Using the teach plate to set the teachpoint for an accessory

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The teach plate is a 10 mm thick metal plate that fits in the plate nest of an accessory, such as the Orbital Shaking Station. The teach plate has a crosshairs in one corner, as the following figure shows. You use the teach plate to set the pipettor teachpoint for an accessory that does not have a crosshairs for alignment.

Figure. Teach plate

 

Adjusting the teachpoint using a teach plate

 

When editing the teachpoint for the accessory, you must account for the teach plate height before setting the teachpoint.

 

To set a teachpoint using the teach plate:

1	Place the teach plate on the accessory installed at the given deck location.

2	In Diagnostics, click the Jog/Teach tab.

3	In the Location list, select the deck location of the accessory.

4	In the Jog/Teach tab, use the controls to jog the head so that the A1 pipette tip is in the correct position (directly over the crosshairs with paper-thin clearance). For details, see Setting the first teachpoint.

5	Jog the head up in the z‑axis so that you have enough room to remove the teach plate. Remove the teach plate.

6	In the Jog/Teach tab, use the controls to jog the head down in the z‑axis until there is paper-thin clearance between the end of the tip and the station’s top surface.

7	Click Teach to set the teachpoint.

8	In the Profiles tab, click Update this profile.

Related information

 

For information about…	See…
Hardware components	Hardware overview
Editing teachpoints	Setting teachpoints
Using the accessory in a protocol	VWorks Automation Control User Guide