1) A deployment method for a data center complex having a plurality of modules operatively connected to a central facility, each module having an air handling unit in fluid communication with the top of at least two upper levels, each level is partitioned into a first and a second area, the first areas of the levels are in fluid communication within the module, the second areas of the levels are in fluid communication within the module, computing machines are located in one first or second area of two upper levels and arranged in at least one row defining two aisles, one cold aisle located on one side the row carrying cooling air toward the computing machines and one hot aisle located on the other side of the row carrying warmed cooling air flowing out of the computing machines, the method comprising the steps of:
a) constructing the central facility for housing the main power infrastructures shared by the modules;
b) installing medium or high voltage power feeds from a utility company with adequate voltage transformation, switch gears and protection systems in the central facility;
c) building foundations for supporting modules;
d) installing a module on the foundations;
e) operatively connecting the module to the central facility;
f) installing and operatively connecting subsequent modules until the data center complex has the desired capacity.
2) A deployment method for a data center complex of claim 1 wherein the foundation also supports access corridors and passageways.
3) A deployment method for a data center complex of claim 1 wherein the modules are juxtaposed side by side.
4) A deployment method for a data center complex of claim 1 wherein the modules are juxtaposed back to back.
5) A deployment method for a data center complex of claim 1 wherein the modules are juxtaposed side by side and back to back.
6) A deployment method for a data center complex of claim 1 wherein each module have a module specific air side mode of operation and a centralized waterside mode of operation and able to operate in a hybrid mode of operation combining the use of the air side and water side mode or operations.
7) A deployment method for a data center complex of claim 1, wherein each module has at least four levels, the lower housing power and cooling subsystem components.
8) A deployment method for a data center complex of claim 1, wherein each module is at least 30 feet wide by 40 feet deep.
9) A deployment method for a data center complex of claim 1, wherein the hot and cold air flow upwardly in the hot and cold air aisles of the module.
10) A deployment method for a data center complex of claim 1, wherein the hot and cold aisles are fluidly connected through the computer machine at each of the upper levels.
11) A deployment method for a data center complex of claim 1, wherein the uninterruptible power supply (UPS) are located in the lowest level of the modules.
12) A deployment method for a data center complex of claim 2, wherein at least some access corridors and passageways are shared by a plurality of modules.
13) A deployment method for a data center complex of claim 1 wherein air of the air handling unit in the modules flows downwardly from upper to lower levels.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A method for scheduling robot tasks for at least one robot in an automated stainer system, wherein the at least one robot treats slides on the automated stainer system according to a treatment protocol with reagents on the automated stainer system, the method comprising:
establishing a connection over a network between a computer and the automated stainer system wherein the network is configured to connect to a plurality of individual automated stainer systems, wherein each of the plurality of individual automated stainer systems includes a network interface, a stain dispenser, and a robot;
obtaining from the automated stainer system an identity of a first slide in the automated stainer system via the network;
selecting a first treatment protocol based on the identity of the first slide;
sending, over the network, first treatment protocol to be performed on the first slide by the automated stainer system;
creating a first robot task list from the first treatment protocol comprising robot tasks to be performed on the first slide by the at least one robot, wherein the robot is configured to dispense, without interruption, onto the first slide at least one reagent from a reagent bottle while another slide, different from the first slide, is added or removed from the automated stainer system during the first treatment protocol;
monitoring, over the network, processing performed on the first slide according to the first robot task list;
obtaining from the automated stainer system an identity of a second slide inserted into the automated stainer system during processing of the first slide;
sending, over the network, a second treatment protocol to be performed on the second slide by the automated stainer system.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the network is a wide area network.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the first treatment protocol includes a target retrieval protocol.
4. The method of claim 2, further comprising:
sending, over the network, a first altered treatment protocol to be performed on the first slide by the automated stainer system;
treating, by the robot, the first slide according to the first altered treatment protocol.
5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:
designating a processing priority of at least one of the first slide and the second slide; and
determining the first altered treatment protocol according to the designated processing priority of at least one of the first slide and the second slide.
6. The method of claim 2, further comprising:
simulating operation of the automated stainer system; and
determining the second treatment protocol according to results of the simulation.
7. The method of claim 2, further comprising calculating a completion time of at least one of the first slide and the second slide.
8. The method of claim 7, wherein the processing priority of at least one of the first slide and the second slide is determined according to a user request.
9. The method of claim 2, further comprising establishing a connection over the network between the computer and a plurality of automated stainer systems.
10. The method of claim 9, further comprising coordinating robot task lists of the plurality of automated stainer systems.
11. The method of claim 2, further comprising obtaining the first treatment protocol from a database available to the network.
12. The method of claim 2, further comprising monitoring consumable usage by the automated stainer system.
13. The method of claim 2, further comprising receiving from the automated stainer system information including information about slides, process-status, treatment protocols, reagents, fluids, and diagnostics.