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Chapter 4 Create a plate file on the instrument
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Create, copy, or import a plate file
4. Enter a name for the plate file.
5. Proceed to "Enter plate properties"
Import a plate file
PSM and CSV plate files for import into the instrument
The Plate Manager software can create plate files in PSM or CSV format.
Note: The instrument also creates a PSM file when you save a plate file.
PSM format
PSM files are in an encrypted format that can be created and opened only by the instrument software or
the Plate Manager software.
• A PSM file contains the following information:
– Plate properties
– Injection settings, file name conventions, results group, sample name and all remaining
information that is needed to collect and analyze data
When you open a PSM file on the instrument, the settings from the PSM file are automatically created if
they are not already present in the libraries on the instrument.
CSV format
CSV files are in a comma-delimited format that can be created in the Plate Manager software or another
application such as Excel
Manager software, or other applications.
• A CSV file contains the following information:
– Plate properties
– Only the names of settings that are needed to collect and analyze data.
For information on creating a plate file in CSV format in the Plate Manager software, see "Save a plate
file in CSV format"
When you open a CSV file on the instrument, the following occurs:
• If any of the settings that are named in the CSV file are not already present in the libraries on the
instrument, an error message is displayed and the CSV file is not imported.
• If all settings that are named in the CSV file are already present in the libraries on the instrument,
the CSV file is imported and the settings from existing items are used.
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