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1. Figure 19 8 Start stop data logging process 354 Process Data Graph 19 6 Diagram Navigation amp Use 19 6 1 Overview The processdata graphing plug in offers a number of possibilities to customize the way data are displayed This includes resizing parts of a curve and showing or hiding individual curves Auto Scale Y Activate auto scaling Scale Plot Show all curves a Export plot image pdf png jpg a Clear plot data Figure 19 9 The process data diagram section The diagram consists of a plot area plus both an X axis time and a Y axis process data The time axis shows date and time as absolute values The process data axis shows the respective measurement data it is without units as it potentially represents a variety of very different values and measurement units A right mouse click within the plot area will open a context menu with a number of additional functions 19 6 2 Changing the Displayed Section ab The Pan Tool provides you with a simple way to move the displayed Process Data Graph 355 section of the plot area It may be activated via its toolbar button and the displayed section may then be moved around using the mouse whilst keeping the left button pressed i IMPORTANT Panning of the displayed plot section will deactivate the auto scaling of the diagram axes 19 6 3 Zooming via the Mouse Wheel Turning the mouse wheel whilst the pointer
2. ELEMENTS The information and data contained in this documentation can be amended without notice No part of this documentation can be duplicated or transferred for any purpose without the express written consent of cetoni GmbH irrespective of the nature or medium of distribution electronic or mechanical The general terms and conditions of cetoni GmbH apply Alternative agreements must be in written form Copyright cetoni GmbH Automation and micro systems All rights reserved WINDOWS is a registered trade mark of the Microsoft Corporation The Windows logo is a registered trade mark of the Microsoft Corporation Software License The software and the documents provided are protected by copyright Installation declares your acceptance of the conditions of the licensing contract License Agreement cetoni GmbH grants the purchaser the non exclusive and non transferable license right to use the software on a standalone computer or a networked computer system LAN It is expressly forbidden to copy or duplicate the software in part or in whole in any way The same is applicable for mixing and combining the software with other software The purchaser may create one back up copy of the software for archival purposes cetoni GmbH reserves the right to alter develop and improve the software or develop new software to replace it cetoni is not obliged to inform the purchaser about any alterations new development
3. 5 TargetPosition SMaxinnurn Flow Number Figure 76 Entering a variable name using the auto complete feature Q HINT When entering a name the auto complete feature will provide you with a selection of all previously defined variable names IMPORTANT To be able to set the value of a variable using the Set Variable function the variable has to be defined beforehand e g by using the function Create Variable 105 Script System 6 9 6 Create Property Variable Use this function to create a special variable that is associated with a certain property of a certain device Via this variable you can directly access the assigned device property from within a script without any additional function calls If you e g want to read an analog input value using normal variables you first need to create a variable via Create Variable function and then use the Read Process Data function to store the analog input value into this variable Only then you can use this variable for further calculations and tests in script functions Whenever you need a new analog input value you must call the Read Process Data function again a Variable Temperature1 as q Variable name needs to start with a sign Filter Br Omix O Device Ee gMix g Module 1 Property Actual Value Figure 77 Create Property Variable configuration panel With property variables that access to device properties e g
4. Figure 168 Configuration of the controller script function 9 8 Procedure tor setting controller parameters 9 8 1 Closed control loop and PID controller equation The controller e g PID controller and the controlled system e g temperature controlled system together make up a feedback system the closed control loop see figure below control error control value e t controller measurement disturbance Jaw system output setpoint u t Figure 169 Closed control loop A PID controller determines the control value u at the time t using the following equation Qmix Controller Plugin 211 The control value contains 3 shares The proportional share P forms by means of the factor K the direct effect of the control error on the control value The integral share I computes the sum of the error over the time and by means of K and the time constant T maps it to the control value The bigger K and the smaller T the bigger the integral share of the control value KOT P 4 Nt The differential share depends on the temporal change of the actual value that is mapped to the control value by K and Ty 9 8 2 Preparations tor setting controller parameters in QmixElements Initially make the plot of the datalogger plugin show the measurement value and 212 Qmix Controller Plugin the control value to you refer to section Process Data Graph
5. Figure 190 Zero angle configuration The zero angle ist the angle that will never be crossed by the positioning system It is the start and end point of the 360 rotation range If this angle is situated between two sample containers that you would like to process the positioning system will choose the longer route in the opposite direction so as not to cross the zero angle 240 rotAXYS neMAXYS Plugins You can move the zero angle to a different angular position in order to image left to set a new zero angle circumvent this problem Press the button for zero angle configuration A Zero Angle Configuration Ai In the dialog which is now displayed see illustration above you can freely set the zero angle in the range from 0 360 rotAXYS neMAXYS Plugins 241 11 11 Positioning with the Space Navigator 11 11 1 Introduction The Space Navigator is an intuitive input device which allows you to control all axes rotation radius and vertical axis simultaneously To use the Space Navigator connect it to an available USB port on your PC Latest drivers can be found on our internet page http www cetoni de englisch service downloads software html or on disk CD or USB stick you received when you purchased the software Install the driver to use the Space Navigator Position the Space Navigator device so that the cable leads away from you and that the 3D Connexion label is
6. Weiter gt Abbrechen 3 Inthe following dialog please select an automatic installation and confirm this dialog with Next 26 Installation Assistent fur das Suchen neuer Hardware Mit diesem Assistenten k nnen Sie Software f r die folgende Hardwarekomponente installieren VCT3 USB to C4N compact gt Falls die Hardwarekomponente mit einer CD o oder Diskette geliefert wurde legen Sie diese nae jetzt ein Wie m chten Sie vorgehen Software von einer Liste oder bestimmten Quelle installieren Fir Fortgeschrittene Benutzer Klicken Sie auf Weiter um den Vorgang fortzusetzen lt Zur ck Abbrechen 4 Windows finds a driver for the new device and the following dialog appears Assistent fur das Suchen neuer Hardware Fertigstellen des Assistenten Die Software f r die folgende Hardware wurde installiert vA CIS USB to CAN compact pe 5 Click the Finish button to complete the installation IMPORTANT Under Windows XP you need to be logged in with administrator rights in order to be able to install new hardware After the driver has been successfully installed you can start the software 3 2 2 Installing VCI USB drivers for Windows 7 When you connect your device under Windows 7 for the first time the device drivers are installed automatically if you have previously run the software setup from the shipped CD or USB stick Installation 27 A Intr
7. Cancel 4 Now click the Add Well Plate button to add the new plate to the list of available well plates In the input dialogue that appears see figure below enter a unique name for the new well plate and press Enter or click OK an Enter Type Name Unique well plate type name WellPlate48 OK 5 The new well plate will be added to the list and can be selected from now On rotAXYS neMAXYS Plugins 237 11 7Z panel tor Positioning the Z axis 11 7 1 Overview The Z panel on the right of the positioning map shows you the current position of the vertical axis and gives you a number of ways of positioning the vertical axis These are Buttons for predefined positions Height indicator Graphical height indicator Positioning slider 11 7 2 Buttons tor predetined Positions The two raise and lower buttons simplify quick positioning of the vertical axis to previously defined positions When you click one of the two buttons the vertical axis travels at maximum velocity to the position previously defined for this button To assign the current position right mouse click one of the two buttons and then select Assign actual position from the context menu see Figure below Assign actual position Figure 188 Assign actual position The assigned position is saved in the configuration data and is still present when the software is restarted 238 rotAXYS neMAXYS Plugins 11 7 3 H
8. Figure 13 8 Show standby timer configuration window In the configuration dialog displayed figure below you can configure the hours minutes and seconds of the standby timer Your changes are accepted by clicking on OK and the standby time will be saved in the device LED Array Plugin 273 ra standby Timer Hours Minutes Seconds 10 Cancel Figure 13 9 Standby timer configuration window i IMPORTANT Enter a value of O for Hours Minutes and Seconds to deactivate the standby timer 274 LED Array Plugin 13 7LED Array Control Panel V2 13 7 1 Control Elements Caption customizable adjust the global brightness of all channels and switch the Enable signal adjust the brightness of a complete bank adjust the brightness of individual LED channels 0 100 Channel adjust the brightness of a user specific LED group consisting of multiple 0 000 Group O channels 13 7 2 Caption Customzition You can change the caption of the LED array at any time To change the caption click the caption label Qo and enter a new name for the LED array This name will be saved and reloaded the next time you start the software LED Array Plugin 275 13 8 Setting the Global Brightness You can set the global brightness of all LED channels at the same time by using the slider or the input field of Global Brightness With the check mark in the top left corner 1 you can switch th
9. Figure 143 Configuration dialog for 1 0 channels El The header of the dialog identifies the analog channel as an input or output channel This is followed in brackets by an input s native unit of measurement for example V for a voltage or bar for a pressure Caption Here you can set a new name for that channel Measuring Unit In this field you can set the unit of measurement that is to be used for all scaled values For instance if you want to connect the pressure sensor to a voltage input channel you can set the unit of the Qmix I O Plugin 187 pressure sensor to for example bar Decimals This field is to set the number of decimal points of the scaled unit of measurement Restore default settings By clicking this button all parameters channel name decimal points scaling etc to their original values 6 Scaling Configuration This is to set the scaling of the channel FA Scaling Test Here you can test your scaling parameters Insert a device value the software will calculate and return the calculated scaled value 9 HINT All changes will be activated only after being accepted by pressing OK To cancel all changes use Cancel i IMPORTANT Clicking Restore default settings will instantly reset all parameters to their original setting clicking OK is not required 188 Qmix I O Plugin 8 4 Scaling Analog Inputs amp Outputs 8 4 1 Introduction
10. 6 10 2 Counting Loop The Counting Loop function allows for multiple sequential executions of the same function s within that loop The number of times the loop is to be run is defined in the configuration area Loop Cycles In addition you may set a name for the count variable Loop Counter of that loop Within that loop functions that support the use of variables may then use this variable to execute specific tasks or to perform additional calculations The number of loops may be defined explicitly by setting a number or implicitly via a variable that returns a number figure below Script System 109 ee ee E jpm CEHJ P re Cos SR J WS g Counter Variable ActualRow Additionally you can assign a custom name to the Counter Variable of the present loop function figure above Within this loop other functions may access the current loop count via this variable and use it for further calculations This may be used e g to control incremental moves of positioning systems i IMPORTANT The counting variable of a counting loop always starts with the value 0 zero This is a loop count set to 10 contains the values O to 9 for the successive loops i IMPORTANT You should always insert a Delay Function in a loop to prevent the loop from blocking the application interface by consuming 100 processor power A small delay of 10ms 100m s is sufficient 6 10 3 Conditional Loop
11. Figure 14 7 Zoom level adjustment with the Space Navigator The speed with which the adjustment is carried out can be regulated by adjusting the degree of pivoting the stronger the navigation knop is pushed or pulled the faster the image will move BE Figure 14 8 Moving an image using the Space Navigator Move image section left amp right Move image section up amp down Zoom in out Image Analysis Plugin 297 14 5 Measurement ot Objects 14 5 1 Draw a Measuring Box Q TIP Before drawing a measuring box select the desired scale unit You can draw and adjust a measuring box using the following steps B 2 Left click into the image viewing area to define the upper left hand corner Click the toolbar button Measure Rectangle to activate the measuring box tool of the measuring box 3 While holding the left mouse button drag the cursor to size the box as required Figure 14 9 Drawing a measuring box 298 Image Analysis Plugin 14 5 2 Moving the Measuring Box To move an entire box to a new location within the viewing area first place the cursor within the box so that it changes into a crossed arrow Left klick to drag the measuring box to its new position Figure 14 10 Moving a measuring box 14 5 3 Adjusting the Size of a Measuring Box To change the size of a measuring box move the cursor to one of the check marks at the corners or the sides o
12. Figure 15 10 Configuration of Stop Video Recording function Camera Plugin 315 16 Video Builder Plugin 16 1 Introduction The Video Builder plug in allows you to quickly compose videos from individual images taken by timing or scripting via the camera or the microscope plug ins This is useful for instance for time laps recordings of slow microfluidic processes or for long exposure microscope pictures To open the Video Builder plug in select the relevant item from the main menu via Edit gt Video Builder F Lifecellstudio unknown File Device Edit View Window Help Video Builder p 3 i al The Video Builder dialog contains the following elements see figure below Tool bar List of image folder s Video parameter settings 6 Thumbnail of the currently processed picture Progress bar of the processing step Video Builder Plugin 317 Video Builder Move to background C temp images 3 Skip Frames Duration s a 0 r J2 Processing image 183 of 256 microfluidics_184 pnqg Figure 16 1 Video Builder dialog box 16 2Video Assembly The following description shows you how to assemble a video from individual images 16 2 1 Step 1 Select Image Files To select the image files that you want to process first locate the relevant folder and open it via Select Image Folder in the tool bar This opens a dialog box see figure below that allows yo
13. Ordner ausblenden 3 F Speichern Abbrechen Figure 19 17 Diagram image export dialog Process Data Graph 361 Please enter a name for the image file and select the desired file type The export function supports standard image file formats png jpg as well as scalable vector graphic formats pdf svg To close the dialog and to start the image export click Save 19 6 9 Deleting of Diagram Data You may clear the plot area and delete all data recorded since the start of the present recording using the context menu item Clear plot data Recording will resume from this point Pan Tool Zoom Tool Auto Scale Y Activate auto scaling Scale Plot Show all curves fi Export plot image pdf png jpg Figure 19 18 Delete diagram data 362 Process Data Graph
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15. will be inserted at the end of that _ sequence EJ if the mouse button is released on an empty area at the end of the function tree the function is added at the end 6 5 2 Moving Functions Analogous to inserting a new function from the Script Pool you can move the functions to new positions within the function tree via drag amp drop Again the same insertion rules apply as above Pers ae Fei re Move up Ctri Up Move down Ctrl Down Copy Ctrl C Paste Ctrl V Delete Figure 60 Moving functions within a function tree There is alternative way for moving functions up and down the list First make a right mouse click on the function that is to be moved This will open a context menu from which you may then select Move up or Move down respectively figure above Alternatively you can use the keyboard with the Ctr Cursor up or Script System 83 Ctrl Cursor down shortcuts This latter method may only be used to move functions up or down within the current sequence If you want to move a function to a completely different position within the function tree this can only be done via drag amp drop 6 5 3 Deleting Functions There are two ways to delete functions 1 Make a right mouse click on the function that is to be deleted and then select Delete from the context menu 2 Select the function to be deleted by left clicking it and then press the Delete key of your keyboard 6 5 4 Copy
16. 7 4 Syringe configuration 7 4 1 Introduction The software provides user friendly ways of configuring and managing your own syringes The configuration and use of specific syringes in the software thus fulfil two requirements 1 The software calculates all flow rates and volumes on the basis of the configured syringe 2 The motion of the piston is limited by the configured syringe length and the set limits 7 4 2 Opening the contiguration dialog The software constantly shows the current flow rate for each dosing unit The program needs the parameters for each syringe in order to calculate the flow rates You should configure these values properly each time a syringe is changed neMESYS Plugin 137 To do this make a right mouse click on the axis of the image of the syringe you want to configure Select the Configure Syringe menu item in the appearing context menu Then select the syringe you want to configure as shown in Figure below The Configure syringe dialog then opens Enable Pump Drive Configure refill flow rate Configure empty flow rate Reference Move Configure continuous flow Figure 98 Starting syringe configuration IMPORTANT Please note that when a syringe is changed the fill flow rate and empty flow rate of this dosing unit are reset to 0 This means that you have to reconfigure these values after each syringe change 138 neMESYS Plugin 7 4 3 Syringe selection dial
17. In the Video Settings tab you configure all video settings Click on the button with the folder icon to select a file name and a storage location for the video file in the Video Filename field Camera Plugin With this function you can start recording of the camera live image into a video file The record will remain active until it is stopped with the Stop Video Recording function The video recording will IMPORTANT Every video file name will be appended with a time stamp that identifies the start of its recording This is when you have defined the file name as Video avi the resulting file will be saved as Video 20130522 154502 avi By clicking Extended Settings you can display additional settings In the field Recording Frames per Second set the number of images to be recorded per second To get a real time video playback later you should use the current camera frame rate 9 HINT If you create a new recording function the current camera frame rate is automatically entered into the Recording Frames per Second field If you want to monitor slower processes you can also choose a smaller frame rate for recording If you check the check box Recording Seconds per frame you can choose very slow frame rates several seconds or minutes per image This mode is suited for creating time lapse recordings of very slow processes So you can for example take a picture every 30 minutes for several days and then
18. You can change the scaling of all analog inputs and outputs as required This allows you for instance to connect sensors to your analog input ports and to scale the sensor values to your liking The scaling parameters are set in the configuration dialog of the respective channel Figure 144 Configuration of the parameter scaling The scaling parameters set the linear scaling of analog measurement values There are two ways to enter the scaling parameters see figure above via a two point scaling D or via a linear equation i IMPORTANT Currently the software only supports linear scaling of measurement values Qmix I O Plugin 189 8 4 2 Two Point Scaling The two point scaling method is best suited in cases when you can assign a measurement range of a sensor e g bar to the analog input range of that sensor e g volt For example if you have a pressure sensor with an analog input range from 0 5 V to 4 5 V and a measurement range from O bar to 20 bar you can readily use the two point scaling method Linear Equation mx n Figure 145 Two point scaling In the configuration panel first insert the two Device value points low high of the analog input range e g 0 5 V and 4 5 V for a pressure sensor see figure above o HINT The description of Device value field shows in parentheses the native unit of measurement of the analog channel Insert the Scaled value i e the
19. Z QXIS i IMPORTANT The input fields for configuring the speeds are hidden by default and must be displayed by clicking the Velocity label 11 14 4Move to container i _ This function is used to move an axis system in the XY plane to the centre a specific container beaker fluid tank cavity of a well plate First you select the positioning device in the XY Device combo box T figure below Then you select the target container in the container selection combo box If the container has several cavities e g the wells of a well plate enter the column and row of the cavity in the row and column input fields The numbering starts at zero That means for a microwell plate with 12 columns and 8 rows you can enter values from O to 11 in the column input field and values from 0 to 7 in the row input field If the container has only one single cavity e g beaker or fluid tank the input fields for row and column are greyed out ia o e be a a a HINT You can use script variables in the row and column input fields This allows you to process all wells of a well plate in a loop using the loop counter variables rotAXYS neMAXYS Plugins 255 Wellplate 1 Column Rotation rev min Radius mm s Run to completion Figure 203 Move to container configuration If you make no further adjustments all positionings are carried out with the maximum possible speed If you want to change velocit
20. ATTENTION Danger of damaging the valve or connections in the liquid path High flow rates can cause high pressures to develop very quickly which can damage the valve connections in the liquid path or your application i IMPORTANT For dosing very low flow rates select syringes with small inner diameters in order to ensure pulsation free dosing 7 8 Actual Values The current values reported by the device are shown in the Actual Values area 0 000386 mmis Figure 109 Actual values The Flow field shows the current flow rate in the dosing unit The Volume field shows the volume that has been pumped since the last time the dosing unit was started If the drive is stopped and restarted the actual value of the pumped volume is reset to 0 The Syringe Level field shows the current fill level of the dosing unit in the configured SI volume unit neMESYS Plugin 151 7 9 Continuous Flow 7 9 1 Introduction In Continuous flow operating mode you can link two dosing units to each other in the software in order to generate a continuous flow over a long period of time by means of alternating aspiration and dispensing of reagent In this case one of the two pumps doses into the application at a specific flow rate while at the same time the other pump is aspirating reagent from the reservoir When the dosing pump has emptied the syringe the software automatically switches to the second dosing unit with the full syringe an
21. DB i Baseline Correction Nonlinearity Correction Figure 17 5 Spectrum pre processing Scans To Average e Number of discrete spectrum captures before an average spectrum is displayed SNR increases with increasing captures Spectroscopy Plugin 329 Boxcar Width e Width of the rectangular function used to smoothen the spectrum e Averaging with neighboring CCD sensor elements e g boxcar width 3 averaging each data value with its 3 neighboring values to the left and right e As the boxcar width increases so does the SNR gt the spectrum smoothens out e Excessive boxcar width reduction of spectral resolution Baseline Correction e for STS spectrometers e Live spectrum shifted down on the plot gt lowest intensity value touches baseline Nonlinearity Correction e Corrects non linearity between photon stream and output signal of the CCD sensor 17 5 4 Unit Selection for the X Axis You may select the following units for the x axis Wavelengths nm e Wavelength of the x axis in nanometers Pixels px e Each pixel value corresponds to one CCD sensor element e Starts at 0 ends at n 1 n maximum number of sensor elements 330 Spectroscopy Plugin Frequency G F Wavelengths nm Pixels px Frequency Wavenumb GHz ers 1 om Raman shift Raman Figure 17 6 Select unit for x axis Wavelengths um e Wavelength of the x axis in micrometers Frequency GHz e x axis fr
22. Qmix I O Plugin 183 DI digital input DO digital output Pressure pressure sensor by their symbols and names see figure above The window with list of I O channels can be moved freely to another position in the graphic interface by Drag amp Drop via the title bar you can also move it out of the interface into a separated window The channel list shows you all the available I O channels in tabular form The following columns are present e Type shows the type of channel in symbol form output channels are shown in red and input channels in blue e 1 O Channel contains the name of the I O channel e On a lit green LED indicates that a channel is switched on and that a digital channel is 1 instead of 0 respectively e Actual Value Shows the current value of the channel in the case of output channels this is the value that is output and in the case of input channels the value read from the device You can sort the table by clicking a column header For example you can sort by channel type or by channel name Clicking the same column header again reverses the sorting order 8 2 1 Channel types The following types of channel are currently supported analog inputs analog outputs 184 Qmix I O Plugin digital inputs digital outputs analog temperature sensor inputs virtual channels 8 3 O Channel Configuration analog pressure sensor inputs 8 3 1 Changing channe
23. ewice Edit View Window Import Configuration Select Configuration Space Navigator Calibration neMAXYS rotAxk ys Connect to device Figure 4 Import device configuration 2 In the dialog that now opens select the DeviceConfiguration directory on the installation CD or browse to another directory containing a valid device configuration A select Configuration Folder Look in as My Computer r Softwareentwickler l Directory DeviceConfiguration Files of type we Cancel Figure 5 Directory dialog for selecting a configuration 3 Now enter a unique name for the configuration under which it will be stored on your computer Introduction to QmixElements Software 31 Contouraton name MyOmixs yste ml Figure 6 Assign a configuration name 4 Acknowledge the query to restart the application Figure 7 Restart application After completing these steps the software with the device specific plugins will start to load 32 Introduction to QmixElements Software 4 3 Activation of QmixElements In order to use the QmixElements software to it s full extend you have to activate it following these steps 1 Start the activation dialog by left clicking Edit gt Activate Product Key Edit View Window Help Activate Product Key giz deat Do Figure 8 Menu Activate Product Key 2 Enter the activation code provided with your QmixElements CD into the input field
24. or function sequence along a timer function in a Parallel Sequence Script System 119 6 12 Device Functions 6 12 1 Introduction P Write Device Property Wait For Device Property Figure 86 Generic device functions The script system comes with a number of generic script functions for accessing devices device process data device properties These functions are available independently of the loaded plugins You find these generic device functions in the category Device Functions Read Process Data 6 12 2 Read Device Property The function Read Device Property allows you to read various process data from a module and save them in a variable Select the device you want to access from the drop down list Device which lists all devices that are part of the current configuration To simplify the search for a device you can filter the device list by selecting an appropriate filter device type from the Filter drop down field After the device has been selected use the last drop down list Property to select the device property that you want to access i IMPORTANT Only devices and device properties are displayed that allow read access 120 Script System In the input field Variable enter the name of the variable into which the value is to be saved during script runtime figure below Filter oe Controller Channel ler Ce z F Device oe Qmix Q 1 Property A
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26. 7 15Enable a disabled pump If a neMESYS dosing module is disabled by the monitoring functionality the led on the dosing module operating panel changes from green amp to red 176 neMESYS Plugin neMESYS1 MP neMESYS2 MP R Ni R meh Flow ul min Flow ul min 500 NEMESYS i gt U L 2 LJ Z Volume ul Volume ul 245 548 Flow ul min 500 Level ul 165 217 Figure 136 Pump state display In order to use the pump again you have to enable it For this right click the pump operating panel D and select Enable pump drive a from the context menu see figure below neMESYS Plugin 177 neMESYS1 MP R NEMESYS Configure Syringe Configure refill flow rate Configure empty flow rate Reference Mowe Configure continuous flow elect Volume Unit nl ul mol Select Flow Unit nl s ply s b Monitoring Flow ul min 500 Level ul 2165 21 Figure 137 Enable a pump 178 neMESYS Plugin 7 16neMESYS Script Functions 7 16 1 Introduction The neMESYS plugin offers a number of script functions which can be used to program automatic sequences The following script functions are available Dose Volume Generate Flow Set Syringe Level fm Stop Dosage Switch Valve Continuous flow Figure 138 neMESYS script functions 7 16 2 Dose Volume J With this function you can dose a specific volume at a precisely defined flow rate Y
27. E Postfach Server primary F 5 libs WSOFTWARE 05 1 S Projekte Server primary K LS Flektronik Server orimare fl Dateiname devices db Figure 19 Device database import dialog 3 The device configurator now has an actual device database available IMPORTANT The device database contains important configuration information about your devices You always have to import an actual device database if you purchase new devices from the cetoni GmbH As long as you don t purchase new devices you needn t import a device database on start of the device configurator If you don t want QmixElements to further ask for database import just check Do not ask again if import is not requested and confirm by left clicking No see figure below Creating Device Configurations 43 rs Device Database Normally QmixElements includes an up to data device database and you only need to update if your devices are newer than the QmimElements software If you are not sure what to do click No Do not ask me again Figure 20 Deselect device database import If you want to import a device database in the future you can reach the import Edt View Window Import Configuration Select Configuration Create Configuration Import Device Database Connect to device Figure 21 Import device database menu item dialog by selecting Device gt Import Device Database from the main menu see figure below
