
Chapter 3 Preparing Samples
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3.5.3 Guidelines for
Defining Custom Plate Types
You can define custom plate types of unlimited positions by
creating your own .PLT files.
This section describes:
• .PLT file format
• Guidelines for creating .PLT files
• Guidelines for creating search pattern (.SP) files
• How to create a .PLT file
.PLT file format
A .PLT file is an ASCII text file in which each line represents an
individual position on the plate. As an example, Figure 3-10
shows how the 96 well plate.PLT file listed in Table 3-3
describes four individual positions on a 96-position plate.
Figure 3-10 Example .PLT File
WelUnits=2
WellShape=1
WellWidth=1016
WellHeight=1016
6667.5, 42227.5, A1
42227.5, 42227.5, A2
6667.5, 6667.5, A3
42227.5, 6667.5, A4
Optional values
Position
name
Position
coordinates
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