1Choose the source software and evidence.
Each route starts from a documented output of the vendor software. Check the installed version, licensed options and export settings against the linked docs. A listed route is not an acquisition driver or a universal parser.
Unchained Labs Lunatic connection overview →
Excel reports with a saved column layout; retain spectra and the original experiment separately.
One plate experiment with linked sample analyses; put selected concentration and purity values on each sample analysis and retain the full report.
Unchained Labs Big Tuna connection overview →
Excel data exports from Big Tuna Client.
One buffer-exchange experiment linked to its sample wells, with selected endpoint results on the resulting formulation samples.
Unchained Labs Uncle connection overview →
Exported fluorescence and light-scattering data with retained analysis reports; verify the layout for each analysis mode.
One stability analysis per sample and method, linked to the formulation and source traces, with selected transition or aggregation results.
Unchained Labs Aunty connection overview →
Aunty experiment reports and exported analysis data; confirm the installed software output layout.
One plate stability experiment linked to sample-well evaluations and chosen transition or size results.
Unchained Labs Stunner connection overview →
Stunner experiment reports and selected concentration or scattering result exports.
One sample-well analysis with selected concentration and particle-size results and linked spectra.
Unchained Labs Hound connection overview →
Hound experiment reports and available analysis exports, with images and spectra retained.
One sample investigation linked to selected particle observations, classifications and source evidence.
2Identify the exported analysis, not just the instrument name.
Lunatic report layouts and Big Tuna data exports answer different questions. Uncle and Aunty experiments need the chosen analysis mode and experimental conditions. Stunner can combine concentration and scattering observations, while Hound evidence can involve images and spectra. Confirm the installed software’s output rather than assuming all reports from the same manufacturer share a schema.
Keep the complete export and any native experiment, image or spectrum evidence required for interpretation. Select the reported values that support the receiving workflow. A compact report can be a useful mapping input without representing every acquisition channel or every detail of the experiment.
3Follow material changes and preserve distinct result types.
Buffer exchange or another preparation can change the material being characterised. Keep input and output sample identities and the preparation run connecting them. A later concentration or stability result should reference the material actually measured, rather than being attached indiscriminately to the original stock sample.
Concentration, scattering, transition temperatures and particle observations have different meanings. Retain the assay or method context, units and selected analysis parameters provided by the source. Do not combine them into one generic ‘quality’ value or treat similarly named temperature results from different methods as automatically equivalent.
4Compare conditions with their supporting evidence.
For a formulation or stability comparison, define the sample set and conditions before collecting summaries. Keep storage or treatment context with the material records, and preserve the source experiment behind each observation. Identify missing results and excluded analyses so the comparison does not silently use a different population for each metric.
Use representative exports from every analysis mode in scope. Test re-exporting the same experiment and introducing a revised evaluation separately. If an export layout or analysis mode changes, require the mapping to recognise the change rather than accepting a plausible number from an unexpected column.
5Example: compare material before and after buffer exchange
The preparation relationship explains why the subsequent measurements belong to different material states.
- Input sample
- Retain the original material identity and its concentration measurement.
- Preparation
- Link the Big Tuna run and available process evidence to the output sample.
- Characterisation
- Attach the output sample’s concentration or stability analysis with its method and source revision.
Use these relationships as a mapping example for your own templates. The receiving fields and record grain are configured through Seal Scripts and APIs.
6Configure the collection and mapping for your site.
For local exports, use a completed-file handoff on the instrument workstation or another approved site computer. Seal IoT collects the file and uploads it to the chosen Seal destination over outbound HTTPS. Keep source files until delivery and mapping have been verified.
A Seal Script can validate the expected layout, resolve source identities and write selected typed fields. Keep the original export as File content. Acquisition and vendor analysis remain in the source application; Seal collects the completed results and does not send instructions to the instrument.
Follow the on-site equipment setup instructions, then use the source-specific guide above to test the actual export and mapping. For a result exchange with an existing LIMS, also define that system’s supported receiving operation and sample identifiers.
7Test the configured workflow with known evidence.
- Trace a prepared output sample back to its input and confirm measurements are attached to the correct material state.
- Compare selected concentration, stability or particle results with their source method and reported units.
- Test an excluded result and a changed analysis export without losing the original experiment evidence.
Keep the test outcome with the configuration and repeat the relevant checks when software, reports, analysis settings or destination fields change.
Discuss your Unchained Labs workflow with a representative export, the installed software version and the records you want to connect.