28. Figure 13 22 Set LED Group Brightness script function Set the brightness 0 100 13 12 6 Multi channel brightness function Set Multi Channel Brightness HINT This function supports script variables Variables can be used in the Channel and Brightness field oO You can use this function to set simultaneously the brightness of multiple LED channels in a script controlled manner To configure O Oo the script function proceed as follows see figure below Select the LED Array device LED Array Plugin 285 Set the brightness O 100 E Check the every channel of the list which is to be controlled gt LEDArrayl Channel 02 gt LEDArrayl Channel 03 LEDArrayl Channel 04 LEDArrayl Channel 05 LEDArrayl Channel 06 LEDArrayl Channel 07 LEDArrayl Channel 08 FMA rrav C hannel 19 Figure 13 23 Set LED Group Brightness script configuration IMPORTANT If a large number of channels have been selected the data transfer for all channels may take some time so that not all channels will be switched exactly synchronously If such delay is undesired use LED groups 9 HINT This function supports script variables Variables can be used in the Brightness field 286 LED Array Plugin 13 12 7 Setting the analog output tunction Set Analog Out All LED channels are normal analog output channels in the la E QmixElements software To adjust the brightness of individ
29. Figure 182 Work area for positioning systems The working area of the this plugin mainly consists of the following components Toolbar Device selection tabs Positioning map for XY positioning Control pad for manual control Z panel for positioning of Z axis vertical axis rotAXYS neMAXYS Plugins 225 6 Sidebar Status Bar If you work with multiple devices simultaneously you can use the device selection tabs to show the control panel for the positioning device you want to work with 11 2Sidebar In the sidebar which can be turned on and turned off you can find additional controls to configure and control your positioning systems In the sidebar there is the Velocities panel where you can configure the velocities of all axes All positionings in the Positioning Map or in the Z Panel are then carried out with the set speeds 114 440917 Z mm s J f a ap a 24 642 Fil Ma cm 226 rotAXYS neMAXYS Plugins 11 3 Toolbar Hides or shows the sidebar with additional configuration and control elements Adjust the magnification of the positioning map so that the complete display fits into the working area Changes the magnification of the positioning map to the actual pixel size Increases the magnification factor Decreases the magnification factor Switches between free positioning and well positioning see section 11 5 Positioning Map Adds the script function Move XY with the c
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31. You can either enter volume values or you can enter length values The software will always calculate the other value Minimum syringe fill level Maximum syringe fill level 0 00 mm w 69 90 mm 0 00 pl S 1372 55 ul Figure 104 Syringe configuration step 6 Limits The syringe preview on the left hand side always shows you the current configuration of the syringe The width of the syringe changes when the inner diameter changes The length of the syringe changes when the maximum piston stroke is changed and the two red marks on the syringe indicate the two additional limits The syringe is subsequently also shown corresponding to this preview in the software 7 Finally enter the maximum pressure the syringe can be used with This 144 neMESYS Plugin value is the maximum value you can use for pressure monitoring see section 7 13 Pressure Analog In Monitoring fay Syringe configuration wizard oO Please enter the maximum allowed pressure bar the syringe can withstand Maximum syringe pressure bar 1 Figure 105 Syringe configuration step 7 maximum pressure 8 Close the configuration of the syringe parameters by clicking the Finish button You can cancel the configuration at any time by pressing the Cancel button You can always return to the previous configuration step with the Back button 7 5 Configuration of SI units When dosing liquid flows the main parameters are the flow rates used a
32. select the device and the appropriate device property that you want to monitor 1 as described for function Read Device Property In the Condition input box you can configure the condition that is to be checked against First define an operator D and then the target value the device parameter is to be compared with In the value field you can also use variables to set a test condition 122 Script System lt Syringe Pump E neMESYS Starter 1 a Liri Tu ET Property Dosed Volume Figure 89 Script configuration Wait for Device Property In short the above set up procedure reads as follows Continue script execution if the selected property of the device D meets the condition 2 Q TIP As a test comparison condition variables can be used Script System 123 6 13 Math Functions 6 13 1 Introduction In the category Math Functions you can find mathematical functions that simplify complex calculations thus reducing implementation complexity and increase the clarity of script programs TC Math Functions PID Control Figure 90 Math Functions 6 13 2 PID Control Function 6 1 3 2 1 Introduction This function implements a PID controller using a PID algorithm for T applications that require an efficient algorithm The PID algorithm features control output range limiting with integrator anti windup Currently the Proportional Integral Derivative PID algorithm is the
33. used with an analog output for adjusting the heating power 9 HINT According to control theory a control system must sample a physical process at a rate about 10 times faster than the fastest time constant in the physical process For example a time constant of 60 s is typical for a temperature control loop in a small system In this case a cycle time of about 6 s is sufficient Faster cycling offers no improvement in performance 132 Script System 7 neMESYS Plugin 7 1 Introduction The QmixElements neMESYS plugin controls the neMESYS syringe pumps BB OmixElements O x U LJ ss LJ Z Lu fata v v Li a OW PRESSURE NEMESYS MID PRESSURE NEMESYS ID PRESSURE NEMESYS Figure 94 neMESYS workspace You see operating panels for all the existing configured syringe pumps displayed in the working area of the neMESYS plugins see Figure above 7 2 Operating Panel ot Dosing Modules 7 2 1 Overview Each operating panel is used to control configure and visualize a neMESYS dosing module It contains all the control elements for configuring and controlling the pump parameters and for visualizing the current status neMESYS Plugin 133 The panel consists of neMESYS Low Pressure 1 Elcaption of the syringe pump E Level indicator Valve switching and status Flow ml s FA control elements depending 0 01 on operating mode Volume mi LOW PRESSURE NEMESYS
34. 125 Pump selection for synchronous start Set a checkmark for each pump you want to start Dosage starts as soon as you klick the OK button neMESYS Plugin 167 IMPORTANT Before starting you need to configure the dosing parameters volume flow of all selected pumps in the control panel of each pump Before the software starts the dosage it checks the configured parameters of all selected pumps If the software found invalid parameters eg flow or volume values of 0 the synchronous start is not performed In the application event log you will get information about the problems encountered Event Log Time stamp Event source Event Invalid flow value of 0 entered for device neMESYS3 oy n nT m a m r F r r F CL LAT LL 16 07 10 29 70 meMESYS1 Invalid flow value of 0 entered for device nmeMESYS Water Figure 126 Sync Start errors in the event log When you click the Stop button all pumps are stopped immediately 168 neMESYS Plugin 7 12 Linking pumps to the scripting system You can link the neMESYS pumps to the scripting system This way manually stopping the scripting system forces all pumps to stop This can be achieved by clicking the appropriate button of the main toolbar Figure 127 Linking pumps to the scripting system 7 131 0 Interface 7 13 1 Overview Various neMESYS pumps offer an I O interface for connecting external sensors and signals or fo
35. 6 10 3 1 Introduction This conditional loop function is used for multiple execution of functions within the loop as long as the loop condition set at its beginning is met The termination condition in the loop header is checked before each iteration of the loop The loop execution is stopped or skipped if the termination condition is false Spelled out the Conditional Loop function reads as follows Repeat the loop and execute the function s contained within that loop as long as 110 Script System the loop condition holds true QmixElements provides two alternatives to define a Conditional Loop a simple and an advanced mode that are to be selected in the configuration panel 6 10 3 2 Contiguration Simple Mode In the configuration panel you may choose the simple mode to comfortably set the loop conditions directly via the Graphic User Interface simply uncheck Advanced Mode The following parameters may be set Advanced Mode SPosition 2 E P re Ee e A Sa AEA e ee P y Vanlable name needs to Start with a sign j Number w Figure 80 Configuration panel for conditional loops basic mode El Advanced Mode this button is to toggle between the simple and advanced mode see section below Variable Name here you insert the name of the variable the value of which is to be tested against The variable must start with the Dollar sign S that is required to signify the name as a va
36. 9 Extending an existing device contiguration The following shows how you can extend the device configuration from the last section consisting of a neMESYS dosing module and a Qmix Q module to a further device 1 Start the Device Configurator as explained in section 5 2 2 After start of the Device Configurator the device configuration currently loaded by the QmixElements software is shown The green checks displayed on top of the devices indicate that these devices have already been configured A Qmix Device Configurator Figure 37 Displaying the currently loaded device configuration 3 If you want to change another device configuration as the one currently loaded by QmixElements you have to load the desired device configuration using the Load button Creating Device Configurations 61 Figure 38 Loading a device configuration Add a further device as described in the previous section The exclamation 4 mark above the device points out that it has not been configured yet The configuration can t be used in this state f Qmix Device Configurator Figure 39 Adding a device to an exisiting device configuration If a device configuration contains not configured devices it is invalid and can t be used yet 62 Creating Device Configurations 5 Start the Device Configuration Wizard by clicking the Configure button Figure 40 Starting the Device Configuration Wizard 6 If the softwa
37. Flow ml s 0 01 Level ml 0 721314 7 2 2 Changing module names Figure 95 Changing module name 134 neMESYS Plugin You can assign a unique name to each dosing unit For example you can indicate which liquid a dosing unit doses or what it is used for To assign a new name simply make a left mouse click on the name of the dosing unit You can then enter a new name and confirm the entry with Return Figure below 7 2 3 Syringe level indicator The fill level indicator of the syringe always shows the current position of the drive unit and thus the current fill level of the syringe used The colour of the syringe also indicates the current motion of the dosing unit so you can immediately see the direction of motion of the syringe even with a very low flow rate The following colours are possible Grey The drive unit is currently inactive Blue The syringe piston is moving in the direction of the syringe clamp Dispensing Orange The syringe piston is moving away from the syringe clamp Aspirating This color coding of the direction of motion is also used in all other parts of the neMESYS plugin tes z F aT J HINT The colours of the syringes help you identify the direction of motion especially with very low flow rates because it is almost impossible to see the position of the syringe piston changing The thickness of the syringe in the display indicates the approximate size
38. HINT You dont t have to import a device database on each start of the device configurator As long as you don t purchase any new devices you dont t need to import a new device database 44 Creating Device Configurations 5 4 Activating the Device Contigurator The Device Configurator is a liable to activation product within QmixElements In a not activated software version you can test the creation of device configurations but you are not allowed to configure devices using the Device Configuration Wizard You recognize a not activated software version at a warn message shown in the status bar of the Device Configurator D The activation of QmixElements is discussed in chapter 4 3 A Qmix Device Configurator a OmixElements is not activated The device 22 configuration wizard is disabled Figure 22 Not activated version of QmixElements 5 5 Overview The Device Configurator is divided into the following three parts Creating Device Configurations 45 A Qmix Device Configurator Figure 23 Device Configurator overview Toolbar Functions for creating loading and saving device configurations as well as starting the Device Configuration Wizard Device List Selection of available devices Device configuration created by user 46 Creating Device Configurations 5 6 Toolbar The toolbar contains the following functions Creates a new empty device configuratio
39. In the Position area a progress bar shows the actual position in the range between minimum and maximum axis position You can move the axis by pressing the plus minus buttons The movements continues as long as the buttons are pressed and stops immediately if a button is released rotAXYS neMAXYS Plugins 249 single Axis Control AXIS IE VICE S et Axis DEVICE gaa mneMAXYS1_X 145 4365990491 Figure 198 Single axis control panel In the Velocity area you can adjust the speed of axis move 9 HINT With the Move Axis script function you can control individual axes from a script program 250 rotAXYS neMAXYS Plugins 11 13 Additional Functions 11 13 1 Calibrating axis system If the travel path of an axis is blocked for example in the event of a collision the stepper motors in the device may lose steps so that the position values are no longer displayed correctly In this case the axis system has to be calibrated To start calibration select the point in the main menu Device gt rotAXYS gt Find Home see Figure below If you have a neMAXYS system you can reach the calibration via Device gt neMAXYS gt Find Home sa LLG e Dewice Edit View Window Help z rotAxys d Run Demo Connect to device Find Home Figure 199 Calibrate positioning system rotAXYS neMAXYS Plugins 251 11 14 Positioning Script Functions 11 14 1 Introduction The rotAXYS neMAXYS plug
40. Information Starting boop k Create Variable FunctionSequence Create Variable The scope of variable Sc which has been setup within the counting loop is only available within that counting loop too as no other sublevel has been added at this point Script function Show Message In Meare ei naton Starting p Create Variable 6 FunctionSequence gz Create Variable b 2 Counting Loop Loop cycles 1 It is important to note that if two variables have the same name the variable that has been defined later i e at a lower level will overwrite the variable Script System 89 defined earlier i e at a higher level In the example above if Sc would have been named again as Sb the later defined value i e 2 would replace the earlier defined value i e 1 i IMPORTANT If a lower level variable has the same name as a higher level variable the lower level variable will supersede the higher level variable That is functions at the lower level cannot access the value of the higher level variable of the same name and will use newer value instead 6 6 5 Using Variables Variables can be used with all functions that support them Calling a variable to e g set or calculate a value requires the use of the dollar symbol S as a prefix To use call write to the variable a the required syntax is Sa i IMPORTANT Variables get assigned a valid value only after they have be
41. It is recommended to do the same with the setpoint value It is not necessary but facilitates orientation within the plot see figure below y gt f CI 1 Device Property Label r 1 N Qmix Q 1 Reactor Zone Actual Value QmixQPlus1ReactorZone gt A KS Qmix Q 1 Reactor Zone N x Qmix Q 1 Reactor Zone Control Value QmixQPluslReactorZone gt C Qmix Q 1 Reaction Loop 4 Nemesysl l Qmix Q 1 Reactor Zone Set Point QmixQPlusl ReactorZone gt S Figure 170 Configuration of the graphical logger for setting controller parameters The setting for Log Interval depends on the change frequency of the actual value You should get a useful graph if you set Log Interval to the sample time used by your control channel see section 9 8 3 9 8 3 Choosing the sample time The time between 2 computations of the control value is defined as sample time The smaller the sample time the more often the control value is calculated As a rule of thumb you can keep in mind that the sample time should not be higher than one tenth of the smallest time constant in the closed control loop Experiences have shown that the following values achieved useful results stable control with the appropriate devices Application Sample Time ms Qmix Q 500 Pressure control using neMESYS and Qmix p 50 Qmix Controller Plugin 213 3 Q HINT For the sample time choose values that are less than or equal to 1 10 of the smallest time const
42. ProcessDataLog_20121101_091218 01 11 2012 09 13 Micro EL ProcessDataLog_20121101_091532 01 11 2012 09 15 Micro EL ProcessDataLog_20121101_092207 01 11 2012 09 22 Micro El ProcessDataLog_20121101_092232 01 11 2012 09 22 Micro GL ProcessDataLog_20121101_130349 01 11 2012 13 04 Micro it t Bibliotheken E Bilder 5 Dokumente emj Git a Musik D ao Dateiname MaE merle any Dateityp Log Files csw bd gt Ordner ausblenden Speichern Abbrechen Figure 18 8 Setting file name and folder for the log file 18 3 5 2 Setting the Recording Interval Set the time interval at which the data of all channels is to be recorded via the field Log Interval The time unit for the interval is seconds and you may set it in 0 1 second increments IMPORTANT Choose the recording interval as large as possible and as small as necessary This will minimize amount of data that will be recorded 18 3 5 3 Set the Separating Character The character that will be used to separate individual data columns needs to be set via the selection field CSV Separator Depending on the software that is to be used for data evaluation the character that needs to be used may change HINT To obtain a CSV file that can be imported into Microsoft Excel the semicolon should be used CSV Data Logger Plugin 343 i IMPORTANT All configuration settings of the process data logger will be saved upon closing the co
43. The installation assistant will now guide you through the installation of the software 17 2 Introduction By clicking the Spectroscopy button in the sidebar you will get to the spectroscopy plugin see figures below eN QmixElements File Device Edit View Window Help FEE Automatic Integration Time Figure 17 1 Overview of spectroscopy workbench Toolbar Spectrum live display Parameter control elements Spectroscopy button 324 Spectroscopy Plugin 17 3 Toolbar Start Stop showing spectrums in live display Save spectral data as txt file Save spectral data as png file o Acquire remove a background spectrum e Panorama tool for shifting the spectrum live display Zoom selection tool enlargement Enlarge minimize spectrum live display Rescale x axis to fit it to visible screen space e Rescale y axis to fit it to visible screen space Rescale both axes to fit them to the screen Spectroscopy Plugin 325 17 4 Spectrum Live Display Figure 17 2 Spectrum Live Display The saturation line D marks the saturation value of the CCD sensor meaning the maximum photon detection capacity has been reached Any values above the saturation point are no longer displayed and the spectrum is cut off The peak marker 2 shows the x and y coordinates of the respective spectrum peak The minimum peak intensity line is displayed in yellow Below this line spectrum peaks are no longer mark
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45. adapt them perfectly to your controlled system 9 6 3 Changing the output value scaling or unit The output value is determined by the PID control algorithm and written to the output device without any scaling information This means that you need to adjust the controller parameters in particular the control value limits each time you change the scaling or the unit of the appropriate device With a neMESYS dosing module this is also true if you change the syringe size i IMPORTANT If you change the scaling or unit of a device beeing part of a control loop you must check the control parameters and adjust them if necessary With a neMESYS dosing module this also applies if you change the syringe Qmix Controller Plugin 209 9 7 Controller Script Functions 9 7 1 Introduction The Qmix controller plugin contains a script function for changing the controller parameters from a script This makes it possible to achieve for example time controlled temperature curves i C Qmix Controller El Set Controller Param Figure 167 Qmix controller script functions 9 7 2 Set Controller Param With this function you can transfer a new setpoint to the controller channel or switch the control loop on or off To switch it on and off simply click the Control loop on off LED in the configuration area see figure below 210 Qmix Controller Plugin oe QMix Q Module 1 Control loop on off Setpoint C
46. and left click Ok AUSKD DSS5K 495K9 KD955 OR 2 Figure 9 Activation Dialog Introduction to QmixElements Software 33 3 QmixElements shows a successful activation rat Product Activation A Qmix Device Configurator successfully activated OK Figure 10 Activated QmixElements 4 4 QmixElements The Basics 4 4 1 Introduction The QmixElements application is a plugin based modular software solution for controlling a wide range of laboratory automation devices in particular cetoni s Qmix modules The software consists of a core which provides the basic functions and services This includes the application window the event log and the toolbar This core system is then expanded by device and application specific software modules referred to as plugins They provide the user with specific software solutions appropriate for virtually any device configuration within the standardized user interface 34 Introduction to QmixElements Software 4 4 2 Show User Manual The software manual can be accessed via the application s help menu Help gt Show Manual Help Show Manual gt Leave Service Mode About QmimElerments Figure 11 Access software manual WICHTIG The software manual is provided in the pdf file format A pdf viewer must be installed on your system to be able to view this document Introduction to QmixElements Software 35 4 4 3 Show Softwa
47. at the same time 11 11 5 3 Verical axis positioning To position the Z axis press down the cap or pull it to the top The Z axis is moved in the direction in which you move the control element of the Space Navigator rotAXYS neMAXYS Plugins 247 Move X axis to the left or right Move Y axis forwards or backwards Positioning vertical Z axis IMPORTANT Don t use the Space Navigator if the software moves the positioning system e g during active script execution in order to not interrupt movements 248 rotAXYS neMAXYS Plugins 11 12 Single Axis Control In addition to the control of multi axis systems the software also supports control of individual axis devices This may be necessary if your axis system has additional tool axes like second Z axis or rotation axis which are not part of the XYZ multi axis control You can show hide the window for single axis control via the main menu item Window gt Single Axis Control figure below File Device Edt View Help Style Selection Event Log Progress Script Editor VO Channels Figure 197 Display of single axis control panel 9 HINT The single axis control window is a tool window and can be freely placed in the application window and docked in all four side areas The following control elements are available in the single axis control window Drop down list Axis Device for selection of axis device to control
48. character sequence inserted thus far You may use either the up or down buttons of your keyboard or the mouse to select a name from that pre filtered list Accept the selection by pressing the Enter key 92 Script System 6 7 Device Property Identifiers Nearly all input fields that support variables see section 6 6 5 allow for direct access of device process data via device property identifiers Just click with the right mouse button in the input field and select the menu item Insert device property see figure below Capture Position Maximum Minimum Figure 65 Inserting device properties into input fields A dialog for selecting the process data is displayed see figure below ay Device Process Data Selection Filter Controller Channel Device QMix Q 1 Reactor Zone e Property Actual Value Cancel Figure 66 Selection dialog for device process data In this dialog you can select which type of device you want to access in the selection box Filter o Select a specific device in the selection box Device Script System 93 which contains the filtered list of devices Finally select the process data to be accessed in the Property 3 field Target position mm SSrotAxYS2 Positionx Capture Position Velocity mm s 4 Figure 67 Using process data identifiers in input fields The selected process data identifier will be entered into the input field Similar to vari
49. click the line in the table containing the valve position you want to name 5 An Editing window opens in the table cell in which you can enter the new name of the valve position 6 Confirm your entry by pressing the Return key 7 You can close the configuration dialog when you have named all the valve positions From now on the valve positions will always be shown with the new names in all areas of the software 222 QmixV Plugin 10 3 Valve Script Functions 10 3 1 Introduction The Qmix valve plugin contains a script function for switching the Qmix valves from a script JR AES d E r x R 7 4 fi it L ya he Figure 180 Qmix valve script functions 10 3 2 Switch Valve You use this function to switch the valve position In the F configuration area of this function you can select the valve m P module and the target position at which the valve is to be switched Valve ey Reactor Valve 1 Valve Position lA D 1 inlet Figure 181 Switch Valve function configuration QmixV Plugin 223 11 rotAXYS neMAXYS Plugins 11 1 Introduction The QmixElements software supports the control and visualization of various cetoni positioning systems The description in the following sections is valid for all rotAXYS and neMAXYS devices D QmixElements File Device Edit Window Help Gm g rotAxYS 2 Rotation rev min 75 000000 Radius mm s Connected
50. data as a txt file by clicking on the disc symbol with the spectrum graph in the toolbar A dialog window will open suggesting a file name ay rvIuste r ee Videos jE Computer a System C o d l t r Dateityp TAT Files bet Ordner ausblenden Abbrechen Figure 17 9 Saving spectral data The file name consists of the parameters currently set Intzei1t ScnToAvg BoxwWid BasCor NonCor Einheit txt Parameter Meaning Value in dialog window IntZeit Integration time in microseconds 626000 ScnToAvg Scans To Average 4 BoxWid Boxcar Width 2 BasCor Baseline Correction active 1 inactive 0 1 334 Spectroscopy Plugin NonCor Nonlinearity Correction active 1 inactive 0 0 Unit X axis unit px 17 7 Applying Background Spectrum If a background spectrum is deducted from the current spectrum stray light influences will be reduced Begin by using the control elements to set the parameters in the way you would actually use them in your measurements Deactivate your light or laser source and acquire a background spectrum by clicking on the light bulb symbol Figure 17 10 Apply background spectrum Now the same background spectrum will be automatically deducted from each newly acquired spectrum Figure 17 11 Remove background spectrum If you don t like the result you can click the crossed out lightbulb symbol to remove the background spectrum 335 Spectroscopy Pl
51. determine whether the next function e will start immediately after the current positioning move started Run to completion not checked e or if the next function is called after the target position has been reached Run to completion checked rotAXYS neMAXYS Plugins 257 i IMPORTANT The input fields for configuring the speeds are hidden by default and must be displayed by clicking the Velocity label 258 rotAXYS neMAXYS Plugins 12 Tubing Pump Plugin 12 1 Introduction Press the button Tubing Pump in the side bar to switch to the _ operating window Work bench of the tubing pump plug in Tube 0 13 mm F F yi i 0 073 ml min F 15 600 ml min R 0 000 ml min Target Volume Target Volume 0 000 ml a 15 600 ml Dosed Volume Dosed Volume Dosed Volume Figure 12 1 Tubing pump work bench The work bench shows the operating panels for all tubing pumps Tubing Pump Plugin 259 12 2 Tubing Pump Operating Panel 12 2 1 Operating Parameters Pump name customizable Tube Pe Tubing configuration inner diameter Flow 6 Target values flow rate volume 0 078 ml min Target Volume Start stop dosing button 0 000 ml 8 Activity and dosed volume indicators Dosed Volume 12 2 2 Pump Name Customization You can change the description of each pump at any time to reflect the function or fluids of the respective pump To change the description directly click the
52. duration of crossfading the flow from one dosing module to the other one The smaller tcross the steeper the flow ramp runs and the faster flow crossfading is finished see figure above neMESYS Plugin 159 Nemesys1 gt Actual Flow E Nemesys2 gt Actual Flow 5 uw vw U z uw 7 DO L 0 D t ily Ti Ti O Date Time Figure 119 Overlap Duration The cross flow offers a simple variant of pressure drop compensation The overlap time tov determines the duration the flow curves of both dosing modules are shifted into each other The bigger tov the longer both dosing modules dose at the same time see figure above 160 neMESYS Plugin 7 9 8 Contiguring the overlap tlow parameters rs Continuous Flow Wizard a ah P e Soe Please configure the dispension flow rate for continuous flow The aspirating dosing unit travels slightly faster than the dispensing one Therefore the aspiration flow rate is slightly higher than the configured dispension flow rate The maximum flow rate depends on the overlapping time value So changing the overlapping time may cause adjustments of flow rate Flaw ul min 5000 Leading Overlap Flow Volume ul 20 150 Trailing Overlap 2 Flow 4 Volume ul 10 fo Refill flow ul min 18072 289157 Cancel Figure 120 Configuring overlap flow parameters In mode overlap flow you can compensate a pressure drop resulting from pump switchover by configuring a l
53. for Umax If the control algorithm generates values that are outside of this range they will be limited to the range 126 Script System automatically Script System 127 6 13 2 3 PID control parameters A set of PID control parameters contains a proportional an integral and a derivative part Proportional part The proportional part computes the control deviation from the setpoint W and the actual value X e X W and multiplied with the proportional gain gives it as control value Y to the controlled system The following equation shows the proportional part Y K e Integral part Mathematics forms the integral part the area enclosed by control deviation and timeline If there is a contant control error the integral part grows ramp shape For a constant control deviation the equation is ro 0 147 T Y o Control value at the beginning of the observation T j Integration time If the actual value equals the setpoint the control value does not change The control value built up by the integral part remains and will not decrease until the actual value exceeds the setpoint value With controlled systems containing a delay line the integral part eliminates the steady state error which a proportional controller is not capable of In general the following equation holds for the integral part 128 Script System t y fedt Y i to With the integration time the speed of the controller can be changed T
54. for a relevant device type 19 4 2 Step 2 Selecting the Device Property Select the device property that you want to record by double clicking into the Property field of the respective channel from Plot Curves table This will display a drop down list with all available device properties from which you may select the desired item see figure below Process Data Graph 351 ray Data Logger Configuration u A Rotation Axis System g aon Property Label NS Actual Positio Vy rotaxys2 gt NS rotANYS1 eo YmedOl Dig Ini Actual Position X 9 2modO1 Dig In1 gt A Actual Position Actual Position Z Log Filename al CSV Separator P x QmixElements Log ProcessDate w semicolon Figure 19 5 Selecting the device property to be recorded 19 4 3 Step 3 Changing the Channel Label You may give a recorded property a customized name by changing the description in the column Label This label will also be used to identify the respective curve in the diagram To do this double click into the respective field see figure below and type the new description Channel Device Property Label AS A Positio n E 2 n ye i ate ca QmedQ1 Dig In 1 Actual Value QmedO1 Dig In 1 gt Actual Value A gMk Q 1 Reactor Zone Actual Vaiue gMir PluslReactorone gt Actual Value Figure 19 6 Changing the channel label IMPORTANT When a different device property is being selected a new channel label
55. has already overtaken the continuous flow This allows compensating a fluidic system pressure drop resulting from pump switch over In the following sections the different modes are explained in detail Left click the button of the mode you want to use and click Next in order to continue 156 neMESYS Plugin 7 9 6 Contiguring tlow parameters higher than the configured dispension flow rate The maximum flow rate depends on the overlapping time value So changing the overlapping time may cause adjustments of flow rate lt D y F Please configure the dispension flow rate for continuous flow The aspirating dosing unit travels slightly faster than the dispensing one Therefore the aspiration flow rate is slightly j Fi E A ae i Wy i Flow ul min 5000 1 Cross Flow Duration 8 10 Refill flow ul min 12000 3 Overlap Time 5 1 Figure 116 Configure continuous flow parameters In the next step you configure the flow rate for the continuous flow The SI unit of the flow rate is the unit configured in the operating panel of the dosing unit with which you started to configure the continuous flow Enter the flow rate in the input field Flow 1 Figure above You can set the flow rate to the minimum or maximum value by pressing the Min and Max buttons E respectively The Refill flow field displays the flow rate which is used to fill the syringes This flow rate is always slightly larger than the flow rat
56. i O PA Error i Figure 72 Message configuration panel Enter your message text into the Message field Select whether the message should pause script execution If the option Interrupt script execution is checked the script pauses at the message function until the user continues script execution f select the type of message you want to display in the Message Type group Depending on the message type the relevant icon appears in the event log and in the message window and the message is highlighted with a type specific color in the event log 98 Script System 6 9 3 2 Displaying variables content or process data In the Message field of the function you can also use variables like SVolume or process data identifiers like SSneMESYS1 SyringeFillLevel These serve as place holders and are replaced at script runtime by the contents of the variables or the process data of a certain device As soon as you enter a dollar sign S in the message input field a list of available variables is displayed from which you can select a variable see figure below S TargetPositiony Interrupt script execution Figure 73 Using variables in Show Message function E g you can enter the following text in the message input field The contents of variable A is SA If the variable SA contains the value 25 3 at runtime then the function will display the following message The contents of variable Ais 25 3 9 H
57. most common control algorithm used in industry Often people use PID to control processes that include heating and cooling systems fluid level monitoring flow control and pressure control In PID control you must specify a process variable and a setpoint The process variable is the system parameter you want to control such as temperature pressure or flow rate and the setpoint is the desired value for the parameter you are controlling A PID controller determines a controller output value such as the heater power or valve position The controller applies the controller output value to the system which in turn drives the process variable toward the setpoint value 124 Script System 6 13 2 2 Configuration In the configuration area of this function you can configure all parameters required for proper PID control Actual Value Input 6 0mixP 1_FPressure _1 ActualValue setpoint 10 I Proportional gain K Integral time Tz Derivative time Tp Derivative gain limit Ube Control Value Output Min controller output Use controller output Use Figure 91 PID Control function configuration You need to configure the following parameters EW Actual Value Input this parameter specifies the measured value of the process variable being controlled This value is equal to the feedback value of the feedback control loop Enter a variable name here or enter a Device Property Identifier in order to direc
58. of parallel processes in which it is important to wait for the end of the process that takes the longest before proceeding to the next step 116 Script System 6 11 Time Functions 6 11 1 Overview Time Functions CS Time Functions Wait until amp Start Timer Wart for Timer Figure 84 List of timing functions This category contains functions to enable a time controlled program flow The execution of scripts may be suspended for a certain amount of time or can be interrupted to wait for certain timer events 6 11 2 Delay F The Delay function interrupts program execution for a configurable p length of time You can set the delay time hours minutes G seconds or milliseconds in the configuration area see figure below Seconds MaxSeconds lt Figure 85 Configuration of Delay function All input fields support the use of variables You can freely and flexibly assign any values to the input fields and you can freely mix variables and values with each Script System 117 other 6 11 2 1 Sample Contiguration If you e g would like to set a delay of10 minutes and 15 seconds you can do so by very different assignments of the input fields Minutes Seconds Milliseconds 0 10 15 0 0 0 615 0 0 0 0 615000 0 10 0 15000 6 11 3 Wait Until You can delay program execution until a precisely defined date and time with the Wait until function Program execution is not res
59. of the currently clamped syringe You should be very cautious with the use of higher neMESYS Plugin 135 flow rates especially with very large syringes because very high pressures can develop very quickly which could damage the device valve or your application AN ATTENTION Risk of high pressures damaging the connectors in the liquid path To avoid high pressures causing damage never make a reference move with a high pressure syringe clamped 7 2 3 1 Software limits The travel path of a syringe is limited in the software by a minimum and a maximum value in order to prevent irreparable damage to the syringe or the piston being pulled out of the body of the syringe These values are indicated by two red marks in the fill level indicator Figure below and they have to be defined for each syringe in the syringe configuration section 7 4 Volume 1 667848 mm s syringe Level 2 501773 mm s Figure 96 Software limits 7 3 Valve Switching If your dosing unit has a valve you can switch the valve or configure the automatic valve switching in this part of the operating panel The current switching status of the valve is indicated by the valve control element 136 neMESYS Plugin ee ar 0 460157 Figure 97 Valve switching To switch the valve simply make a left mouse click on the valve icon You should hear a soft click and the valve image should switch to the other switching status
60. of the respective device that is to be recorded The data type is identified via a data type specific icon l 4 Numerical value A Boolean value e Label allows you to define a user specific name for each channel This label will also be used in the legend of the plotted graph To add and configure process data channels to the display logger please proceed as detailed in the following sections 350 Process Data Graph 19 4 Contigure data logging 19 4 1 Step 1 Adding Channels To add a channel you first have to add the relevant device to the Device List of the Plot Logger Configuration To do this move the relevant item from the device list to the Plot Curves table using Drag amp Drop The new channel will be added at the position where you release the mouse button see figure below A Data Logger Configuration Po L d Fs a m i aeea aria T ew Analog In Channel nf Channel Device Property Label P A 5 MD rotaxvs2 Actual Position X rotAXYS2 gt Actual Po ew QmrdO1 Analog In1 AIR ry Ree 2 e7 QmndO1 Mi J 2 tripdO1 Dig In 1 2 A eW QmrdQO1 Analog In 2 5 ew QmiKd l Analog In 3 ro ram m m Te i ey mx m Te l eV mix Log Filename Log Interval CSV Separator QmixElements Log ProcessDataLogNew csv m 0 45 S Semicolon c Figure 19 4 Adding a channel to the channel list 9 TIP To simplify the device selection process the device list may be filtered
61. on your installation media or your get it directly from cetoni When you start the device configurator you will be asked if you want to import a new device database If your installation media contains the file devices db you should import it now 9 HINT If your installation media does not contain a device database your devices are already supported by the QmixElements software and you can Skip the device database import 1 Confirm the query by left clicking the Yes button A Device Database Normally QmixElements includes an up to data device database and you only need to update if your devices are newer than the QmixElements software If you are not sure what to do click No Do not ask me again Figure 18 Query for device database import 42 Creating Device Configurations 2 A file selection dialog opens Select the database file devices db located in the root directory of the QmixElements CD see figure below El import Device Database File GW g gt Computer DVD RW Lauftwerk D OQMixElernents F Organisieren T Ande UY Favoriten Name Anderungsdatum 4 Momentan auf dem Datentr ger vorhandene Datei 3 a Bibliotheken device configuration 28 03 2012 14 51 dJi Manual 28 03 2012 14 51 amp devices db 04 09 2012 16 42 Ll JE Computer amp Lokaler Datentr ger C CA DVD RW Laufwerk D QMixElements 6 Jonny Erdmann Server primary
62. play back these captured images in a video with a frame rate of 24 frames per second In the input field Playback Frame Rate fps set the frame rate at which the film is played back in media player later In the fields of video production or motion picture a frame rate of 24 images per second is the standard frame rate If you want to play back the movie in real time that means with its real recording speed you should choose a frame rate here that matches the recording frame rate 312 Camera Plugin 15 4 3 2 Contiguring camera settings Select the Camera Setup D tab to display the controls for configuring the camera settings y Video Settings Keep Camera Settings x Capture current settings Change Camera Settings Figure 15 8 Configuring camera settings of Start Video Recording function Here you may set whether the camera settings should be used unaltered 2 Keep Camera Settings or whether to reset them to pre defined and saved values 3 Change Camera Settings before capturing an image The current camera settings may be saved as function parameters by pressing the button Capture current settings to be able to reset the camera to those parameters just prior to capturing another image at a later point Thus you can take images of different objects with completely different camera settings Camera Plugin 313 15 4 4 Record Video Sequence v Use this function to record a video sequence wit
63. respective values low high that define the measurement range of the sensor input e g O bar and 20 bar figure above 190 Qmix I O Plugin Via Scaling Test you can now check the correct scaling by entering test values IMPORTANT The inserted scaling parameters will only be save and become active after the configuration dialog has been completed via OK 8 4 3 Linear Equation Scaling The software internally uses a linear equation y mx n for scaling The two point scaling method above is merely a simplified method to provide the software with the required scaling parameters If you select the Linear Equation method in the configuration dialog you can directly set the parameters for the linear equation underlying the scaling Linear Equation m n L 1 eee ENE ae ee ee SCang Tractor im a Scaling offset n Figure 146 Setting the linear scaling equation First insert m Scaling factor followed by the offset n Scaling offset in the respective input boxes figure above Qmix I O Plugin 191 8 5 Predefined configurations Some analog input and output channels offer a choice of predefined configurations These include pressure sensor configurations for the analog inputs of neMESYS devices i IMPORTANT Predefined configurations are not offered by all analog channels For those channels the menu item Select predefined configuration is not displayed
64. simulate 2 Left click the button Simulate 68 Creating Device Configurations neMESYS Mid neMESYS Mid meMESYS High Pressure 1 Pressure V3 1 Pressure V3 2 Figure 45 Simulating a single device Creating Device Configurations 69 3 The device is marked as simulated Save the device configuration The next time you load this device configuration in QmixElements the simulated device will be available to you neMESYS Mid neMESYS Mid meMESYS High Pressure 1 Pressure V3 1 Pressure V3 2 Figure 46 Simulated device 70 Creating Device Configurations You can simulate a whole device configuration by left clicking Simulate All in the main toolbar P Qmix Device Configurator zip neMESYS Mid neMESYS Mid feMESYS High Pressure essure Vo ressure V3 2 Pressure V3 1 Pressure V3 2 Figure 47 Simulating a whole device configuration Creating Device Configurations 71 6 Script System 6 1 Introduction The software provides a powerful scripting system to set up automated process sequences Core Functions E EN ee ee Tim A i Device Functions 5 f i Read Process Data Script function h eat oce J Set Syringe Level z Wait For Process Data ECYS Levet C Flow 0 S A B t Positioning Counting Loop Loop cycles 1 Move XY Pump Functions F Dose Volume Move Z A gt TT Sl n o Z 0 mn 3 Dose Volume X Create Variable A MoveZ ri i f E PAJ
65. syringe pumps Valve Devices Valve Position ey Omin 1 as Omin 2 2 outlet oe OminV 3 sample Column Figure 175 QmixV valve device list 10 2 Valve Device List The plugin mainly consists of the valve device list see Figure above which is displayed as a tool window in the graphical user interface You can move the window to another position in the graphic interface at any time by dragging and dropping the title bar or you can move it out of the interface to become a separate window The valve device list shows you all the available Qmix valve devices in tabular form The name of the module and the actual valve position status icon is shown in the left hand table column and the right hand column shows the name of the current position of the valve QmixV Plugin 219 10 2 1 Editing valve names You can change the name of a valve at any time and for example assign a name suitable for your particular application You change a name by the following steps Valve Devices li alve Position ey Reactor Valve 1 2 outlet ah OmixV 2 2 outlet oO Omix 3 Sample Column Figure 176 change valve name 1 Double click the table cell containing the name you want to change 2 Enter the new name in the Editing window which now appears see Figure above 3 Complete your changes by pressing the Return key 10 2 2 Switching valve position You can also switch the valve position in the module
66. the drives or change the current flow rate The new values are not transferred to the dosing unit until a dosing process is started by pressing the Start button in the toolbar 7 7 3 3 Volume dosing If you want to dose a specific volume you have to enter the volume to be dosed and the flow rate The volume is entered relative to the current position of the syringe piston This means that you enter a negative volume to aspirate reagent and a positive volume to dispense reagent In this operating mode the flow rate is always a positive value and defines the flow rate of the aspiration dispensing of reagent 7 7 3 4 Constant flow rate In order to generate a constant flow of liquid only the flow rate has to be defined and the volume input field is disabled for entries In this operating mode the flow rate can be either positive or negative A negative value indicates reagent aspiration and a positive value reagent dispensing 7 7 3 5 Setting syringe level You can achieve a precisely defined syringe fill level by entering the values for the syringe fill level and the flow rate The syringe fill level must be a positive value lying between the minimum and maximum values of the syringe fill level see section Fehler Referenz nicht gefunden Fehler Referenz nicht gefunden In this operating mode the flow rate is always a positive value and defines the flow rate of the aspiration dispensing of reagent 150 neMESYS Plugin
67. the mouse pointer over a function in the Script Editor the comment of this function will be shown in a message box see figure above So you can read the comment of a function without having to open the Script System 81 configuration area of that function 6 5 Programming 6 5 1 Adding Functions Functions are activated via drag amp drop from the Script Pool to the Script Editor To do this proceed as follows 1 Inthe Script Pool left click on the function that you want to insert and hold down the mouse button 2 Move the pointer to the desired position within the Script Editor window 3 As soon as you release the mouse button the selected function will be inserted into the Script Editor Core Functions r P Wait until Script function Dose Volume p i Reagent Volurme 0 ml Fic m for Timer upt Script s ty rt Timer p Py iting Loop Figure 59 Inserting a function into a script via drag amp drop The function is inserted according to where the mouse pointer is positioned when you release the mouse button The following scenarios are possible figure below 82 Script System Ei you release the mouse button _ Script function atop an existing function the new function will be inserted l immediately before that existing Counting Loop Loop function A if the mouse button is released atop a function sequence for example a loop the new function
68. the running dosing task The software does neither show a warning nor an information e Warn Only A warn message will be shown if the analog channel leaves the safe range The neMESYS dosing module continues the running dosing task e Stop pump drive The running dosing task will be stopped if the analog channel value leaves the safe range In addition a warn message will be shown e Disable voltage The dosing module will be stopped by turning off motor voltage If the motor is not under voltage the syringe piston can be moved by pressure built up In addition a warn message will be shown In order to use the dosing module again it needs to be enabled see section 7 14 Enable a disabled pump In addition the Analog Channel Monitoring dialog contains the tab Analog In With the help of that one you can configure monitoring functionality using other analog input channels like temperature measurement inputs The configuration of them follows the same pattern like that one of the pressure monitoring functionality see figure below neMESYS Plugin 175 FR neMesysi MP A Analog Input AnalogIN 2 0 5000m Lower Limit 3 Harmi g n 000m Underrun A neMESYS3 HP AnalogIN 2 4 54 HP AnalogIN HP AnalogIN 2 rv neMESYS5 XL AnalogIN 1 0 i vasa HP Npa L 1 Do Ne iii Warn T at nell 5 XL A A nalo QIN 2 ey Stop pump drive Stop pump drive voltage Figure 135 Analog In tab
69. these steps for safely preparing the configuration of the Qmix V module Plug only the Qmix V module to your base module Plug the terminator to the Qmix V module Switch on power supply Click West to start device configuration Figure 43 Configuration of the newly added device 10 After restart the functionality of the new device is available to you Creating Device Configurations 65 N QmixElements File Device Edit View Window Help e R B Nemesys1 Controller On Setpoint Actual Value IK Qmix Q Module 1 0 0 C 23 C SEER Scripting Flow ml min NEMESYS 0 000124 Type VO Channel On Actual Value Volume ml 5 336155 Position Flow ml min Valve GN QmixV 1 1 inlet x Level ml 5 336156 ah S T e 5 Time stamp Event source Connected Figure 44 QmixElements with functionality of new device 5 10 Exchanging a device You can use the configure single device functionality of the Device Configurator to exchange a device of an existing device configuration This might be useful if you want to exchange a contaminated device against a cleaned device for example For this purpose proceed as follows 1 Start the Device Configurator as described in section 5 2 2 If you want to exchange a device of another device configuration as the one currently loaded by QmixElements you have to load the desired device configuration using the Load button 66 Cr
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71. 146 neMESYS Plugin not in the dosing units To start a reference move make a right mouse click in the operating panel of the dosing unit that is to be calibrated Select the Reference Move menu item in the context menu that will open now Reference Move LOATIQGUFE syringe Configure empty flow rate Configure fill flow rate elect Volume Unit nl ul mol elect Flow Unit nls pls d E ji E E E E E ie Pi f Figure 107 Start reference move AN ATTENTION Danger of damaging syringes The system may only be calibrated when a syringe is not installed in the dosing unit ATTENTION Risk of high pressures damaging the connectors in the liquid path To avoid high pressures causing damage never make a reference move with a high pressure syringe clamped neMESYS Plugin 147 7 Direct Control 7 7 1 Overview Use the direct control for interactive control of the dosing units In this way you dose precisely defined quantities of liquid with defined flow Volume rates or generate constant liquid flows ro J m aa am En be 0 762345 mm s Flow The direct control also displays the current flow 2 rate the dosed volume and the fill level of the syringe If you use a high pressure module the current pressure measured by the pressure sensor Volume is also displayed 0 217590 mm s Flow Following controls and indicators are available Syringe Leve Toolbar 0 544
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73. 20141104 script functions Updated neMESYS continuous flow documentation with new features Added documentation for PID Control function Added documentation of Startup Screen Added documentation for process data graph curve color selection Added documentation for Device Configurator functionalities Add and Exchange devices Added documentation for neMESYS continuous flow cross flow feature Updated Valve Plugin documentation Updated Controller Plugin documentation added documentation for controller channel scaling Added camera video recording feature documentation Documented Well Plate Configuration dialogue Updated Tubingpump Plugin Added documentation for tubingpump script functions Added documentation for synchronous neMESYS pump start stop Added documentation for LED array plugin Added documentation for neMESYS continuous overlap flow Added documentation for neMESYS change flow rate functionality Added documentation for neMESYS I O channels Updated documentation of Qmix Controller Plugin Added documentation for user defined controller channels Added documentation for device process data identifiers and direct device property access to section Script System Updated documentation of PID controller script function Inserted documentation of the analog channel monitoring functionality of the neMESYS plugin and a section about predefined analog channel confiugurations in the qmixio plugin chapter Documented fun
74. 36 7 C Figure 156 Changing channel names You change a name by the following steps 1 Double click the table cell containing the name you want to change 2 Enter the new name in the Editing window which now appears Figure above 3 Complete your entry by pressing the Return key 9 2 3 Switching control devices on off To switch the controller on or off simply click the LED of the channel you want to switch Controller Channels Controller ee OMix Q Module 1 oe Reagent Cooling 1 OQMix Q 1 Reaction Loop i D Figure 157 Switching control devices on off Qmix Controller Plugin 201 9 2 4 Entering setpoint To input a setpoint double click in the Setpoint column of the channel with the setpoint you want to change Now enter the setpoint in the Editing window that opens Figure below or use the arrow buttons to raise or lower the setpoint incrementally Controller Channels Controller Setpoint Actual Value QMix Q Module 1 Aner 1 3 C Reagent Cooling 1 m 09 C QMix Q 1 Reaction Loop 24 0 C 27510 C oMix Q 1 Reactor Zone 370 C 40 4 C Figure 158 Changing setpoint 9 3 Context menu for control channels By right klick into the control channel list you can display a context menu with additional functions 202 Qmix Controller Plugin Controller Channels setpoint Actual Value ra ix a e QMix iz Modul seco EE 45 C F Select P
75. 44 5 0 6 144 5 0 7 1 2 3 A 5 6 F 8 9 oO Oo Oo 2 fo 2 4 6 Figure 18 10 CSV log file opened in Microsoft Excel To obtain the absolute time stamp for a data set you may simply add an extra column to the spreadsheet and calculate the time by adding the data set s relative time to the absolute time given in the file names time stamp Q HINT The absolute time stamp at which logging started is given in the file name of the log file CSV Data Logger Plugin 345 19 Process Data Graph 19 1 Introduction In addition to the ability to record data in CSV files the data logger plug in allows you to visualize process data This allows for real time visualization of e g process data changes Use the push button Logging amp see figure below in the sidebar to display the process data graphs A QmixElements File Device Edit View Window Help S RB EEE amp E neMAXYS 1 gt Actual Position X neMAXYS 1 gt Actual Position Y neMAXYS 1 DigIN2 gt Actual Value neMAXYS 1 AnIN1 gt Actual Value neMAXYS 1 DigOUT3 gt Actual Value 3 2 Connected Figure 19 1 Process Data Graph The main elements of the process data graph area are as follows 6 Logging selector button Click this to show the process data graphs Graph canvas This displays the curves of all process data sets that are being recorded Process Data Graph 347 EJ Legend The legend lists all data sets that are displayed wi
76. 6 25042e S07 uls 1343 02 ul Low Pressure 1 Dosing Module 4 1 72451e 307 uls 0 ul Low Pressure 1 Cancel Figure 114 Select second doing module IMPORTANT You should always select two dosing units for the continuous flow which are linked directly to each other and are shown in the software alongside each other neMESYS Plugin 155 7 9 5 Choosing the continuous tlow mode A Continuous Flow Wizard a nat j one pump to the other one The cross flow is more suitable if you have got a low pressure E F i fe Please select the flow profile you want to use for the continuous flow The overlap flow profile is suitable if you want to compensate pressure drops resulting from change over from f yA 5 system and want to ensure a smooth cross fading keeping a constant flow rate ITY Cross flow ensures a smooth cross fading keeping a constant flow rate j i Overlap flow compensates pressure drops due to pump switch over Cancel Figure 115 Choosing the continuous flow mode The continuous flow can be used with the following modes e Cross flow e Overlap flow Operating in cross flow mode you get a constant flow rate and a smooth crossfading of pump flows on switch over from one pump to the other one This mode is applicable if you work against a low fluidic system pressure Operating in overlap mode you can configure the pumps in a way that one pump is still dosing using a certain flow rate while the other one
77. 755 mm s Target values of the dosing module Actual values of the dosing module 7 7 2 Toolbar The toolbar includes buttons for starting dosing processes The following buttons are available a Start the dosing with set target values T Stop dosing B Aspirate reagent Move dosing unit to maximum position Empty syringe Move dosing unit to minimum position 148 neMESYS Plugin ez Configure the continuous flow AN ATTENTION Danger of damaging the syringe during emptying When the syringe is emptied according to the configuration the dosing unit is moved toward the lower limit position at high speed 7 7 3 Target value 7 7 3 1 Selecting dosing mode You define the type of dosing with the selection buttons on the on the left hand side Volume Figure 108 Select dosing mode The following options are available e Volume Select this mode to dose a specific volume at a defined flow rate e Flow In this mode you generate a constant flow of liquid The dosing continues until a limit position is reached or until you stop the dosing process e Syringe Level In this mode you can define a specific fill level for the syringe which is to be reached at a defined flow rate neMESYS Plugin 149 7 7 3 2 Setting tlow rate and volume Use the Volume Flow and Syringe Level input fields in order to enter the flow rate the flow volume or the syringe level Setting the setpoints does not start
78. 955 407 Level ul 240535 6091 The flow rate is accepted by the dosing module all other parameters like dosing volume or continuous flow parameters remain unchanged During configuration of a continuous flow the maximum flow rate that can be dosed with using the current refill flow rate and the other continuous flow parameters is displayed to you see figure below neMESYS Plugin 165 A Continuous Flow Wired pmm travels slighty faster than the dispensing one Therefore the aspiration fow rate is slightly higher than the configured dispension fow rate m E i Please configure the dispension flow rate for continuous flow The aspirating dosing unit f f pE a e r The maximum flow rate depends on the overlapping time value So changing the overlapping time may cause adjustments of flow rate Flow ul min 30000 Cross Flow Duration s 12 Refill flow ul min 91192 532 Overlap Time 5 Maximum flow ul min 50000 Figure 123 Maximum continuous flow rate 166 neMESYS Plugin 7 11 Synchronous pump start stop In the main toolbar you will find two buttons for simultaneously start stop multiple pump modules Figure 124 Synchronously pump start stop When you click the Start button a selection dialog appears in which you select the pumps that you want to start at the same time see figure below WE on Al Check do neMESYS Water g neMESYS2 g neMESYS3 Figure
79. Analog In 1 gt Actual Value QmimO1 Dig In 1 gt Nemesysl Syringe Fill Level Nemesys1 gt Syringe Fill Level QmixV 1 Actual Position QmixV 1 gt Actual Position ee Qmixl01 Dig In 1 Actual Value Qmixl01 Dig In 1 gt Actual Value QmixIO1 Dig In 4 QmidO1 Dig In 5 QmixI01 Dig In 6 QmimdOl1 Dig In 7 Figure 19 3 Configuration dialog of the graphic data logger This opens the Plot Logger Configuration dialog that contains the following main sections Device List shows all devices that return data that may be logged The filter selection box allows to pre select a specific device type e g valves P Piot Curves lists all data series or curves that are being recorded and displayed in the diagram E Logger Configuration in this section you find various settings to Process Data Graph 349 configure the data recording 19 3 2 Plot Curves Table Channel Device operty Label 1 S rotaxys2 Y Ar QmpedQ1 Dig In 1 Actual Value QmpedO1 Dig In 1 gt Actual Value m ee i Fi z Li m A 40 F R 1 i OMim Q 1 Reactor Zone Actual Value OMmQPlusl Reactor one gt Actual Value Plot Curves tabulates the selected configuration of the graphic data logger Each row represents exactly one curve in the diagram The following columns are shown e Channel returns the channel number e Device lists the device name for each respective channel including its icon e Property shows the property
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82. Figure 1 Setup Wizard Welcome Page The hardware device drivers are installed during the installation This step is only required if the drivers are not already installed on your computer If the hardware drivers are already installed please deactivate the VCI Driver component Figure below Check the components you want to install and uncheck the components you don t want to install Click Install to start the installation Select components to install OMixElements Description Space required 109 5MB VCI3 USB to CAN driver Uncheck this item if VCI3 driver is already installed cetoni GmbH QmixE Figure 2 Selection of installation components 24 Installation Your computer should meet the following system requirements in order to be able to use the software e PC with a Pentium processor or higher minimum 1 3 GHz e atleast 1 GB RAM recommended 2 GByte e free hard disk space of approx 200 MByte e atleast 2 free USB 1 1 or 2 0 interfaces e Operating systems Windows 7 Vista or Windows XP recommended Windows 7 e wheel mouse Standby or sleep mode must be deactivated under Windows when the software is used because activation of the standby or sleep mode can lead to malfunctions of the hardware device driver AN ATTENTION Danger of standby or sleep mode causing malfunctions and or data loss Deactivate standby sleep mode on your PC or notebook to avoid malfunctioning of the hardware d
83. Generate Flow Y Run to completion Set Syringe Level i VA Stan Nascar 1E Figure 48 Script system overview The script system work bench consists of the following three main parts EI script Editor shows the script programmed by the user as a function tree It also features buttons for controlling script files and their execution A script Pool contains all available script functions ordered in device categories EJ script Configuration is used to configure the parameters of individual script functions Script System 73 6 2 Script Pool Activate the Scripting button in the side bar to show the Script Pool Figure 49 Show Script Pool In addition to the Script Pool the Script Configuration area is also shown The Script Pool contains all script functions that are available for programming scripts The script functions are grouped into categories In addition to a set of core functions each device and each plug in registers its own specific script functions in a separate category The user can open or close the categories in the Script Pool at any time To open or close the function list of a category simply double click on the category name figure below O 1 e Core Functions 2 Core Functions rotaxys Delay f Wart until neMESsYS syringe pump R Qm ay va ve d je Qmix Controller Interrupt Script Start Timer a Wart for Tirmer Coun
