Auto Script Functions

NOTE: With the advent of the Sequence Wizard, creating auto scripts is unnecessary. We include the discussion pages concerning auto scripts for the sake of completeness, and instead, recommend you use the Sequence Wizard for automated experiments.

Delay()

Type: REGULAR FUNCTION

Purpose: Sleep for a number of seconds. Operator can use the Skip-F2 button to wake up early.

NOTE: Your script must include the AUTO UTILITIES.EXP script file in order to call this function.

Usage:

Status = Delay(Seconds)

Minutes	INDEX	Number of seconds to delay
Status	BOOL	TRUE	Woke up OK, or operator selected SKIP and Continue.
		FALSE	Operator selected SKIP and Terminate.

DelayFrom()

Type: REGULAR FUNCTION

Purpose: Sleep for a number of minutes after a fixed point in time. Operator can use the Skip-F2 button to wake up early.

NOTE: Your script must include the AUTO UTILITIES.EXP script file in order to call this function.

Usage:

Status = DelayFrom(Minutes, StartTime)

Minutes	INDEX	Number of minutes to delay
StartTime	INDEX	Reference time
Status	BOOL	TRUE	Woke up OK, or operator selected SKIP and Continue.
		FALSE	Operator selected SKIP and Terminate.

LaunchWait()

Type: REGULAR FUNCTION

Purpose: This function loads and runs another script.

NOTE: Your script must include the AUTO UTILITIES.EXP script file in order to call this function.

LaunchWait() is defined in AUTO UTILITIES.EXP and calls ExecWait(). The Launch() command updates the master script window before calling the corresponding Exec() function. It also deals with error-returns a bit better.

Normally you call LaunchWait(). Use LaunchWait() when you want to run two sequential experiments on the same potentiostat.

Usage:

Result = LaunchWait(ScriptFile,SetupFile,SetupName,OutputFile,PstatNo,ChannelNo)

ScriptFile	STRING	Name of script file to launch.
SetupFile	STRING	Name of file containing setup parameters.
SetupName	STRING	Name of the specific setup in the setup file to be used.
OutputFile	STRING	Name of the output file for saving experimental data.
PstatNo	INDEX	Number of the potentiostat and multiplexer to be used(1–4).
ChannelNo	INDEX	Multiplexer channel to use. NIL implies either no multiplexer or use default channel setting.
Result	BOOL	TRUE if experiment launched and ran okay FALSE if aborted or a problem occurs.

WakeUp()

Type: REGULAR FUNCTION

Purpose: Sleep until a preset time and date. Operator can use the Skip-F2 button to wake up early.

NOTE: Your script must include the AUTO UTILITIES.EXP script file in order to call this function.

Usage:

Status = WakeUp(TimeString, DateString)

TimeString	STRING	Time in format HH:MM:SS. Use Windows^® Control Panel to set non-USA formats.
DateString	STRING	Date in format MM/DD/YY. Use Windows Control Panel to set non-USA formats.
	NIL	Today
Status	BOOL	TRUE	Woke up OK, or operator selected SKIP-F2
		FALSE	Operator selected Abort