Little Dipper™ Processor for Illumina® BeadChips

After filling the bath trays and setting the buffer temperatures, BeadChips are removed from Illumina hybridization chambers and placed into a simple to load, 12 position slide rack. After inserting the rack onto the Little Dipper robotic arm, the instrument takes over and performs the elevated and room temperature washing steps. Blocking, staining, final wash steps and centrifugal drying are then completed on the instrument after an exchange of bath trays.

The Little Dipper Processor for BeadChips comes fully outfitted, ready to use for processing BeadChips for gene expression or genotyping. The system arrives with all of the necessary components and with a validated protocol for gene expression pre-loaded. Training takes only a few minutes. Following the User Guide, fill the baths with Illumina-supplied buffers and reagents, press Start on the touch screen and load the BeadChip rack.