4 Setting up the BenchCel device
Setting and managing teachpoints
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BenchCel Microplate Handler User Guide
Verifying the teachpoints
To verify a teachpoint:
1
Load two to three spare microplates in the labware rack and load the rack on the
BenchCel device. For instructions, see
“Filling and emptying the labware racks” on
and
“Installing and uninstalling the labware racks” on page 123
.
2
In BenchCel Diagnostics, click the
Controls
tab, and select the desired labware
definition from the
Labware
list.
3
In the graphical display area, click the plus sign (
) at both of the following
locations:
•
The stack that contains the spare microplates
•
The teachpoint you want to verify
The selected teachpoints should be highlighted in red circles (
).
4
In the
Speed
list, select
Slow
.
Note:
You can set the Slow speed as a percentage of the factory-set maximum
speed. To do this, see
“Changing the robot speed” on page 149
.
5
In the graphical display area, click the stacker that contains the spare microplates.
In the command menu that appears, click
Transfer to <teachpoint name>,
where
<teachpoint name> is the name of the teachpoint you are verifying. The robot picks
up the first microplate in the stack and moves it to the selected teachpoint.
•
If the robot did not move the microplate to the correct location, proceed to
“Editing existing teachpoints” on page 97
to refine the teachpoint.
•
If the robot correctly placed the microplate at the new teachpoint, move the
microplate back to the stack as follows:
In the graphical display area, click the plus sign (
) at the new teachpoint, and
then choose
Transfer to Stack
. The robot moves the microplate from the
teachpoint back to the stack.
