Agilent Technologies s1Stacker ActiveX User Guide

About this manual

The Stacker ActiveX control is a software component that enables third-party applications to interface with and control the Agilent Technologies Labware Stacker. It allows external systems, such as Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS), to send commands to the device via methods like LoadStack, ReleaseStack, and Jog.

This guide provides integrators with technical details on how to use the ActiveX control within development environments like Visual Studio 6 or .NET. It covers available properties, methods for invoking operations, and events that notify the application of operation completion or errors.

What's inside

• About this guide
• Reporting problems
• About ActiveX controls
• Properties
• Methods
• Events

Frequently asked questions

What is the Stacker ActiveX control used for?

It is the software component that allows the Labware Stacker to interact with a third-party lab automation system.

Which development environments has this control been verified for?

The Stacker ActiveX has been verified to work with both Visual Studio 6 and Visual Studio .NET.

What must a third-party application do to handle events from the control?

The third-party application must implement handlers for the events generated by the Stacker ActiveX control.