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Item
Description and function
Supported in
Plate File
From
(Run last)
• The plate file associated with the last run for the profile.
• Can be edited and saved.
• Can be edited and saved as a separate plate file.
• Contains the thermal protocol for the real-time PCR.
• Contains the sample information. The sample information can
be edited on the desktop software or on the Connect platform
after the run is complete.
• Contains the target information. The target information can be
edited on the desktop software or on the Connect platform
after the run is complete.
• Sample information and target information can be edited on
the instrument.
• If the sample information and the target information for the last
run were added on the desktop software or on Connect after
the run was complete, they will not be included on the plate
file that is on the instrument.
Instrument
Data file
• Contains the real-time PCR data.
• Can be viewed on the instrument only immediately after the
run is complete.
• Transfer to Connect or to the desktop software to view and
analyze data.
Instrument (limited)
Desktop
Connect
Compatibility of plate files
The plate files are specific to the instrument.
A plate file for a QuantStudio
™
6 Pro System can only be opened on this instrument. It cannot be
opened on a QuantStudio
™
7 Pro System.
A plate file for a QuantStudio
™
7 Pro System can only be opened on this instrument. It cannot be
opened on a QuantStudio
™
6 Pro System.
Chapter 1
Product information
Software description
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QuantStudio
™
6 Pro Real-Time PCR System and QuantStudio
™
7 Pro Real-Time PCR System User Guide
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