84. ID parameters amp QMix Q 1 Rea 10 C MN OMixQ 1F 11 C ay vii Got Ad L a Create user channel Figure 159 Opening the context menu The context menu contains the following menu items Configure Channel Opens the configuration dialog of the channel for configuring all channel parameters F x Configure scaling Opens the configuration dialog displaying the page for configuration of the controller scaling PID Select PID parameters Opens the configuration dialog displaying the page for configuration of the PID control parameters PEs Delete user channel If the selected channel is a user specified channel it is deleted by selecting this menu item For other channels this menu item is disabled chal Create user channel Opens up the wizard for creating user specified control channels Qmix Controller Plugin 203 9 4 Contigure scaling For opening the scaling configuration dialog select Configure scaling in the context menu of the control channel see section 9 3 rs Channel Configuration sS EO sS Figure 160 Configure scaling The configuration of the control channel scaling equals the I O channel scaling configuration of the Qmix I O plugin For a detailed description read the section I O Channel Configuration 9 5 Selection and configuration of controller parameters 9 5 1 Overview To set the optimal control behavior you can adjust the controller paramete
85. INT 5 You can display the contents of variables using the Show Message function e g to check the results of calculations Script System 99 HINT Click with the right mouse button in the input field and then select the context menu item Insert device property to insert a process data identifier of device process data you would like to print out when Show Message function is executed 6 9 4 Creating a Variable With Create Variable you can define a new variable and assign a name a type and a value to that variable see figure below Script Configuration Name Speed Number Figure 74 Configuration of a variable Name set a unique name for your variable For details concerning the naming of variables please refer to section 6 6 3 Type choose the kind of variable you want to set EJ value give the variable a value or if the variable is of the type Calculation enter the mathematical expression to calculate the variable 100 Script System 9 TIP To prevent an incorrect variable name the Name field accepts only names that start with a S symbol 6 9 4 1 Types of Variables The QmixElements script system supports the following four types of variables Boolean Boolean variables use one of the two values true 1 and false 0 Number Number variables use numeric values n Text Wee Text variables use alphanumeric strings including words or texts Calculati
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87. In order to generate a continuous flow you need at least two neMESYS dosing units with identical configurations Both units must have a valve In order to configure the continuous flow make a right mouse click in the operating panel of the direct control and select Configure continuous flow in the context menu Figure below neMESYS Plugin 153 ee Reference Move Configure Syringe Configure empty flow rate Contiqure fill flow rate Configure continuous flow Select Flow Unit nls pls d Figure 112 Configure continuous flow A configuration dialog appears The operating panel of the dosing unit in which you call the configuration of the continuous flow is that of the first of the two dosing units that are linked to one another If continuous flow has not yet been configured for the dosing unit you can also open the configuration dialog by pressing the Continuous flow button in the direct control Figure below 154 neMESYS Plugin Figure 113 Direct opening of the configuration dialog 7 9 4 Selecting second dosing module On the first page of the configuration dialog select the second dosing unit for the continuous flow from the list of available dosing units Figure below Select the dosing unit by clicking the name in the list Then click the Next button to continue with the configuration Description Mode B Flow F Level Syringe 6 235042 e 507 nifs 202 422 ul Low Pressure 1 Dosing Module 3
88. LED Array Plugin 267 13 2 Hardware Version Depending on the LED array hardware version a corresponding LED array control panel is displayed for every LED array The following two hardware versions are supported LED Array Hardware V1 Hardware version 1 supports 12 independent LED array channels with a resolution of 100 steps to adjust the brightness LED Array Hardware V2 63 350 Bank nog ot Group Hardware version 2 supports a virtually infinite number of independent LED channels with a resolution of 4096 steps to adjust the brightness 268 LED Array Plugin 13 3LED Array Control Panel V1 13 3 1 Control Elements Caption customizable ae ae B Allon All Off all LED channels on off adjust the brightness of individual LED channels O 100 100 100 m R adjust the brightness of a multiple LED channels LED group at the same time 100 100 100 3i 13 3 2 Caption Customization You can change the caption of each LED array control panel at any time To change the caption directly click the caption label Qo and type in the new name This name will be saved and reloaded the next time you start the software LED Array Plugin 269 13 4 Setting brightness of individual LED channels You can set the brightness of each LED channel by entering the value directly in the field below the LED G 0 100 or by clicking the right mous
89. O Channel Actual Value rw Pressure 1 2 bar mn lw NGMESYSL Analog In _ D mN Figure 132 scaled measurement for pressure sensor 9 HINT For a detailed description of I O channels configuration and scaling see the Qmix I O plugin documentation 172 neMESYS Plugin 7 14 Pressure Analog In Monitoring Dosing tasks of neMESYS devices can be monitored by pressure measurement and other analog inputs To accomplish this you define a safe value range of the analog input and force a certain behaviour of the syringe pump like stopping the current dosing task if that range is left To configure pressure monitoring you need to have a pressure measurement input available For this purpose you can either configure an analog input of the neMESYS device see section lt lt 8 5 Predefined configurations gt gt of the qmixio plugin chapter as pressure measurement channel or you can use a Qmix p device Proceed as follows to configure pressure monitoring Right click the operating panel of the appropriate dosing module gt and select Monitoring from the context menu neMESYS1 neMESYS2 MP ik R NEMESYS Volume ml 0 Flow ml Flow ul min NEMESYS 0 379 Enable Pump Drive t Configure Syringe Volume ul Configure refill flow rate o Configure empty flow rate Flow ul min Reference Move D Configure continuous flow Level ul i Lr aa at a K i Select Volume Unit nl ul ml S
90. Qmix Q Plugin added Scripting system documented Documentation of new core script functions added Show Message und Interrupt Script Documentation of new core script functions added Parallel Sequence Documentation of tubing pump plugin image analysis plugin and video builder plugin added Variable system documented device script functions documented Improvements and changes of variable system documented Updated core script functions documentation Documentation of I O channel scaling and configuration added Added documentation for Conditional Loop and Conditional Sequence Added chapter about creating device configurations Updated rotAXYS Documentation new features Add Move XY Script and Add Move Z Script and Space Navigator usage documented Documentation of rotAXYS neMAXYS plugin updated documented manually setting of soeeds and documented script based speed setting Added documentation of User Input function variable output via Show Message function documented properly Added documentation for Data Logger and Camera plug ins Documented how to change function captions Added process data graph documentation Add documentation for Create Property Variable function Add documentation for single axis control functionality manual and Summaries and directories 20130311 20130402 20130508 20130523 20130715 20130718 20130821 20130828 20131014 20131119 20140127 20140214 20140909
91. SYS dosing module into the device configuration 2 holding the mouse button down As soon as you release the mouse button the neMESYS dosing module is added to the device configuration 3 Start the Device Configurator as described in section 5 2 a F a HINT You can remove devices from the device configuration by selecting the device by clicking it and then pressing the Delete key 4 Proceed in the same way with the Qmix Q module 5 Start the Device Configuration Wizard by left clicking Configure Creating Device Configurations 49 Figure 25 Creating a device configuration i IMPORTANT Please note that at the beginning of the device configuration process the base module is switched off and no devices are connected to it 50 Creating Device Configurations 6 Left click Next in order to start the device configuration process rah Qmix Device Configuration Wizard Welcome to the Qmix Device Configuration Wizard Switch off power supply Cancel Figure 26 Starting the Device Configuration Wizard Creating Device Configurations 51 7 Select the location the device configuration is stored at by left clicking the button displaying the folder symbol A Qmix Device Configuration Wizard Select location configuration is stored at Cancel Figure 27 Selecting the device configuration folder 52 Creating Device Configurations 8 In the folder d
92. able names the process data identifiers have a particular form SSDeviceName DeviceProperty Each identifier starts with two dollar signs A point separates the device name from the device property name The entire process data identifier must not contain spaces or other special characters i IMPORTANT The device name and the name of the process data have a normalized form All spaces are removed and replaced by underscores The device name is the unique name of each device and may be different from the device caption that can configured by the user When the script function is executed the process data is read from the device and used as function parameter for the script function 94 Script System 6 8 Generic Script Functions The Script System comes with a set of generic or core functions that control the program flow These functions are always available irrespective of the activated plug ins You will find these functions in the categories Core Functions Function Sequences and Time Functions figure below e Core Functions Interrupt Script Show Message Create Variable j Set Variable Function Sequences Counting Loop Conditional Loop Function Sequence Conditional Sequence Parallel Sequence Time Functions Wait until Start Timer Wart for Timer Figure 68 Generic script functions Script System 95 6 9 Core Functions 6 9 1 Overview The category Core Functions conta
93. ady state error 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 Zeit s Setpoint Temperature C Actual Temperature C Kp 3 Actual Temperature C Kp 5 Actual Temperature C Kp 10 Actual Temperature C Kp 50 Actual Temperature C Kp 1 Figure 172 Temperature control using P controller with different K values Depending on chosen controller proportional gain K the actual value will vary quickly settle near the setpoint value Due to the fact that a proportional controller is not able to fully compensate a delay line a steady state error establishes If K is set too low the actual value approaches only very slowly the target value see curve for K 1 in figure 216 Qmix Controller Plugin above If K is set to high the actual value overshoots optionally oscillates about the setpoint see curve for Kp 50 in figure above In the provided example the actual value reaches a steady state quickly without overshooting using K 3 This is why we use that value for further optimizations 4 Inthe next step set T in a way that the steady state error is compensated You should begin using a large time constant T which means a small integral share 5 Give a setpoint step to your control loop i e by changing the setpoint temperature from room temperature to 50 C and activating the control channel see section 9 2 4 and 9 2 3 6 Lower the time constant T if you want to reduce time for p
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95. an further configure the channel e g change the channel name 194 Qmix I O Plugin O Channels VO Channel Actual Value neMESYS XL 1 DigQUT 2 neMESYS AL 1 DigOUT 3 W Virtual Channel 0 Figure 150 Virtual channels in the list of I O channels 8 6 2 Access to virtual channels out of script programs To access virtual channels out of QmixElements script programs read and write access you can use the script functions from the category Device Functions figure below E Write Device Property Wart For Device Property Figure 151 Read and write access to virtual channels 8 6 3 Deleting virtual channels To delete a virtual channel click with the right mouse button on the channel in the I O channel list and then select from the context menu the item Delete virtual channel figure below Qmix I O Plugin 195 O Channels Actual Value ij Lu Vi Create virtual channel W Virtual Channel 2 Figure 152 Deleting virtual channels 8 7 O Script Functions 8 7 1 Introduction The Qmix I O plugin contains script functions for switching digital outputs and setting the initial values of the analogue outputs Pd Omix O Set Digital Out set Analog Out Figure 153 I O script functions 8 7 2 Set Digital Out You use this function to set delete a digital output from a script a Select the digital channel in the configuration area of the function and then set the de
96. analog input value is considerably simplified If you create a property variable you use the configuration panel to connect a device property permanently with a variable Whenever you read the value of this variable from within a script function automatically the current value of the connected device property is read 106 Script System You can set the name of the variable in the input box Variable amp figure above Select the device you want to access from the drop down list Device which lists all modules that are part of the current configuration To simplify the search for a device you can filter the device list by selecting an appropriate filter device type from the Filter drop down field After the device has been selected use the last drop down list Property to select the device property the process data value that you want to access In summary this function can be described as follows Assign the device property of the device to the variable amp and return the device property value if a read access on the variable takes place i IMPORTANT Property variables can not be used to store values during calculations use normal variables for calculations and value storage 6 9 7 User Input This function allows the reading of a single input value number or text into an existing variable In the configuration area of the User Input function see figure below you can configure the fol
97. ant occurring in the control loop 9 8 4 Setting the control value limits You can limit the minimum Umin and the maximum Uma control value of the QmixElements controllers The control value should have a sufficient stroke in order to reach the desired setpoint values But you should also take care not to damage the controlled system by choosing to large control value limits e g too high flow rate of a neMESYS dosing module in a pressure controlled system leads to damage of the fluidic system You should test the control value limits by temporarily acting with them on your controlled system e g dose with a neMESYS dosing module using a flowrate equal to the control value limit Futhermore you have to choose a value assumed by the controller if the control channel is disabled Uaisabiea which is usually zero ATTENTION Insufficient limitation of the control value can lead to damage of the controlled system 9 8 5 Determination of PI control parameters using the example of a temperature control system A temperature control system usually makes up a delay line containing one or more delay time constants It can often be approximated by a first order delay K S l sT line The appropriate step response function is F s Setting the controller parameters targets the compensation of the delay time constant T and adapting the controller gain K in order to reach an efficient 214 Qmix Controller Plugin contr
98. art up of the setpoint parameter the controlled system K higher stronger repsonse reduced damping faster start up K smaller weaker response increased damping slower start up T higher weaker repsonse particularly on short term Slower start up and compensation of the disturbances the controller has only a weak steady state error response Ti smaller stronger repsonse particularly on short term faster start up and compensation of the disturbances the controller has only a weak steady state error Overshooting if T is too response small To higher stronger repsonse slower start up stronger reaction against changes in actual value Tp smaller weaker response faster start up weaker reaction against changes in actual value 6 13 2 4 Programming the control loop This section shows you how to realize a complete PID control loop in a script program by using the PID control function 130 Script System a Create Variable m SHeatingPower 0 i Pi Create Property Variable Temperature Omed01 Al l gt Actual Value F tlemperature 0 j Conditional Loop f 4i Set Analog Out mid AO 1 HeatingPower ee Delay Figure 93 PID controller example scripts To implement a control loop proceed as follows Create a variable Create Variable in which you can save the output of the controller in this case SHeatingPower Create a property variable CreateProperty Variable and connec
99. ary according to the type of camera used Exposure Time Manual te Automatic 0 457516 ro If supported by your camera you may toggle between manual and automatic modes In manual mode the values may be changed either numerically via the input box or adjusted via the sliding controller Camera Plugin 307 i IMPORTANT Depending on the type of camera used the available parameters and their value ranges may differ 308 Camera Plugin 15 4 Camera Script Functions 15 4 1 Introduction The camera plug in contains script functions for capturing still images and for recording videos 0 Camera ie Capture Image Start Video Rec ording stop Video Recording Figure 15 5 Camera script functions 15 4 2 Still Image Capture The function Capture Image is to take individual shots of the current camera view The Image File section is to set the file path and file name of the captures image files C WsersWwe Kindler Pictures QmixElements QmixElements_Capture jpg x Capture current settings Figure 15 6 Capture Image configuration Subsequently you may set whether the camera settings should be used unaltered 309 Camera Plugin Keep Camera Settings or whether to reset them to pre defined and saved values Change Camera Settings before capturing an image The current camera settings may be saved as function parameters by pressing the butto
100. ave configured in the configuration area The Script Editor is a movable and dockable window you may move and dock the Editor to another position within the main software window To do this drag amp drop the window via the title bar to its new location using the computer mouse If the Editor window is not visible you may first have to activate it via Window gt Script Editor in the main menu figure below File Device Edit View Window Help Event Log Script Editor g mixV Modules Omi Control Devices Figure 53 Activating the Script Editor 76 Script System 6 3 2 Toolbar Generates a new empty script Loads an existing script file into the Script Editor Saves the currently active script Saves the currently active script into a new script file Stops the execution of the current script By clicking the start button the complete program will be restarted from the beginning Pauses the execution of the current script By clicking the start button the execution will resume from its current position Starts the execution of a script or resumes a script after an interruption HINT You can also load script files easily via drag amp drop Simply drag a script file from your file system over the script editor and drop it there Script System 77 6 3 3 Context Menu If you click with the right mouse button on any function within the Script Editor a context menu appears to quickl
101. cal expressions or multiple variables to set conditions i IMPORTANT You should always insert a Delay Function in a loop to prevent the loop from blocking the application interface by consuming 100 processor power A small delay of 10ms 100ms is sufficient 6 10 4 Function Sequence A Function Sequence may be used to to group multiple successive functions For one this simplifies navigation within the function tree The content of a function sequence may be hidden if required thus making more of the entire tree visible within the Script Function panel Also a function sequence simplifies the setup of program Script System 113 scripts Function sequences that consist of several functions may be copied to other positions within a script This means if you want to copy a number of successively executed functions for instance to use them at various places in the program either sequentially or in parallel then move them to the relevant section of your function sequence 6 10 4 1 Naming a Function Sequence A function sequence may be given a name that name will then be shown in the function tree This simplifies navigation in particular with larger numbers of function sequences To do this simply enter the name in the Caption Field Figure below 6 10 4 2 Loading a Function Sequence The Function Sequence also allows the loading of pre stored scripts You may load a script which you have created and sav
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103. cess Data Graph 359 19 6 7 Select Curve Color To choose a different curve color right click an item in the plot legend From the context menu select the menu item Select Color see figure below a a neMAXYS 1 gt Actual Position X Curve visible OMixQPlus 1ReactorZone gt Actual Ve i l Show only this curwe mixF 1 Pressure 1 gt Actu Figure 19 14 Context menu legend item Color Selection In the color selection dialog which is now shown figure below you can choose any color ray Select Curve Color Basic colors Custom colors Add to Custom Colors Figure 19 15 Color Selection Dialog 360 Process Data Graph 19 6 8 Exporting a Diagram Image You may export a picture of the current diagram using the right click context menu and selecting Export plot image Pan Tool foom lool Auto Scale X Auto Scale Y Activate auto scaling Scale Plot Show all curves va Clear plot data Figure 19 16 Diagram image export This will open a dialog box see figure below to define the location folder where the image is to be saved A Export File Name G di temp plot images Organisieren Neuer Ordner az Ai UY Favoriten Anderungsdatum ME Desktop m Downloads Zuletzt besucht m ffentliche Dokumente Es wurden keine Suchergebnisse gefunden u Bibliotheken E Bilder E5 Dokumente om Git p Dateiname Plotlmage m
104. configuration 58 Creating Device Configurations 15 Prepare the restart of QmixElements with the created device configuration e Switch off the base module e Plug the neMESYS dosing module and the Qmix Q module to the base module e Plug the terminator e Switch on the base module again e Finish the Device Configuration Wizard by left clicking Finish rd Restart OmixElements Please follow these steps for safely activating the device configuration Switch off power supply T Flug all configured modules to your base module T Flug the terminator to the last connected module r m m pm ds a ak ver supply Click Ainish to restart QmixElements with the new device configuration Finish Figure 34 Finishing the Device Configuration Wizard Cancel Creating Device Configurations 59 16 Confirm the software restart with the new device configuration Figure 35 Confirming restart of QmixElements 17 QmixElements now offers the functions of the neMESYS dosing module and the Qmix Q module c A QmixElements mi s E File Device Edit View Window Help es amp ER G Controller Channels Nemesysl Controller On Setpoint QMix Q 1 Reactor Zone 0 0 C QMix Q 1 Reaction Loop 0 0 C me V PUI me V PPI Figure 36 Activated device configuration 60 Creating Device Configurations 5
105. ction is called after the target position has been reached Run to completion checked rotAXYS neMAXYS Plugins 253 11 14 38 Move Z This function can be used to position the vertical axis Z axis of an axis system You can enter the axis system D and the position parameters Z position and velocity in the configuration area of this function Alternatively you can move the Z axis manually to a specific position for example with the Z panel see Section 11 7 and then assign the current Z position to the script function with the Capture Actual Position button 2 Capture Position 3 Figure 202 Move Z script configuration If you make no further adjustments the positioning is carried out with the maximum possible speed If you want to change velocities you need to expand the Velocity control by clicking it Another click on this element hides the velocity controls again Use the Run to completion 4 check box to determine whether the next function e will start immediately after the current positioning move started Run to completion not checked e or if the next function is called after the target position has been reached Run to completion checked 254 rotAXYS neMAXYS Plugins HINT If Run to completion is not activated you can move several axes simultaneously You can e g start positioning the XY system and while the XY axes are moving you can perform positioning with the
106. ctionality linking neMESYS pumps and scripting system Added section about creating device configurations with simulated Summaries and directories 19 devices 20150105 Updated LED array documentation for new LED array V2 devices 20150629 Added documentation for spectroscopy plugin 20150723 Updated rotAXYS plugin documentation 20151021 Updated documentation for new syringe configuration Updated a number of neMESYS screenshots Added documentation for virtual I O channels Virtual Channels New script function Write Device Property documented 20 Summaries and directories 2 Introduction 2 1 Foreword Thank you for deciding to purchase a cetoni product We would like to support you with this handbook insofar as possible in your interaction with the software We are directly available for any questions or suggestions that you may have 2 2 Symbols and Signal Words Used The following symbols are used in this manual and are designed to aid your navigation through this document HINT Describes practical tips and useful information to facilitate the tes ef a handling of the software i IMPORTANT Describes important information and other especially useful notes in which no dangerous or damaging situations can arise AN ATTENTION Indicates a potentially damaging situation Failure to avoid this situation may result in damage to the product or anything nearby Introduction 21 AN CAUTION De
107. ctual Value Q Variable a Slemperature 1 oe x Variable name needs to start with a sign Figure 87 Reading device property set up panel In abbreviated form the set up follows the following logic Read from device 2 the value of parameter amp and save it as variable 5 TIP When entering a name the auto complete feature will provide you with a selection of all previously defined variable names 6 12 3 Write Device Property This function is for writing process data from devices In the input field enter the value to be written You can also use variables or Device Property Identifiers in this field In the configuration panel figure below select the device and the appropriate device property that you want to write as described for function Read Device Script System 121 Property The device selection controls only show devices and device properties which allow write access Value to be written 12 Filter Vos Virtual Channel Device W virtual Channel 0 Property Figure 88 Scriptconfiguration Write Device Property The value in the input field is then written at run time in the selected device property 6 12 4 Wait for Process Data This function allows a script to wait for a specific device property to reach a predefined condition Once this condition is fulfilled the col script will resume In the configuration panel figure below
108. d continues the dosing process with this pump This creates a continuous uninterrupted flow so you can dose at a constant flow rate for an almost unlimited period of time 7 9 2 Controls and indicators If continuous flow has been configured for a dosing unit you will see that the button bearing the continuous flow icon is pressed in the direct control area Figure below ContinuousFlow 2L ContinuousFlow 2R Figure 110 Continuous flow mode indicator Continuous flow operating mode is ended automatically as soon as you change the syringe configuration of one of the two linked dosing units In this case you have to reconfigure all the parameters When continuous flow is active for a dosing unit the Continuous flow panel is shown in the operating panel to indicate continuous flow status Figure below 152 neMESYS Plugin Figure 111 Continuous flow state indicator The following display elements are then visible e Remaining time The remaining time indicates the time remaining for continuous dosing The continuous flow is stopped automatically when this indicator reaches zero e Accumulated volume ml The accumulated dispensed volume indicates the total of the volumes which have so far been pumped into the application by both pumps e Linked pump The linked pump is the second pump that is linked to this pump to provide the continuous flow 7 9 3 Contiguring continuous tlow
109. d select the group to be configured 2 Now select from the channel list the channels to be added to the group by clicking with the mouse button e Select individual channels by clicking e Select multiple connected channels by clicking with the mouse on the first channel on the first channel Keep the shift key pressed while clicking on the last channel LED Array Plugin 279 e Multiple independent channels can be selected by keeping the control key pressed while clicking Jg 3 Now add the selected channels to the group by clicking the Plus button Shift To delete individual channels from the group select the channels from the group list and then click the Minus button To delete all channels from the group click the Clear LED Group G button 4 After having configured all groups click OK O The group configuration will then be transmitted to the device If you want to permanently save the group configuration in the device click Yes in the message window displayed see figure below Would you like to store the group configuration persistently into LED array non volatile memory Figure 13 16 Save group configuration permanently in device 280 LED Array Plugin 13 11 3Setting the brightness of LED groups To change the brightness of a group select the group from the Group D input field and then set the brightness of the selected group using the slider or the input fi
110. description and type in the new name 12 2 3 Tubing Contiguration The input box Tube D shows the inner diameter of the currently configured tubing Click on the wrench symbol right of the input area to change the tubing diameter configuration This will open the Tube Selection dialog box with a list of pre configured tubings The list is a table that shows the inner tube diameter in the first column Tube The second column Milliliters per pump head revolution indicates the actuated 260 Tubing Pump Plugin volume per revolution of the pump head in milliliters Fr Tube Selection Tube Milliliters per pump head revolution 0 13 mm 0 0013 0 19 mm 0 0023 0 25 mm 0 0036 0 38 mm 0 0076 0 44 mm 0 01 0 51 mm 0 013 0 64 mm 0 02 0 76 mm 0 028 0 89 mm 0 038 0 95 mm 0 043 2 K Cancel Figure 12 2 Tubing selection dialog Select the appropriate type of tube from the list amp and confirm your selection Tubing Pump Plugin 261 12 3 Manual Dosing Proceed as follows to configure a manual dosing task Flow 0 078 ml min Target Volume 0 000 ml Dosed Volume Figure 12 3 Manuel dosing Enter your target flow rate in the Flow input box A negative flow value causes a change in the rotating direction of the pump head So you can switch between dispensing and aspiration by switching the sign of the entered flow value Now enter the volume to be dosed in the input box Target Vo
111. e Property this is the name of the device property process data value that will be recorded Its type numeric or boolean can be identified by the displayed icon 4 Numeric value A Boolean value e Label allows you to define a customized description for the selected channel This description will be used as the column header in the csv file In order to add a channel to the data logging process simply follow the steps below CSV Data Logger Plugin 339 18 3 Configuration of the Logging Process 18 3 1 Step 1 Adding of Channels Drag and Drop the device for which you want to log the data from the Device List into the Logger Channels list The new channel will be inserted into the list at the desired position see figure below A Data Logger Configuration a lo Analog In Channel S g Channel Device Property Label Fh 1 D rotArys2 Actual Position X rotAxYS2 gt Actual Po ly QmixiO1 Analog In1 HER me A p 2 E QmixlO1 Di ip 2 jmixlO1 Dig In 1 gt A lf QmedOl Analog In 2 Oml Analog In 3 Omodd Omida Log Filename Log Interval CSV Separator AP Qmmldl QmixElements Log ProcessDataLogNew csv A 0 45 g Semicolon B Figure 18 4 Adding channels using drag and drop o HINT To simplify the device selection the device list can be filtered according to device type 18 3 2 Step 2 Select Device Property In the Logger Channels list you now need to select the Property
112. e This demonstrates how an error message looks in the event log db 14 06 09 00 05 Show Message This 5 a warning message example CL 14 06 09 00 05 Figure 14 Event log 4 8 Status Bar The status bar displays a variety of information such as the connection status to the device 38 Introduction to QmixElements Software 4 9 Connecting to the Device In the toolbar you see the Connect to device button signified by the plug icon see figure below Press this button to connect QmixElements with your device s F OtLabbux FilpaCevice View Window R Figure 15 Connecting your devices i IMPORTANT The device must be connected to the PC via USB and the power supply to the device must be switched on to connect to the device 4 10Style Selection The design of the graphical user interface of the QmixElements software can be customized via Styles The software installation already contains a number of ready made styles To change the current style select the main menu item Window gt Style Selection The style selection dialog will be shown figure below and you can select from a number of available styles In the area Preview O you will get a small preview of the style After clicking OK and restart the software the graphical user interface appears with the selected style Introduction to QmixElements Software 39 F Style Selection Figure 16 Style Selection D
113. e XVID codec should be installed on you computer system Camera Plugin 305 15 3 Camera Settings 15 3 1 Introduction The quality of the images depends on the lighting conditions and the chosen camera settings The following will provide an overview of the most important parameters that may be changed via the software The window pane to adjust the camera settings EN Camera Set may be opened via the Camera Settings toolbar button Exposure Time The window has to main areas Auto Exposure EW Exposure Settings to set the exposure settings Exposure Time P camera Features to adjust general Manual camera settings Automatic Value IMPORTANT Depending on the used camera type Direct Show USB or Firewire 306 Camera Plugin or model the actual camera settings dialog may look differently IMPORTANT Some cameras may not be supported by the Camera Settings dialog 15 3 2 Setting Exposure Parameters and will show their own configuration panel instead With Exposure Settings you may set the exposure time of the image sensor inside of the camera It may operate either in manual mode or in automatic mode The Auto Exposure mode will adjust the exposure time according to the brightness of the image 15 3 3 Setting Camera Parameters All settings of the camera may be adjusted via the Camera Features controls The feature selection and their respective value ranges may v
114. e button on an LED and dragging the brightness slider 1 see figure below 100 100 Figure 13 2 Setting brightness of individual LED channels Click with the left mouse button on an LED to switch individual LED channels on and off 100 100 Figure 13 3 Switching LED channel on off As all LED channels are normal analog output channels in the QmixElements software you can also adjust the brightness of individual LED channels via the I O Channels window figure below 270 LED Array Plugin VO Channels Type VO Channel 0 Actual Value Zuo LEDArrayl Channel 01 Zuo LEDArrayl Channel 02 100 LEDArrayl Channel 03 LEDArrayl Channel 04 Figure 13 4 Setting LED brightness in I O Channel window 13 5LED Group Control 13 5 1 Introduction When multiple LED channels should work synchronously you can combine these channels into groups and control them together The control panel contains three sliders to adjust brightness of three different LED channel groups 13 5 2 Configuring LED channel groups To select the channels to be combined into a group click the right mouse button in the control area of a certain group to show its context menu Then select the menu item Configure Group Channels see figure below Figure 13 5 Show LED group configuration dialog LED Array Plugin 271 In the LED group configuration dialog figure below you can select all LED channel
115. e global Enable signal of the LED array The array can be switched on and off this way without changing the brightness of the individual channels Figure 13 10 Globale brightness and Enable Signal IMPORTANT The Enable signal must have been activated for the LEDs of the array to light up 13 9 Setting the Brightness ot LED Banks LED banks are device specific and hardware specific groups of individual LED channels in groups LED banks group LED channels that also form a physical group in the hardware e g all LEDs on one board or all LEDs of a certain type e g warm white or cold white These groups are anchored in the firmware and cannot be changed by the user 276 LED Array Plugin Bank Q Figure 13 11 Control elements for LED bank brightness To change the brightness of a bank select the bank in the Bank input field and then set the brightness of the selected bank using the slider or input field 13 10 Setting the Brightness of Individual LED Channels In LED Channel Brightness you can set the brightness of individual LED channels For this purpose select the channel in the Channel ED input field You can change the brightness by using the input field 2 or the slider Channel 0 Figure 13 12 Changing the brightness of individual LEDs To switch a channel on or off click the left mouse button on the relevant LED As all LED channels are analogue output channels in the QmixElem
116. e in the Flow field B since the syringes have to be filled faster to be ready in time for the next dosage The minimum value of the input field Refill flow is the minimum flow rate required by the system to operate the continuous flow properly You can select a higher flow rate if you want a faster refill process This may be necessary if you work with back pressure valves that require a certain minimum switching pressure and thus a certain minimum flow rate to generate this pressure neMESYS Plugin 157 7 9 7 Contiguring the cross tlow parameters Please configure the dispension flow rate for continuous flow The aspirating dosing unit travels slightly faster than the dispensing one Therefore the aspiration flow rate is slightly higher than the configured dispension flow rate The maximum flow rate depends on the overlapping time value So changing the overlapping time may cause adjustments of flow rate Flow ul min 5000 Cross Flow Duration s 10 Refill flow ul min 12000 Overlap Time s 1 Cancel Figure 117 Configuring the cross flow parameters The cross flow allows a smooth crossfading of the both particiapting pump flows by configuring the cross flow duration see figure above 158 neMESYS Plugin Nemesysi gt Actual Flow E Nemesys2 gt Actual Flow 3 w uw w u O pus a gej w g gi O ond Date Time Figure 118 Cross flow profile The cross flow duration tcross determines the
117. e set in the selection field As the integration time grows the spectrum s intensity values will increase 9 HF The greater the integration time the longer the spectrum acquisition takes to complete Set a smaller integration time if the automatic integration time calculation is taking too long If the product of integration time and scans to average is 10 seconds or larger a window will appear advising the future length of integration time You can either adopt the current parameter settings or maintain the original values 328 Spectroscopy Plugin ray QmixElements iml Fa The new spectrum acquisition will last 22 00 seconds You hawe to wait until the AA current acquisition has finished before the new settings are applied Do you want to confirm your change of settings now Figure 17 4 Pop up window in case of excessive integration time IMPORTANT Any actions triggered are executed only after the previous spectrum acquisition is complete In case of long integration times this could cause the impression of the software no longer responding 17 5 3 Spectrum Pre processing The pre processing of live spectrums can contribute to a better signal to noise ratio SNR This reduces interference while improving spectrum quality Spectral smoothing makes it easier to recognize significant peaks The removal of non linearities and the baseline correction of spectrums will improve their quality Boxcar width
118. eading eD and a trailing overlap The overlap volume is specified by absolute value the overlap flow as percentage from dosing flow neMESYS Plugin 161 Figure 121 Overlap flow profile The leading overlap is the volume that is dosed by the second pump before the first pump has finished dosing The trailing one is the volume the first pump is dosing after the second pump has taken over see figure above 7 9 9 Continuous tlow duration You can limit the duration of the continuous flow in this window Figure below If you do not want to limit the duration leave the selection at the default value Dose unlimited With this setting the continuous flow continues until the dosing is stopped manually The software offers 3 options of limiting the duration of the continuous flow e Dose total volume The continuous flow is stopped as soon as a defined total volume has been dosed e Dose for The continuous flow ends after a set period of time 162 neMESYS Plugin e Dose until The continuous flow ends at a specific time in the future 7 9 10 Starting Stopping continuous flow After the configuration start the continuous flow by a left mouse click on the Start dosing button in the direct control You can interrupt the continuous flow by pressing the Stop dosing button When one of the dosing units in the continuous flow is stopped the linked dosing unit is also always stopped If you have configu
119. easure Rectangle Delete measuring lines Figure 14 4 Context menu of the image viewer 14 3 2 Select Scale Unit You can select between different scale units for the ruler to measure objects displayed in the image viewer window To change the scale unit right click anywhere within the ruler This will open a context menu with the list of available scale units see figure below Image Analysis Plugin 293 Centimeters Inches Micrometers Millimeters wf Pixels Figure 14 5 Scale unit selection 14 3 3 Select Zoom Level Use the Zoom In or Zoom Out buttons in the toolbar to adjust the zoom level Alternatively simply place the cursor into the image viewer area and use the mouse wheel to re scale the panoramic image Increase zoom level Decrease zoom level 14 4 Image Navigation 14 4 1 Navigation via Scrollbars If the image is larger than the viewing area e g due to a large zoom level scrollbars will be displayed below and to the right of the image viewer Use these scrollbars to adjust the displayed section of the image 294 Image Analysis Plugin 14 4 2 Navigation via the Pan Tool T Activate the Pan Tool in the tool bar to move the displayed image section manually Click and drag into the image viewer to move the image in the viewing area 14 4 3 Navigation via Mouse You may also use the mouse to interact with the panoramic view of an image 5 Middle click into t
120. eating Device Configurations Abbildung 5 1 Laden einer Gerdtekonfiguration 3 Right click the device you are going to exchange and select Configure ay Qmix Device Configurator Abbildung 5 2 Einzelkonfigurationsfunktion 4 The Device Configuration Wizard starts But this time only the selected device is configured 5 Plug the replacement device when you are asked to do so Creating Device Configurations 67 Please follow these steps for safely preparing the configuration of the neMESYS Dosing module T Plug only the neMESYS Dosing module to your base module E Plug the terminator to the neMESYS Dosing module Switch on power supply Click Mextto start device configuration Cancel Abbildung 5 3 Konfiguration des Austauschgerdtes 6 Just finish the Device Configuration Wizard the same way you would have done if you had created a device configuration from scratch see section 5 8 7 Now you can use the replacement device for your device configuration 5 11 Simulated devices You can set single devices or a whole device configuration to simulated This is useful if you want as an example create QmixElements scripts using devices not available at the moment The QmixElements demo configuration for example completely consists of simulated devices Proceed as follows in order to simulate a single device 1 Inthe device configuration right click the device you want to
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122. ed Currently the x axis uses GHz as a unit The unit can be changed using the x axis control element The y axis 4 uses intensity counts as a unit 326 Spectroscopy Plugin 17 5 Parameter Control Elements 17 5 1 Overview The control elements control the acquisition and pre processing of spectrums Here you can also set the parameters for peak recognition Automatic Integration Integration time setting 425 000 Spectrum pre processing Unit selection for x axis Find peaks Find Peaks Acquisition progress Min distance between 2 peaks 4 86 nm Show min peak intensity line Minimum peak intensity Acquire Spectrum Using the spectrum live display you can immediately see and evaluate the effect of parameter changes Spectroscopy Plugin 327 17 5 2 Integration Time Setting The integration time is equivalent to the exposure time of the spectrometer CCD Automatic Integration Time 100000 2 Figure 17 3 Integration time settings For automatic setting of the integration time please click the Automatic Integration Time button The integration time increases in steps until the highest spectrum peak has reached approximately 85 of the saturation value While the calculation is in progress the green play symbol is replaced by a red stop symbol You can click on this symbol to abort the calculation process An individual integration time can be assigned in Spinbox the desired time unit can b
123. ed previously into your current function sequence To do this just click on the Load from script file button figure below and select the desired file Caption Function Sequence Sy Load from script fle Linked script C temp TestMessageBox qsc eb Link to script file Figure 83 Function sequence configuration 6 10 4 3 Linking to a Functional Sequence Instead of loading a function sequence which essentially means to copy the content of an existing script into the current script you can also set a link to a 114 Script System function sequence Setting a link means that the content of the function sequence is not itself inserted or copied into the current script Rather its content is always re loaded from the linked script file whenever it is called That is whenever called all linked instances are updated with the current content of that linked script Any change to your source script will be executed in your current script accordingly To setup a script link click on the Link to script file button figure above and then select the external script that you want to link into your current script Importantly changes applied to the linked script are not automatically loaded into your current script To update the current script with the changed content of a linked script you must reload the current script ATTENTION The position of the linked script within the file system is stored as a relati
124. ee a preview image of the currently selected syringe neMESYS Plugin 139 The selection can be completed at any time by clicking Apply Syringe d or cancelled by clicking Cancel IMPORTANT Predefined syringes can not be edited or deleted 7 4 4 List of available syringes The list of available syringes shows all syringe parameters in tabular form Inner Fiston Min Max Max Name Material Diameter stroke level level Pressure mm mm ml mil bar Suited for pump 2 5m Steel Mid Pressure Stee 7 97 O62 vl 0 3 0006 00 neMESYS High Pressure OmL Stee Mill Bressuce The following columns are available Name Unique syringe name Syringes with the same name are not allowed Material Steel or glass the syringe display is adjusted accordingly Inner Diameter mm The configured internal diameter important for the conversion of speed and position into flow rate and volume Piston Stroke mm The maximum physical piston stroke in which the piston does not slip out of the syringe cylinder This value limits the travel of the pump axis Min level mm The minimum syringe level which must not be exceeded software limit to restrict the traversing range Max level mm The maximum syringe level which must not be exceeded software limit to restrict the traversing range Max Pressure bar Maximum syringe pressure important for pressure monitoring Suited for pump Shows for which pump a syr
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126. eight Indicator The numerical height indicator shows you the current height of the axis in millimetres A bar in the graphic display shows the current position of the axis within the range of travel 11 7 4 Positioning Slider You can move the vertical axis quickly and easily to a specific height with the positioning slider Do this by moving the slider to the desired height As soon as you release the left mouse button the axis travels to the selected position 11 8Status Bar You can read the current XY position and the current status of the device in the status bar of the rotAXYS working area at all times Figure 189 rotAXYS Status Bar 11 9 Z Axis safety stroke You can use this button in the toolbar to switch on and off the safety stroke of the Z Axis If it is active then the Z axis moves to a safe height before each movement in the XY plane This prevents collisions with sample vessels or other objects on the worktable By pressing this button you define the current position of the Z axis as the clearance height If the safety stroke is active the positioning system will automatically go to this height before any XY positioning rotAXYS neMAXYS Plugins 239 11 10 Zero angle configuration The rotAXYS 360 axis system has an operation angle which is theoretically greater than 360 degrees In order to prevent entanglement of the hose for fluid dosing the turning range is limited to 360
127. eld Group Figure 13 17 Control elements for the LED group brightness LED Array Plugin 281 13 12 Script Functions 13 12 1 Introduction The LED Array Plugin provides various script functions that can be used to program automated exposure sequences or for time controlled exposure The script functions are available in the categories of LED Array Functions and I O Functions Set Global LED Array Brightness Set Digital Out set LED Bank Brightness set Analog Out Set LED Channel Brightness Set LED Group Brightness a Set Multi Channel Brightness Figure 13 18 LED Array script functions 13 12 2 Global Brightness Function Set Global LED Array Brightness The global brightness of all LED channels of an LED array can be set jointly by this script function To configure the script function proceed as follows see figure below e First select the LED device from the list of devices e Then set the brightness 0 100 282 LED Array Plugin ceLED LED Array 1 Brightness in o 2 Figure 13 19 Set Global LED Array Brightness script function HINT This function supports script variables Variables can be used in the w F E Brightness field 13 12 3 Bank Brightness function Set LED Bank Brightness You can set the brightness of entire LED banks by this script function To configure the script function proceed as follows see figure bel
128. elect Flow Unit nls pl s p Monitoring Figure 133 Opening the Analog Channel Monitoring dialog neMESYS Plugin 173 2M configuration dialog appears Select the pressure tab to configure pressure monitoring B nemesysi re Analog In Analog Input T i NeMESYS2 AnalogIN 2 0 250bar 500 4500m J Enabled Ki Lower Limit bar Upper Limit bar D 4 10 Underrun Action Overrun Action Do Nothing Do Nothing Warn only Warn only Stop pump drive Stop pump drive Disable voltage Disable voltage Figure 134 Dialog Analog Channel Monitoring Efrhe Analog Input combobox provides all analog inputs configured as pressure measurement channels available Select the input you want to use for pressure monitoring PiDefine a safe range by providing a lower and an upper limit The upper limit value is limited to the maximum pressure of the syringe currently configured for the dosing module EqDefine what happens if the analog channel value underruns the lower limit or overruns the upper limit by selecting the appropriate button 174 neMESYS Plugin falcheck that the Enabled button is checked Otherwise pressure monitoring will be inactive PAccept the configured pressure monitoring by pressing the Ok button The sections Overrun and Underrun Action provide the following actions for choice e Do Nothing Leaving the safe range of the analog input will be ignored The neMESYS dosing module continues
129. en assigned a value via being run through a relevant function e g Create Variable If you are using the action Run From Here to start a script variables may not have been assigned a valid value yet if the respective assignment function follows later in the sequence or has been skipped Functions that support the use of variables have the relevant input boxes highlighted by a yellow V see figure below Here you can insert the name of a variable instead of a numeric value that is to be used subsequently within the relevant section of the program script 90 Script System milfs w Run to completion Figure 63 A yellow V signifies a function that supports variables HINT Nearly all input fields that support variables allow for direct access of device process data via device property identifiers see section 6 7 Script System 91 6 6 6 Auto Completion of Variable Names Input boxes that support the use of variables feature auto completion to aid the selection and input of available variable names Upon inserting the S symbol a list will appear that contains all variable names defined so far see figure above script Configuration Dosing Module g neMESYS1 d volume SMaximumFlow SInitialPosition 5 TargetPosition SRows v R SRowGap Figure 64 Auto completion of variable names Every additional character that you enter will cause a filtering of that list according to the
130. ents software you can also change the brightness of individual channels via the I O Channels window see figure below LED Array Plugin 277 VO Channels Type VO Channel On Actual Value LEDArrayl Channel 01 36 00 fiot LEDArrayl Channel 02 Zuo LEDArrayl Channel 03 LEDArrayl Channel 04 Figure 13 13 Window of I O channels 13 11 LED Channel Groups 13 11 1 Introduction When multiple LED channels should work synchronously you can combine these channels into groups and control them together The group channels can then be used to jointly control all channels of an LED group 13 11 2 Configuring the LED channel groups To configure LED channel groups use the right mouse button and click on LED Group Brightness Then select the menu item Configure LED Groups from the context menu sroup 0 Figure 13 14 Activate LED group configuration 278 LED Array Plugin The dialogue for the LED group configuration will be shown now see figure below an LED Group Configuration lt s U e LED Group 0 Type 10 Channel 4 0 LED Array 1 Channel 0 1 LED Array 1 Channel 1 21 T pam sa 2 QD LED Array 1 Channel LED Array 1 Channel 3 LED Array 1 Channel 4 FM Arrav 1 C hannel 5 Cancel Abbildung 13 15 Konfigurationsdialog fur LED Kanalgruppen To add LED channels to a group proceed as follows 1 First go to the group list box an
131. equency in gigahertz GHz Wave numbers 1 cm e x axis in inverse centimeters 1 cm Raman shift Raman e x axis in 1 cm e depending on the laser excitation wavelength 17 5 5 Finding Peaks A spectrum s peak values function as its fingerprint A substance is identified by the horizontal position of peak values In addition intensity values of main and secondary peaks can be used as indicators of individual concentrations in mixed substances The following functions let you mark and select peaks Find Peaks e Marking peaks in the spectrum e Displaying peak coordinates Spectroscopy Plugin 331 Min distance between 2 peaks e Minimum distance in x direction between two peak markings e The unit of minimum distance and x axis is always the same 9 TIP Since the minimum peak distance cannot be transferred to the plot with complete accuracy please feel free to play with the distance value in order to find your optimum result Show min peak intensity line e Dashed yellow line vertical limit for peak marks e Peaks above the lines get marked peaks below the line do not find peaks function is active e The vertical location of the line corresponds to the minimum peak intensity Find Peaks Min distance between 2 peaks 10 00 nm Show min peak intensity line Minimum peak intensity Figure 17 7 Finding peaks Minimum peak intensity e Minimum intensity up to which no peaks will get ma
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133. ermanently reaching the setpoint value Please notify that a time constant T set to small large integral share can lead to the control loop oscillating In the provided figure you can see that T 260s leads to a good result The actual value matches the setpoint value and the system does not oscillate Using T 1000s the setpoint is not reached within the illustrated time range and T 20s leads to the system overshooting heavily see figure below Qmix Controller Plugin 217 ete ger TE Zeit s Setpoint Temperature C Actual Temperature C Ti 1000s Actual Temperature C Ti 20s Actual Temperature C Ti 260s Figure 173 PI temperature controller using Kp 3 and variable Ti values 7 In many cases i e temperature control a PI controller is sufficient There is no steady state error and the dynamic behaviour is satisfactory If the controller shall be robust with respect to sudden disturbances it might be useful to include a differential component A detailed consideration of control stability control behaviour with respect to setpoint changes and disturbances is beyond the scope of this practical introduction Reference is therefore made at this point on the control engineering literature 218 Qmix Controller Plugin 10 QmixV Plugin 10 1 Introduction The QmixV plugin is used to control the QmixV valve modules or to control valve devices that are part of other devices i e valves mounted on neMESYS
134. es the Y axis toward the front of the device rotAXYS neMAXYS Plugins 229 Move the vertical Z axis up and down 11 4 3 Changing the speed When a direction is selected on the control cross the corresponding axle is positioned at a fixed velocity This velocity can be changed by simultaneously pressing a key on the keyboard First press the key on the keyboard and then click a direction button in the control cross The following keys can be used Shift key Increases the velocity by a fixed factor Ctrl Control key Decreases the velocity be a fixed factor for precise fine positioning ATTENTION Danger of damage through collision with the sample holder For example if there is a needle in a holder ensure that moving the rotary or linear axis will not cause collisions when the tool tip is lowered 230 rotAXYS neMAXYS Plugins 11 5 Positioning Map 11 5 1 Introduction With the positioning map you can position the positioning system in the XY plane by clicking points on the positioning map The magnification of the positioning map can be changed via the context menu in fixed steps or continuously adjusted with the mouse wheel 4 Increase magnification zoom in Decrease magnification Zoom out For navigation within the positioning map you can also use the mouse You can move the currently visible area with the two scroll bars on the right and bottom of the map Alternatively y
135. f the box figure below The cursor will change to a double sided arrow which indicates that you can now resizing the box by dragging the respective mark to a new position Figure 14 11 Adjusting the size of a measuring box Image Analysis Plugin 299 14 5 4 Deleting a Measuring Box You can delete individual measuring boxes First click into the respective box to activate it the activated box can be identified by the presence of the check marks Press the Delete button of your keyboard to remove the box Delete all measuring boxes within an image by clicking the button Delete measuring lines in the toolbar or via the context menu 300 Image Analysis Plugin 15 Camera Plugin 15 1 Introduction The camera plugin allows the user to integrate a broad range of cameras into the software The plug in supports e g Firewire 1394 cameras DCAM standard USB cameras as well as all standard Windows DirectShow cameras A QmixElements File Device Edit View Window Help T Conan spi e N a 11 07 45 Setpoint 24 0 C SH OMix Q Module 1 E QMix Q Module 2 Figure 15 1 Camera live image and image viewer The figure above shows the typical work environment of the plug in including the Camera Live Image in a detachable tool window Qo as well as the Image Viewer displaying captured images Camera Plugin 301 15 2 Camera Live Image 15 2 1 Overview fay Camera Live Image 5 Fit o
136. figuration This allows you to load an existing device configuration that was previously installed on your system Import Configuration Select this menu item to install a device configuration from a disk or USB stick eg from QmixElements installation CD see chapter 4 2 Import Device Configuration Create Configuration This button starts the Qmix Device Configurator that lets you create arbitrary device configurations yourself More information on creating device configurations can be found in chapter 5 Creating Device Configurations Start Demo f you want to start the application in demo mode eg for presentations and tests or if you currently have no real equipment then click this button WICHTIG Also after a system crash or after an update of the software the default configuration is loaded and the startup screen appears Import Device Contiguration If you have devices that are not yet supported by the device configurator you will find a valid device configuration on the installation disk that you received with your device Perform the following steps to install an existing device configuration 7 Q HINT If you create a configuration with the device configurator the configuration will be installed automatically and you don t need to perform the following steps 30 Introduction to QmixElements Software 1 Select the Device gt Import Configuration menu item from the main menu
137. g a set of PID parameters 9 5 3 Editing controller parameters You can change a certain value of a set of controller parameters by double click in the appropriate table field see figure below PID Parameters Caption Omi Q Default Omi Q Default Figure 163 Edit a PID parameter set For finding adequate controller parameters proceed as described in section Procedure for setting controller parameters 9 5 4 Deleting controller parameters Select a set of controller parameters from the table and left click the Delete selected entry button E for deleting it see figure above 206 Qmix Controller Plugin EHE Frl U Sample PID Parameters a f ina aia j disabled Time ms Qmim Q Default Ome Q Default Figure 164 Deleting a PID parameter set i IMPORTANT Predefined controller parameters are locked and can not be deleted Locked parameters can be recognized in the table by the yellow key symbol 9 6 Customized control channels 9 6 1 Introduction You can create customized control channels using arbitrary device properties for control loop input and output Thus using i e a pressure measurement channel of a Qmix p device and a neMESYS syringe pump you can build up a pressure control Qmix Controller Plugin 207 9 6 2 Creating control channels Controller Channels Controller Channels Controller Actual Value Mee OMix Q Module 1 l AT Configure channel 3 4 QMi
138. h a fixed duration You can configure the desired recording duration and the recording stops automatically after the expiry of the recording time All video settings and camera settings for this script function are identical to the settings of the Start Video Recording function Additionally you may set the recording duration for this function Video Settings 20 Run to completion Figure 15 9 Configuration of Record Video Sequence function Select the tab Rec Duration Now you can set the recording duration accurate to the second Use the selection field Run to completion to determine when the recording function is finished and when the next script function will be executed e Check box active the next function is executed when the recording is completed e Check box inactive the recording is started and then script execution immediately continues with the next script function 314 Camera Plugin 5 HINT The recording of a video sequence can be stopped at any time by calling the Stop Video Recording function 15 4 5 Stop Video Recording A running video recording that was started with the functions Start Video Recording or Record Video Sequence can be terminated at any time with this function Simply enter the name of the recording session you want to quit into the input field Recording Session Stop Video Recording v 1 Recording Session Recording22133605835
139. he smaller T the faster the integral part builts up a control value The given equation states that the proportional gain K too impacts the integral part In QmixElements the integral part can only be configured in conjunction with the proportional part Thus the following equation applies K t Y K et J edt Y E ty i IMPORTANT The integral part compensates the steady state control error Derivative Part The derivative part counteracts changes in the actual value Two scenarios can be considered with respect to the effect of derivative part e After the actual value has reached a stable final value it is decreasing because of a disturbance suddenly occurred The derivative part gives an additional control value that helps increasing the actual value e f the setpoint value is increased the actual value increases too The derivative part recognizes the increasing actual value and slows down by an additional negative control value starting up to the target value In practical use the derivative part occurs only in combination with a proportional part The controller equation is dx Tan Script System 129 The bigger the proportional gain K and the derivative time Tp the bigger the effect of the derivative part and the stronger the change of the actual value is counteracted Summary The following table summarizes the effect of the different control parameters PID Regulating on a disturbance of St
140. he image 6 This will activate a navigation cross which indicates that mouse panning is activated 7 By moving the cursor away from the navigation cross the image will move into the same relative direction The speed of the movement depends on the distance between the cross and the cursor the greater the distance the faster the adjustment 8 Mouse panning can be deactivated by another middle click or a left click into the image Image Analysis Plugin 295 14 4 4 Navigation via the Soace Navigator When the Space Navigator is installed loading the relevant plug in allows for yet another way for image manipulation The Space Navigator is an intuitive tool to move an image within the viewing area in both X and Y axes concomitantly To be able to use the Space Navigator it must be installed at a free USB port of your computer The required drivers have already been installed together with the main Qmix application Place the Space Navigator so that its cable points away from and the 3D connexion label towards you Figure 14 6 Positioning the Space Navigator To adjust the digital zoom of the currently active image press down or pull up the navigation knop of the Space Navigator figure below 296 Image Analysis Plugin 1 To adjust the section of the image displayed in the image viewing area pivot the navigation knop of the Space Navigator into the desired direction
141. ialog 40 Introduction to QmixElements Software 5 Creating Device Contigurations 5 1 Introduction In order to combine single devices according to your requirements and use them in QmixElements you have to create a device configuration Creating device configurations can be done using the Device Configurator which is integrated in the QmixElements software The Device Configurator features the Device Configuration Wizard that guides you through the integration of your devices into your device configuration 5 2 Starting the Device Contigurator You can start the Device Configurator by selecting the menu item Device gt Create Configuration from the main menu J Qmix lements File Device Edit View Window 34 Import Configuration I Select Configuration Create Configuration Connect to device Figure 17 Opening the Device Configurator Creating Device Configurations 41 5 3 Import a device database The device configurator and the configuration wizard use a device database devices db to read device specifc parameters and settings for configuration of the devices During the installation of the QmixElements software this database is already installed If you use devices that are not yet listed in the device database e g if your devices are newer than the latest QmixElements software version you may need to import an updated version of the device database This database can be found either
142. ialog before o9 HINT Predefined configurations can be overlayed by user specific configurations scalings This way you can as an example show the value of a pressure measurement channel in an alternate pressure measurement unit as psi instead of bar When changing to another predefined configuration it s default settings are applied That means user specific configurations and scalings get lost Qmix I O Plugin 193 IMPORTANT When changing predefined configurations user specific settings and scalings get lost 8 6 Virtual Channels 8 6 1 Creating virtual channels The software allows the creation of virtual I O channels These channels are not assigned to a physical I O device but they are a kind of memory You can write values into virtual channels and read them out later just like a memory Using these channels you can for example show calculated values from a QmixElements script in the graphical logger You only have to create the channel add the channel to the logger and then you can write values from the script into the channel and you will see them in the graphical logger To create a virtual channel click with the right mouse button in the I O channel list and select the context menu item Create virtual channel O Channels Actual Value ri Fi a Figure 149 Creating virtual channels A virtual channel is then inserted at the end of the I O channel list see figure below and you c
143. ialog opening up you can select an existing folder the device configuration is stored at If the device configuration folder does not exist you can create it by left clicking New Folder B Open Configuration Folder i ae PPN e Organisieren Neuer Ordner UF Favoriten gt Name M Desktop J default mi Downloads B PEEN M te ete PP fneMeESVS And Qmix Q Bibliotheken Bilder Dokumente a Musik L te E Subversion E Videos Ordner neMESYS And Omi Q Abbrechen Figure 28 Open Folder Dialog Creating Device Configurations 53 9 The Device Configuration Wizard advices you to follow these instructions e Plug only the neMESYS dosing module to the base module e Plug the terminator e Switch on power supply Left click Next to proceed rs Qmix Device Configuration Wizard _ Bn So Prepare device configuration 7 4 Plug only the neMESYS Dosing module to your base module Plug the terminator to the neMESYS Dosing module Switch on power supply Click Mextto start device configuration Figure 29 Prepare the device configuration process 54 Creating Device Configurations 10 The neMESYS dosing module is configured This may take a few seconds Qmix Device Configuration Wizard i TU a Configuration in progress 23 Configuring neMESYS Dosing module This may take a few seconds Please stay patient Figure 30 Configuring device Creating Device Configu
144. ied via the application s Event Log as soon as the video assembly process has been completed see figure below Now you may start the process with a new set of pictures or with different settings Event source Ewent Image processing finished Figure 16 3 Event Log message about process completion Video Builder Plugin 321 1 7 Spectroscopy Plugin 17 1 Installation The spectroscopy plugin is not part of the standard QmixElements installation package but must be installed as an add on The versions of the spectroscopy plugin have to match the installed QmixElements Software For example if you want to install the spectroscopy plugin with version number 20150520 you need to have the QmixElements software version number 20150520 installed on your machine IMPORTANT The version number of the QmixElements software and the Spectroscopy plugins must match Please close all other programs before starting the installation IMPORTANT Install the spectroscopy plugin the device driver before connecting your spectrometer to the PC via USB for the first time For installation launch QmixElements_Spectroscopy Setup exe The installation assistant will guide you through the installation of the software and hardware drivers IMPORTANT When using Windows you have to be logged in with administrator privileges to be able to install the hardware drivers Spectroscopy Plugin 323
145. ies you need to expand the Axis Velocities control by clicking it This control panel 4 contains all control elements for entering velocity values for each single axis Use the Run to completion G check box to determine whether the next function e will start immediately after the current positioning move started Run to completion not checked e or if the next function is called after the target position has been reached Run to completion checked 256 rotAXYS neMAXYS Plugins 11 14 5Move Axis This function can be used to position a single axis device Use the drop down list Axis device D to select the axis to me moved You can enter the parameters position and velocity in the configuration area of this function Alternatively you can move the axis manually to a specific position for example with the Single Axis Contol Panel see Section 11 12 and then assign the current position to the script function with the Capture Position button Axis device neMAXYS1_X Target position mm 0 2 Capture Position Velocity mm s 106 432748 Run to completion A Figure 204 Move Axis script configuration If you make no further adjustments the positioning is carried out with the maximum possible speed If you want to change velocity you need to expand the Velocity control by clicking it Another click on this element hides the velocity controls again Use the Run to completion 4 check box to
146. in 341 18 3 4 Deleting Channels Highlight the desired channels using the mouse to delete one or more channels from the list and then use either the Delete key or the Delecte Selection item of the right click context menu Y hannel Device A rotAX YSZ A rotAXYS2 Delete Selection Del Ea Clear Logger To delete the entire channel list use the context menu item Clear Logger 18 3 5 Step 4 Configuration of CSV Properties In the CSV File Configuration section you can set the global properties of the CSV logger as well as the format of the recorded data see figure below 2 J Log Filename 1 Log Interval CSV Separator 1 a fms L 1 Di J i a A s a C Users Public Documents QmixElements Log ProcessDataLogNew csv EA 0 45 y jeMicnon Figure 18 7 Configuration of global csv properties 18 3 5 1 Select File Name and Folder Set the file name and location of the log file via Log Filename o For this click on the folder symbol on the right select the target folder and give a file name 342 CSV Data Logger Plugin gt F QmixElements Log gt Log durchsuchen D Organisieren Neuer Ordner ME Desktop Name Anderungsdatum Typ my Downloads J E Zuletzt besucht di ffentliche Doku di videobuilder 20 08 2012 10 37 Dateic GL ProcessDataLog_20121101_085632 01 11 2012 08 57 Micro f ProcessDataLog_20121101_090035 01 11 2012 09 01 Micro E
147. in offers a number of script functions required for integrating the cetoni positioning systems in the Qmix scripting system The following script functions are available he W ove XY te Move XY oe Move Z Move to container aw Move Axis Figure 200 Positioning Script Functions 11 14 2Move XY This function is used in a Qmix script to position an XY axis system in the XY plane You can select an axis system D and the target position X and Y positions 2 in the configuration area of this function Alternatively you can move the axis system manually to a specific position for example with the positioning map see Section 11 5 and then assign the current position values to the script function with the Capture Actual Position button see Figure below 252 rotAXYS neMAXYS Plugins f TS XY Device 2 neMAXxYs1 Capture Position Ruin to completion 4 Figure 201 Move XY script configuration If you make no further adjustments all positionings are carried out with the maximum possible speed If you want to change velocities you need to expand the Axis Velocities control by clicking it This control panel contains all control elements for entering velocity values for each single axis Use the Run to completion 4 check box to determine whether the next function e will start immediately after the current positioning move started Run to completion not checked e or if the next fun
148. in the context menu To select a predefined configuration proceed as follows Right click the respective analog channel in order to show the context menu VO Channel Actual Value neMESYS1 DigIN 3 neMESYS1 DigQUT 1 g neMESYS1 DigQUT 2 te F i C Configure channel neMESYS2 MP Anal a a neMESYS2 MP DigIN 1 TUA neMESYS2 MP DigIN 2 neMESYS2 MP DigIN 3 fy Figure 147 Opening predefined configurations dialog Choose Select predefined configuration A dialog containing a selection of configurations appears Select the configuration you are going to use and confirm your choice by left clicking Ok 192 Qmix I O Plugin BR neMESYS2 MP AnalogIN 2 0 5000mV lect the configuration you would like to apply to the analog channel i neMESYS2 MP AnalogIN 2 0 100bar 0 5000mV neMESYS2 MP AnaloglN 2 0 250bar 0 5000mV WIESYS2 MP AnalogIN 2 0 40bar 0 5000mV neMESYS2 MP AnalogIN 2 0 5000mV neMESYS2 MP AnalogiN 2 0 600bar 0 5000m neMESYS2 MP AnalogIN 2 0 60bar 0 5000mV neMeESYS2 MP Analc 0 6bar 0 5000mV I m I i I M I A I M I Fa I mM I a a ah AO K A A a oa ama T EL E Aor Li Figure 148 Selecting predefined configurations After you have chosen a predefined configuration you can overlay a user specific configuration In order to do so just proceed as described in section 8 3 3 Configuration D
149. ing Functions Similarly functions can be copied either by using the context menu via the mouse or using key combinations via the keyboard If you work with the context menu simply select Copy and then Paste from the menu figure below with the keyboard use the Ctr C shortcut to copy and Ctr V to paste Move up Ctri Up Move down Ctrl Down Copy Ctrl C Paste Ctrl V Delete Figure 61 Copying a function 84 Script System This is how you copy a function to a new position 1 Select the function you want to move by left clicking it 2 Copy the function via Copy of the context menu or via the keyboard and Ctrl C 3 Select the function before which you want to insert the copied function by left clicking it 4 Paste the copied function via Paste of the context menu or via the keyboard and Ctrl V To insert the same function at multiple points of the function tree simply repeat steps 3 and 4 above 6 5 5 Editing Function Parameters As soon as you select a function from the function tree the operating elements appear in the Script Configuration area that allow you to configure the selected function Edit the function parameters as required 6 5 6 Showing Function Tooltip If you move the mouse cursor over a function a tooltip window is displayed for this function after a short time see figure below In this window you will get all information about this function at a glance function name use
150. inge is suited If this field is empty it is a syringe that was created by the user 140 neMESYS Plugin 7 4 5 Contiguring the syringe parameters If you click the Create or Edit button the Syringe Configuration Wizard for configuring the syringe parameters opens Please configure a syringe with the following steps 1 2 First assign a unique name to the syringe in the field Unique syringe name Figure below If you have selected a syringe for editing and only change its name you can generate a copy of the selected syringe Then select the syringe material Click Next to go to the next step A Syringe configuration wizard o Figure 100 Syringe configuration step 1 Enter name You should now configure the inner diameter of the syringe The inner diameter of the syringe is required in order to calculate flow rates and dose quantities If you do not know the inner diameter you can alternatively define the inner diameter via the Scale length in mm and the volume it contains via Scale volume in ul The software then uses these values to calculate the inner diameter of the syringe In this step select how you want to configure the inner diameter of the syringe Figure below Depending on the selection you continue the configuration with point 3 or 4 Click Next to go to the next step neMESYS Plugin 141 A Syringe configuration wizard ter to calculate eter dire d Scale vo
151. ins functions that control program flow and the use of variables O Core Functions s r a a Interrupt Script Show Message y Create Variable Set Variable User Input Figure 69 List of core functions 6 9 2 Interrupt Script This function allows you to pause script execution The user may then continue the script at a later time 6 9 3 Show Message The Show Message function allows you to display a message to the user and optionally interrupt script execution It is well suited for applications that require an intervention by the user at certain times during the execution of a script When you run this script function the message is shown in a message window 96 Script System Figure 70 Message window and in the event log of the QmixElements software window Event source Event Show Message Attention please refill syringe manually Script execution interrupted Show Message Script execution interrupted Figure 71 Event log If several message functions have been executed the message window will always show the message of the last function All messages are displayed in chronological order in the Event Log Script System 97 6 9 3 1 Show Message Contiguration To configure the messaging function proceed as follows Attention please refill syringe manually v Interrupt script execution 2 ie o Information O Ab Warning 3
152. is within the plot area will allow you to adjust the displayed section of a graph by increasing zooming in or decreasing zooming out its zoom level Increase zoom level zoom in Decrease zoom level zoom out 19 6 4 Detining a Display Section The Zoom Tool allows you to directly select a specific area of the plot and increase its resolution To do this please proceed as follows see figure below Using the mouse left click and hold into the plot area to set the first corner of the zoom frame Move the mouse pointer to define the size of the frame as desired 356 Process Data Graph E Releasing the mouse button will finalize the size of the frame The selected area will be scaled to the current graph size zoom in Figure 19 10 Setting a zoom frame 19 6 5 Auto Fit amp Auto Scale The toolbar and the context menu both contain a number of tools to adjust what is displayed in the diagram in particular to ensure that all or specific data are visible Figure 19 11 Toolbar buttons for automated scaling Process Data Graph 357 The following possibilities exist Rescales the X axis to display all current time data values for a given process data resolution Rescales the Y axis to display all current process data values within a given time period Rescales both X and Y axes to display all currently available data Re activates auto scaling as long as data are being rec
153. ith the left mouse button on the function name in the header or you can click on the name with the right mouse button and select the context menu item Edit Function Caption see figure below Read Proacacc Mata Edit Function Captio r oh Figure 56 Showing Caption input dialog In the input dialog that now appears you can enter a new name for the function ry Function Caption vew function caption Cancel Figure 57 Function Caption input dialog The following example shows a short program with the default function names on the left side and the same program with own function names on the right side 80 Script System Default function names Application specific names Script function xy Create Variable F trge L Script function i amp Create Variable BE voltage Read Process Data E folage OmntdO1 Analog In 1 gt Actual Value E Read Analog 1 Voltage i Woltage OmadOl Analog In 1 A Weber RM Process all rows KB Counting Loop Loop cycles Rows HINT Enhance the readability understandability and maintainability of your scripts through the use of speaking application specific function names 6 4 3 Enter Comment In the comment field you can enter a comment that will allow other users to understand your scripts better and to follow the flow of execution easier Figure 58 Script function comment When you move
154. kwise rotation Move the vertical axis up or down A Moves the radius axis away from or towards to the centre of IMPORTANT Don t use the Space Navigator if the software moves the positioning system e g during active script execution in order to not interrupt movements rotAXYS neMAXYS Plugins 245 11 11 5 Positioning neMAXYS with Space navigator 11 11 5 1 Positioning X axis To control the X axis movement slide the Space Navigator s control in the desired direction Push the controller to the left to move the X axis leftwards and push it to the right to move the axis rightwards Figure 195 Positioning X axis with Space Navigator The speed of the axes can be determined by the strength of the deflection of the Space Navigator cap The harder you push or twist the cap the faster the axes are moving By a slight deflection of the cap you can very finely and precisely control axis speeds Q HINT The more you deflect the Space Navigator cap the higher are the axes speeds 246 rotAXYS neMAXYS Plugins 11 11 5 2 Positioning Y axis To move the Y axis towards the back of the device press the controller forward To move the positioning system towards the front of the device pull the controller towards you Figure 196 Positioning Y axis with Space Navigator HINT You can control both directions at the same time if you move the controller forward or backward and to the left or right
155. l is reached You can set the dosing module the fill level and the flow rate in the configuration area of this function 180 neMESYS Plugin 7 16 5 Stop Dosage You can stop an active dosing process of a module with this function 7 16 6 Switch Valve Use this function in a script to switch the 3 way valve of a dosing unit 7 16 7 Continuous Flow This function allows you to start a continuous flow of two pumps from a script To do this select the first dosing unit in the script configuration area of this function and then start the Continuous Flow Wizard to configure all parameters neMESYS Plugin 181 8 Qmix I O Plugin 8 1 Introduction The Qmix I O plugin is used to integrate various Qmix I O modules into the QmixElements software and for displaying I O channels of other devices like neMAXYS positioning systems or neMESYS syringe pumps The following modules are currently supported e QmixlO generic I O module e QmixlO B I O module with extensible bus terminals e QmixP two channel pressure measurement module VO Channels VO Channel E Actual Value Ly QmodO AO 1 i 0 500 V mM Omid AO 2 MG Qmixld AO 3 fe QrmodO DO 1 Om D0 2 QmixlO_Trigger_In_1 Figure 140 List of I O channels 8 2 List of I O channels All available Qmix I O channels are shown in the list of I O channels You can distinguish the different types of I Os Al analogue input AO analogue output
156. l names You can change the name of each channel at any time for example to assign a memorable name suitable for your particular application You may change a name by the following steps 1 Double click the name you want to change 2 The name is now highlighted in yellow Enter the new name figure below 3 Complete your entry by pressing the Return key Qmix I O Plugin 185 VO Channels Type VO Channel Or Actual Value ME Ominio AO 2 20 000 V js AD MO Qmo Ao3 0 000 V ro QmidO_DO 1 6 Figure 141 Changing a channel name 8 3 2 Activating the Contiguration Dialog In addition to customizing the name for most I O channels there are additional parameters that may be configured such as the scaling of analog in and outputs You will find these configuration parameters in the respective configuration dialog of each channel VO Channels Actual Value rr Ls WU v 0 000 V Figure 142 Opening the channel configuration panel To open the configuration panel right click on the respective channel name from the I O channel list and select the context menu item Configure I O channel figure above 186 Qmix I O Plugin 8 3 3 Contiguration Dialog In the configuration dialog you can configure all accessible parameters of an analog in and output channel OmixIO AQ 1 Measuring unit bar 5 w Restore default settings Linsar Equation y m n
157. lculate the maximum dosable volume Please enter the maximum piston stroke in the edit field below The maximum dosable volume will be calculated If you are not sure about the maximum piston stroke then measure the length of the scale thatis printed on the syringe and enter this value Piston Stroke 59 90 mm Calculated max dosable volume 1372 56 pl Next x Cancel Figure 103 Syringe configuration step 2 Piston stroke neMESYS Plugin 143 If syringes of different lengths are used in a multi syringe holder the syringe with the shortest piston stroke limits the range of travel of the drive When you have entered the piston stroke the software uses this and the inner diameter to calculate the maximum dosable volume 6 In this step you can define the limits for the maximum and minimum syringe fill levels Figure below In this way you can limit the range of travel of the piston by two additional software limits You can enter these parameters optionally in microlitres or millimetres You should use these values to limit the range of travel for example when using a syringe stirrer If you enter the value in one unit e g millimetres the value in the other unit e g microlitres is calculated by the software A Syringe configuration wizard With the minimum and maximum limit you can limit the travel range of the pusher on the neMESYS drive unit The limits are indicated by the two red markers in the syringe picture
158. list For this purpose proceed as follows 1 Double click in the table cell showing the valve position 2 Select the desired valve position in the selection box that now appears see Figure below 3 Confirm the selection by pressing Return key or click on another table cell to close the selection box 220 QmixV Plugin 3 Dacitinn P Reactor Valve 2 outlet i Tr Gs imi 4 N 1 inlet r Qmix 3 Figure 177 Switch valve position The valve is now switched into the new valve position 10 2 3 Naming valve positions You can give each valve position an individual name in the software and so configure the names of the valve positions to suit your application Perform the following steps to change the names of the valve positions 1 Make a right mouse click in the line of the table of the valve for which you want to rename the positions Valve Devices Valve Position ey Reactor Valve 1 2 outlet as Omi g F i Qmixv 3 Sample Column Figure 178 Open valve configuration QmixV Plugin 221 2 Select the Configure valve positions menu item in the context menu that is being displayed 3 A configuration dialog opens Figure below which consists of a valve selection box amp and the list of valve positions R Valve Configuration pan PE oe Omix 3 tJ 1 inlet i L 7 2 outlet d Figure 179 Open valve configuration 4 Double
159. lowing parameters 4 RM Test Input Dialog Enter value SInputValue 2 A E j Variable name needs to start with a sign ja Number Figure 78 Configuration User Input function Script System 107 El Label Text Here you specify a text that will be displayed to the user during the execution of the function above the input field as a label and explanatory text Variable In this field you specify the variable to store the value entered by the user Type You can specify the input type number or text here Depending on the selected input type the user input dialog accepts only certain values Test Input Dialog Clicking this button allows you to test the input dialog to check how the user will see the input dialog later during execution of the script function see figure below Label Text 108 Script System 6 10QFunction Sequences 6 10 1 Overview mpi tenet i a Function Sequences Counting Loop Conditional Loop Se Function Sequence fa ee Se Conditional Sequence Parallel Sequence Figure 79 List of function sequences The Function Sequences category contains various types of function sequences Function sequences are script functions that may contain a number of different functions When a Function Sequence is called all script functions contained within this sequence are executed
160. lume If you set the target volume to zero the pump will be working in flow mode i e the pump will work until manually stopped A negative volume causes a change in the rotating direction of the pump head Start the pump by clicking Start Dosage and stop it by clicking the same button again Pi The Dosed Volume info box will show the progress of the pumping process HINT The software treats a dosing volume set to zero as unlimited 262 Tubing Pump Plugin continual flow This is once started the pump will continue to operate until it is manually stopped by the user HINT You can switch between dispensing and aspiration by switching the sign of the entered flow or volume value Tubing Pump Plugin 263 12 4 Script Functions 12 4 1 Introduction The plugin offers a number of script functions which can be used to program automatic sequences or for time controlled dosing of liquids The following script functions are available Purp Volume Generate Flow Stop Pumping Figure 12 4 Pump script functions 12 4 2 Pump Volume With this function you can pump a specific volume at a precisely defined flow rate You can set all the parameters in the configuration area for example the dosing module the volume to be dosed and the flow rate You can also activate or deactivate the Run to completion parameter in the configuration area When Run to completion is activated the
161. lume ul Scale length mm an Inner Diameter mm Cancel Figure 101 Syringe configuration step 2 Select method 3 You configure the inner diameter of the syringe by entering the scale length and volume within this scale length Figure below To do this measure the scale with a suitable measuring instrument calliper gauge and read the volume shown on the inscription on the scale Then click Next to go to the next step and read further at point 5 4 You configure the inner diameter of the syringe by measuring it with a calliper gauge Then enter the value in the Inner Syringe Diameter field and click Next to go to the next step 142 neMESYS Plugin A Syringe configuration wizard Please measure the inner syringe diameter and then enter the walue in the edit I field below Inner Syringe Diameter 5 00 mm x Cancel Figure 102 Syringe configuration step 4 Enter inner syringe diameter 5 Now configure the piston stroke Piston Stroke of the syringe Figure below The piston stroke is the maximum length through which the piston can be moved in the syringe without it leaking and liquid emerging It is advisable to use the length of the scale on the syringe as the maximum piston stroke A Syringe configuration wizard x The piston stroke defines the maximum length you can move the pusher before it slips out of the tube The inner syringe diameter and the piston stroke are used to ca
162. mage file Save current image Adjust display size of image to completely fill image viewer area Resize image to match original pixel size Zoom in to image Zoom out of image Pan tool to move the currently displayed image section Draw rectangular measuring box Remove all measurement overlays 290 Image Analysis Plugin HINT You can also open image files easily via drag amp drop Simply drag an image file from your file system over the image analysis workbench and drop it there Image Analysis Plugin 291 14 3 Image Viewer 14 3 1 Overview The image viewer contains the following elements Figure 14 2 Image viewer 6 Tabbed list of available images Ruler with customizable dimensions 8 Display area 9 Zoom level status bar Scroll bars A new tab displaying the file name will be added for each opened image e g when you open an image file or take a screen shot using the camera The active tab is highlighted To close a tab left click on the cross icon that is displayed on the right hand side of every tab see figure below 292 Image Analysis Plugin actn jpg Figure 14 3 Closing a tab To easily access the most frequently used functions use the mouse and right click within the image viewing area This will open a context menu with most of the same buttons that are shown in the toolbar Fit on Screen Actual Pixels Zoom In foom Out Pan Tool M
163. mentation of the Qmix I O plugin In the following example we will show you how to connect a pressure sensor with the measuring range 0 5 V 4 5 V corresponds to O 20 bar The sensor is connected to analog input 1 We will now define a scaling for this pressure sensor To do this click with the right mouse button in the channel row and select the menu item Configure channel The following configuration dialog is then displayed A Channel Configuration mV T Caption Pressure 1 Measuring unit bar Restore a default settings Decimals 1 Linear Equation mx n Point 1 Point 2 Device value mV 500 4500 Scaled value bar 0 20 Device value mV Scaled value bar Cancel Figure 131 Example input scaling for pressure sensor In this dialog we configure the following values D we use a two point scaling neMESYS Plugin 171 i 2 we select a meaningful name for the channel Presssure 1 as unit of measurement we use bar O in the line Device value we enter the range of the analog input 05V 45V e G in the line Scaled value we enter the measurement range of the sensor 0 20 bar O in the area Scaling Test we can now test the scaling by manually entering values for the analog input by clicking OK we complete the configuration The measured pressure of the sensor is now displayed in the I O Channel window in bar see figure below VO Channels Typ E V
