Layout files provide an easy way to identify incoming samples with customer information, link them to your incubated plate and pair them with the reported results. Their structure as csv files, makes it simple to integrate with your LIMS integration system and provide automation control in your laboratory.
Layout files can be used to upload multiple sample descriptions at the same time for all wells via your layout panel in the Incubation page. You can also create a standardized layout template that will always be used for future tests, if for example, you always place positive and negative controls on the same wells on the plate. In this article, we will discuss:
- Creating layouts and understanding their structure
- Loading layouts via the incubation interface
- Make a template for your default layout
Creating Layout Files
As we have introduced in section ‘2.2 Cell data Panel’ of the incubation Tab 🔗, you can indicate directly on the plate interface the layout of a given plate by clicking on each cell, indicating if they are control samples and giving sample descriptions. It's possible to do the reverse — you can create your own custom layout files externally and upload them directly to your device. As DAS can read layout files that are configured in a standard way, you need first to get a template csv file that will reflect the correct format for your DAS on your local computer.
You can quickly generate layout templates directly through your device's interface following the steps below:
- Indicate the position of known negative and positive milk controls in the layout table using the checkmarks and provide any additional description
- Add a name for this layout in the text field next to the 'Save' button
- Press ‘Save’.
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