Software
TOF-DS
Software for BenchTOF mass spectrometers
TOF-DS™ is an intuitive software platform for BenchTOF instruments for Agilent, Thermo or Shimadzu gas chromatographs, incorporating full instrument control and comprehensive data-processing tools.
Finding compounds that previously escaped notice
TOF-DS incorporates advanced new features such as dynamic baseline compensation (DBC), advanced spectral deconvolution, effortless qual-to-quant workflow and the ChromCompare chromatographic comparison capability. These exceptional capabilities perfectly complement the fundamental performance and information-rich data generated by BenchTOF – maximising the quantity and quality of results while saving hours of interactive data processing.
Find out how ChromCompare can help save time and effort when comparing complex chromatographic profiles.
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The advanced functionality of TOF-DS is also available in near-real-time, allowing peaks to be deconvolved, identified and quantified on-the-fly as the acquisition proceeds. This greatly simplifies and speeds up routine requirements such as method development and analysis of urgent samples.
Do you find method development a chore?
From the real-time data processing capabilities described above to the inclusion of ‘unlockable’ parameters, every aspect of TOF-DS software is designed to enhance and streamline routine operations.
The uncluttered, customisable user interface eases navigation and visualisation of complex datasets, further enhancing workflow. Finally, a customisable reporting module delivers sample reports that meet the requirements of different laboratory clients, with no reliance on third-party software.
Features
Key advantages of TOF-DS include:
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- Unique and powerful functionality for optimising data quality and productivity:
- · Dynamic baseline compensation (DBC)
- · Advanced deconvolution
- · ChromCompare® automated sample comparison algorithm.
- · ChromSpace® optional plug-in for GC×GC data visualisation and processing.
- - On-the-fly data processing gives access to data in near-real-time, offering rapid turnaround on urgent samples and fast method development
- - ‘Unlockable’ method parameters allow analytical conditions to be modified within a sequence without developing and storing multiple methods, simplifying method development
- - Uncluttered user interface optimised for fast data review.
ChromSpace
With the right software, GC×GC can be a productive contributor within both research and routine labs
Why choose ChromSpace?
- Efficient qualitative and quantitative data analysis for GCxGC-MS), including built-in control for compatible instruments, all in a single software interface.
- Fast group-type analysis with easy-to-use stencils and reporting.
- Spectra can be automatically searched against commercial or in-house libraries for identification.
- Compatibility with a range of file formats (including .lsc, .d, .raw, .rsd and .cdf).
- Easy data navigation using dynamically-linked panels displaying the surface and contour plots, spectra and peak tables.
- Fast screening for compounds (or classes) of interest using simple scripting expressions.
- Network licensing to easily unify lab processing.
- Integrated control of a range of sample introduction platforms and popular GCs, as well as
INSIGHT modulators and BenchTOF2 time-of-flight mass spectrometers. - Automatically align chromatograms and find significant differences between samples by upgrading to ChromCompare+.
Reasons to use ChromCompare+
- Find the significant differences between your sample classes.
- Reduce the risk of missing important details, by using all of the raw data.
- Automatically predict the class of unknown samples using classification models.
- Easily visualise trends and relationships between your samples using interactive charts.
- Remove bottlenecks in data processing associated with GCxGC, through efficient filtering of complex datasets to uncover key trends and differences.
- Achieve all this within an intuitive, easy-to-learn workflow - you don't have to be a statistician to use it.
- Use Tandem lonisation data in a single, streamlined workflow, to minimise false positives and improve discovery of true differences (exclusive to BenchTOF2 mass spectrometers).
Highlight differences between complex samples
The Feature Discovery function in ChromCompare+ automatically filters datasets to find the most significant differences between samples. This also simplifies any downstream tasks, such as quantitation, by reducing the number of compounds that require further investigation.