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2000/4000 Microplate Washer User Guide
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<plate>
Action :
Reads the specified plate’s configuration ID and its name.
<plate>
Response :
Returns the configuration ID and name of the plate at index
<plate>. If the index does not contain a plate, the “no data
OK” response is returned.
<plate>
Example :
/plate 8 returns OK
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Index Action : Provides runtime conversion from a configuration ID to the
corresponding plate Index.
Index
Response :
Returns the plate index or -1 if the plate is not found.
Index
Example :
/plate index 14 returns OK
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Select Action : If <plate> is given, selects <plate> index and sets plate
specific hardware offsets (requires compatible wash head
installed).
Select
Response :
Returns “No data OK” response if <plate> is given, otherwise
returns the configuration ID of the selected plate or -1 if no
plate is selected.
Select
Example :
/plate select 8 returns OK
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/plate select returns OK
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New Action : Adds a new plate description at the end of the plate list, with
new name <name>, given in double quotes and limited to 19
characters.
New
Response :
Returns the index of the new plate description.
New
Example :
/plate new “another plate” returns OK
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