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3 - Product Description<br />

Overview of <strong>Freedom</strong> <strong>EVOware</strong><br />

• Define the pipetting worktable,<br />

• Define the pipetting scheme,<br />

• Set up pipetting scripts and processes,<br />

• Run pipetting scripts and processes.<br />

3.1.1 <strong>Freedom</strong> <strong>EVOware</strong> <strong>Standard</strong> and <strong>Freedom</strong> <strong>EVOware</strong> Plus<br />

<strong>Freedom</strong> <strong>EVOware</strong> Plus groups pipetting scripts and device commands into<br />

processes. This concept makes it possible to optimize the efficiency and thus<br />

maximize the throughput of the pipetting instrument through the use of multitasking<br />

and scheduling. This feature is not available for <strong>Freedom</strong> <strong>EVOware</strong><br />

<strong>Standard</strong>.<br />

In addition, <strong>Freedom</strong> <strong>EVOware</strong> Plus allows you to run several processes in<br />

parallel. You can run several copies of the same process and/or several different<br />

processes in parallel.<br />

The <strong>Freedom</strong> <strong>EVOware</strong> installation copies files for both versions of <strong>Freedom</strong><br />

<strong>EVOware</strong> to your PC. Activation of the appropriate <strong>Freedom</strong> <strong>EVOware</strong> version is<br />

done using a hardlock (dongle).<br />

3.1.2 Hardlocks for <strong>Freedom</strong> <strong>EVOware</strong> <strong>Standard</strong> and <strong>Freedom</strong> <strong>EVOware</strong><br />

Plus<br />

<strong>Freedom</strong> <strong>EVOware</strong> is available with two different feature levels - <strong>Freedom</strong><br />

<strong>EVOware</strong> <strong>Standard</strong> and <strong>Freedom</strong> <strong>EVOware</strong> Plus. In addition, a special version is<br />

available for the <strong>Freedom</strong> EVO 75 pipetting instrument. Whereas the software on<br />

the <strong>Freedom</strong> <strong>EVOware</strong> CD is the same in all cases, the additional features<br />

provided by <strong>Freedom</strong> <strong>EVOware</strong> Plus are enabled by purchasing and fitting the<br />

appropriate hardlock (an intelligent USB plug or “dongle”).<br />

Four different hardlocks are available:<br />

• <strong>Freedom</strong> <strong>EVOware</strong> <strong>Standard</strong><br />

• <strong>Freedom</strong> <strong>EVOware</strong> <strong>Standard</strong> for <strong>Freedom</strong> EVO 75<br />

• <strong>Freedom</strong> <strong>EVOware</strong> Plus<br />

• <strong>Freedom</strong> <strong>EVOware</strong> Plus for <strong>Freedom</strong> EVO 75<br />

The hardlock version you are currently using is shown in the <strong>Freedom</strong> <strong>EVOware</strong><br />

status bar (see 6.7.3 “Status Bar”, 6-20, Dongle type). The <strong>Freedom</strong> <strong>EVOware</strong><br />

Plus hardlock also allows you to use <strong>Freedom</strong> <strong>EVOware</strong> <strong>Standard</strong> (but not vice<br />

versa).<br />

Note: <strong>Freedom</strong> <strong>EVOware</strong> will run in offline mode if it cannot detect a hardlock<br />

when it starts (see 5.1.4 “Instrument and Hardlock Detection”, 5-3). Firmware<br />

commands such as movement commands are not sent to the pipetting instrument<br />

in offline mode (i.e. pipetting does not take place).<br />

It is not necessary to fit a hardlock if you want to run <strong>Freedom</strong> <strong>EVOware</strong> in offline<br />

mode or if you are using the 3D simulation program EVOSim.<br />

Several software add-ons are available for <strong>Freedom</strong> <strong>EVOware</strong> which must be<br />

puchased separately. They extend the functionality with special features (see<br />

3.1.3 “Tecan <strong>Software</strong> Add-ons for <strong>Freedom</strong> <strong>EVOware</strong>”, 3-3). To allow the use<br />

of the add-ons, the <strong>Freedom</strong> <strong>EVOware</strong> hardlock must be upgraded. This is<br />

usually done using an activation tool (software). After purchasing the add-on<br />

software, the activation tool is normally sent to you by eMail. The activation tool is<br />

3 - 2 <strong>Freedom</strong> <strong>EVOware</strong> <strong>Software</strong> <strong>Manual</strong>, 393172, en, V<strong>2.3</strong>

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