Agilent Technologies BioCel 1200, User Manual

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Chapter 5: Diagnostics
BioCel User Guide
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3. In the Position Control area, click one of the following buttons:
The readout displays the current coordinates of the robot in relation
to the home position.
Moving the gripper You can open and close the robot’s gripper in a single movement.
To open or close the robot’s gripper:
1. In the Position Control area, click Open gripper or Close gripper .
Setting Comments
Gripper offset The height above the teachpoint, which is
typically 2–3 mm.
You will rarely need to change this value from
the values automatically entered for the plate
type. However, you can type a value into the
Gripper offset text box if you need to.
Be aware however, that this is a temporary
change. To change it permanently, you need to
make the change in the labware editor.
Jog increment The distance or angle to move the robot at each
jog.
Button Moves the robot...
Down
Down, decreasing the
z
-axis value
Up
Up, increasing the
z
-axis value
In In towards the center of the robot’s
radius, decreasing the
r
-axis value
Out Out from the center of the robot’s
radius, increasing the
r-
axis value
CW
Clockwise, decreasing the
t
-axis value
CCW
Counterclockwise, increasing the
t-
axis value