Bruker BEST, Installation Manual

Page 1: ...Version BEST Barcode Reader Installation Manual 004 ...

Page 2: ...kes contained in the manual leading to coincidental damage whether during installation or operation of the instrument Unauthorized reproduction of manual contents without written permission from the publishers or translation into another language either in full or in part is forbidden This manual was written by Volker Reiß July 13 2004 Bruker Biospin GmbH Rheinstetten Germany P N Z31545 DWG Nr 125...

Page 3: ...ting the Barcode Reader on the Gilson Liquid Handler 9 3 2 Connecting the Power Supply 12 3 3 Connecting the Serial Cable 12 4 Software 13 4 1 General 13 4 2 Defining the Barcode Reader 13 4 3 Programming the Barcode Reader 15 5 Barcodes 17 5 1 General 17 5 2 Label Size 17 5 3 General Barcode Information 17 5 4 Matrix ID 18 5 5 Matrix Type 18 5 6 Barcode Positioning 20 5 7 Examples 22 Figures 25 T...

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Page 5: ...llation of the barcode reader for the Gilson Liquid Handler The installation process consists of three steps 1 Changing the height of the Gilson Z tower 2 Mounting the barcode reader on the Gilson Liquid Handler 3 Defining the barcode reader in the software These steps will be explained in the upcoming chapters ...

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Page 7: ...ent cylinder black anodized The original gray cylinder has a height of only 124 mm and this may cause prob lems when reading barcodes The first step in modifying the working height of the Z tower is to turn the power off and remove all the racks from the Gilson Liquid Handler s bed Move the robot arms to the center of the bed as shown in The Gilson Liquid Handler on page 8 To achieve the 127 mm or...

Page 8: ...the Z Tower Height Figure 2 1 The Gilson Liquid Handler Software 2 3 The new height must also be entered in the Gilson Liquid Handler software Refer to the corresponding Gilson Liquid Handler manual to set up this value Z Tower XY Robot Arm Rack Bed ...

Page 9: ...on screws as shown below Figure 3 1 Mounting the Barcode Reader to the Bracket 2 Mount the barcode reader bracket on the Z tower of the Gilson Liquid Handler using the two M3x10 cylinder screws Ensure that you mount the bracket just under the top plate of the Z tower cover There should not be a gap between the Z tower cover and the bracket as shown in Figure 3 2 2x M3x8 Hexagon Screws Barcode Read...

Page 10: ...Affix the two adhesive fasteners to the Z tower arm as shown in Figure 3 3 and fasten the barcode reader cable to them using the two plastic strips The lower cable socket should be placed about 20 mm above the motor and the upper socket about 20 mm below the upper end of the Z tower Cylinder Screws No gap Side View ...

Page 11: ...Liquid Handler Installation Manual Version 004 11 29 Figure 3 3 Securing the Barcode Cable 4 Affix the barcode reader cable to the Gilson Control Unit cable using the spiral hose see figure 3 4 Cable fasteners with fastening strips 20 mm 20 mm ...

Page 12: ...nit to the barcode reader plug 5 mm stereo connec tor and the power supply unit to a free mains outlet Connecting the Serial Cable 3 3 To send the reader information to the control unit connect one end of the 10 meter serial cable to the barcode reader plug and the other end to a free serial port e g TTY09 on the CCU of the spectrometer Spiral Hose Barcode Reader Cable Gilson Control Unit Cable ...

Page 13: ...ardware see below To start the BEST NMR Administration Toolbox select one of the following possi bilities Type bestadm in the TopSpin command line and press enter or Type in iconnmr in the TopSpin command line Select Configuration in the window that appears Click on Master Switches in the window that appears left side Click on Enable BEST NMR followed by BEST Administration Tool be stadm Figure 4 ...

Page 14: ... panel and set the barcode reader pa rameters in the right panel as follows Installed yes Connected to means the serial port on the CCU of the spectrometer where you are connected to the barcode reader e g tty09 Select the ap propriate serial port Press Apply and then OK The barcode reader should now be recognized by the software ...

