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Contents

0112-0151 K

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Moving an AquaMax

®

 Microplate Washer  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  92

Preparing for Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  93

Chapter 6:  Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Troubleshooting Charts  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  95

General Instrument Issues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  95
System Fluidics Issues  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  96
System Pressure Issues  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  97
External Communication Issues  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  98
Dispense Issues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  99
Aspiration Issues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Wash Issues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Cell Wash Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Instrument Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  103

Chapter 7:  Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

AquaMax

®

 Microplate Washer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  107

Appendix A:  Microplate Library  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Appendix B:  Cleaning Solutions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Appendix C:  AquaMax Sterilant  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Principle of Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Materials Required but Not Provided. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  116
Storage  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Preparing the Reagent  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  117

Preparing the Complete Sterilant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  117

Using Reagent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Warnings, Precautions, and Limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  118

Sterilant Solution A Concentrate (4X). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  118
Sterilant Solution B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Appendix D:  Tips and Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Using the Washer for ELISA Based Applications  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  119
Using the Washer for Cell Based Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  119

Содержание AquaMax 2000

Страница 1: ...www moleculardevices com AquaMax 2000 4000 Microplate Washer User Guide 0112 0151 K June 2014...

Страница 2: ...their respective owners Any such usage is intended only to designate those manufacturers products as supplied by Molecular Devices for incorporation into its equipment and does not imply any right and...

Страница 3: ...nt and Waste Bottle Ports 16 Back Panel 17 Chapter 2 Installation 19 Unpacking 20 Setting Up the Instrument 21 Connecting to a StakMax Plate Stacker 27 Chapter 3 Getting Started 31 Starting the Instru...

Страница 4: ...Settings 59 Prime Settings 60 Managing the Program Library 61 Plates Tab 70 Plates Tab Administrative Mode 71 Plate Definition Dialog 72 Managing the Plate Library 73 Options Tab 74 Advanced Options D...

Страница 5: ...apter 7 Specifications 107 AquaMax Microplate Washer 107 Appendix A Microplate Library 111 Appendix B Cleaning Solutions 113 Appendix C AquaMax Sterilant 115 Principle of Use 115 Contents 116 Material...

Страница 6: ...es 123 General Commands 124 Initialization 124 Device Information 125 Motion Control 128 Program Control 129 User Adjustment 131 Program Management Commands 132 Factory defined Protocols 132 Protocol...

Страница 7: ...er guide the following typographical conventions are used CAUTION Indicates an operation that might cause damage to the instrument device or data if the precautions are not followed WARNING A warning...

Страница 8: ...AquaMax 2000 4000 Microplate Washer User Guide 8 0112 0151K...

Страница 9: ...roplate Washer processes all plate wells simultaneously during dispense aspirate and wash operations Whole well dispensing and aspiration in 384 well plates result in 2 to 4 times faster plate process...

Страница 10: ...can be set up to control the AquaMax Microplate Washers through a USB command interface The USB command interface is detailed in Robot Command Interface on page 121 Components Table 1 1 AquaMax 4000 C...

Страница 11: ...takMax Plate Stacker Wash Heads AquaMax wash heads have either 96 or 384 paired probes The longer probe of each pair is used for aspiration The short probe is used for dispensing The plate wash heads...

Страница 12: ...0112 0151K Table 1 2 96 plate wash head lock Item Description 1 Close 2 Open 1 2 Note A mismatched wash head and microplate will cause a motor pinch error when the wash head tries to descend toward th...

Страница 13: ...s a clear plastic guard to protect the probes from damage and to prevent spills sprays and injury to users Table 1 3 384 plate wash head and guard Item Description 1 Plastic guard 2 Aspiration and dis...

Страница 14: ...of the washer The plate carriage slides in and out of the washing chamber for loading and unloading Table 1 4 Plate carriage Item Description 1 Plate carriage in eject position 2 384 well microplate 3...

