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Overview A Handheld Bar Code Reader will be used to read the bar code identification on vials to be transferred to microplates. This bar code information can then be utilized for mapping purposes to one or more destination labware. The Handheld Bar Code Reader can be installed on any Computer, along with software to aid in this data collection process. Beckman Coulter will create the Bar Code Data Collection software wizard. The warranty for this Custom Integration is one year from shipment. This includes Beckman Coulter-supplied hardware and software. This warranty applies for the integration to the version of third-party hardware, firmware, and software originally integrated. Any changes to the third-party component that cause the integration to no longer function properly are not covered under this warranty. The warranty applies to the system and system software versions on which the original integration was installed. Although our goal is for this software to be forward compatible, this can not be guaranteed for custom integrations. Any upgrades to the system which cause the integration to no longer function properly are not covered under the warranty for this integration. Functional Description The number of tube racks will be specified. There can be any number of tube racks which can also be custom configured. The racks will be mapped onto any custom configured destination, though the desired destination for this application is a 96-well microplate format. The source labware may contain vials. The vials will have unique identification numbers. Using rack identification numbers also will help track the well and vial barcode information. The destination labware can be one or more vial racks or plates. The Bar Code Data Collection Wizard will only support transfers by row, by column, or by quadrant. The next step will visually indicate a position in a rack and instruct an operator to read the barcode of this vial (reading the first vial will be preceded by reading the barcode of the rack, if one exist). The operator will use a handheld scanner to input the barcode. After a barcode has been read, the software will indicate the next vial to be read until all vials have been read. If applicable, the operator will be asked to read the barcode on the destination microplate. If a barcode is repeated while reading a rack, an error will be raised indicating a duplicate barcode. One of the duplicate barcodes must be changed before proceeding. This error will help ensure the same vial is not accidentally read twice and another vial left unread. The software will enter the Bar Code Data into a custom Database that will track the Bar Codes from source tube to testing results. This Database will reside on it’s own computer and have a user interface that will make available the relationship between sample results and sample collection. Data Collection Microsoft* Excel 97 (or greater) will need to be purchased by the customer for data storage of the source and destination labware maps. Each source labware will be placed in its own worksheet in the Excel Workbook. The destination labware will also be placed in its own worksheet. The worksheet will be saved with a dated file name at the time and date of its creation. The source labware worksheet(s) will contain the information as it was read in manually before the transfer. The destination labware worksheet will reflect the plate map calculated by the Bar Code Data Collection Software Wizard and based on the mapping technique chosen. Additional Specifications
Integration Components The integration package for the Handheld Bar Code Reader Integration includes the following items:
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