Saving Data Files
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LabChip GX Touch/GXII Touch User Manual
PerkinElmer, Inc.
Saving Data Files
While running an assay, the raw time series data received from the
instrument is automatically saved to the data file (.gxd), one well at
a time as each well is completed. The Analysis settings from the
assay are also saved in the data file. If a run is stopped before it is
complete, the data for all completed wells is saved in the data file.
The name and location of the data file is specified in the
This section includes general instructions for saving data files in the
LabChip GX Touch software:
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Saving Data Files with LabChip GxP Option Installed
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Organizing, Retrieving, and Backing Up Data Files
Saving Data Files with LabChip GxP Option
Installed
If the LabChip GxP option is installed, the raw time series data
received from the instrument is saved to the CDR, one well at a
time as each well is completed. If the connection to a remote CDR
server is lost after a run is started, the data is saved to a local folder
and copied to the CDR when the network connection is restored.
Organizing, Retrieving, and Backing Up Data
Files
As you work in the LabChip
GX Touch
software, it is a good practice
to organize the LabChip GX Touch data files.
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Create a folder in which to save the data files. If desired, each
user can save data files to their own subfolder to organize the
data files.
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Review the files periodically, even if only one person uses the
LabChip
GX Touch
software. If you are not using the LabChip
GxP option, archive files you are no longer using but want to
save by copying to a backup disk, and then delete unneeded
files. Verify there is enough free space on the hard drive to save
new plate data files. If you are using the LabChip GxP option,
see
for backup options.
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Each user in the laboratory can specify a particular data file
prefix to easily differentiate data files.
A new folder can be created each day to store the data from all
runs. To automatically create the folders, select the
Create Daily
Sub-Directory
check box on the
.
