Using BenchCel Diagnostics
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G5580A BenchCel Microplate Handler Quick Guide
Moving plates between teachpoints
You can move a microplate between teachpoints when you are verifying a teachpoint or
to determine whether to home the motors.
CAUTION
To prevent collision, remove obstacles in the path of the robot.
To move plates between teachpoints:
1
Manually place a microplate at one of the two teachpoints.
2
In
Diagnostics
, click the
Controls
tab, and then select the
Slow
speed.
3
In the graphical display area, click the plus sign (
) at either of the following:
•
The teachpoint you want to move to
•
Two teachpoints between which you want to move a plate
The selected teachpoints should be highlighted in red circles (
).
4
Rest the pointer on a selected teachpoint. In the command menu that appears,
select one of the following:
Command
Description
Move to
<teachpoint>
Moves the robot from its current position to the selected
teachpoint. The robot stays at the teachpoint.
Pick from
<teachpoint>
Picks up the microplate from the selected teachpoint and
moves the plate to the ready-for-upstack position under the
stacker head.
Place at
<teachpoint>
Moves the robot from its current position and places the
microplate at the selected teachpoint. After placing the
microplate, the robot backs away from the teachpoint into the
safe zone.
Transfer to
<teachpoint>
Moves a microplate from the currently selected teachpoint to
the other selected teachpoint.
To transfer a microplate from a stack, you must first click
Load Stacker
. During the transfer, the robot downloads the
plate, places it at the other selected teachpoint, and then
backs into the safe zone.
If the robot is transferring a plate from one teachpoint to
another, the robot picks up the microplate from the currently
selected teachpoint, places the microplate at the other
selected teachpoint, and then backs into the safe zone.
Delid from
<teachpoint>
Lidded labware only
. Removes the lid from the labware that is
at the selected teachpoint.
Relid to
<teachpoint>
Lidded labware only
. Replaces the lid on the labware that is at
the selected teachpoint.
