Chapter 3 User Interface; Navigating In The Software - Thermo Scientific Varioskan User Manual

Navigating in the
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Chapter 3
User Interface
When a session is open, the main window of SkanIt Software for Varioskan
is divided into six areas (see Figure 3-1):
• The Session action panel on the upper left (1) has buttons to create,
open and save sessions and to view the Help. It also has a list to select
the part of the session you want to work with: the plate layout, the
protocol, the measurement results or the run log. The view on the rest
of the window changes according to your selection here.
• The Steps, Results, Sample Properties, or Run Information action
panel on the middle left (2) has information about the session part
selected above. If Protocol or Results is selected, the panel has buttons
and a tree view of the protocol steps, or the measurements and their
associated calculations, respectively. When you select any of the items
in the tree, the view on the right-hand panel changes accordingly. If
Plate Layout is selected, the panel allows you to view and edit individual
well information. If Run Log is selected, the panel shows run information.
Use the buttons on the Steps action panel to add control, measurement
or action steps to the protocol. Use the buttons on the Results action
panel to add calculation steps to the measurement. The button selection
changes according to what measurements or calculations are allowed
for the selected step. When adding a step to the protocol is not allowed,
the button is gray. When adding a calculation step to the results is not
allowed, the button is not visible at all.
• The Execution action panel on the lower left (3) has instrument control
functions. You can connect the PC to the instrument or the simulator
and close the connection as well. Once you are connected, you can move
a plate in or out and execute sessions, for example.
• The view on the largest panel (4) depends on the selection made in both
the upper and middle left panels. You can view and edit protocol and
calculation parameters as well as the plate layout, and view the
measurement and calculation results and the run log.
• The menus on the menu bar (5) vary according to the selection made
in the Session action panel (see Chapter 14: Menus and Action
Panels").
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