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Connecting a Roche Urisys 1100 to your EHR or LIS
Quick answer
Yes. The Urisys 1100 sends Combur10 strip results to a host, with unidirectional, bidirectional or ASTM modes. Older units do this over a 9-pin serial port, which Catenix reaches through a serial device server; the current model has an Ethernet LAN port. Which one you have is checked at setup.
The Urisys 1100 is a semi-automated reflectance photometer that reads Roche Combur10 Test UX strips: specific gravity, pH, leukocytes, nitrite, protein, glucose, ketones, urobilinogen, bilirubin and blood. It prints on a built-in thermal printer, and it is a familiar sight in clinic rooms and GP surgeries.
In normal mode each strip takes about 70 seconds, around 45 an hour. The current model adds a fast mode of about 35 seconds, up to roughly 100 strips an hour.
| What | How Catenix handles it |
|---|---|
| Strip | Combur10 Test UX, 10 parameters |
| Pace | About 45 strips/hour normal; about 100 fast (current model) |
| Host modes | Unidirectional, bidirectional or ASTM |
| Older model link | Serial D-Sub 9; 9600 8N1, or 1200 to 38400 baud in ASTM |
| Current model link | LAN (Ethernet RJ-45), 3 USB-A ports |
| Memory | 100 results (older) or 1,000 samples (current) |
Two generations, two connectors
Look at the back of your reader first. Units running software 5.7 or later from the older line have a 9-pin serial socket and a 5-pin DIN socket for a barcode reader or keyboard. Catenix bridges the serial port with a serial device server, which reconnects by itself after a network drop. The redesigned model, with a 4.3 inch colour touch screen, has a LAN port and three USB sockets instead.
User ID and authentication
With user ID switched on, the reader asks for an ID at start-up and sends it with every result, so Catenix can keep who tested each sample. In authentication mode, up to 300 user IDs and passwords are downloaded from the host and anyone else is locked out. Roche notes this mode requires the ASTM setting.
The reader's five-digit device ID also travels with results, which helps when a practice has more than one Urisys.
From strip to record
Patient or sample IDs are scanned or typed against each strip. Catenix matches each result to its patient by that ID, maps the ten pads to EHR codes during setup, and holds any unmatched strip for review. When the internet is down, results stay on site and go to the EHR once the line returns.
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Questions people ask
Which Urisys 1100 protocol should we choose?
ASTM mode, where available, because it carries user IDs and supports authentication. We confirm the setting on your unit at setup.
Our Urisys 1100 has no network port. Can it still connect?
Yes. Older units use a 9-pin serial port, which Catenix reaches through a serial device server on your network.
Does the Urisys 1100 send who ran the strip?
Yes, when user ID is switched on. The ID goes with each result and Catenix keeps it.
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Product and company names are trademarks of their owners and are used for identification only. Catenix moves, stores and displays results with traceability; it does not interpret results or give clinical advice. Reviewed November 2026.
Tell us your setup
Send us your analyser and the system you want results in, and we will confirm how it connects, usually within one working day. Ask about your setup.