Страница 15: ...4 well Corning Costar 96 and 384 BD Falcon 96 and 384 Greiner 96 and 384 Nunc Nalgene 96 and 384 Detailed manufacturer numbers and dimensions for these default plate types are listed in Microplate Lib...

Страница 16: ...channel can be connected to a reagent bottle and is composed of a fluid input a pressure output and an optional level sensor connector Waste can be drained into any waste bottle A waste sensor can be...

Страница 17: ...located on the right side of the instrument Labels and text next to the power switch provide important information about the AquaMax Microplate Washer such as line voltage rating and serial number Us...

Страница 18: ...robotic control The StakMax communication port is dedicated to control StakMax stacker operations The StakMax control cable is available with the StakMax integration kit Part Number 0310 5454 Table 1...

Страница 19: ...ent WARNING Risk of fire explosion or shock Do not operate the instrument in an environment where potentially damaging liquids or gases are present CAUTION Do not operate the instrument in an environm...

Страница 20: ...h Head Part Number 0310 5218T The standard AquaMax Microplate Washer unit does not include any bottles If you have purchased bottles separately check to make sure that all bottles and tubing are prese...

Страница 21: ...power cord to the back panel 2 Connect the power cord to a surge protector or grounded power outlet The instrument automatically detects the voltage setting To connect a reagent bottle Each reagent b...

Страница 22: ...nt 3 4 5 2 1 CAUTION The source bottle and waste fluid fittings are the same size Do not connect source bottles to the Waste Output or damage to the instrument can occur CAUTION Pressurized bottles fo...

Страница 23: ...ct one end of the pressure tubing to the small fitting on the bottle cap 5 Connect the other end to the Pressure fitting below the Liquid Input 6 If the bottle has an Empty sensor connect the sensor t...

Страница 24: ...Washer User Guide 24 0112 0151K To connect a waste bottle Table 2 2 Waste bottle and connection fittings Item Description 1 Waste sensor connector 2 Waste output fitting 3 Waste bottle 4 Waste full se...

Страница 25: ...he Microplate Washer and must remain free of obstruction 3 If the bottle has a waste full sensor connect the waste full sensor to the Waste Sensor input fitting CAUTION An obstructed waste tubing can...

Страница 26: ...e Figure 2 1 Wash head lock 3 Turn ON the instrument power switch located on the back panel The following operations occur as the instrument initializes when turned on The wash head rises to prepare f...

Страница 27: ...n integration manual To set up a StakMax Plate Stacker with an AquaMax Microplate Washer For more detailed instructions see the integration manual 1 Make sure that both the AquaMax Microplate Washer a...

Страница 28: ...Max Microplate Washer See Back Panel on page 17 5 Turn on both the AquaMax Microplate Washer and the StakMax Plate Stacker The StakMax Plate Stacker automatically detects that it is connected to the A...

Страница 29: ...on 0112 0151 K 29 Figure 2 2 StakMax Stacker indicator The washer controls the stacker through its on board programs For information about using the stacker in a program see Program Stacker Settings o...

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Страница 31: ...o turn on the instrument use one of the following procedures If the instrument is in shutdown mode touch anywhere on the screen to wake the instrument up For information about shutdown mode see Shutdo...

Страница 32: ...ouch prime program performs a full prime on the wash head and internal fluidics from the default user prompted fluid inlet 5 Clean Runs the one touch cleaning program The one touch clean program clean...

Страница 33: ...m was last saved When you run a red program an error message prompts you to accept the plate parameter change before the program runs Gray indicates that the program is not compatible with the install...

Страница 34: ...riage 4 On the Main tab touch the program from the list and touch Run When a program is running the touch screen displays a status dialog Figure 3 2 Status dialog Note Gray programs are not compatible...

Страница 35: ...g See Figure 3 2 For non emergency stops touch Cancel Cancel stops the program when appropriate It turns off the pumps resets the wash head moves the plate carriage to the plate load position and perf...

Страница 36: ...ff the screen releases system pressure and shuts off all motors and valves The shutdown process can include a rinse and purge cycle For information about automatic shutdown options see Shutdown Option...

