Biotek PowerWave Operator's Manual page 150

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Note: Each of the 96 wells is given an 8-bit designation describing what sector it is in, if the
sector is to be read, and if it is to be used for blanking. The first 4 digits (bits 0 - 3), describe
the sector number, and in this case the sector is sector 1. Bits 4 - 5 are unused. Bit 6 is used to
enable or suppress the reading. Zero (0) enables the reading and 1 suppresses the reading. Bit
7 indicates whether the well will be used as a blanking well. One (1) selects the well as a
blanking well,;0 selects it as a non-blanking well. In the above case, this well is in Sector 1, the
reading is enabled, and it is used as a blank well. The first 8-bit number is A-1, the second A-
2, the thirteenth B-1, etc.
EXAMPLE (Part 2)
This means that all other wells are not used as blanking wells and they all belong to Sector 1.
If the reading has been suppressed and had no blank wells in the full blank map, all wells
would be 01000001.
Array [163- 164]
Array [165]
Array [166-167 ]
Array [168]
Array [169- 170]
B-14
Array [68 -162] = 00000001 which is 1h.
= 0, 0
= 0
= 0, 0
= 0
= 0, 0
Low byte, High byte (Not Used)
(Not Used)
Low byte, High byte
Low byte, High byte
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