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Chapter 1: Introduction

SEAL-IT 100 Device Driver User Guide

Introduction1

This chapter introduces Velocity11 device drivers and provides some basic procedures that are needed to use them.

A Velocity11 device driver is software that plugs into VWorks or

BenchWorks software to allow them to control a specific device.

Before reading this guide, you should be familiar with the VWorks or BenchWorks software user interface. Information about using VWorks or BenchWorks software can be found in the VWorks Version 3 Automation Control User Guide or BenchWorks Automation Control User Guide.

To set up and use Velocity11 device drivers, become familiar with the content in this guide as well as the guides for the devices that use VWorks or BenchWorks software.

This chapter contains the following topics:

❑“Who should read this guide” on page 2

❑“About Velocity11 user guides” on page 3

❑“What this guide covers” on page 5

❑“About devices” on page 6

❑“About device drivers” on page 7

❑“Installing device drivers” on page 9

❑“Adding devices” on page 10

❑“About diagnostics” on page 11

❑“Opening diagnostics” on page 12

❑“About profiles” on page 15

❑“Setting the properties for a device” on page 16

❑“Adding and linking Sub Process tasks” on page 19

❑“Using JavaScript to set task parameters” on page 21

❑“About reader output files” on page 22

❑“About device initialization” on page 25

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Contents July VWorks3 and BenchWorks SEAL-IT 100 Device Driver User GuideCopyright 2007 Velocity11 Contents Table of Contents Introduction1 Related topics Who should read this guideJob roles About Velocity11 user guides Where to find user information Online helpAbout this topic To open the online helpPrinting and searching More information Also read What this guide coversDriver version What this guide does not coverDevice file defined About devicesDevice defined About device drivers What functions do the device drivers provide? Related topics IWorks interfaceTo install device drivers Installing device driversProcedure Click the Device Manager tab Adding devicesTo add devices to a device file Select File Device File Save About diagnosticsBackground To open Diagnostics Opening diagnosticsIf you are using VWork3 or BenchWorks software Related topics Profiles defined Stored settingsAbout profiles To set the general properties for a device Setting the properties for a deviceBefore you start Setting general properties Setting location properties Setting teachpointsOpen the Device Properties Teachpoint for robot robot’s name. Choose a fileSetting the Use linked location To link the Sub Process task to the correct sub-process Adding and linking Sub Process tasksSub Process task defined Adding a Sub Pipette Process Editor, select the Sub Process link icon To link a Sub Process task to a deviceWhere scripts are written Using JavaScript to set task parametersOutput file Plug-in defaultAbout reader output files Example Profile default output file name Filename suffixesOverriding output file names with tasks About device initialization Homing motors Setting profile parametersIntroduction SEAL-IT Workflow Workflow for configuring the SEAL-ITCreating a SEAL-IT 100 profile Open ABgene SEAL-IT 100 DiagnosticsBefore you start To create a SEAL-IT 100 profileRelated topics To set the Seal Plate ABgene SEAL-IT 100 task parameters Setting SEAL-IT 100 task parametersSetting Seal Plate SEAL-IT 100 task parameters Managing profiles To manage SEAL-IT 100 profiles Managing SEAL-IT 100 profilesOpen SEAL-IT 100 Diagnostics Operating the SEAL-IT 100 with diagnosticsBefore you start Sealing and trimming a plate To initialize the SEAL-ITProfiles tab