Page 15: ...reading This position is then saved in the file SCANNER SRC The calibration takes about 5 10 minutes Click on the menu item Tests in the BEST NMR Administration Toolbox see fig ure 4 1 The following window figure 4 3 will then open Figure 4 3 BEST NMR Test Tool Select the button Configure on the bottom left panel to program the barcode reader The following window figure 4 4 will appear Figure 4 4 ...

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Page 17: ...code contains the Ma trix Type Notice 1 The term Matrix is the generic term used for racks and wellplates So Rack Type and Wellplate Type are both Matrix types and likewise Rack ID and Well plate ID are both matrix ID s 2 If a TECAN preparation robot is also used to read the Wellplate ID the bar code for this robot must also be placed in the free space located in the lower part of the wellplate la...

Page 18: ...late all order files which start with the string XYZ000001 NMR e g XYZ000001 NMR A1 XYZ000001 NMR A2 etc are associated with this wellplate Matrix Type 5 5 The Matrix Type is a string in a specific format which contains information about the type and geometry of the rack the position of samples in the rack and the numbering of the sample in the rack arrangement The first 5 characters of the string...

Page 19: ...r Right lr Horizontally Stacked hs ulhs Code 0 urhs Code 1 llhs Code 2 lrhs Code 3 Horizontally Folded hf ulhf Code 4 urhf Code 5 llhf Code 6 lrhf Code 7 Vertically Stacked vs ulvs Code 8 urvs Code 9 llvs Code A lrvs Code B Vertically Folded vf ulvf Code C urvf Code D llvf Code E lrvf Code F Table 5 2 List of Relevant Matrix Types 211 wash 304B wash 306B wash WH12 A 209 8 209B 8 216 8 770 8 205 wp...

Page 20: ...rcode reading Figure 5 2 Barcode positions on the barcode label The following specifications should be met by the barcodes Table 5 3 Maximum Barcode Dimensions Variable Minimum Optimal Maximum a 0 mm 1mm 2 mm b 7 mm 8 mm 10 mm c 0 5 mm d 8 5 mm 9 5 mm 10 5 mm e 16 5 mm 17 5 mm f 9 mm 10 mm g 0 mm 2 mm 3 mm h 5 mm 7 mm 15 mm i 45 mm j 5 mm b c d e 35mm g f h i j 70 mm b b a ...

Page 21: ...background 5 Code Type Code 128 When you paste the labels on the racks be sure to align the label with the edges of the metal plate at the front of the rack Working precisely here will help avoid barcode reading errors When you paste the labels on the wellplates be sure to place them on the lower edge of the wellplate feet as shown in Figure 5 3 Figure 5 3 Position of a Barcode Label on a Wellplat...

Page 22: ...22 29 Installation Manual Version 004 Barcodes Examples 5 7 Figure 5 4 Example of a Label for Rack Type 205 Figure 5 5 Example of a Wellplate Label ...

Page 23: ...Examples Installation Manual Version 004 23 29 Figure 5 6 Example of a Label for Rack Type 209 Figure 5 7 Example of a Label for Rack Type 216 ...

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Page 25: ...t Cable 12 4 Software 13 Figure 4 1 BEST NMR Administration Toolbox 13 Figure 4 2 BEST NMR Hardware Installation 14 Figure 4 3 BEST NMR Test Tool 15 Figure 4 4 Configuration Instructions 15 5 Barcodes 17 Figure 5 1 Matrix ID and Matrix Type on a Wellplate Label Example 18 Figure 5 2 Barcode positions on the barcode label 20 Figure 5 3 Position of a Barcode Label on a Wellplate 21 Figure 5 4 Exampl...

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Page 27: ... Tables 1 Introduction 5 2 Adjusting the Z Tower Height 7 3 Mounting the Barcode Reader 9 4 Software 13 5 Barcodes 17 Table 5 1 Encoding the Arrangement 19 Table 5 2 List of Relevant Matrix Types 19 Table 5 3 Maximum Barcode Dimensions 20 ...

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