Configuring the TEMPEST Chip

You are required to configure the TEMPEST chips before using them for dispense. Configuring the chips ensures that you always have the most up-to-date chip information at your disposal, including information related to dispense, prime, and output cycles. The cycle count is the real metric of a chip’s lifetime and may be requested by members of the support team for troubleshooting purposes. This tutorial shows you how to configure your TEMPEST chips by typing the chip’s serial number, installation date, and chip type into the TEMPEST software. You will only need to input the information once for each chip. FORMULATRIX recommends that you configure all of the chips physically installed in the system. You will not be able to use the chips unless they have been configured. All of the chips’ data will be automatically saved in the TEMPEST database and updated every time the chips are used.

Chip Configuration Tab

Prerequisites

 

Important:

This icon indicates that a chip has not been assigned a serial number yet, or that a serial number has been assigned to multiple chips. Chips cannot be used for dispense until their serial numbers appear correctly in the software.

If this icon appears, it means that the chip’s serial number does not follow the standard format. You can still proceed to dispense using the chips.

Warning Icons on the Chip Configuration Tab

To configure the TEMPEST chips:

  1. Go to the Tools menu and select Options.

  2. Click on the Chip Configuration tab.

  3. If you have not installed the TEMPEST chips:

    1. Click Move to Install Chip Position to install or replace the TEMPEST chips.

    2. Install or replace the TEMPEST chips.

    3. Proceed to step 4

  4. Match the chip positions in the menu to the physical chip positions on the TEMPEST.

  5. Choose one of the following:

    You have successfully input your TEMPEST chip information. You can view the Prime Cycles and Dispense Cycles information that are automatically updated after dispense in the Chip Configuration tab.

    You can also click Show Detailed Information for additional information, such as Small Diaphragm, Large Diaphragm, and Output Cycles. These cycles shows how many times each of the valves opens during dispense, prime, recovery, and wash processes. For more information about the valve control, see the Valve Control Tab in the Device Control Panel.

    Valve Control Tab

    The TEMPEST software keeps record of all the chips used in the system after the introduction of this feature. To view the complete chip history of your instrument, click the Chip History tab.

The Chip History Tab

 

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