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Overview A Handheld Bar Code Reader will be used to read the bar code identification on vials to be placed on the liquid handler. This bar code information can then be utilized for mapping purposes to one or more destination labware. The Handheld Bar Code Reader will be installed on the Biomek FX Control Computer, along with software to aid in this data collection process. The Bar Code Data Collection software wizard will be created by Beckman Coulter for use with a Biomek FX Laboratory Automation Workstation. 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 operator will set up the deck of the Biomek FX with labware recognizable by the Biomek FX software. The source labware may contain vial racks only. The vials will have unique identification numbers. Using rack identification numbers also will help track the vial barcode information. The destination labware can be one or more plates. A Biomek FX method will be created by the operator to perform the desired liquid transfer. The Bar Code Data Collection Wizard will only support transfers by row, by column, or by quadrant (only if there are 4 source labware). Prior to running the Bar Code Data Collection Wizard, it is recommended that the Biomek FX pipetting method be created first. The pipetting method needs to perform the transfers by row, column, or quadrant. Creating the liquid handling method first helps fill in the correct information to the wizard later. The Biomek FX method name is also needed for the wizard. The operator will then open the Bar Code Data Collection Wizard on the computer. The operator will specify the number of source labware to be transferred. Source labware can have sections defined, grouped by row or column, to transfer into smaller destination labware. The operator can choose whether to read the barcodes from a text file, or to manually scan them in using the Handheld Bar Code Reader. If the bar codes are to be read in from a text file, then the operator must choose the name of the text file. The text file to be used will contain one bar code per line. If the Handheld Bar Code Reader is used, the operator will scan the vial ID’s in the order requested by the software. The software will confirm each bar code as it is read by the Handheld Bar Code Reader. The Bar Code Data Collection Wizard will signal an error if a duplicate bar code is read and allow the operator to change the bar code at either location. If necessary, the operator will be able to re-enter information that was previously read in incorrectly for the current labware. The operator will also be able to read in a rack bar code ID if desired. After all vial and rack bar codes have been read, the destination plate bar codes can be read into the Bar Code Data Collection Wizard. The wizard will confirm the reading of the destination labware bar code. The software wizard will then allow the operator to choose a mapping technique. The three available mapping techniques will be by row, by column, or by quadrant. The quadrant technique maps the source labware to quadrants of the destination labware if the source labware is ¼ the size of the destination labware. It will be the operator’s responsibility to make sure that the Biomek FX method performs the same transfer as indicated by the mapping technique that is chosen. The operator will save the mapping information into a Microsoft* Excel Workbook, using the wizard. The operator will then run the selected Biomek FX method from the wizard. Note: It is important to note that there will be no direct interface between the Biomek FX software and the Bar Code Data Collection Wizard. The Bar Code Data Collection Wizard will only be able to execute a previously defined Biomek FX Method. It will not be able to track liquid volumes, or even insure that the liquid transfer occurred at all. This integration includes the Bar Code Data Collection Wizard and the Handheld Bar Code Reader hardware as custom equipment for a Biomek FX liquid handling system. 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. It will additionally be possible to append data to a previously created Excel Workbook file. The Excel Workbook file 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 method was run. 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 Biomek FX Handheld Bar Code Reader Integration includes the following items:
* All trademarks are the property of their respective owners. For Research Use Only; not for use in diagnostic procedures. For comments or questions about T3 Update, please contact David Daniels, Ph.D., editor.
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