Страница 37: ...operating mode of the touch screen interface allows all users to access all program functions plate functions and options You can restrict access to editing functions and system options by setting an...

Страница 38: ...new program 3 Edit Opens the selected program for review and editing 4 Rename Renames the selected program 5 Copy Copies the selected program 6 Delete Deletes the selected user defined program The one...

Страница 39: ...ed program up or down in the program list The one touch programs cannot be moved They are always listed at the top of the program list Table 4 2 Program tab with administrator passcode Item Descriptio...

Страница 40: ...Plate Lists the plates in the plate library The highlighted option is the option used for the current program Plate type is not required for programs involving only maintenance steps such as Prime So...

Страница 41: ...Options Access Program Options from the Program Settings dialog Messages stacker settings and dispense accuracy adjustments are program specific Table 4 4 Program Settings Item Description 1 Messages...

Страница 42: ...uch Program Options 4 Touch Messages Table 4 5 Messages dialog Item Description 1 Program Start Message Opens the keypad where you can enter a message to display on the touch panel when the current pr...

Страница 43: ...program and then placed in the stacker output The program ends when the input stack is empty Table 4 6 Program stacker settings Item Description 1 Enable Stacker Enables and disables the plate stacke...

Страница 44: ...from the list of steps 2 Touch Edit 3 Touch Program Options 4 Touch Stacker Adjust Dispense The Adjust Dispense dialog lets you optimize the accuracy of the dispense volumes based on the specific req...

Страница 45: ...ns the selected step for editing 3 Copy Copies the selected step 4 Delete Deletes the selected step 5 Test Runs through the steps in the current program 6 Done Closes the current program and returns t...

Страница 46: ...ppear gray Each program can have up to 50 steps Figure 4 2 Steps that can be included in a program The following sections detail the settings for each step type Dispense Settings on page 47 Aspirate S...

Страница 47: ...predefined parameters Fluid dispense occurs at the top of the wells to prevent contamination to the probes Table 4 8 Dispense settings Item Description 1 Inlet Liquid to be used for this step Availab...

Страница 48: ...ash and Cell Wash Dispense Rates Plate wash dispense rate 96 plate wash 384 plate wash mmHg L plate sec mmHg L plate sec 1 150 18300 150 21600 2 200 22100 200 25600 3 250 25400 250 26200 4 350 31300 3...

Страница 49: ...djust dispense accuracy for a program on page 68 Aspirate Settings The Aspirate step removes fluid from a microplate using predefined parameters Table 4 10 Aspirate settings Item Description 1 Mode As...

Страница 50: ...uch feature If the height is set to 0mm the aspiration pins are offset from the well bottom by a minimum clearance Table 4 11 Aspiration Rates AQ 4000 AQ 2000 96 L well sec 384 L well sec 5 Fast 270 7...

Страница 51: ...r only 4 Volume Volume of wash fluid used per well Use 50 L to 3000 L 5 Wash position Position of aspiration probes during the wash Bottom The aspiration probes aspirate to the bottom of the well then...

Страница 52: ...2000 no option 270 70 Table 4 13 Wash Rates Model Options 96 L well sec 384 L well sec Tip Wash volume should not exceed 10x the well volume Tip The wash step leaves the wells partially empty bottom...

Страница 53: ...reagents connected to the washer 2 Prompt Indicates that the system will pause before dispensing and wait for the user to specify an inlet 3 Rate Dispense rate See Table 4 9 Plate Wash and Cell Wash...

Страница 54: ...es a microplate in the carriage using predefined parameters Table 4 15 Shake settings Item Description 1 Shake speed Speed of shaking Slow Medium or Fast A fast shake is vigorous and generally mixes t...

Страница 55: ...the program for a specified duration During a Soak step probes are removed from the microplate wells No other operations are performed for the duration Table 4 16 Soak settings Item Description 1 Time...

