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D - Glossary
Glossary of Terms and Instrument Options
DiTi (Disposable tip)
Disposable pipetting tip, often made of plastic. DiTis are normally only used
for a single aspirate/dispense cycle and are discarded after use. DiTis are
used when it is essential that no residues from one sample are carried over to
the next → Carry over, → DiTi waste.
LiHa DiTis are DiTis which are fitted to the liquid handling arm (as opposed to
the → MCA or → Te-MO).
DiTi rack
Rack (also called DITI tray or box) containing disposable tips which can be
placed on the worktable to allow the DiTis to be picked up by the → LiHa.
Stackable DITI rack: Special DITI rack design which can be stacked using
plastic spacers to form a pile of racks. The pile can be put on the workable.
This avoids the need for a carousel if the number of DITIs required by your
script or process is not too high. The Get DITIs command picks up DITIs from
the DITI rack which is on the top of the stack. When the DITI rack is empty, it is
removed from the pile together with the spacer to reveal the next DITI rack in
the stack. Stackable DITI racks can only be used with the LiHa.
Nested DITIs: Special DITI rack design with 96 DITIs which can be stacked to
form a pile of racks. The pile can be put on the worktable or stored in the Te-
Stack. When the racks are stacked, the DITI tips slide inside the DITIs on the
layer below to save space. Each layer of DITIs has its own rack. Nested DITIs
can only be used with the MCA96 or MCA384.
DiTi Waste
Waste chute for collecting used DiTis. → Lower DITI Eject.
DMSO
Dimethyl sulfur oxide (reagent).
Dongle
→ Hardlock.
Dynamic Link Library (DLL)
A Dynamic Link Library (DLL) is a collection of programs that can be loaded
and used while the executable application program (exe) is running. One DLL
can be shared by several application programs at the same time.
EEPROM
(Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory). Memory chip for
non-volatile storage of parameters and/or executable software instructions.
Non-volatile means that the data is not lost when the power supply is switched
off. An EEPROM behaves like an ordinary → ROM (Read-Only Memory)
during normal operation. However, an EEPROM can be erased electrically
and then re-programmed. For some applications, EEPROMs are now being
replaced by → Flash memory.
Error handling mode
Identifies the system reaction (e.g., stop instrument and call operator, or
aspirate at Z-max, or skip sample, etc.) which is triggered by an error
condition.
EVOware
Tecan control and automation software for the Freedom EVO series of
pipetting instruments.
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