Service Manual i2000SR interface module
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Tube Lanes
The i2000SR IM consist of four transport belts that are used to
create four tube lanes, each one dedicated to a specific task of
moving APS Workcell on-line and i2000SR IM specific off-line
carriers (See Figure 2 – Arrows show the belt spin directions):
Figure 2 – i2000SR IM top view
No. Description
1 Lane 1: The lane located closest to the i2000SR
instrument, transports carriers to sampling points for the
i2000SR sample and STAT pipettor.
2 Lane 2: Routes the carriers back to their original location
(the APS or the 4th lane of the IM).
3 Lane 3: Holds a queue of both off-line routine and off-line
priority carriers for the operator to load sample tubes.
4 Lane 4: The sample output area that can maintain a
queue of IM off-line carriers.
NOTE:
• The carriers used on the IM are a gray color and
are referred to as Off-line carriers.
• The off-line carriers cannot be used on the track
(on-line carriers).
• The system identifies the “gray” off-line carriers
using the RFID. The IM specific Off-line carriers have a
different range of RFIDs.
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