Страница 56: ...us steps in the current program 2 Repetitions The number of extra cycles to be performed For example setting repetitions to 5 means that the specified step would be executed once from the original pro...

Страница 57: ...from the installed wash head It has no programmable parameters Figure 4 3 Purge screen no settings Tip Run a Purge step when the washer will not be used again immediately Purging prevents needle clog...

Страница 58: ...ral times to fully remove any harmful residues Rinsing does not empty the wash head completely Follow the rinse with a Purge step before you remove the wash head or shutdown the system Table 4 18 Rins...

Страница 59: ...tically change at specific time intervals To discontinue the Standby step and continue using the AquaMax Microplate Washer touch Cancel This drains the trough and dispenses a small amount of the wash...

Страница 60: ...un Table 4 20 Prime settings Item Description 1 Inlet Liquid to be used for this step The available options correspond to the color coded reagents connected to the washer 2 Prompt Indicates that the s...

Страница 61: ...m on the keypad and touch OK The Program Settings dialog opens automatically Note Program options and menus are optimized for the installed wash head Before creating or editing a program make sure tha...

Страница 62: ...f applicable click Program Options to add Program Start and Program Done messages to the program see Program Messages on page 42 enable stacker options for the program see Program Stacker Settings on...

Страница 63: ...ps to the program For more information see To add a step to a program on page 65 7 Touch Done to exit programming mode 8 Touch Yes to confirm your changes Note Test dispense accuracy separately and us...

Страница 64: ...rogram as required Add a step Copy a step Edit a step Delete a step 5 Touch Move Up and Move Down to rearrange program steps within the list 6 Touch Done to exit programming mode 7 Touch Yes to confir...

Страница 65: ...ogram 1 Select the program to be edited and touch Edit 2 In the program details area touch Program Settings and touch Edit 3 Select the plate type 4 Touch OK to exit the Program Settings dialog 5 Touc...

Страница 66: ...rameters dialog and touch OK when finished The newly created program step appears in the program list 4 For each additional program step repeat Step 2 and Step 3 5 Touch Move Up and Move Down to rearr...

Страница 67: ...it and change the parameters in the associated dialog as required Touch OK to close the dialog To copy the selected step touch Copy The copied step is added to the end of the program To delete the sel...

Страница 68: ...at combination is used Liquid type Head type and so on The AquaMax Microplate Washer supports 4 L or 10 L bottles only For best results test dispense accuracy in a separate program and use the results...

Страница 69: ...curacy using the equation below 11 Round up this value to the nearest integer and type it in the Adjust Dispense dialog for the chosen fluid inlet Use whole numbers in the range of 50 to 200 12 Repeat...

Страница 70: ...ble 4 21 Plates tab Item Description 1 New Creates a new plate type 2 Edit Opens the details of the selected plate type for editing 3 Delete Deletes the selected plate type 4 Plate List Lists the plat...

Страница 71: ...editing buttons see Plates Tab on page 70 For information about restricting access to editing functions see Restricting Functions on page 80 Table 4 22 Plates tab with administrative mode Item Descrip...

Страница 72: ...ers 2 Wells Number of wells in the plate 96 or 384 3 Bottom Bottom profile of the wells Flat plates with full size flat bottom wells Crosswise and edge aspiration are supported for Flat plates only U...

Страница 73: ...pears in the Well Depth field 5 Well Depth mm Distance in millimeters from the bottom of the well to the top of the well Well depth is critical to reliable instrument operation An incorrect well depth...

Страница 74: ...r Cancel to exit without saving All programs that refer to the edited plate type are listed in red in the program list to indicate changes in the plate definition To delete a plate 1 Select the plate...

Страница 75: ...hutdown Starts the user defined automatic shutdown 4 Restack Commands the StakMax stacker to move all plates currently in the output stack to the input stack leaving them in their original input order...

Страница 76: ...access to the following options Table 4 25 Advanced options Item Description 1 Shutdown Options Opens the Shutdown Options dialog where you can modify the instrument s automatic shutdown options See...

