BenchCel User Guide : Setting up the BenchCel device : Opening BenchCel Diagnostics
Opening BenchCel Diagnostics
 
 
About this topic
To establish communication between the host computer and the device, you initialize the device. You can initialize the device in the following ways:
Diagnostics. To control the device using the Diagnostics software.
VWorks window. To use VWorks to control the device, for example, to run a protocol, you initialize the devices in the VWorks window.
This topic describes what happens during initialization.
Procedure
To open Diagnostics:
1 In the VWorks window, ensure that the correct device file is open.
To open a device file, choose File > Open > Device, and then select the appropriate device file (*.dev) in the Open File dialog box.
2 In the Devices area of the opened device file tab, highlight the device icon, and then click Device diagnostics.
Alternatively, you can double-click the device icon.
 
 
The device’s diagnostics dialog box opens.
 
 
Figure BenchCel Diagnostics window with Profiles page displayed
 
Note: For VWorks 14.0 and later versions, the Profiles page contains log areas.
Related information
 
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See…
VWorks software
VWorks Automation Control User Guide
Setting up BenchCel Microplate Handler
Profiles
Teachpoints
BenchCel Diagnostics features