Summary of Contents for Auto Mate ValveLink 8.2
- Page 1 ValveLink8.2 ® User’s Manual AutoMate Scientific ® R E A D Y F O R R E S E A R C H.
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
ValveLink8.2 ® ValveLink8.2 - Part #01-18 For indoor use only from 5° to 40°C. Do not get wet or subject to visible condensation. Clean with a mild soap solution with a damp cloth only. This equipment must be earth grounded. Use any of the screws on the side or bottom of the case. -
Page 3: Introduction
Table of Contents Continued Introduction Chromatography AutoMate Scientific ® R E A D Y F O R R E S E A R C H. Gel/Blot Washing System FOR RESEARCH USE ONLY ..................17 Operation Manual Control The ValveLink8.2 is designed for solution-switching use in research Digital Inputs applications ONLY. -
Page 4: Valvelink8.2 Laboratory Applications
Perfusion Systems ValveLink8.2 Laboratory Applications AutoMate Scientific builds ValveLink8.2 and ValveBank perfusion systems Perfusion with several choices of valves (below) in 4, 8, or 16 channels. Systems A ValveLink8.2 can be programmed to precisely switch solutions perfusing include reservoirs, drippers, stopcocks, brackets, flow regulator, ringstand, over biological samples for physiological research. -
Page 5: Thermoclamp ™ -1 Temperature Control System
ThermoClamp -1 Temperature Control System Pressure Regulated Perfusion System ™ AutoMate Scientific offers a Pressurized Perfusion Upgrade with four, eight or sixteen channels for: • Faster switching • Steady flow-rate • Microliter fine delivery • Microinjecting • Small diameter pipette delivery The package can be added to any new or existing perfusion rig - from AutoMate Scientific, any... -
Page 6: System Set-Up Diagrams
System Set-up Diagrams Pinch Valve, Pressurized and Luer-Lock Perfusion Systems AutoMate Scientific ® Instructions on this page are for Economy perfusion systems, PTFE luer R E A D Y F O R R E S E A R C H. lock valves, pressurized systems or pinch valve systems. -
Page 7: Installation Tips
Installation Tips Perfusion Cheat Sheet • Flow rate is adjusted by the relative height of reservoirs and manifold Your perfusion system may not include optional drip chambers, thumb flow regulator plus optional air pressure. clamps or the Petri dish chamber, but these hints from Woods Hole •... -
Page 8: Ptfe Micro-Manifold Use
PTFE Micro-manifold Use Pinch Valve Tubing To use the micro-manifold, you either need pinch valves or PTFE valves Pinch valves have no fittings. Simply slide larger tubing over small pinch equipped with " o.d. outflow hose barbs. Micro-manifolds are shipped valve tube above and below the valves. -
Page 9: Perfusion Pencil Multi-Barrel Manifold
Perfusion Pencil Multi-barrel Manifold Perfusion Pressure Kit (Sold separately) (Sold separately) Press regulator knob down to lock. Brass input connector hose barb size 1/4” One of the eight lines may be connected to Pull up to unlock. vacuum through a valve programmed to suck the dead-volume clear between solutions. -
Page 10: Automate Scientific
Operation Chromatography Without a pump, flow rate is determined by relative AutoMate Scientific ® R E A D Y F O R R E S E A R C H. height of reservoirs. With a ValveLink8.2, a researcher can turn valves on and off using: 1) Position reservoirs above •... -
Page 11: Digital Input Port Pin-Out
from low to high, that valve opens. Then the ValveLink8.2 ignores that Digital Input Port Pin-out input until it changes (high back to low) again. If that valve's manual [Back panel diagram view] pushbutton is pressed, it toggles the valve from open to closed or vice Standard female DB-9 connector versa - regardless of the state of its other inputs. -
Page 12: Spill Sensor
negative pulse. The voltage is 2.5 ± (valve# x 0.31V). For example, whenever valve 4 opens, a 10 millisecond pulse appears on the analog output at 2.5 + (4 x .31) = 3.74V. When the same valve #4 closes, it creates a pulse of 2.5 - (4 x .31) = 1.26V. -
Page 13: Where Is The Power Switch? Sleep
