MJ Research PTC-0200, Operation Manual

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DNA Engine & DNA Engine Tetrad Operations Manual
The machine’s address number will be identified in the upper right-hand
corner of the screen. “Remote” indicates that this is the network screen
for a slave unit, and “60V” indicates the type of Alpha unit that has been
selected. The status light for the selected block will flash on the control
panel of the machine holding the block.
If the the right or left block of a dual-block Alpha unit has been selected,
an A or a B will appear after the address number (e.g., 7-3A for the right-
hand block in a dual-block Alpha unit loaded into quadrant 3 of a DNA
Engine Tetrad at address 7. See figure 12-1 for a diagram of the layout of
quadrants in the Tetrad).
Press « Cancel » at any time to abandon the selection process and display
the Main Menu again.
When the desired block is identified in the LCD window, press « Proceed ».
When you have worked through the screens that set up the protocol’s tem-
perature control method, the protocol will begin running.
The protocol’s runtime screen will appear on the controller’s LCD win-
dow. The LCD window of the machine holding the active block will con-
tinue to show whatever screen it was displaying before the protocol be-
gan running.
Press « Block » to display the Main Menu on the controller again. Repeat
the procedure to run protocols on other networked blocks. Press « Block »
on the controller to progressively display the runtime screens of all net-
worked blocks that are running protocols.
While protocols are running, other DNA Engine functions (Edit, Enter,
Files, etc.) can be accessed on any individual machine in the network,
from that machine’s front panel.
Networking Machines with a Computer
Networked machines may be conveniently controlled by a computer us-
ing DNA Engine Driver software, which allows you to
• Read and run protocols on any networked machine
• Monitor block temperatures on a real-time graphical display
• Save runtime data to the hard drive for later viewing in spreadsheet
or graphical format
• Verify results and keep records of runs
Contact MJ R
ESEARCH
or an authorized distributor if you do not already
have a copy of this software. A complete manual is provided with the
software. Also available from MJ R
ESEARCH
is a list of ASCII commands
used to communicate with DNA Engines and DNA Engine Tetrads, which