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Ardia Instruments Application 1.1.1 User Guide

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Ardia Platform > Ardia Core Applications > Ardia Instruments

Document Type

User Guide

Software version

1.1.1

Navigating the Instrument pane

The Instrument pane lets you view all configured instruments and their statuses, mark an instrument as a favorite instrument, and add and edit any custom instruments that are not configured on the Ardia Platform.

Note: When the system name is duplicated or truncated, pointing to it displays the full system name along with the instrument PC name.

Figure 1. Instrument pane.

Select to add custom instruments.
Hover to view the full system name along with the instrument PC name.
Select to mark an instrument as a favorite.
Select to view the child instruments.
Icons that indicate the instrument status.
Select to edit custom instrument.

The Instrument pane includes the following features:

Background color: Active systems, disconnected instruments, or systems with a lost connection have a white background. Manually added instruments have a gray background.
Name display: System or instrument names longer than 15 characters are truncated and appended with an ellipsis.
Tooltips: When you hover over a system or instrument name, a tooltip appears, even if the name is not truncated. The tooltip shows the full name (including the PC name for duplicates), a status header (Running, Paused, Connection Lost, Disconnected, or no status for manually added instruments), and the instrument-type badge.

The Instrument pane displays real-time system and instrument statuses using icons. The following table describes each status and the corresponding icon.

Table 1. Status icons in the Instruments pane
Status	Icon	Description
Running		Indicates that the system is actively acquiring data.
Paused		Indicates that the system is connected but acquisition is paused.
Connection Lost		Indicates that the system or instrument lost its connection to the platform.
Disconnected		Indicates that the instrument was previously active but is now disconnected.
Unknown	N/A	No icon is shown. The tooltip shows the instrument name and type badge, but it does not display a status header.
Manually Assigned	N/A	No icon is shown. The tooltip shows the instrument name and type badge with No Status as the header.

On the Instrument pane, you can do the following: