manufacturer:       Siemens

model:                   BEP 2000 Advance

annotation:           Dokumente engl.

Instrument

Number of plates

Up to 4 plates at once

Number of samples Max

100 tubes, up to max. 16 mm, length up to 200 mm

Number of reagents

Up to 4 reagent bottles in different sizes to be placed in special racks for Siemens reagents

Predilution positions

Positions for up to 4 predilution plates

Number of tips

Up to 5 tip racks for 300 µ l or 1100 µ l disposable tips

Loading

Continuous loading of plates, samples, reagents and tips

Photometer

Spectral range

400 - 700 nm

Dynamic range

-0.100 to 3.000 O.D.

Accuracy

+/- 0.005 or 2.5%

Linearity

0 - 2.000 O.D. +/- 1%

Detection

Photo diode

Reading time

< 15 seconds

Read modes

OD and Kinetic mode

Filters

Up to 8 positions

Pipetting System

Pipettor

Liquid pipettor for disposable tips

Liquid level detection

Standard setting

Min Max volumes

10 µ l to 300 µ l or 1,000 µ l with large tips

Accuracy

< 3% at 10 µ l

< 0.5% at 100 µ l

Precision

< 3% CV at 10 µ l

< 2.5% CV at 100 µ l

Features

Tip detection, mixing, multidispensing mode

Incubation

Capacity

4 independent chambers

Temperature range

Minimum temperature = RT + 5°C

Maximum temperature = 50°C

Accuracy

+/- 1°C mean of plate

Uniformity

+/- 0.7°C across plate

Washing

Capacity

Max. 3 positions wash buffer + 1 distilled water

Wash head

1 x 8 with verify option

Dispense volume

200 - 2,500 µ l/well

Precision

+/- 5% CV at 300 µ l

Residual volume

< 2.5 µ l in U-shaped bottom

< 4 µ l in flat bottom

Fluid alarms

Low reagent, waste full

Features speeds

Sweeps, soak, purge, top & bottom wash, variable pump

Bar Code

Bar code identification of samples, reagents and test plates possible

PC requirements

PC IBM compatible Pentium PC

RAM

> 64 MB

Ports

2 serial ports

1 parallel port

Hard disk

Hard disk with min. 150 MB space

Accessories

Color monitor

Keyboard and mouse

Printer

Software features

Operating system

Microsoft Windows® 95 or Microsoft Windows® 2000

Interfaces

ASTM interface

Flexible ASCII import of worklist sample IDs

Time Scheduling Schedules

4 plates with user options

Multiple assays per plate

Up to 12 assays per plate

Export options

Flexible ASCII export and report

Qualitative

User definable result classes

Quantitative

Linear to quadratic regression, sigmoidal, and many more

Language support

Multiple languages possible

QA analysis

Mean, SD, CV, Standard Error and Levey-Jennings

Power Supply

Universal a.c. input

100 - 260 VAC, 47 - 63 Hz

Typically max. 500 VA

Main fuses

4 A T

Dimensions

W x D X H

114 cm x 156 cm x 100 cm

(Depth with waste bag and completely opened drawer)

Weight

130 kg

Noise

67 dB (distance 1 m)

Environmental conditions

This standard applies to equipment designed to be safe at least under the following conditions:

Ø       Indoor use

Ø       Altitude up to 2,000 m

Ø       Temperature 5 °C to 40 °C

Ø       Maximum relative humidity 80% for temperatures up to 31 °C decreasing linearly to 50% relative humidity at 40 °C

Ø       Main supply voltage fluctuations up to +/- 10% of the nominal voltage

Ø       Applicable rated pollution degree

Operating conditions

15 °C to 25 °C