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PRESENTATION
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New Vidas and mini Vidas

look
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The main changes

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Blue tray covers

Strip preparation tray

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Removing
strip preparation tray
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New screen /
keyboard Holder

New printer paper

holder
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Internal changes
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On mini VIDAS:
Addition of a long screw to fix the right
trim
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On mini VIDAS:
Screen/keyboard holder 3 fixing points:
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New Power Supply Assembly:

- Only 4 external points of fixation (4 screw)
- Central chimney (V30)
- No railing(bar)
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New Power Supply Assembly:

- Only 1 Power Supply Board (V12/V30)
- 1 air fan
- Self switching Power Supply (110/220V)
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New Power Supply Board:

-Dedicated mini Vidas and Vidas
connectors.

VIDAS

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Mini V

Be carefull
Respect the correct connector!
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New Power Supply Board:
-Air Fan
•Fixed by 4 plastic retainers
•Spare part
•If Air Fan out of service:
Software T° error will be
generated
Automatic Power Supply
cut off
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No more lateral play to adjust

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Tray motor assembly:

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Addition of a pretensionning spring

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Tower screw:

Addition of a spacer

To reduce the tower misalignments

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Incubator door:
- New door plunger ball nut
- Addition of a safety latch
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New electronic boards:

Incubator Boards

Scanner Board
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New Scanner Board: New Power Supply 3.3V
LED
Flash ROM U5 ( V2.51)
(replace the EEPROM) Sensors LEDs

DIP Switch SW3

(replace JP7/JP8/JP9) Scanner cable
breakdown detection
Power Supply LEDs LEDs
(+5V/+10V/+12V/-
Communication LEDs
12V)

Mini Vidas Blue Backlight J15: Scanner Cable new

Power Supply connector Connector for failure
detection
(replace coax. cables )
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New Scanner Board:
•100 % compatible with the old boards
•One Flash ROM V 2.51 instead of 3 EPROM V2.41
•SW3 replaces Jumpers JP7 to JP9
•New power supply 3,3V
•New connector (J18) dedicated to the mini
Vidas screen backlight power supply.
•New connector (J15) for scanner failure
detection ( replaces coax cables)

REF. SCANNER BOARDS : VD8201-1

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New Incubator Board:

Double support Flash ROM U5
Power Supply LEDs or EPROM V 3.10

Heaters LEDs DIP switch SW2

(replace adress/
Serial communication reset jumpers)
with scanner board
LEDs

Sensor LEDs
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New Incubator Board:

• 100% compatible with the old boards

• Available with EPROM 3.10 or Flash ROM

(same version)
• Dip Switch SW2 replace all Adress and
Reset jumpers ( silkscreen directly on the
board).
• LEDS for Power Supply, communication,
sensors and heaters.
• Fuses (SMD) F1 to F4

REF. INCUB.Board : VD8202-2

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SCANNER:
SCANNER new parts
• New mini VIDAS/ VIDAS scanner cables

New scanner cables with failure detection

(replace coaxial cables)

The blue flat cable is still the

same
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SCANNER:
SCANNER new parts
• New Scanner PRE-AMP board

• J1 connector unchanged, use with

both old scanner câble kits and new
Scanner cables.

• New J2 connector, is only used with

new scanner cables and new scanner
Board.
(Allows scanner cable failure detection)
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The scanner cable failure detection system is available only

with a new Scanner Cable, new Scanner Board,
and new Scanner Head.

The LEDs (DS9 to DS12 from the new scanner board) are on
When a cable is broken.
( off = cables OK)

If a scanner cable failure is detected, a blocking error 161

will be generated.

The new Scanner head is compatible with the old Scanner head
But  don’t forget to replace the new scanner cable by an old
scanner cable kit in order to be compatible with the old scanner
board
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Changes impact
Decontamination:  a new procedure has been defined to take
Into account the « Strip preparation tray ».

Error 161:  If err. 161, check the integrity of the scanner

cables. ( LEDs off on scanner board = good)

PM : Scanner cable replacement every 2 years

 Non Applicable

PM :  tray lateral play not necessary to set

PM : Power Supply  not necessary to open it during a PM

(If dead, replace the complete block.)
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Compatibility table

(*) Scanner Head Blue : put an old scanner cable kit

(**) Scanner Cable Blue: only used with a new

Scanner Head and new Scanner Board.
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You will receive a specific Mandatory Action Required (MAR)

from GCS soon.
More details will be added in this MAR .

Feel free to contact us for many information :

E-mail : gcsimmunomarcy@eu.biomerieux.com