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Manual mode
Online mode
Offline mode
Master manual mode
Download mode
The modes can also be viewed and selected with the following icons located on the
toolbar. From left to right, these icons represent Manual mode, Online mode, Offline
mode, Master Manual mode and Download mode.
Computer Perfusion Control Modes
Online Mode–
In this mode, perfusion is controlled by the computer software in real
time.
Run
,
Pause
and
Stop
can be controlled from the Operation menu, the toolbar
icons
, or with the function keys (F8, F9 and F10 as shown on the Operation
menu).
Data Download Mode–
The experimental procedure created with the software is
downloaded into the RAM of the
MPS-4
control box when you press the button or
select Download from the Operation menu. The Online LED on the
MPS-4
control
box blinks while the program is being transferred.
MPS-4 Controller Operation
–The left section of the
MPS-4
front panel contains the
Start
,
Reset
and
Mode
buttons, and three functional indicator LEDs:
•
Start
button–The button runs the perfusion process. In the Online mode, it acts
as the
button and runs the experiment controlled by the perfusion software.
In Offline mode, the
Start
button runs the preset perfusion parameters saved to
the RAM of the control box from the computer.
•
Reset
button is the zero button for the micro-controller. It stops any currently
running experiment, turns all channels off and reset the mode to Manual.
•
Mode
button toggle the perfusion mode between Manual, Online, Offline and
Master Manual. Once a mode is selected, the corresponding LED illuminates. In
Master Manual mode, the Manual LED blinks continuously. The operation of each
mode is described in the following sections.
Run Perfusion
Normal Mode–
In this mode, the 8 channels are independently controlled by pressing
the channel buttons. When a channel is on, its LED lights up.
Master Channel Mode
–This is just like the normal Manual mode except that only
one channel can be on at a time. If all other channels are turned off, channel 8 (the
master channel) automatically turns on. When this mode is first selected, it is in the
inactive state in which all channels are turned off. Press the channel 8 button to toggle
between the active and inactive state.
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