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Paul, I am currently a Cerner Classic site but we are switching to MediTech soon. I had the same issues with the UF50 that you describe. After 6 MONTHS of trial and error and fingerpointing, Sysmex finally suggesting turning OFF the CTS switch inside the instrument. I do not have the documentation on how to do it- the field rep did it for us. Once we did that, it all worked fine with the regular pinout scheme. April G. Broadbent, MT(ASCP) | Clinical Application Analyst- Health Information Technology | Norman Regional Health System | 901 N. Porter Norman, OK 73071 | phone 405.307.6958 | fax 405.307.6960 | ~Your work is your signature. Autograph your work with excellence. -----Original Message----- From: Paul Goedicke [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, August 04, 2006 4:25 PM To: Meditech-L (E-mail) Subject: [MEDITECH-L] LAB instrument interface problem I'm having Meditech work on this too, but thought I might get the answer faster here. We are working on setting up a Sysmex UF-50 urine analyzer connected to a Digi Portserver with RJ-45 connections. We're also Magic 5.4 SR3. Meditech's site indicates we should use the same 9-pin adapters on the instrument as for a UF-100 or our Sysmex hematology analyzers. We have been unsuccessful getting a device watch. To date, we have verified; 1) data comes through the instrument's 9-pin host connection - we dumped to a PC and can see the data. 2) a line test verifies the integrity of the line from the RF-45 connected to the adapter all the way back to the termserver. 3) the port on the Digi was verified as ok by switching a working interface to it. 4) Meditech adapter configuration, with or without the loopback jumpers, doesn't work. Neither does swapping the transmit & receive lines. This leaves us with the conclusion Meditech's documentation is most likely incorrect. The difference between the hematology analyzers and the UF-50 is the hematology analyzers connect through a PC before connecting to the termserver. Because we are converting from Magic termservers to the new Digi's, we had tested all other Lab equipment interface connections to the Digi Portservers and had no issues that weren't easy to resolve. I also saw on the Meditech site the Dade Behring (formerly Sysmex) CA-1500 coagulation analyzer has exactly the same adapter and port settings as the UF-50. I would really appreciate it if anyone successfully connecting either a Sysmex UF-50 or CA1500 to a Digi Portserver could supply us with a working pinout diagram for the instrument 9-pin adapter. Without a PC between the instrument and termserver, we suspect a different adapter configuration is needed. Thanks, Paul Paul Goedicke IT Analyst III Jackson County Memorial Hospital 1200 E.Pecan, Altus, OK 73521 Phone: (580) 477-7485 Fax: (580) 477-7366 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The documents accompanying this transmission contain confidential information, belonging to the sender, that is legally privileged. This information is intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above. The authorized recipient of this information is prohibited from disclosing this information after its stated need has been fulfilled. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any reading, disclosure, copying, distribution, or action taken in reliance on the contents of these documents is strictly prohibited. Violators may be prosecuted. If you have received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy the transmitted information. CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail communication and any attachments may contain confidential and privileged information for the use of the designated recipients named above. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this communication in error and that any review, disclosure, dissemination, distribution, or copying of it or its contents is prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies of this communication and any attachments. _______________________________________________ meditech-l mailing list [email protected] http://mtusers.com/mailman/listinfo/meditech-l