164. n Loads an existing device configuration Saves the created device configuration Saves the created device configuration using a new name Sets all devices of the created device configuration to simulated Starts the Device Configuration Wizard Creating Device Configurations 47 5 7 Device Configuration Wizard A Qmix Device Configuration Wizard Welcome to the Qmix Device Configuration Wizard Before you start configuring devices El Switch off power supply Cancel Figure 24 The Device Configuration Wizard The Device Configuration Wizard guides you through the integration of your devices into your device configuration You must execute the Device Configuration Wizard after e creating a new device configuration or changing an existing one e swapping devices or integrating a new device into an existing device configuration IMPORTANT Device configurations and devices belong together Always execute the Device Configuration Wizard if you want to change a device configuration or integrate a new device into an existing device configuration 48 Creating Device Configurations 5 8 Creating a sample device contiguration The following example describes the creation of a device configuration containing a neMESYS dosing module and a Qmix Q module 1 Left click on the neMESYS dosing module listed in the device list and hold down the mouse button 2 Drag the neME
165. n Capture current settings to be able to reset the camera to those parameters just prior to capturing another image at a later point Thus you can take images of different objects with completely different camera settings HINT You may select from different image formats by setting the appropriate file extension png or jpg Every image file name will be appended with a time stamp at the time of capture This is when you have defined the file name as Photo jpg the resulting file will be saved as Photo 20120921 154502 jog according to the syntax name_YYYYMMDD_hhmmss jpg 9 HINT You may capture images at set intervals to subsequently compile them to a stop motion movie using the Video Builder plug in 310 Camera Plugin 15 4 3 Start Video Recording In the configuration area you can configure all the video recording parameters Enter a unique name for this recording session in the input field Recording Session Name This name is required to stop the recording later with the Stop stop automatically when the script execution ends Video Recording function Recording Session Name Recording 2111230248 a Camera Setup Video Filename a nee e ee el E S ae To smera si m C Wsers Wwe Kindler Wideos QmixElements QmixElements_Camera awi a recording Frames per Second 15 Playback Frame Rate fps Figure 15 7 Configuration of Start Video Recording function 15 4 3 1 Configuring video settings
166. n Screen r Zoom Out 2555 Capture Image Figure 15 2 Camera Live Image window The camera s live image is displayed in a tool window that the user may move freely on the screen desktop via drag and drop of the window s title frame Thus the user can place the live image on a second monitor and may observe the live image whilst maintaining complete oversight and control over the software settings on the first monitor Toolbar Camera live image 302 Camera Plugin 15 2 2 Toolbar A variety of tools are available via buttons in the top part of the live image window so that you can adjust the displayed image or camera settings see figure below Capture Image Record Video Camera Settings Figure 15 3 Toolbar of the Camera Live Image window These buttons have the flowing functions Resize image to fit window to fit the image into the available display space Resize image to its native pixel resolution relative to the screen Increase digital zoom Decrease digital zoom Capture the currently displayed image Record video Record Video Camera Plugin 303 Opens dialog for configuration of camera settings 15 2 3 Adjust Zoom Level The digital zoom may be adjusted using one of three alternatives e Toolbar using the toolbar buttons will change the zoom between preset levels e Context menu a right click into the live image opens a context menu that contains the
167. n in the Controller Channels list You can identify the different types of channels cooling module Q heating module Q by the different signs in front of the module names see Figure above The list of controller channels is in a tool window that you can move freely at any time to another position in the graphic interface by dragging and dropping the title bar Qmix Controller Plugin 199 or you can move it out of the interface to become a separate window The channel list shows you all the available Qmix controller channels in tabular form The following columns are present e Controller shows the name of the controller module and indicates its type by a sign e On indicates by a green LED whether the controller is switched on or off Click the LED to switch the control loop on off e Setpoint contains the set setpoint of the controller channel e Actual Value shows the actual value 9 2 1 Channel types The following types of channels are currently supported Snowflake icon Qmix Q cooling modules Thermometer icon Qmix Q heating modules 9 2 2 Changing channel names You can change the name of a channel at any time and for example assign a name suitable for your particular application 200 Qmix Controller Plugin Controller Channels Controller On Setpoint 30K QMix Q Module 1 00 C oe Reagent Cooling 1 20 C 4 9 C n QMix Q 1 Reaction Loop 20 8 C N OMi Q 1 Reactor Zone
168. nd the quantities of liquid to be dosed or already dosed For optimal adaptation to the particular application the user can configure the SI units individually for displaying the flow rates and volumes for each individual dosing unit Proceed as follows to configure the units neMESYS Plugin 145 Reference Move Configure Syringe Configure empty flow rate Configure fill flow rate Select Volume Unit nl ul ml Nanolitres nl Select Flow Unit nls pls t 93 Microlitres ul Millilitres mil Figure 106 Selection of SI units Please make a right mouse click on an empty area in the operating panel to open its context menu PJ select Select Volume Unit or Select Flow Unit menu item to open the units submenu Then select the desired unit with a click 7 6 Carrying out Reference move The drives of the dosing units are monitored and controlled by a digital positioning unit You can make a reference move of the dosing unit to calibrate this positioning unit A suitable time for this is for example when a syringe is changed because the syringe has to be removed from the dosing unit in order to make a reference move During the reference move the dosing unit travels to its lower limit position and calibrates your zero position when it reaches the limit position i IMPORTANT Always make a reference move if you operate the pumps from another PC because the calibration data are stored on the PC and
169. nfiguration dialogue and are available when the application will be restarted 18 4 Start Stop of the Logging Process Use the relevant toolbar button to start and stop the data logging process Figure 18 9 Start stop of data logging A new data file will be created each time the logging process is started A time stamp with date and time will be added as a suffix to file name YYYYMMDD_hhmmss That means if the file name ProcessDataLog csv has been assigned by the user starting the logging process on November 05 2012 at 10 32 am and 9 seconds will create a logging file with the name ProcessDataLog_ 20121105 103209 csv This ensures that a new logging file with a unique time stamp will be created each time the logging process is started 344 CSV Data Logger Plugin 18 5 Log File Data Format The recorded CSV files have the following structure e Each CSV file consists of multiple data sets organized in rows and separated by line breaks e Each data set consists of a number of data fields columns that are separated by a specific character e g semicolon e The first column always contains the relative time point in seconds of the corresponding data set e The first row shows the channel labels as configured by the user A B C D Time 5 rotAxXYS2 gt Actual Position X QmixlO1 Dig In 1 gt Actual Value QMixOPluslReactorZone gt Actual Value 0 144 5 0 1 144 5 0 2 144 5 0 3 144 5 0 4 144 5 0 5 1
170. oduction to QmixElements Software 4 1 Initial Operation The first time the software is started a default configuration is loaded The software loads only its core without any device specific plugins The default configuration is active when you see the following startup screen figure below A QmixElements ELEMENTS O started the software with the def figuration QmixElements loads the default configuration if you run it for the first time if you have upgraded the software or after ftware failure To work with your dex need to start QmixElements with a valid device configuration peo Open Configuration Import Configuration Create Configuration Start Demo Select an existing device configuration Import a device configuration that has Create your own device configurations Starts QmixElements with a demo from the applications documents folder been delivered along with the with the graphical QmixElements Device configuration You can explore all You can load any configuration that you QmixElements installation disk Configurator features without connecting to a real previously imported or created device Figure 3 First start of QmixElements Startup Screen You have to install and load a device configuration in order to be able to control your devices with the software In the startup screen you can see all ways to load a valid device configuration Introduction to QmixElements Software 29 4 2 Open Con
171. of the device that you want to record For this double click into the respective filed within the column Property and select the device property from the opening list see figure below 340 CSV Data Logger Plugin A Data Logger Configuration aa ay Rotation Axis System w g Channel Property Label NS Actual Positio Vy rotaxys2 2 ie 2 EM QmedOl Dig In1 Actual Position X 9 2mpdO1 Dig In1 gt A ay rotAX YS Actual Position Actual Position Z rey Log Filename al CSV Separator OQmixElements Log ProcessDate a Semicolon w Figure 18 5 Selecting the device property that is to be recorded 18 3 3 Step 3 Channel Description In the column Label you can customize the description for each channel This label will be used as the column header of the csv file for the selected channel Channel Jevice Property Label Positia n m oe my as 7 e QmdOl Dig In 1 Actual Value QmdOl Dig In 1 gt Actual Value l OMix Q 1 Reactor Zone Actual Value OMmQPlusl ReactorZone gt Actual Value Figure 18 6 Customizing the channel label To do this double click into the respective table cell that is to be changed and insert the new description see figure above IMPORTANT Upon choosing a new device property a new channel description will be assigned automatically That is you should change the channel label only once the correct device property has been selected CSV Data Logger Plug
172. og In this dialog you can also select the desired syringe from a list of available syringes The following options are available here pump 2 5ml Steel Mid Pressure S 7 97964 60 0 3 0006 200 SYS High Pressure 10 0ml Steel Mid Pressure S 5 9753 60 0 2 0265 50 neMESYS High Press 25 0ml Steel Mid Pressure S 25 0 60 0 29 492 20 neMESYS High Press 3 50 0ml Steel Mid Press S 35 0199 60 0 37 7923 D neMESYS High Press 2 5ml Steel High Pressure S 7 97964 60 0 3 0006 510 neMESYS MidPress 5 0ml Steel High Pressure Stee 0 9753 60 0 5 67644 220 neMESYS MidPressure 10 0ml Steel High Pressure Stee 5 9753 60 0 2 0265 20 neMESYS MidPressure 25 0ml Steel High Pressure S 25 0 60 0 29 492 50 neMESYS MidPressure 50 0ml Steel High Pressure 5 35 0199 60 0 57 7923 25 neMESYS MidPressure Figure 99 Syringe selection dialog The list view amp displays all the syringes that you have previously created If the list contains a suitable syringe you can select it and close the dialog by clicking Apply Syringe Alternatively you can simply select a syringe by double clicking the syringe If the list does not contain a suitable syringe a new syringe can be created by clicking the Create 2 button Clicking the Edit button opens a window to edit the syringe parameters of the currently marked syringe You can remove a syringe from the list by clicking the Delete button A syringe can also be removed by pressing the Delete key On the left you will s
173. ol behaviour In practice T is often unknown but you can gradually approach to a useful result using the following procedure Set Kp Setpoint step decrease increase Actual value grows to fast or overshoots grows to slow control behaviour ok 4 increase integral share is decreased Setpoint step Actual overshoots value very long time until permanently reaching the setpoint value stable decrease integral share is increased Figure 171 Pl controller setting for a first order delay line 1 Initially create a new set of controller parameters as described in the section 9 5 2 Please choose the values for Sample Time Umi Umax und Udisabled according to the recommendations of the sections 9 8 3 and 9 8 4 Qmix Controller Plugin 215 Disable the differential and integral share by setting the controller time constants to 0 This leads to a simplified controller equation U K e Set a moderate value for the proportional gain Keep in mind that by means of K the control error immediately impacts the control value Choosing a too big value for K can drive the controller into saturation 2 Give a setpoint step to your control loop i e by changing the setpoint temperature from room temperature to 50 C and activating the control channel see section 9 2 4 and 9 2 3 3 Providing a first order delay line the actual value will behave according to the following figure ste
174. on Calculation variables save values that are calculated during operation 6 9 4 2 Calculating using Variables If you set the variable type to Calculation you can define an expression in the field Value that is to be calculated during run time This expression may include other variables to use their respective values Script System 101 Name TargetPosition ey Calculation w SInitialPosition i 4 5peed SInitialPosition TargetPosition MaximumFlow Figure 75 Defining calculation variables o HINT The auto complete feature will support you during entering a new expression by listing all previously defined variables HINT Click with the right mouse button in the input field and then select the context menu item Insert device property to directly access device process data values in the calculation 102 Script System 6 9 4 3 Operators The following tables summarize available operators and their syntax Arithmetic Operators Example Addition Sa Sb Subtraction Sa 1 Multiplication DoE oe Division a 10 Division and returning the remainder pa 6 5 Logical Operators Example Checks for equivalence LL 2 l Checks for difference gt gt Checks for Larger Than Toe Z lt Checks for Smaller Than 3 lt va gt Checks for Larger or Equivalent Sb 2 3 lt Checks for Smaller or Equivalent Sa S b amp amp Links two values with the logical AND true amp amp fal
175. on the target position the positioning system travels to the selected position The indicator of the current position then moves to the target position rotAXYS neMAXYS Plugins 233 11 5 4 Well positioning In this mode simply click in one of the existing wells to position As soon as you have clicked the target well the system automatically moves to the centre of the selected target well Ausqewahlter fielcontainer Gs Figure 185 Well positioning The selected target container is marked with a coloured marker 234 rotAXYS neMAXYS Plugins 11 6 Configuring Well Plates 11 6 1 Introduction The Positioning Map always shows the currently configured well plate You can configure new well plates in the software and assign it to a rotAXYS device To do this select the main menu item Edit gt Configure Well Plate see figure below QmixElements _ File Device View Window Help Activate Product Rey Ea Figure 186 Show well plate configuration dialogue The configuration dialogue for well plates appears This configuration dialogue is structured as follows see figure below i ay list of available well plates j configuration parameters of current plate graphical representation of the current well plate 11 6 2 Selecting an existing well plate If the list of available well plates already contains a suitable plate simply select it by clicking on it and confi
176. orded both X and Y axes will be adjusted dynamically to ensure all data are being displayed You may also activate auto scaling for X and Y axes individually via the context menu Pan Tool foom Tool Auto Scale X Activate auto scaling Scale Plot Show all curves Ei Export plot image pdf png jpg Ta Clear plot data Figure 19 12 Auto scaling toggle for X and Y axes i IMPORTANT Zooming or panning within the displayed plot section will deactivate auto scaling 358 Process Data Graph D 19 6 6 Show Hide Individual Curves To improve scaling and visibility you may show or hide individual curves To do this right click the desired item in the plot legend and select the desired function to either hide the corresponding curve only Hide Curve or all other but the corresponding curve Show only this curve as indicated in the figure below neMAXYS 1 gt Actual Position X neMAYYS 1 gt Achial Position Y OmixIO1 Analog I irrt Hide Curwe QmixIQ 1 Anal My i ot AL Dbl Vaile L QmixIO 1 Dig In 1 gt Actual Value Figure 19 13 Context menu legend item To revert to displaying all curves activate the context menu from within the plot area and select the menu item Show all curves see figure below Fan Tool foom Tool Auto Scale X Auto Scale Y Activate auto scaling Scale Plot Fi Export plot image pdf png jpg C E F a Clear plot data Pro
177. ou can also enable free mouse navigation mode To do this follow these steps 1 Click the middle mouse button within the positioning map 2 It is now displayed a navigation cross and the free navigation mode is activated rotAXYS neMAXYS Plugins 231 3 You can now move the mouse to scroll the visible area of the positioning map The further you move the mouse away from the on screen navigation cross the faster the positioning map is scrolled 11 5 2 Positioning modes The positioning map can be used in two different modes e Free positioning e Well positioning Switch between the two modes with the Positioning Map button in the k toolbar or with the context menu of the positioning map The current position of the rotAXYS device is indicated by a green cross on the positioning map Figure below Figure 183 Actual position indicator 232 rotAXYS neMAXYS Plugins i IMPORTANT In order to avoid collisions the vertical axis always moves automatically into its topmost position before travelling to a position 11 5 3 Free positioning Figure 184 Free positioning mode With free positioning you can travel to all positions within a permissible area The permissible area is indicated by a green border see Figure above When you move the mouse the potential target position 1 is indicated by a target cross consisting of two dashed lines When you click the left mouse button
178. ou can set all the parameters in the configuration area for example the dosing module the volume to be dosed and the flow rate You can also activate or deactivate the Run to completion parameter in the configuration area When Run to completion is activated the script execution is not continued until the complete volume has been dosed and the dosing process has ended If this parameter is not active the dosing is started and then the next script function is executed immediately This enables you for example to start a number of dosing modules almost simultaneously neMESYS Plugin 179 Dosing Module 4 neMESYS Starter 1 Run to completion 3 Figure 139 Dose Volume Script Parameter HINT All the dosing functions support the use of variables That means in all input fields marked with a coloured V in the script configuration panel e g flow rate and volume you can enter variables 7 16 3 Generate Flow This function is used to generate a constant flow rate In the Va G configuration area you can select the dosing module and set the flow rate If the Run to completion parameter is active the next script function is not executed until the module has stopped or reached one of the limit positions 7 16 4 Set Syringe Level j l You can use this function in a script if you want to reach a specific syringe fill level The dosing module then doses until the target fill id leve
179. ow a Select the LED Array device Select the bank the brightness of which is to be changed Device tuo ceLED LED Array 1 Bank J Brightness in 3 7 Figure 13 20 Set LED Bank Brightness script function Set the brightness 0 100 LED Array Plugin 283 9 HINT This function supports script variables Variables can be used in the Bank and Brightness field 13 12 4LED brightness function Set LED Channel Brightness oO O This script function can be used to set the brightness of individual LED channels To configure the script function proceed as follows O O see figure below Select the LED Array device Select the channel the brightness of which you want to set Device gus ceLED LEC Array 1 Channel Brightness in Figure 13 21 Set LED Channel Brightness script function Set the brightness 0 100 9 HINT This function supports script variables Variables can be used in the Channel and Brightness field 284 LED Array Plugin 13 12 5Group brightness tunction Set LED Group Brightness You can use this function to set the brightness of an LED group ina script controlled manner To configure the script function proceed ri O as follows see figure below Select the LED Array device Select the group the brightness of which you want to set a A ceLED LED Array 1 Group 7 Brightness in 74 000
180. r Additionally the following rules apply when naming variables Script System 87 C e Variable names have to start with the Dollar symbol and must not themselves contain a symbol e Only alphanumeric characters are allowed a Z 0 9 e Special characters such as amp are not allowed e Variable names must not start with a number 9 HINT You can display the contents of variables using the Show Message function e g to check the results of calculations 6 6 4 Visibility Range of Variables Scope The visibility range scope of a variable is that part of the program within which that variable is visible i e available Qmix scripts are trees with an essentially unlimited number of branches and levels a variable i e the value it returns is only visible i e available to be used at that level at which it has been defined plus all its sub levels The following example illustrates the scope of variables The scope of variable Sa is highlighted in red It is available throughout the entire script Script function Delay ge oor Show Message pe j Information Start mg boop 88 Script System Variable Sb on the other hand is only visible within a specific function sequence Further down still within the function tree the counter variable Si of the counting loop is only available to those functions that are added to within that loop Script function Show Message
181. r comment or function description E and function parameters Script System 85 Figure 62 Showing script function tooltip 86 Script System 6 6 Variables 6 6 1 Introduction The script system of supports the use of variables Within script programs variables serve as containers for calculated and device values Their values are generated during program execution from for example loop counts or sensor data Each variable is defined by a name Script functions that support the use of variables may then use the values stored in these containers e g to trigger value dependent events 6 6 2 Setting Variables Before variables may be used by a script such variables need to be defined There are two possibilities to setup variables 1 Explicit Variables are defined explicitly by the user e g via the function Create Variable see section 6 8 2 Implicit Implicit variables are created via functions that offer variables by default such as the counter of the Counting Loop function 6 6 3 Naming Variables There are some important requirements to keep in mind when naming variables Every variable is called within a program script via an essentially freely definable name This name serves to unequivocally identify that variable different names signify different variables The S prefix clearly identifies a name and its use as a variable The scripting system is case sensitive SVar is different variable than Sva
182. r outputting trigger signals example shown below Figure 128 I O interface neMESYS mid pressure pump V3 Depending on the device configuration the I O interface features digital inputs and outputs and or analog inputs All I O channels can be found in the software window I O Channels If this window is not visible you can show it by clicking the menu item Window gt I O Channels in the main menu see figure below neMESYS Plugin 169 File Device Edit View TR _ Style Selection Event Log Progress Script Editor Valve Devices Figure 129 Showing I O channel window Each I O channel has a unique name e g neMESYS 1 Analog In 1 which is composed of the pump name e g neMESYS 1 and the name of the channel e g Analog In 1 like in the figure below VO Channel C Actual Value neMESYS1 Analog In 1 0 mV neMESYS1 Analog In 2 0 mV neMESYS1 Dig In A 0 neMESYSL Dig In E 0 neMESYSL Dig In C 0 neMESYS1 Dig Out 1 neMESYS1 Dig Out D 1 Figure 130 neMESYS I O channels 7 13 2 Scaling of the analog inputs The analog inputs of the modules measure the input voltage in the range of 0 5000 mV For each channel you can specify a separate scaling This allows you for 170 neMESYS Plugin example to scale the voltage value of 0 5000 mV into a pressure value of 0 20 bar if you have connected a pressure sensor For details on configuring the channels or on scaling read the docu
183. rations 55 11 The Device Configuration Wizard displays the neMESYS dosing module configured successfully Left click Next to proceed T Qmix Device Configuration Wizard Configuration succeeded Configuration of neMESYS Dosing module succeeded Cancel Figure 31 Device configuration successful 56 Creating Device Configurations 12 The Device Configuration Wizard advices you to follow these instructions e Switch off power supply e Unplug the neMESYS dosing module from the base module e Left click Next to proceed re Qmix Device Configuration Wizard Finish configuration of neMESYS Dosing module Please follow these steps for safely finishing the configuration of the neMESYS Dosing module E Switch off power supply T Unplug the neMESYS Dosing module from yo Ur base mg d ule Click Wext to continue Cancel Figure 32 Unplug configured device Creating Device Configurations 57 13 Apply steps 9 to 11 to the Qmix Q module 14 On the next page check Import and activate new device configuration into QmixElements now Doing so QmixElements activates the new device configuration and restarts after finishing the Device Configuration Wizard rs Qmix Device Configuration Wizard a Finished device configuration Import and activate new device configuration into QmixElements now Cancel Figure 33 Activating device
184. re Version If you need to know the version of the installed QmixElements e g for service purposes select Help gt About QmixElements from the main menu see figure below rs About OmixElements Figure 12 Displaying the installed software version 36 Introduction to QmixElements Software 4 5 Overview of the Main Application Window The application window of the software consists of the following central components S Time stamp Figure 13 Overview of application Main window Main menu Toolbars can be freely positioned Sidebar for selecting workspaces can be freely positioned Controls of the selected plugin specific workspace Event Log 6 Status bar Introduction to QmixElements Software 37 4 6 Sidebar There is a button in the sidebar for activating each registered workspace Each plugin can register any number of workspaces However in most cases plugins register only one specific workspace Click the sidebar buttons to switch between the available workspaces 9 HINT The sidebar and all toolbars can be freely positioned and arranged within the periphery of the main window 4 Event Log Important events are shown in an event log Such events include instructions warning messages and error messages You can delete the event log by clicking the Clear Event Log button in the top right hand corner see figure Time stamp Event source Event 14 06 09 00 05 Show Messag
185. re has already been connected to the plugged devices the device configuration process can t be continued In this case the Device Configuration Wizard proposes to automatically restart the software and the Device Configurator Click the Yes button if you agree The device configurator cannot be used while QmimElernents ts connected to remote devices Please restart the application in order to run the device configurator Restart now Figure 41 Restart the Device Configurator 7 The device configuration process known from the previous section starts But this time the wizard proposes on the second page to exclude devices from the device configuration process that have already been configured Just check Skip configured devices Creating Device Configurations 63 A Qmix Device Configuration Wizard Skip configured devices You can skip configuration of devices that have already been configured This might be the case if you want to extend an existing configuration If you are not sure what to do leave it unchecked Skip configured devices Figure 42 Skip configured devices 8 The Device Configuration Wizard directly continues with the configuration of the newly added device Qmix V in this example 9 Just finish the Device Configuration Wizard the same way you would have done if you had created a device configuration from scratch see section 5 8 64 Creating Device Configurations Please follow
186. readable from your position Figure 191 Space navigator installation 242 rotAXYS neMAXYS Plugins 11 11 2Positioning rotAXYS with Space Navigator 11 11 2 1 Positioning rotary axis In order to position the rotary axis rotate the Space Navigator cap clockwise or counter clockwise Figure 192 Positioning rotary axis with Space Navigator The speed of the axes can be determined by the strength of the deflection of the Space Navigator cap The harder you push or twist the cap the faster the axes are moving By a slight deflection of the cap you can very finely and precisely control axis speeds Q HINT The more you deflect the Space Navigator cap the higher are the axes speeds 1 11 3 Positioning radius axis To move the radius axis slide the cap of the Space Navigator to the front or rear To move the radius axis to the outer radius press away the control element from you To move the radius axis to the centre of the rotation axis pull the cap to your direction rotAXYS neMAXYS Plugins 243 Figure 193 Positioning radius axis with Space Navigator 11 11 4 Vertical axis positioning To position the Z axis press down the cap or pull it to the top The Z axis is moved in the direction in which you move the control element of the Space Navigator Figure 194 Positioning vertical axis with Space Navigator 244 rotAXYS neMAXYS Plugins Rotates the rotary axis clockwise or counter cloc
187. red the continuous flow for a specific period of time stopping the dosing unit interrupts this period This means that when you restart the dosing unit the continuous flow resumes with the period of time still remaining at the time of the interruption If you have configured a total target volume for the continuous flow the volume remaining at the time of the interruption is dosed as from the restart 7 9 11 Interrupt restart continuous flow The continuous flow ends when the time set for the continuous flow has expired or the total target volume has been reached and both linked dosing units are stopped By left clicking the Start button a finished continuous flow can be restarted In this case the duration or total target volume are reset to their initial values You can leave the continuous flow mode and abort the running continuous flow by left clicking the Continuous flow button In this case a restart is not possible Figure below neMESYS Plugin 163 Figure 122 Restart or abort continuous flow 7 10Changing the flow rate You can change the flow rate of a running dosing task in all modes of operation Enter the desired flow rate into the flow field and confirm by left clicking the Start button see figure below 164 neMESYS Plugin R N gt i n 2 L Nemesys2 45000 Volume ul 51 037 Flow ul min 1518 074 Level ul 1409 099 Nemesys3 Volume ul 446 259 Flow ul min 29
188. relevant items to adjust the zoom level e Mouse wheel changes the zoom level smoothly Increase magnification level zoom in Decrease magnification level zoom out 15 2 4 Manual Capture Click on the toolbar button Capture Image to capture the currently displayed camera live image The captured image will be saved to the software s image viewer for further adjustments 304 Camera Plugin 15 2 5 Manual Video Recording If you want to record the current camera live image as a video simply press the Record Video button The video recording will remain active until you stop it by clicking the Record Video button again Video recording inactive Video recording active In the Event Log of the application you will get status information about the recording state and about the file name of the saved video file D 22 05 10 47 31 CameraVideo Started video recording into file C Users Uwe Kindler Videos QmixElements QmixElements_Camera_20130522 104731 avi Figure 15 4 Status information video recording The file name of each video file is extended with a time stamp that indicates the start of the recording E g the recording of the video file QmixElements_Camera_20130522 104731 avi started 2013 05 22 at 10 47 o clock i IMPORTANT The XVID codec is used for video recording If you want to play back the recorded videos with your media player it needs to support this codec or th
