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SEAL-IT 100 Device Driver User Guide

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Summary of Contents for SEAL-IT SEAL-IT 100

Page 1: ...SEAL IT 100 Device Driver User Guide July 2007 VWorks3 and BenchWorks...

Page 2: ...ibility for its use or for any infringements upon the rights of third parties that may result from its use The transfer of this guide in any manner or form to a representative of another company is st...

Page 3: ...ostics 11 Opening diagnostics 12 About profiles 15 Setting the properties for a device 16 Adding and linking Sub Process tasks 19 Using JavaScript to set task parameters 21 About reader output files 2...

Page 4: ...Table of Contents SEAL IT 100 Device Driver User Guide ii...

Page 5: ...n Control User Guide To set up and use Velocity11 device drivers become familiar with the content in this guide as well as the guides for the devices that use VWorks or BenchWorks software This chapte...

Page 6: ...rs Developing the applications that are run using device drivers Solving the more challenging problems that might arise Developing training materials and standard operating procedures for operators Op...

Page 7: ...he online help or download the latest version of any PDF file from the Velocity11 website at www velocity11 com Note All Velocity11 user information can be searched from the website at www velocity11...

Page 8: ...ional copies You can perform simple searches in the PDF file although these searches are much slower than online help searches More information For more information about using PDF documents see the u...

Page 9: ...rks dialog box lists the version numbers of all the current software for all the devices and plug ins To find version information for a driver in BenchWorks 1 Start BenchWorks 2 Click Help and select...

Page 10: ...nition of a Velocity11 device and the device file Read this topic if you are unfamiliar with Velocity11 devices and VWorks or BenchWorks software Device defined A device is an item on your lab automat...

Page 11: ...device driver enables VWorks or BenchWorks software to control and communicate with the specific type of device Each type of device that you operate with VWorks or BenchWorks software requires a devic...

Page 12: ...led by VWorks or BenchWorks software you can write your own driver plug in for a new device Contact the Velocity11 Technical Support for information about how to do this What functions do the device d...

Page 13: ...vice drivers 1 Insert the device driver installation disc into the CD ROM of the computer running VWorks or BenchWorks software 2 Follow the on screen instructions for installation selecting the defau...

Page 14: ...charge of managing Velocity11 devices Procedure To add devices to a device file 1 Make sure that the devices are physically networked to the VWorks or BenchWorks software computer and turned on 2 Sta...

Page 15: ...ple commands Diagnostics software is used for Troubleshooting Setting teachpoints Performing manual operations outside a protocol Creating and editing profiles For example if an error occurs during a...

Page 16: ...are using VWorks4 software To open Diagnostics 1 Click Diagnostics on the Control toolbar 2 In the device file s window select the device Expand the general name of the device if necessary 3 Click De...

Page 17: ...software To open Diagnostics 1 Click the Device File tab 2 Select the device from the Devices toolbar Expand the general name of the device if necessary 3 Click Device diagnostics located at the botto...

Page 18: ...toolbar The device s diagnostics dialog box opens Related topics For information about See Diagnostics About diagnostics on page 11 About device drivers About device drivers on page 7 Adding a device...

Page 19: ...profiles identify device driver devices on the network each device driver device must have its own profile You can create modify and delete profiles as needed Stored settings Profiles are stored in t...

Page 20: ...e that you have installed the device driver plug in and have added the device to the device manager See Related information for procedures on how to do these tasks Setting general properties To set th...

Page 21: ...ers property 1 In the Barcode Readers property group set the side that has the barcode to Yes 2 Enter the number of the COM port to which the device is connected Setting location properties Note The o...

Page 22: ...for the special situations in which there is a storage device such as a PlateHub Carousel StoreX or Cytomat and a robot such as the Velocity11 Translator robot that is shuttling plates between system...

Page 23: ...ontain a series of liquid handling tasks used by devices such as the VPrep Pipettor or Multimek dispenser Adding a Sub Process task The first step in creating a pipette process is to add a Sub Process...

Page 24: ...ou must link each sub process link icon with one or more devices that you want the sub process to be able to use You do this by setting the parameter for the sub process link icon To link a Sub Proces...

Page 25: ...otocols and want to add functionality to a task using JavaScript Where scripts are written Scripts can be written in two ways Directly into the box in the Advanced Settings tab of the Task Parameters...

Page 26: ...in the reader output files from being overwritten by newer data Read this topic if you are an operator who wants to make changes to the task parameters for one of these readers VR4000 Analyst GT Fusi...

Page 27: ...ile Even if you have only one device you can still set up multiple profiles for it with each storing different settings In these cases you probably want each profile to have a separate default output...

Page 28: ...fferent output file names for every task The suffix used for the file name that you set in the task parameters is taken from the suffix specified in the device diagnostics profile So if you select dat...

Page 29: ...o not track their position along their line of travel Homing a motor moves it until it triggers an event called a home flag This tells the motor its location The motors on some devices automatically m...

Page 30: ...Chapter 1 Introduction SEAL IT 100 Device Driver User Guide 26...

Page 31: ...SEAL IT 100 can be configured to work in lab automation systems running VWorks or BenchWorks This chapter contains the following topics Workflow for configuring the SEAL IT 100 on page 28 Creating a S...

Page 32: ...you must have installed it For installation instructions see Setting the properties for a device on page 16 Workflow Related topics Step Topic 1 Adding devices on page 10 2 Creating a SEAL IT 100 prof...

Page 33: ...ce manager Procedure To create a SEAL IT 100 profile 1 Open ABgene SEAL IT 100 Diagnostics 2 Click the Profiles tab 3 In the Serial port list select the number of the COM port that the SEAL IT 100 is...

Page 34: ...half and then performs a complete roll across the plate With Half roll selected the complete roll is omitted Setting Comments For information about See Opening diagnostics Opening diagnostics on page...

Page 35: ...rotocols About the Seal Plate SEAL IT 100 task The SEAL IT 100 device driver adds one task to VWorks or BenchWorks This task is used to seal a plate with cold adhesive film There is only one task asso...

Page 36: ...e list 4 Perform the management task Management tasks include the following For more information about See The workflow that this procedure belongs to Workflow for configuring the SEAL IT 100 on page...

Page 37: ...rmation from the SEAL IT 100 you need to initialize it To initialize the SEAL IT 100 1 Open SEAL IT 100 Diagnostics 2 Click the Profiles tab 3 Select a profile from the Profile name list 4 Click Initi...

Page 38: ...seal roll click Trim You might do this after first loading a roll of seal Note The parameters set in the profile are used for the sealing and trimming operations Related topics For more information a...

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