Visualization system development for Life Science Automation

Author

Yanfei Li ; Junginger, Steffen ; Stoll, Norbert ; Thurow, Kerstin

Author_Institution

Center for Life Sci. Autom. (celisca), Rostock, Germany

fYear

2013

fDate

12-14 Dec. 2013

Firstpage

191

Lastpage

196

Abstract

To realize visualization for Process Control Systems (PCS) in Life Science Automation (LSA), the authors developed a Control and Simulation System. As an intermediary, the system receives scheduling data of experiment workflow from the PCS via a TCP/IP socket. Based on these data, it drives the simulation software 3DCreate to realize the automated experiment simulation by calling its COM API and Python API. After simulation, the system sends simulation results back to the PCS via TCP/IP socket, and drives the PCS to begin its real automated experiment task when the scheduling processes are checked to be correct by the simulation result. The system integrates hardware, PCS and simulation software, and realizes a real-time virtual simulation for experiment workflow in LSA laboratories. It saves experiment cost and improves the efficiency in laboratory automation display.

Keywords

application program interfaces; biology computing; data visualisation; distributed object management; laboratory techniques; process control; scheduling; transport protocols; virtual instrumentation; workflow management software; 3DCreate; COM API; LSA laboratories; PCS; Python API; TCP/IP socket; automated experiment simulation; experiment workflow; laboratory automation display; life science automation; process control systems; real-time virtual simulation; scheduling data; scheduling processes; visualization system; Automation; Cascading style sheets; Control systems; Data models; IP networks; Sockets; Workstations;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO), 2013 IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Shenzhen

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ROBIO.2013.6739457

Filename

6739457