RICK – Real-time Instrument Characterization Kit
RICK – Real-time Instrument Characterization Kit

The RICK instrumentation platform provides a mechanism to characterize complex temperature and movement environments that are environmentally challenging (liquid exposure, organic solvents, 125C operation). RICK currently provides multiple channels of temperature uniformity measurement and acceleration data over 16 hour run cycles under chemical exposure conditions (reagent and 125C temp).
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- Real-time Instrument Characterization Kit for pathology slide staining systems
- High temperature and chemical resistance
- High component density
Technologies Used
- Embedded firmware
- Ultra low power electronics and firmware design
- Hardware and software design controls
- Medical validation processes
- Signal processing of temperature and accelerometer data streams
- NIST traceable performance and calibration methods



