Frequently Asked Questions

Hardware Answers

• Q.What is the temperature range of the Lara™ system?
• A. Lara™ is designed to operate from -70C to +200C.This is however limited to the cooling or heating power of your thermoregulator, ambient temperature and liquid load, (for advice of the selection of a suitable thermoregulator please contact our technical support department).
  
• Q. Can Lara™ be used under vacuum or inert atmospheres?
• A. Yes. Lara™ has been designed and tested to operate under vacuum or inert atmospheres.
  
• Q. Can Lara be used as a pressure vessel?
• A. No. Lara™ has not been designed as a pressurised reactor. We recommend the use of metal or glass lined metal pressure reactors for this type of work.
  
• Q. How many Expansion-Hubs can be used with Lara™?
• A. The architecture of the Lara™ hardware has been designed in such a way that there is no practical limit to the number of Expansion-Hubs that can be used. This provides unlimited connectivity to the Lara™ core system.
  
• Q. Can Lara™ fit into a standard fume cupboard?
• A. Yes. Lara™ is designed specifically for fume cupboard use. It can be either bench mounted or the base removed and mounted on existing fume cupboard scaffolding.
  
• Q. What tools do I need to set-up and operate the Lara™ system?
• A. Lara™ is designed to be tool-free. Everything including exchanging reactors, vessel lids, stirrer guide, to sealing the unit for vacuum operation can be done by a quick, easy hand-tight procedure.

Software Anwers

• Q. Does the Lara™ software allow real unattended operation?
• A. Yes. The Lara™ software features comprehensive alarms and failsafe condition for each device that has been configured. This allows safe and unattended operation increasing productivity and throughput.
  
• Q. How are new devices configured in the software?
• A. New devices are easily configured under the ‘administrator user level’ using a simple wizard that guides you through the process.
  
• Q. How are new control loops configured in the Lara™ software?
• A. New control loops are configured under the ‘administrator user level’ using a simple wizard that guides you through the process.
  
• Q. Can I export my data into third party software like Excel?
• A. Yes. Lara™ will log all experimental parameters to give a complete history of the experiment performed. This data is saved in a convenient CSV format that can be open and read by most data analysis programs.
  
• Q. Can I save my experimental recipes/profiles?
• A. Yes it is possible to save any recipe and/or export recipes between Lara™ units, ensuring exact reproducibility of your experimental profile.