x.sight - software manual
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the number of mixing cycles per minute performed by the system. The field [
Volume
]
defines the aspirated and dispensed volume per cycle in microliters.
Example: Typical values would be Repetitions = 15, Volume = 10 µl
Hint: Make sure you have set reasonable settings, so that the agitation is truly
mixing the cells inside the reservoir. Too low parameters
The section [
Data Output
] defines the output directory for the experiment data being
creating in every experiment run. Click on the [
Select
] button to open the dialog. Select
any path and folder from your system or network.
The selected path is then shown below. It is set permanently until being changed, also
when software is restarted. In this selected folder, each experiment is separately saved in
its own subfolder.
Hint: Chose a reasonable storage path. Drive D:\ is recommended. Make sure
that the location has sufficient free space for saving data.
The section [
Dispensing
] represents the possibility to enable an automatic idle dispensing
mode (called idle shooting). To enable it, turn on the [
Idle Shooting
] switch. A white switch
represents “off” and a colored switch represents “on” state. The [
Idle Shots per Minute
]
function let you control how fast the idle dispensing is performed.
When activated, [
Idle Shooting
] mode generates the set number of droplets per minute.
All droplets are being sucked away by the vacuum shutter system. This ensures that no
target is contaminated, but the cartridge is kept usable as long as no experiment is
performed. The mode will be deactivated automatically when DQC is performed or a
printing experiment is started. It will automatically reactivate after DQC or the experiment
has been completed.
Hint: Idle Shooting is recommended to use when there are longer (> 5 min)
holding times between experiments and you want to continue using the cartridge.
