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A - Appendix A
Configuring and Using the 3D Simulation Tool EVOSim
To install it on another PC, copy the directory c:\Program
Files\Tecan\EVOware\Simulation with all of the files and sub-directories to the
other PC. In this case, EVOSim and EVOSim Splitter are started by doubleclicking
on the respective .exe files in the chosen target directory.
Please note the following points:
• EVOsim can be used to simulate a Freedom EVO pipetting instrument.
• Freedom EVOware does not require a hardlock (dongle) when EVOsim is
simulating the pipetting instrument.
• You must start Freedom EVOware in real mode to use EVOSim (firmware
commands such as movement commands are not sent to the RS232 port in
Freedom EVOware’s offline mode).
• Freedom EVOware will run in offline mode if it can not detect either a pipetting
instrument or EVOSim, which simulates the data communication with a
pipetting instrument. If you are using Freedom EVOware with EVOSim, this
normally indicates that there is a problem with the EVOSim configuration or
the data connection(s). Note: the Freedom EVOware operation mode is
shown in the Status Bar (see 6.7.3 “Status Bar”, 6-20).
• EVOSim does not currently simulate the following optional devices: Te-Shake,
Te-MagS, Te-Stack, Te-Stack Te-MO and Te-VacS. If you want to use
EVOSim, you must first deactivate these devices in the Freedom EVOware
Configuration Tool (see 8.4.1.1 “Device Information Tab”, 8-21). If you don’t
do this, Freedom EVOware will report errors when it tries to communicate with
these devices.
• EVOSim does not support the Pressure Monitored Pipetting (PMP) hardware
option. If PMP is activated in your Freedom EVOware configuration, Freedom
EVOware will display an error message when it starts and PMP will be
disabled for the current Freedom EVOware session.
• When using EVOSim, you must always start it before you start Freedom
EVOware. If you also use EVOSim Splitter, start EVOSim Splitter first, then
EVOSim and finally Freedom EVOware.
• If you have been using EVOSim, you must always exit Freedom EVOware
before you exit EVOSim (Freedom EVOware sends firmware commands
during the shut-down procedure and expects RS232 communications to
remain functional during this time).
• EVOSim does not report pipetting errors to Freedom EVOware (such as DITI
already mounted). The only errors it reports are incorrect positioning
commands (“movement out of range”). Out of range movements are also
indicated by displaying the respective arm (LiHa, RoMa, PnP) in red. Note:
For mechanical reasons, Freedom EVOware purposely sends movement
commands which are out of range during pipetting instrument initialization.
• If you want to run two copies of EVOSim on the same PC (not normally
meaningful), first make a duplicate copy of the directory c:\Program
Files\Tecan\EVOware\Simulation with all of the files and sub-directories. Do
not start two copies of EVOSim from the same directory (conflicts are caused
by the shared configuration file).
A.14.1 Communication Between EVOSim and Freedom EVOware
Depending on requirements, the simulation tool can communicate with Freedom
EVOware in several different ways:
A): EVOSim runs on the same PC as Freedom EVOware. The PC must have two
unused RS232 ports. Connect the two ports using a null-modem cable. Configure
Freedom EVOware to use one of the ports and configure EVOsim to use the other
port.
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