Cell Isolation

Procedure

Behaviour over time of a pick-up and place operation

Pick

This step approaches towards the surface and applies the configured vacuum once the probe touches the selected cell. After the configured duration expired the system retracts from the surface again.

After this step the cell should have been picked up.

Place

The deposition step performs a pre-release of the cell and then approaches to the surface according to the configured parameters. This is done at the current xy position. The probe hovers slightly above the surface for the configured duration and then retracts by the configured distance. An additional lateral motion is applied to make it simpler to visually confirm that the operation succeeded.

Parameters

Parameter	Description
Setpoint	The probe deflection value at which the approach will be stopped
Duration	How long the probe remains on the surface before pick-up
Pressure	The pick-up pressure to apply after initial contact
Deposition Contact Force	The probe deflection value at which the approach will be stopped
Release Pulse Time	How long Release Pulse Pressure is applied
Release Pulse Pressure	Pressure to apply for pre-releasing the cell before approach
Surface Contact Time	Duration during which the probe hovers above the surface, before Retract Distance is applied
Retract Distance	Final retraction distance to apply at the end of placement