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Teachpoint Details dialog box
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BenchCel Microplate Handler User Guide
Cavity depth
This setting is not commonly used and should be set
at 0
mm for most applications.
You can use this setting to account for teachpoints
that have a depth (or negative height). To do this, type
the depth (mm) as an offset to the Robot gripper
offset. A positive value causes the grippers to grab
higher on the plate by the specified amount. A
negative values causes the grippers to grab lower on
the plate.
For example, suppose the Robot gripper offset is
5
mm and the platepad you want to use has depth of
9
mm. When the microplate sits in the platepad, the
robot grippers cannot reach the offset height, as the
following diagram shows. To account for this depth,
you can set the Cavity depth at –9
mm. The robot
grippers will grip the microplate 9
mm above the
5
mm offset (at 14
mm).
Gripper open limit
The maximum distance (mm) the robot grippers are
allowed to open as they prepare to grip the microplate
at the teachpoint. The maximum value you set is less
than or equal to the Robot Gripper Open Position
value set in the Labware tab.
Use this setting if the teachpoint area is narrower than
the robot grippers open position. (To see this value,
click Save and exit, and then click the Labware tab on
the Controls page.)
Note
: This value is used only at the teachpoint and not
during other operations.
Respect approach height
when not holding a plate
Select the check box to use the approach height even
when the robot is not holding labware.
CAUTION
If you want to clear this check box, verify
that the grippers will not run into the locating tabs of
the stage. Otherwise, clearing this check box can
result in a crash.
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