Configuration files

Please report all bugs to Richard Auburn (contact details above).

SimArray uses index files to point to the configurations files. This means that the configuration files can be saved in any location and with any name. One copy of SimArray can also be used to model a range of different production environments.

Download the configuration file that is best suited to your production environment. If none are available, you should download and edit one of the other files. Edited files can be sent to Richard Auburn to be added to this site (contact details above).

We hope to build a library of configuration files to help other SimArray users.

Tool:

A tool file is required to define which pin configurations your robotic spotter is able to use. Required, as no currently available robotic spotter is compatible with all possible pin configurations.

Pins:

A pins file is required to record the spotting pins achievable spot density. Most spotting pins are not compatible with all robotic spotters and all pins varywith regard to achievable spot density. Spot density is also dependent on the robotic spotter, spotter parameters, substrate chemistry, spotting buffer, temperature, relative humidity, etc.

Time:

A time file is required to record the time that it takes to perform a single print cycle, i.e., the time required to print the probes from a single pin loading and then clean the pins. Required because single print cycle time is determined by a range of user-defined options and the robotic spotter itself. The wash conditions also vary according to the production environment, i.e., spotting pin, spotting buffer, etc.

Specific versions of this configuration file are not available.