Thermo Scientific appliedbiosystems SeqStudio Flex Series - Set up a Plate File; Create or Open a Plate File (PSM File)

Set up a plate file
As an alternative to creating a plate file in the Plate Manager software, you can create plate files in CSV
format. For information, see the following sections:
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“Load or download an example plate file” on page 127
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“Save a plate file in CSV format” on page 129
Create or open a plate file (PSM file)
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Click at the top left of any screen to display the home screen.
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In the home screen, create or open a plate file:
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Click New to create a new plate file.
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(Cloud only) Click Open from Connect to open a plate file that was saved to Thermo Fisher
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Connect.
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Click Open from computer to open a plate file in PSM or CSV format. If an error message
is displayed when you open a CSV file, see “PSM and CSV plate files for import into the
instrument” on page 86.
Note: If the Set up a plate dialog box is displayed when you click Create a plate file, the
instrument type is set to SeqStudio. Click (Switch instrument) at the t
op right of the screen,
then select SeqStudio Flex.
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1
If the Set up a plat
e dialog box is displayed, the instrument type is not set to SeqStudio Flex.
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