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Hamilton Venus Software User Interface Options
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User Interface Options
User Inputs – Why?
To enter method parameters• Pipetting volumes• Number of samples to process• Worklist to use
To check the deck is loaded correctly
• Correct sample in the correct position
• Enough tips for the run
To start the correct method
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User Interface Options
1. Standard User Interfaces
2. Custom User Interfaces
3. ASW Standard GUIs
4. Excel Spreadsheets
5. Method Manager
6. Application Launcher
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User Interface Options
Standard User Interfaces
User inputs
Inputs allow user to enter:• Integers and real numbers
with default, max and min values
• Text, e.g. user name• a file path e.g a worklist
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User Interface Options
Standard User Interfaces
User outputs
Icon options:• information message
• warning message
• warning query
• error message
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User Interface Options
Standard User Interfaces
User outputs
Button options:• OK• Cancel• Abort• Retry
• Ignore• Yes• No
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User Interface Options
Custom User Interfaces
Highly customisable:• Images• Buttons• Check boxes• Radio buttons• Group boxes• Text inputs• Numeric inputs• File path inputs• Drop down lists
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User Interface Options
Custom User Interfaces
Highly customisable:• Various limits can be set to the
user inputs, e.g. use of standard expressions
• The visibility of inputs can be conditionally set
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User Interface Options
ASW (Application SoftWare) Standard GUIs
Highly customisable:• Images• Check boxes• Radio buttons• Text inputs• Numeric inputs• Filepath inputs
Customisable examples
available as part of install package
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User Interface Options
Excel Spreadsheet
• Custom interfaces can be created in Excel• Excel is opened by the Venus software• The user fills in the information then saves and closes the file• The Excel file is then read by the Venus software
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User Interface Options
Method Manager
• A graphical user interface for selecting which methods to run
• Useful when there are many methods on the system, as they can be categorised into different folders, e.g. Genomics or Drug Discovery
• Provides information on the details of the method, the layout and any extra relevant information
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User Interface Options
Method Manager
• Clear and easy to use• Select icon and colour for each
group• Enter the details of the method
and any extra information useful to the user
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User Interface Options
Application Launcher
• A graphical user interface for selecting which methods, or programs, to run
• Clear and easy to use• Useful when there are only a
few methods on the robot• Customisable
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User Interface Options
Application Launcher
Select:• Icon configuration• Style• Visibility• Animation speed• Icons