Hudson Robotics SOLO - Manual (Page 24)

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Define Plate Types… -
This enables the user to define the properties of the various microplates that
will be used in the SOLO. The following screen is displayed:
The user creates a new plate by placing the mouse cursor in the last row of the
“Name” column, then typing in the name of the new plate. The user must also
enter the number of “Wells” (the SOLO will calculate the center of each well
based upon this), the “Height” of the top of the plate from the nest surface,
then, in the 4th column, enter the depth of the bottom of the plate’s wells,
measured from its top surface. This “Depth” will be limit below which the
SOLO needle or disposable tip will not travel when aspirating or dispensing
within a SOLOSoft method. See image below.
When defining disposable tip box parameters, the “Height” value should be
the height of the top of the disposable tip, as it rests in the tip box, above the
surface of the plate nest. The 4th column will contain the "Tip Length", that
is, the length (mm) of the disposable tip itself. See image below.
This data is saved in an ACCESS database table “C:\Program
Files\SOLOSoft\SOLOSoft.mdb”. This must be opened directly if the user
wishes to delete a plate type.