Страница 77: ...e wash head prime trough and common fluid paths are evacuated Use this function before changing wash heads to remove excess fluids In addition after a system failure Purge can be used to drain the liq...

Страница 78: ...Wait time in hours and minutes before the system enters Shutdown mode 2 Rinse Indicates whether the system should be rinsed before shutting down On or Off 3 Inlet Liquid Input to be used for rinse fl...

Страница 79: ...tdown Long periods of inactivity can increase the chance of clogging due to solutions settling in the fluid channels and wash heads 1 On the Options tab touch Other Options 2 Touch Shutdown Options Th...

Страница 80: ...be entered for each tab separately To set or change the passcode 1 Touch Admin and type in the current passcode to enter Administrative mode 2 Touch Change Passcode in the Options tab 3 Type a new pas...

Страница 81: ...to calibrate the position of the touch screen overlay on the LCD screen To calibrate the screen 1 On the Options Tab touch Calibrate Screen Figure 4 9 Screen calibration screen 2 Touch the crosses as...

Страница 82: ...AquaMax 2000 4000 Microplate Washer User Guide 82 0112 0151K...

Страница 83: ...our products and to fully supporting our customers with the highest possible level of technical service If you have any problems using your AquaMax Microplate Washer in the U S contact our Technical...

Страница 84: ...WARNING Risk of electrical shock Always turn the power switch off and disconnect the power cord from the main power source before performing any maintenance procedure that requires removal of any pan...

Страница 85: ...llow the cleaning solution to soak in the system and follows with 3 rinse cycles using the rinse solution The default program uses the red inlet for cleaning and the green inlet for rinsing The system...

Страница 86: ...fatty and amino acids protein complexes and polymer films to prevent clogging of the washer channels and wash heads Such solutions should be mixed according to the manufacturers instructions WARNING B...

Страница 87: ...ordance with laboratory site regulations and procedures Solutions used in the instrument and waste materials might be biohazardous WARNING Chemical Waste Disposal Hazard Wear protective equipment and...

Страница 88: ...d aspiration probes CAUTION If the trough fluid overfills or spills elsewhere it leaks through the bottom of the instrument to the counter beneath and must be wiped up immediately to prevent damage WA...

Страница 89: ...ays store wash heads with the clear plastic guards installed with the probes facing down and on a flat surface or inside a protective container Note Repeat several times if a particularly harsh reagen...

Страница 90: ...head and microplate to their unloaded positions touch Reset 2 Retrieve the microplate If the plate carriage cannot be unloaded by a software Reset continue with the following steps 3 Lift the wash he...

Страница 91: ...lution pauses for 5 minutes to allow the cleaning solution to soak in the system and follows with 3 rinse cycles using the rinse solution The system is purged at the end of this program The standard s...

Страница 92: ...e used immediately after the move a Purge cycle is sufficient 3 Remove any installed wash head 4 Disconnect all source and waste bottles and tubing 5 Turn off the power switch and unplug the power cor...

Страница 93: ...your usual rinsing agent 4 On the Options tab touch Purge 5 Make sure that the Prime program specifies Prompt for the Inlet option See To edit a program on page 64 6 Replace each reagent bottle with...

Страница 94: ...the wash head are pointing down over a folded paper towel Avoid touching the probes 5 Drain any remaining fluid from the wash head by gently tapping the inlet end on the paper towel 6 Store the wash...

Страница 95: ...nsibility to decontaminate the instrument as well as any accessories before requesting service by Molecular Devices representatives and before returning the instrument or any components to Molecular D...

Страница 96: ...er instrument If the overflow drain see Figure 6 1 is full or wet and liquid is overflowing from the prime soak trough Verify that the total dispense volume in the program does not exceed the maximum...

Страница 97: ...liquid connectors from washer but leave the waste connected and then run the program If the problem is bottle specific or hose specific you should not get the error If the error persists then contact...

