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Can the ACQUITY BSM firmware be downgraded from version 1.73 or later? - WKB231747

Article number: 231747

ENVIRONMENT

  • ACQUITY UPLC
  • ACQUITY UPLC M-Class
  • ACQUITY UPLC I-Class
  • nanoACQUITY UPLC
  • ACQUITY PREMIER
  • ACQUITY UPLC Binary Solvent Manager
  • ACQUITY UPLC Bio Binary Solvent Manager
  • nanoACQUITY UPLC Binary Solvent Manager
  • microBinary Solvent Manager
  • nanoACQUITY UPLC Auxiliary Solvent Manager
  • Auxiliary Solvent Manager

ANSWER

If a new personality board is installed, it requires 1.73, and it cannot be downgraded. Part 700009786 - ASSY, PCB, ACQUITY BINARY PUMP, PER, 12V

If the instrument has a serial number at or higher than listed in the following table, it cannot be downgraded.

Module

Module Part Number

Serial Number

ACQUITY UPLC PLUS BSM 186015082 H21BSP060G and later
ACQUITY UPLC Bio BSM 186015061 H21BBS096N and later
ACQUITY PREMIER BSM 186018000

H21PBS142 - H21PBS150N

J21PBS157N and later

ACQUITY UPLC M-Class µBSM 186016003 H21NIB074N and later
ACQUITY UPLC M-Class ASM 186016022 H21NIA039N and later

Firmware 1.73 is backward compatible on older serial numbers.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

ACQUITY UPLC, nanoACQUITY and ACQUITY UPLC M-Class Binary Solvent Managers Firmware Version 1.73 

id231747, UPBINARY, UPBSM+, UPIBSM, UPIBSM, UPIBSM+, UPIBSM+, UPISMFL, UPISMFL+, UPISMFTIVD, UPISMFTN, UPISMFTN+, UPMASM, UPMASM, UPMBSM, UPMSMFL, UPNAYXPMP, UPNSAMMGR, UPNSOLMGR, UPPBSM

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