Valve assemblies and related systems
AssigneeIllumina, Inc.
InventorsAhmadreza Rashedi, Gregory Holst, Rajagopal Panchapakesan
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Abstract
Valve assemblies and related systems are disclosed. A method includes imaging a flow cell of a flow cell assembly carried by a flow cell interface using an imaging system of an apparatus and moving the flow cell assembly relative to the imaging system using a stage assembly based on a command from an associated controller. The method also includes driving a motor of the apparatus using shaped input signals to reduce vibration imposed on at least one of the stage assembly or another component of the apparatus based on movement of the motor.
Claims21
A method, comprising:
- imaging a flow cell of a flow cell assembly carried by a flow cell interface using an imaging system of an apparatus;
- moving the flow cell assembly relative to the imaging system using a stage assembly based on a command from an associated controller;
- and
- driving a motor of the apparatus using shaped input signals to reduce vibration imposed on at least one of the stage assembly or another component of the apparatus based on movement of the motor.
A method, comprising:
- imaging a flow cell of a flow cell assembly carried by a flow cell interface using an imaging system of an apparatus;
- moving the flow cell assembly relative to the imaging system using a stage assembly based on a command from an associated controller;
- driving a valve of the apparatus to flow reagent to a second flow cell;
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- reducing vibration imposed on at least one of the stage assembly or another component of the apparatus.
A method, comprising:
- actuating a first reagent selector valve of a system using shaped input signals to flow reagent into a first flow cell assembly without substantially imparting vibration into the system, the system comprising a flow cell interface having a first flow cell receptacle and a second flow cell receptacle that support the first flow cell assembly and a second flow cell assembly and a stage assembly associated with a controller that causes the stage assembly to move the first and second flow cell assemblies relative to an imaging system;
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- obtaining image data associated with the second flow cell assembly using the imaging system while the reagent selector valve assembly is actuated to flow the reagent into the first flow cell assembly.
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