Unchained Labs Big Tuna Data Integration & Record Mapping

Buffer exchange / Data integration

From instrument evidence to connected records.

Link automated buffer-exchange results to formulation samples and concentration studies. Seal connects the exported evidence to the experiments, samples and review workflows your team already uses.

ExportThe vendor software saves the measurement or evaluated result.
CollectSeal IoT on the site computer uploads the completed file.
MapA Seal Script validates the data and writes your chosen fields.

Instrument acquisition, analysis and control stay in the vendor software. This connection uses the existing Seal file and entity APIs. Configure the collection and mapping for your installed software and export layout; selecting the instrument in the directory does not install a parser or start acquisition.

What evidence can Unchained Labs Big Tuna provide?

Source: Unchained Labs / Unchained Labs Big Tuna
Evidence to collect: Excel data exports from Big Tuna Client.

Export options depend on the installed software and licences. The Unchained Labs Big Tuna setup guide covers source preparation and collection in Seal.

A Script can join the resulting samples to Lunatic or SoloVPE measurements already held in Seal. Use explicit sample references for that join; do not assume equal well coordinates from different plates identify the same material.

Keep one representative export and its matching instrument report. Record the software version, licensed export options, chosen columns or sheets, and which results the file actually contains. Check the layout after a software or report-template change.

Vendor reference: Unchained Labs application note: automated buffer screening and Big Tuna Excel export. Product pages describe the source software; verify detailed export options against the manual for your installed version.

Choose the records you need.

One buffer-exchange experiment linked to its sample wells, with selected endpoint results on the resulting formulation samples.

These are suggested fields, not a required schema. Reuse your existing sample, experiment, equipment and method references. Preserve complete exports as File content; store selected values as typed fields when people need to filter, compare, calculate or review them.

Suggested field mapping for Unchained Labs Big Tuna
Information	Seal fields	Mapping rule
Experiment and well	Reference and text	Identify the well within the experiment and link input and output samples.
Buffer and settings	Reference and text	Retain the intended buffer and method settings.
Exchange and volume	Number and unit	Keep achieved and target values distinct, including percent and volume units.
Concentration evidence	Reference and File	Link an independently measured concentration assay when one is used.

Context to retain: Experiment, plate, well and sample identity, buffer, cycle number, starting and final volume, target and achieved exchange, concentration target and method settings. A missing, failed or qualified result should stay distinguishable from a valid zero. Require explicit sample identities and reject unexpected layouts before the Script writes results.

Ready to configure the connection?

The platform docs contain the setup steps: prepare the source export, choose your System and template, configure collection, and test a mapping Script against your actual fields.

Follow the Unchained Labs Big Tuna setup guide ↗

Start with one representative export and its matching vendor report. The on-site equipment docs cover IoT installation, credentials and the first upload. The instrument mapping docs explain File content, typed records and ordinary Seal Scripts.

The site computer connects to Seal over outbound HTTPS. A cloud Script cannot read the instrument’s local drive. Collection frequency follows the export workflow: a folder watcher observes saved files and does not request new measurements.

Keep the source files until delivery and mapping are verified. For frequent or large datasets, choose useful summaries or intervals, retain coverage information and measure the intended volume before unattended operation.

Use the evidence in your existing workflow.

Imported records use normal Seal permissions and references. Compare typed results in views and formulas, link the analysis to a procedure, and use @ references to give neil the accessible samples, experiments and source evidence needed for a question.

Compare these Big Tuna formulation wells by achieved exchange and final volume, and link the available concentration measurements.

neil can help write the mapping Script from a representative file and the actual fields in your System. Ask for a proposed mapping and a dry run first. Review its sample matching and scientific assumptions before allowing writes. An instrument name alone does not define a file layout or an analysis method.

Define which fields the import owns. Preserve user-entered notes, review decisions and formula-controlled values. Keep source acquisition time, analysis revision and import time separate so later reanalysis remains understandable.

Prove the workflow with representative data.

A useful first acceptance check

Import wells with different final volumes and exchange results. Verify well mapping, percent scaling and input/output sample links before replaying the file.

Compare the result, not only the upload. Check the destination sample, selected values, units, qualifiers and linked File against the vendor report.
Replay identical input. Verify the Script recognizes the source identity and revision before creating another result. File-upload calls alone do not prevent duplicate scientific records.
Reprocess the analysis. Export a changed evaluation and check that it retains its prior evidence. Decide explicitly whether this creates a linked analysis or updates allowed fields under your normal review rules.
Interrupt and recover. With disposable data, test a network interruption and restart. Also test failure after upload but before mapping completes. Confirm retained files, visible failures and correct retry behavior for the installed IoT app and Script.

Reconcile the source run or sample list with the imported analyses. A watcher cannot recover measurements the instrument never exported. Retain the checks and their evidence with the configured connection before relying on it for your intended use.

When the result is missing or looks wrong.

No file arrives: Confirm the instrument created a completed export in the watched folder. Check the IoT account’s file access, upload logs, destination System and template permissions.
The File exists, but result fields are empty: Check whether the mapping Script ran and recognized the export. Resolve missing sample identities or fields explicitly; uploading bytes does not populate an analysis automatically.
The values differ from the instrument report: Target exchange and achieved exchange are different values. Keep measured concentration assays separate from concentration targets or calculations based only on volume. Compare the exact export, report and evaluation revision using the field rules above.
Results are repeated or an analysis is missing: Check export selection, source identities and revision matching. Reconcile at the analysis level; a filename or successful network response alone cannot establish complete coverage.