Biomek Software - Beckman Coulter BiomekFX Quick Start Manual

1-6 Introducing the Biomek® FX Laboratory Automation Workstation
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Biomek Software is designed to:
• Do a substantial amount of the method-building
work for you.
• Allow you to take as much direct and precise
control over the method-building process as you
want.
The main editor that appears when the software is launched (Figure 1-2) is used to
build and configure methods:
• Each step is dragged and dropped from a Step
Palette into the Method View (refer to Chapter
2,
Learning to Create Methods for the Biomek®
FX).
• When a step in the Method View is highlighted,
the corresponding configuration options appear
in the Step Configuration Area (refer to Chapter
2,
Learning to Create Methods for the Biomek®
FX).
• The method is customized to the desired level of
precise control via the editors accessed from the
Project and Instrument menus (refer to
Chapter 3,
Using the Editors While Creating
Methods).
Method
A method is a series of
steps controlling the
operations of your
Biomek.
Step Palettes
Step Palettes are panes
in the Biomek main
editor showing steps
available for insertion in
a method. They are
located on the left of the
main editor. Use the
Step Palette Builder to
add other step palettes.
Refer to the Biomek
Software User's Manual,
Chapter 30.5, Using the
Step Palette Builder for
more information.