ICP-MS MassHunter

4.1

Introducing the most

intuitive, most powerful
ICP-MS software ever
The Goals for ICP-MS MassHunter 4.1 were Simple

1. Support new 7900 Hardware including ISIS3

2. Simplify Workflow and User Interface significantly
WITHOUT sacrificing features, power or flexibility

How did we chose the new features and workflows?

1. Customer interviews and surveys (we spent time working in customers
laboratories)
2. Field Advisory Team suggestions
3. Global database of enhancement requests and bug reports
4. Extensive discussion between marketing and R&D
Summary of new features and functions

7900 control
UX Improvements
Method Wizard
Standard QC Action on Failure
Common Reporting Engine
Chromatography workflow and function improvements
Open Platform for 3rd party peripherals
Support for mobile devices
Lets have a look at the new GUI
New Dashboard with large, easy to read Gadgets control
nearly all Top-level functions

These Gadgets are live

meaning that they
change appearance
depending of instrument
status etc.

They each have shortcut

functions by clicking or
double-clicking

They also have short,

pull-down menus of
commonly used functions
Dashboard Gadgets
Double clicking the
Plasma Gadget either
ignites or extinguishes
the plasma.

Pulling it down allows

you to configure the
ignition sequence and
start-up options click
Startup can be user
customized.
Hyperlinks allow easy
configuration of startup
parameters.
New Top Level Gadgets make it easy to find
functions Settings Gadget
All hardware configurations,
properties, diagnostics and
maintenance are easily
available from a single Gadget
Method Wizard
New users or advanced users creating a
new application can now create a new, well
optimized method with just a few clicks.
Interactive Mode the Wizard asks a few
simple questions about the samples and
application and creates the method and
batch
Fully automatic mode The Wizard
analyzes a typical sample and creates the
method and batch based on the results.
Almost no user input is required
Perfect for the novice user with no knowledge of
ICP-MS
Method Wizard

Newly created methods and batches

are automatically optimized for:
Customers hardware configuration
Plasma conditions (sample types)
ISTD selection
Analytes and isotopes
Integration times
Sample uptake parameters
Desired performance priorities

Newly created methods can be saved as template

batches for future use
Manual or Automatic what is your preference?

Automatic Mode
scans your typical
sample and
calculates all
required parameters
to create a fully
functional
quantitative method.

Manual Mode
permits the user to
make simple
decisions about the
configuration of the
new method.
Lets look at interactive, manual mode

Select typical
sample type

Optimum
plasma
robustness is
automatically
set
accordingly
Preset Methods are available for strictly regulated
applications such as EPA 200.8, 6020 or USP<232>
Displayed preset
methods are
filtered according
to current
hardware
configuration and
selected Plasma
Robustness
settings
Select the internal standard stock solution you are using, or
select <none> and select the ISTDs manually later
If you select an ISTD stock solution, you can opt to
use some of all of the available ISTDs
Next select the elements you want to determine
Common lists of elements are provided for several
applications
Displayed
element lists are
filtered according
selected Plasma
Robustness
settings
Your selected elements and internal standards are
displayed. They can be edited from here if desired.

Add, delete or edit

elements by
clicking on the
periodic table
Now the Magic!
The Wizard automatically selects the optimum parameters
for either best speed or lowest detection limits, based on
your preference as well as your hardware configuration.

Just click Optimize

Voil. The new batch is ready to run, edit, or save
as a template for future use just add samples
More New Features
5 User-defined QC sample types with:
User defined ranges
Outlier flags
User defined Action on Failure
Real time QC control charting in DA batch viewer or Mobile app
Status Viewer can show instrument and Queue Status
without Top being displayed, while DA is up.
New Report Template Designer
(common reporting engine)

Select an example
data file
Select Designer
Drag the desired
data to the template
View the Live
Preview of your
report
Save the template
Mobile Device Support (iOS and Android devices)
Multiple instrument status and limited control available -
swipe to see 1 of 3 different views
MassHunter 4.1
the most amazing ICP-MS software ever