Robot Software Terminology
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Twister II Robot User’s Manual
Caliper Life Sciences, Inc.
Each robot in the automated system must have an
INI
file with a
unique name that matches the name of the robot in the automation
control software. This ensures that each robot uses different
XPD
and
POS
files and communicates on a different comm port.
Two default INI files are installed with the Robot software:
TwisterII.ini and XPRobot.ini. The TwisterII.ini file contains default
parameters to operate the Twister II robot. The XPRobot.ini file
contains parameters to operate the XP robot. You can use the
default INI files as a template to create multiple robot resources
with different names, as described below.
Example
: If a Twister II robot resource will be named “Robot” in the
automation control software, you must create an INI file named
Robot.ini before you add the robot to the automation control
software. See
“Create a New Robot Project” on page 25
for more
information on creating new robot INI files. After the robot INI file is
created, you can add the robot to the automation control software.
Any changes necessary to the parameters in the
INI
file should be
made in the Robot software main window. Do not manually edit the
INI file, unless specified in the instructions in this manual.
Storage Configuration using Stack Storage
Software
The Stack Storage software for the Twister II racks is used with the
CLARA automation control software. You use the Stack Storage
software to set up the storage configuration, view the storage
configuration during a run, and to recover from errors during
material processing.
The storage configuration shows where the materials need to be
placed in the racks before starting to run a CLARA application. The
storage configuration is based on the CLARA application, so the
CLARA method must be created and scheduled/sequenced before
the storage configuration can be created.
The Stack Storage software enables you to create a configuration
where each material is in a separate rack (group by name) or where
materials of the same type are grouped into the same racks (group
by type). See
“Stack Storage Setup” on page 29
for information on
creating the storage configuration.
