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A - Appendix A
Configuring and Using the 3D Simulation Tool EVOSim
This option also requires a network connection between the two PCs (the
network connection is used to exchange information on the current worktable
layout). In the next wizard screen, you are prompted to choose the computer
which is running Freedom EVOware, as follows:
Location: Choose the PC where Freedom EVOware is installed from the pulldown
list. The Host name or TCP/IP address field then shows the host name
or the TCP/IP address of the chosen PC. The list shows the entries which you
previously stored in the EVOSim configuration.
Add Location: Click this button to add a new entry to the Choose location
pull-down list. Specify a descriptive name for the PC (e.g. EVOware PC) and
specify the PC’s host name or TCP/IP address. Tip: If you are also using
EVOSim Splitter, EVOSim Splitter’s dialog box tells you the host name of the
PC.
Simulator connects to a virtual port: Specify the virtual RS232 port which
you want to use. The list only shows ports which are not assigned to physical
RS232 interfaces. EVOsim then temporarily re-configures Freedom EVOware
to use the same port.
Log File mode
In this mode, EVOSim, parses and then simulates the pipetting operations
and robot arm movements which are contained in a Freedom EVOware log
file (see A.1.1 “Structure of Log Files of Type EVO”, A-2). Log File mode can
be used e.g. for demonstration or diagnostic purposes.
In log file mode, the EVOSim main window has an additional area on the left
(the “Log File Bar”) which is divided into two panels, Files and Commands.
Choose Log file bar in the View menu to show or hide the Log File Bar.
To use this feature, proceed as follows:
• Create a log file of type EVO by running a pipetting script. You can also use a
log file from a colleague which has been sent to you e.g. by eMail.
• Drag the log file from Windows Explorer onto the Files panel of the Log FIle
Bar. The file will be parsed and the Commands panel will list the instrument
firmware commands in the log file which are relevant to EVOSim.
• If required, you can drag and drop several log files onto the Files panel of the
Log FIle Bar. In the Files panel, the files will be sorted in alphabetical order of
the file names (this is normally equivalent to the chronological order of the log
files).
• Click Run to run the simulation. Click Stop to pause the simulation. You can
then click Step to run the simulation one firmware command at a time.
• Click Restart to move all of the arms (LiHa, RoMa, PnP, Te-MO and/or MCA)
and the PosID-3 back to the starting position at the left side of the EVOSim
worktable.
Note: For meaningful results in Log File mode, make sure that EVOSim is
configured with the same worktable layout, optional devices and pipetting
instrument configuration which were used by the script or process which was
logged.
Replay mode
See A.14.9 “Replay Package feature”, A-112.
A.14.5 Simulating the Loading Interface
The Loading Interface is a hardware option for the pipetting instrument which
detects when labware items (typically tube racks) are put onto the worktable (or
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