Microplate Barcode Labeler User Guide - Agilent Technologies
Microplate Barcode Labeler User Guide - Agilent Technologies
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.