Command

Description

Collect

Moves the syringe to the Collect position.

Drain

Moves the syringe to the Drain position without ejecting the contents of syringe.

Eject

Ejects the remaining contents of the syringe before the syringe is moved to the Drain position.

Property

Value Range

Description

CollectMode

Vertical, SawVertical, Horizontal, SawHorizontal

Indicates the collect mode set on the Options tab page in the Server Configuration program. (The property is read-only.)

FracTrayName

Available trays

Indicates the name of the tray specified via the TubePosition property. (The property is read-only.)

FracTrayTube

1 to maximum number of tubes per tray

Indicates the tube index in the tray, referring to the absolute TubePosition. (The property is read-only.)

MovementMode

StopAndEject, Stop, Collect

Specifies the behavior of the SFM if the TubePosition is changed during collection:

StopAndEject: The remaining sample is ejected into the original tube, the SFM moves to the next tube position and continues collecting.

Stop: Before moving to the next tube, the syringe moves to the Drain position without ejecting the remaining contents of the syringe.

Collect: The syringe moves to the next tube position and continues collecting.

TotalNumberInstalled

-

Indicates the total number of tubes. This property can be used to set the respective property of the Fraction Collection driver. (The property is read-only.)

TubePosition

1 to number of tubes

Enter the absolute position of the tube to which the sample arm shall be moved. If this property is set while the SFM is collecting, the behavior depends on the MovementMode setting.