Access™ Laboratory Workstation
READY-TO-GO ROBOTIC SYSTEMS FOR ECHO® LIQUID HANDLERS

Access™
BROCHURE
Version 2.1 | MAY 2017

LABCYTE INC.
170 Rose Orchard Way
San Jose, CA 95134
USAToll-free: +1 877 742−6548 | Fax: +1 408 747−2010© 2017 LABCYTE INC. All rights reserved.

BROCHURE | ACCESS™ LABORATORY WORKSTATIONACCESS LABORATORY WORKSTATION

Access™ Laboratory Workstation
Small-scale Automation with Large-scale Results
Combine the revolutionary performance of Echo® Liquid Handlers with automated plate handling and integrated devices into walk-away systems
tailored for a range of applications. Access Laboratory Workstations are modular and flexible solutions that easily scale when needed.

Easily add automation to any Echo platform
Standardized and fully tested
configurations
True ease-of-use with graphical,
wizard-based Tempo™ Automation
Control Software
Seamless incorporation of Echo Liquid
Handler protocols into fully automatedprotocols
Configurable with a variety of devices
to meet a wide range of applications
and workflows
Improved liquid handling performanceand throughput
Easy communication with LIMS anddatabase systems
Safe to use in chemical and biologicalenvironments

The Access Laboratory
Workstation is the fastest
way to maximize the power ofthe Echo Liquid Handler

2READY-TO-GO ROBOTIC SYSTEMS FOR ECHO® LIQUID HANDLERS

Ready-to-Go Robotic Systems for Echo® Liquid Handlers
Configure and Scale to Meet Your Demands
Access Laboratory Workstations multiply the benefits of the Echo platform by improving overall assay throughput and reproducibility. With theability to integrate a variety of devices and the modularity to scale when needed, each workstation offers the flexibility required by frequentlychanging assay requirements.
Integrate devices for

Scale by adding• Extension deck and shelffor devices• Rear tables and shelves
for more devices• Sealing• Peeling• Incubation• Plate storage• Centrifugation• Bulk dispensing• Washing• More...

• Detection

Add accessories to• Read barcodes• Manage lids
• Manage source plateinserts

Integrate any
Echo Liquid Handler• Re-grip plates

INCLUDES:• System computer• Utility / communications hub• Emergency system stop
• Safety enclosures

Store plates on-deck in• 50-plate stacks• 20-plate random-access racks• 25-plate random-access racks(mix and match up to 4)

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BROCHURE | ACCESS™ LABORATORY WORKSTATIONAUTOMATION IN JUST ONE CLICKAutomation in Just One Click
Tempo™ Automation Control Software
Dynamic Scheduling for Access Laboratory Workstations
Tempo Automation Control Software offers a research-friendly
interface for scheduling Access Laboratory Workstation protocols.
It manages all tasks — including sample management, plate
handling, liquid handling, detection, and laboratory information
management system (LIMS) updates. Tempo Software is included
with all Access Workstations. It interfaces directly with allcompatible versions of Echo® Software Applications.

Easy Customization
Users can schedule routines to start immediately or at a specificdate and time. If a scheduled routine has not started, users canstep back through the setup wizard to make changes. Routines canbe grouped in sets, re-prioritized on-the-fly and initiated by a LIMS.

Seemless Integration with Echo Software Applications
Echo Software Applications utilize interactive wizards and graphics to develop complex liquid transfer protocols for Echo systems. Tempo Software
imports these protocols and coordinates Echo liquid handling actions, robotic plate movements, and tasks performed by integrated devices into afully optimized schedule — without requiring users to build loops, write custom scripts, or manage external programs.

Echo®
Array Maker

Echo®
Cherry PickEcho®
Combination Screen

Transfer samples frommicroplates to custom
microarrays, MALDIchips, or arrays at thebottom of a microplate
wellImport pick lists tocherry pick samples
from large libraries forsecondary screening
and lead optimization

Provides a graphicalinterface to visuallycombine dose-response
curves, controls, andsingle concentrationtransfers intocombination screening
protocol4Echo®
Dose-Response

Interactive prompts
guide the mappingof transfers to create
curves of varying
concentration range
using direct dilution

Echo®
Plate Audit

Echo®
Plate Reformat

Analyze sample
characteristics acrosssample plates andbuild validation rules
to qualify plates forTempo software
protocols

Quickly replicate
sample plates into
standard or completely
custom layouts

3 SIMPLE STEPS TO BUILD COMPLEX ROUTINES

3 Simple Steps to Build Complex Routines
1 Import Echo application protocol and 2 Map protocol plate maps to physicalcorresponding pick lists

3 Assign pre-run and post-run plate

plate inventory

handling tasks

Achieve complex routines with ease
RUN AUTOMATED
RUN-DEFINITIONOMIT WARNINGAND ERROR PLATESRETRIEVE PLATESSPIN PLATESPEEL PLATESONLY SOURCE PLATES
1 AND 6

