Creating Or Adding A Bravo Device - Agilent Technologies Bravo Platform User Manual

Creating or adding a Bravo device

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Devices and device files defined
Creating a device file
Bravo Platform User Guide
Read this topic if you are an administrator responsible for managing Agilent
Technologies devices that are controlled by the VWorks software. This topic describes
how to add and delete new Bravo devices in the VWorks software.
The VWorks software uses the information in a device file to communicate with and
operate the Bravo device.
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If your computer was configured by Agilent Technologies. The correct device
configuration is already set up for communication with the Bravo Platform. You are
not required to create a new Bravo device in the software unless you want to
reference different profiles. To establish communication, you must initialize the
device.
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If you configured your own computer. You must add a device in the VWorks
software for each Bravo Platform in the system.
For detailed information about device files and associations with profiles, teachpoints,
and labware definitions, see the
A device is an item in your lab automation system that has an entry in a VWorks
software device file. A device can be a robot, an instrument, or a location in a lab
automation system that can hold a piece of labware.
The device file (*.dev) stores information for all the devices in an integrated system,
including:
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Type of device (for example, Bravo device)
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Device configuration information (for example, approach height, allowed or
prohibited labware, and so on)
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Profile to use
If you are setting up the Bravo Platform for the first time, you will create a device file.
You add the Bravo device and the external devices to the device file.
To create a device file:
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Log in to the VWorks software as an Administrator.
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In the VWorks window, choose File > New > Device.
A Device File tab appears in the VWorks window.
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Choose File > Save. In the Save As dialog box, type a file name (*.dev), select the
following storage location, and click Save:
...\VWorks Workspace\Device Files
2 Setting up the Bravo Platform

Creating or adding a Bravo device

VWorks Automation Control User Guide.
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