Self-Test

This test is run on Dewey and Louie for checking heater lanes on the heater MUX boards. This is done by sending current through the heater lanes. Results are either pass or fail.

If a PCR.script has just been run on the instrument, allow it 10 minutes to cool down before running the selftest.script.

In the selftest.script output, the heaters are numbered based on the type of heater and location. The north, middle, and south heaters are responsible for heating the sample in the PCR cartridge. The valve heaters melt the wax deposits to seal the microfluidic channels on both sides.