CLIPR
The CLIPR™ system is an ultra high sensitivity, ultra high throughput screening system for cell-based
assays and SPA assays in microplates with up to and beyond 1536 wells.
The CLIPR system will provide the highest sensitivity and throughput available to perform these assays. It integrates a
high sensitivity CCD camera, telecentric lens, high precision positioning mechanism, and computer system with software
to control the instrument and record data.
The CLIPR system can be loaded manually or configured with a light tight plate stacker for stand-alone workstation
operation. In addition, the system software and hardware enables major robotics suppliers to integrate the CLIPR
system within a linear track robotic installation.
Specifications*
General Specifications |
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Ultra-high throughput luminometer system
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Configurable for most commercially available 96-, 384-, 864- and 1536-well microplates
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Manual stand-alone workstation with optional robotic plate handler and stacker or integrated to linear robot line
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Doubly telecentric lens for simultaneous imaging of all microplate wells (patent pending)
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Ultra-high sensitivity camera with self-contained cooling system
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High precision x,y,z plate positioning stage
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Light-tight enclosure
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Windows® NT control software
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Dimensions:
Instrument L27" x W34" x H88"
Robotic plate handler/stacker L27" x W34" x H54"
Combined: L54" x W34" x H88"
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Power requirements:
110/120V 4A 50/60 Hz
200/240V 2A 50/60 Hz
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Telecentric Optical System |
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134 mm field of view
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Anti-reflection coated optics
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Electronic shutter
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Background phosphorescence correction system
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CCD Camera |
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Grade 1 back-thinned CCD detector
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1024 x 1024 pixels, 24 micron pixel size
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Manual stand-alone workstation with optional robotic plate handler and stacker or integrated to linear robot line
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Camera cooled to -100 °C using self-contained compressed gas cooling system
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Optional Robotic Plate Handler |
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134 mm field of view
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5 removable plate cassettes |
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Laser barcode scanner
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Light-tight enclosure
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Cabinet assembly on casters with leveling feet
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<30 seconds microplate cycle time from input stack to instrument and retrieve to output stack
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Computer & Monitor |
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APS 200 industrial chassis with 250W power supply
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266 MHz Pentium® processor |
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4.5 GB hard drive
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1.44 MB floppy drive
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CD ROM drive
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64 MB RAM |
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Ethernet card
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19" high-resolution color monitor
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Software |
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Microsoft Windows® NT version 4.0
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User-defined assay and plate setup files |
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Software-driven plate positioning, magnification and focus adjustment
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Light-tight enclosure
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Well average graphing
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Pixel value graphing |
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Top, middle, and bottom well focus options
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Dark background subtraction
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Cosmic ray correction
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Data export in tab-delimited ASCII format |
Assay files 15 KB |
Image files 505 KB |
*Specifications subject to change. |
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