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automate.it - Luminex Plate Reader

	Background
		Process Analysis & Automation supplies a range of software products, hardware products and completely integrated laboratory automation systems. OVERLORD features support for the Luminex plate readers and their associated software packages that are supplied from the following manufacturers: Luminex, ACS and Bio-Rad. Bead plate readers are key components in some analysis systems, offering the final data capture stage of a manual or automatic sample preparation scheme. PAA offer a completely integrated system and automated Luminex system and can we can offer integration with the instrument control and data handling software packages offered by Luminex, Bio-Rad and ACS. When the plate reader is a key part of the automated system, the selection of the correct plate reader for the system is very important. Also it is often a requirement to automate an existing Luminex plate reader, PAA can assist you in this type of project, please see upgrading existing equipment or download application note Upgrading Equipment (LA233).

	The Automated System
		The supplied systems have been built around Caliper (Zymark) Twister I and Twister II laboratory robots. These have been used to load the microplates with the treated beads via a barcode reader and a Kendro (H & P) shaker to the plate reader. The unique OVERLORD control method or SDK/Active X methods allow full control of this unusual plate reader. These integrated Luminex plate readers have been integrated in a number of laboratories of a major international pharmaceutical company.

	Available software for automated Luminex workcells
	The table below should help a user determine the available software for an automated workcell. All the instrument types below have been integrated into at least one system using OVERLORD.

			Device	Control method
			Applied Cytometry Systems (ACS) STarSTation software	OVERLORD SDK interface/Active X
			Bio-Rad Bio-Plex software	Internal OVERLORD Control
			Luminex Version 1.7 software	Internal OVERLORD Control
			Luminex Version 2.2/2.3 software	Luminex API

	General Information
	Controlling a workcell with OVERLORD, More... Instruments that can be controlled with OVERLORD, More... Putting a system in a safety cabinet, More... Which robot can I use, More... Integrating a system, More... or download System Integration (LA223) Automating plate readers, download Automation of Plate Readers (LA242) Upgrading Equipment to full automated workcell, get Upgrading Equipment (LA233)

More information about the Plate reader(s) (beads)

Choose an application note

No	Title	Description	Click to see this application note
LA315	Bio-Rad Bio-Plex with a *automate.it* SCARA robot	Automated Bio-Rad Bio-Plex plate reader with a *automate.it* SCARA robot	LA315
LA217	Bio-Rad Bio-Plex with Twister I robot	Automated Bio-Rad Bio-Plex plate reader with a Twister I & H&P shaker	LA217
LA214	Luminex 100 with AB stacker	Automated Luminex plate reader, AB stacker with Firepower data analysis	LA214
LA243	Luminex 100/ACS plate reader	Automated Luminex plate reader	LA243
LA215	Luminex 100 with *automate.it* SCARA robot	Automated Luminex plate reader, *automate.it* SCARA with Firepower data analysis	LA215
LA216	Luminex with Twister I robot	Automated Luminex plate reader with a Twister I & H&P shaker	LA216
LA242	Plate Reader Automation	Automate plate readers from GE Healthcare, Molecular Devices, PerkinElmer, Tecan and Thermo Labsystems	LA242

Choose a news item

Title	Date	Click to see this news item
Planet XMAP 2007 PAA on Bio-Rad booth	01/10/2007

Choose a publication

Document	Description	Click to see this download
"Automating the Bio-Rad Bio-Plex plate reader"	Automation of a Bio-Rad Bio-Plex bead plate reader
"Luminex, Robotics & All That Stuff"	Paper describing the use of automation with the Luminex 100 bead plate reader with the ACS software.

Choose an technical note

No	Title	Description	Click to see this technical note
LATN115	How do I setup a Luminex 100 instrument ?	Setting up a Luminex 100 instrument with v1.7 software	LATN115

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