Info Menu¶

The Info menu is where you define your experiment from selecting the plate type to defining the dispensing properties. The Info menu consists of the Experiment Info, Imaging Schedule, and Dispensing sections.

Info Menu

Top Bar Buttons¶

Top Command Bar

Feature	Icon	Description
Edit		Allows you to edit the design of a dispensed experiment.
Barcode		Allows you to print your experiment barcode.
Reports		Allows you to generate a report from the available options. This button will be active once you finish designing your experiment.
Save		Allows you to save your experiment.
Discard		Allows you to cancel a new experiment and discard experiment changes.

Experiment Info Section¶

Experiment Info Section

The experiment info section allows you to define the fields given in the table below.

Field	Description
Experiment Name	Allows you to type an experiment name or use the default name.
Experiment ID	Automatically generates an experiment ID.
Date Created	Automatically generates the creation date and time of an experiment.
Plate Type	Allows you to select a plate. Note The Plate Type field will be unselectable if you only have one plate option.
Plate Row and Column	Allows you to define the row and column of your plate. Note This field will be unselectable if your experiment has been dispensed.
Setup Temperature (°C)	Allows you to select the temperature at which your plate is set up.
Incubation Temperature (°C)	Allows you to select the temperature at which your plate is stored to grow crystals.
Reducing Agent (μl)	Allows you to type a value of the reducing agent to add to an experiment (if necessary).
Notebook Page	Allows you to type the page in your notebook referring to the same experiment (if necessary).
Owner	Allows you to select an owner of the experiment.
Notes	Allows you to type a note.

Imaging Schedule Section¶

In this section, you can define the imaging schedule for your plate. For convenience, you can select a scheduling type, such as Daily/Weekly, Daily/Weekly Nightly, Fibonacci, and Fibonacci Nightly. However, you can only create a new scheduling type from the ROCK MAKER desktop.

The schedule listed below the Scheduling field corresponds to the selected scheduling type and is customizable. You can add a schedule list by clicking the Add button and remove a list(s) by clicking the Delete button after clicking the row(s) or the checkbox next to the list you want to remove.

Imaging Schedule Section

To customize the schedule, click any checkbox in the schedule list. The Custom scheduling type will appear in the Scheduling field.

Custom Scheduling Type

Dispensing Section¶

Allows you to select a dispensing device from the Dispensing Device dropdown and modify its settings.

Note

The information below the Dispensing Device field corresponds to the dispensing device you select.

Dispensing Section

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