Delid

Description

The Delid task () removes lids from microplates. You can use the Delid task to remove and discard a lid, or you can pair it with the Relid task to retain the removed lid and later place the lid back on the microplate.

Note: You can only delid process plates and configured labware. You cannot delid static labware.

 

Task is available for...	Task is available in...
BenchCel Microplate Handler	Startup Protocol Main Protocol Cleanup Protocol
Bravo Platform	Startup Protocol Main Protocol, Bravo Subprocess Cleanup Protocol

Requirements

Labware entry

In the Labware Editor, make sure the labware you want to delid has lid specifications in the Plate Properties tab. For detailed instructions, see the VWorks Automation Control Setup Guide.

Plate parameters

When you set parameters for the process plate, make sure you select the Plates have lids option. For detailed instructions, see Setting plate parameters.

 

Bravo Platform

To use the Delid task, you must first configure the Lid Hotel in Bravo Diagnostics. For detailed instructions, see the Bravo Automated Liquid Handling Platform User Guide.

Task Parameters

Bravo Platform

To delid microplates on the Bravo Platform, you add the Delid task within the Bravo Subprocess. After adding the Delid task at the desired point in the subprocess, select the microplate you want to delid in the Task Parameters area, as the following example shows.

 

 

Parameter	Description
Plate	The microplate that will be delidded.

Device selection

You do not need to select a device when the Delid task is within a Bravo Subprocess, because the software assumes you want to use the Bravo Platform.

Note: If you have multiple devices of the same type, you can prioritize the list of devices for the task. If the first device in the list is busy, the software will automatically use the next device in the list. If all of the devices in the list are busy, the task that needs the device will wait until one becomes available. The multiple devices must have identical setup and configuration.

After adding the Delid task at the desired point in the protocol, select the task, and then click Device Selection in the Task Parameters area.

To select a device for the task:

1	Double-click the desired device in the Devices available to perform task area to move it to the Devices involved in task area. If you have multiple devices of the same type, you can move them to the Devices involved in task area.

2	If you have multiple devices in the Devices involved in task area, select a device, and then click Use earlier or Use later to prioritize it.

 

Example: Delid and relid microplates

Goal

On the Bravo Platform, remove a lid from the Source Plate for an Aspirate task. After the task is finished, relid the microplate.

Implementation

Within the Bravo Subprocess, add a Delid task before the Aspirate task to remove the lid. Add a Relid task after the Aspirate task to place the lid back on the microplate.

 

The task parameters for the Delid and Relid tasks are:

 

The device selection for the Delid task is as follows. Note that you do not need to select a device for the Relid task.

 

Related information

 

For information about...	See...
Adding devices	• Adding devices • Device user guide
Adding tasks in a protocol	Adding and deleting tasks
Relid task	Relid
Microplate-handling tasks	Setting parameters for microplate-handling tasks
Microplate-storage tasks	Setting parameters for microplate storage tasks
Liquid-handling tasks	Setting parameters for liquid-handling tasks
Scheduling tasks	Setting parameters for scheduling tasks
I/O-handling tasks	Setting parameters for I/O-handling tasks