BenchCel Diagnostics - Profiles tab

CAUTION Each profile can be used by multiple protocols. Deleting, renaming, or changing the parameters for a profile based on one protocol can invalidate other protocols that use the profile.

Control	Description
Profile name list	Specifies the active profile. Select the profile that you want to use from the list.
Create a new profile	Displays the Create Profile dialog box so that you can name the new profile. To add a profile, see Creating profiles.
Create a copy of this profile	Creates a copy of the profile selected in the Profile list. The new profile name has the prefix, Copy of.
Rename this profile	Displays the Rename Profile dialog box so that you can rename the profile selected in the Profile list.
Delete this profile	Confirms the profile to be deleted, and then deletes the selected profile from the Profile list.
Update this profile	Saves changes to the selected profile.
Initialize this profile or Reinitialize this profile	Initiates communication with the BenchCel Microplate Handler using the selected profile.

Control

Description

Profile name list

Specifies the active profile.

Select the profile that you want to use from the list.

Create a new profile

Displays the Create Profile dialog box so that you can name the new profile.

To add a profile, see Creating profiles.

Create a copy of this profile

Creates a copy of the profile selected in the Profile list. The new profile name has the prefix, Copy of.

Rename this profile

Displays the Rename Profile dialog box so that you can rename the profile selected in the Profile list.

Delete this profile

Confirms the profile to be deleted, and then deletes the selected profile from the Profile list.

Update this profile

Saves changes to the selected profile.

Initialize this profile or Reinitialize this profile

Initiates communication with the BenchCel Microplate Handler using the selected profile.

Selections and commands	Description
This BenchCel is connected via ethernet	Specifies an Ethernet connection for communication between the controlling computer and the device.
Device ID	Displays the selected device.
Find available device	Opens the Discovered BioNet Devices dialog box. You select the BenchCel device in the dialog box to establish communication between the controlling computer and the device. Available if you select the Ethernet connection.
This BenchCel is connected via serial	Specifies a serial connection for communication between the controlling computer and the device.
Serial port	Specifies which COM port on the computer is connected to the device.
Use flow control	Allows the BenchCel device to stop the flow of data from the computer before it overruns the device communication buffer. Select this option to optimize communication via the serial connection.
Number of stacks	Enables you to create a profile for a BenchCel device that has a different number of stacks than the one connected to the controlling computer. IMPORTANT During initialization, the software automatically detects the actual number of stacks on the BenchCel Microplate Handler. If this number differs from the number specified by the profile, an error message appears and gives you the option to Abort, Retry, or Ignore. If you click Ignore, the software overwrites the Number of stacks value with the actual number of stacks.

Selections and commands

Description

This BenchCel is connected via ethernet

Specifies an Ethernet connection for communication between the controlling computer and the device.

Device ID

Displays the selected device.

Find available device

Opens the Discovered BioNet Devices dialog box. You select the BenchCel device in the dialog box to establish communication between the controlling computer and the device.

Available if you select the Ethernet connection.

This BenchCel is connected via serial

Specifies a serial connection for communication between the controlling computer and the device.

Serial port

Specifies which COM port on the computer is connected to the device.

Use flow control

Allows the BenchCel device to stop the flow of data from the computer before it overruns the device communication buffer.

Select this option to optimize communication via the serial connection.

Number of stacks

Enables you to create a profile for a BenchCel device that has a different number of stacks than the one connected to the controlling computer.

IMPORTANT During initialization, the software automatically detects the actual number of stacks on the BenchCel Microplate Handler. If this number differs from the number specified by the profile, an error message appears and gives you the option to Abort, Retry, or Ignore. If you click Ignore, the software overwrites the Number of stacks value with the actual number of stacks.

Commands	Description
	Allows you to select an existing teachpoint file for the profile.
New	Allows you to change the teachpoint file name or storage location from the default. The default teachpoint file name is Teachpoints_<profilename>.xml, where <profilename> is the name of the profile. The software saves the file in the C:\VWorks Workspace folder.

Commands

Description

Allows you to select an existing teachpoint file for the profile.

New

Allows you to change the teachpoint file name or storage location from the default.

The default teachpoint file name is Teachpoints_<profilename>.xml, where <profilename> is the name of the profile. The software saves the file in the C:\VWorks Workspace folder.