ON REQUESTPERFORMECHO DOSE-RESPONSE
PROTOCOL
SPIN PLATESSEAL PLATES READ PLATESSTORE PLATESHIGH PRIORITY

BULK-FILL INTERMEDIATE PLATESRUN AUTOMATED
RUN-DEFINITIONOMIT WARNINGAND ERROR PLATESSPIN PLATESPERFORM
ECHO-DOSE RESPONSE
PROTOCOL
SPIN PLATESPEEL PLATESSEAL PLATES READ PLATES STORE PLATESHIGH PRIORITYRETRIEVE PLATESSTORE PLATES SEAL PLATESSTART SECOND RUN
OF RUN-SETONLY SOURCE PLATES
1 AND 6
BULK-FILLSAVE TRANSFER LOG
INTERMEDIATE PLATESIN DIRECTORY…

READ PLATESSHAKE PLATESINCUBATE AND
START TIMERDISPENSECELLSPEEL PLATESON REQUESTSPIN PLATESRETRIEVE
PLATESADD ASSAY
REAGENTS

5BROCHURE | ACCESS™ LABORATORY WORKSTATIONCONFIGURATIONS FOR A BROAD RANGE OF APPLICATIONS

Configurations for a Broad Range of Applications
Assay-Ready Plate Preparation
Assay-ready Plate Preparation
configuration incorporates a sealer,

Plate Handling Robotpeeler, bulk-dispenser and centrifuge
to support walk-away libraryreformatting, replication, cherry-Plate Handling Devices

picking and dose-response. This• Sealer• Peeler• Bulk Dispenser or Washer• Centrifuge

workstation accommodates all Echo®
Qualified Plates and most ANSIcompliant/SBS-standard microplates.
With random access microplatestorage and options for barcode
reading, shaking and de-lidding, theAccess Laboratory Workstation offers
the productivity of a large-scale

Accessory Hotel • Barcode Reader• Lid-removal Station• High-speed Shaker

Echo Liquid Handler

Microplate Storage Rack
Any combination of four:• 20-Plate Random Access Rack
• 50-Plate FILO Stack• 25-Plate High-Density Random
Access Rack

Modular Workstation
Tablessystem in a compact workspace.

Lead-optimization and Secondary-screening Assays

Labcyte offers the option to
integrate multi-mode microplate

Multi-mode
Microplate
ReaderIntegrated
Plate Storageand Incubation

readers and controlled storage
systems that address a range ofbiochemical and cell-based assays
into a standard Access Laboratory
Workstation configuration. Thisflexibility enables walk-away
automation for Cytochrome
P450 screening, cell signaling,cell viability, and other types ofassays. Storage systems can be
configured for cold dry compoundstorage, warm humid cell storage
or ambient storage.

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Configuration Options continued...
High-throughput Gene Expression
The Access Laboratory Workstation, combined with a one-stepqPCR preparation workflow for RT-qPCR, can be adapted for high-Stack of Two
Roche LightCycler®
Systems

throughput gene expression screening. With its ability to transfer
nanoliter volumes of samples and reagents accurately and precisely,

Multi-mode

the Echo® liquid handler dramatically reduces screening costs— Microplatemaking one-step RT-qPCR viable as a high-throughput screeningReader
method. To maximize efficiency, the Access Laboratory Workstation
incorporates two Roche LightCycler systems with the Echo Liquid
Handler and other devices for cell-dispensing, washing, centrifugationand sealing.

LightCycler® is a registered trademark of Roche.

Lead-optimization and Secondary-screening Assays

The Access Laboratory Workstation for protein crystallography
applications incorporates an adhesive sealer to prevent evaporationand eliminate the risk of heat exposure, which can occur with thermal
sealing. Random access to reagent plates enables on-the-fly creationof grid screens from high-concentration stocks.

Adhesive
SealerAccess Laboratory Workstation Technical Specifications
Base dimensions

1651 mm width x 914 mm depth x 1157 mm height(65 x 36 x 45.5 inches)

Air

Extendeddimensions

Approximately 2360 mm width x 914 mm depth x1157 mm height (84.25 x 36 x 45.5 inches) depending on
configuration

Vacuum

78 kPa (23 inches Hg) minimum, 2.5 CFM

WeightApproximately 68 kg to 102 kg (150 to 225 lbs)
depending upon components

Labwarecompatibility

All Echo® Qualified Microplates and most ANSI-compliant/SBS-standard microplates (96, 384, 1536)

Electrical

120V, 25A or 240V, 15A ±10%, 50/60 Hz

Operatingenvironment

21°C ± 5°C (70°F± 9°F), 10–80% relative humidity,
non-condensing

Application
softwareTempo™ Automation Control Software and compatible
Echo® Software Applications

Filtered, oil-free, dry air:
• 552 kPA (80 PSI) min• 1034 kPA (150 PSI) max

70 Lpm at 621 kPa (2.5 cfm at 90 psi)

Operating software Microsoft Windows 7 Professional

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FOR RESEARCH USE ONLY. Not for use in diagnostic procedures.

BRH-ACLW-2.1
MAY 2017