Eppendorf epBlue with MultiCon - Manual (Page 80)

epBlue Application Editor - Creating and editing applications
epBlue™ with MultiCon
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6.5 Optical sensor
If the optical sensor is switched off, the processing time of the application is reduced.
6.5.1 Detect volumes
The Detect volumes function is used to measure the filling level in vessels.
The optical sensor detects the level of vessels up to the detection limit. The detection limit depends on the
vessel geometry. Generally, levels 3
mm or higher can be detected. Information on detection limits for
individual vessels can be found in the labware library. If the level of the vessel is below the detection limit,
the volume must be entered manually.
The optical sensor can carry out the Detect volumes function in accordance with different specifications.
These specifications are defined in application parameters when the application is created. You can change
the specifications when you start the run by defining different run parameters.
The hardware operating manual contains a description of the of the functioning of the optical
sensor.
The following functions of the optical sensor can be activated:
• Detect volumes
Determines the filling level for positions of labware, which has the Detect volumes option activated.
• Detect tips
Checks to see if the pipette tips defined in the application are available.
Determines the quantity and position of tips in the rack.
Works only with epT.I.P.S. Motion in TipHolders and Racks from Eppendorf.
• Check labware placement
Detects the labware coding.
Checks to see if the labware on the epMotion worktable matches the labware on the epBlue worktable.
Application parameter Run parameter
Defined when creating the application (see p. 81) Defined when starting the application run
(see p. 82)
Defined individually for each labware used in the
application Applies for the complete labware of the application
Different parameters can be set for each run