User guide

4 Part # 11313539 Rev. B
iScan System Overview
iScan System Components
TheiScanSystemconsistsofthefollowingcomponents:
` iScanReader
` Dedicatedcom puterworkstation
` BeadChipcarrier(s)
` Powercordsandotheraccessories
Inadditiontothesecomponents,BeadChipsdevelopedforyourapplicationarerequired.
iScan Reader
TheiScanReaderisalaser‐based,high‐resolutionopticalimagingsystem.TheiScan
Readerincludesredandgreenlasersfordetectingfluorescenceinformationon
BeadChips.BeadChipsareplacedintocarriersandthecarriersareloadedoneatatime
intotheadapterplateintheiScanReadertray.
Figure1iScanReaderwithLoadedBeadChips
A BeadChipCarrier
B AdapterPlate
C iScanReaderTray
NOTE
YoucanalsopurchaseandusetheAutoLoaderSystem(AutoLoader2or
AutoLoader2.xmodel)toautomateBeadChiploading.
NOTE
TheadapterplateiscalibratedtoeachindividualiScanReader.Donot
switchadapterplatesbetweeniScanReaders.