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Chapter 4: Performing a run
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Pausing and stopping a run
About this topic
This topic describes the different ways to pause and stop a run and how
the result is different depending on the method you choose.
About stopping a run
set
Pausing or stopping a run set is the same as pausing or stopping a run.
Ways to stop a run
You can stop a run by:
❑
Clicking Pause in VWorks.
❑
Opening an enclosure door, or if the door is open, activating the
safety interlock by turning the key.
❑
Pushing an emergency stop button. Runs stopped this way cannot
be continued.
Before continuing
with a stopped run
Before continuing with a run that was stopped, make sure that the
system is in a valid state for the point of the protocol at which the run
stopped. In other words, make sure that the partial completion of a task
has not made changes that will cause an error or cause samples to be
switched around when the run continues.
For example, errors can be caused when manually moving a plate to a
location that should not have a plate.
Stopping a run using
VWorks
Use VWorks to stop a run under normal circumstances, such as when
you want to:
❑
Add or remove labware from stackers
❑
Clean up a spill
❑
Add reagent to a VPrep reservoir
❑
Diagnose a problem
❑
Perform an operation that is not part of the protocol
See the VWorks User Guide for a procedure.
Using an emergency
stop button
!! IMPORTANT !! You cannot continue with a run after using an
emergency stop because VWorks must be restarted. Use this option
for emergencies only.
In an emergency situation, you can instantly stop all accessible moving
parts (does not include cooling fans) by pressing an emergency stop
button. Emergency stop buttons are located on the table and the power
panel.
Pressing an emergency stop button:
❑
Cuts power to the robot motor
❑
Cuts power to the instruments (except for the main power to any
VPreps and VPrep pumps)