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Storage layout

Telling the app how our dewar is arranged

Each dewar can describe its canes, boxes, grid dimensions and position labels.

  1. Open Settings → Storage, then choose Dewar layout.
  2. Set the number of canes and boxes on each cane.
  3. Set the rows and columns in a box and choose lettered or numbered axes.
  4. Review the sample position label before applying the layout.

Limits and unusual racks

  • A dewar can contain up to 40 canes with up to 40 boxes on each cane.
  • A box can use up to 26 rows and 26 columns, with lettered or numbered row and column axes.
  • For a custom box label, configure the physical capacity first, open that box, then use Move this box and enter the label the lab uses.
  • CryoIndex refuses a count change when custom or noncontiguous labels make it impossible to know which physical boxes should be created or retired. Reconcile the labels before resizing.