6340 Ion Trap (G2449) LCMS Communication Problem

Hello. We have a 6340 ion trap (G2499A) LCMS which was working great. Recently we've had some intermittent communication dropouts where the PC computer could no longer communicate with the trap, yet still communicate with the LC. Usually the problem would disappear after restarting the trap. However, communication between the PC and trap is now completely lost, but PC and LC communication is fine. On the top of the communication board (or "smart card") on the trap are two lights a green RUN and a yellow BUSY. When working properly the green RUN light remains on while the yellow BUSY is constantly flashing. Currently, only the green RUN light is on, but the BUSY yellow remains off. Any thoughts, suggestions, ideas would be deeply appreciated!

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  • Hi byoo,

    Do you get any failed to communicate or any other message when you start up the software? You are correct if the busy light should be constantly flashing. This means you got a successfuk firmware load from the PC from ethernet connection. Can you ping the trap? All fire walls are off? If you can ping LC and Trap I suspect you have a bad GEPS assy.

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  • Hi byoo,

    Do you get any failed to communicate or any other message when you start up the software? You are correct if the busy light should be constantly flashing. This means you got a successfuk firmware load from the PC from ethernet connection. Can you ping the trap? All fire walls are off? If you can ping LC and Trap I suspect you have a bad GEPS assy.

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