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Setting the teachpoints
Teaching part 2: Adjusting teachpoints for accessories
AssayMAP Bravo Platform Installation Guide
4
Carefully, use the
Jog Axes Down +Z
control to move the pipette tips down
until the pipette tip is 1–2 mm from the crosshairs, and then use the
Jog
Axes X/Y
controls to center the A1 tip above the crosshairs.
5
When the A1 tip is perfectly centered above the crosshairs, click
Teach
to
save this value temporarily.
6
Click the
Move to safe height at current X/Y position
. Remove the teaching plate
from the Orbital Shaking Station.
7
Ensure that deck location 9 is still selected, and then click
Move
. The head
moves down so that the tip is approximately 10 mm above the top surface
of the plate nest in the Orbital Shaking Station.
8
Use the
Down +Z
control to lower the pipette head incrementally.
9
When the pipette tip is 1–2 mm above the flat surface of the Orbital
Shaking Station, do the following:
a
Set the
Down +Z i
ncrement to 0.2 mm. Carefully, jog the head down in
0.2- mm increments just until a 0.254- mm (0.010- inch) feeler gauge
cannot fit under the pipette tip.
b
Raise the head by 0.05- mm increments until you reach the lowest
possible height that allows the feeler gauge to slide under the pipette
tip without deflecting it.
Note:
Alternatively, you may use the
Jog Axes
controls to move the head
down in the
z
- axis until the pipette tip is as close as possible to the
top surface of the plate nest, without making contact.
10
Click
Teach
to set the new teachpoint values for deck location 9.
11
To save the new teachpoint for this location, click the
Profiles
tab, and then
click
Update this profile.
Teaching the 96AM Wash Station at deck location 1
For this procedure, you will center the syringe probes above the wash station
chimneys to adjust the
x
- and
y
- axes for the teachpoint, but you will use the
existing
z
- axis teachpoint.
To teach the 96AM Wash Station:
1
If you have not already done so, remove the pipette tip from probe A1.
IMPORTANT
Ensure that the 250- µL tip remains selected as the
Teaching tip type in the Profiles tab. Ensure that no pipette tips or
cartridges are seated on the Bravo 96AM Head.
2
In the
Bravo Diagnostics Jog/Teach
tab, click
Location 1
.
CAUTION
Failure to remove the pipette tip from the A1 probe will cause the pipette tip to
collide with the wash station chimney, damaging the Bravo 96AM Head and 96AM Wash
Station. Ensure that you remove the pipette tip before starting the procedure.
