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Physical Layer Window fields:
ASTM 1381 radio button
Select ASTM 1381 to use the ASTM 1381 LIS Communications protocol for communications
with the BD BACTEC FX instrument. Refer to the LIS Vendor Interface Document for
additional information.
BD MODEM radio button
Select BD MODEM to use the BD Modem Communications protocol for communications with
the BD BACTEC FX instrument. The default value is enabled (when LIS communications is
enabled). Refer to the LIS Vendor Interface Document for additional information.
LIS Options Window fields:
Upload Pos Results checkbox
Select the checkbox to enable the upload of positive results. Uploading negative results is
automatically enabled, however uploading positive results is optional and must be enabled
here. Results for orphan vials are not uploaded. The default value is unchecked.
LIS Solicited Result checkbox
Select the checkbox to enable Solicited Results. In Solicited Mode, results are uploaded by the
BD BACTEC FX instrument ONLY when requested by the LIS. In Unsolicited mode
(unchecked), the instrument uploads results to the LIS automatically (default setting)
whenever a vial status changes. In unsolicited mode, The BD BACTEC FX instrument still
responds to requests from the LIS for results (solicitations). If the system is configured for
unsolicited processing, the LIS must always be ready to receive data from the BD BACTEC
system.
Vial Tracking checkbox
This checkbox appears only if the LIS Solicited Results checkbox is unchecked (disabled).
Select the checkbox to enable Vial Tracking. Vial Tracking uploads the following status
information for non-orphan vials in the system:
• new vials that are entered or identified at the instrument
• removal of positives, negatives, and related vials
• pulled positives that are reentered
• vials that are relocated to a different station
The information is uploaded from the time the vial is entered into the instrument until it is
removed as a positive or final negative. In order to enable Vial Tracking, communications must
be set for unsolicited processing. The default value is unchecked.
If Vial Tracking is disabled, only the final result is uploaded.
Log Comms checkbox
The Log Comms function is designed to assist BD representatives in troubleshooting LIS
communications problems. It enables the representative to record low-level communications
messages in a separate file on a USB flash drive. Log Comms can only be enabled when LIS
Communications is enabled. The default value is unchecked.