Luminex xPONENT 3.1 Rev 2 (IVD) User Manual
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FIGURE 9.
Plate Layout Tab
This tab contains the following:
• Plate Image - This is a representation of the plate. Each well appears as a circle on the
grid. Well commands appear in the appropriate circles as you assign them to wells on the
plate.
• Command Sequence - Contains the command sequence for the active plate. The list
includes all active wells, the type of command (Unknown, Standard, Control, Background,
or assigned maintenance command), ID, and dilution factor. Double click the ID field to
type an ID. Double click the Dilution field to type a dilution factor.
A command’s ID and Dilution fields have a blue border around them if they can be double
clicked to type information.
• Move Command - These arrows move a selected command up or down in the Command
Sequence list, changing the acquisition order.
• Import List - Opens the Open dialog box to import an existing command sequence list.
• Replicate Count - Defines a quantity of replicate sets from one to nine.
• Grouping - Selects the sequence in which the replicates are laid out in plate wells. The
options are:
• 123123123. . . Lays out one of each replicate set at a time in numerical order.
• 111222333. . . Lays out all the replicates in a set before moving on to the next set in
numerical order.
You can assign the following well commands. Each command is associated with a color. You
can click and drag to highlight a series of wells, click a column or row header to highlight the
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