Gene sequencing instrument, control device and method of gene sequencing instrument

Abstract

The invention discloses a gene sequencing instrument, a control device and method of the gene sequencing instrument. The device includes a first controller used for transmitting an initialization instruction, a random access memory used for storing sequencing flow control information, and a second controller which is connected with the first controller and the random access memory and is used for receiving the initialization instruction, performing initialization configuration on devices in the gene sequencing instrument according to the initialization instruction, reading the sequencing flow control information from the random access memory, and controlling the devices in the gene sequencing instrument to work according to the sequencing flow control information. With the control device of the gene sequencing instrument provided by the embodiment of the invention adopted, a gene sequencing process can be greatly shortened, and the flux of the gene sequencing instrument can be improved.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to the technical field of genetic engineering, in particular to a control device and method for a gene sequencer and a gene sequencer. Background technique [0002] With the development of gene sequencing technology, gene sequencers have made great progress in system integration and sequencing time. The gene sequencer is an automatic sequencing instrument centered on the core controller, which is composed of a mechanical device, a liquid circuit control platform, a biochemical reaction platform, an optical and electronic platform, a biochip platform, and electronic communication. Among them, the core controller can control each platform through the communication interface, so that each platform can work together and realize the automation of the sequencing process. [0003] At present, the controller architecture in a gene sequencer mainly includes a PC (Personal Computer, personal computer) controller and an embedded controller....

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Problems solved by technology

When the embedded controller controls the corresponding devices to perform these operations, it must receive control instructions from the PC controller, analyze them, and then execute them, which leads to communication delays and the inability of each device to respond quickly

In addition, the interaction between the PC controller and the embedded controller and between the two controllers and other devices in the gene sequencer is too frequent, and the task distribution at all levels of the controller is unreasonable

The above situation will cause the sequencing process to take too long, resulting in a low throughput of the gene sequencer

Therefore, the controller architecture in current gene sequencers still needs to be improved

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