Hudson Robotics SoftLinx 5.0 - Manual (Page 40)

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remove the source plate, target plate, or both, before starting a new pick.
In this case, instrument variables can be used to make decisions within the protocol. The Rapid Pick has
two variables which can be checked to see the status of the plates being worked on.
RapidPick.Colonies - Denotes the number of colonies remaining on a source plate. If this value is zero,
remove the plate.
RapidPick.EmptyWells - Denotes the number of spaces left in a target plate that are yet to be filled.
When a decision needs to be made, the use of a conditional statement is generally required. Place a new
conditional statement on the canvas. Enter the following condition:
When this statement shown is set to true, then the conditional statement's true branch will activate.
Replacing the source plate will consist of the following steps:
- Replace the lid of the used source plate.
- Move the used source plate to a "used source stack".
- Move a new source plate to the source location on the RapidPick.
- Remove the lid from the new source plate.
Place the replace lid step, move plate steps, and remove lid steps into the true branch of the conditional
statement. Do not place anything in the false branch.
The resulting conditional statement should resemble something like this: