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1 to 3, the second rate using the measurements 2 to 4, and so on up to measurements 8 to
10. The maximum rate will be the maximum value among these calculated rates.
Time to maximum rate
The time to maximum rate is calculated similarly to the maximum rate, but the result is reported as
the time in seconds from the first reading to the point on the line where the maximum rate occurs
instead of the rate itself. Refer to Figure 16.
Figure 16.
Determining the time to maximum rate
You can define the following settings:
Reaction
– Define whether the reaction is supposed to produce increasing or decreasing signal
levels. There are three options for this setting:
Undefined
– Searches for the absolute maximum rate, and returns the corresponding time.
Increasing
– Searches for the maximum increasing rate, and returns the corresponding time.
If no inc
reasing rate is found, the result is “NaN” (not a number).
Decreasing
– Searches for the maximum decreasing rate, and returns the corresponding
time. If no decreasing rate is found, the result is “NaN” (not a number).
Ignore from beginning
– Ignores a defined number of points (readings), counted from the first
reading.
Ignore from end
– Ignores a defined number of points (readings), counted from the last reading.
Window
– The number of consecutive readings to use for evaluation.
Time to change
The time to change is used for calculating the time required to reach a defined change in the signal
(in each well). The time is given in seconds or minutes from the first reading.
