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15 - Script Commands
MCA96 Commands
Compartment in well
Some special labware types (e.g. for protein crystallography) have wells with
several compartments (cavities). Freedom EVOware can pipette a different
liquid into each of the compartments. Each well typically has one main
compartment and one or more satellite compartments which are directly
adjacent and are often smaller in size. Choose the compartment which you
want to use for pipetting (the main compartment is normally compartment 1).
Well compartments are specified in the labware configuration. This field is
inactive (gray) if the well only has one compartment.
Location
Select the labware which you want to use by clicking on the labware in the
Worktable Editor. The gray (protected) field at the top right of the Location
panel shows the label (name) of the labware that you have selected (it shows
a generic name if you have not assigned a label).
If the MCA96 pipetting head has less tips than the number of wells in the
labware, you must then click in the Location panel to select the set of wells
you want to use. This is not necessary if the pipetting head has the same
number of tips as the number of wells in the labware. Your well selection is
shown in green.
Cursor (x,y)
You can also select wells by entering the x coordinate (from left to right) and
the y coordinate (from top to bottom) of the top left well you want to select. Tip:
The x and y coordinates of each well are shown in a tool tip if you move the
cursor over the well area in the Location panel.
Select: Click this button to select the wells you have specified in the Cursor
(x,y) field. This button has no effect if your well selection does not fit within the
well area of the labware. In addition, it has no effect if the pipetting head has
the same number of tips as the number of wells in the labware.
15.68.11 MCA96 Vector Command
The MCA96 Vector command executes an MCA96 vector, which is a predefined
sequence of MCA96 movements. You can also specify gripper actions at the Safe
and End positions. Gripper actions require the MCA96 gripper option.
MCA96 vectors are very similar to RoMa vectors. See 9.6.1 “Using RoMa
Vectors”, 9-58. The main difference is that the MCA96 gripper fingers cannot be
rotated (they are always parallel to the X axis of the pipetting instrument).
Accordingly, you cannot specify the R axis for MCA96 vectors.
When setting up the hardware, the MCA96 gripper option can be attached to the
MCA96 pipetting head on the left side with the gripper fingers pointing to the right
(under the head) or on the right side with the gripper fingers pointing to the left
(under the head) or to the right (away from the head). On the left side and pointing
to the left is not supported.
The MCA96 Vector command is intended for special MCA96 movements and not
for moving labware from one position to another - you should use the MCA96
Transfer Labware command instead for this purpose. See 15.58.1 “Moving
labware with the RoMa Vector command”, 15-142 for additional information
which is also applicable to the MCA96.
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