Molecular Devices AquaMax 2000, User Manual

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Robot Command Interface
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Dispense (DISP)
Dispense step delivers a specified amount of fluid into the plate. The
dispense needles are moved to just above the top of the plate and the
requested horizontal position.The appropriate dispense valve is opened
for a calculated time to deliver the specified volume at the specified flow
rate.
For dispense rates available through the user interface, see
Table 4-9:
Plate Wash and Cell Wash Dispense Rates on page 48 .
Parameter tokens are:
M mode
S speed
A address (index) of another step
N number
I inlet number, 0-3 (0=green, 1=red, 2=blue, 3=yellow), -1
(prompt)
R Rate: Dispense rate (5 head specific pressure levels,
0=lowest, 4=highest, corresponding to the user interface
settings 1 to 5)
V Volume: Dispense volume per well 20- 400 (96-well), 5-150
(384-well) [
μ L]
Example: /STEP set 5 DISP i0 r2 v350CR, response is OK
TABCRLF
>
/STEP get 5
CR
, response: OK
TAB
DISP I0 R2 V350
CRLF
>