Setup contains a restricted form of the wizard to guide the user through setting up a new physical firefly instrument. You should not need to access these functions unless requested by a reliance service engineer, or in response to error messages generated by your instrument.
NOTE: SPT Labtech does not recommend that Administrators should enable Setup access for users as standard. This privilege should be limited to users with knowledge of liquid handling automation.
The first screen shows the instrument configuration. This screen is read-only. Select Next to
continue.
The next screen shows the instrument registration details. You can change the instrument name or description. If you do, when you save the change, your firefly will reboot.
The third screen shows the comms status of firefly's internal connections. If there is a problem with any of these, an x will be shown in place of the tick. If you see this, contact reliance. Only use the Retry function if advised to do so.
The final screen shows the Look Up Tables (LUTs) / Correction Tables. These are generated by performing test moves for the heads, the grippers and the decks, to confirm their positional accuracy.
IMPORTANT: If you see the screen below, for the Generate LUTs option, your instrument has not been fully set up. Contact reliance for assistance. Do not try to use the instrument.
If all the positional checks were last run successfully, you will see something like this. Take no further action if all the checks were successful.
If any of the axes are in error, there will be an X for the check status for that axis, and error information. In this case, reliance service engineers may advise you to regenerate the LUTs.
1. Select Generate.
2. Check the instrument is clear of labware, and select Ok, when prompted.
CAUTION: If firefly is not clear of labware, the moving heads and decks could collide with it and be damaged. Do not run Generate Correction Tables until the instrument is clear.
3. While the checks are running, you will see a busy symbol.
4. When the LUTs have been regenerated, you will see the record of the positioning tests which
have just been run.