Assign Pucks

If not assigned by beamline staff, check the white board at the back of the hutch (webcam-11) to see where the pucks have been placed in the Dewars.

In ISPyB, click on Assign Containers, from the list

Click on the current visit from the potential list

This will take you to the page where all available puck positions are shown.

Note positions 1-7 are in Dewar 1 and 8-14 are in Dewar 2.

The pucks are listed in the appropriate shipment and all shipments associated with the visit should be shown.

Click on the puck and drag it to the correct position in the Dewars.  Click Ok to confirm the container assignment.  If you mis-place a puck, just drag the puck to the correct place and click Ok to confirm its new position.

Pucks assigned in ISPyB:

In the GDA – click on the Samples tab.  You may need to click on the Refresh button to update the list if the GDA was opened before the pucks were assigned to their locations.

Please Note: Pucks for any given visit will normally all be placed in one Dewar, but sometimes they will be split between the 2 Dewars.  It is recommended to work through the pucks in one Dewar, unload the last sample (to force a gripper dry) and then work through the pucks in the other Dewar.  Measures in place to ensure the robot doesn’t drive through the side of the Dewar when moving from one Dewar to the other, mean the robot briefly sits at the wait position and then re-soaks in the new Dewar if you go directly from one to the other – there is a higher risk of icing doing it this way.