Name | Value |
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NAME | LA DOWN |
MENU TEXT | Download a load list to an Instrument. |
UPPERCASE MENU TEXT | DOWNLOAD A LOAD LIST TO AN INS |
ROUTINE | LADOWN |
DESCRIPTION | This option invokes an instrument specific routine to take a load list MUST be carefull in management of the load list for the instrument. At this time all cups that are on the load list will be sent, so care must be taken to see that only accessions that should be sent are built and that after sending the load list is unloaded and these accessions are not built to the load list when setting up the load list for the next run. Tech notes: This is done in a two pass operation. 1. This pass gets the accession and tests from the load list and builds records for the instrument that are stored in node 2 of the and prepare it for sending (downloading) to the instrument. cup entry (see DD listing). 2. In this pass the data from pass 1 is put together in the form that is needed for the protocol. For the Ektachem700, LAEKT7D builds the records that need to be sent, and LAKERM2 adds the kermit file headers, record head and checksum, and file trailer. This is all controled by LADOWN along with the AUTO INSTRUMENT file. The entry points into LAKERM2 or other protocol routines have fixed names: START^LAxxx is called once before the first data call. NEXT^LAxxx is called once for each tray before the cup data is started. (with the ektachem each tray is a file.) The option first asks what instrument to work on, Then tells what load DATA^LAxxx (both parts from the file) is called for each record found in the load list. END^LAxxx is called once at the end to close out the file. list will be used. There is a question asking if the job should be queued to the background. Then each cup of each tray that has been built into the load list is worked on by the instrument specific routine to prepare it for sending. The data from this pass is saved in the load list file in node 2 of the cup entry. This means that only one instrument can use the load list at a time. The lab techs |
CREATOR | POSTMASTER |
TYPE | run routine |