Hello all, a new user to Venus here 
I have a very basic question on how to use the Advanced Tip Management Library. Here is a quick test method I used, but I keep running into an error where I keep picking up extra tips despite finishing the dispense from the source plate to the destination.
Here is the trace file: Download FORUM_TestTipMangement_a20bc01934bf4268b085f61d89d1fdf2.trc | LimeWire
Another question I have is whether I have set up the Tip Management correctly to update the selection of empty tip locations. Thank you!
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Hi @2453465421 ,
After you setup the tip counter, you no longer have to reference the deck sequence for the tips. You instead need to use either Channel_GetTipPickUpSequenceWithControlSequence or Channel_GetTipPickUpSequenceWithChannelPattern.
These functions will output a temporary sequence that you will use for the tip pickup, and the Edit_UpdateTipSequence to inform ATML the change in the tip sequence.
In your example, you will want to use the control sequence and then use the output sequence and channel pattern for the tip pickup step. The controlling sequence (typically is the aspirate) is what dictates the number of channels that needs to be picked up. See below a simple example of this workflow:
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