Profiles tab

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This topic provides a quick reference to the controls and indicators in the Microplate Labeler Diagnostics—Profiles tab. You use the controls in the Profiles tab to create or modify the device communication profiles and to initialize a profile to use while controlling the device from Microplate Labeler Diagnostics.

 

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.

 

 

The plate stage teachpoints are associated with a specific device profile and stored in the Windows registry. If you delete a profile, the teachpoints are also deleted.

 

 

Figure. Profiles tab

 

Profiles tab procedures

The Profiles tab enables you to:

 

Procedure	See...
Create and manage profiles	Creating a profile
Initialize a profile to use in Microplate Labeler Diagnostics	Initializing the device in diagnostics

Profiles tab contents

The Profiles tab contains the following:

•	Profile Management

•	Profile Settings

Profile Management area

 

 

Controls and indicators	Description
Profile name	Displays the list of available profiles, and allows you to select a profile to manage.
Create a new profile	Opens the Create Profile dialog box so that you can create a new profile.
Create a copy of this profile	Creates a copy of the selected profile. By default the copy is named, Copy of nnn.
Rename this profile	Opens the Rename Profile dialog box where you can give a new name to the selected profile.
Delete this profile	Deletes the profile selected in the Profile name list.
Update this profile	Saves changes to the selected profile.
Initialize this profile, Reinitialize this profile, or Close this profile	Initializes or reinitializes the selected profile for controlling the device via Microplate Labeler Diagnostics, or closes the currently initialized profile.

Profile Settings area

 

 

Controls and indicators	Description
Current IP address	Ethernet connection only. When communication is established with the device using the given profile, displays the current IP address of the device.
Current MAC address	Ethernet connection only. When communication is established with the device using the given profile, displays the current MAC address of the device.
Firmware version	When communication is established with the device using the given profile, displays the current firmware version of the device.
Serial connection	Serial connection only. Specifies the serial port on the computer for serial communication with the Microplate Labeler. Select the computer COM port for the serial connection from the list.
Ethernet connection	Ethernet connection only. Specifies an Ethernet connection for the Microplate Labeler.
Device ID	Displays the device ID for the Microplate Labeler after communication with the device is established.
Select Microplate Labeler	Opens the Discovered Bionet Devices dialog box where you can select the Microplate Labeler that you want to connect to using an Ethernet connection.
Printer type	Specifies the printer model. For the Microplate Labeler, make sure you select the cab printer.
Label size	Specifies the label size.
Disable tracking of remaining labels	Disables the remaining value on the I/O Functions tab.
Verify barcodes after Print and Apply	Available for optional barcode reader only. Verifies that every barcode label that is printed and applied can be read by the barcode reader.
Max apply retries	The number of times the device will attempt to apply a label if the applicator head fails to apply the label to a microplate on the plate stage.
Max pick retries	The number of times the device will attempt to pick a label from the printer before giving up on that label and discarding it.
Max print/pick retries	The number of times the device will print a new label and attempt to pick it before displaying an error. For each label that is printed, the device will attempt to pick the printed label based on the Max pick retries value.

Related information

 

For information about...	See...
Opening Microplate Labeler Diagnostics	Opening Diagnostics
Other tabs in Microplate Labeler Diagnostics	Quick reference to Diagnostics software
Connection of the Microplate Labeler	Connecting the device to the computer
Establishing communications using VWorks software	Creating a VWorks device file