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Connecting a Snibe MAGLUMI 800 to your EHR or LIS
Quick answer
Yes. Snibe's operating instructions for the MAGLUMI 800 describe a two-way host link using the ASTM E1394 protocol, set up either as ASTM (COM) on a serial port or as ASTM (TCP/IP). Once Online Mode is chosen, the software asks the host which assays to run for each scanned tube, so Catenix can reply from the orders in your EHR and collect the results afterwards. Port, address and serial values are confirmed on your unit during setup.
The MAGLUMI 800 is one of the smaller chemiluminescence immunoassay analysers in Snibe's M series, pitched at small and mid-size labs. It carries 40 samples on five racks of eight tubes and nine reagent kits, works at up to 180 tests an hour and produces a first result in about 17 minutes. The whole unit is 102 cm wide and weighs 73 kg.
Serum, plasma, whole blood and urine can be run in random, batch or STAT mode. Each reagent kit has an RFID label holding its details and comes with its own calibrators, and a two-point calibration can stay stable for up to four weeks.
| What | How Catenix handles it |
|---|---|
| Host protocol | ASTM E1394, two-way |
| Link choices | ASTM (COM) on a serial port, or ASTM (TCP/IP) with an IP address and port |
| Order flow | Query by sample ID once the barcode is read; the host returns the assays |
| On board | 40 samples (5 racks of 8) and 9 reagent kits |
| Pace | Up to 180 tests/hour; first result in 17 minutes |
| Tube barcodes | Code128, Code39, Code93, Codabar, Interleaved 2 of 5 |
| QC to host | Off unless Enable Upload QC Data is ticked |
Online Mode is the switch that opens the link
The MAGLUMI 800 software stays silent towards a host until Online Mode is picked as the sample editing mode. After that, whenever a rack slides in and its tube labels are read, a request goes out for each sample ID and the software waits for the list of assays. Catenix answers those requests for barcoded samples using the orders held in your EHR. Tubes go on uncapped, with the label turned towards the reader.
Two tick boxes steer the traffic: one for downloading assay requests automatically, one for uploading results automatically. A third decides whether control results travel as well.
Choosing which results leave the analyser
Three upload filters are offered: every result, only results free of pipettor errors, or only results free of any instrument error. Staff can also send results by hand, either after sign-off on the analyser or before it, so that review happens downstream.
Whichever route is used, Catenix pairs each result with its order by sample ID and sends it on to the EHR or LIS, and anything with no matching order waits for review. Assay names such as TSH arrive as test codes, which we map to your EHR codes during setup. The analyser logs its own host traffic, and Catenix stores each message with its result.
COM port or network socket, and where QC goes
A Windows PC drives the analyser, and the host link runs from that PC. On the serial route you set the COM port, baud rate, data bits, stop bits and parity, and a serial device server carries the line to the Catenix gateway. On the network route you enter an IP address and port instead. The gateway reconnects by itself after a network drop and keeps results on site through an internet outage.
On the analyser, the software draws batch and monthly QC graphs and applies Westgard multi-rule checks. With QC upload ticked, Catenix files control results as QC, grades them with Westgard rules and plots Levey-Jennings charts, and a failed control holds patient results for that test.
Snibe and MAGLUMI 800 are trademarks of their owners. Catenix is an independent connectivity provider, not affiliated with or endorsed by Snibe.
Questions people ask
Does the MAGLUMI 800 speak ASTM or HL7?
ASTM. Its protocol menu lists None, ASTM (COM) and ASTM (TCP/IP), and the manual describes ASTM E1394 records. HL7 is not in that menu.
Can the MAGLUMI 800 pick up its work from the EHR?
Yes. In Online Mode it queries the host by sample ID after reading the tube barcode, and Catenix replies with the assays ordered in your EHR.
Will MAGLUMI 800 control results reach Catenix?
Only when Enable Upload QC Data is ticked on the analyser. Catenix then files them as QC and keeps them apart from patient results.
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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.
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