|
Item |
Description |
|
PMP1 |
Change
Tips at Start of Run
Change
start run method to present a dialogue to the user to allow them to
change tips now or later (currently informs them that tips are not
loaded and then aborts the run process). The requirement is to allow
the user to select to change now, to then move the piston down so as
to allow the insertion of new tips and then to re-clamp. Option
required in Pipettor options so as to set whether to automatically
re-clamp after tips have been inserted or to wait for a user to press
a button. |
|
PMP2 |
Communications
Port not Responding Message COMPLETE
- included in version 1.1.7
Message
to be displayed in place of the ACK timeout message. This indicates
that the port is not responding. The text should prompt the user with
'..check device and power connections and ensure that the device is
switched on..' |
|
PMP3 |
Incremental
Heights
Change
to the Move command to allow incremental height movements (positive
or negative increments) from either a specific height or from a
predefined height. |
|
PMP4 |
Barcode
Auto Retry
Tools
- Options - Barcode tab to include a new field to set a value used
within the Move command to retry 'n' number of times whenever a
barcode misread occurs. |
|
PMP5 |
Multiple
Tip Touch
To
be able to specify tip touch off in a number of movements, e.g.
touch left side then touch right side etc |
|
PMP6 |
Multiple
Field Editing
The
ability to change the values for a number of selected fields, e.g.
Select 4 Move commands and change the Plate Type field value to a new
value with one entry rather than the current method of changing the
commands one at a time. |
|
PMP7 |
Command
Default Values
Field
values are 'remembered' as a default setting the next time a similar
command is added, e.g. Move command has Plate Type 1 at Stage 1. The
next Move command added would show these settings as the initial values. |
|
PMP8 |
Device
Status Querying COMPLETE - included in version 1.1.7
The
issuing of the Port Open command ('O') to the device should return
sensor status, EPROM version number, axes position addresses etc. |
|
PMP9 |
Occupied
stage when stacker retrieve requried
Move
command to use the message that a stage is occupied when trying to
retrieve a plate from the stacker by calculating a new height for
retrieving to take into acocunt the plate height that is already on
the stage (ie instead of using the retrieve_height it is to use the
retrieve_height minus the plate_height). This has to assume that the
plate tpye on the stage is the same as the one specified in the move command. |
|
PMP10 |
Custom
Pre-Set height values
Extend
the Options dialogue to allow a user to create their own pre-set
height library. This is then used wthin any commands that use pre-set
height values. The height has to be relative to a plate height (eg
'2mm above plate', '1mm from bottom of well' etc.). |
|
PMP11 |
Validation
Messages for Tip/Head Changes
The
validation process to return a validation fail message if a sequence
file requires facitilites that the currently loaded tip/head
configuration cannot offer. E.G the use of a sequence file for
incremental column movements when the current head cannot perform
those movements. |
|
PMP12 |
Fill
reservoir timeout value
The
Move command Fill Reservoir should have an associated field which
represents a timeout period during which the reservoir is to be
filled. If the sensor doesn't return reservoir filled within this
timeout period then the standard error dialogue should be displayed (Abort/Retry/Ignore) |
|
PMP13 |
Move
command cut down view/advanced options button
The
Move command to display a limited number of fields as standard (no
offset values etc) and to have a button 'Advanced' or 'Options' which
changes the display to show all fields (offsets etc). This would
reduce field clutter which may provde confusing to users. |
|
PMP14 |
Incremental
height adjustment based on volume
New
fields representing incremental height adjustments, from a preset
height, based on the volume displacement of liquid previously
aspirated or dispensed. |
|
PMP15 |
Pause
and stop buttons during file execution
The
'Stop' button to be made to appear and operate as an emergency stop
button. Pressing this would immediately abort the run (swithing off
barcode readers, pumps etc). The new Pause button would operate as
the current Stop button but would issue the command to switch off the
waste and reservoir pumps and would switch them back on if applicable
when the user restarts the run. Any abort action is to remove the
reset device command. |
|
PMP16 |
Volumetric
Calculator saving
The
user should be prompted to save editor changes if they select OK
whilst in editor mode. The 'Update' button caption should be changed
to 'Save changes' |
|
PMP17 |
Barcode
Reader test height
Tools
Options Barcodes tab should switch on the barcode reader and then
perform a read test, displaying the physical barcode read in a new
text field when testing the barcode read height. The reader should be
switched off at the end of the test period. |
|
PMP18 |
Mix
heights
The
Mix command to enable a user to specify heights at which the
aspirate and dispense part of the mix sequence should take place. |
|
PMP19 |
Change
Tip Magazine
Remove
the remove tips step during the sequence and combine with a step to
remove and replace tip magazine. |
|
PMP20 |
Head
type selection when opening a file
Prompt
the user to specify the required head type before opening a sequence file. |
|
PMP21 |
Display
currently installed head and tip type
Display
the currently installed head and tip type within the 'information' window. |
