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05/2008, version 1.0 3.1
Additional Functions 3
In addition to the PDM software applications previously described in this
manual certain PDM Pooling Manager functions are restricted to users
assigned a LABADMIN role.
Pooling Manager Trace Messages
The Hamilton Microlab STAR IVD / STARlet IVD Pipettor communicates
with the Roche PDM software to log every action that is carried out
during the pipetting process. These log messages can be viewed by the
laboratory administrator and used to help troubleshoot pipetting errors
1 Click the Pooling button in the global command button area in
other PDM applications to start the Roche PDM Pooling Manager.
2 Examine the pipetting error message(s) in the Alarms View tab
(Figure 3.1).
Figure 3.1
Alarms View Tab
Selected
StepCode
STAR Message Deck LocationTex t
Error Message
Alarms View Tab
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A pipetting error message has the following format in the Alarms View tab:
3 Locate the pipetting step in the error message (step 26 in Figure 3.1).
Element Description Example
Code Error code (see Messages in
the cobas s 201 system
Hardware and Software
Reference Manual).
Pipetting errors start with
610 and include the main
error number (see below).
61003
STAR
Message
The main error number and
slave error (separated by a
comma) sent by the
pipettor.
03, 00
Te xt Message text An error occurred in
a...
Deck
Location
Place on the deck where the
error occurred: type of
carrier, the location of the
carrier on the deck, and the
position of the tube or
consumable in the carrier.
P1_2C, 24:
• P1: carrier code (see
Designation of
Carriers and Their
Location in the
cobas s 201 system
Hardware and
Software Reference
Manual)
•2C: 2nd P1 carrier
• 24: rack position
Step Step in the pipetting
sequence where the error
occurred.
step 26
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4 Display the Trace tab and select the step where the error occurred. The
parameters and results associated with that step are displayed on the right
side of the Trace tab (Figure 3.2).
Information displayed in the Trace tab is summarized below:
Figure 3.2
Tra ce Tab
Step Associated
Results
with the
Selected Alarm
Input Parameters
Trace Tab
Field Description
Seq # Pipetting step number
Command Name Pipetting step name
Parameter Name Input variables associated with the selected
pipetting step
Count Var iabl e order
Value Var iabl e inpu t value
Seq # Instruction sequence for the selected pipetting step
Result Outcome of the operation.
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5 Double-click the results to display the Roche PDM - Trace Results dialog
box (Figure 3.3).
The Trace Results dialog box displays pipettor status information at the
time the error occurred. This information includes the main and slave
errors, aspirate or dispense volume, and deck position for each of the eight
pipetting channels.
The Trace Results dialog box also displays the reason for the error.
The type of information that is displayed depends on the pipetting
step.
Use the up and down arrows to page through trace results for
adjacent pipetting steps.
Figure 3.3
Trace Results Dialog Box
Reason for the Error
Results
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External Trace Files
Additional troubleshooting information can be obtained by examining
the more detailed trace files that are stored on disk.
1 Display the Audit Trail tab for the pooling run with the pipetting error
(Figure 3.4).
2 Use the scrollbar to scroll down to the first audit trail entry. This entry
contains the name of the trace file that was created for this pooling run.
3 Start Windows Explorer and locate the trace file in the C:\STAR Trace
directory.
Figure 3.4
Audit Trail Tab
Trace File Name
Audit Trail Tab
Scrollbar
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4 Open the trace file in Notepad (Figure 3.5)
5 Examine entries for events that occurred at the time the error was
recorded.
Figure 3.5
Trace File
File Name
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Config Tab
The PDM Pooling Manager Config tab (Figure 3.6) lists all configuration
settings currently stored in the PDM database.
1 Click the Pooling button in the global command button area in
other PDM applications to start the PDM Pooling Manager.
2 Select the Config tab.
Displayed settings include values specified by the laboratory
administrator, installation settings, and pipetting steps (e.g., when to
pickup a new tip) for each assay and pipettor.
Information displayed in the Config tab is summarized below:
Figure 3.6
Config Tab
Config Tab
Field Description
Section Configuration category or topic. Each level in
the topic hierarchy is separated by a period.
Type K:Topic or category
N: Numeric field
S:String field
Name Field name
Tex t Field value
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