Multichannel Systems PPS2 Manual - Manual (Page 6)

Peristaltic Pump Manual
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2 Installation and Operation
2.1 Welcome to the PPS2 Peristaltic Perfusion System
The peristaltic pump PPS2 with software control is developed for the perfusion of
biological samples. The pumps are driven by stepper motors providing a very long lifetime
without maintenance. The durable brushless motors are extremely reliable, show very
constant rotation speed, are vibration free and have low electromagnetic emission. These
characteristics make the PPS2-System an ideal choice for electrophysiological experiments.
The device consists of two independent peristaltic pumps, one perfusion (inlet) pump
for delivering perfusion solution to the sample, and one waste (outlet) pump to remove
dispensable solution. The droplet isolator chambers avoid pulsation artifacts and allow
optical fluid control.
If you need more than two channels you can connect several PPS2-Systems in serial.
Each pump can still be controlled separately.
The flow rate of the pumps vary between 0 to 30 ml/minute. Other flow rates are available
on demand, please contact MCS.
The PPS2 is a highly flexible system which can be controlled in different ways:
 The pump velocity and the flow rate can be controlled from a connected computer
via USB connection and the included software PPS2.
 In future versions it will be possible to control the PPS2 with the LTP-Director software
from Multi Channel Systems MCS GmbH. Please see chapter “Software Control”.
 Additional analog and digital inputs allow to operate the PPS2 pump via external
inputs, for example from a stimulus generator STG.
 It is also possible to operate the pump without software control, via touch screen
on top of the device.