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Version 2.5.0 Revision 3, July 2020
Acquisition Control
After priming of the cartridge is complete, continuous data acquisition will begin automatically
using bias values that are optimized for the cartridge type.
Continuous-mode and Single-mode Data Acquisition
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The length of each acquisition is specified using the “Acquisition Time” dropdown (10s
default).
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Continuous-
mode acquisition may be manually started by pressing the “Continuous”
button (Figure 7).
Repeat acquisitions are collected until the user presses the “Stop”
button
or until user-
defined “Set Acquisition Stop Point” value is reached, see page
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In continuous mode, each acquisition is automatically flagged for processing unless a
significant number of defects are detected in the data (see page 18).
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A sin
gle acquisition can be obtained by pressing the “Single” button.
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In single acquisition mode, the user may manually flag the most recent acquisition for
automatic processing by pressing the “ON” button in the Acquisition frame.
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Interrupt the current acqui
sition with the “Stop” button. Partial acquisitions are not saved.
Figure 7.
Acquisition frame.
Data Saving Tips:
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Raw data files are saved to the folder specified by the user in the Run
Details frame.
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Raw data file names have the following format:
❖
<prefix>_YYYYMMDD_NNNN.h5
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Record significant acquisition numbers in your notes for future
reference.