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2 Installing the Bravo Platform
Workflow for installing the Bravo Platform
Workflow for installing the Bravo Platform
Before you begin
Workflow
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The Bravo Platform can be installed in the following configurations:
•
A single device controlled by a computer
•
Integrated with other devices in a lab automation system
For either configuration, ensure that you connect the Bravo safety interlock
circuit to a light curtain or an enclosure with an interlock switch to mitigate
the risk to users from moving parts.
If the Bravo Platform will be operated outside of an enclosure, install the Light
Curtain and shields, as described in the following workflow.
WARNING
To reduce the risk of injury from moving parts, ensure that the Bravo safety
interlock circuit is connected to a light curtain or an enclosure with an interlock switch.
To install the Bravo Platform, perform the following procedures in the order
listed.
Step
For this task...
1
Verify that the installation
location meets the site
requirements.
2
Connect the Bravo Platform.
3
Install the pipette head.
4
Install the Light Curtain and
the front and side shields, if
applicable.
5
Install the rear shield, if
applicable.
6
Install the automation control
software, if not already
installed.
See...
"Laboratory setup requirements" on
page 19
For unpacking instructions, see the
Bravo Platform Unpacking
"Connecting the Bravo Platform" on
page 21
"Installing the pipette head" on
page 26
"Installing the Light Curtain and
front and side shields" on page 32
"Installing the rear shield" on
page 44
VWorks Automation Control Setup
Guide
Bravo Automated Liquid-Handling Platform User Guide
Guide.
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