Hudson Robotics SOLO - Manual (Page 36)

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3.4 – Get Tip Step
This step, whose GUI is shown in the next figure, will start by shucking any tip
that may have been left on the mandrel from a prior activity, then move to the
next tip position in a tip box located at, in this example, Position1:
The location of the tip box is selected by clicking on the appropriate nest position
in the displayed deck image. At the start of this step, the SOLO will attempt to
shuck the tip (or tips), in case the tips were left on the mandrel from a prior
operation. If the position selected in the “Select Disposal Point” box is the same
as the plate nest where the tip box is located, the tips will be shucked into the last
box position emptied. However, if a method was just loaded, if the tip box is full,
or if a multi-tip unit is being used with fewer than its maximum tip count (i.e., 8
or 12), then the tip shuck will occur at the position in the “Select Disposal Point”
(if it is different from the location of this tip box) or at the “Tip Disposal” position
by default.
For all syringe types SOLOSoft keeps track of tip count in tip boxes between
methods and even if closed and powered-down. For single-tip units the tip
retrieved in this step will be the next tip in the box, counted across the box in ‘row
order’, starting from the H12 (or P24) well position. For multi-tip syringe types
‘P8’ and ‘P12’ SOLOSoft keeps track of tips available in tip box for both single-
tip and multi-tip operations.