5-56 Echo Liquid Handler User Manual
Define: Clicking the D
EFINE
button opens the Solvent
Platemap dialog box.
Use predefined: When the USE PREDEFINED checkbox is selected, the Echo
liquid handler will use the predefined DMSO concentration map.
Predefining a solvent concentration map
Note: Use this function carefully and only when you need to specify a
fixed measurement and override the Echo DMSO measurement. An
incorrect DMSO concentration will produce questionable or
unexpected results.
Place the cursor in any individual cell of the plate concentration map and
enter the DMSO concentration for that well. For example, if the fluid
contains 72.5% DMSO, enter 72.5.
Figure 5.50 Solvent platemap
Solvent Concentration Percentage: Enter a DMSO concentration in
preparation for clicking the F
ILL button.
Plate Type: Select the source microplate type.
Fill: Clicking the FILL button loads the entered DMSO concentration
percentage into each cell of the solvent concentration map.
File. A predefined solvent platemap file in CSV format
can be loaded by clicking FILE | LOAD. A predefined
solvent platemap file in CSV format can be saved by
clicking FILE | SAVE.
Ok: Clicking the OK button closes the Solvent
Platemap dialog box and accepts the solvent
concentrations entered.