Setting Up Dispensing Properties

Note

Only a ROCK MAKER administrator can execute this task.

You can set up dispensing properties for all experiments or an experiment only.

Setting Up Dispensing Properties for All Experiments

To set up dispensing properties for all experiments:

1. Open ROCK MAKER and click Setup in the navigation menu panel.

2. Click the Dispensing Properties submenu and go to a dispensing robot tab.

   In the following image, the selected dispensing robot tab is NT8.

   

   Selected Dispensing Robot Tab in Dispensing Properties Submenu

3. In the General section, select an option or enter a value in any appropriate fields.

   

   General Section Example

4. In the Plate Type section, enter the corresponding plate type name used in the dispensing robot in the Plate Definition Name field.

   

   Plate Type Section Example

5. In the Liquid Classes section, enter the corresponding liquid class name used in the dispensing robot in the Liquid Class Name field.

   

   Liquid Classes Section Example

6. If everything is set, click on the top right bar.

Setting Up Dispensing Properties for An Experiment

You can set up the dispensing properties for an experiment from the experiment page.

To set up the dispensing properties for an experiment:

1. Open an experiment and go to the Info menu.

   

   Info Menu

2. Locate the Dispensing section and select a dispensing robot in the Dispensing Device dropdown. Then, select an option or enter a value in any appropriate fields.

   

   Dispensing Section

3. If everything is set, click on the top right bar.

   Important

   Once marked as dispensed, an experiment becomes locked. To edit a dispensed experiment, click the Edit button on the top bar of the Design submenu in the Canvas menu . Then, confirm the pop-up message before making changes.

Related Topics:

• Concepts

• Manually Marking an Experiment as Dispensed