Reserve Location

Description

The Reserve Location task () reserves a location on the Bravo Platform for a specified length of time. The task is typically used to incubate a microplate at that location.

Note:  

•	To incubate labware on a platepad, use the Incubate task.

•	To incubate a labware in a storage device such as a Labware MiniHub, use the Storage Incubate task.

 

Task is available for...	Task is available in...
Bravo Platform	Main Protocol, Bravo Subprocess

Task parameters

After adding the Reserve Location task at the desired point in the protocol, set the following parameters in the Task Parameters area:

 

 

Parameter	Description
Location to use, plate	The labware that will be placed at the specified location during the reservation period.
Location to use, location	The location that you want to reserve. <auto-select> automatically places the labware at the first-available or appropriate location for the task. If accessories are installed on the deck or shelf, the software uses the accessory configuration information in Bravo Diagnostics to determine the correct location for the task.
Reservation time	The length of time that the location is reserved. The time starts when the desired labware arrives at the location.

Example: Reserving a deck location for incubation

Goal

Aspirate contents from two source microplates and dispense into a destination microplate. Incubate the destination microplate at Bravo deck location 5 for 2 minutes before reading the microplate.

Implementation

In the protocol, add a Reserve Location task after the liquid-handling tasks.

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The task parameters for the Reserve Location task are shown in the following example.

 

Related information

 

For information about...	See...
Adding devices	• Adding devices • Device user guide
Adding tasks in a protocol	Adding and deleting tasks
Incubate task	Incubate
Storage Incubate task	Storage Incubate
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