Patent ID: 7875463

Claim:
A method for preparing a biopolymer array production system for operation, the method comprising: providing a biopolymer array production system comprising: a substrate station configured to retain a biopolymer array substrate; a movable printhead system comprising a first printhead assembly; and a computer processor configured to control said movable printhead system to form a biopolymer array on a substrate retained in said substrate station; replacing said first printhead assembly with a second printhead assembly, wherein said first and second printhead assemblies are different and wherein said second printhead assembly comprises multiple printheads, wherein each of said printheads comprises a nozzle plate, one or more wells, wherein each of said one or more wells comprises one or more nozzle regions, wherein each of said one or more nozzle regions comprises one or more nozzle rows and wherein each of said one or more nozzle rows comprises multiple nozzle orifices; entering, by an operator using an operator input device or electronically reading from electronic media, printhead-related data into said computer processor, wherein printhead-related data includes one or more of: the type of each of said printheads, number of said printheads of said printhead assembly, type of nozzle plate on each of said printheads, alignment method of said nozzle plate, number of wells per each of said printheads, number of nozzle orifices per well, number of nozzle rows per each of said printheads, spacing between said nozzle orifices, and spacing between said nozzle rows, wherein said type of each of said printheads is selected from a piezo-based printhead, a thermal-based printhead or a resistance-based printhead; and configuring, with said computer processor, a printhead control routine based on said entered data, in order to control printhead function.