Luminex FLEXMAP 3D Hardware User Manual - Manual (Page 32)

Pollution degree 2
Operating temperature: 15°C to 30°C (59°F to 86°F)
Operating humidity: 20% to 80%, noncondensing
Shipping and storage temperature: 0 to 50°C (32° F to 122° F)
Shipping and storage humidity: 20% to 80%, noncondensing
Temperature control: Maintains samples using the heater block at a constant temperature from 35°C
to 60°C (95°F to 131°F), +/- 1°C of setpoint.
Altitude: Operation up to 2400 m (7874 ft.) above mean sea level
Automatic transfer of assay protocols and new reagent information into the system using a large
capacity read/write DVD
Automatic sampling from a 96- or 384-well microtiter plate, beginning from any well position
Automatic real-time analysis
Analyzes multiple assay protocols per microtiter plate
Barcode reader entry of sample IDs
System initialization: < 45 minutes (including laser warmup, required software procedures, and weekly
calibration)
System verification: 5 minutes
FLEXMAP 3D warmup: 30 minutes. A system that remains inactive for at least four hours requires a
warm-up to restart the lasers. The system resets the four-hour internal clock after acquiring the
sample, running system calibrators, running system controls, or warming up the instrument.
Produces sound pressure levels below 85 dBA
Electronics
USB 2.0-compatible communications link for fast data transfer
Input voltage range: 100-120 V~, 6.0 A, 50/60 Hz or, 200-240 V~, 3.0 A, 50-60 Hz
Optics
Reporter channel detection: A/D resolution 16 bits
Reporter channel dynamic range: ≥ 4.5 decades of detection (verified with beads dyed with high levels
of organic dyes)
Reporter laser: 532 nm, nominal output 15.0+5%/-0% mW, diode-pumped; mode of operation,
continuous wave (CW); maximum output power 50 mW
Classification laser: 638 nm, nominal output 12.0 to 12.5 mW, diode; mode of operation, continuous
wave (CW); maximum output power 15 mW
Reporter detector: Photomultiplier tube, detection bandwidth of 565 to 585 nm
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