TABLE OF CONTENTS
Contents
1. INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................................................ 3
1.1. NAME AND SERIAL NUMBER................................................................................................................... 3
1.2. INTENDED USE........................................................................................................................................ 3
1.3. INTEGRATED SOFTWARE......................................................................................................................... 3
2. FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................................ 4
2.1. MAIN ELECTRONIC PARTS OF THE ANALYZERS....................................................................................... 4
2.1.1. Counting chamber with electrodes and measuring aperture........................................................ 5
2.1.2. HGB Head .................................................................................................................................... 5
2.1.3. Cell counter Amplifier Board........................................................................................................ 6
2.1.4. Control and Measurement Board (COMB) with Dimm-PC core.................................................. 7
2.1.5. Dimm-PC* Module....................................................................................................................... 8
2.1.6. Configuration and ID E2PROM board (IDEPROM).................................................................... 8
2.1.7. Pneumatic and Power Board (PPB)............................................................................................. 9
2.1.8. Optical boards for stepper motors................................................................................................ 9
2.1.9. Valve boards................................................................................................................................10
2.1.10. Pressure Sensor ...........................................................................................................................11
2.1.11. Digital Reagent Sensor Board .....................................................................................................11
2.1.12. Graphic LCD Display and Keyboard Controller with integrated High VoltageModule.............12
2.1.13. Keypad.........................................................................................................................................13
2.1.14. External Power Supply ................................................................................................................14
2.2. MAIN MECHANIC AND FLUIDIC PARTS OF THE ANALYZER .....................................................................15
2.2.1. Sample rotor ................................................................................................................................16
2.2.2. Sampling needle...........................................................................................................................16
2.2.3. Wash head....................................................................................................................................16
2.2.4. H&V moving unit.........................................................................................................................17
2.2.5. Main Dilutor................................................................................................................................18
2.2.6. Micro Dilutor...............................................................................................................................19
2.2.7. Puffer reservoir............................................................................................................................19
2.2.8. Pump............................................................................................................................................19
2.3. ASSEMBLED ANALYZER........................................................................................................................20
2.3.1. Abacus 4.......................................................................................................................................20
3. OPERATION OF THE FLUIDIC SYSTEM............................................................................................24
3.1. FLOW DIAGRAM OF MEASUREMENT.......................................................................................................25
3.2. INITIALIZATION OF THE FLUIDIC SYSTEM..............................................................................................28
3.3. SAMPLING PROCESS...............................................................................................................................28
3.4. LYSEEO DILUTING PROCESS .................................................................................................................30
3.5. DILUTING PROCESS ...............................................................................................................................31
3.6. LYSING PROCESS ...................................................................................................................................32
3.7. COUNTING PROCESS ..............................................................................................................................33
3.8. CHAMBER DRAINING PROCESS...............................................................................................................34
3.9. CLEANING PROCESS...............................................................................................................................35
3.10. SHUTDOWN PROCESS.............................................................................................................................35
4. ADJUSTMENT ...........................................................................................................................................36
4.1. MECHANICAL SETTINGS ........................................................................................................................36
4.1.1. Opto wheel setting .......................................................................................................................36
4.1.2. Sampling needle setting ...............................................................................................................37
4.2. HARDWARE SETTINGS ...........................................................................................................................37
4.2.1. Amplifier offset setting.................................................................................................................37
5. CHECKING THE PROPER OPERATION.............................................................................................38
5.1. SELF TEST OF ABACUS 4........................................................................................................................38
5.1.1. Self test Screens ...........................................................................................................................38
5.1.2. Normal range of Self Test parameters Abacus 4 .........................Hiba! A könyvjelző nem létezik.
