Tips & Tricks Tips & Tricks Christian Danuser, Nordic User Meeting 2012

Hidden features, nice tricks and magic moments… Tips & Tricks Tips & Tricks

3 Chapters 1. Hidden features 2. Chapter 2 3. Third Chapter 4. Chapter Four 5. Chapter Five 6. Chapter Six

4 Quick copy of Labware Using CTRL + Drag&Drop allows creating quick copies of the selected labware.

5 Keep Z (height) when shifting Labware Using ALT while shifting will keep the original Z height value Simple move: Z = 100 Move + ALT: Z = 180

6 Select lower labware Performing a left mouse-click with pressed ALT key selects the next lower labware below the actually selected labware:

7 Have a close look to labware Use the SPACE key to bring a selected Labware in ‚observation mode‘.

8 Double-Click on Labware Performing a double-click on a labware directly invokes the Adjust Labware Position dialog:

9 Auto-adjust of column width A left mouse-click in the grid automatically adjusts the column width in e.g. the Load&Match step:

10 Chapters 1. Hidden features 2. Nice tricks 3. Third Chapter 4. Chapter Four 5. Chapter Five 6. Chapter Six

11 Adding files to packages Use the Method  Dependencies function to include ‘non-Hamilton’ files into a package (*.pkg) file.

12 Adding files to packages Use the Method  Dependencies function to include ‘non-Hamilton’ files into a package (*.pkg) file. Package file *.pkg Method Deck Carriers Racks Containers etc. Worklist (xls, csv, txt, …) Experiment information User guides Pictures etc.

13 Adding a deck to a submethod library Use the Attach System Deck function to link a deck to a submethod library.

14 Using SQL statements SQL is a database language to SQL stands for Standard Query Language Define database structures in relational databases Manipulate (insert, change, delete, sort) data Query data

15 FILTER Data In VENUS, SQL can be used in the file/data handling to: Example: Get all OD values from a reader higher than 25 SORT Data Example: Sort the volumes in the output in ascending order Using SQL statements

16 Using SQL statements USE AGGREGATE functions Example: Count all records in a database GROUP Data Example: Group all positions on a plate and create the Avg. In VENUS, SQL can be used in the file/data handling to:

17 Using SQL statements In VENUS, SQL can be used in the file/data handling to: UPDATE / ALTER data Example: Overwrite an existing value in a database

18 Using SQL statements Simple stuff could be done with if/else as well…

19 Using SQL statements …but how do you find e.g. the highest volume in the file? "SELECT max(Volume) AS [Maximum Volume] FROM Tabelle1$"

20 Using SQL statements REAL XLS "SELECT max(Volume) AS [Maximum Volume] FROM Tabelle1$" ‘VIRTUAL’ XLS

21 Chapters 1. Hidden features 2. Nice tricks 3. Magic Moments 4. Chapter Four 5. Chapter Five 6. Chapter Six

22 Create errors Why ? W H Y ?

23 Create errors Use the library ErrorSimulator to test your error handling

24 Create errors Error recoveries in every Easy/Single step Error handling by the user

25 Run packed methods Use the RunPackageMethod to control method access without User Rights / IT settings

26 Run packed methods Use the RunPackageMethod to control method access without User rights / IT settings Unpack *pkg Run method Delete files

27 Getting announced #1 Use the SendMail command of the HSLUtilLib library to send an out of your method.

28 Getting announced #1 Use a string variable to get multi-line text in the mail body.

29 Getting announced #1 Change the Sender adress in the System Config. Editor. Use commas to separate multiple receivers.

30 Getting announced #2 The TrackLightHelper library can be used to control the loading lights of the ML Star family. See from the aisle when e.g. your method finished:

31 Custom Dialog Message visualisation before VENUS two: Visual Basic dialogs

32 Custom Dialog Open the Custom Dialog in the ToolBox of VENUS

33 Custom Dialog 1. Add elements

34 Custom Dialog 2. Define Properties

35 Custom Dialog 3. Add intelligence

36 Visibility Custom Dialog Image swap Color / Font Tool tip Enable / disable Presettings Your Logo Create intuitive dialogs with the on-board tools of VENUS

37 Chapters 1. Hidden features 2. Nice tricks 3. Magic Moments 4. Source information 5. Chapter Five 6. Chapter Six

38 Source information Where would you get all this nice stuff? Customer Area ToolPool Robotics European User Group Meetings

39 Source information Where would you get all this nice stuff?

40 Live demo Looking behind the stage…