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Microplate Barcode Labeler User Guide - Agilent Technologies

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10<br />

Chapter 2: VCode orientation<br />

VCode <strong>User</strong> <strong>Guide</strong><br />

About the VCode<br />

Product description<br />

The VCode Bar Code Print and Apply Station prints bar code labels and<br />

applies them to any side of a microplate. As bar code labels can include<br />

human readable fields, this allows both humans and lab automation<br />

systems to track individual microplates as they move through a lab<br />

process.<br />

label example<br />

Ways to use the<br />

VCode<br />

A VCode can be used:<br />

❑ As a stand-alone instrument<br />

❑ As part of a Velocity11 ® lab automation system<br />

❑ As part of another company’s lab automation system<br />

Use as a stand-alone<br />

unit<br />

When the VCode is set up as a stand-alone unit, it is connected to a<br />

computer that runs two types of software provided by Velocity11:<br />

❑ PlateTag software for performing batch labelling runs<br />

❑ VCode Diagnostics for testing and setup<br />

When used for batch runs as a stand-alone instrument, you place a plate<br />

on the plate stage, press the green button to perform the print-and-apply<br />

operation, and then replace the plate with the next one.<br />

Use as part of a<br />

Velocity11 lab<br />

automation system<br />

When the VCode is set up as part of a Velocity11 BioCel ® or BenchCel ®<br />

lab automation system it is run by two types of software:<br />

❑ VWorks or BenchWorks software for performing batch labelling<br />

runs<br />

❑ VCode Diagnostics for testing and setup<br />

When used with the BioCel or BenchCel, plates are automatically<br />

moved to and from the VCode by a robot.<br />

Use in another<br />

company’s lab<br />

automation system<br />

When the VCode is set up as part of another company’s lab automation<br />

system, it is controlled by third-party software for automated printing<br />

and applying.<br />

Through the third-party software you may be able to open and use the<br />

Velocity11 VCode Diagnostics.<br />

When used as part of another company’s lab automation system, plates<br />

are automatically moved to and from the VCode by a robot.

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