SuperCycler PCR Cycler
High performance thermal cycler

• Easy-To-Use Graphical Interface on vivid Color 7" High-Resolution Touch Screen Display
• High Performance block : 8 Peltiers & 4 sensors enable accurate temperature controll across the entire block.
• True linear gradient capability (available selected regions).
• Intuitive Wizard Mode allowing for rapid setup ot typical runs.
• Supports user accounts with file access control with large internal memory allowing virtually unlimited number of profiles to be stored.

• File manager allowing transfer of files between multiple SuperCyclers or to a PC via USB memory stick.
• USB ports for keyboard, mouse or connection to PC.
• Highly compact footprint conserves your valuable bench space
• Advanced thermal functions (Touchdown, Long Range, (Gradient available selected regions) , Hold & pause steps, Ramps etc)
• Oligo calculator tool
• Heated lid evaporation control with uniform pressure reduces the need for overlays

The SuperCycler offers the choice of 2 powerful user interface options. The Primary interface is via an internal high performance graphical controller. A large 7” widescreen color touch panel gives a vibrant and flexible means of run setup and monitoring. All SuperCyclers also have a USB port interfacing to Windows based PC software. This software opens the user up to easy profile setup, sharing of files, and post run examination of any temperature data.

New software features and updates are regularly incorporated and available as free upgrades via web download.

Both interface options provide a graphical and intuitive means of cycler setup and control. During run progress, temperatures measured across the block are displayed in real-time as a scrolling graph and numerical output. The PC based software also allows logging of the actual well temperatures throughout the run.

• User Accounts enables easy separation and organisation of user run profiles.
• Live Graphing Gives vivid feedback of the thermal activity.
• Oligo Calculator Is incorporated into the software to assist the operator in oligonucleotide design.
• Quickstart Wisard Mode SuperCycler software includes a Quickstart Wizard utility which enables the user to confgure easy to moderate complexity proles in just moments. Pre-programmed protocols are available to set up quickly for your convenience or which are easily edited as your own methods with only a single click.
• External Connectivity The SuperCycler features a front access USB host port enabling the user to easily transfer files between units using an ordinary USB memory stick. This USB interface also supports either a mouse or keyboard.
• Pause allows the user to pause the profile at any number of pre programmed points while emitting an alert beep. The current set temperature is held indefinitely until the Continue button is pressed. Holds are useful if there is a need to remove tubes or add reagents at a particular point in a run.

• LongRange Feature enables the time of a particular cycling step to be automatically increased or decreased
  by a preset amount over a speci! ed range of cycle repeats. The Long Range increasing time mode
  feature is often used to provide gradually extended times for enzymatic polymerization of longer
  products during later cycle repeats of an ampli! cation reaction.
  
  Long Range decreasing time mode can be used to shorten the tatal run time. During later cycles the majority of enzymatic polymerization is occurring on previously generated amplicons which are shorter in length than the original template. Shorter hold times are often sufficient for polymerization of these shorter length products.
• Touch Down /Up enables the temperature of
  a step to be automatically increased or decreased by a
  preset amount over a range of successive cycle repeats.
  Its primary use is as a mechanism to minimise primerdimer artifacts by gradually decreasing the annealing temperature during initial cycle repeats of an amplification profile.

High performance active heating and cooling using eight (8) Peltier elements and four (4) precision sensors

+/- 0.25C of set temperature,30 sec after target

Evaporation Control

Automatic utilizing applied pressure heated lid

Heated Lid Temperature Range

Controllable 60C-115C

Software Functionality

Touchdown/up, long-range, linear thermal gradient (available selected regions), program pauses, temperature graphing, temperature logging (PC only), user accounts, profile load and saving, manual mode, USB file transfer.

Control Interface

Vivid color high resolution 7inch touchscreen LCD with Windows CE back end.

Well Configuration

96-well block supporting: 0.2 mL tubes or strip tubes with flat or domed caps, 96-well high or low skirt plates with strip caps, adhesive cover or oil overlay

Connectivity

USB interface to Windows XP/VIsta based PC, USB host port (file transfer to/from USB memory stick, mouse/keyboard connection)

Dimensions

W 180mm (17”), D 285mm (11.2”) and 350mm (13.8”) including cables, H 190mm (7.5”) lid closed and 340mm (13.4”) lid open.

Weight

5.5kg (11lbs)

Electrical

100-240 VAC @ 4 Amps (50/60 Hz) Automatic voltage sense, Standard IEC inlet plug