Section 4-Common Module Functions
Application Modules
The NanoDrop software has been tailored to meet the life scientist’s needs. It includes the following application modules:
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Nucleic Acid
– concentration and purity of nucleic acid
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MicroArray
– dye incorporation concentration and purity of nucleic acid
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UV-Vis
– general UV-Vis measurements
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Cell Cultures
– “absorbance” (light scattering) measurement of suspended microbial cells
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Protein A280
– concentration and purity of purified protein
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Proteins & Labels
– concentration of dye-labeled proteins, conjugates, and metalloproteins
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Protein BCA –
protein concentration using the BCA assay
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Protein Bradford
– protein concentration using the Bradford assay
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Protein Lowry –
protein concentration using the Modified Lowry assay
User Preferences
Each user has the option to configure a number of settings in the various application modules.
The user preferences options for each application module are self explanatory.
Some key features include:
Duplicate data storage
In addition to the primary data storage of archive files at c:\nanodrop data, users may elect to save their data to an additional location.
This option can be chosen under the
‘Archiving
.’ tab by selecting the ‘Duplicate data storage?’ box and then choosing the file path by
clicking on the file folder icon under ‘Duplicate Data Folder’. Save the alternative path by clicking on the ‘Save Preferences’ button
before exiting the User Preferences module.
Auto Reporting
Users may choose to select the ‘Auto Reporting’ option for any of the application modules. The auto reporting option allows data to
automatically be saved to the report for all samples. Users may choose this option under the Report tab by selecting the corresponding
box next to the modules listed under ‘Auto Reporting’. Save the auto reporting functions by clicking on the ‘Save Preferences’ button
before exiting the User Preferences window.
Note: User preferences are stored in a ‘.log’ file. When upgrading to a newer version of the software, this file should be preserved. If
after upgrading to a new software version the user preferences do not appear correctly, the .log file should be manually copied to the
proper directory. See “Passwords. log’” for more detail.
Utilities and Diagnostics
This module is used to help troubleshoot operational problems with the instrument. For more information on using this module, refer to
the ”Troubleshooting” section of this manual.
Account Management
The Account Management module provides options for directing where specific data files are archived, allowing users to segregate their
data into personal folders. The Account Management module is accessible to the administrator only.
Account Types
There are three types of user accounts:
Level 10
- this is the highest security setting and all level 10 users can add new users, modify a user, delete a user and set password
options. At the time of software installation, the only level 10 account is Administrator whose initial password is “nanodrop”. It is strongly
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