Run Experiment Automatically (STEP 1)

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This document will guide you through your experiments step by step using the automounter.

Contents 1 Tools 1.1 General Tools 1.2 Pins for the automounter 2 Instruction Movies for Automounter 3 Preparing a Spreadsheet 4 Mounting the pucks in the automounter 4.1 First group of pucks: 4.2 Changing to the next group of pucks:

Tools

General Tools

The X6A Automated Tools The X6A Automated: Detailed view

Pins for the automounter

Hampton Reseach Crystal Cap catalog number: HR4 779 and HR8 112

HR4 779 HR8 112

From left to right: old HR4-779, new HR4-779, spline HR8-112

The size of the pins: 18 mm (or 21 mm if you measure from the base of the cap to the loop).

Note:

For properly runing the automounter we only accept these two types of pins.
Please make sure that you use the right pins.

Instruction Movies for Automounter

• Sample Preparation Movie
  • Download Sample Preparation Movie

• Load Pucks to Auntomounter Movie
  • Download Load Pucks to Automounter

Preparing a Spreadsheet

(Download Crystal Excel Template )

In order to facilitate the measurement, we suggest that the user create a spreadsheet with the puck information in Excel format, with the following columns:

Project ID	Crystal ID	Puck ID	Position	Method	Element	Number of Element	Unitcell

A crystal spreadsheet example:

An example of spread sheet for the automounter

Note
1. Column Project ID,Crystal ID, Puck ID, Position are required.
2. All crystals must have different ID (name)

Be sure to prepare the Excel spreadsheet before you start your experiments. This file will be loaded to the software that controls the automounter.

Mounting the pucks in the automounter

First group of pucks:

 1. Fill the small automounter dewar with liquid nitrogen.
 2. Move the gripper : Setup Panel > IO > Rotation Up > Cryostream Retracted > 
   Horizontal Extended.
 3. Move to the appropriate position of the dewar: Hutch Panel > Automounter select 
   puck (A,B,C or D) > click in the center of puck picture.
 4. Mount the puck using the cryotools
 5. Repeat the step 3 for mounting the other pucks.
 6. Verify and remove the ice around the dewar.
 7. Cover the dewar with the Lid.
 8. Connect the black cable (LN2 sensor and lid heater).
 9. Mount the LN2 pipe.
10. Turn on the LN2 box (small black box).
11. In the Protocol Panel, select Heaters On and press run.
12. Move the gripper: Setup Panel > IO > Horizontal Retracted > Cryostream Extended 
    > Rotation Down.
13. Start your measurement.

Changing to the next group of pucks:

1. Move the gripper : Setup Panel > IO > Rotation Up > Cryostream Retracted > 
   Horizontal Extended.
2. Move to the appropriate position of the dewar: Hutch Panel > Automounter select 
   puck (A,B,C or D) > click in the center of puck picture.
3. In the Protocol Panel, select Heaters Off and press run.
4. Turn off the LN2 box (small black box).
5. Unmount the LN2 pipe.
6. Disconnect the black cable (LN2 sensor and lid heater).
7. Remove the Lid.
8. Remove the pucks using the cryotools.
9. Mount the next group of pucks.
10. Verify and remove the ice around the dewar.
11. Cover the dewar with the Lid.
12. Connect the black cable.
13. Mount the LN2 pipe.
14. Turn on the LN2 box.
15. In the Protocol Panel, select Heaters On and press run.
16. Move the gripper: Setup Panel > IO > Horizontal Retracted > Cryostream 
    Extended > Rotation Down.
17. Restart your measurement.

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