User Manual, Version 2.1

xMAP Technology The System
PN 89-00002-00-061 Rev. A 5 - 3
Required
Laboratory
Reagents
• Household bleach
• 70% isopropanol
• Mild detergent
Software Luminex 100 IS software provides complete control of the system
and performs data analysis. Your Luminex 100 IS is preloaded with
the Luminex 100 IS software. However, we supply a software CD in
case you need to reinstall the software.
This software requires a dedicated system. Unauthorized additional
software is prohibited and may result in improper operation of the
system.
Luminex 100 IS
Performance
Specifications
Speed • Speed: greater than or equal to 933 MHz Pentium III processor
with 256 MB RAM
• USB communications link for fast data transfer
• Automatic transfer of assay templates and new reagent
information into the system via a 3½” floppy disk or large
capacity read/write CD
• Installation < 4 hours
• System calibration < 10 minutes
• System controls < 10 minutes
• Barcode reader entry of sample IDs
• Automatic post-analysis
• Analyze one 96-well plates/hour depending on manufacturer’s
kit
• Up to 100 xMAP microsphere sets per sample
• Sheath flowrate 90 µL/sec ± 5 µL
• Sample injection rate into detector area 1 µL/sec ± 0.05 µL
• System warmup 30 minutes: Systems that remain inactive for at
least four hours will require a warm-up to restart the lasers. After
acquiring sample, running system calibrators, running system
controls, and warming up the instrument, the system resets the
four-hour internal clock.