DIGISPENSE 3020 CONTROLLER MODULE
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7 April, 2011
IVEK Corp.
P03L011B
Agitate Screen Description -
The Agitate screen displays the current Agitate parameters and allows a user with
Supervisor permission to change the parameters. The current permission level determines which push-buttons are
available as shown.
The Start and Stop push-buttons control Agitate operation while this screen is visible.
Status -
The status indicates the operational state of the system. Refer to section 3.3.9 for an explanation of each
status type.
Volume Agitated -
The Volume Agitated line shows the total volume of fluid isolated and agitated during an agitation
operation.
Recipe -
The Recipe line shows the current recipe selected in the Recipe screen. "0" indicates values changed since
last "Get Recipe".
Pump -
The Pump line shows the current pump size selected in the Setup C screen. The pump size can be either 4A,
3A, 2A, 1A, B, C, D or NONE.
Agitate Volume -
The Agitate Volume is the amount of fluid to agitate in micro liters during an agitate cycle. The
range is based on the pump size as shown in the Pump Minimum/Maximum Chart. The increment is equal to the
minimum volume for the selected pump size.
Discharge Rate -
The Discharge Rate is the rate of the pump in micro liters per second during the dispense/aspirate
portion of the agitate cycle. The range is based on the pump size as shown in the Pump Minimum/Maximum Chart.
The increment is equal to 20% of the minimum rate for the selected pump size.
Intake Rate -
The Intake Rate is the rate the pump will operate during the load portion of an agitate cycle in micro
liters per second. The range is based on the pump size as shown in the Pump Minimum/Maximum Chart. The
increment is equal to 20% of the minimum rate for the selected pump size.
Agitate Dwell -
The Agitate Dwell is the time between the forward and reverse cycles in seconds. The range is 0.00
sec to 2.55 sec with an increment value of 0.01.
Isolation Volume -
The Isolation Volume is the amount of liquid isolated prior to the agitate cycle in micro liters. The
range is based on the pump size as shown in the Pump Minimum/Maximum Chart.
To change a value;
1. Press the Arrow push-buttons to highlight the
parameter.
2. Press the Enter push-button to bring up either the
Select New Value or Enter New Value screen.
3. In the Select New Value screen use the up and down
arrow push-buttons to select the value. In the Enter
New Value screen press the Minimum or Maximum
push-buttons to select the desired value or use the
left and right arrow push-buttons to select the digit
and the up and down arrow push-buttons to change
the digit's value.
4. Press the Enter push-button.
Agitate Mode Minimum/Maximum Chart
Pump Minimum Maximum
Minimum Maximum
Size
Volume
Volume
Rate
Rate
µl
µl
µl/Sec
µl/Sec
4A
0.002
20,000
0.010
40
3A
0.005
50,000
0.025
100
2A
0.01
100,000
0.05
200
1A
0.02
200,000
0.10
400
B
0.04
400,000
0.20
800
C
0.10
1,000,000
0.50
2000
D
0.20
2,000,000
1.00
4000
