AID BacSpot Systems: Features

The AID BacSpot Robotic System as well as the AID BacSpot Reader System includes the following components:

Hardware Features

• "Go-Away" Robotic System for 90mm, 60mm AGAR plates
• Manual BacSpot reader system with possibility to read all possible AGAR plates
• Fully automatic handling of more than 200 AGAR plates per hour
• High resolution Colour progressive scan CCD firewire camera
• Using internal bar-coding system, or your personal existing barcodes
• Possible "top" or/and "through" light for better observing conditions

Software Features

• User friendly software interface
• Possible to use "Colony Counter" and "Zone Reader" software with same hardware
• User Management System for users with different privileges
• Digital zooming
• Handling for variety of formats i.e. JPEG, BMP, TIFF
• Original BacSpot™ real-time algorithms for precise colony recognition and counting
• Integrated interpretation algorithms (Positive/Negative). Automatic sorting of Positive/Negative plates
• Count accurately even thousands of colonies
• Saving and restoring at any time ALL parameters for all plates, processed with the system
• Possibilities to edit results of colony counting manually with special notes in plate history and audit trails
• Saving history of manipulations for every plate
• Fully automated documenting process
• Audit trails
• Customisable reports for viewing and printing
• Possible to count Absolute CFU automatically (using a dilution factor)
• Internal database with possibilities to extend functionality
• Import working list from LIM System
• Export results to LIM System
• Fully customisable exporting to Excel, Text, CSV and HTML formats
• Embedded internal QC (Quality Control) system
• Fully compliant of 21CFR part 11
• Complies with GLP (Good Laboratory Practice)