3-40 Operation
Formula Definition
Defining the Formula involves identifying the formula type and entering the
actual formulas. Formula definition screens are displayed on the PowerWave
in the order detailed below. Formulas created using Bio-Tek’s Extensions
(Define Reader Protocol software) cannot be edited by using the reader.
Formulas are processed in the following order, with the number of permitted
formulas of each type:
• Blank Validation 0-1
• Control Validation 0-4
• Assay Validation 0-4
• Transformations 0-1
• Cut-off Formulas 0-1
• General Formulas 0-4
If a curve fit method is also specified, here’s the order in which the
processing occurs:
• Blank Validation
• Control Validation
• Assay Validation
• Transformations
• Curve-Fit Analysis
• Cut-off Formulas
• General Formulas