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Viewing Data from More Than One Instrument in Paradigm Software

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Issue

When Paradigm software is installed on a computer and connected to an instrument, it will only display the measurements collected from that instrument.

If more than one instrument is writing to a shared database, how can all connected instruments show the measurements from all connected instruments?

Environment

OMNIC Paradigm

Resolution

Solution 1

When Paradigm is in "Workstation" mode, it will retrieve data from all instruments, so one way to view all data is to switch the connection to "Workstation".  This should allow for retrieval of measurements from all instruments.  NOTE:  This option does not work for Summit or Summit Pro instruments as Paradigm on these models doesn't allow for switching the connection to Workstation.

  1. Open Paradigm and click the Configure menu and the Connectivity command.  
  2. Select Workstation in the list and click the Connect button.
  3. Verify that measurements from all instruments are viewable.
  4. To reconnect to the instrument, click the Configure menu again and Connectivity command. 
  5. Select the instrument in the list and click the Connect button.
Solution 2

It is possible to edit a file on the Paradigm computer in order to add other computer names so that Paradigm retrieves measurements from other instruments, while still connected to the instrument.  

  1. Locate the file C:\ProgramData\Thermo Scientific\Paradigm\SystemSettings.json and make a backup copy of the file.
  2. Open this file in Notepad.
  3. Repeat Steps 1 and 2 on each instrument computer where it is desired to view the measurements.  This will also give you the necessary computer name information for Step 5
  4. There is text in this file that will be like: "HostnameAlias":["USMAD-8R0XYXY2"].  The text within the square brackets is the computer name.
  5. To allow Paradigm to retrieve data from other instruments, add the other computer names to this text to the inside of the square brackets, separating each with a comma.  For Example, the text shown in Step 4 might be expanded to read:  "HostnameAlias":["USMAD-8ROXYXY2","SUMMIT-M2420045"]
  6. Save the file.
  7. Reboot the computer.
  8. Open Paradigm and verify it is retrieving data created on other instruments.
  9. Repeat these steps on all instruments connected to the same database if desired.