Hudson Robotics SOLO - Manual (Page 48)

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The user should also confirm the “Search Params” (as percents of full speed and
force) at which the probe tip will descend to the surface being measured. The
user must then select the number of wells to search (entering “-1” to select all
unblocked wells), and the distance above the plate to begin the actual search.
The user would then select the order for incrementing the probe from one well to
the next (“Row” or “Column” order), and may block out individual wells of entire
rows or columns by clicking on the plate graphic at those wells or rows/columns.
Those wells thus appearing in BLACK will not be measured.
It is then up to the user to actually use the file data this step produces, such as in a
special VB step in SoftLinx or another external software application. The saved
measurement is the detected height of the well bottom above the DeckHeight of
that plate nest. The data is written to the file per well as follows:
Format: Date,Time,Plate Barcode,Well ID,BottomHeight(mm)
Example: 9/28/2011,12:33:40 PM,ABC123456,A03,3.03