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Mar 1, 2002 11:37 am
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Stephen, I've had my eye on two different reader that may be of use. They are both configured to perform resonance Raman scattering, but may provide you with ...
Zach Pitluk
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Mar 6, 2002 1:58 am
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I am interested to know how to create a GUI in Visual Basic 6 that lets me open and close instrument control software. The purpose is to create simplified and...
Zach and Stephen, When you say "probes," I think you are asking about the actual optical fibers, or whatever, which sample the cuvette or well. Dr. Lutz...
G. S. Hudson
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Mar 6, 2002 6:18 pm
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Compile the program as an activeX exe, shell it using SHELL and access its properties and methods as an activeX object. One method would be the END method...
Miguel Maccio
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Mar 6, 2002 6:19 pm
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hi Zack, This is Ariela from Beckman...How are you? I used to work for JY Horiba. Although they do make Raman spectrometers, those are not FT (Fourier...
ariela1000@...
Mar 6, 2002 6:19 pm
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Get a copy of Dan Appleman's "Visual Basic Programmer's Guide to the Win32 API" ISBN 0-672-31590-4 and keep the CD in your PC at all times. :) You can use...
LRIG folks: Has anyone figured out how to make the TiterTek Mutidrop 384 skip columns when adding? We'd like to add one cell line in even columns and another ...
John Beutler
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Mar 6, 2002 6:20 pm
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... Jost: Visual Basic has the Shell, AppActivate and SendKeys functions but they are not considered reliable. For example, they should work 80, 90, perhaps...
kebaldwin@...
Mar 7, 2002 2:46 am
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I am curious what experiences people have had with different curve-fitting tools used for IC50/EC50 determinations. I am mostly interested in tools that can...
matthew.smicker@...
Mar 7, 2002 8:14 am
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Hi Jost- Some instrument control software programs may have an interface to do exactly what you are describing. The most common methods that I have seen are...
matthew.smicker@...
Mar 7, 2002 8:15 am
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Matt, We use MDL's Assay Explorer for our curve fitting. It is a complete package that is an extension from their previous Excel add on. I don't know if you...
James LaRocque
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Mar 7, 2002 2:53 pm
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Jost, I am not a VB programmer, but I have read your post with interest. Perhaps it might be helpful if you told the group what type of instrument (s) you are...
depending on the target programs, you may want to consider encapsulating it in an ActiveX wrapper. if the vendor is uncooperative, there are various programs...
Since I am being greeted with scepticism, here are the direct links to the product pages JY Horiba- ...
Zach Pitluk
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Mar 7, 2002 3:00 pm
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Hello, Take a look at this. http://www.thescarms.com/VBasic/StopProcess.asp Also a _very_ good book on calling win32API stuff from VB is Dan Appleman's book:- ...
Jost I have ask some colleagues on this as I know we have done something similar in the past. The response is attached. (not that I understand it!) Hope this...
Shariff, Mr A J
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Mar 7, 2002 9:13 pm
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Bio-Tek Instruments recently introduced the uFill 96-/384-well reagent dispenser which can skip rows as you've described. This feature can be programmed from...
Jason Greene
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Mar 8, 2002 2:37 am
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Perhaps I could suggest OVERLORD for these control applicatione. It comes with 80 drivers and an option of Visual Basic for Applications. We have over 80...
MJCatPAA@...
Mar 8, 2002 2:37 am
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Thanks, Jason. Does this mean that the older 384 models can't do it, or can't do it easily? Our unit has a RS-232 port on the back, but the manual is not real...
John Beutler
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Mar 8, 2002 5:45 pm
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My interest in lab automation is mostly in connecting instruments to a computer, sometimes several instruments to make them work in a coordinated way. I use...
John- Is this the Titertek Multidrop using the Titertek stackers? If so you can't add to odd/even rows automatically. You can do it manually with any ...
matthew.smicker@...
Mar 9, 2002 1:19 am
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A bit late answering this..... ... I think soft stop is a common term. It refers to class 2 stop in CE machine directive terms, compared to class 0 which means...
John, We have been using LabVIEW here for a few years! We too found it good for the general interfacing of equipment. As you say, one good thing about LabVIEW...
stephen_r_hill@...
Mar 11, 2002 2:22 pm
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John, To follow up on Matt Smicker's post, Zymark isn't the only manufacturer of stack-based robotic systems that can access the Multidrop. Hudson Control...
Sean Conway
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Mar 11, 2002 2:49 pm
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Matt, Thanks for your message. As you mention, XLfit is IDBS's curve fitting and statistics package. It is a standard Excel XLA, which allows it's use within...
I am looking for a recommendation for some compound tracking software. We do not have an automated storage and retrieval system and we are currently using...
John I would also like to throw Hamiltons hat into the ring, we have integrated several multidrops with the Hamilton SWAP in Europe. Indeed Labsystems actually...
