Bio-Rad Profinia™ Protein Purification Instrument - Manual (Page 140)

Section 12
The Profinia Software
The Profinia software runs on a PC platform, and allows viewing and reporting of run data;
it is an optional accessory to the Profinia protein purification instrument and does not con-
trol instrument functions. This section contains basic instructions for operating the software.
For complete software instructions, see the Profinia Software User’s Guide on the Profinia
software CD.
12.1 Operating Requirements
The following are minimum system requirements for running Profinia software:
• Operating system — Windows XP or Windows Vista
• CPU — Pentium 4 processor at 2 GHz or higher
• RAM — 512 MB minimum
• Screen resolution — 1,024 x 768
• Hard drive space — 80 GB minimum
• Other driver — CD-ROM
• USB port — 2.0
12.2 Software Structure
The default opening screen of Profinia software is divided into five main areas (Figure 12.1):
• Menu options — top portion of the screen includes pull-down menus and button
commands for navigating software functionality
• Directory menu — upper left window displays folders located on the computer’s internal
and external drives; click on the plus symbol located next to the drive names to expand
directory information for that drive
• File menu — lower left window displays any Profinia data files (.ofi file extension) located
in the folder highlighted in the directory menu window
• Chromatogram window(s) — upper right section displays chromatographic data from
the purification profile; the y-axis displays absorbance units (AU) and the x-axis displays
run time (hh:mm). A chromatogram is displayed for each sample (up to two) purified in
the run
• Data table — lower right section displays a data table of run information and results;
click on the tabs at the bottom of the screen to view data for different parameters of the
run
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