Страница 98: ...connected to both the robot and the AquaMax Microplate Washer Verify that the communication port setting corresponds to the virtual COM port assigned to the USB driver Power cycle both the robot and t...

Страница 99: ...Cleaning Wash Heads on page 91 to unclog the probes Dispense accuracy is out of spec high low dispense volume Dispense adjustment values might be incorrect Adjust the dispense accuracy see To adjust...

Страница 100: ...the plate in use If necessary re calibrate the well depth using the Auto feature according to Plate Definition Dialog on page 72 Incorrect aspiration parameters 96 well plates require crosswise aspir...

Страница 101: ...ccording to Plate Definition Dialog on page 72 Increase the aspiration probe height Note All wells should have approximately an equal volume of liquid prior to the aspiration step Uneven initial well...

Страница 102: ...re according to Plate Definition Dialog on page 72 Wash solution surface tension causing uneven aspiration Add surfactant such as Tween to the wash solution Wash volume is too high Decrease the wash v...

Страница 103: ...aged after wash or aspirate Decrease the aspiration rate 96 cell wash head only Decrease the aspiration dwell time Increase the aspiration probe height Coating or cells in wells are damaged after disp...

Страница 104: ...ells If they are not please contact Technical Support Y Motor Pinch Error Obstruction to the motion of the plate carriage Turn off the power to the washer and then remove any obstructions from the pat...

Страница 105: ...sensor is malfunctioning The sensor might be misaligned Please contact Technical Support Pressure timeout error 154 If the system cannot achieve target bottle pressure Check that all pressure fittings...

Страница 106: ...AquaMax 2000 4000 Microplate Washer User Guide 106 0112 0151K Figure 6 1 Plate stage home sensor Figure 6 2 Plate sensor...

Страница 107: ...brands due to plate designs In general more rigid strip plate types are compatible and more flexible strip plate types are not See Supported Microplates on page 15 Dispense Precision plate wash heads...

Страница 108: ...s 13 minutes for 20 plates Dispense Volume 96 well 10 L to 350 L per well 384 well 5 L to 150 L per well Wash Volume 100 L to 3000 L per well Residual Volume Plate Wash Heads Only 96 well 5 L 384 well...

Страница 109: ...contact materials Nylon Polypropylene Teflon Polyethylene Stainless Steel Silicone Electrical Power Universal voltages 100 V to 240 V 50 Hz to 60 Hz 1 75 A Table 7 1 AquaMax Microplate Washer Specific...

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Страница 111: ...3370 2507 2509 2503 3665 3600 3362 3917 3912 14 20 10 67 Falcon 96 Flat 353915 353228 353937 353279 353941 353296 14 25 10 59 Greiner 96 Flat 655101 14 40 10 90 Nunc 96 Flat 165305 14 80 12 50 Costar...

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Страница 113: ...o 20 household bleach or 0 25 to 1 sodium hypochlorite 20 to 70 Ethanol CoulterClenz Tergezyme Pierce RBS 35 Follow manufacturer s directions for proper use Do not leave bleach in the system for more...

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Страница 115: ...problems Simply flushing the fluid path with water or ethanol water solutions is often ineffective in removing residue AquaMax Sterilant was developed to remove organic and inorganic material and kil...

Страница 116: ...kit package at a temperature between 10 C and 40 C After opening the kit Store the Sterilant Solution A Concentrate 4X and any 1X Solution A prepared by mixing 1 volume of Sterilant Solution A Concen...

Страница 117: ...of use add 1 mL of Sterilant Solution B to the 500 mL of 1X Solution A 4 Mix thoroughly Using Reagent For stubborn cleaning situations Molecular Devices recommends using the following procedure You c...

Страница 118: ...rmation consult the Material Safety Data Sheet for Solutions A and B As supplied Solution A might not be sterile The following information is being provided in compliance with Worker and Community Rig...

Страница 119: ...the center of the well or crosswise aspiration for a completely dry well Slow to fast plate shaking Bottom or Top washing Using the Washer for Cell Based Applications Objective wash effectively witho...

Страница 120: ...t results with the 384 Cell Wash Head use High dispense rate High aspiration rate Fast aspiration descent rate Short aspiration dwell time Probe height of 2 mm or more above the bottom of the well Gen...

Страница 121: ...Max Plate Stacker For complete control of both the AquaMax Microplate Washer and the StakMax Plate Stacker or other robot each device is connected separately to a host computer via USB for the AquaMax...

Страница 122: ...required to allow commands to be abbreviated with a minimum 4 characters to uniquely identify the command The commands will be searched in alphabetical order The first match will be the selected comma...

Страница 123: ...d returns OKTAB W1 0 4 CRLF Error Responses Unknown commands commands with invalid numbers or types of arguments and commands which are unable to immediately perform their function are acknowledged by...

Страница 124: ...loses all valves homes all axes and moves the plate carrier to the loaded position It requires polling of the instrument status for completion with status command Response No data OK response if the c...

Страница 125: ...re versions ASCII string representing firmware versions in id major minor build format Example OKTABW1 2 3 X1 2 3 W1 2 3 STK 1 2 3CRLF where W1 2 3 represents the current master controller X1 2 3 curr...

Страница 126: ...ng executed for example axis is moving FAULT nm the instrument or AXTS cannot operate properly possible motion fault axis stalled It requires RESET command to continue PAUSE nm an instrument or AXTS i...

Страница 127: ...Pause state 1 load a plate to wash position 0 single action command or first step of program in progress 1 N 1 program step in progress N unload a plate to eject position where N number of program st...

Страница 128: ...unload position first 1 Eject plate Moves the plate carrier to loading position lifts the head to unload position first Response No data OK response if the command succeeds if 0 1 argument is present...

Страница 129: ...s a pause The program is paused and the status reports PAUSE only after the current step is done In PAUSE state a program waits for the pause 0 command from the host to proceed to the next step Note F...

Страница 130: ...program or motion command Note When the shutdown starts the firmware resets the LCD screen so that the backlight turns off when the shutdown completes no arg Returns 1 if shutdown is in progress 0 if...

Страница 131: ...ection A value of 100 200 increases x1 0 2 0 and value 50 99 decreases x0 5 0 99 dispense time for an inlet no arg Reads the liquid factor adjustment values for all inlets P0 Value of nominal dispense...

Страница 132: ...col Program Control on page 133 Edit view Opened Protocol Steps on page 136 All step primitives in any protocol share the same plate type from an editable plate library Factory defined Protocols Facto...

Страница 133: ...he protocol exists where k is the total number of steps m is the dirty flag 0 valid plate attached 1 attached plate settings have changed since protocol was saved protocol is not executable until it h...

Страница 134: ...ple prot new My New Protocol CRLF returns OKTAB4CRLF Delete Action Deletes Index protocol One touch protocols 0 2 cannot be deleted All other protocol indexes can change after a successful delete Dele...

Страница 135: ...eed Get Response Returns the start or end messages m 0 or 1 or the parameter list The parameter list consists of single character tokens followed by the token value where the tokens are P Plate ID 0 3...

Страница 136: ...ter tokens followed by the token value where the tokens are P Plate ID 0 31 or 1 for no plate M Stacker mode 0 manual 1 automatic use stacker if attached R Restack mode 0 no restacking 1 restack plate...

Страница 137: ...ific Step Arguments and Return Data Default Response Returns the step parameter list in the format of tokens as described in section Function specific Step Arguments and Return Data Get Action Reads t...

Страница 138: ...s all are four characters except nop Tokens is the step parameter list in the format of single letter tokens followed by corresponding integer values where the tokens are disp dispense aspi aspirate w...

Страница 139: ...dispense rates available through the user interface see Table 4 9 Plate Wash and Cell Wash Dispense Rates on page 48 Parameter tokens are M mode S speed A address index of another step N number I inl...

