Geode H14000 User Manual
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Figure 10: Select the steps of the program.
The first command to be inserted should always be “Partition
”at 40°C for the Sapphire chips
and 25°C for the Opal chips,
and the last “Release
”.
4) Press the
“save icon”
to save the program, or the
“save & play icon”
to save and start
a program (check that the Geode lid is correctly closed before starting).
Edit a pre-existing program
1) In the main panel, press the
“Programs icon”, then the “Open icon”
. Select the desired
template program (in “local/scripts” or “/templates”) and press “Open”.
2) Use
the “plus icon”
or the
“delete icon”
to add or delete a command. Select a specific
command (e.g. a temperature command) and then press on the “pencil icon”
to modify its
parameters.
3) Press the
“save icon”
to save the program, or the
“save & play icon
”
to save and start
a program (check that the lid is correctly closed before starting). The “templates” folder cannot
be modified, thus programs created based on edited template programs should be saved in
“local/scripts”.
Four template programs recommended by Stilla Technologies are provided by default:
•
The “Sapphire Template PCR 45 cycles.js” program to perform a PCR experiment for Sapphire
chips based on 45 cycles.
•
The “Sapphire FAST-Template PCR 45 cycles.js” program to perform a Fast PCR experiment
for Sapphire chips based on 45 cycles
•
The “Sapphire Template RT-PCR 45 cycles.js” program to perform an RT-PCR experiment for
Sapphire chips based on 45 cycles.
•
The “Opal Template PCR 45 cycles” program to perform a PCR experiment for Opal chips
based on 45 cycles.
All pre-existing programs can be modified by editing:
•
the temperature parameters
•
the total number of cycles
Notes:
•
A confirmation popup will appear to confirm if the user wants to start an Opal chip or a
Sapphire chip run.
