x.sight - software manual
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The start screen shows (by default) two large tiles, one for 96-well plates and one for 384-
well plates. A click on these tiles opens the main screen with an empty plate in the
respective format.
The small [
+
] tiles next to the large tiles allows for adding existing preconfigured programs
as tiles to the start screen. A click on [
+
] opens a dialog. Chose an existing program and
add it as tile to the start screen. Once added, it will appear permanently on the start screen
when the software is loaded. An existing tile can be deleted using the [
x
] button inside it.
Once deleted it is permanently deleted and has to be re-added if required.
The [
Load Program
] button in the top right corner can be used to directly load an existing
program. This will not add a tile to the start screen but load the program directly into the
main window.
3.3 Settings (SETTINGS)
Enter the [
SETTINGS
] tab of the software to get access to the main options and
parameters. You can set default parameters as well as activate or deactivate functions.
The first section called [
Agitation
] deals with the settings for the automatic mixing unit
(called agitation) that ensures homogeneous distribution of cells throughout time in the
cartridge reservoir.
The toggle switch [
Status
] enables and disables the agitation. A white switch represents
“off” and a colored switch represents “on” state. The field [
Repetitions per Minute
] defines
