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
The touch-screen Control Pad requires minimal training. It will control and log heating/cooling and stirring for all four zones independently. Repeating experiments and exporting data is a breeze.
Upgrade to the PC Control Software if you also want to:
- 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
- Increase safety by using warnings, safe states and shut down settings
- Create a comprehensive report in a few clicks at the end of your experiment
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
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
Control up to 4 different experiments in parallel
- Overview screen to see all experiments at once
- Individual tabs for each experiment
Add 3rd party devices (e.g. pumps, pH meters)
• Select and name devices
• Set device parameters and safety limits
• Link devices for dual control e.g. pump and balance for gravimetric additions
Select 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
'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 knowledge
Graph 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 log
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
Create 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 users
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:
 | Syringe Pump | Harvard New Era |
 | pH Sensors | Knick |
 | Peristaltic Pumps | Cole-Parmer Ismatec Heidolph Watson Marlow |
 | Balances | A&D Denver Mettler Ohaus Precisa Sartorius |
 | Vacuum Pumps | Vacuubrand |
 | Gas Flow Controller | Bronkhorst |
 | Pressure Sensors | Omega |
 | 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 |
