Run plates with the automated barcode workflow
The automated barcode workflow includes the following steps and instrument actions:
• You create plate files, then load the plates into the instrument.
• The instrument automatically links the plate files to the loaded plates by matching the barcodes.
• The instrument performs pre-run checks (see "Pre-run check messages and plate alerts during a
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• The instrument performs additional automated barcode workflow pre-run checks to ensure that
sufficient polymer volume is available to run all plates and that required e-signatures are present.
The barcode reader function must be enabled for this workflow. See "Enable/disable the internal
barcode reader (administrator only)"
Note: If you create the plate files after you load the plates in the instrument, the plate files are not
automatically linked to plates and additional pre-run checks for the automated barcode workflow are
not performed.
Create the plate files before the barcoded plates are loaded into the drawer
IMPORTANT! Before setting up plates for the automated barcode workflow, check consumables
status (see "Check consumables status"
and consumables volumes are sufficient for the plates you are preparing to run. Ensure that no
consumables will exceed the expiration date during the run.
1. Create the plate files:
a. In the home screen, tap
For additional options to create a plate file, see Chapter 4, "Create a plate file on the
instrument".
Alternatively, you can create the plate file in the Plate Manager software. See Chapter 5,
"Create a plate file in the Plate Manager software".
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