Страница 140: ...ad descends to the specified height and then moves the plate horizontally from edge to edge of their wells relative to needle horizontal position for the specified time For aspirate rates available th...

Страница 141: ...n and dispensing continues for the specified dispense volume Aspiration then continues as the needles are withdrawn from the wells as with whole plate aspiration For wash rates available through the u...

Страница 142: ...is dispensed Aspiration continues as the needles move down to the specified height Then the cycle repeats This mode does not support non flat bottom plates or crosswise aspiration Parameter tokens are...

Страница 143: ...are Soak Wait SOAK Needles are removed from the wells and no other operations are performed for the specified time Parameter tokens are S Speed 0 slow 1 medium 2 fast T Time 1 600 sec Example step se...

Страница 144: ...fluid is sent to waste and the wash vacuum valve is used to backfill the manifold Full prime is used when the system has been purged prior to prime Maintenance prime is used when changing inlets or ot...

Страница 145: ...you stop the operation normally through a user interface selection the trough is drained and a small amount of fluid is rinsed dispensed through the dispense needles Parameter tokens are Example STEP...

Страница 146: ...NOP Skip the step Parameter tokens none Execute Step Command EXEC PURGE STAN tokens I Inlet 0 3 0 green 1 red 2 blue 3 yellow 1 prompt Example step set 2 RFLU i0 CR returns OKTAB CRLF step get 2CR re...

Страница 147: ...x Set index Args Used index Auto type Table E 2 Factory Defaults Index Name Wells Bottom Height m Depth m 0 Costar96 96 Flat 14200 10670 1 Falcon96 96 Flat 14250 10590 2 Greiner96 96 Flat 14400 10900...

Страница 148: ...te is not found Index Example plate index 14 returns OKTAB 8 CRLF Select Action If plate is given selects plate index and sets plate specific hardware offsets requires compatible wash head installed S...

Страница 149: ...ed by the integer token value where the tokens are W Plate well type 0 96 wells 1 384 wells B Bottom shape 0 flat 1 U bottom 2 V bottom 3 small volume D Well depth microns 0 plate height H Plate heigh...

Страница 150: ...uto Action Starts automatic well bottom detection routine if type is given or provides last determined well depth The type parameter describes the plate type 0 for 96 well or 1 for 384 well Auto Respo...

Страница 151: ...ected to the StakMax port Response Returns 1 StakMax stacker detected 0 not detected Firmware polls for a StakMax presence every 1 second when the instrument is in IDLE state sending STATUS command to...

Страница 152: ...s the barcode string read by the StakMax stacker enclosed by double quotes if available The string is cleared at the start of the plate load return and updated from the StakMax stacker barcode reader...

Страница 153: ...nnn times Error Reporting ERROR Last List Number n Count Clear no argument Displays all of the errors in chronological order The format is as follows current boot count bootcount firmware version CRLF...

Страница 154: ...edgement and or correction of the error For example empty waste container to correct waste full error Errors between 200 and 299 or less than 100 are Fatal Errors only status commands are available A...

Страница 155: ...tes 15 C calibration screen 81 cell based application tips 119 cleaning 87 solutions 113 wash heads 91 command interface 121 components 10 back panel 17 microplate carriage 14 reagent ports 16 touch s...

Страница 156: ...h programs 35 options 74 advanced 76 shutdown 78 P passcode 80 plate library 73 plates BD Falcon 15 bead separator 15 calibrating well depth 73 Corning Costar 15 creating 73 default library 111 defini...

Страница 157: ...obot command interface 121 compatibility 10 running programs 34 S screen calibration 81 serial number 17 setting up connecting to StakMax 27 power 21 reagent bottles 21 wash head 24 26 waste 24 shakin...

Страница 158: ...4000 Microplate Washer User Guide 158 0112 0151K W wash heads 11 installing 26 locking lever 11 preparing for storage 94 removing 88 removing manually 90 wash rates table 51 washing 50 fastwash 53 wa...

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