Luminex xPONENT 4.0 SP1 - Manual (Page 33)

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Plate Layout Tab
Use this tab to define commands that apply to one or more wells. You can define off-plate
and maintenance commands.
FIGURE 11. Plate Layout Tab
This tab contains the following:
Plate Image. This is a representation of the plate. Each well appears as a circle on the
grid. Well commands appear in the appropriate circles as you assign them to wells on the
plate. If using a 384 well plate, the Plate Navigation section in the lower right part of the
window is a bounding box that can be used to display all the wells in the main plate image
at the upper left portion of the window. Click and drag the box to display different portions
of the plate.
Command Sequence. Contains the command sequence for the active plate. The list
includes all active wells, the type of command (Unknown, Standard, Control, Background,
or assigned maintenance command), ID, and dilution factor. Double click the ID field to
type an ID. Double click the Dilution field to type a dilution factor.
A command’s ID and Dilution fields have a blue border around them if they can be double
clicked to type information.
Move Command. These arrows move a selected command up or down in the Command
Sequence list, changing the acquisition order.
Import List. Opens the Open dialog box to import an existing command sequence list.
Replicate Count. Defines a quantity of replicate sets from one to nine.
Grouping. Selects the sequence in which the replicates are laid out in plate wells. The
options are: