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3 – Developing SOLOSoft Methods
3.1 – Overview
SOLOSoft enables the user to create, save and run pipettor processes called
‘methods’. A method consists of a series of sequential actions, called ‘steps’ that
the SOLO will execute when that method is run. Methods are created and
modified using a “drag and drop” editor that is started when the user opens a new
method or an existing one, using the File Menu described above. Using the File
Menu to select the “New” option will display the following screen:
The user adds each desired method step by “dragging” any of the ‘Step’ buttons,
in the toolbar at the upper left, into the white field immediately below, arranging
the steps in the order desired by the user. As each step is “dropped” into the
white field, the grey area to the right will provide a GUI specific to that type of
step that allows the user to define parameters for that step. A completed method
will consist of a series of steps arranged in a single vertical column, much like a
flow chart. Step types available to the user are described below.