
INHECO
Doc ID: 900905-000
October 2018
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1.2.
Explanation of Symbols
Symbol
Explanation
Potential danger of injury or death. → signal words WARNING and CAUTION
indicate the severity
Warning: Potential danger of hot surface.
Warning: crushing your finger
·
Bullet points indicate steps of instructions.
-
Hyphens are used for enumerations.
→
Arrows indicate: “refer to” and are mostly an active link
blue writing
indicates a software button
1.3.
Abbreviations and Glossary
The document uses the following terms
ODTC
®
On Deck Thermal Cycler
OVT
ODTC
®
Verification Tool
PCU
ODTC
®
Power & Control Unit
OVT Data Logger
ODTC Verification Tool Data Logger
°C
Degree Celsius
Hz
Hertz [1/s]
lac
Alternating Current
ldc
Direct Current
K
Kelvin
kg
Kilogram
rH
relative humidity
TEC
Thermo Electric Cooler (Thermoelectric Module, Peltier Element)
Uac
Alternating Voltage
Udc
Direct Voltage
W
Watt
IVD
In Vitro Diagnostic
FDA
Food and Drug Administration
SiLA
Standardization in Laboratory Automation
PMS
Process Management Software (control software of automated system)
PCr
Polymerase Chain Reaction
NGS
Next Generation Sequencing
VCM
®
Vapor Chamber Mount (three dimensional heat pipe)
Gbit/s
Gigabit per second
Slope
Heating and Cooling Rate of ODTC
®
Verification
Proof that the ODTC
®
is working within its specifications → Technical Data of
ODTC
®
Manual