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9 - Specifying Your Instrument Setup
Configuring Labware
9.4.4.3 Teaching with the MCA96 and the MCA384
Specify the carrier, grid and site that you want to use to teach the labware:
Choose the carrier from the list and then choose the grid position and the site.
Alternatively, with the Labware Editor closed, put the labware on the worktable at
the required position, right click the labware and choose Edit Labware Type from
the context menu. This opens the Labware Editor with the correct settings.
In the Edit labware dialog box, choose MCA96 or MCA384 from the pull-down list
Device to be used for teaching.
⌦ Teaching the X and Y coordinates of labware on the worktable:
• Move the MCA pipetting head to position the rear left tip above the center of
the first well of the labware (at the rear left of the labware) and click the
corresponding transfer button. This copies the current MCA X and Y
coordinates to the position fields in the dialog box.
• Move the MCA pipetting head to position the front right tip above the center of
the last well of the labware (at the front right of the labware) and click the
corresponding transfer button. This copies the current MCA X and Y
coordinates to the position fields in the dialog box.
• For labware with offsets, you also need to move the MCA pipetting head to
position the rear left tip above the center of the first well of the second column
and click the transfer button next to the field “Y2 (column 2)”. See Tab. 9-
19, 9-33.
⌦ Teaching the Z coordinates of labware on the worktable:
• Move the MCA pipetting head to position the rear left tip above the first well of
the labware (at the rear left of the labware) and click the corresponding
transfer button. This copies the current MCA Z coordinate to the Z-Travel field
in the Edit Labware dialog box.
• Repeat this process for the Z-Dispense, Z-Start and Z-Max positions.
⌦ Teaching labware on the Te-MO with the MCA96 and the MCA384
The basic procedure to follow is similar to teaching labware on the worktable with
the MCA. However, teaching can only be done on sites 3 or 13 for a Te-MO 3x5
and sites 2 or 8 for a Te-MO 3x3. In addition, to ensure that the MCA can access
the site, you must move the site you want to teach with to the RoMa transfer
position.
Collision avoidance is not available when teaching. Accordingly, take care when
using the “Move To” button, which moves the selected arm directly to the
destination using the shortest (diagonal) path. Move other arms out of the way to
avoid the risk of collisions or use the cursor keys, which are slower but safer.
Proceed as follows (the example is for site 3 of the Te-MO 3x5):
• Put the labware on site 3 of the Te-MO and on the Freedom EVOware
worktable.
• Right-click site 3, choose Edit Labware Type and choose “MCA”.
• In the Te-MO tab of the Move dialog box, move the Te-MO pipetting head to
the right-hand side using the cursor keys. See 9.3.7 “Moving the Te-MO”, 9-
12.
• In the Te-MO tab of the Move dialog box, choose “Left / 3” from the pull-down
list and click Move to transfer position. If necessary, move other arms out of
the way to avoid the risk of collisions.
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