chamber where liquid would pass if it overflows. It can also be wrapped 3-way Valves around the outside of a light condenser or inverted microscope objective The ValveLink8.2 also supports 3-way, single-solenoid valves (2 wires turret where liquid would flow if it drips out of the perfusion chamber. each). -
Page 14: Modes
select a single valve, only one can be opened in this manner at once. The Modes ValveLink8.2 will automatically activate Mode #6, "1-On" whenever Mode AutoMate Scientific ® #2 or #3 is used. R E A D Y F O R R E S E A R C H. The ValveLink8.2 includes several useful features as auxiliary ‘Modes.’... -
Page 15: Multiple Modes
If Modes #4 and #5 are both active, the user will be prompted for the Mode USB Communications & Software #4 ‘pre-selected’ valve first, then the Mode #5 ‘master’ valve when leaving AutoMate Scientific ® mode selection. If Modes #2-4 are turned-off, then the TTL inputs resume R E A D Y F O R R E S E A R C H. -
Page 16: Software Operation
In the next dialog box, select "Install automatically" and click "Next." Your Software Operation computer may need to access the internet. After the ValveLink8.2 software and USB drivers are installed on your computer, you may run the program. Any ValveLink8.2s currently You may see a warning box explaining: plugged-into the computer or USB hubs... - Page 17 If the CPU is busy with other programs, printing, or lots of traffic on AutoMate Scientific chose the older USB-1 protocol over the newer, high- the USB bus, then signals to and from the ValveLink8.2 may suffer. For speed USB-2 architecture for three reasons: 1) less expensive, 2) older maximum performance, plug the ValveLink8.2 into a USB port connected computers don't have USB-2 ports, and 3) USB-2 has more bandwidth to its own USB bus.
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Page 18: Computer Interfacing
4) To program the digital outputs from pClamp you have two choices: Computer Interfacing Sequencing Keys/User Lists or Waveform - Epochs. AutoMate Scientific ® R E A D Y F O R R E S E A R C H. Sequencing Keys/User Lists: The ValveLink8.2 can be controlled from a computer using its digital Clampex lets you program activities as “Sequencing Keys”... -
Page 19: Techniques
Backflow Techniques AutoMate Scientific ® When a manifold is used in a plumbing arrangement, none of its ports R E A D Y F O R R E S E A R C H. can be left unconnected, or liquid will simply flow backwards out of the Dead Volume opening. -
Page 20: Faulty Valves
If it qualifies for all three of the above, AutoMate Scientific will accept the Faulty Valves valve for subsequent return to the factory. Repair or replacement is at The bane of all liquid delivery apparatus! Despite AutoMate Scientific’s their discretion, as AutoMate Scientific does not have the ability to open best efforts and pursuit of high quality valve manufacturers, some the valves to determine the cause of trouble. -
Page 21: Valve Returns & Replacing A Valve
further determined with the volt/ohmmeter). If you find Leaks and Replacing Valve Fittings the break, resolder the connection, wrap the inner wires The second bane of all liquid delivery apparatus! These hints may help: Heat in separate pieces of electrical tape, retest the valve, and shrink reassemble the sheath following the above instructions in on each... -
Page 22: Safety Instructions
10. Unplug this product from the main power outlet and call for service under any Safety Instructions of the following conditions: AutoMate Scientific ® R E A D Y F O R R E S E A R C H. A. -
Page 23: Warranty
Warranty AutoMate Scientific ® R E A D Y F O R R E S E A R C H. AutoMate Scientific, Inc. warrants its products against defects of workmanship and/or material for ONE YEAR from the date of sale. Any product that fails to perform as specified may be returned, freight pre-paid to the factory (with a written explanation of the problem) for examination and repair or replacement. - Page 24 AutoMate Scientific, Inc. 812 Page St Berkeley, CA 94710 U.S.A. (800) 998-MATE -6283 international (510) 845-6283 fax (510) 280-3795 AutoMate Scientific ® e-mail info@autom8.com www http://www.autom8.com R E A D Y F O R R E S E A R C H.
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