peak Purity

DAx 3D is able to determine peak purity by comparing the spectrum at the beginning of a peak with the spectrum at the end of a peak‭. ‬The relative peak height where these spectra should be taken can be specified‭. ‬The correlation between the early and late spectra is used as a measure for peak purity‭. ‬A high degree of correlation indicates that a spectrum that has changed little during the peak‭, ‬making it likely that the peak contains a single pure compound‭.‬

Spectral Library

DAx 3D offers a spectral library with the following features‭.‬

  • Spectra can be measured and stored in the library‭, ‬including descriptions‭. ‬GLP tracking information is also stored‭, ‬so that the‭ ‬user can always determine when a spectrum was measured‭, ‬and if it was filtered‭, ‬etc‭.‬
  • The user can define spectral sets‭. ‬These are collections that contain some or all of the spectra in the library‭. ‬Spectral sets are used‭, ‬for instance‭, ‬to group spectra that were measured under certain conditions together‭.‬
  • The library offers maintenance options‭, ‬such as adding or removing spectra‭, ‬adding or removing spectral sets‭, ‬adding or removing‭ ‬spectra from spectral sets‭.‬
  • The spectra in a spectrum window can be compared to the spectra in a spectral set or in the entire library‭. ‬Correlation is determined‭. ‬The spectra in the library can be sorted according to correlation‭ (‬or name‭, ‬or measurement date‭, ‬or description‭). ‬One or‭ ‬more of the spectra can then be loaded from the spectrum‭, ‬and treated as if they were just measured‭. ‬This includes the ability to perform mathematical operations between spectra‭.‬
  • DAx uses an identification database to recognise compounds in traces‭, ‬based principally on their time coordinate‭. ‬The user may specify that a possibly recognised compound must have a minimum correlation with a specified spectrum in the spectral library to‭ ‬be accepted as recognised‭. ‬It is also possible to specify that a‭ ‬‮«‬library compound‮»‬‭ ‬is to be recognised when its spectrum in the‭ ‬measurement has a minimum specified correlation with any spectrum in a specified spectral set‭.‬

Reports

As in earlier versions of DAx‭, ‬completely user configurable reports can be created‭, ‬containing 3D color plots‭, ‬trace plots‭, ‬and‭ ‬spectrum plots‭. ‬The combined peak list can also be displayed as part of a report‭.‬

Supplied as standard with the PrinCE‭/-‬C 700‭ ‬systems‭, ‬DAx 3D builds upon the DAx platform‭, ‬offering Data Acquisition and Data Analysis functionality in addition to analytical control‭.‬

Data acquisition

  • Supports different brands of AD/DA cards and hardware
  • Multi channel data acquisition
  • Hierarchical measurement linking
  • Measurement sequence lists for use with automatic sample changers
  • Automatic Analysis upon completion of measurement

Combined peak list

DAx 3D searches for peaks in individual traces pertaining to wavelengths or wavelength ranges‭. ‬Combined peak lists display a cumulative list of peaks found in all traces in a trace window‭.‬

Peak Purity

DAx 3D is able to determine peak purity by comparing the spectrum at the beginning of a peak with the spectrum at the end of a peak‭. ‬The relative peak height where these spectra should be taken can be specified‭. ‬The correlation between the early and late spectra is used as a measure for peak purity‭. ‬A high degree of correlation indicates that a spectrum that has changed little during the peak‭, ‬making it likely that the peak contains a single pure compound‭.‬

Spectral Library

DAx 3D offers a spectral library with the following features‭.‬

  • Spectra can be measured and stored in the library‭, ‬including descriptions‭. ‬GLP tracking information is also stored‭, ‬so that the‭ ‬user can always determine when a spectrum was measured‭, ‬and if it was filtered‭, ‬etc‭.‬
  • The user can define spectral sets‭. ‬These are collections that contain some or all of the spectra in the library‭. ‬Spectral sets are used‭, ‬for instance‭, ‬to group spectra that were measured under certain conditions together‭.‬
  • The library offers maintenance options‭, ‬such as adding or removing spectra‭, ‬adding or removing spectral sets‭, ‬adding or removing‭ ‬spectra from spectral sets‭.‬
  • The spectra in a spectrum window can be compared to the spectra in a spectral set or in the entire library‭. ‬Correlation is determined‭. ‬The spectra in the library can be sorted according to correlation‭ (‬or name‭, ‬or measurement date‭, ‬or description‭). ‬One or‭ ‬more of the spectra can then be loaded from the spectrum‭, ‬and treated as if they were just measured‭. ‬This includes the ability to perform mathematical operations between spectra‭.‬
  • DAx uses an identification database to recognise compounds in traces‭, ‬based principally on their time coordinate‭. ‬The user may specify that a possibly recognised compound must have a minimum correlation with a specified spectrum in the spectral library to‭ ‬be accepted as recognised‭. ‬It is also possible to specify that a‭ ‬‮«‬library compound‮»‬‭ ‬is to be recognised when its spectrum in the‭ ‬measurement has a minimum specified correlation with any spectrum in a specified spectral set‭.‬

Reports

As in earlier versions of DAx‭, ‬completely user configurable reports can be created‭, ‬containing 3D color plots‭, ‬trace plots‭, ‬and‭ ‬spectrum plots‭. ‬The combined peak list can also be displayed as part of a report‭.‬