Adding work from LIMS

For the EA Bacti Worksheets software an intermediate database has been built to sit between the EA StarLIMS LIMS and the Hub. 2 PMPY drivers called Csolsdb Adaptor and StarLIMS Adaptor perform communication with this database.

The EA’s StarLIMS LIMS must be configured to create standard .exp export files when worksheets are scheduled for Bacti analysis. These .exp worklists must be added to the Database on the Hub PC.

Copy the .exp files onto a memory stick. When this is plugged into the Hub PC the StarLIMS Adaptor PMPY can be configured to move the files automatically from the stick to a Polling folder from which it will automatically read them and add the details to the database.

Whether the adaptor automatically scans removable drives, for files to move, is dependent on the setting in the StarLIMS.ini file: -

[REMOVABLE_DRIVES]

Scan=True

Where the StarLIMS adaptor moves files to, the type of file it is looking for and where it puts them once it has processed them and added their details to the database, is all configurable in the StarLIMS.ini file under the FILE_WATCH section: -

[FILE_WATCH]

SearchFolder=C:\Program files\Csols\Hub\PollingFolder

Interval=500

ProcessedFolder=C:\Program Files\CSols\Hub\Archive\Worklists

FileType=*.exp

The Interval is the time interval between polling in milliseconds.