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The software may be downloaded for free from the company’s official website at
http://www.dna-technology.ru/eng/support/
The software is compatible with the following operating systems: Windows 98, Windows
ME, Windows 2k/XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7,
Windows 8, Windows 10.
2. Instrument description and principle of operation
DTprime is a specialized instrument combining a precise programmable thermal cycler and an
optical system to collect fluorescent data at each stage of polymerase chain reaction.
Design of the instrument:
The design of the instrument is a supporting frame which bears the following installed
modules:
thermo block including positioning module of actuated parts of the instrument
designed for automatic moving of it;
the optical system module which consists of sources of excitation based on LEDs and
detection based on CCD camera;
optical path module for transporting light beams;
slide for the thermal block placement;
hot lid module, which presses the tubes from the top and heat them for preventing
condensation and also eliminates self-opening of the tubes in order to avoid a possible
contamination of the instrument by amplicones;
horizontal drive, which provides movement of the thermal block in horizontal plane
for loading and unloading tubes into it;
vertical drive, which provides movement of the thermal block in vertical plane to
ensure that the tubes are pressured to the thermal lid;
electronics modules including power supplies;
cabinet of the instrument, which has several ventilation holes.
The instrument face panel accommodates the following (fig 2):
LCD panel;
push-button control panel;
“hot lid” front panel;
thermal block front panel.
Side walls of the instrument have ventilation slots.
