Touch-screen Control Pad
- Supplied as standard
- Intuitive and easy to use
- Compact footprint
- Set automated profiles or use manual control
- Single or multi-user operation
- Control heating/cooling and stirring of each zone independently
Optional PC Control Software
- Integrate and control up to 16 x 3rd party devices such as pumps, balances and pH sensors etc.
- Create complex experiments with any number of steps
- Interlink devices and set feedback/control loops and end point conditions
- Report Wizard creates reports in rich text format or export results in CSV
Control Options – Comparison table
Which Mya Control Option do I need?
| Features | Touch-screen Control Pad | PC Control Software |
| Touch-screen Control Pad is supplied as standard with Mya 4 | Included | Optional |
| Intuitive and easy to use touch-screen control | ✔ | ✘ |
| Compact footprint – fumehood compatible | ✔ | ✘ |
| Maximum 10 steps of 16 hours each | ✔ | ✘ |
| Multi-user – independently run experiment in 4 zones | ✔ | ✘ |
| Control and log the temperature and stirring of each zone independently | ✔ | ✔ |
| Set safety limits | ✔ | ✔ |
| Export experimental profiles and results in CSV via USB memory stick | ✔ | ✔ |
| Adjust parameters manually – using manual/direct mode | ✔ | ✔ |
| Create multi-step recipes – using profile/schedule mode | ✔ | ✔ |
| Flexibility to make and track on-the-fly adjustments to your experiment | ✔ | ✔ |
| Automatically log all data | ✔ | ✔ |
| Share experimental results and recipes with other users | ✔ | ✔ |
| View real-time graphs | ✔ | ✔ |
| Control and log up to 16 x 3rd party devices on one screen | ✘ | ✔ |
| Create complex experiments with any number of steps | ✘ | ✔ |
| Interlink devices and set feedback/control loops and end point conditions | ✘ | ✔ |
| Report Wizard creates detailed reports in RTF or export results in CSV | ✘ | ✔ |
| Log comments | ✘ | ✔ |
| Runs on a Windows laptop | ✘ | ✔ |
Control Pad - key features
Control up to 4 different experiments in parallel
Manual or Profile mode
View real-time graphs
Touch screen
Export files and re-run experiments
- Experiment file
- CSV data
The interface looks great, it's easy to understand and it's simple to use.MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK
Mya PC Control Software - key features
Add 3rd party devices
• Select and name devices
• Set device parameters and safety limits
• Link devices for dual control e.g. pump and balance for gravimetric additionsControl up to 4 different experiments in parallel
Enhanced safety for unattended operation 24/7
• Set individual device warning alarms
• Set emergency safe conditions or reaction shutdown if a sensor limit is exceeded
• Create safety feedback loops e.g. control a pump addition by process temperature
• Set user-definable limits or parameters for all devices'Track and Repeat'
• Track what you do, as you do it and record all actions
• Repeat and refine the schedule to optimise the experiment
• This clever feature enables automation of a manual process with ease and without any programming knowledgeCreate reports and share data
• Automatically logs and saves all data
• The report wizard creates detailed reports in rich text format (for word processing) or CSV (for spreadsheets)
• Share experiments and results with other Mya software usersGraph data and modify experiments on-the-fly
• View real-time graphs
• Stop, pause or skip steps and modify experiments mid-run
• Add or remove steps as the timeline progresses
• Add notes in the Event logSelect Direct or Schedule control
• Control devices directly via the apparatus window or
• Use the Schedule Window to create experiment profiles e.g. create ramps, plateaus and timed actions
Control external devices
The Mya PC Control Software will control and log common 3rd party devices from this list:
- Syringe Pumps
- pH Sensors
- Peristaltic Pumps
- Balances
- Vacuum Pumps
- Gas Flow Controllers
- Pressure Sensors
Mya Control Software integrates devices from a variety of manufacturers
- Mya Control Software includes a library of pre-configured driver files allowing easy integration with a wide range of 3rd party devices.
- Radleys also provide a ‘New Driver Configuration Service’ if required.
- Our Driver Library includes various models from the following manufacturers:
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Syringe Pump | Harvard New Era |
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pH Sensors | Knick |
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Peristaltic Pumps | Cole-Parmer Ismatec Heidolph Watson Marlow |
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Balances | A&D Denver Mettler Ohaus Precisa Sartorius |
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Vacuum Pumps | Vacuubrand |
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Gas Flow Controller | Bronkhorst |
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Pressure Sensors | Omega |
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Temperature Sensors | Generic |
Download and try the software for free
To evaluate Mya Control Software you can download a free Demo version.
- Learn how the features of the software work
- Simulate control of devices
- Set up apparatus and create schedules
- Share set ups and schedules with other Mya users
- Analyse results and create reports for real or simulated data
Minimum computer requirements to operate Mya Control Software
| Operating system | Microsoft® Windows® XP SP2/3, Microsoft® Windows® 7, 8 and 10 |
| CPU | Duo core 1.9 GHz processor |
| Memory | 2GB RAM minimal, 4GB RAM recommended |
| Hard disk | 30GB minimal, 5400rpm |
| Graphics | Intel® HD Graphics |
| Additional information | Microsoft .Net drivers required Internet 8 web explorer or equivalent Once license is activated on a PC it is NOT possible to move it |
