Fig. 1: Overview of lighting system form factor and integration into the Cytomat 5 C450 incubator. | Communications Biology

Fig. 1: Overview of lighting system form factor and integration into the Cytomat 5 C450 incubator.

From: An automated high-throughput lighting system for screening photosynthetic microorganisms in plate-based formats

Fig. 1

A Each of 5 racks can hold up to 10 LED arrays and microplates, enabling the screening of up to 3840 distinct cultures per rack, for a total incubator capacity of 19,200 cultures. LED array and support frame are placed directly beneath microplates and provide illumination upwards. Terminal blocks are mounted to each rack to connect to slipring and split power between LED arrays. An additional intermediate set of terminal blocks is required to split power between multiple racks. The slipring and slipring connector enable rotation of the carousel within the Cytomat 5 C450 incubator. A single set of positive and negative wires connects slipring to the LED driver and dimming circuit. B LED array and support structure conform to the form factor of standard 384-well microplates, as defined by the Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS). 384 individual LEDs sit directly beneath wells. Grooves in the support structure secure the LED array and ridges on the outside of the structure ensure proper placement within the Cytomat 5 C450 rack. This figure was generated by Arman Aituar.

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