1. Hamilton Venus Software Error Handling

2. Error Handling Why? Occasionally things don’t go as planned:
The user loads the deck incorrectly
Expensive reagent on deck runs out
3rd party equipment not working correctly
How does your method react?
Does it try to carry on regardless?
Does it wait for you to tell it what to do?
Does it automatically deal with the situation?

3. Error Handling 1. Default Error Handling 2. Automatic Error Handling
3. User Defined Error Handling

4. Error Handling Default Step that caused the error
Error description
Error description
Channel(s) affected
Channel(s) affected
Error
Error

5. Error Handling Default Select from available actions
Repeat – repeat the step
Bottom – aspirate from the bottom of the container
Available – aspirate the available volume and fill the remaining volume with air
Air – aspirate air only
Exclude – exclude the channel
Click Execute to continue
Click Execute to continue

6. Error Handling Default How to - Modify Options:
Open the step and click Error to open the Error dialogue
Open the step and click Error to open the Error dialogue
Select the error and deselect ‘Use default’
Select the error and deselect ‘Use default’
In the ‘Visible’ column deselect unwanted options
In the ‘Visible’ column deselect unwanted options

7. Error Handling Default How to - Modify Options:
‘Exclude’ has been disabled
‘Exclude’ has been disabled

8. Error Handling 1. Default Error Handling 2. Automatic Error Handling
3. User Defined Error Handling

9. Error Handling Automatic How to - automatic error handling:
Open the step and click Error to open the Error dialogue
Open the step and click Error to open the Error dialogue
Select the error and deselect ‘Use default’
Select the error and deselect ‘Use default’
Change ‘Timeout’ from ‘Infinite’ to ‘Custom’
Change ‘Timeout’ from ‘Infinite’ to ‘Custom’
Set the 1st and 2nd recovery options, e.g. repeat then bottom
Set the 1st and 2nd recovery options, e.g. repeat then bottom

10. Error Handling Automatic How to - automatic error handling:
Number of repetitions of 1st recovery option before 2nd recovery
Number of repetitions of 1st recovery option before 2nd recovery
‘Show infinite dialog’ - after the 1st recovery the standard user dialog is shown
‘Show infinite dialog’ - after the 1st recovery the standard user dialog is shown

11. Error Handling Automatic How to - semi-automatic:
Change ‘Timeout’ from ‘Infinite’ to ‘Custom
Change ‘Timeout’ from ‘Infinite’ to ‘Custom
Time to wait for a user input before automatic error handling starts
Time to wait for a user input before automatic error handling starts

12. Error Handling Default Error Handling Automatic Error Handling
3. User Defined Error Handling

13. Error Handling User Defined How to - user defined error handling:
If an error occurs here …
If an error occurs here …
… execute all steps in
‘Error Handler’ section
… execute all steps in
‘Error Handler’ section

14. Error Handling User Defined How to - user defined error handling:
Set recovery to Cancel to trigger the user defined section
Set recovery to Cancel to trigger the user defined section
Cancel can be set as either the 1st or 2nd recovery option
Cancel can be set as either the 1st or 2nd recovery option