Lower the suction cup onto the pan Release the balloon. The pan should now stick to the end of the suction cup Squeeze the balloon again to release the pan. The pan goes on the electrode, and the sample pan goes onto the left electrode. Reference right Replace the sample chamber and cover lids. Setting up a DSC Experiment In the Pyris Software, you should see two windows: Viewer” and Editor.” “Instrument “Method Instrument Viewer gives a live graph of the power/temperature data from the DSC – Method Editor Where you set up runs for the DSC. – Go to Editor” “Method Go to the Info” tab and put in all your sample information. “Sample To select a file to save to, click go to the correct folder, and type in the “Browse,” desired file name. The weight of your sample goes in the window. “Weight” Go to the State” tab. From here, you can set your purge gas (It is unlikely that you will “Initial need to edit that) and other starting parameters Temperature: Set initial temperature Y Initial: Set your initial power output. This will likely be 0. Go to the tab to edit your run. “Program” Options a step” adds a step to the end of your run “Add – a step” inserts a step before the highlighted step “Insert – item” deletes the highlighted step “Delete – of steps scan” an increase or decrease in temperature at a specific temp/min “Temperature – holds the temperature at the selected value “Isothermal” – Steps” repeat steps within the program “Repeat – Editing a step Highlight the step by clicking on it.
Lower the suction cup onto the pan Release the balloon. The pan should now stick to the end of the suction cup Squeeze the balloon again to release the pan. The Reference pan goes on the right electrode, and the sample pan goes onto the left electrode. Replace the sample chamber and cover lids. Setting up a DSC Experiment In the Pyris Software, you should see two windows: “Instrument Viewer” and “Method Editor.” Instrument Viewer – gives a live graph of the power/temperature data from the DSC Method Editor – Where you set up runs for the DSC. Go to “Method Editor” Go to the “Sample Info” tab and put in all your sample information. To select a file to save to, click “Browse,” go to the correct folder, and type in the desired file name. The weight of your sample goes in the “Weight” window. Go to the “Initial State” tab. From here, you can set your purge gas (It is unlikely that you will need to edit that) and other starting parameters Temperature: Set initial temperature Y Initial: Set your initial power output. This will likely be 0. Go to the “Program” tab to edit your run. Options “Add a step” – adds a step to the end of your run “Insert a step” – inserts a step before the highlighted step “Delete item” – deletes the highlighted step of steps “Temperature scan” – an increase or decrease in temperature at a specific temp/min “Isothermal” – holds the temperature at the selected value “Repeat Steps” – repeat steps within the program Editing a step Highlight the step by clicking on it.