Bruker BEST User manual

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BEST
Barcode Reader
Installation Manual
004

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This manual was written by
Volker Reiß
© July 13, 2004: Bruker Biospin GmbH
Rheinstetten, Germany
P/N: Z31545
DWG-Nr.: 1252004

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Contents
Contents .............................................................. iii
1 Introduction ............................................................ 5
1.1 General ............................................................................... 5
2 Adjusting the Z-Tower Height ................................ 7
2.1 General ............................................................................... 7
2.2 Hardware ............................................................................ 7
2.3 Software .............................................................................. 8
3 Mounting the Barcode Reader................................ 9
3.1 Mounting the Barcode Reader on the Gilson Liquid Handler . 9
3.2 Connecting the Power Supply ............................................ 12
3.3 Connecting the Serial Cable .............................................. 12
4 Software................................................................ 13
4.1 General ............................................................................. 13
4.2 Defining the Barcode Reader ............................................. 13
4.3 Programming the Barcode Reader ..................................... 15
5 Barcodes............................................................... 17
5.1 General ............................................................................. 17
5.2 Label Size ......................................................................... 17
5.3 General Barcode Information ............................................. 17
5.4 Matrix ID ........................................................................... 18
5.5 Matrix Type ....................................................................... 18
5.6 Barcode Positioning ........................................................... 20
5.7 Examples .......................................................................... 22
Figures ................................................................ 25
Tables .................................................................. 27

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Introduction 1
General 1.1
This manual will guide you through the installation of the barcode reader for the
Gilson Liquid Handler.
The installation process consists of three steps:
1. Changing the height of the Gilson Z-tower.
2. Mounting the barcode reader on the Gilson Liquid Handler.
3. Defining the barcode reader in the software.
These steps will be explained in the upcoming chapters.

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Adjusting the Z-
Tower Height 2
General 2.1
Before the barcode reader can be used with the Gilson Liquid Handler´s robot
arm, the working height of the Z-tower must be changed.
Hardware 2.2
The barcode reader set contains two black anodized (i.e. has a black eloxation
layer) adjustment cylinders (one with a height of 127 mm, one with a height of 175
mm), which aid you in mounting the Z-tower at the correct height. The 175 mm ad-
justment cylinder is used for the adjustment when cooling racks are used. In either
case the appropriate value must be set up in the Gilson Control Software.
Be sure that you have the correct adjustment cylinder (black anodized). The
original gray cylinder has a height of only 124 mm and this may cause prob-
lems when reading barcodes!
The first step in modifying the working height of the Z-tower is to turn the power off
and remove all the racks from the Gilson Liquid Handler´s bed. Move the robot
arms to the center of the bed as shown in "The Gilson Liquid Handler" on page
8.
To achieve the 127 mm (or 175 mm when using a cooling rack) height, loosen the
screw on the back of the Z-tower and pull the Z-tower upwards slightly. Place the
black anodized adjustment cylinder between the bottom of the Z-tower and the
floor of the Liquid Handler´s bed. Lower the Z-tower until it sits on top of the ad-
justment cylinder. The scale should then show the value 127 mm (or 175 mm
when using a cooling rack). Tighten the screw and remove the black anodized
adjustment cylinder.

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Figure 2.1. The Gilson Liquid Handler
Software 2.3
The new height must also be entered in the Gilson Liquid Handler software. Refer
to the corresponding Gilson Liquid Handler manual to set up this value.
Z-Tower
XY-Robot Arm
Rack
Bed

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Mounting the
Barcode Reader 3
Mounting the Barcode Reader on the Gilson Liquid Handler 3.1
1. Mount the barcode reader on the barcode reader bracket using the 2 M3x8
hexagon screws, as shown below:
Figure 3.1. Mounting the Barcode Reader to the Bracket
2. Mount the barcode reader bracket on the Z-tower of the Gilson Liquid Handler
using the two M3x10 cylinder screws. Ensure that you mount the bracket just
under the top plate of the Z-tower cover. There should not be a gap between
the Z-tower cover and the bracket (as shown in Figure 3.2.).
2x M3x8
Hexagon
Screws
Barcode Reader Bracket

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Figure 3.2. Mounting the Barcode Reader Bracket
3. Affix the two adhesive fasteners to the Z-tower arm as shown in Figure 3.3.
and fasten the barcode reader cable to them using the two plastic strips.
The lower cable socket should be placed about 20 mm above the motor and
the upper socket about 20 mm below the upper end of the Z-tower.
Cylinder
Screws
No gap!
Side View