Setup Workflow

About this topic

This topic presents the workflow for setting up the BenchCel Microplate Handler for operation.

Before you begin

Before setting up the BenchCel Microplate Handler, you should already have definitions for the labware you want to use. For instructions on how to define labware in the VWorks software, see the VWorks Automation Control Setup Guide.

Before setting teachpoints (step 7 in the setup workflow), you should also adjust the BenchCel sensor thresholds for each type of labware that you use. For details, see Setting sensor thresholds.

Workflow

The following table presents the steps for setting up the BenchCel Microplate Handler. After setting up the BenchCel Microplate Handler for the first time, you will not likely change any of the settings in the procedure unless you add a device, replace a device, or move the BenchCel Microplate Handler.

 

 

Step	For this step…	See…
1	Start up the BenchCel Microplate Handler.	Starting up and shutting down
2	Open or create a device file and add the BenchCel device in the VWorks software.	Creating a BenchCel device in the VWorks software
3	Create a profile for the BenchCel configuration.	Creating profiles
4	Add external devices to the device file.	User documentation for the Agilent device or the Device Driver Guide for third-party devices
5	Create a profile for each external device.	User documentation for the Agilent device or the Device Driver Guide for third-party devices
6	Set the sensor thresholds for your labware.	Setting sensor thresholds
7	Set and edit teachpoints for external devices.	Setting and managing teachpoints
8	Write protocols.	VWorks Automation Control User Guide

Related information

 

For more information about…	See…
Installation procedures	Installation workflow
Operating the BenchCel Microplate Handler	Workflow for operating the BenchCel Microplate Handler
Troubleshooting problems	Maintenance and troubleshooting