1The Bio-Rad models.
These are Bio-Rad instruments laboratories connect to Seal, listed from the manufacturer’s own documents. A model not listed here works the same way if its software saves a file: send us the model and an example output.
qPCR systems
- Bio-Rad CFX Maestro
- CFX Connect
- CFX Duet
- CFX Opus 96
- CFX Opus 96 Dx
- CFX Opus 384
- CFX Opus 384 Dx
- CFX Opus Deepwell
- CFX Opus Deepwell Dx
- CFX96 Touch
- CFX96 Touch Deep Well
- CFX384 Touch
Digital PCR systems
- Bio-Rad QX200
- QX Continuum
- QX ONE
- QX200 AutoDG Droplet Digital PCR System
- QX200 Droplet Digital PCR System
- QX600 AutoDG Droplet Digital PCR System
- QX600 Droplet Digital PCR System
- QX700
- QXDx
Thermal cyclers
- PTC Harmony
- PTC Harmony Deepwell
- PTC Tempo 48/48
- PTC Tempo 96
- PTC Tempo 384
- PTC Tempo Deepwell
- T100
Imaging systems
- ChemiDoc Go
- ChemiDoc Imaging System
- ChemiDoc MP
- ChemiDoc Pro
- GelDoc Go
- ZOE Fluorescent Cell Imager
Flow cytometers
- S3e Cell Sorter
- ZE5 Cell Analyzer
Cell counters
- TC20 Automated Cell Counter
Preparative chromatography systems
Western blot systems
- Trans-Blot Turbo Transfer System
2How Seal collects the results.
Seal IoT runs on the instrument workstation, or a host that can read the files, and watches the folder the software exports to. For these instruments that is usually CFX Maestro, Everest, Image Lab, ProSort and QX Manager. When a file is complete it sends it to Seal over outbound HTTPS; no inbound connection to the workstation is needed.
A Seal Script checks the export’s layout, resolves the run and sample it belongs to and writes the selected values into typed fields. The original file is kept with the result. Acquisition and the vendor’s analysis stay in the instrument software: Seal collects completed results and sends no instructions to the instrument.
How capture works and what IT confirms are set out on the instruments page; the setup instructions cover installation.
3Start with one instrument.
Bring the model, the installed software version and an example output. We map the connection into your workflow and test it with a late file, a duplicate transfer and a failed integrity check before you rely on it. Discuss your Bio-Rad instruments.