About the Automated Thermal
Cycler (ATC) System
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Package contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
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Setup options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
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Site requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
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Environmental requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
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Technical specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
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System specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
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Location of power points and ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
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Use ATC plate adaptors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
The Automated Thermal Cycler (ATC) System is designed for integrating with laboratory automation
products of other equipment manufacturers (OEM) for use in automation workflows. The Automated
Thermal Cycler (ATC) System can also be used as a stand-alone device in conjunction with a third-party
desktop software. It is also compatible with the Applied Biosystems
™
Thermal Cycler Fleet Control
Software.
The Automated Thermal Cycler (ATC) System supports 96-Well, 384-Well, and 0.2-mL sample block
configuration and includes three components:
• A thermal block and heated cover that constitute the thermal cycler unit
• A power box
A power cable is used for connecting the thermal cycler to the power box.
For details on Automated Thermal Cycler (ATC) System specifications and layout, see “System
specifications”
Package contents
The Automated Thermal Cycler (ATC) System comes in two boxes.
The ATC Block Module box contains:
• ATC 96-Well Block module and/or 384-Well Block module
• CAT5 Ethernet cable
• Power cord
• Certificate of analysis
• Product documentation
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Automated Thermal Cycler (ATC) System User Guide
