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DropBot test board

The DropBot test board is a printed circuit board with a 10 pF capacitor connected to each of the 120 actuation channels.

DropBot test board

Each capacitor simulates the equivalent capacitance between an electrode on a DMF chip covered by a liquid droplet and the top plate counter electrode.

Loading DropBot test board

The test board may be loaded as shown below:

  1. Start with empty DropBot (i.e., no chip loaded).
    Empty DropBot
  2. Locate DropBot test board.
    Test board
  3. Push test board fully into DropBot chip-guide.
    Push test board fully into DropBot chip-guide
  4. Insert spacer beneath DropBot chip-guide.
    Insert spacer beneath DropBot chip-guide
  5. Push spacer fully into DropBot.
    Push spacer fully into DropBot