189. riable within QmixElements Script System 111 E Variable Type select the required variable type The selection will determine the kind of condition to be selected next Conditional operator this drop down menu lists all operators available for the set function type Conditional value the value or a variable that the variable from E is to be compared with Sample Configuration Basic Mode The loop condition to be checked against is whether a the variable SPosition is smaller than or the same as 25 000 31 SPOS ic iio Number eS UO S Ak The script editor shows the complete mathematical expression Script function Create y Fj PPPOA j Candthional loon Move XY Figure 81 Example for a Conditional Loop The resulting expression effects that the loop will be rerun as long as the value of the variable Position is smaller than or the same as 25 000 31 112 Script System 6 10 3 3 Configuration Advanced Mode Whereas the simple mode provides the user with a graphical interface the advanced mode allows to directly insert an equation with variable names and mathematical and logical expression BA Advanced Mode Figure 82 Configuration panel for conditional loops advanced mode The advanced mode provides a simple input box Here you can set the loop condition using Java Script expressions As shown in the example above you can insert rather complex mathemati
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191. river 3 2 Installing VCI USB Device Drivers The VCI USB device drivers are required for the USB connection to your device When you connect your device to your PC via USB for the first time or connect the device some time later to another USB slot Windows starts the Hardware Wizard automatically this detects a new USB device and installs the requisite drivers i IMPORTANT The installation procedure for the device drivers can vary slightly depending on the Windows version used Installation 25 ATTENTION Danger of data loss as a result of uncontrolled switch off procedures Always close the software before you switch off your device Only then are all settings saved correctly and the configuration data will not be lost 3 2 1 Installing VCI USB drivers tor Windows XP 1 The Hardware Wizard detects a new device at the USB port 2 The following dialog appears which you configure as shown in the diagram and confirm with Next Assistent fur das Suchen neuer Hardware Willkommen Es wird nach aktueller und aktualisierter Software auf dem Computer auf der Hardwareinstallations CD oder auf der Windows Update Website mit Ihrer Erlaubnis gesucht Datenschutzrichtlinie anzeigen Soll eine Yerbindung mit Windows Update hergestellt werden um nach Software zu suchen O Ja nur diese eine Mal Ja und jedes Mal wenn ein Ger t angeschlossen wird Klicken Sie auf Weiter um den Yorgang fortzusetzen
192. rked e Shown in live display as active peak intensity line 332 Spectroscopy Plugin TIP An excessive number of peak marks can impair your computer s iy 2 eo a r ara J performance Only a limited number of peaks will be displayed Figure 17 8 When peaks get marked Application example A peak will not get marked if it is located below the minimum peak intensity line o If the peak is located above the line the mark will be displayed The last peak does not get marked since the distance between it and its predecessor is shorter than the minimum peak distance If the minimum peak distance were exceeded the last peak would get marked as well ig e k s m pr TIP If an excessive number of peak marks affect your computer s performance please reduce the number of peak marks To achieve this increase the minimum distance and the minimum peak intensity or smoothen the spectrum 17 5 6 Acquisition Progress A progress bar is displayed below the control elements if the integration time rises to 500 milliseconds or above i IMPORTANT Initially the progress bar will stay at 100 if the scans to average value is larger than 1 Once the calculated average spectrum is Spectroscopy Plugin 333 displayed the progress bar will restart at 0 If the integration time drops below 500 milliseconds the progress bar disappears 17 6 Saving Spectral Data Save your spectral
193. rm the selection by clicking the OK button in the configuration dialogue rotAXYS neMAXYS Plugins 235 A Well Plate COnN inn Add Well Plate Delete Well Plate Ag A Spee E Sa A Columns 3 fe Cavity Size 40 85mm Default Yellow 1 Green Cavity Height 10 76 mm Rows J A Circular Cavities Row Spacing 35 99 mm i Color orange Figure 187 Configuration dialogue for well plates 11 6 3 Creating a new well plate To create a new well plate perform the following steps 1 First you need to configure the well plate geometry in the Well plate geometry panel You can configure the number of Rows and Columns and the space between rows Row Spacing and columns Column Spacing You will find the required data in the data sheet of the well plate 2 Next configure the geometry of the cavities in the Cavity geometry panel Define the size of the cavities Cavity Size and their depth Cavity Height Use the selection field Circular Cavities to determine whether the new plate should have round or square cavities 3 Finally define the colour of the new well plate Choose the desired colour in the Color selection box If the right colour is not available select the entry More The application shows a colour selection dialogue see figure 236 rotAXYS neMAXYS Plugins below that allows you to select any colour A Select Color Basic colors Add to Custom Colors 0O Green 8 Blue 255
194. rs of each single channel For this you can either choose from a list of predefined PID parameter sets or create new parameter sets To access the controller 204 Qmix Controller Plugin parameters selection choose Se ect PID parameters from the controller channel context menu F Channel Configuration E sS i Scaling am LL a Create PID Parameter Set Sa Delete selected entry Proportional U Sample p U min U max anp PID Parameters Caption isabled I Parame iTS ae Gain disabled Time ms Qmix Q Default 3 i 0 100 0 500 Figure 161 Selecting a control parameter set From the table of predefined control parameters select one parameter set by left click and finish configuration by clicking the OK button The table already contains default controller parameter sets for different Qmix devices like Qmix Q Qmix Q or Qmix TC or certain accessories i e syringe heating or tube heating HINT For optimum adaptation to the controlled systems in your application you can create your own parameter sets with controller parameters Qmix Controller Plugin 205 9 5 2 Creating a set of controller parameters By selecting the Create PID Parameter Set button D you create a new set of controller parameters see figure below You can then edit the individual values of the parameter set u Sample disabled Time ms PID Parameters Caption OQmix Q Default Qmix Q Default Figure 162 Creatin
195. s and the two parameters just set the third box Duration s will show the length of the final video Video Builder Plugin 319 In addition the software offers the possibility to de shake stabilize the video sequence 9 HINT Video sequences e g of images captured from microscope camera can be stabilized using the de shaker function IMPORTANT The de shaking step will increase the time for building a video 16 2 3 Step 2 Start Video Assembly Start the assembly process by clicking on the Build Video _ button This will open a dialog box that is to define the target directory and the name of the video file Processing will start immediately thereafter _The assembly process may take several minutes in e ees particular when a large number of images is to be processed Processing may be continued as a background task by activating the Move to background feature of the Qmix Elements plug in This will close the Video Builder dialog and allows you to continue to work with the Qmix Elements application 320 Video Builder Plugin If a process is being carried in the background this will be indicated in the status bar of the main application window see figure below F LifeCellStudio unknown File Device Edit View Window Help a SE E SE O Core Functions Script Configuration N Microscope Not connected Deshaking video You will be notif
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197. s to be grouped together Check each channel to be part of this group and confirm your selection by clicking OK a Check Al LEDArrayl Channel 04 gt LEDArrayl Channel 05 LEDArrayl Channel 06 LEDArrayl Channel 08 gt LEDArrayl Channel 09 LEDArrayl Channel 10 FDA rral C hannel 11 OK Cancel Figure 13 6 LED group configuration dialog 13 5 3 Controlling LED groups You can change the brightness of an LED group with the slider or by entering the brightness value in the input box e see figure below Figure 13 7 LED group control With the check mark in the upper left corner you can switch all LED channels in this group on off simultaneously 272 LED Array Plugin 13 6 Configuring Standby Timer The LED Array has a standby timer functionality This means all sectors of the LED Array are automatically switched off after the last action of the user in the software and after the standby time is over Every change in parameters in the software resets the standby timer and reactivates the array IMPORTANT The standby timer value is saved in the LED Array l e even if the connection to the PC is lost the LED array is switched off after the standby time is over To configure the standby time click with the right mouse button on a blank area in the LED array control panel to display the context menu Then select the menu item Configure Standby Timer figure below
198. scribes a situation that may be dangerous If this aspect is not avoided light or minor injuries as well as damage to property could result 22 Introduction 3 Installation 3 1 Installing the Software i IMPORTANT In order not to impair time critical control processes of the QmixElements software no other computation intensive applications should be executed on the controller PC i IMPORTANT Install the QmixElements software device drivers before connecting your device via USB to the PC To install the software insert the QmixElements CD ROM into your CD DVD drive or plug the QmixElements USB stick into a free USB port Then start the file QmixElements_Setup exe from the CD or USB stick The Installation Wizard then leads you through the installation of the QmixElements software and the hardware drivers i IMPORTANT Under Windows you need to be logged in with administrator rights in order to be able to install the hardware drivers The Installation Wizard now leads you through the installation of the software Installation 23 T QmixElements Setup E o og D R Welcome to the QmmElements Setup Wizard This wizard will guide you through the installation of OmixElements It is recommended that you dose all other applications before starting Setup This will make it possible to update relevant system files without having to reboot your computer Click Next to continue ELEMENTS
199. script execution is not continued until the complete volume has been dosed and the dosing process has ended If this parameter is not active the dosing is started and then the next script function is executed immediately This enables you for example to start a number of dosing modules almost simultaneously 264 Tubing Pump Plugin Volume 0 007000 Run to completion 4 Figure 12 5 Pump Volume Script Parameter 9 HINT All the pump functions support the use of variables That means in all input fields marked with a coloured V in the script configuration panel e g flow rate and volume you can enter variables 12 4 3 Generate Flow d flow rate If the Run to completion parameter is active the next This function is used to generate a constant flow rate In the configuration area you can select the dosing module and set the script function is not executed until the module has stopped or reached one of the limit positions 12 4 4 Stop Pumping You can immediately stop an active dosing process of a pump with this function Tubing Pump Plugin 265 13 LED Array Plugin 13 1 Introduction Press the button LED Array in the side bar to switch to the operating window workbench of the LED Array plug in figure LED Array below A QmixElements Figure 13 1 LED Array work bench The workbench contains a separate control panel for each connected LED array device
200. se Links two values with the logical OR Sa b lt 5 Links a value with the logical NOT Crue ialse String Operators Example Assembles two strings or texts 6 9 4 4 Operator Hierarchy text Sa The operators are ranked by a predefined hierarchy When complex calculations are to be carried out which combine a number of different operators these operators will be resolved according to the following order 1 rank 2 rank amp amp Script System 103 3 fank t Arak lt S gt 2 5 rank gt 6 rank 3 7 rank 8 rank Parentheses allow you to influence the hierarchical order in which the various operators are executed according to your needs 6 9 4 5 Examples for the use of Calculation variables Example 1 Adding two variables a and b and storing the result as a third variable c Name c Value Sa Sb Example 2 Multiplication of the variable Speed with 5 and storing the result as the same variable Name SSpeed Value S Speed 5 Example 3 Connecting the two Boolean variables SwitchedOn and CheckOk with the logical AND and save the result as the variable TurnOn Name S TurnOn Value SSwitchedOn amp amp SCheckOk 104 Script System 6 9 5 Set the Value of a Variable With Set Variable you can assign a new value to an already existing variable The configuration of the variable is equivalent to the function Create Variable
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203. sired initial value 8 7 3 Set Analog Out ag With this function you can write a value from a script to an analogue output channel Select the analogue channel in the configuration area and then configure the analogue initial value 196 Qmix I O Plugin that is to be set during the subsequent execution of the function This function supports the use of variables This means that instead of a numeric value you can insert a name of a variable into the field Va ue This variable will then be set to the analog output value when the script is run figure below This variable may then subsequently be used for calculations or to carry out value specific functions _ gt OmixIO AQ 1 Y STestvoltage Figure 154 Analog output variable configuration Qmix I O Plugin 197 9 Qmix Controller Plugin 9 1 Introduction The Qmix Controller plugin is used to integrate the Qmix controller modules into the QmixElements software The following modules are supported e Qmix Q thermoelectric cooling module e Qmix Qt two channel heating module e Qmix TC tow channel controller module for external heating cooling systems i e for connecting syringe heating Controller Channels Setpoint Actual Value 0 0 C 4 8 C vix Q Module 2 QMix Q 1 Reaction Loop vix Q 1 Reactor Zone Figure 155 Controller Channel list 9 2 Controller Channel List All Qmix controller channels are show
204. t it to a device property in this case the variable STemperature is connected to the analog input value of the device QmixIO1 AI 1 to access the input of the controller EJ The controller must be called cyclically in a fixed time interval For this you should use a loop In this case use a conditional loop Conditional Loop with the loop condition 1 The condition 1 is always true and the loop runs forever and never stops except the user stops program execution manually Now create a PID Control function within the loop As control variable Setpoint enter a fixed value e g 50 C Use the property variable STemperature as the process variable Actual Value Input Enter the variable name SHeatingPower in the field Control Value Output to save the output value into this variable Script System 131 Ey Now you can pass the control loop output value that is stored in the SHeatingPower variable to the analog output function Set Analog Out Via this output the heating power is adjusted in this case 6 Inside the loop you need to place a Delay Function to insert a defined delay time of one second This time determines the frequency with which the control algorithm is called and hence the dt that is used in the algorithm for the calculation of the control parameters Now you have built a control loop that reads the current temperature via an analog input computes an output value in the PID control function which is then
205. th their respective colors Here you can toggle between whether or not a curve is being displayed 9 Toolbar Here you find buttons to configure the data logging to start and stop the recording and to navigate the display Tool buttons lineup This contains essentially the same tool shortcuts as the toolbar 19 2 Toolbar Opens the configuration dialog of the graphic process data logger Toggles the recording of process data Panning tool to move the currently displayed section of the graph Draws a zoom in frame to enlarge a desired area of the graph Auto scales the Y axis to fit all process data on the screen Auto scales both X and Y axes to fit all process data on the screen Activates auto scaling during a recording both x and y axes are i Auto scales the X axis to fit all process data on the screen continuously rescaled to fit all process data on the screen 348 Process Data Graph 19 3 Contiguration Dialog 19 3 1 Overview Figure 19 2 Toolbar data logging Use the toolbar button shown above to open the configuration dialog Property o QmixlO1 Ana og O1 v J A YVC A ps he 1 A YVC A e p sof neMAXYS1 Actual Position Y neMAXYS1 gt Actual Position Y a QmrdOl Analog O1 w S loa Out 3 3 QMix Q 1 Reactor Zone Actual Value QMixQPlusl1 ReactorZone gt Actual Value 2 i O g Ut 9 Qmido1 Ana o QmidO1 Analog Out QmidOl Analog In 1 Actual Value QmidO1
206. ting Loop e Qmix 0 Se Function Sequence Parallel Sequence Show Message Figure 50 Script Pool Expanded view 2 of individual category functions 74 Script System 6 3 Script Editor 6 3 1 Introduction The Script Editor is used for the graphic programming of scripts The following items are numbered in the figure below Toolbar is for loading saving and controlling the sequence of scripts Function tree shows a treelike program structure The currently executed function is highlighted in green When you select a function by clicking it is highlighted blue Script Editor e amp Script function rh Set Sy ee vel i counting Loop Figure 51 Script editor panel Each single function is displayed in the function tree in a separate line In this line all the important function parameters are visible for you see figure below Script System 75 i Conditional Sequence Fi Figure 52 Single function in the Script Editor On the left side you will find the graphic icon of the function Immediate right of the icon at the top d you will find the function name Status information can be found to the right of the function name For many functions these status information are visible only during the execution and are subject to change Directly below the function name is a summary of all important function parameters that you h
207. tly read specific process data of a certain device PJ setpoint specifies the setpoint value or desired value of the process variable being controlled You can enter a fixed value like 50 C or you can pass the value in a variable Script System 125 Control Loop Parameters specify the proportional gain K integral time Ti and derivative time Tp parameters of the controller and thus directly affect the control characteristic of the controller 9 HINT You can use the PID control function to implement a P PI or PD controller by simply setting the unneeded PID gains to 0 Controller Output This section groups all settings for the the controller output Control Value Output returns the control output of the PID algorithm that is applied to the controlled process l e if you implemented a temperature control loop the Control Value Output would be the heating power that must be generated from the heater Enter a variable name of a variable that can store the output value or use a Device Property Identifier to write the value directly into a device property of a certain device Control Value Output Min controller output L Max controller output U a Figure 92 Enter process data identifier via context menu With the parameters Umax and Umin you limit the range of the controller output If you e g control the heating power via a 0 5 V analog output then enter O for Umin and 5
208. u to navigate to the folder containing your image files Open the folder by clicking on Choose 318 Video Builder Plugin A Select image folder Gw i lt Windows 7 64Bit C temp gt Organisieren Neuer Ordner E Bilder Name Anderungsdatu E Dokumente cm Git a Musik j Subversion F Videos I mows 24 04 2013 14 18 d vstabl 23 04 2013 23 34 Ji vstab4 23 04 2013 16 45 dJi vstab3 23 04 2013 09 19 vstab2 wy 23 04 2013 08 28 d gtlabb_videostab 20 04 2013 09 17 es vstab 15 04 2013 14 05 ie A E QmixSDK 10 04 2013 13 20 di rotanys 20 03 2013 10 15 Wind T 64Bit C a a di Ventilbilder 01 03 2013 11 01 G Uwe Kindler E SS k Ordner vstab2 2 Ordner ausw hlen Abbrechen Figure 16 2 Select directory containing individual image files 16 2 2 Step 2 Video Assembly Parameters The box Video Parameters is to configure the parameter settings for the image assembly process Skip Frames Duration 5 0 s 43 2 3 You can set the following parameters Frames s configures the frame rate i e how many images are to be shown per second Skip Frames set the number of images that are excluded from the video If this value is set to zero all image files will be used if set to one for instance every other image will be skipped and thus only every second image will be used to assemble the video Based on the number of available image
209. ual t channels you can use the Set Analog Out function from the 1 0 Functions category Analog Output 0 LEDArray 1 Channel 01 on off Value 35 Figure 13 24 Set Analog Out script configuration Select the relevant LED channel from the configuration menu Analog Output 1 and enter the brightness value 0 100 in the Value field tes wo HINT This function supports the use of variables i e you can enter in the Value field the name of the variable instead of a value which contains the brightness value at the run time of the script see figure below LED Array Plugin 287 14 Image Analysis Plugin 14 1 Introduction This plug in allows you to view edit and save images using the most common image file formats PNG JPG In addition you can use it to e zoom in and out of images e easily navigate within an image e measure the dimensions of details of an image F LifeCellStudio unknown File Device Edit View Window T F r actin jpg 4 Not connected Figure 14 1 Image Analysis work space The work space of the Image Analysis plug in can be activated using the button Image Analysis in the side bar If no picture has been loaded or taken yet this work space will be empty The user interface of the plug in consists of two main elements the toolbar 2 Image Analysis Plugin 289 and the image viewer 14 2 Toolbar Open i
210. ugin 18 CSV Data Logger Plugin 18 1 Introduction The data logger plug in provides the user with a powerful tool to record any of the data provided by connected devices in a user defined time interval Data are written into a file of the CSV format CSV comma character separated values This text file format is commonly used to save and exchange simply structured data te a HINT CSV files can be opened and worked with in spreadsheet applications such as Microsoft Excel if the correct value separating and decimal sign has been used 18 2 Contiguration Dialogue 18 2 1 Open the Configuration Dialogue Figure 18 1 Toolbar for data logging When the data logging plug in has been loaded the toolbar will display two additional buttons for the configuration of the logging of data and to start stop the logging process o CSV Data Logger Plugin 337 18 2 2 Overview Data Logger Plug in Once the data logging configuration has been activated the following configuration dialogue will be displayed y g Channel Device Property Label QmdO1 Dig Out 1 Actual Value QmpdO1 Dig Out 1 gt Actual Vale 2 Qmiml01 Dig Out 1 wj Switched On Qmiml01 Dig Out 1 gt Switched On Acalea S U r QmixlO1 Dig In 2 Actual Value QmixlO1 Dig In 2 gt Actual Value t neMAXYS1 QmixV 1 rotAXYS1 Actual Position X rotAXYS1 gt Actual Position X Q mixV 2 mn QmrdOl Analog Out 2 Actual Value QmixlO1 Analog O
211. umed until the configured date and time has been reached i IMPORTANT Please note that the Wait until function can only be correctly executed once If the script is executed again and the time point thus lies in the past this function will simply be ignored In other words date and time of a Wait until function must be re configured before restarting a script so that an effective delay can again be executed 6 11 4 Start Timer The Start Timer function starts a specific timer If you already have started a timer you can use the Wait for Timer function to wait for the expiration of this timer To configure a timer enter a unique name for the timer Timer Name and the period till timer expiration Timer Running Time 118 Script System If this function is called with the name of a timer that has already been started that timer is restarted with that configured Timer Running Time 6 11 5 Wait tor Timer FR The Wait for Timer function interrupts script execution until the A gt specified timer has expired A timer with the configured timer name must have been started before via the function Start Timer If no timer has been started or if the timer with the given name has already expired program execution will continue without interruption With the two above functions Start Timer and Wait for Timer it is very easy to execute functions at fixed intervals For this you can for example run a function
212. urrent XY position as target position parameter to the script editor Adds the script function Move Z with the current position of the Z axis as target position parameter to the script editor Immediately stops the movement of all axes of the positioning system Activates deactivates the lift axis safety stroke If it is active then the Z axis moves to a Safe height before each movement in the XY plane Sets the current Z axis position as safe height If the safety lift feature is active then the positioning system moves to this height before each movement in the XY plane rotAXYS neMAXYS Plugins 227 is Configure zero angle the zero angle is never crossed by the axis system and it is the start and end point of the 360 rotation range 11 4 Control Pad 11 4 1 rotAXYS With the 6 way control pad you can manually position all the axes of the rotAXYS positioning system Rotate the rotary axis counter clockwise Rotate the rotary axis clockwise Move the radius axis away from the centre of rotation increase radius Move the radius axis toward the centre of rotation decrease radius 228 rotAXYS neMAXYS Plugins Move the vertical axis up and down 11 4 2 neMAXYS With the 6 way control pad you can manually position all the axes of the neMAXYS positioning system Moves X axis to the left Moves X axis to the right Moves the Y axis toward the back of the device Mov
213. ut 2 gt Actual QMix Q 1 Reactor Zone Ee as ANS OS n e eee QmbdOl Analog Out 3 Actual Value QmpdOl Analog Out 3 gt Actual QMix Q 1 Reaction Loop QMix Q Module 1 3 os E QMix Q Module 2 W Q mixlO1 Analog In1 DAD Figure 18 2 Configuration dialogue for data logging The configuration dialogue contains the following elements E Device List displays all devices or modules that provided recordable data The filter selector above is to limit the list to specific device types e g valves Logger Channels lists all channels that may be recorded by the logger CSV File Configuration allows the user to set various settings for the data logging file 338 CSV Data Logger Plugin 18 2 3 Overview Table Logger Channels Channel Device operty Label 1 ay rotAxyS2 a rotAAyS2 gt Target Reached AN QmpdO1 Dig In 1 Actual Value QmpdQ1 Dig In 1 gt Actual Value amg m am 7 E a r am m P 1 mj j a r OMix Q 1 Reactor Zone Actual Value OMixQPlusl Reactor one gt Actual Value Figure 18 3 Logger channel table columns The table Logger Channels shows the configuration of the process data logger Each row in that table corresponds to one column in the recorded csv file The following columns may be recorded e Channel shows the channel number of the corresponding channel e Device contains the device name for which the data will be recorded and its device icon
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215. ve path in reference to your current script If you move the current or the original script to another folder you need to adjust the script link accordingly 6 10 5 Conditional Sequence A Conditional Sequence provides the user with a number of script functions the contents of which will only be carried out if the condition set in its header is true If the condition is not true at the time when it is tested the function s contained within that conditional sequence will be skipped Spelled out the Conditional Loop function reads as follows If the condition is true carry out the function s contained within that sequence else continue after that sequence The configuration of the Conditional Sequence is analogous to the configuration of the Conditional Loop as described above in Section6 10 3 2 Script System 115 6 10 6 Parallel Sequence gt The script function Parallel Sequence allows the concomitant execution of functions or function sequences The configuration of this script function is identical to the configuration of a normal function sequence In contrast however to a standard function sequence the individual functions are not executed sequentially but in parallel In other words when executing this function all direct child functions start simultaneously The parallel sequence finishes only after all parallel child functions have been completed Thus the function is suitable for execution
216. will be assigned automatically Therefore the channel label should be changed after the device property has been selected 352 Process Data Graph 19 4 4 Deleting Channels In order to delete one or multiple channels from the Plot Curves list first you have to mark the respective channels using the computer mouse Now you may use either the keyboard s Delete key or select the relevant item Delete Selection from the right click context menu Channel AO rotaxys2 D rotAxYS2 Delete Selection Del Delete ore S actor Zone You may also delete the entire list in a single step by using the Clear Logger item Ea Clear Logger of the context menu 19 4 5 Step 4 Defining the Recording Interval Log Interval 0 15 Figure 19 7 Configuration of the data logger interval The Log Interval input box in the Logger Configuration section is to define the time interval at which data points for all channels are to be recorded The minimum resolution is 0 1 seconds i IMPORTANT Choose a log interval that is as large as possible and as small as necessary in order to minimize the amount of data that needs to be recorded and transmitted by the system Process Data Graph 353 The configuration will be saved and reloaded automatically upon exiting the Plot Logger Configuration dialog 19 5 Start Stop Data Logging The data logging process may be started stopped via the relevant button in the toolbar
217. x Q Module 2 C Configure scaling QMix Q 1 Reaction Loop p PID Select PID parameters vii LP E m Od f QMix Q 1 Reactor Zone C Create user channel Figure 165 Open controller channel creation dialog By right clicking the control channel list and selecting the button Create user channel you open the dialog for creating control channels In the configuration wizard that is displayed now proceed as follows D QmixElements Control Channel Configuration Please choose the devices and device properties for control loop input and output Controller Input Controller Output D Device mo QmixIO_AO_1 Property Actual Value Property Actual Value Next gt X Cancel Figure 166 Selecting input and output values of the controller channel Select the device that provides the measurement value controller input of the controller 208 Qmix Controller Plugin Pselect the device property that is used as measurement value Elselect the device that provides the control value controller output of the controller Pselect the device property that is used as control value Ectick Next in order to proceed The final page of the wizard allows configuration of controller channel parameters as described in section Selection and configuration of controller parameters You complete the control channel creation by clicking the Finish button Q HINT You can change the controller parameters at any later time and
218. y access additional actions figure below Move Up Ctri Up Move Down Ctrl Down Co py Ctrl C Faste Ctrl V Delete Del Expand all Collapse all Clear Script Run From Here Figure 54 Script Editor context menu 5 TIP To start script execution at a specific function from within a script click the right mouse button on the function of choice and select Run From Here from the context menu 78 Script System 6 4 Script Configuration Area 6 4 1 Overview The configuration area contains all controls for configuring the script function that is currently selected in the Script Editor Script Configuration Loop Cydes Counter Variable 4 Figure 55 Script Configuration Area The configuration area consists of header with the name of the currently selected function input and control elements of the function comment box to enter any commentary The input and control elements 2 are different for each script function But all functions provide some common controls like the function caption Ed in the header and a comment box at the bottom of the configuration area Script System 79 6 4 2 Changing Function Caption In the header of the configuration area you can change the caption of the function It allows you to use talking function names that make it a lot easier for you or third parties to read and understand your scripts later To change the function name you can either click w

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